Get to know CAT

Hey! Everyone....Welcome to CATKing Family.

I am here to guide you about CAT. So, what exactly is CAT?
Sumit Sir
The CAT exam, short for Common Admission Test, is a highly competitive
entrance exam in India. It is primarily used for admission to postgraduate
management programs offered by Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs)
and several other prestigious business schools across the country.
CAT 2024 exam is on 24 November 2024
Now, Lets see the Exam Pattern of the CAT

Time
Subjects Questions Negative Marking
Taken

Verbal Ability & Reading 24

40 mins
Comprehension (20 MCQs, 4 TITA)
+3
Data Interpretation & 20 -1
40 mins
Logical Reasoning (12 MCQs, 8 TITA) No -ve marking for
TITA questions
22
Quantitative Ability 40 mins
(14-15 MCQs, 7-8 TITA)

Total 66 120 mins

So, what is the eligibility criteria for CAT?

Candidates must have completed graduation or can be in the final year of
the graduation.

Category Passing Marks in graduation

General/EWS/NC-OBC 50%

SC/ST/PwD 45%

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 Registration Dates and the important
dates as per last 2 years are given below...
CAT This Year (2024) 1 Year Ago (2023) 2 Years Ago (2022)
Sumit Sir
Registeration
1 Aug - 13 Sept 2 Aug - 21 Sept 3 Aug - 14 Sept
Dates

Admit card
05 Nov - 24 Nov 7 Nov - 26 Nov 27 Oct - 27 Nov
Availability

Exam date 24 Nov 26 Nov 27 Nov

Registration Fees Result Declaration

General SC, ST, PwD 2nd Week Jan 2025 (Tentatively)
₹ 2500 ₹ 1250

CAT Syllabus
Exam
Section Syllabus
Weightage

Arithmetic Mensuration
Quantitative Modern Maths Trigonometry
Geometry 34-36%
Ability (QA) Number System
Algebra

Data Data Charts

Interpretation & Data Tables Seating Arrangement
Team Formation 30-32%
Logical Bar Graphs
Reasoning (DILR) Venn Diagrams Clocks & Calendars

Verbal Ability & Odd Sentence

Long, Short Passage
Reading Paracompletion
Jumbled Paragraphs 32-34%
Comprehension
ParaSummary
(VARC)

With the help of Catking I was able to secure 98.2

percentile in CAT 2023. The guidance from Sumit sir
and Sudhanshu sir was great and Real Cat Mocks
were great and helped a lot during my CAT
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 CAT ANALYSIS (2015-2023)

2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015

Easy - Moderate Easy -

Sumit sir VARC Moderate Moderate Moderate Easy Easy Easy
Moderate - Difficult Moderate

Moderate Moderate Easy - Moderate Moderate

DILR Difficult Moderate Moderate Difficult
- Difficult - Difficult Moderate - Difficult - Difficult

Very Moderate Easy - Moderate Easy - Easy - Moderate

QA Difficult Moderate
Difficult - Difficult Moderate - Difficult Moderate Moderate - Difficult

Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Easy - Moderate

OVERALL Difficult Moderate Easy
- Difficult - Difficult - Difficult - Difficult Moderate - Difficult

% of MARKS (2015-2023)

Percentile 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015

99%ile 39% 42% 49% 45% 53% 51% 58% 52% 60%

95%ile 28% 30% 36% 33% 40% 40% 46% 41% 48%

90%ile 23% 24% 30% 28% 33% 34% 39% 35% 41%

85%ile 22% 21% 26% 25% 28% 30% 34% 31% 37%

80%ile 21% 18% 23% 21% 25% 26% 31% 27% 33%

RAW SCORES (2015-2023)

