Maharashtra MBA CET 2024 – Paper Pattern and Analysis

Maharashtra MBA CET 2024 – Paper Pattern and Analysis Slot-1

Analysis of Maharashtra MBA CET 2024 Slot 1

Maharashtra MBA CET 2024 Slot 1 Details
Date : 9^th March 2024 (Saturday)
Slot : 10:00 pm to 12:30 pm
Total Number of Questions : 200
Total Time allotted : 150 minutes
No. of Choices per question : 5 choices
No. of Sections : 4 sections
Negative Marks : No negative marking

CET 2024 Paper Pattern

	Area	No. of Questions
1	Logical Reasoning	75
2	Verbal Usage & Reading Comprehension	50
3	Quantitative Aptitude	50
4	Abstract Reasoning	25
	Total	200

MBA CET is back to section wise pattern after three years. Students found it to be welcome change as it made their job easy to choose questions of their strong area. Though the pattern changed, students stated that the number of questions under each section remained the same as it was in the last two years. According to the students, the questions are numbered in continuation, 1 to 200, across the sections.

Area 1: Logical Reasoning

According to students, this section turned out to be a pleasant surprise and a delight to attempt. Majority of the questions in the section were reported to be of easy to moderate difficulty. A few questions that could have acted as speed breakers could have been skipped. According to them an attempt of 60-65 questions in 80 mins would have been a good strategy.

There were three set-based questions. One Linear Arrangement puzzle (5 Qs), one set on blood relations (5 Qs), and one Venn Diagram set (3 Qs). According to the students, the puzzles was not lengthy and fairly easy to answer. There is one set on Venn Diagrams which is easy to answer. There were no critical reasoning questions to the relief of the students. The section has 10 questions on blood relations as reported by students, which are of easy to moderate difficulty. Questions from all the expected topics like, Deductions, Direction Sense, Number and Letter Series, Analogies, Coding & Decoding etc are given in good numbers. There was no Data Sufficiency question and no question on input/output.

The students have recollected that the combination of questions in this section was as follows.

Logical Reasoning
Topic	No. of questions	Easy	Moderate	Difficult
Analytical Puzzles
Linear Arrangement	5	3	1	1
Distribution	0
Venn Diagram	3	2	1
Sub-Total	8	5	2	1
Analytical Reasoning
Direction Sense	6	4	2
Deductions	5	2	3
Blood Relations	10	2	6	2
Coding & Decoding	5	3	2
Analogies	5	1	3	1
Number and Letter Series	5	2	3
Word Formation Based	0
Calendar & Clocks	2	2
Odd Man Out	5	5
Comparison	5	3	2
Dictionary based questions	5	5
Miscellaneous	14	14
Sub-Total	67	41	23	3
Critical / Verbal Reasoning
Assertions and Reasons	0
Statements and Assumptions	0
Sub-Total
TOTAL	75	41	30	4

Area 2: Verbal Usage and Reading Comprehension

The section name was Verbal usage & Reading Comprehension. There were two RCs of 5 question each. The students found that the passages were not lengthy and easy to comprehend. 8 Questions of Grammar were asked which were moderate in difficulty. As reported by the students all are error spotting questions. 32 questions of Vocabulary were asked (synonym, antonyms, replace the italicized word, Meaning of idioms). The Vocab questions which were asked with sentence were easy to solve.

Verbal Usage & Reading Comprehension
Topic	No of Questions	Easy	Moderate	Difficult
Reading Comprehension
Passage 1	5	3	1	1
Passage 2	5	3	1	1
Passage 3
Passage 4
Sub Total	10	6	2	2
Grammar
Identify the Parts of Speech	0
Error Spotting	8	2	5	1
Sub Total	8	2	5	1
Vocabulary
Synonym	8	4	3	1
Antonym	8	4	2	2
Replace the italicized word	6	3	3
Meaning of Idiom	5	2	2	1
Filling the blanks	5	3	2
Sub Total	32	16	12	4
Total	50	24	19	7

Reading Comprehension:

2 passages of 5 questions each were given. Students reported that the passage on education system and the one on journalism, both are short and easy to comprehend.

