Quick answer
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension is 24 of the 68 questions in CAT 2026, 72 marks (35% 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
24
Marks
72 of 204
Own timer
40 min
That is about 100 seconds a question. The section closes when its time ends, so pace it on its own clock.
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension topics in CAT
Topic tests for this section are being added. The full mocks cover it in the real CAT interface.
How VARC 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 VARC
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 VARC 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 Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension questions are there in CAT 2026?
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension is 24 of the 68 questions in CAT 2026, 72 marks (35% 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 VARC topics come in CAT?
The Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension 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 VARC section?
The full mocks give you the Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension section with the real timer; topic tests for it are being added.