CAT VARC topic-wise weightage
Reading Comprehension makes up 67% of all VARC questions and Verbal Ability makes up 33%.
Share of VARC questions by topic
EasyMediumHard
202069%
202167%
202267%
202367%
202467%
202567%
202031%
202133%
202233%
202333%
202433%
202533%
Year-wise Chapter Analysis
Average number of questions per slot
4.8
Specific Detail
3.8
Inference
2.4
Argument Analysis
2.3
Structure and Function
1.4
Main Idea
1.2
Application
0.2
Tone
2.5
Para Summary
2.2
Parajumbles
1.7
Odd One Out
1.5
Para Completion
24
VARC slot
Reading Comprehension16
Verbal Ability8
CAT VARC chapter-wise weightage
Chapter-wise questions by year
Average number of questions per slot
| Topic | Chapter | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | Specific DetailReading Comprehension | 6.3 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 | |
| InferenceReading Comprehension | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 3.7 | 3.8 | ||
| Argument AnalysisReading Comprehension | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 2.4 | ||
| Structure and FunctionReading Comprehension | 0.7 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.3 | ||
| Main IdeaReading Comprehension | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 | ||
| ApplicationReading Comprehension | 1.3 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | |||
| ToneReading Comprehension | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | ||||||
| Verbal Ability | Para SummaryVerbal Ability | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | |
| ParajumblesVerbal Ability | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.2 | |||
| Odd One OutVerbal Ability | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 | ||
| Para CompletionVerbal Ability | 2.3 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
Reading Comprehension
Average number of questions per slot, by chapter
EasyMediumHard
20206.3
20215.3
20222.3
20236.0
20245.0
20254.0
20204.3
20213.3
20223.7
20232.3
20246.0
20253.7
20203.0
20212.7
20223.0
20232.0
20241.3
20252.7
20200.7
20211.3
20223.0
20234.0
20242.3
20252.7
20202.0
20212.3
20221.3
20230.7
20240.7
20251.3
20201.3
20211.0
20222.7
20231.0
20240.0
20251.7
20200.3
20210.0
20220.0
20230.0
20240.7
20250.0
Verbal Ability
Average number of questions per slot, by chapter
EasyMediumHard
20203.0
20213.0
20222.0
20232.0
20243.0
20252.0
20203.0
20213.0
20223.3
20232.0
20240.0
20252.0
20202.0
20212.0
20220.3
20232.0
20242.0
20252.0
20200.0
20210.0
20222.3
20232.0
20243.0
20252.0
CAT VARC difficulty level
Verbal Ability has the larger share of both Easy (40%) and Hard (31%) questions. Reading Comprehension is more evenly spread, with Medium its largest share (39%).
Difficulty split by topic
Share of each topic's questions, CAT 2020–2025
EasyMediumHard
Specific Detail42%33%25%
Inference31%42%27%
Argument Analysis25%52%23%
Structure and Function40%29%31%
Main Idea48%44%
Application57%30%13%
Tone100%
Para Summary60%20%20%
Parajumbles25%20%55%
Odd One Out22%52%26%
Para Completion50%32%18%
All VARC38%36%26%
Difficulty split by year
Share of each year's VARC questions
EasyMediumHard
CAT 202542%40%18%
CAT 202433%36%31%
CAT 202343%31%26%
CAT 202234%33%33%
CAT 202145%33%22%
CAT 202036%40%24%
CAT VARC slot-wise analysis
Reading Comprehension has 16 to 18 questions in every slot. Verbal Ability has 8 in every slot.