Vocabulary:

Questions on Synonym and Antonym 8 each were given.
Replace the italicized word 6 questions were given> According to the students, 3 of them were easy and 3 moderate.
Meaning of Idiom 5 questions were asked which had 2 easy, 2 moderate and 1 difficult question.

Grammar:

Students reported that all 8 questions are on Error spotting.

Overall the difficulty was easy to moderate and a student who had prepared well should have easily solved 40-45 questions in 40 minutes time.

Area 3: Quantitative Aptitude

Students felt that the difficulty level of this section ranged from easy to moderate. There were two Di sets. Each set has only one table/graph to study. One set based on Bar Chart and the other on Pie chart. But for one question in each set, all questions required simple calculations. Questions from various topics like Time & Wor, Time & Distance, Percentages, Profit & Loss, Simple Interest and Compound interest etc were given. There was no question on Quant Comparison or Inequalities. A good student would be able to solve around 35 - 40 questions in 45 mins. The students have recollected that the combination of questions in this section was as follows.

Quantitative Ability
	No. of questions	Easy	Moderate	Difficult
Time & Work	3	1	1	1
Time & Distance	3	1	1	1
Mensuration	0
Ages	2	2
Averages	3	2	1
Profit and loss	3	2	1
SICI	2	1	1
Partnership	3	2	1
Allegation	1	1
Probability	2	2
Logarithm	0
Geometry	0
Stocks and Shares	0
RPV	3	2	1
Remainders	1	1
Clock	0
Calendar	0
Equations	3	2	1
HCF & LCM	2	1	1
Simplification	3	3
Numbers	2	1	1
Permutation & Combination	1	1
Percentage	3	2	1
Bar Graph	5	4	1
Pie Charts	5	4	1
TOTAL	50	34	14	2

Area 4: Abstract Reasoning

There were 25 questions in this section. Being all abstract reasoning questions together was an advantage. Level of difficulty was easy to moderate. A few questions were difficult. The students have recollected that the combination of questions in this section was as follows.

Abstract Reasoning (Non-verbal Reasoning)
Topic	No. of questions	Easy	Moderate	Difficult
Series (next/missing fig.)	8	5	3	2
Analogies	5	1
Odd man out	8	4	3	3
Miscellaneous	4	1	2	1
TOTAL	25	11	8	6

Among the miscellaneous questions 2 are of embedded figures and 2 are images. Practising handouts and workshop questions would have helped in this section as similar type of questions were included there. One could have easily attempted around 15 questions in 20 minutes.

Based on the student feedback on the overall, the paper can be classified as easy to moderate difficult. From what the students have reported, the correct selection of questions along with speed is the key to a good score. Since there wasn’t any element of surprise in the type of questions, a judicious distribution of time and choice would have ensured a comfortable number of attempts with a good accuracy. A good student should have attempted around 130 -140 questions. However, students aiming for the top colleges should have attempted around 155 - 160 questions.

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Maharashtra MBA CET 2024 – Paper Pattern and Analysis Slot-2

Maharashtra MBA CET 2024 Slot 2 Details
Date : 9th March 2024 (Saturday)
Slot : 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Total Number of Questions : 200
Total Time allotted : 150 minutes
No. of Choices per question : 5 choices
No. of Sections : 4 sections
Negative Marks : No negative marking

CET 2024 Paper Pattern

	Area	No. of Questions
1	Logical Reasoning	75
2	Abstract Reasoning	25
3	Quantitative Aptitude	50
4	Verbal Ability / Reading Comprehension	50
Total		200

Students have reported that the paper was subdivided into sections. This proved to be a big boost to students’ confidence while attempting the paper as students could choose the section order and they could then give priority to their strong areas.

Students have reported that there was a drop-down menu available at the top of the screen, in which the four sections were present as options. So, students could instantly navigate to any section. All questions within a section were available to choose from the question number pane present on the left of the screen. There was a button available to zoom in to improve readability.

