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===CAT Pattern and Duration===
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Three 40-minute sessions will be held to conduct the CAT 2024 exam. A total of 120 minutes will be given. The CAT exam pattern will consist of  [[Multiple Choice Question]] and non-multiple-choice questions or TITA {Type In The Answer} questions. The three sections in the exam are as follows:

* '''Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)'''
* '''Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)'''
* '''Quantitative Ability (QA)'''

-> 24 questions are asked in VARC (8 Questions from VA and 4 RCs each asking 4 questions each).

-> DILR section has gone under significant changes. In 2024, IIM C asked 22 questions in 5 sets changing number of questions from CAT 2023.

-> 22 questions are asked in QA, 22 independent questions are asked from topics such as [[Arithmetic]], [[Algebra]], [[Geometry]], Number System & Modern Math.

There will be a maximum score of 204 marks and 68 total questions in the CAT exam pattern.

Candidates cannot jump between the three sections while taking the exam. The order of the sections is fixed: '''VARC -> DILR -> QA'''.