CAT question papers

Every released CAT slot paper, taken apart.

All 24 released CAT slot papers from 2017 - 2025, 1,830 questions, with the per-year and per-section split of each one.

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Slot papers: 24
Years: 2017 - 2025
Questions: 1,830
Largest year: 2020

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Which CAT question papers are available, and what is in each?

Prasnya holds 24 released CAT slot papers spanning 2017 - 2025 — three slots a year from 2025 back to 2020, and two a year for 2017 to 2019 — totalling 1,830 transcribed questions. Every paper is broken into its three sections, and the split is published rather than described: CAT 2025's three slots hold 204 questions between them — 72 Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension, 66 Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning, 66 Quantitative Aptitude — while CAT 2020 is the largest year at 228, because that pattern ran 76 questions per slot against the 66 to 68 of the current one. Each paper can be read question by question for free at chapter level, or started as a timed mock under the section order and marking scheme its own year used. The papers are not offered as PDF downloads; they are offered as a practisable, searchable and scoreable set. Prasnya is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to the IIMs or any examination body.

The papers

Every published CAT year, section by section

Question counts measured against the catalog on 2026-08-18. CAT 2020 is the outlier because that year's pattern ran 76 questions per slot; the 2021 pattern settled at 66 to 68.

CAT question papers on Prasnya: slots and question counts per year, per section
Year	Slots	VARC	DILR	QA	Total
CAT 2025	3	72	66	66	204
CAT 2024	3	72	66	66	204
CAT 2023	3	72	60	66	198
CAT 2022	3	72	60	66	198
CAT 2021	3	72	60	66	198
CAT 2020	3	78	72	78	228
CAT 2019	2	68	64	68	200
CAT 2018	2	68	64	68	200
CAT 2017	2	68	64	68	200

The mix

The difficulty mix, as the exam actually set it

Every question carries the difficulty band it was assessed at, so a set can be filtered to the rung you keep losing marks on. This is the mix across the whole published catalog — a distribution a question writer guessing at CAT cannot reproduce.

Easy: 96 (5%)
Medium: 858 (47%)
Hard: 768 (42%)
Very hard: 108 (6%)

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The questions

Questions people ask

Is the CAT 2024 question paper available?: Yes — all three CAT 2024 slots, 204 questions, split 72 VARC, 66 DILR and 66 Quantitative Aptitude. Each question is mapped to its topic, carries a worked solution, and can be practised individually or as part of a timed mock.
How far back do the papers go?: To 2017. Nine years, 24 slot papers, 1,830 questions. Papers older than that are not transcribed, and no page here claims them.
Can I download the CAT question papers as PDFs?: No, and that is deliberate. A PDF is the paper as printed; what is offered here is the paper taken apart — every question filed to its topic, answerable under a clock, scored under CAT's marking scheme, and followed by a report. If a PDF is what you need, several sites publish them.
Why does CAT 2020 have more questions than 2024?: Because the pattern changed. CAT 2020 ran 76 questions per slot across three slots, which is 228 in the catalog; the pattern from 2021 onward is 66 to 68 per slot. The mocks respect this: a 2020 paper is sat under the clock 2020 used, not under today's.
Are all three slots of each year included?: For 2020 to 2025, yes — three slots each. CAT 2017, 2018 and 2019 ran two slots, and both are included. That is what the 24 figure counts: distinct paper-and-shift pairs, not years.
Is Prasnya affiliated with the IIMs?: No. Prasnya is an independent practice platform and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the IIMs or any examination body. The questions are transcribed from released CAT papers.
What does it cost?: Plans start at Rs 67/month, with Plus at Rs 129/month and Pro at Rs 149/month. Each is a one-time payment for one month — nothing auto-renews and no card is stored. New accounts get 1 day of full access first, without a card.

Which CAT question papers are available, and what is in each?

Every published CAT year, section by section

Question counts measured against the catalog on 2026-08-18. CAT 2020 is the outlier because that year's pattern ran 76 questions per slot; the 2021 pattern settled at 66 to 68.

CAT question papers on Prasnya: slots and question counts per year, per section
Year	Slots	VARC	DILR	QA	Total
CAT 2025	3	72	66	66	204
CAT 2024	3	72	66	66	204
CAT 2023	3	72	60	66	198
CAT 2022	3	72	60	66	198
CAT 2021	3	72	60	66	198
CAT 2020	3	78	72	78	228
CAT 2019	2	68	64	68	200
CAT 2018	2	68	64	68	200
CAT 2017	2	68	64	68	200

The difficulty mix, as the exam actually set it

Easy

96 (5%)

Medium

858 (47%)

Hard

768 (42%)

Very hard

108 (6%)

Questions people ask

Is the CAT 2024 question paper available?

Yes — all three CAT 2024 slots, 204 questions, split 72 VARC, 66 DILR and 66 Quantitative Aptitude. Each question is mapped to its topic, carries a worked solution, and can be practised individually or as part of a timed mock.

How far back do the papers go?

To 2017. Nine years, 24 slot papers, 1,830 questions. Papers older than that are not transcribed, and no page here claims them.

Can I download the CAT question papers as PDFs?

No, and that is deliberate. A PDF is the paper as printed; what is offered here is the paper taken apart — every question filed to its topic, answerable under a clock, scored under CAT's marking scheme, and followed by a report. If a PDF is what you need, several sites publish them.

Why does CAT 2020 have more questions than 2024?

Because the pattern changed. CAT 2020 ran 76 questions per slot across three slots, which is 228 in the catalog; the pattern from 2021 onward is 66 to 68 per slot. The mocks respect this: a 2020 paper is sat under the clock 2020 used, not under today's.

Are all three slots of each year included?

For 2020 to 2025, yes — three slots each. CAT 2017, 2018 and 2019 ran two slots, and both are included. That is what the 24 figure counts: distinct paper-and-shift pairs, not years.

Is Prasnya affiliated with the IIMs?

No. Prasnya is an independent practice platform and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the IIMs or any examination body. The questions are transcribed from released CAT papers.

What does it cost?

Plans start at Rs 67/month, with Plus at Rs 129/month and Pro at Rs 149/month. Each is a one-time payment for one month — nothing auto-renews and no card is stored. New accounts get 1 day of full access first, without a card.