The questions were numbered from 1 to 200 with the order of sections as in the table above.

Area 1: Logical and Critical Reasoning

According to students, this section turned out to be a no surprise and delight to attempt. Majority of questions in the section were reported to be of easy to moderate difficulty. A few questions that could have acted as speed breakers could have been skipped. According to them an attempt of 50-55 questions in 65 mins would have been a good strategy.

There were four analytical puzzles, constituting a total of 22 questions. The number of critical reasoning questions was 7. The remaining 46 questions were distributed among the various areas of analytical reasoning like coding decoding, direction sense, blood relations, analogies, input output etc. The puzzles were not lengthy but were of varied difficulty level.

The students have recollected that the combination of questions in this section was as follows.

Logical Reasoning
Topic	No. of questions	Easy	Moderate	Difficult
Analytical Puzzles
Circular Arrangement	7	7	0	0
Distribution	7	0	4	3
Quant Based Reasoning	4	0	0	4
Games and Tournaments	4	0	0	4
Sub-Total	22	7	4	11
Analytical Reasoning
Direction Sense	4	4	0	0
Blood Relations	3	3	0	0
Symbols and Notations	6	1	5	0
Coding & Decoding	6	6	0	0
Analogies	5	3	1	1
Series (Numbers, Letters, Words)	5	5	0	0
Odd Man Out (Letter and Number Based)	2	2	0	0
Input and Output	2	0	2	0
Venn Diagram	4	0	4	0
Deductions	3	1	1	1
Data Sufficiency	3	2	1	0
Miscellaneous	3	3	0	0
Sub-Total	46	30	14	2
Critical / Verbal Reasoning
Assertions and Reasons	4	1	3	0
Course of Action	3	0	3	0
Sub-Total	7	1	6	0
TOTAL	75	38	24	13

Analytical Puzzles:

There were six Analytical Puzzles, with two from Distributions, two from Circular Arrangement and one from Quant Based Reasoning area and one from Games and Tournaments. The puzzles constituted 22 questions in total and most were easy to moderate in difficulty except two which includes quant base reasoning area and games and tournaments. The clues were not difficult to comprehend and the questions were direct to answer after the puzzle was solved. Students should have attempted all the puzzles and those who have practiced well should be able to crack them in 15 minutes or so.

Analytical Reasoning:

Deductions: Three questions were asked, two were based on three statements given and three conclusions to check and all were of easy to moderate difficulty. There was one question with four statements and four conclusions. No questions were ask on possibilities. Any student who was well-versed with the basic concepts would have been able to answer all the questions accurately.

Directions Sense and Blood Relations: There were 7 questions from both topics. All seven questions were easy. Students who have practised these topics well would be able solve all questions from these topics.

Coding – Decoding: Six questions were asked from this area. Most of the questions were of easy to moderate difficulty and were definitely doable.

Analogies: Five questions were word-based as well as number-based analogies and these were must-do questions, as each would take 10 to 15 seconds to answer.

Letter and Number Series: Five questions were based on number and letter series, most were straight-forward and students would have been very happy to see these.

Input Output: Last year there was no question from this topic but this year two questions were asked. Difficulty level of these questions was moderate.

Venn Diagram: This topic is nearly asked this year. Questions were based on three variables. Difficulty level of these questions was moderate. A student needs to form the equations as per the given data and solve these equations to answer the questions.

Data Sufficiency: Three questions were asked. All questions had two statements. Out of three questions two wear easy and one was of moderate difficulty level.

Miscellaneous: Four questions were asked out of these three were easy and one was moderate.

Out of the total 46 questions in the Analytical Reasoning most students reported that almost 35 were solvable in about 45 minutes.

Critical/Verbal Reasoning :

This sub section had a total of 7 questions, divided into two types: four questions were based on Assertions and Reasons and three were based on assertions and reasons.

In totality, the questions from CR and VR were to moderate to moderately difficult.

