If you're planning on taking the Common Admission Test (CAT) soon, it's best to start preparing as early as possible. The exam is highly competitive and requires a lot of dedication and hard work. To approach the CAT exam, you should start by creating a study schedule that allows you to balance your work and study efficiently. Set achievable goals for yourself and stay committed to your plan. Make sure that you familiarize yourself with the exam pattern and syllabus - this will help you to focus on the most important topics and allocate your time effectively. Practice regularly, take mock tests and analyze your performance to identify your weaknesses and strengths. Lastly, don't stress yourself out and stay calm during the exam - a composed mind will help you to perform better.
CAT EXAM SYLLABUS
CAT Exam Syllabus | Topics |
Quantitative Aptitude | Quantitative Aptitude – Number System, Geometry Time and Work, Algebra, Mensuration and Arithmetic |
Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation | Puzzles, Seating Arrangement, Blood Relation, Syllogism, Coding and Decoding Tables, Graphs, Data Caselets |
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension | Reading Comprehension, Para Jumbles, Para Summary, Verbal Ability, Odd Sentence Out |
SOME PROVEN TECHNIQUE TO ACE YOUR EXAM
Stay calm and avoid thinking of the results too much. ...
Avoid spending more than two minutes on any question. ...
It is important to be familiar with the CAT 2023 exam window. ...
Speed and accuracy are the real game-changers when solving the CAT exam questions. ...
If your VARC section is weaker, look for easier RC passages that will help you score more. ...
STUDY MATERIAL
We have divided this CAT study material into three sections:
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning
Quantitative Ability
Under this CAT complete course, you will find video tutorials for CAT Preparation covering the complete CAT syllabus. We will also provide PDFs and documents with articles and questions for CAT Preparation wherever required.
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension Study Material for CAT 2023
To effectively prepare for VARC section, you should make the habit of Reading at least one hour a day. Start with any topic of your interest. It can be sports, finance, novels etc. Once you get into the habit of reading, move on to read from diverse sources like the Economist, Economic times, Washington Post, The Hindu etc.
Follow the simple strategy:
Solve one Reading Comprehension (RC) everyday
Once you complete reading, make a summary of what you have read.
Do not spend too much time on improving your vocabulary, since if you read regularly your vocabulary will automatically improve over the period of time.
Reading Comprehension for CAT
To master the reading comprehension section of CAT, start reading at least one editorial on daily basis each from The Hindu and Mint. Prefer to read online version as it will help you to get into the habit of reading online, since your actual exam shall also take place on computer screen. Watch this video to know the Reading Comprehension Tricks for CAT.
Read following books The Secret, The Alchemist, Rich Dad Poor Dad, Power of Subconscious Mind, Think and Grow Rich
Next read Aeon Essays. For beginners, these essays may be difficult to comprehend. But as you get into habit into reading it, you will observe considerable improvement in your RC skills.
Reading Speed
Lets’ now talk about the reading speed. It may take 3 to 6 months to build your reading speed.
Try solving RC’s given below:
Reading Comprehension Passages
RC 99 by Aristotle
Para Summary: Watch this video
Para Completion: Watch this video
Para Jumbles: Watch this video
Odd Sentence Out: Watch this video
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning Study Material
The reasoning section of CAT exam is divided into two sections viz. Logical Reasoning (LR) and Data Interpretation (DI).
To start learning the basics of logical reasoning, straight away purchase the book How to prepare logical reasoning by Arun Sharma
The key to success in this section is PRACTICE, PRACTICE and more PRACTICE. Try to practice lot of puzzles and logical reasoning questions to improve your problem solving skills. Let’s get going now with this CAT guide:
Linear Arrangements: Watch this video.
Linear Arrangement Practice Questions by Cetking
Linear Arrangement Questions by Cracku
Circular Arrangements: Watch this video
Circular Arrangement Questions by WordPundit
Arrangement Puzzles/Einstein Puzzles: Watch this video
Routes and Networks: Watch this video
Car Routes Question by 2IIM
Knockout Tournament Questions by Bodheeprep
Round Robin Tournament: Watch this video
Scheduling: Watch this video
Cubes and Dices: Watch this video
Blood Relations: Watch this video
Truth Liar: Watch this video
2D Space: Watch this video
Logical Grouping: Watch this video
Data Interpretation
Bar Graphs: Watch this video
Line Graphs: Watch this video
Pie Charts: Watch this video
Unconventional Charts:
Tables: Watch this video
Venn Diagrams: Watch this video
Data Sufficiency: Watch this video
Caselets: Watch this video
Quantitative Ability Study Material for CAT
The Quantitative Ability section tests your problem solving skills. The questions are of 10th/12th standards mathematics. The trick is to first go through the concepts and then attempts practice questions followed by practice tests. So lets’ get started topic by topic in this CAT Course 2023. Before moving forward, watch this video on How to Prepare for Quants?
