CAT (Common Admission Test) is an online exam to test a candidate’s Verbal Ability (VA), Reading Comprehension (RC), Logical Reasoning (LR), Quantitative Ability (QA) and Data Interpretation (DI) skills. CAT is conducted by IIM. Students who aim to get admission in IIMs, IITs and IISc should have an excellent CAT score. They select students for their business administration and management programmes based on this score. CAT 2018 registrations started on 8th Aug 2018. The last date for registration is 19th Sept 2018. Correction window opens in the last week of September 2018. The exam will be conducted on the 25th of Nov 2018. Before starting with the preparation for CAT it is essential to understand the paper pattern and syllabus for CAT
Syllabus for CATVerbal Ability and Comprehension Reading (VARC) Syllabus for CAT 2018:The total number of questions asked in this section are 34 out of which 24 are MCQ type and 10 are Non MCQ type.
Logical Reasoning (LR) syllabus for CAT 2018:The total number of questions asked in this section are 16 out of which 12 are MCQ type and 2 are Non MCQ type. Key subtopics to focus are:
ClocksBinary LogicBlood RelationsAssumptionConclusionCalendarsSeating ArrangementLogical SequencePremiseLinear & Matrix ArrangementData Interpretation (DI) syllabus for CAT 2018:The total number of questions asked in this section are 16 out of which 12 are MCQ type and 4 are Non MCQ type. Key subtopics to focus are:
Data TablesBar diagramsGraphsData chartsPie chartsData analysisQuantitative analysis (QA) syllabus for CAT 2018:The total number of questions asked in this section are 34 out of which the number of MCQ type are 24-27 and Non-MCQ are 7-10. This is as per the previous 2 years Quant section.(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});
LCM and HCFPercentagesProfit and LossSimple and Compound InterestSpeed, Time and Distance; Time and Work; Averages etcRatio and ProportionGeometry (6-8 questions)Algebra (5-7 questions)Venn diagrams; other topic questions (2-3)Pure Math (1-2 questions)Complex NumbersQuadratic Equations;Linear EquationsBinomial TheoremProgressions; LogarithmInequalitiesSurds and IndicesProbability FunctionsPermutation and CombinationMixtures and AlligationsSet TheoryTrigonometryCoordinate GeometryThere are many learning Apps like BYJU’S which help you with CAT preparation with required study materials and practice tests like CAT mock test.
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