India, Nov. 30 -- The Common Admission Test (CAT) 2025, conducted by IIM Kozhikode, began today, November 30, with the first slot concluding at 10:30 am. The national-level entrance exam is being held across three slots throughout the day.

According to Gautam Puri, Co-Founder and MD of Career Launcher, who analysed the paper based on early student reactions, CAT 2025 Slot 1 was manageable but slightly more difficult compared to CAT 2024 Slot 1.

The exam followed the familiar pattern with 68 questions to be attempted in 120 minutes, divided into three timed sections:

VARC (Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension): 40 minutes

DILR (Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning): 40 minutes

QA (Quantitative Ability): 40 minutes

Puri noted tha...