Area 2: Abstract Reasoning

Students reported that there were 25 questions in this section, with a good number of questions being easy to moderate difficulty. There were a few questions that would have posed a good challenge and the student would have to be careful in not spending too much time in trying to solve these. Since the paper was section wise, many students were happy that they were able to attempt all 25 questions of this section first.

Majority of the questions were in the standard formats of Series and Odd Man Out. There were some slightly different types of questions like which three pieces out of five given will form a square. There was one question on counting number of triangles, also one question on views of a dice.

The students have recollected that the break-up of questions in this section was as follows.

Abstract Reasoning (Non-verbal Reasoning)
Topic	No. of questions
Five Figure Series (To find the next figure)	10
Five Figure Series (To find the missing figure)	1
Four Figure Analogies	2
Odd Man Out (Five Figure, Choose One)	4
Odd Man Out (Six Figures, Choose Two)	1
Nine figures form three groups of three figures each	3
Five figures given, find which three together will form a square	2
Count Number of Triangles	1
Four views of a Dice given, find what is opposite a given face	1
TOTAL	25

A student who has practiced the material well should be able to answer 17 to 20 questions with high accuracy in about 20 minutes.

Area 3: Quantitative Aptitude

Students have reported that this section was of easy to moderate difficulty. Only a few of the questions would have posed a challenge to a well-prepared student. Forty-six of the fifty questions in the section were standard Quantitative Questions and the remaining four questions were asked in the Data Sufficiency format. There were no Data Interpretation questions. No questions were asked in the Quantitative Comparison form or in the form of Approximations. Number series questions were not present in this section.

According to the students, the questions were from the topics Percentages, Profit & Loss, Simple & Compound Interest, Time & Work, Time & Distance, Average Mixtures & Alligations, Geometry Mensuration and Permutations & Combinations. Majority of the questions were from the Numbers and Arithmetic area. Many questions were one liner and helped students to boost their confidence to attempt the slightly more challenging questions.

Students said that four questions were asked in the Data Sufficiency format and they were all based on Time & Distance topic of “Time taken by Train to cross objects.” Two questions had two statements given, the other two had three statements given.

Students have recollected that the break-up of questions in this section was as follows:

Quantitative Ability
Topic	No. of questions	Easy	Moderate	Difficult
Percentages	8	5	2	1
Profit & Loss	4	3	1	0
Simple & Compound Interest	3	1	0	2
Averages, Mixtures & Alligations	8	4	3	1
Time & Work	3	2	1	0
Time & Distance	4	2	1	1
Numbers	10	5	3	2
Geometry & Mensuration	2	1	0	1
Permutations & Combinations	4	2	0	2
Data Sufficiency	4	1	3	0
TOTAL	50	26	14	10

A well-prepared student should be able to attempt 38 to 45 questions by spending around 45 minutes in this section and score well with high accuracy.

Area 4: Verbal Ability/Reading Comprehension

The VARC section of CET 2024 of slot 2 was a moderately difficult one with quite a few questions being asked on vocabulary. Reading comprehension also had a decent number of questions from 4 different passages which were predominantly vocab and reasoning based. A few of them were direct in nature too. Grammar questions were not too many in number and the level of difficulty was also not too high if the test taker was aware of the basic rules. Verbal ability was a breather wherein solving one para would fetch the answers for three questions from the same set.

Verbal reasoning was divided into questions from three sections:

Courses of Action – 3 Questions
Assertions & Reasons - 4 Questions.

The level of difficulty of these questions too was moderately difficult to difficult depending on the subject knowledge of the aspirants.

Overall, it was be a doable section if the aspirant had practiced and prepared for the aforementioned questions well.

