Hello all, i think the paper was ok . required lot of ``out of box `` thinking. but then , for cracking cat, you have to fall in love with the beauty of the exam . tnd i think its beautiful .
Yeah! The paper was on a tougher side. Although I believe the tougher it gets, easier it is to crack for those who are having higher accuracy. And they were supported by less number of questions.
as it usually is... this time too CAT was pro-engineers... otherwise whats the point of giving the english section "manageable" ..(as many experts claim it to be).. so that it can be managed by engineers... the DI part was horrible ...
if this is the case.. i think the IIM's need to change their eligibilty rules... and they should write in bold letters "FOR ENGINEERS... MOSTLY"
unless they think... all the serious applicants from humanities will be accomodated in that 8% of their student profile...
the system of cat exam has changed and there was only 90 questions but difficult.the questions were large enough but the answers opposite.the time spend on reading was more than answering.i feel it was a tough time, but if u had a presence of mind u can attend around 15 questions properly. number of passages were given from the newspapers.
this yr CAT surprised us by a simple formula-"increase the toughness"..the va/rc section was nothing like i've seen before n the same goes for DI..quant was ok but overall i wd rate this paper as the toughest CAT paper so far!!!
CAT'05 was a complete surprise for all those expected to see 123 questions as in CAT'04 since many expected 123 pattern to follow at least for a year. English was on the easier side but DI was too difficult to handle. More no. of 2 marks ques. in DI meant a higher penalty for an incorrect answer. Moreover DS & purely LR was missing. Quant was also on a higher scale with less ques. on modern maths.
Hi all, The CAT 2005 paper was different making the execution of planned starategies dicey. However, i found it interesting and challenging. I am getting a score of 59 - Eng 15, Quant - 21 and DI - 23. How do the experts evaluate my chances?
