CAT Preparation

By Arun Sharma-How to prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for CAT (Tata McGraw Hill)By Arun Sharma and Meenakshi Upadhyay -How to Prepare for the Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for the CAT (Tata McGraw-Hill)By Nishit Sinha-The Pearson Guide to Verbal Ability and Logical ReasoningBy Arun Sharma - How to Prepare for Data Interpretation for the CAT Common Admission Test (Tata McGraw-Hill)By Nishit Sinha-The Pearson Guide To Quantitative Aptitude And Data InterpretationBy, Ajay Singh - Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (Arihant Publications)By, Muhamed Muneer- How to Prepare for the CAT (Om BooksThe Complete CAT Digest (Tata McGraw-Hill)

The secret to doing well on the Common Admission Test's Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) component is to build a plan and hone certain abilities:1. Reading: To increase vocabulary and comprehension abilities, make it a practice to read frequently on a variety of subjects and genres.2. Practice: To become more comfortable with the question patterns and to increase your speed and accuracy, work through a range of reading comprehension passages and verbal ability problems from past CAT exams and mock tests.3. Time Management: Divide the reading comprehension and verbal ability questions into manageable chunks of time, making sure you have enough time for each while trying to get the best possible accuracy.4. Vocabulary: Expand your knowledge of words by acquiring new ones every day and by comprehending how they are used in context.

To achieve a 99 percentile in CAT 2023, strategic planning and focused preparation are essential. In CAT 2022, candidates aiming for a 99 percentile needed to focus on specific section-wise attempts:Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC):Target around 13 correct questions out of the 24 questions in this section.Emphasize reading comprehension, para jumbles, para summary, and fill-in-the-sentence type questions.Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR):Aim for 9-10 correct questions out of the 20 questions in this challenging section.Prioritize data-based reasoning and logical thinking.Quantitative Ability (QA):Target approximately 11 correct questions out of the 22 questions in the QA section.Focus on mathematical skills, formulae, equations, and shortcuts.Based on CAT 2022 trends, the overall target for a 99 percentile would be to answer 27-33 questions correctly out of the total 66.SectionTotal QuestionsQuestions to Attempt for 99th PercentileVerbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)2413-15Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)209-12Quantitative Ability (QA)2211-13Total (All Sections)6627-33

The CAT (Common Admission Test) exam pattern for 2023 remains consistent with the format established over the past two years. Prescribed by the IIMs, CAT 2023 features 66 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) to be solved within a time frame of 120 minutes. This duration is divided equally among the three sections of the exam, allowing 40 minutes for each section. The CAT 2023 exam pattern was officially released on July 30, concurrent with the announcement of CAT 2023 registrations. Notably, this structure has been maintained since 2020 when the exam duration and question count were reduced from 180 minutes and 100 questions, respectively, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Candidates are advised to familiarize themselves with the test structure, sectional time limits, marking scheme, and individual sections for effective preparation. 

It is very subjective. It depends on person to person. It is recommended to give 1 year for thorough preparation for CAT but number of hours of study may vary for different candidates preparing for CAT. If you are giving more than 8 hours daily, then you can even complete the preparation in 6 months. There are different approaches that many people follow to prepare for CAT. It completely depends on candidate's ability to learn and grasp concepts and the number of hours per day a candidate is giving to study. Some candidates complete the entire syllabus and then they go for Mocks but some directly start from mocks. People who do not have an year time for preparation, they usually take the second approach to save time. They give mocks, analyze them, identify their strengths and weaknesses, they work on those topics in which they are weak and refine their strengths, increase their answering speed per question along with th accuracy. They monitor and analyze each and every mock. They also focus on solVING previous year question papers of CAT as much as possible. CAT is given by both fresh graduates as well as experienced professionals. So, preparation time may vary for different candidates and their approach to crack the exam may also vary.

CMAT Entrance Examination is believed to be easier than CAT and other entrance examination for students wanting to pursue Business and management programs.Reasons for the same being the difficulty level of questions in both the examination, Former consists of questions with Easy to Moderate level of questions, while the latter has Moderate to Difficult level of questions. Other reasons include, the time limitation, CMAT has no sectional boundry, giving the candidates no stress about finishing a particular section first or on time. One more reason of why candidates find CMAT easier than most entrance examination is that it is held in the end of rest entrance examination like CAT, MAT or XAT, Making the candidates familiar with the common topics and question pattern.  

Generally, the official mock tests are available on the official website of CAT which is https./iimcat.ac.in. The examination is conducted by Indian Institutes of Management. Check out the below steps to know how get official CAT mock tests online:Aspirants are requested to visit the official website of CAT (https./iimcat.ac.in)Login in through the CAT credentials.Click on the "mock test" button on the left side of screen. Official CAT mock test is available for practise to candidates who have registered for exam.After that, the screen will display the instructions.After reading the instructions carefully, click on 'I am ready to begin' tab and start writing the exam.Please keep checking the official website of CAT to have up-to-date information.