Students have recollected that the break-up of questions in this section was as follows:

Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension
Topic	No. of Questions	Total no. Of questions	Easy	Moderate	Difficult
Vocabulary		27
Synonym	5			3	2
Antonym	5			2	3
Idioms	2				2
Analogy	5			2	3
Spelling errors	5			3	2
Odd man out	5			3	2

Grammar		5
Phrase replacement	2		2
Correct/Incorrect sentences	3			3

Reading Comprehension		15
Passage 1	1		1
Passage 2	4		1	2	1
Passage 3	4		1	3
Passage 4	6			4	2

Verbal Ability		3
Para Jumbles	3		3

TOTAL	50	50	8	25	17

Verbal Reasoning		7
Courses of Action	3			3
Assertions and Reasons	4			1	3

Reading Comprehension:

4 passages with 1, 4, 4 & 6 questions were asked respectively.
The passage with 1 question was easy to both read and solve the question and the topic dealt with education of women.
Second passage was easy to read but questions were not very direct in nature, however doable. The topic of the passage was wrong practices in testing norms in automobile sector of business.
Passage 3 must have not been an easy read but the questions were fairly direct in nature and predominantly vocab based. The topic dealt with Indian middle class and its approach to corruption and expectations from the society about the same.
Passage 4 was based on Australian economy’s performance and role of Australian banks. The questions were a mix of moderately difficult to difficult questions but nothing reasoning based.

Vocabulary:

There were a total of 27 questions on vocab divided into Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies, Spelling Errors, Idioms and Odd man out.
Spelling errors were moderately difficult to difficult.
Analogies were largely difficult if the relationship between words could not be identified.
Odd man out was also largely a moderately difficult section.
Idioms were challenging.

Grammar:

There were 2 basic types of questions asked; phrase replacement and correct incorrect sentences.
Phrase replacement was easy and correct incorrect sentences would have been doable with knowledge of basic rules.

Para Jumble:

There was only one set with 3 questions asking to identify the sequence of sentences and it was an easy set.

Verbal Reasoning had three major question types:

Courses of Action as a moderately difficult section.
Assertions and reasons as moderately difficult to difficult section based on the general knowledge of the test taker.

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Maharashtra MBA CET 2024 – Paper Pattern and Analysis Slot-3

Analysis of Maharashtra MBA CET 2024 Slot 3

Maharashtra MBA CET 2024 Slot 3 Details
Date : 10th March 2024 (Sunday)
Time : 9:00 am to 11:30 am
Total Number of Questions : 200
Total Time allotted : 150 minutes
No. of Choices per question : 5 choices
No. of Sections : 4 sections
Negative Marks : No negative marking

CET 2024 Paper Pattern

	Area	No. of Questions
1	Logical Reasoning	75
2	Abstract Reasoning	25
3	Quantitative Aptitude	50
4	Verbal Ability / Reading Comprehension	50
	Total	200

The questions were numbered from 1 to 200 with the order of sections as in the table above.

Area 1: Logical Reasoning

According to students, this section turned out to be a no surprise in terms of types of questions. Few Analytical puzzles sets were difficult considering the amount of time available. For the other areas majority of questions were reported to be of easy to moderate difficulty. There were no questions based on Deductions, Data sufficiency, Analogies and Letter Series. A few questions that could have acted as speed breakers could have been skipped. According to students an attempt of 50 questions in 65 mins would have been a good strategy. Question based on cube painted by three colours were never asked earlier in CET. However T.I.M.E. students wouldn’t have faced any difficulty as we had covered similar questions during classroom sessions

The students have recollected that the combination of questions in this section was as follows.

Topic	No. of questions
Analytical Puzzles
Set 1: Distribution with Arrangement	4
Set 2 : Distribution	4
Set 3: Linear Arrangement	4
Set 4 : Blood relations	3
Set 5 : Arrangement 3 x 3	3
Set 6 : Comparison	3
Sub-Total	21
Other Areas
Direction Sense	54
Blood Relations
Coding & Decoding
Number Series
Input and Output
Venn Diagram
Miscellaneous
Clocks
Cubes
Verbal Reasoning
TOTAL	75

Analytical Puzzles:

There were six Analytical Puzzles, 3 sets with three questions each and 4 sets with four questions each. So overall there were 21 questions. Three sets were doable but three sets were difficult, considering the amount of time available. Few students reported that in one of the sets, some information was missing and hence they were not able to find the complete solution.

Analytical Reasoning:

Directions Sense and Blood Relations: Questions based on Directions Sense were straightforward and could have been done easily. However, a couple of questions on blood relation relations were tricky. So, while solving it, one needs to read the information carefully and need to focus on what is the question asked rather than trying to complete the family tree.

Coding – Decoding: All the questions were of easy to moderate difficulty and were definitely doable. Options would have helped to get the answers quickly in most of the questions

Number Series: There was one question where around the circle four numbers were given and one number was at the centre. Two figures were given to establish the relationship and based on that, in the third figure, number at the centre was supposed to be found. Except that question all the other questions were based on finding the next number in the series. However, in a couple of questions they asked what is the next pair of the numbers in the series.

Input Output: There were three individual questions based on input and output.

Venn Diagram: All the questions from this area were individual questions. There were questions involving two sets as well as three sets. Though questions were easy, it was time consuming due to the amount of information to be processed.

Area 2: Abstract Reasoning

Students reported that there were 25 questions in this section, with half the number of questions being easy and remaining Moderate to difficult. There were a few questions that would have posed a good challenge and the student should have been careful in not spending too much time in trying to solve these.

Majority of the questions were in the standard formats of Series and Odd Man Out. There were three slightly different types of questions.

The students have recollected that the break-up of questions in this section was as follows.

Topic	No. of Questions	Easy	Moderate	Difficult
Five Figure Series (To find the next figure)	9	4	3	2
Five Figure Series (To find the missing figure)	2	0	1	1
Four Figure Analogies	3	3	0	0
Odd Man Out (Five Figure, Choose One)	8	5	1	2
Odd Man Out (Figures in Five Rows, Choose One)	2	0	0	2
Nine figures form three groups of three figures each	1	1	0	0
Total	25	13	5	7

A student who has practiced the material well should be able to answer 15 to 18 questions with high accuracy in about 20 minutes.

Area 3: Quantitative Aptitude

All the 50 questions were from the quantitative ability area. No questions based on data interpretation or on the data sufficiency. No questions were asked in the Quantitative Comparison form or in the form of Approximations. Number series questions were also not present in this section.

This section was of mixed difficulty level where more than half the questions were easy. But there were certain questions which were time consuming and at the same time testing the in-depth subject knowledge of the students.

According to the students, the questions were from the topics - Simple equations, Percentages, Profit & Loss, Simple & Compound Interest, Time & Work, Time & Distance, Geometry Mensuration, Numbers and Probability. Majority of the questions were from the Numbers and Arithmetic area.

Presence of questions from the topics like heights and distances might have surprised students as it requires application of trigonometric ratios for solving. However, these questions could have been solved without using trigonometric ratios if, you know the properties of 30 - 60 - 90 triangle and 45 - 45 - 90 triangle.

Though a well-prepared student could have attempted all the questions from this section. It was not advisable as it would have consumed more time leaving lesser time for other sections. So, the better strategy could have been to attempt 30 to 35 easy to moderate questions and skip the lengthy or difficult one.

Students have recollected that the break-up of questions in this section was as follows:

Topic	No. of Questions	Easy	Moderate	Difficult
Simple Equations	3	3
Ratio and Proportion	2	2
Percentages	1	1
Profit and Loss	5	2	2	1
Simple and Compound Interest	1	1
Time and Distance	4	2	2
Time and work	2	1	1
Numbers	16	11	2	3
Progressions	4	3	1
Quadratic Equations	1	1
Probability	2	1		1
Geometry and mensuration	1		1
Heights and Distances	3		3
Clocks	3	2	1
Calendar	2	1		1
Total	50	31	13	6

Area 4: Verbal Ability/Reading Comprehension

This section is on the same lines as it is in the previous slots.