Chapter count by slot
VARC questions from each chapter in every slot, CAT 2020–2025
Reading ComprehensionVerbal Ability
24 questions
Specific Detail2 questions
Inference4 questions
Argument Analysis1 question
Structure and Function4 questions
Main Idea3 questions
Application2 questions
Para Summary2 questions
Parajumbles2 questions
Odd One Out2 questions
Para Completion2 questions
Slot 1
24 questions
Specific Detail4 questions
Inference4 questions
Argument Analysis4 questions
Structure and Function2 questions
Application2 questions
Para Summary2 questions
Parajumbles2 questions
Odd One Out2 questions
Para Completion2 questions
Slot 2
24 questions
Specific Detail6 questions
Inference3 questions
Argument Analysis3 questions
Structure and Function2 questions
Main Idea1 question
Application1 question
Para Summary2 questions
Parajumbles2 questions
Odd One Out2 questions
Para Completion2 questions
Slot 3
2025
24 questions
Specific Detail4 questions
Inference6 questions
Argument Analysis1 question
Structure and Function3 questions
Main Idea2 questions
Para Summary3 questions
Odd One Out2 questions
Para Completion3 questions
Slot 1
24 questions
Specific Detail7 questions
Inference6 questions
Argument Analysis1 question
Structure and Function2 questions
Para Summary3 questions
Odd One Out2 questions
Para Completion3 questions
Slot 2
24 questions
Specific Detail4 questions
Inference6 questions
Argument Analysis2 questions
Structure and Function2 questions
Tone2 questions
Para Summary3 questions
Odd One Out2 questions
Para Completion3 questions
Slot 3
2024
24 questions
Specific Detail5 questions
Inference2 questions
Argument Analysis2 questions
Structure and Function6 questions
Application1 question
Para Summary2 questions
Parajumbles2 questions
Odd One Out2 questions
Para Completion2 questions
Slot 1
24 questions
Specific Detail7 questions
Inference2 questions
Argument Analysis2 questions
Structure and Function2 questions
Main Idea1 question
Application2 questions
Para Summary2 questions
Parajumbles2 questions
Odd One Out2 questions
Para Completion2 questions
Slot 2
24 questions
Specific Detail6 questions
Inference3 questions
Argument Analysis2 questions
Structure and Function4 questions
Main Idea1 question
Para Summary2 questions
Parajumbles2 questions
Odd One Out2 questions
Para Completion2 questions
Slot 3
2023
24 questions
Specific Detail1 question
Inference2 questions
Argument Analysis6 questions
Structure and Function4 questions
Main Idea1 question
Application2 questions
Para Summary3 questions
Parajumbles3 questions
Para Completion2 questions
Slot 1
24 questions
Specific Detail4 questions
Inference3 questions
Argument Analysis2 questions
Structure and Function3 questions
Main Idea2 questions
Application2 questions
Para Summary3 questions
Parajumbles3 questions
Para Completion2 questions
Slot 2
24 questions
Specific Detail2 questions
Inference6 questions
Argument Analysis1 question
Structure and Function2 questions
Main Idea1 question
Application4 questions
Parajumbles4 questions
Odd One Out1 question
Para Completion3 questions
Slot 3
2022
24 questions
Specific Detail5 questions
Inference3 questions
Argument Analysis4 questions
Structure and Function1 question
Main Idea1 question
Application2 questions
Para Summary3 questions
Parajumbles3 questions
Odd One Out2 questions
Slot 1
24 questions
Specific Detail7 questions
Inference5 questions
Argument Analysis2 questions
Structure and Function1 question
Main Idea1 question
Para Summary3 questions
Parajumbles3 questions
Odd One Out2 questions
Slot 2
24 questions
Specific Detail4 questions
Inference2 questions
Argument Analysis2 questions
Structure and Function2 questions
Main Idea5 questions
Application1 question
Para Summary3 questions
Parajumbles3 questions
Odd One Out2 questions
Slot 3
2021
26 questions
Specific Detail6 questions
Inference4 questions
Argument Analysis3 questions
Main Idea3 questions
Application2 questions
Para Summary3 questions
Parajumbles3 questions
Odd One Out2 questions
Slot 1
26 questions
Specific Detail5 questions
Inference7 questions
Argument Analysis2 questions
Structure and Function1 question
Main Idea2 questions
Tone1 question
Para Summary3 questions
Parajumbles3 questions
Odd One Out2 questions
Slot 2
26 questions
Specific Detail8 questions
Inference2 questions
Argument Analysis4 questions
Structure and Function1 question
Main Idea1 question
Application2 questions
Para Summary3 questions
Parajumbles3 questions
Odd One Out2 questions
Slot 3
2020
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