Percentile 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015

99%ile 76 84 97 102 158 154 174 155 180

95%ile 55 60 72 76 120 121 138 123 144

90%ile 45 48 59 64 98 103 118 104 124

85%ile 43 41 51 57 85 89 103 92 110

80%ile 42 36 45 48 75 79 93 80 99

Total
198 198 198 228 300 300 300 300 300
Marks

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 CAT 2009-2023 Analysis
Average time
No. of Convenor Time Per
Year Minutes per Question(In Sections Convenor
Ques Name Question
Minutes)
Sumit sir
2009 (15 min QA, DI & LR, IIM Satish
60 135 2.25 2.25
tutorial) VA Ahmedabad Deodhar

2010 (15 Min QA, DI & LR, Prof

60 135 2.25 IIM Lucknow 2.25
Tutorial) VA Himanshu Rai

QA & DI, LR &

2011 60 140 2.33 IIM Calcutta Sanjeet singh 2.3
VA

QA & DI, LR & Prof SSS

2012 60 140 2.33 IIM Kozhikode 2.3
VA Kumar

QA & DI, LR & Dr Rohit

2013 60 140 2.33 IIM Indore 2.33
VA Kapoor

QA & DI, LR & Dr Rohit

2014 100 170 1.70 IIM Indore 1.7
VA Kapoor

Dr Tathagat
QA, DI & LR, IIM
2015 100 180 1.80 Bandopadhya 1.8
VA Ahmedabad
y

QA, DI & LR, Dr Rajendra K

2016 100 180 1.80 IIM Bangalore 1.8
VA Bandi

QA, DI & LR, Dr Neeraj

2017 100 180 1.8 IIM Lucknow 1.8
VA Dwivedi

QA, DI & LR, Dr Sumantu

2018 100 180 1.80 IIM Calcutta 1.8
VA Basu

QA, DI & LR, Dr Subhasis

2019 100 180 1.80 IIM Kozhikode 1.8
VA Dey

QA, DI & LR, Dr Harshal

2020 76 120 1.58 IIM Indore 1.58
VA Lowelekar

VA , DILR , IIM Dr MP Ram

2021 66 120 1.82 1.82
QA Ahmedabad Mohan

QA, DI & LR, Dr Ashis

2022 66 120 1.82 IIM Bangalore 1.82
VA Mishra

QA, DI & LR,

2023 66 120 1.82 IIM Lucknow Sanjeet singh
VA

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Rishabh Shri, the insights and motivation provided by Rahul Sir acted as a pillar
CAT 98.54%ile
for my unwavering focus throughout my CAT journey.

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 Now Let’s have a look on CAT Preparation
Strategy
Sumit Sir Prepare in three phases :-
1. Phase 1 (Till 15 Aug):-
i. Study VPAR
ii. Daily read AEON Essays
iii. For Vocabulary read from Norman Lewis Word Power Made Easy
iv. Daily Do 1 RC, 1 DILR set, and 20 Questions of Quant
v. Give monthly 1 mock
vi. Start preparing for basics(8th, 9th, 10th class) -> which covers 12
questions(i.e. 80%ile) of the CAT exam.

2. Phase 2(Till 15 Oct) :-

i. Do LOD2 ebooks
ii. Daily do 5 RCs, 5 PJs, 5 PS, 5 DILR sets, and 30 Questions of Quants
iii. Start giving weekly mocks
iv. Start working on week sections
v. Start doing revision
vi. Work on potential mock score(Do a proper analysis of your paper)
vii. Give CATKing special Diwali Mock and take a pledge to celebrate next
Diwali at an IIM #aglidiwaliIIMwali

3. Phase 3(Till CAT) :-

i. Start giving weekly mocks and analysis
ii. Focus on Last Leap CAT books
iii. Start solving last 10 years CAT papers
iv. Attend Rocket Bootcamps

Time to CAT Study Plan Videos

1 Year

8 Months

6 Months

3 Months

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 What After CAT?
Let’s have a look on GD-WAT-PI process!
Sumit Sir
Selection Process Description

