Quant was the toughest section and average student would have find it very difficult to attempt more than 7/8 questions and Cut-off is expected to be lower than 30.

Data sufficiency questions were a part of Quant section and two out of the four questions in DS were sitters . The section was full of questions from algebra and arithmetic (as many as 17 questions: 68%). Questions from geometry and modern mathematics (comprising of permutation, combination & probability) were reduced. Most of the questions required not only good fundamentals but also a lot of calculations and students must have found many unfamiliar questions. Questions those should have been attempted

1. Question on odd integers
2. All the DS questions
3. 1/m + 4/n = 1/12
4. Miso Currency.
5. Average age of family
6. Quadratic equation
7. Circle
8. Tea question

All the above 11 questions could have been attempted in less than 25 minutes. This time Quant section proved the old adage “CAT is a test of time management and question selection” . In CAT 2006 most of the questions were of same level of difficulty but it was different this year. Though the cutoff could be as low as 20/21, a score of 45+ was easily achievable with right question selection.

English Usage and Reading Comprehension section was totally different from what it was in CAT 2006. There were no questions on Fact, Interference, and Judgment. The Sentence Correction questions were very unusual. Jumbles Paragraph questions were lengthy but not that tough.

Read the entire sources of EU/RC section @ http://www.cat4mba.com/cat07/english-source.

DI was the easiest section and the cutoff is expected to be more than 35.

There was no question on chart/graphs. All the information for data interpretation questions was given in tabular form. Out of the 5 sets of questions, 2 were pure calculation based and that was just opposite of what was DI in 2006.

Preference of attempts:
1. Companies cost in US dollars of major surgeries in USA and a select few Asian countries
2. Questions on low cost airline company
3. Data Sufficiency Questions
4. Health drink company’s R&D Department
5. Actual cost incurred by a company
6. Students and Vegetarian