Quick answer
Quantitative Ability is 22 of the 68 questions in CAT 2026, 66 marks (32% of the paper) with its own 40 min timer. +3 for a correct answer. −1 for a wrong MCQ, no negative marking for a wrong TITA (type-in-the-answer) question. About a third of the questions are TITA.
Questions
22
Marks
66 of 204
Own timer
40 min
That is about 109 seconds a question. The section closes when its time ends, so pace it on its own clock.
Quantitative Ability topics in CAT
Topic tests for this section are being added. The full mocks cover it in the real CAT interface.
How QA is marked
+3 for a correct answer. −1 for a wrong MCQ, no negative marking for a wrong TITA (type-in-the-answer) question. About a third of the questions are TITA.
What the report shows for QA
Accuracy, time per question and the topics you lost marks on in this section, after every full mock. Your Improvement Pack is built from those topics.
Take the QA section in a full CAT mock
3 full mocks with the same sections, timer and marking. The first one is free.
Questions students ask
How many Quantitative Ability questions are there in CAT 2026?
Quantitative Ability is 22 of the 68 questions in CAT 2026, 66 marks (32% of the paper) with its own 40 min timer. +3 for a correct answer. −1 for a wrong MCQ, no negative marking for a wrong TITA (type-in-the-answer) question. About a third of the questions are TITA.
Which QA topics come in CAT?
The Quantitative Ability section follows the official CAT syllabus; our mocks spread questions across its topics in the proportion of recent papers.
Can I practise only the CAT QA section?
The full mocks give you the Quantitative Ability section with the real timer; topic tests for it are being added.