1 question is given and 2-5 minutes is given to think

Written Ability Essay is to be written of 100-200 words.
Test (WAT) Essay writing time(IIM Bangalore - 30 min, IIM Lucknow - 15
min, IIM Ahmedabad - 10 mins)

Personal Interview It is a in persona interaction with the panel of the college

(PI) the student is applying for

Now, We will look into the weightage of CAT

exam in final selection in IIM
Institute Weightage(%) Institute Weightage(%)

IIM Bangalore 30 IIM Ranchi 30

IIM Calcutta 48 IIM Amritsar 25

IIM Lucknow 40 IIM Visakhapatnam 25

IIM Ahmedabad 50 IIM Raipur 35

IIM Trichy 25 IIM Udaipur 15

IIM Indore 40 IIM Kashipur 25

IIM Sirmaur 30 IIM Kozhikode 44

IIM Jammu 30 20 (If WAT is not

IIM Bodh Gaya
IIM Rohtak 20 conducted then 30)

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 Let’s dive into to the Cutoff %ile, Placement
Highlights, Total fees, and Batch Size
Sumit sir Cutoff Average Median Highest Total Batch
College Name
%ile Placement Placement Placement Fees Size

IIM Ahmedabad 99 34.46L 31.58L 1.46Cr 33.35L 380

IIM Bangalore 99 35.92L 32.50L - 25.70L 517

IIM Calcutta 99 35.70L 33.67L 1.15Cr 31L 465

IIM Lucknow 90 32.21L 30L 49.3L 20.75L 571

IIM Indore 90 30.21L 27.2L 1.15Cr 20.11L 572

IIM Kozhikode 85 31.02L 27L 67.02L 22.5L 559

IIM Shillong 94 26.96L 26.09L 71.30L 17.5L 238

IIM Udaipur 92 20.09L 20L 46.77L 22.5L 318

IIM Raipur 92 21.04L 20L 67.6L 19L 255

IIM Rohtak 95 18.73L 17.5L 36L 17.9L 237

IIM Visakhapatnam 80 16.61L 16L 32.65L 17.85L 193

IIM Trichy 92 20.55L 19.5L 41.61L 21.00L 275

IIM Sambalpur 94 16.63L 16L 64.61L 21L 167

IIM Ranchi 94 17.3L 16.5L 35.5L 17.50L 399

IIM Bodhgaya 85 12.36L 12L 30.5L 16.28L 184

IIM Sirmaur 92 14.45L 13L 64.12L 17L 238

IIM Jammu 90 16.43L 15.25L 64L 18.85L 239

IIM Amritsar 85 16.51L 16L 20.57L 17.30L 228

IIM Kashipur 92 15.21L 14.82L 28.82L 17.3L 321

IIM Nagpur 85 16.74L 16.85L 64L 18.9L 236

IIM Mumbai NA 25.01L 24.09L 49L 21L 471

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 Colleges Program Offered(MBA)

IIM Ahmedabad PGP, PGP-FABM

Sumit Sir IIM Amritsar MBA, EMBA, MBA-Business Analytics, MBA-HRM

IIM Bangalore PGP, PGPEM, PGPBA

IIM Bodh Gaya PGP

IIM Calcutta MBA

IIM Indore PGP, PGP-HRM, FPM

IIM Jammu PGP

IIM Kashipur MBA, MBA (Analytics), MBA (WX)

IIM Kozhikode PGP, PGP-BL, PGP-F, PGP-LSM

IIM Lucknow PGP, PGP-ABM, PGP-SM, FPM

IIM Nagpur PGP

IIM Raipur PGP, FPM/ PhD

IIM Ranchi PGP, PGP-HRM, PGP (Business Analytics)

IIM Rohtak PGP, EPGPX, Part-Time FPM

IIM Sambalpur MBA

IIM Shillong PGP, PGPEX, PGPWE

IIM Sirmaur MBA, MBA (T&HM)

