CAT DILR Analysis 2024: Slot-wise Details

Nov 7, 2025

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The CAT DILR analysis 2024 was that DILR section in general was moderate in difficulty level, in all the three slots and the good attempt will be in the range of 9 to 12 questions on an average.

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The Slot 1 DILR section was moderate to easy and had 22 questions with 2 additional questions, instead of 20 questions. The slot 2 was moderate and slot 3 was difficult to moderate. Slot 1 focused on analytical skills. There were a total of 5 sets, with 3 sets with 4 questions each, 2 sets with 5 questions each and 3 bar-graph-based questions.

Slot 2 focused on reading-based puzzles, average-based graphs, percentages and taxes. Given the overall difficulty level to be easier, the cutoffs for IIMs will likely rise. The CAT 2024 question paper had 22 questions in the DILR portion, which is two more than the previous year. Candidates were given 40 minutes to finish each portion, but the sectional time restriction remained the same.

DILR Analysis CAT 2024 Slot 1

There were five sets of easy to moderately difficult questions in the CAT 2024 Slot 1 DILR segment of which three sets were from data interpretation and two sets from logical reasoning which also included 11 Types In The Answer (TITA) questions in this logical reasoning and data interpretation section.

The DI sets covered topics such as a Stock Market Candle Chart (with provided formulas), a Set Theory puzzle on group travel patterns, and a Star Distribution puzzle for judges.
The LR sets required methodical and strategic thinking, rewarding those who stayed focused under pressure.
It is expected that the number of good attempts in the DILR slot for CAT 2024 is expected to be around 8 to 9 questions.

The distribution of questions and degree of difficulty for the CAT 2024 Slot 1 DILR section are shown in the following table:

Set	No. of Questions	Difficulty Level
Set 1 (DI)	4	Moderate
Set 2 (DI)	4	Moderate
Set 3 (DI)	4	Moderate
Set 4 (LR)	5	Moderate
Set 5 (LR)	5	Moderate

DILR Analysis CAT 2024 Slot 2

Slot 2 also had easy to moderate level questions in the DILR segment and required problem-solving skills along with calculation in which three sets had 4 questions each and two data interpretation sets had 5 questions which also included 3 Types In The Answer (TITA) questions and 2 MCQs in this logical reasoning and data interpretation section.

The number of good attempts in the DILR slot for CAT 2024 was around 10 to 11 questions.

The distribution of questions and degree of difficulty for the CAT 2024 Slot 2 DILR section are shown in the following table:

Set	No. of Questions	Difficulty Level
Set 1 (DI)	4	Moderate
Set 2 (DI)	4	Moderate
Set 3 (LR)	4	Easy
Set 4 (LR)	5	Easy
Set 5 (LR)	5	Easy

DILR Analysis CAT 2024 Slot 3

There were 22 questions in the CAT 2024 Slot 3 DILR (Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning) portion, which were broken up across 5 sets. There were two DI sets of five questions each and three LR sets of four questions each in this section.

This portion was easy to moderately difficult overall. Candidates, however, found the DI sets difficult to respond to. Additionally, one LRDI set contained exclusively TITA questions.

It is expected that the number of good attempts in the DILR slot for CAT 2024 is expected to be around 7 to 10 questions. The distribution of questions and degree of difficulty for the CAT 2024 Slot 3 DILR section are shown in the following table:

Set	No. of Questions	Difficulty Level
Set 1 (LR)	4	Easy
Set 2 (LR)	4	Easy
Set 3 (LR)	4	Easy
Set 4 (DI)	5	Moderate
Set 5 (DI)	5	Moderate

What is A Good CAT Score 2025?

Management universities accept applicants with a good CAT score. The table below details the range of sectional and overall scores. The degree of difficulty of the question paper will also affect the final score.

Overall Score	VARC	DILR	QA
198	72	60	60
161 - 164	70	51	67
140	50	41	58
148	64	46	52
126	57	40	43
110 - 120	47	32	51
95 - 98	43	28	28
85	38	25	24

CAT 2025 Cutoff Determining Factors

The CAT cutoff is declared by the conducting authority after assessing various factors. Apart from the candidate’s performance, here are the determining factors: