Pathik Shah

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The  CAT 2008 – the premier MBA entrance examination in India was held today. I will try to post a detailed analysis and the answers / solutions here.

The CAT 2008 Solutions are expected to be out by 5 PM.

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Analysis:

The CAT this year has 90 questions in all.

25 Quant
25 DI
40 Verbal

The DI section was a bit complicated and very calculation intensive, while the Quant section was relatively easy. The Verbal section, as always was unpredictable and no one seems to know how they fared. As there were 40 questions in the VA section, it will play a major role in determining the chances of getting into the IIMs.

Solutions:

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TestFunda CAT Solutions:

TestFunda.com has started uploading CAT 2008 solutions and answer keys:

http://cat2008a.testfunda.com/CAT_Answer_Key_Answers_Solutions_Analysis_CAT_2008_Score_ANSWER_KEY.aspx

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HitBullsEye CAT 2008 Solutions:

http://hitbullseye.com/user/key2008.php

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Cerebral Heights CAT 2008 Solutions:

http://www.ch-india.com/CAT08_sol/cat08_anskey.htm

http://www.ch-india.com/CAT08_sol/cat08_sum_ana.htm

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PagalGuy CAT 2008 ScoreCard:

Check out this PagalGuy’s score card for answers:

http://www.pagalguy.com/scorecard/

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Career Launcher

>> Career Launcher CAT 2008 Analysis

CL’s Take on the CAT

Overall, the CAT’08 paper was of a moderate difficulty level. The paper was more balanced than previous years, primarily because of more choices in the English section. There have been an increase in the total number of questions – from 75 to 90, with English section accounting for 40 questions (an increase of 15 from last year) and Quant and DI having 25 questions each.

The Quant section was less difficult than last two years, though not in an absolute sense.

DI, however, proved to be a tougher nut to crack this time around.

The English section, with more choices, was easier to handle.

Expected cut-offs:
Quant: 30-32
VA: 46-48
DI: 28-30
Overall: 125+

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IMS India

IMS CAT 2008 Answer Key

>> IMS India CAT 2008 page

IMS’s Take on the CAT

CAT 2008 was easier compared to tha CAT in the last few years. The Verbal section, especially, offered a lot of scoring opportunities to the students. This would mean an increase in the verbal cut-offs. The DI section had quite a few sets with only 3 questions each, thereby increasing the effort required to score higher. Logical reasoning made a come back while Data Sufficiency was out of the DI section. Finally, the PS section was quite easy, and students who had rigorously solved and analysed the SimCATs would have sailed through this section.Overall, an easy CAT with cut-offs that would probably go higher than last year, especially in PS and VA.

Quant Cutoff: 32-35

DI Cutoff: 32-35

Verbal Cutoff: 46-49

Overall Cutoff: 120 – 140

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T.I.M.E

TIME’s CAT 2008 Answer Key

>> T.I.M.E CAT 2008 Analysis

TIME’s take on the CAT:

* QA was similar to CAT07 but of a higher difficulty level. This section had fewer questions on Arithmetic.  Cutoff -> 18 ± 2

* L & DI was of a similar level of difficulty as CAT07. This was a classical DI paper with sets on DI as well as Logic puzzles. Cutoff-> 32 ± 2

* Verbal was less subjective than last year. Level of vocabulary was higher. Cutoff-> 42 ± 2

Overall Cutoff -> 125 ± 3

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Solutions:

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Note: This post will be updated dynamically as more information comes out.