NinetynineCAT Scheduling questions 41 since 2017
Across the 24 CAT papers from 2017 to 2025, Scheduling was asked 41 times, in 8 of the 24 papers. CAT asks about 1.7 Scheduling questions per paper on average; in 2022–2025 it was 1.3 per paper, against 2.2 in the four years before (falling). Below is how often it appeared each year, the ideas CAT keeps reusing, and every question with its answer.
Key facts
- Across the 24 CAT papers from 2017 to 2025, Scheduling was asked 41 times, in 8 of the 24 papers.
- Scheduling is the 6th most-asked of the 9 CAT DILR topics, with 7.1% of all DILR questions since 2017.
- CAT asks about 1.7 Scheduling questions per paper on average; in 2022–2025 it was 1.3 per paper, against 2.2 in the four years before (falling).
- The heaviest year for Scheduling was CAT 2020, with 12 questions across 3 slots.
Counted from all 24 CAT papers 2017–2025 (1,830 questions), one topic tag per question. How we tag.
How many Scheduling questions come in CAT each year?
| Year | Questions | Slots that year | Per slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAT 2017 | 4 | 2 | 2.0 |
| CAT 2018 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| CAT 2019 | 4 | 2 | 2.0 |
| CAT 2020 | 12 | 3 | 4.0 |
| CAT 2021 | 6 | 3 | 2.0 |
| CAT 2022 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| CAT 2023 | 10 | 3 | 3.3 |
| CAT 2024 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| CAT 2025 | 5 | 3 | 1.7 |
Scheduling ideas CAT has repeated
- Queue simulation: arrivals served by counters/rides/doctors in time slots 22 questions, 2017–2023
- Assign items into ordered slots/issues/shelves under grouping conditions 16 questions, 2019–2021
- Who engaged with whom over which consecutive years (contracts/training spans) 11 questions, 2020–2025
All Scheduling questions, newest first
CAT 2025
- CAT 2025 Slot 2 · Set 3 Ananya Raga, Bhaskar Tala, Charu Veena, and Devendra Sur are four… (5 questions)
CAT 2023
- CAT 2023 Slot 2 · Set 4 Anjali, Bipasha, and Chitra visited an entertainment park that has… (5 questions)
- CAT 2023 Slot 1 · Set 3 A visa processing office (VPO) accepts visa applications in four… (5 questions)
CAT 2021
- CAT 2021 Slot 1 · Set 4 A journal plans to publish 18 research papers, written by eight… (6 questions)
CAT 2020
- CAT 2020 Slot 2 · Set 5 The Humanities department of a college is planning to organize eight… (6 questions)
- CAT 2020 Slot 1 · Set 2 Four institutes, A, B, C, and D, had contracts with four vendors W, X… (6 questions)
CAT 2019
- CAT 2019 Slot 2 · Set 4 Three doctors, Dr. Ben, Dr. Kane and Dr. Wayne visit a particular… (4 questions)
CAT 2017
- CAT 2017 Slot 1 · Set 4 Healthy Bites is a fast food joint serving three items: burgers, fries… (4 questions)
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