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CAT 2017: Aspirants find logical reasoning, data interpretation tough again

Overall feedback from takers of CAT 2017, convened by IIM Lucknow, was that the test was 'challenging', requiring best of their efforts

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Vinay Umarji Ahmedabad
While pattern for Common Admission Test (CAT) 2017, the entrance test for Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and over 110 non-IIM business schools, was the same, logical reasoning and data interpretation (LRDI) section proved to be a nemesis for aspirants again as last year. 

Even otherwise, the overall feedback from students who had appeared for CAT 2017 was that the test was ‘challenging’, requiring best of their efforts.   According to IIM-Lucknow, which convened the test, around 199,600 candidates appeared for the exam. 

The three hours test was conducted in two slots of 9 am to noon and 2.30