CAT 2008 ANALYSIS by tcyonline on Rediff
CAT has always lived up to its expectation of springing a surprise every year in one aspect or the other. The surprise element this year was added emphasis on Verbal as a result of which the weight-age of verbal section was nearly 45%. However, for the ones with sound vocabulary and good grammatical range & accuracy would have faired well as reading comprehension was back to normal 5 questions per passage from 3 questions last year. Over all, CAT 2008 was characterized by a 20% increase in the total number of questions affected by a whooping 40% increase in questions from verbal section. Hence, it had an easier to moderate Quant section, a lengthier but manageable verbal section and a tough DI. CAT 2008 Quant and DI were similar to CAT 2007 with minimum surprises. Still, a few pleasant surprises were the questions on the pattern of past CATs. Most of the questions were answerable using options, substitution method and other unconventional techniques. The test makers have deliberately put many question styles and formats that had appeared in CAT 2004, 2005 & 2006. tcyonline predict a cut-off of around 128 for GD / PI calls from at least IIMs.CAT 2008 Analysis of Verbal Section , Cutoffs by tcyonline on Rediff
CAT 2008 verbal was relatively easy, though lengthy. There were no FIJ questions to bother the test takers this year. Also there were virtually no surprises except an increase in verbal questions. The format of questions was known. Reading comprehension topped the list with maximum share in the total number of questions. Also, CAT 2008 witnessed approx. 30% lower words per question figure than the last year. Additionally, Word usage and EU were real time savers in the lot. tcyonline Experts predict a cut off of 40 for one IIM call and 45 for all 7 iim calls .
CAT 2008 Analysis of Quant Section , Cutoffs by tcyonline on Rediff
Quant was easier as compared to CAT 2007 as students witnessed the familiar question types and formats in CAT 2008. tcyonline experts assert that many questions were answerable using answer options; substitution method and other un-conventional techniques leading to cut offs for a sure IIM’s call. tcyonline experts predict a cut-off of around 25 correct questions for at least one IIM call.
CAT 2008 Analysis of LRDI , Cutoffs by tcyonline on Rediff
This was a difficult section for the test takers as stress was more on analytical reasoning questions than on the ones involving big calculations. We predict a cut-off of around 25 correct questions for at least one IIM call.
