Overall CAT 2025 Difficulty<\/td> Moderate<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/span>CAT 2025 Section-wise Difficulty Level<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nEach section of the CAT 2025 examination was challenging in its own way. CAT 2025 was not an easy exam. Students having completed the CAT 2025 exam reported that the DILR and QA sections both were difficult and challenging to solve compared to VARC. The VARC section remained doable, easy and the most accessible across all 3 CAT exam slots.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDifficulty Level<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>CAT 2025 Sections<\/strong><\/td>Overall Difficulty<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>VARC<\/td> Moderate<\/td><\/tr> DILR<\/td> Moderate to Difficult<\/td><\/tr> QA<\/td> Moderate to Difficult<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/span>CAT 2025 Slot 1 vs Slot 2 vs Slot 3: Number of Ideal Attempts<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nAn ideal attempt is important to know if you will be able to clear the sectional cutoff. Students must have found difficult, challenging and tricky questions in the CAT 2025 examination yet they had to correctly answer a few questions to be able to clear the sectional cutoff and score 90 to 99% percentile marks. Section wise CAT slot 1, slot 2 and slot 3 total number of ideal\/doable attempts\/questions are listed in the table below.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIdeals Attempts<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>CAT\u2019 25 Sections<\/strong><\/td>Slot 1 <\/strong><\/td>Slot 2<\/strong><\/td>Slot 3<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>VARC<\/td> 12<\/td> 10-12<\/td> 12-13<\/td><\/tr> DILR<\/td> 10<\/td> 8-9<\/td> 8-9<\/td><\/tr> QA<\/td> 11-12<\/td> 6-7<\/td> 8-9<\/td><\/tr> Net Total<\/td> 25-27<\/td> 24-28<\/td> 25-27<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/span>CAT 2025 Slot 1 Overall Expected Score vs Percentile<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nCAT 2025 score vs percentile for CAT slot 1 have been released. Slot 1 of the CAT 2025 exam which was held in the morning was reported to be fairly challenging across all the 3 slots. Below are the expected percentile scores for the overall raw scores across CAT 2025 Slot 1. Students may use the table given below to know their relative performance by estimating their expected CAT percentile based on their expected score.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSlot 1<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>Overall Expected Score<\/strong><\/td>Expected Percentile CAT 2025<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>120<\/td> 99.9%<\/td><\/tr> 100<\/td> 99.5%<\/td><\/tr> 88<\/td> 99%<\/td><\/tr> 75<\/td> 98%<\/td><\/tr> 65<\/td> 95%<\/td><\/tr> 54<\/td> 90%<\/td><\/tr> 45<\/td> 85%<\/td><\/tr> 40<\/td> 80%<\/td><\/tr> 30<\/td> 75%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/span>CAT 2025 Slot 1 Expected Sectional Score vs Percentile<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nOnce the CAT response sheet and CAT answer keys are out, students may utilize the table given below to compare their expected section wise score with the overall percentile. The below mentioned score ranges and estimated percentile scores are valid only for those students who took the CAT 2025 exam in slot 1(morning slot).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/td><\/tr> Expected VARC Score<\/strong><\/td>Expected DILR Score<\/strong><\/td>Expected QA Score<\/strong><\/td>Expected Percentile<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>54<\/td> 45<\/td> 44<\/td> 99.9%<\/td><\/tr> 44<\/td> 37<\/td> 36<\/td> 99.5%<\/td><\/tr> 40<\/td> 30<\/td> 32<\/td> 99%<\/td><\/tr> 35<\/td> 25<\/td> 27<\/td> 98%<\/td><\/tr> 30<\/td> 20<\/td> 21<\/td> 95%<\/td><\/tr> 24<\/td> 18<\/td> 16<\/td> 90%<\/td><\/tr> 20<\/td> 15<\/td> 13<\/td> 85%<\/td><\/tr> 18<\/td> 12<\/td> 11<\/td> 80%<\/td><\/tr> 15<\/td> 9<\/td> 9<\/td> 75%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/span>CAT 2025 Slot 2 Overall Expected Score vs Percentile<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nAs the CAT exam is held in 3 slots, each slot will have a separate expected score vs percentile range. For the CAT 2025 slot 2, the overall expected score and percentile are provided in the table below. Students having scored above 67 marks will likely have a 95% CAT score similarly for a higher percentile between 99.5% to 99.9%, you will need a score between 102 to 121 marks.