CAT 2024 preparation in two months is possible. All you need to do is follow a focussed preparation strategy. With the short duration of 2 month, you need to practice more. Check here how to crack CAT 2024 in two months.
CAT preparation in 2 months
CAT preparation is not easy, especially if you have started studying just two months before. Those who filled the CAT 2024 application form at the last moment and are still thinking how to start preparation, they don't have much time. CAT 2024 is scheduled for November 24, 2024. So, start preparation now.
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Q: What is the CAT 2024 exam date?
Q: Will CAT exam 2025 also be conducted in three shifts?
Yes, the CAT 2025 exam will be conducted in three shifts. Until 2019, CAT was conducted in two shifts and the exam duration used to be 180 minutes. However, in 2020, the number of shifts were increased to three and exam duration was reduced to 120 minutes in order to follow the social distancing guidelines for COVID-19. Since the COVID-9 pandemic appropriate behaviour had to be followed at public places and gatherings, the examination authorities increased the number of exam slots to ensure a limited number of candidates can be accommodated at any exam centre in a given exam slot by following social distancing and seating arrangement with gap. Since then, the CAT is conducted in three shifts - morning, afternoon and evening. In CAT 2025 too, there will be three slots which will be allotted to applicants in no particular order. The CAT exam slot timings will be - 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
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How to Crack CAT in 2 Months
Two months may sound less for CAT 2024 preparation, but it’s possible to prepare in 60 days, if you utilise the time judiciously. Here are some tips that you must apply right away for CAT exam preparation 2024.
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Take CAT Mock Test
As mentioned earlier, start with a CAT mock test and assess you strengths and weaknesses. Make a list and allot specific time to the topics. Out of 8 hours of study, allot more time to tough topics. Go through the CAT previous papers to know which topics dominate the test. For example, in the past five year, Arithmetic has mostly dominated the CAT Quant section. This way, you’ll know which topics to prepare and which can be dropped for the want of time.
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Strengthen Vocabulary and Grammar
You don’t have the time to read books and novels to strengthen reading comprehension in the conventional way. So, focus on vocabulary and grammar. If you’ll get the grammatical concepts right, it won’t be too difficult to handle RC paragraphs and parajumbles.
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Q: Which IIM will conduct CAT 2024 exam?
The top 6 Indian Institute of Management are given the responsibility to conduct the Common Admission Test exam. Each of the top Indian Institutes of Management conducts the exam rotation-wise after a gap of five years. The responsibility to conduct the CAT 2023 was given to IIM Lucknow. Professor Sanjeet Singh had been appointed as the CAT convener. For CAT 2024, IIM Calcutta will be the exam convening institute. IIM Calcutta will be responsible for preparation and conduct of the exam without glitches, in collaboration with TCS for test labs and centres. The institute will design the question papers, exam pattern and guidelines, as well as manage the conduct of exam and preparation of admit card, answer key and result.
CAT Conducting Indian Institute of Management Over the Years:
- 2023: IIM Lucknow
- 2022: IIM Bangalore
- 2021: IIM Ahmedabad
- 2020: IIM Indore
- 2019: IIM Kozhikode
- 2018: IIM Calcutta
- 2017: IIM Lucknow
- 2016: IIM Bangalore
- 2015: IIM Ahmedabad
- 2014: IIM Indore
- 2013: IIM Indore
- 2012: IIM Kozhikode
- 2011: IIM Calcutta
- 2010: IIM Lucknow
- 2009: IIM Ahmedabad
For more information, you may visit the Shiksha Common Admission Test page. (https://www.shiksha.com/mba/cat-exam). I hope this will help you.
Practice Sample Questions
You don’t have the time to first read all the chapters and then practice sample questions so, go in the reverse mode. With the basic knowledge of Maths and English, solve CAT sample questions and see how much you know about a particular chapter or what are your specific pain points. Work on them accordingly. Solve sample questions of various difficulty levels – easy, moderate and high. This will prepare you for all types of questions in the CAT 2024.
Download:
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- CAT 2017 Question Paper: Download Free PDF
Have Problem Solving Sessions
Join online study groups on Facebook, Telegram, YouTube or coaching websites for doubt clearing and problem solving sessions. You will find many mentors willing to help aspirants in cracking the CAT. The other aspirants you will interact with in these groups may also might help you in preparing a topic by sharing their insights. Another benefit of these sessions, is that it will keep you motivated and help in gaining confidence.
Practice Questions:
- Verbal Ability (VA) solved questions
- Data Interpretation (DI) solved questions
- Data Interpretation (DI) solved questions - Part 2
- Logical Reasoning (LR) solved questions
- Quantitative Aptitude (QA) solved questions
Stay Motivated
CAT is a speed based test and all that matters is how you perform in that 2 hours of the exam. So, do not worry about how much you’ve studied. Just be confident of how much you’ve studied, because if you’ve studied that well, you’ll be able to crack the CAT. You must remember that you don’t have to solve all the questions in CAT. Choose only those questions you know you can solve correctly. For that, you need to stay motivated, not only on the exam day, but all throughout the CAT preparation phase.
Do not break down, if you are unable to crack a topic. You know you started late. Moreover, CAT exam is not the end of the world. You can appear for it again. You’ll in fact only learn good things from the first attempt.
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What to do in Last Two Months Before CAT 2024?
Those who have already been preparing for CAT 2024, need to now move to revision and mock test practice. Dedicate the last one and a half months to rigorous CAT mock test practice and analysis of you performance. Make sure to also have doubt clearing sessions with mentors or peer group so that there’s no chapter of the CAT syllabus that remains untouched.
In the last 15 days, spend maximum time on revising. Also, make a strategy for the exam day, which should include, overall number of questions to solve and section-wise number of questions to solve. Keep target colleges and CAT cut offs in mind to make the exam strategy. Do only as much is required.
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The CAT exam is always conducted on the last Sunday of November every year so the CAT 2024 exam is expected to be conducted on Nov 24, 2024. Official announcement of the CAT 2024 exam date will be made by the convening IIM on Jul 30, 2024. The announcement will be made at the iimcat.ac.in website as well as in all the national dailies across India. We at Shiksha also notify the aspirants through our communication channels. Registrations cum application process for CAT 2024 will begin from the first week of August and end in the third week of September 2024.
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