CAT Previous Year Question Papers

CAT exam paper has been known for its challenging nature. Despite modifications in the exam pattern over the years it remains one of the toughest MBA entrance exams in India. Those preparing for the CAT 2024 exam should refer to Hitbullseye’s CAT previous year question papers to gain clarity regarding the exam.

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CAT Previous Year Papers: An Overview
CAT Sample Paper
CAT Exam Question Papers
CAT Previous Year Papers: Evolution & Analysis
CAT Previous Years Question Papers
Why to solve CAT Previous Year Papers?
FAQs

Also, you will learn about the CAT exam pattern.

CAT Previous Year Papers: An Overview

Pattern of CAT exam question papers of 2017-23 has been different from the past CAT exams. CAT 2024 is expected to be on a similar pattern as of 2023. The composition of CAT 2023 Question Paper is as mentioned below:

CAT 2023 Exam Pattern

Number of Sections	3
Total Number of Questions	66
Number of choices per question (MCQs)	4
Marks per question	+3
Negative Marking	-1
Negative marking for TITA (Type In The Answer) based questions	NIL

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CAT Exam Question Papers

Here, you can log in and take the test based on the actual CAT papers of the last few years.

Download PDF	Description	Mock Test
CAT 2023 Actual Paper Slot I-II-III	Actual CAT 2023 Question Paper Slot I
	CAT Actual 2023 Question Paper Slot II
	Actual CAT 2023 Question Paper Slot III
CAT 2022 Actual Paper Slot I-II-III	Actual CAT 2022 Question Paper Slot I
	CAT Actual 2022 Question Paper Slot II
	Actual CAT 2022 Question Paper Slot III
CAT 2021 Actual Paper Slot I-II-III	Actual CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot I
	CAT Actual 2021 Question Paper Slot II
	Actual CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot III
CAT 2020 Actual Paper Slot I-II-III	Actual CAT 2020 Question Paper Slot I
	Actual CAT 2020 Question Paper Slot II
	Actual CAT 2020 Question Paper Slot III
CAT 2019 Actual Paper	Actual CAT 2019 Question Paper Slot I
CAT 2019 Actual Paper	Actual CAT 2019 Question Paper Slot II
CAT 2018 Actual Paper	Actual CAT 2018 Question Paper Slot I
CAT 2018 Actual Paper	Actual CAT 2018 Question Paper Slot II
CAT 2017 Actual Paper	Actual CAT 2017 Question Paper Slot I
CAT 2017 Actual Paper	Actual CAT 2017 Question Paper Slot II

CAT 2008 Actual Paper	Actual CAT 2008 Question Paper
CAT 2007 Actual Paper	Actual CAT 2007 Question Paper
CAT 2006 Actual Paper	Actual CAT 2006 Question Paper
CAT 2005 Actual Paper	Actual CAT 2005 Question Paper
CAT 2004 (November) Actual Paper	Actual CAT 2004 Question Paper conducted in November
CAT 2004 (February) Actual Paper	Actual CAT 2004 Question Paper conducted in February.
CAT 2003 Actual Paper	Actual CAT 2003 Question Paper
CAT 2002 Actual Paper	Actual CAT 2002 Question Paper
CAT 2001 Actual Paper	Actual CAT 2001 Question Paper
CAT 2000 Actual Paper	Actual CAT 2000 Question Paper
CAT 1999 Actual Paper	Actual CAT 1999 Question Paper
CAT 1998 Actual Paper	Actual CAT 1998 Question Paper
CAT 1997 Actual Paper	Actual CAT 1997 Question Paper
CAT 1996 Actual Paper	Actual CAT 1996 Question Paper
CAT 1995 Actual Paper	Actual CAT 1995 Question Paper
CAT 1994 Actual Paper	Actual CAT 1994 Question Paper
CAT 1993 Actual Paper	Actual CAT 1993 Question Paper
CAT 1992 Actual Paper	Actual CAT 1992 Question Paper
CAT 1991 Actual Paper	Actual CAT 1991 Question Paper
CAT 1990 Actual Paper	Actual CAT 1990 Question Paper

CAT Previous Year Papers: Evolution & Analysis

The CAT exam has undergone significant changes in the past decade:

Fewer sections and questions
Shorter time limits
On-screen calculators allowed
Introduction of non-MCQ questions

The composition of CAT exam sections remained the same

Verbal section focuses on Reading Comprehension

Quantitative Section emphasizes Arithmetic and Algebra

Reasoning and Data Interpretation can be tackled with shortcuts and practice

Non-MCQs are present in all sections and account for 30% of the weightage.

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CAT Previous Years Question Papers

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