Common Admission Test 2007
On the whole, the CAT 2007 paper was tough, with no section providing much of
a respite to the aspirants. Comparatively speaking, the students would have
found Data Interpretation (DI), with a mix of calculations and logic to be on
the easier side. Data Sufficiency in its old format reappeared in CAT after a
span of three years, more so in two different sections! The emphasis in the DI
section was definitely on speed of calculation.
But Quantitative Ability (QA) proved to be mind bogglingly difficult for the
average student. However, on a closer look 7-8 questions could have been solved
using options without using deeper mathematical knowledge.
In Verbal Ability (VA), the number of Reading Comprehension (RC) passages was
more than last year, though they were not lengthy. The number of questions per
passage was low, just three each. Though, for a change, there were no abstract
questions in RC, however, each passage required meticulous reading. As a
section, it is safe to infer that the VA section checked almost all the aspects,
including verbal logic, vocabulary and grammar.
The Sentence Correction questions in VA were different in nature to last
year’s, while the Para jumbles provided a bit of a breather in terms of
difficulty level.
Overall, even though the paper did not pose any surprise, pattern wise, with
the number of questions remaining 75 as last year, the level of difficulty was
increased by at least two to three notches.
In conclusion, even with the best of preparations it would be really tough to
score 100 in this paper.
Overview
Here is an overview of how you should have attempted this paper.
|
CAT 2007 |
| Section |
Topic |
No. of Qs |
Total
Marks |
Suggested
time (min.) |
Possible
attempts |
Expected
Cut-off’s |
| I
|
Quantitative Ability |
25 |
100 |
55 |
12 |
26 |
| II
|
Logical Reasoning and Data
Interpretation |
25 |
100 |
45 |
14 |
36 |
| III
|
Verbal Ability |
25 |
100 |
50 |
15 |
23 |
|
Total |
75 |
300 |
150 |
41 |
100 |
Disclaimer: These cut-offs are decided
by our expert faculty who have attempted the CAT 2007 paper and may not tally
with the actual IIM cut-offs. These are calculations based on our experience and
expertise.
Expected Cut Offs for different institutes:
|
Institute |
Likely Cut Offs in
2007 |
| Atleast 1 IIM call |
100+ |
|
MDI,
SP JAIN,
IMT,
IMI,
NITIE,
Great Lakes |
90-100 |
|
MDI (HR),
TAPMI,
MICA,
IMI (HR) |
80-90 |
|
KJS,
Fore,
LBS,
BIM,
NIRMA,
Welingkar |
75-80 |
|
ITM,
FMS(BHU),
IIFM,
IISWBM,
IFMR |
67-75 |
|
BIMTECH,
Kirloaskar,
Jaipuria |
60-67 |
|
IILM (Lodhi Road),
IMDR,
SDMIMD,
JIMS Rohini |
below 60 |
Disclaimer: These cut-offs are decided
by our expert faculty who have attempted the CAT 2007 paper and may not tally
with the actual IIM cut-offs. These are calculations based on our experience and
expertise.
