CAT 2021 Slot 3: pattern, marking and topics
CAT Practice is an unofficial practice site and holds 66 questions from CAT 2021 Slot 3 (test date 28 November 2021): 24 in VARC, 20 in DILR and 22 in QA.
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At a glance
- Test date
- 28 November 2021
- Questions on this site
- 66 (48 MCQ, 18 TITA)
- Passages and sets
- 8
- Total time
- 120 minutes
- Sectional time limit
- Yes: each section has its own time limit
Sections, in the order of the paper
| Section | Time limit | Questions on this site | MCQ | TITA | Passages and sets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VARC Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension | 40 minutes | 24 | 19 | 5 | 4 |
| DILR Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning | 40 minutes | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 |
| QA Quantitative Ability | 40 minutes | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 |
The number of questions in each section of CAT 2021 is not confirmed by an official document; the counts above are what this site holds.
MCQ is a multiple-choice question; TITA is a question whose answer is typed in.
Marking scheme
| Question type | Correct | Wrong | Unanswered |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCQ | +3 | −1 | 0 |
| TITA | +3 | 0 | 0 |
The timing and marking are as this site records them for CAT 2021, checked against: CAT 2021 Information Bulletin (Wayback capture).
Topics in this paper
| Topic | Section | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | VARC | 16 |
| Verbal Ability | VARC | 8 |
| Logical Reasoning | DILR | 16 |
| Data Interpretation | DILR | 4 |
| Algebra | QA | 9 |
| Arithmetic | QA | 9 |
| Geometry | QA | 3 |
| Modern Maths | QA | 1 |
Taking this paper
This page lists no questions. The paper itself is in the app, where it can be taken as a timed full paper (Full Past Paper mode, in that year’s order and timing) or one section at a time (Sectional Timed mode).
The answer keys are not official: they were compiled by cross-checking publicly available sources, and they can contain errors. The site includes no worked solutions.
Also from CAT 2021: CAT 2021 Slot 1, CAT 2021 Slot 2.