Based on the student feedback on the overall, the paper can be classified as easy to moderate difficult. From what the students have reported, the correct selection of questions along with speed is the key to a good score. Since there wasn’t any element of surprise in the type of questions, a judicious distribution of time and choice would have ensured a comfortable number of attempts with a good accuracy. A good student should have attempted around 125 -130 questions. However, students aiming for the top colleges should have attempted around 140 - 145 questions.

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Maharashtra MBA CET 2024 – Paper Pattern and Analysis Slot-5

Analysis of Maharashtra MBA CET 2024 Slot 5 [ 11th March]

Maharashtra MBA CET 2024 Slot 5 Details
Date: 11th March 2024 (Monday)
Slot: 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Total Number of Questions: 200
Total Time allotted: 150 minutes
No. of Choices per question: 5 choices
No. of Sections: 4 sections
Negative Marks: No negative marking

CET 2024 Paper Pattern

	Area	No. of Questions
1	Logical Reasoning	75
2	Abstract Reasoning	25
3	Quantitative Aptitude	50
4	Verbal Ability / Reading Comprehension	50
	Total	200

The questions were numbered from 1 to 200 with the order of sections as in the table above.

Area 1: Logical Reasoning

As reported by students, unlike the previous three slots, this slot has 35 questions (12 sets) based on puzzles covering various topics. Surprisingly a few quant questions and a DI set were given in this section. No DI was given in quant section. The difficulty level of this section, as reported by students, is moderate.

Logical Reasoning
Topic	No. of questions	Easy	Moderate	Difficult
Analytical Puzzles
Circular Arrangement	4	0	4	0
Distribution	12	4	8	0
Quant Based Reasoning	3	1	2	0
Linear Arrangement	6	1	5	0
Comparisons	1	1	0	0
Analytical Reasoning
Direction Sense	4	3	1	0
Blood Relations	3	1	2	0
Coding & Decoding	7	7	0	0
Number and Letter series	2	1	1	0
Deductions	3	0	3	0
Analogies	4	4	0	0
Clocks	1	0	1	0
Calendars	5	3	2	0
Word Formation	3	1	2	0
Odd Man Out	5	2	3	0
Letter Sequence	3	3	0	0
Missing Number in Figures	3	1	2	0
Miscellaneous	6	6	0	0
TOTAL	75	39	36	0

Analytical Puzzles:

There are 9 sets of analytical puzzles accounting for 26 questions of this section. The puzzles are moderately difficult. Four puzzles have only one question to be answered based on the given information. This made students to feel the puzzles are time consuming.

Analytical Reasoning:

As in all the earlier slots, students have reported that there are a good number of questions from the topics Direction sense, Blood Relations, Coding & Decoding, Deductions/Syllogisms were given. Students have reported that a majority of these questions are easy to answer. Compared to the earlier slots, no new question types are given in this slot.

A careful selection of questions would enable one to attempt a higher number of questions. As most of the analytical reasoning questions are easy, one who pics these questions would have attempted 50questions spending 45 minutes of time.

Verbal/Critical Reasoning:

There are no verbal/critical reasoning questions in this slot.

A careful choice of questions plays a good role in scoring well in this section. A good number of attempts in this section would be about 50 questions, spending 45 minutes on this section.

Area 2: Abstract Reasoning

Students reported that there were 25 questions in this section, with a good number of questions being easy to moderate difficulty. There were a few questions that would have posed a challenge.

A majority of the questions were in the standard formats of Series types of questions like next figure and analogies. There were some questions on counting the number of triangles.

Abstract Reasoning
Topic	No. of questions	Easy	Moderate	Difficult
Five Figure Series (To find the next figure)	3	2	1	0
Analogies	2	1	1	0
Odd Man Out	5	2	2	1
Similar pair	3	1	2	0
Count Number of Triangles	2	1	1	0
Images	5	3	2	0
Dice	3	3	0	0
Embedded Figures	2	2	0	0
TOTAL	25	15	9	1

A student who has practiced the T. I. M. E. material well should be able to answer 18 to 20 questions with high accuracy in about 20 minutes.