IIM Tiruchirappalli PGPM, PGPM-HR, PGPBM, FPM

IIM Udaipur MBA

IIM Visakhapatnam PGP, PGPEx, PGPDGM

MBA, MBA Sustainability Management, MBA Operations and Supply Chain

IIM Mumbai
Management

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 Colleges Program Offered(PhD) Colleges Program Offered(PhD)

IIM Ahmedabad PhD IIM Raipur PhD

Sumit Sir
IIM Amritsar PhD IIM Ranchi PhD, EPhD

IIM Bangalore PhD IIM Rohtak PhD

IIM Bodh Gaya PhD (FPM) IIM Sambalpur PhD, E PhD

IIM Calcutta PhD IIM Shillong PhD, PhDWP

IIM Jammu PhD IIM Sirmaur PhD

IIM Kashipur PhD IIM Udaipur PhD

IIM Kozhikode PhD, PhD (PT) IIM Visakhapatnam PhD

IIM Nagpur PhD IIM Mumbai PhD

Program
Colleges
Offered(Executive)

IIM Ahmedabad ePGP

IIM Amritsar EMBA

IIM Kashipur EFPM

IIM Raipur EFPM

IIM Ranchi EPhD

IIM Rohtak EPGPX, EPGDSM

IIM Shillong PGPEX

IIM Tiruchirappalli E-FPM

IIM Visakhapatnam PGPEx

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 CAT Sample Questions with Solutions
Quantitave Ability

Sumit sir Q1. Brishti went on an 8-hour trip in a car. Before the trip, the car had
travelled a total of 𝑥 km till then, where 𝑥 is a whole number and is
palindromic, i.e., 𝑥 remains unchanged when its digits are reversed. At the
end of the trip, the car had travelled a total of 26862 km till then, this
number again being palindromic. If Brishti never drove at more than 1110
km/h, then the greatest possible average speed at which she drove during
the trip, in km/h, was
1. 90
2. 100
3. 80
4. 110

A1. The distance travelled before the trip (x in km.) is a palindrome.

Let the average speed of Brishti be s kmph.
The total distance covered by Brishti after the trip is 26862 km.
The distance covered by Brishti during the trip is 8×s = 8s km.
x = 26862 – 8s
For x to be a palindrome, of the given options, s can only be 100.
Therefore, the average speed of Brishti during the trip is 100 kmph.

Q2.The minor angle between the hours hand and minutes hand of a clock
was observed at 8:48am. The minimum duration, in minutes, after 8.48 am
when this angle increases by 50% is
1. 36/11
2. 24/11
3. 2
4. 4

A2. The hour hand completes one full rotation in 12 hours, rotating in the
clockwise direction.
08:48 is the time elapsed after 8.8 hours(and not 8.48 hours) from 12-o-clock.
This means the angle covered by the hour hand is 8.8/12×360=264
At 8:48, the minutes’ hand would have covered 4860×360=288∘
The difference is 24 degrees. Since the minutes’ hand is ahead of the hours’
hand at 8:48, We need a further separation of 12 degrees. Every minute the
separation between them increases by
(1/60−1/720)×360=11/2 degrees.
Therefore the time in minutes to achieve a difference of 12 degrees is,
12 /(1/12) = 24 / 11 degrees.

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 Q3. In an examination, the average marks of 4 girls and 6 boys is 24. Each of
the girls has the same marks while each of the boys has the same marks. If
the marks of any girl is at most double the marks of any boy, but not less
than the marks of any boy, then the number of possible distinct integer
Sumit sir values of the total marks of 2 girls and 6 boys is

