CAT question paper is isolated into three sections: VARC, DILR and QA. Each section is allotted an hour. The candidates are needed to solve both MCQ and Non-MCQ type questions. The questions paper is usually of moderate difficulty level with QA posing more challenges in terms of extreme questions.
Changes in CAT exam design throughout the long term:
CAT moved from offline mode to online mode in 2009. Since at that point, the exam has witnessed several changes in exam structure, especially with respect to term and complete number of questions. In 2010, CAT was held for 150 minutes with a complete 60 questions to be answered. Throughout the long term, the length of the exam increased to 180 and the quantity of questions increased to 100. In 2010, the CAT question paper was isolated into three sections – QA, DILR and VARC however from 2011 to 2014, the question paper had just two sections – QA and DI and LR and VARC. Anyway 2015 onwards, it returned to the more established example of three sections. In 2020, the exam time length has been decreased from 180 minutes to 120 minutes.