This page provides downloadable CAT papers for 2018 along with the solutions. The aspirants can use these papers and understand the variety of questions that can be asked in this year's CAT exam and the difficulty level as well. The CAT papers can be downloaded with just one single click on this page, and the aspirants can start solving them right away. The CAT question papers are an excellent source of preparation and can also help aspirants speed up their CAT 2025 preparation.
Download CAT Question Paper PDF 2018
Students planning to prepare for the CAT 2025 exam with the help of previous year question papers can directly download the question paper of 2018 academic year available in the table below. Along with the CAT 2018 question papers, students are also provided with answer keys below.
CAT Exam sections | Slot 1 | Slot 2 | Slot 3 |
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) | Unavailable | ||
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR) | Unavailable | ||
Quantitative Ability (QA) | Unavailable |
CAT 2018 Difficulty Level Analysis
In addition to downloading the CAT 2018 paper PDF, candidates can also get a difficulty analysis of the CAT 2018 exam. The CAT 2018 exam was difficult and the most challenging section was DILR slot 2. For a detailed section-wise breakdown and analysis, candidates can read the further sections.
Section | Total Questions | MCQs | TITA | Difficulty Level | Good Attempts (85% Accuracy) |
VARC (Verbal Ability & RC) | 34 | 27 | 7 | Moderate | 23–26 |
DILR (Data Interpretation & LR) | 32 | 24 | 8 | Moderate to Tough | 14–18 |
QA (Quantitative Aptitude) | 34 | 22 | 12 | Moderate | 20–24 |
Overall | 100 | 73 | 27 | Overall Moderate | 57–68 |
CAT VARC Sectional Analysis
Topic | Questions | Type | Remarks |
Reading Comprehension (5 Passages) | 24 | All MCQs | Moderate difficulty |
Para Jumbles | 4 | TITA | Time-consuming, tricky |
Summary | 3 | MCQ | Moderate |
Odd One Out | 3 | TITA | Slightly tough |
CAT DILR Sectional Analysis
Topic Type | No. of Sets | Questions | Remarks |
Games & Tournaments | 1 | 4 | Logical, moderate |
Venn Diagram | 1 | 4 | Moderate to tough |
Scheduling & Arrangements | 2 | 8 | Lengthy |
Miscellaneous Sets | 4 | 16 | Some doable, some tricky |
CAT QA Sectional Analysis
Topic | Approx. % | Questions | Remarks |
Arithmetic | ~40% | 13–14 | Most scoring area |
Algebra | ~20% | 6–7 | Moderate difficulty |
Geometry | ~10% | 3–4 | Lesser weightage |
Number System | ~10% | 3–4 | Less than previous years |
Modern Math | ~20% | 6–7 | Mix of easy & moderate |
CAT previous years' question paper PDF download -
- CAT 2024 Paper PDF
- CAT 2023 Paper PDF
- CAT 2022 Paper PDF
- CAT 2021 Paper PDF
- CAT 2020 Paper PDF
- CAT 2019 Paper PDF