1. 19
2. 21
3. 20
4. 22

A3. Let the marks of each girl in the class be g and the marks of each boy be b.
Since, the average marks of 4 girls and 6 boys is 24…
4g + 6b = 24 × 10 = 240
A girl scores more than or equal to the score of a boy but never more than
double the score.
Therefore, g = kb, where 1 ≤ k ≤ 2
4(kb) + 6b = 240
b(4k + 6) = 240
b(2k + 3) = 120
b = 120/(2k+3)
Finally we need 2g + 6b = b(2k + 6) to be an integer.
120×(2k+6)/(2k+3) needs to be an integer.
120×(1+3/(2k+3)) needs to be an integer.
∴ 120×(3/(2k+3))needs to be an integer.
360/(2k+3) needs to be an integer.
Let 360/(2k+3) = n, where n is an integer.
360/n − 3=2k
Since, 1 ≤ k ≤ 2
2 ≤ 2k ≤ 4
2 ≤ 360/n - 3 ≤ 4
5 ≤ 360/n ≤ 7
5/360 ≤ 1/n ≤ 7/360
360/ 7 ≤ n ≤ 360 / 5
51.42 ≤ n ≤ 72
52 ≤ n ≤ 72
Therefore, n can take 21 values, 52 to 72 both inclusive.
For all these values k takes a distinct value from 1 to 2 and 2g + 6b takes a
distinct integral value.

From scoring 45 marks in my first mock to achieving 99.47 in the

actual CAT, the Catking dashboard has been my constant
companion. I vividly recall the live mock analysis videos where
Shudhanshu sir would solve questions and exclaim, ""Kya 10
questions nahi ban sakte the isme"" for each section. This mantra
stuck with me, proving especially beneficial in the Quant section.
My goal was always to attempt at least 10 questions in each
Manav, CAT section. The strategies discussed in the live lectures were
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 Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension

Q1. Five jumbled up sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5), related to a topic,

are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent
Sumit sir paragraph. Identify the odd sentence and key in the number of that
sentence as your answer.
1. Having an appreciation for the workings of another person's mind is
considered a prerequisite for natural language acquisition, strategic social
interaction, reflexive thought, and moral judgment.
2. It is a 'theory of mind' though some scholars prefer to call it 'mentalizing' or
'mindreading', which is important for the development of one's cognitive
abilities.
3. Though we must speculate about its evolutionary origin, we do have
indications that the capacity evolved sometime in the last few million years.
4. This capacity develops from early beginnings in the first year of life to the
adult's fast and often effortless understanding of others' thoughts, feelings,
and intentions.
5. One of the most fascinating human capacities is the ability to perceive and
interpret other people's behaviour in terms of their mental states.

If we were to arrange the given sentences in a paragraph, sentence 5 is the

best choice to begin the paragraph as it states the main idea. Sentence 5
talks about 'the ability to perceive and interpret other people's behaviour in
terms of their mental states'. Sentence 4 follows 5 as it expands on how 'this
capacity' develops. Sentence 1 follows 4, explaining how this capacity is useful
and 3 concludes the paragraph commenting on when the stated capacity
evolved.
Option 2 is the odd one out, as it talks about the importance of mentalizing on
the development of one's cognitive abilities. This is not related to the other
sentences.

Q2. There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the
paragraph and decide where (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence
would best fit.
Sentence: The discovery helps to explain archeological similarities between
the Paleolithic peoples of China, Japan, and the Americas.
Paragraph: The researchers also uncovered an unexpected genetic link
between Native Americans and Japanese people. ___(1)___. During the
deglaciation period, another group branched out from northern coastal China
and travelled to Japan. ___(2)___. "We were surprised to find that this
ancestral source also contributed to the Japanese gene pool, especially the
indigenous Ainus," says Li. ___(3)___. They shared similarities in how they
crafted stemmed projectile points for arrowheads and spears. ___(4)___.
"This suggests that the Pleistocene connection among the Americas, China,
and Japan was not confined to culture but also to genetics," says senior
author Qing-Peng Kong, an evolutionary geneticist at the Chinese Academy
of Sciences.
1. Option 1
2. Option 2
3. Option 4
4. Option 3

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 Option 3 is the best choice to fit in the given sentence. The given sentence
talks of a 'discovery'. The sentence before option 3 mentions the discovery:
researchers found ancestral source that contributed to the Japanese gene
pool. The given sentence also talks about 'archeological similarities' between
Sumit sir the Paleolithic peoples of China, Japan, and the Americas.
The sentence following option 3 relates to this.
So, option 3 is the correct choice.
Q3. The passage given below is followed by four alternate summaries.
Choose the option that best captures the essence of the passage.
Manipulating information was a feature of history long before modern
journalism established rules of integrity. A record dates back to ancient
Rome, when Antony met Cleopatra and his political enemy Octavian
launched a smear campaign against him with "short, sharp slogans written
upon coins." The perpetrator became the first Roman Emperor and "fake
news had allowed Octavian to hack the republican system once and for all".
But the 21st century has seen the weaponization of information on an
unprecedented scale. Powerful new technology makes the fabrication of
content simple, and social networks amplify falsehoods peddled by States,
populist politicians, and dishonest corporate entities. The platforms have
become fertile ground for computational propaganda, 'trolling' and 'troll
armies’.
1. Disinformation, which is mediated by technology today, is not new and has
existed since ancient times.
2. People need to become critical of what they read, since historically,
weaponization of information has led to corruption.
3. Use of misinformation for attaining power, a practice that is as old as the
Octavian era, is currently fueled by technology.
4. Octavian used fake news to manipulate people and attain power and
influence, just as people do today.
The key ideas of the paragraph are that (a) manipulating information for
attaining power, that is, disinformation, is not new; it was used even in ancient
Rome by Octavian and (b) technology has made fabricating content and
amplifying falsehoods easier.
Option C states both key ideas and is the best of the given summaries.
Option A is incorrect as it states that disinformation is 'mediated by'
technology today. This is not what the paragraph states.

Option B is unrelated to the main idea of the paragraph.

Option D focuses on Octavian whereas the paragraph only gives his example
to illustrate how information has been manipulated since ancient times. C is a
better summary than D.
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 Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning
SET 1
Faculty members in a management school can belong to one of four
departments – Finance and Accounting (F&A), Marketing and Strategy
(M&S), Operations and Quants (O&Q) and Behaviour and Human Resources
Sumit sir (B&H). The numbers of faculty members in F&A, M&S, O&Q and B&H
departments are 9, 7, 5 and 3 respectively.

Prof. Pakrasi, Prof. Qureshi, Prof. Ramaswamy and Prof. Samuel are four
members of the school's faculty who were candidates for the post of the
Dean of the school. Only one of the candidates was from O&Q.
Every faculty member, including the four candidates, voted for the post. In
each department, all the faculty members who were not candidates voted
for the same candidate. The rules for the election are listed below.
1. There cannot be more than two candidates from a single department.
2. A candidate cannot vote for himself/herself.
3. Faculty members cannot vote for a candidate from their own department.
After the election, it was observed that Prof. Pakrasi received 3 votes, Prof.
Qureshi received 14 votes, Prof. Ramaswamy received 6 votes and Prof.
Samuel received 1 vote. Prof. Pakrasi voted for Prof. Ramaswamy, Prof.
Qureshi for Prof. Samuel, Prof. Ramaswamy for Prof. Qureshi and Prof.
Samuel for Prof. Pakrasi.
Q1. Which two candidates can belong to the same department?
1. Prof. Pakrasi and Prof. Samuel
2. Prof. Pakrasi and Prof. Qureshi
3. Prof. Qureshi and Prof. Ramaswamy
4. Prof. Ramaswamy and Prof. Samuel
A1. Prof. Pakrasi and Prof. Qureshi
Q2. Which of the following can be the number of votes that Prof. Qureshi
received from a single department?
1. 8
2. 7
3. 9
4. 6
A2. 9
Q3. If Prof. Samuel belongs to B&H, which of the following statements is/are true?
Statement A: Prof. Pakrasi belongs to M&S.
Statement B: Prof. Ramaswamy belongs to O&Q.
1. Both statements A and B
2. Only statement B
3. Only statement A
4. Neither statement A nor statement B
A3. Both statements A and B