Number System: Watch this video. The video is bit long, but we suggest you to go through it and make your own notes out of it.
Linear Equations: Watch this video
Quadratic Equations: Watch this video
Inequalities: Watch this video
Polynomials: Watch this video
Functions: Watch this video
Progressions and Series: Watch this video
Surds and Indices: Watch this video
Percentages: Watch this video
Averages: Watch this video
Mixture & Allegations: Watch this video
Simple Interest and Compound Interest: Watch this video
Time, Speed and Distance: Watch this video
Time and Work: Watch this video
Geometry: Watch these four videos: Video 1, Video 2, Video 3, Video 4
Mensuration: Watch these four videos: Video 1, Video 2, Video 3, Video 4
Coordinate Geometry: Watch this video
Permutations and Combinations: Watch this video
Set Theory: Video
SOME BOOKS TO REFER
1. Rodha Education YouTube Channel - Rodha is the go-to YouTube channel for CAT aspirants for concept videos. You can learn all VA-RC, DI-LR and QA concepts for free on the Rodha YouTube channel. The channel promises to begin with basics and take the difficulty level of practice questions to 30% above that of CAT.
2. Khan Academy YouTube Channel - Khan Academy is one of the world's most popular free learning platforms offering courses on their official website and YouTube channel. Their YouTube channel, founded by HBS and MIT graduate Sal Khan, comprises innumerable concept videos for a plethora of subjects, including core mathematics concepts. These are immensely helpful and teach concepts from beginner to advanced level, for free! If you're looking to clarify important QA concepts, this is a must-visit channel for you.
3. 2iim YouTube Channel - 2iim is a CAT-coaching platform founded by Rajesh Balasubramanian, a 4-time CAT 100 percentiler, an alumnus of IIM Bangalore, and a popular Quoran. The channel produces videos ranging from detailed solutions for previous years' CAT papers to FAQs related to preparing for the exam. The channel also provides longer-term CAT preparation strategies.
4. TIME YouTube Channel - TIME is one of the leading CAT-coaching organizations in India, and has made their concept videos available on their official YouTube channel. These concept videos cover all three sections of CAT are taught by TIME faculty.
5. Takshzila's Free FundaBooks - Takshzila, one of the most popular and loved learning forums for CAT aspirants, has made available downloadable PDFs of important CAT QA concepts, segmented by major topics like Arithmetic, Algebra, Number Systems etc. These are free of cost and include practice questions as well.
Takshzila also provides fantastic and reasonably priced (earlier freely available on their YouTube channel) concept videos on the Takshzila Learnyst website. These also include topic-wise practice tests, and their courses are highly revered in the CAT-preparation universe. They also take online classes for all three sections of CAT.
6. Study Material By TathaGat, Wordpandit - Tathagat and Wordpandit are online learning platforms for CAT aspirants, and both provide downloadable concept lessons for all three sections of CAT, with a greater focus on Quantitative Ability lessons. This study material can be found on the respective websites of these platforms.
7. Best Downloads of GMATClub - GMATClub is one of the world's biggest forums that brings together GMAT aspirants looking to make it to the world's top business schools. There is a significant overlap in the syllabus of and the type of questions asked on the GMAT and the CAT, and aspirants of the latter exam can download free study material and question banks provided by the forum.
8. The Best Resources For VA-RC Preparation - This is a compilation of the best free resources you can use to prepare for the VA-RC section of CAT. This comprises a reading list compiled by a two-time CAT VA-RC 99+ percentiler, and will be very helpful if you're looking to improve your verbal ability and passage comprehension skills.
9. Cracku YouTube Channel - This channel contains CAT exam shortcuts, formulas, tips, tricks for all sections of CAT Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC), Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) and Quantitative Aptitude (QA).
10. TestPrep By InsideIIM - This channel contains section-wise concepts explained by CAT toppers, CAT preparation strategies, sessions by seasoned CAT trainers.
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