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSlot 2<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>Overall Expected Score<\/strong><\/td>Expected Percentile CAT 2025<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>121<\/td> 99.9%<\/td><\/tr> 102<\/td> 99.5%<\/td><\/tr> 90<\/td> 99%<\/td><\/tr> 77<\/td> 98%<\/td><\/tr> 67<\/td> 95%<\/td><\/tr> 56<\/td> 90%<\/td><\/tr> 47<\/td> 85%<\/td><\/tr> 42<\/td> 80%<\/td><\/tr> 32<\/td> 75%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/span>CAT 2025 Slot 2 Expected Sectional Score vs Percentile<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe detailed section wise expected score vs percentile for CAT slot 2 have been displayed in the table below. Students must try to maintain scores between 42-54 across the VARC, DILR and QA sections to achieve an overall percentile of 99.9%. <\/p>\n\n\n\nSlot 2<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>Expected VARC Score<\/strong><\/td>Expected DILR Score<\/strong><\/td>Expected QA Score<\/strong><\/td>Expected Percentile<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>54<\/td> 46<\/td> 42<\/td> 99.9%<\/td><\/tr> 46<\/td> 38<\/td> 34<\/td> 99.5%<\/td><\/tr> 41<\/td> 33<\/td> 31<\/td> 99%<\/td><\/tr> 35<\/td> 28<\/td> 27<\/td> 98%<\/td><\/tr> 30<\/td> 23<\/td> 20<\/td> 95%<\/td><\/tr> 25<\/td> 16<\/td> 16<\/td> 90%<\/td><\/tr> 21<\/td> 13<\/td> 13<\/td> 85%<\/td><\/tr> 18<\/td> 11<\/td> 11<\/td> 80%<\/td><\/tr> 15<\/td> 9<\/td> 9<\/td> 75%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/span>CAT 2025 Slot 3 Overall Expected Score vs Percentile<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nStudents across different news and educational platforms have reported the CAT slot 3 exam as the hardest of all the 3 slots. Slot 3 of CAT 2025 took place in the evening hours and had more tricky questions compared to CAT slot 1 and CAT slot 2. An overall score of 115 marks is expected to place students among the 99.9% category which a slightly lower 85 marks is likely to correspond to a CAT 2025 Slot 3 99% score range.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSlot 3<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>Overall Expected Score<\/strong><\/td>Expected Percentile CAT 2025<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>115<\/td> 99.9%<\/td><\/tr> 97<\/td> 99.5%<\/td><\/tr> 85<\/td> 99%<\/td><\/tr> 72<\/td> 98%<\/td><\/tr> 65<\/td> 95%<\/td><\/tr> 52<\/td> 90%<\/td><\/tr> 42<\/td> 85%<\/td><\/tr> 38<\/td> 80%<\/td><\/tr> 30<\/td> 75%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/span>CAT 2025 Slot 3 Expected Sectional Score vs Percentile<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nEach section of the CAT 2025 Slot 3 had difficult questions and challenging nature. Students found CAT 2025 slot 3 the most difficult compared to slot 1 and slot 2. Students are expected to secure close to 54 marks in VARC. 42 in DILR and 38 in QA for a net CAT 2025 Slot 3 expected percentile of 99.9%.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSlot 3<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>Expected VARC Score<\/strong><\/td>Expected DILR Score<\/strong><\/td>Expected QA Score<\/strong><\/td>Expected Percentile<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>54<\/td> 42<\/td> 38<\/td> 99.9%<\/td><\/tr> 46<\/td> 36<\/td> 33<\/td> 99.5%<\/td><\/tr> 41<\/td> 30<\/td> 28<\/td> 99%<\/td><\/tr> 35<\/td> 27<\/td> 26<\/td> 98%<\/td><\/tr> 30<\/td> 22<\/td> 20<\/td> 95%<\/td><\/tr> 25<\/td> 17<\/td> 16<\/td> 90%<\/td><\/tr> 21<\/td> 12<\/td> 12<\/td> 85%<\/td><\/tr> 18<\/td> 10<\/td> 11<\/td> 80%<\/td><\/tr> 15<\/td> 8<\/td> 9<\/td> 75%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/span>CAT 2025 Slot 1 vs Slot 2 Detailed Analysis<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nOn a thorough comparison of CAT slot 1 and CAT slot 2, it is found that CAT slot 2 was slightly less challenging compared to CAT slot 1. Slot 1 is the first slot which slot 2 is held during the afternoon hours. The QA section in its difficulty level remained the same as CAT 2024 for both CAT 2025 slot 1 and CAT 2025 slot 2. Based on a detailed CAT slot 2 analysis in comparison with CAT slot 1, students with good time management skills appearing in CAT slot 2 are likely to find the paper easily manageable and score higher marks.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSlot 1 vs Slot 2 <\/strong><\/td><\/tr>Particulars<\/strong><\/td>CAT Slot 1<\/strong><\/td>CAT Slot 2<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>Structure<\/td> Less Balanced than Slot 2<\/td> More balanced than Slot 1<\/td><\/tr> DILR Section<\/td> Less Accessible<\/td> Most Accessible<\/td><\/tr> VARC<\/td> Less Accessible<\/td> Most Accessible<\/td><\/tr> QA Section<\/td> Similar to Previous Year<\/td> Similar to Previous Year<\/td><\/tr> Higher Attempts<\/td> Difficult due to limited time <\/td> Possible with time management<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/span>CAT 2025 Slot 3 Detailed Analysis<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nA detailed analysis of different aspects of the CAT slot 3 such as difficulty level, section wise accessibility and challenging areas has been made below. Students who took the CAT 2025 exam in the last slot (slot 3) found the exam more challenging compared to slot 1 and slot 2 due to the QA section which was the most demanding in terms of time and efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSlot 3<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
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