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 Q4. What best can be concluded about the candidate from O&Q?
1. It was either Prof. Pakrasi or Prof. Qureshi.
2. It was Prof. Samuel.
Sumit sir 3. It was Prof. Ramaswamy.
4. It was either Prof. Ramaswamy or Prof. Samuel.
A4. It was either Prof. Ramaswamy or Prof. Samuel.
Q5. Which of the following statements is/are true?
Statement A: Non-candidates from M&S voted for Prof. Qureshi.
Statement B: Non-candidates from F&A voted for Prof. Qureshi.
1. Only statement B
2. Only statement A
3. Both statements A and B
4. Neither statement A nor statement B
A5. Only statement B

Explanation :-
1.F&A = 9 members; M&S = 7 members; O&Q = 5 members; B&H = 3 member
2.⁠⁠Only one of the candidates was from O&Q.
3.⁠⁠Every faculty member, including the four candidates, voted for the post. In
each department, all the faculty members who were not candidates voted
for the same candidate.
4.⁠⁠There cannot be more than two candidates from a single department.
5.⁠⁠A candidate cannot vote for himself/herself.
6.⁠⁠Faculty members cannot vote for a candidate from their own department.
7. Prof. P = 3 votes, Prof. Q = 14 votes, Prof. R = 6 votes and Prof. S = 1.
8.⁠⁠P voted for R, Q voted for S; R voted for Q and S voted for P.
Each Professor got one professor vote.

P Q R S

Prof Vote 1 1 1 1

Non Prof Vote 2 13 5 0

Dept 1 B&H = 2 F&A = 9 M&S = 5 0 depts

Dept 2 O&Q = 4

F&A M&S O&Q B&H

- PQ R/S S/R

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Friday 8 am) Mock Discussion

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Real CAT 2024 1 19th April 28th April Acclimatize

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Real CAT 2024 4 10th May 19th May
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Real CAT 2024 5 17Th May 26th May Attack

Real CAT 2024 6 24th May 2nd June Attack

Real CAT 2024 7 31st May 9th June Acclimatize

Real CAT 2024 8 7th June 16th June Defence

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Real CAT 2024 9 14th June 23rd June
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Real CAT 2024 10 21th June 30th June Defence

Real CAT 2024 11 28th June 7th July Attack

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Real CAT 2024 12 5th July 14th July
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Real CAT 2024 16 2nd August 11th August Defense

Real CAT 2024 17 9th August 18th August Attack

Real CAT 2024 18 16th August 25th August 2023 Attack

Real CAT 2024 19 23rd August 1st September 2023 Acclimatize

Real CAT 2024 20 30th August 8th September 2023 Acclimatize

Real CAT 2024 21 6th September 15th September 2023 Defence

Real CAT 2024 22 13th September 22th September 2023 Defence

Real CAT 2024 23 20th September 29th September 2023 Attack

Real CAT 2024 24 27th September 6th October 2023 Attack

Real CAT 2024 25 4th October 13th October 2023 Defence

Real CAT 2024 26

11th October 20th October 2023 Defence
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Real CAT 2024 27

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Real CAT 2024 28

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2023 2022 2021
Sumit sir

%ile
Total VARC DILR QA Total VARC DILR QA Total VARC DILR QA

99.5 84.29 44 30.5 28 93 43 32 38 107 42 33.16 37

99 76.02 39.83 27.29 26 84 39 29 33 97 39 29 35

97 61.56 33.65 22.5 21.8 68 32 23 26 81 33 22 24.5

95 54.86 28.78 18.92 16.8 60 28 19 23 72 28 19 22.5

90 45.16 23.37 15.63 13.6 49 23 15 17 60 23 15.85 17

80 41.19 17.58 11.67 9.2 36 18 11 12 45 15 10 12

70 38.94 10 8 6 28 13 8 9 39 10 3 9

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