Area 3: Quantitative Aptitude

Students have reported that this section was of moderate difficulty level. Only a few of the questions would have posed a challenge to a well-prepared student. All fifty questions in the section were standard Quantitative Questions. There were no Data Interpretation questions. No questions were asked in the Quantitative Comparison form or in the form of Approximations. Number series questions were not present in this section.

According to the students, the questions were from the topics Ratio, Profit & Loss, Time & Work, Time & Distance, Average Mixtures & Alligations, Geometry Mensuration and Numbers. A majority of the questions were from the Time & Distance, Numbers, Geometry and Mensuration area.

Students have recollected that the break-up of questions in this section was as follows:

Quantitative Ability
Topic	No. of questions	Easy	Moderate	Difficult
Ratio	2	1	1	0
Percentages, Profit & Loss	5	3	2	0
Averages	4	1	3	0
Alligations	3	1	2	0
Time & Work	3	0	3	0
Time & Distance	8	4	4	0
Numbers	6	1	5	0
HCF & LCM	2	2	0	0
Probability	4	0	4	0
Clocks	3	1	2	0
Equations	1	0	1	0
Permutations & Combinations	1	0	1	0
Number Series	1	0	1	0
Dat Interpretation	7	5	2	0
TOTAL	50	19	31	0

A well-prepared student should be able to attempt 35 to 40 questions by spending around 45 minutes in this section and score well with high accuracy.

Area 4: Verbal Ability/Reading Comprehension

The VARC section of CET 2024 of slot 4 was a moderately difficult and quite lengthy. This section was a mix of all the areas that test the student’s language skills. Questions consisted of Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension, Verbal ability (Para jumbles: 2 different patterns, Out of Context, Para Summary) & Grammar.

Overall, it was be a doable section if the aspirant had practiced and prepared for the aforementioned questions well.

Students have recollected that the break-up of questions in this section was as follows:

Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension
Topic	No of Questions	Easy	Moderate	Difficult
Vocabulary
Meanings/Synonyms	5	0	1	4
Antonyms	5	0	2	3
Idioms	4	2	2	0
Word/Phrase Replacement	11	7	4	0
Fill in the blanks	9	6	3
Sub Total	34	15	12	7
Grammar
Error Identification	1	1	0	0
Correct/Incorrect Sentences	3	2	1	0
Sub Total	4	3	1	0
Reading Comprehension
Passage 1	4	4	0	0
Passage 2	5	3	2	0
Passage 3	3	3	0	0
Sub Total	12	10	2	0
Total	50	28	15	7

Reading Comprehension:

Total 12 questions of RC were seen. All paragraphs are short and easy to read. The following is the student feedback about the passages.
Passage – 1 (Whether money is key to contentment?) is easy to read and all the four questions are easy.
Passage – 2 (Group of people going on a picnic) had 5 questions. Two of them are indirect and answer choices are close. The other 3 questions are easy to answer.
Passage – 3 (Human nature) had 3 questions and all are easy to answer.

Vocabulary:

There were a total of 34 questions on vocab divided into Synonyms, Antonyms, Idioms, Word and Phrase Substitution, Fill in the blanks.
The exam being vocab heavy, all the words in Synonyms, Antonyms category were difficult.
2 of the four questions on Idioms is easy while the other to are slightly difficult.
Word and Phrase substitution questions are easy to moderate.
Most of the FIB questions are easy to answer.

Grammar:

Students with good knowledge of basic rules of grammar would have answered all the four questions easily.

A student who prepared well could have attempted 35 to 40 questions spending about 40 minutes on this section.

Based on the student feedback on the overall, the paper can be classified as of moderate difficulty. From what the students have reported, the correct selection of questions along with speed is the key to a good score. Since there wasn’t any element of surprise in the type of questions, a judicious distribution of time and choice would have ensured a comfortable number of attempts with a good accuracy. A good student should have attempted around 135 -140 questions. However, students aiming for the top colleges should have attempted around 145 - 150 questions.