Compared to the levels of difficulty in the previous years, CAT 2006 was a relatively easy paper. The tricky bit was the English section, what with the ambiguities galore, which pretty much means that this section would be the deciding factor for CAT selections this year.

Based on initial reactions to the paper, we expect the cutoffs this year to be –

Overall cutoff – 125-135 marks

English section – 20-25 marks
Quant section – 30-35 marks
DI section – 30-35 marks

English section

Usually known to be based on logic, the questions in CAT 2006’s English section were largely based on inference and assumption. The Fact-Inference-Judgement questions were a surprise.

Data Interpretation and Quant Section

The DI sets were easy and a little patience and analysis would have reaped rich rewards. The Maths section was a mix of both easy and tough questions.The highest sectional scorers for both these sections in CAT 2006 would score full marks.

Paper has printing errors

In Question 56 of series 111 and Question 69 of series 333, one data element given is ‘September 8’, which results in insufficient data. The correct format of the question should have been the one in of Question 59 of series 222 and Question 73 or series 444 where the data element is given as ‘September 28’, which gives the correct answer.

Log on to the forums to discuss CAT with thousands of people like you!

Update: Answer key for DI/QA for all series of the CAT paper