CAT candidates from Chennai find questions on maths tough, lengthy

CHENNAI: Many Master of Business Administration (MBA) aspirants from Chennai, who took up the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2018 on the morning slot on Sunday, found maths questions tough compared to the previous years. Consequently, experts predict the cut-off scores might go down this year and competition for admission into Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and other top business schools in the country which accept CAT scores might increase.

The computer-based test contained 100 questions of which 27 were non-multiple choice questions. There were three sections — verbal ability & reading comprehension (VARC), data interpretation & logical reasoning (DILR) and quantitative ability (QA).

Candidates, who sat for the test in Chennai on slot one, said there were more geometry questions and lengthy arithmetic questions in the QA section than expected. They found it arduous to complete the test on time. One among them, M Pradeep, said he was surprised by the change in comprehension question pattern.

Ramnath Kankadandi, national CAT course director, Triumphant Institute of Education Management (TIME) said the response from students show that difficult questions were aplenty this year. “With quite a few tricky questions and the added possibility of silly mistakes, the cutoffs this year could move marginally south compared to CAT 2017,” he added.

Confusion prevailed at Kundrathur centre in Chennai as latecomers from faraway districts were denied entry. Only six centres were set up across Tamil Nadu.