The CAT 2025 exam, held on November 30, 2025, continued the exam’s recent trend of keeping TITA (Type-In-The-Answer) questions between 6-10 per slot, with Slot 2 recording the highest number of TITA questions this year.

Based on student responses from all three slots, around 22-28% of the total questions in CAT 2025 were TITA-type, making non-MCQ accuracy an important factor for percentile jump, especially in VARC and DILR.

Compared to CAT 2024, the overall TITA count in 2025 increased slightly, particularly in DILR, where puzzles required deeper logic and careful calculation.

TITA questions are crucial because they do not carry negative marking, yet their higher complexity often makes them time-consuming. Understanding how many TITA questions appeared this year and how this compares to previous years helps candidates to understand CAT’s changing pattern and prepare better for future attempts.

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CAT 2025 TITA Pattern: What Actually Happened

The CAT 2025 exam has total of 68 questions across three sections, but the distribution of TITA questions showed some interesting patterns:

Section-wise TITA Distribution in CAT 2025

Section Total Questions MCQs TITA TITA Percentage
VARC 24 20 4 16.7%
DILR 22 11 11 50%
QA 22 14-15 7-8 32-36%
Total 68 45-46 22-23 32-34%

The change in CAT 2025 was the reintroduction of Paragraph Jumbles as TITA questions after being absent in CAT 2024. In VARC, the breakdown included 2 Odd Sentence Out questions (TITA) and 2 Paragraph Jumbles (TITA).

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Past Year TITA Trends: A 5-Year Analysis

Let's look at how TITA questions have evolved from 2020 to 2025:

The number of TITA questions has been rising year by year, showing a clear upward trend. From roughly 26% in 2020, TITA questions now is about 33% of the entire paper.

Year Total Questions Approximate TITA Questions TITA Percentage
2020 76 18-20 26%
2021 66 16-18 27%
2022 66 19-20 30%
2023 66 18-20 30%
2024 68 20 29%
2025 68 22-23 33%

Section-wise TITA Evolution

Quantitative Aptitude (QA)

  • QA has maintained 7-8 TITA questions for the past 5 years, making it the most predictable section for TITA preparation
  • Time & Work, Speed-Distance, and Ratio-Proportion are the most frequently tested TITA topics, appearing in almost every CAT exam
  • Since calculation-heavy arithmetic questions have no negative marking as TITAs, they become scoring opportunities if you're confident with formulas
Year Total QA Questions TITA Questions TITA % Most Common TITA Topics
2020 26 8-9 34% Arithmetic, Algebra
2021 22 7-8 36% Number Systems, Algebra
2022 22 7-8 36% Arithmetic, Geometry
2023 22 7-8 36% Algebra, Arithmetic
2024 22 8 36% Arithmetic, Number Systems
2025 22 7-8 36% Arithmetic, Algebra

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Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)

  • DILR saw TITA questions jump from 40% to 50%, making it the section with the highest TITA concentration in CAT 2025
  • With half the questions as TITA, candidates couldn't use the traditional strategy of eliminating wrong options, requiring complete accuracy in calculations
  • CAT 2025 had more Logic-based sets rather than pure Data Interpretation, and many of these LR questions were TITA format.
Year Total DILR Questions TITA Questions TITA % Set Structure
2020 24 6-7 29% 8 sets of 3 questions
2021 20 5-6 30% 6 sets (variable)
2022 20 6-7 35% 5 sets of 4 questions
2023 20 6-7 35% 5 sets of 4 questions
2024 22 8-9 40% 5-6 sets (variable)
2025 22 11 50% 5 sets (2×5Q + 3×4Q)

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Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)

  • After being absent in CAT 2024, Paragraph Jumbles returned as TITA questions in all three slots of CAT 2025, catching many candidates off-guard
  • All TITA questions in VARC come from the Verbal Ability section (Odd Sentence Out and Para Jumbles), while RC passages remain MCQ-only
  • VARC consistently has the fewest TITA questions (just 4 out of 24), making it more MCQ-dependent compared to other sections
Year Total VARC Questions TITA Questions TITA % TITA Question Types
2020 26 3-4 15% Odd Sentence, Para Summary
2021 24 3-4 17% Odd Sentence, Para Jumbles
2022 24 4-5 20% Odd Sentence, Para Jumbles
2023 24 4-5 20% Odd Sentence
2024 24 3-4 17% Odd Sentence (No Para Jumbles)
2025 24 4 17% Odd Sentence + Para Jumbles

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Difficulty Level Trends

Here's how candidates perceived the difficulty of TITA questions over the years:

CAT 2025 Slot 2 had tougher DILR, as compared to CAT 2025 which has Moderate level difficulty.

Year Overall TITA Difficulty Key Challenges
2025 Moderate to Difficult Higher TITA share in DILR, return of tricky Para-Jumbles
2024 Moderate Evenly balanced; fewer surprises across sections
2023 Moderate to Difficult Tough Algebra in QA, complex DILR arrangements
2022 Moderate Calculation-heavy QA TITA questions

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Expected Good Attempts (Based on CAT 2025 Analysis)

Percentile Target VARC Attempts DILR Attempts QA Attempts Total Attempts
85%ile 12-13 8-9 10-12 30-34
95%ile 16-17 12-14 14-16 42-47
99%ile 20-22 16-18 18-20 54-60

So to sum up, the number of TITA questions in CAT has been rising every year, and this trend is not expected to change. They made up about 26% of the paper in 2020 and have increased to around 33% in 2025.

For future CAT aspirants, the message is straightforward: don’t fear TITA questions, use them to your advantage. Since these questions have no negative marking, they can help you boost your percentile, but only if your basics are strong and you can solve them accurately.

CAT is becoming a more skill-based exam, and the rise of TITA shows that the test is moving toward deeper thinking and conceptual clarity. Good preparation, regular practice, and smart time management are the keys to handling these questions confidently.

And remember: the best time to start preparing for the next CAT exam was yesterday. The next best time is today!