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    CAT 2025 QA, High-Weightage Topics You Must Revise in the Final Days

    CAT 2025 QA, High-Weightage Topics You Must Revise in the Final Days

    Komal MiglaniUpdated on 21 Nov 2025, 03:11 PM IST

    CAT 2025 is around the corner and you are in the final stage of your preparation. IT is high time for everyone to revise important concepts to boost their preparation following the recent years’ trend of concept-driven, logic-heavy, moderate-length questions, with fewer but trickier calculations. To score high in the range of 95–99th percentile, you should focus on the most priority topics that appear consistently in the previous 4-5 years and offer maximum accuracy in minimum time.

    This Story also Contains

    1. Must-do QA topics for CAT 2025
    2. How to prepare for these topics on exam day
    3. On Exam Day: How to Attempt QA Smartly
    4. CAT 2025 Preparation Resources by Careers360
    CAT 2025 QA, High-Weightage Topics You Must Revise in the Final Days
    CAT 2025 QA, High-Weightage Topics You Must Revise in the Final Days

    Below is the list of must-do QA topics for CAT-2025, along with their importance, question patterns, and exam-day strategy.

    Must-do QA topics for CAT 2025

    CAT quant is mainly divided into five sections. Below are the high-frequency, must-practice topics observed across CAT 2017–2024 papers and most likely to appear in CAT 2025. For more details on the syllabus, visit: CAT 2025 Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus

    S. No.

    Module

    Topics

    Why is it important?

    1

    Arithmetic


    Easy to moderate and high-scoring section, covers almost 40% of the CAT QA.

    2

    Algebra

    Moderate to difficult, but asked in a predictable structure, covers almost 30 to 35% of CAT QA.

    3

    Number System

    Covers almost 15% of CAT QA, generally asked in set pattern.

    4

    Geometry and Mensuration

    Covers almost 10 to 15% of CAT QA, conceptual and low time consuming.

    5

    Modern Maths

    Covers around 5% of CAT QA, very short with clean solutions

    How to prepare for these topics on exam day

    As you are in the last phase of preparation, this is high time to focus and revise key topics based on previous years’ trend. Recent years’ analysis shows that CAT QA is easy to moderate. Here are few key points that will certainly help you to score high in QA for CAT:

    • Prepare a formula sheet for quick revision and revise formulas regularly.

    • Select appropriate questions (not to tough) to practice

    On exam day: Pick questions with clear logic and easy to solve.

    • Consistent practice and mock tests are required.

    • Do not use a calculator during practice.

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    Types of questions to focus on

    Given below is the table containing the major types of questions in Quantitative Aptitude in CAT:

    Arithmetic

    Successive Chane

    Alligation based ratio problems

    Multi step TSD questions

    Work rate combination

    Algebra

    Graph-based function questions

    Modulus inequalities

    Logarithmic simplifications

    Quadratic root property questions

    Number System

    Factorization

    To find remainder

    Word problems on HCF and LCM

    Geometry and Mensuration

    Problems based on Incircle and Circumcircle

    Geometry diagrams with known ratio

    Questions based on geometrical centres

    Coordinate geometry questions based on minimum distance

    Modern Maths

    Questions on conditional probability

    Questions on arrangements and distributions

    Sets properties

    Last week's strategy for CAT 2025 QA

    Do

    Don’t

    Revise graphs, percentages, profit and loss, interest, mixtures, TSD, Time and Work

    Start new topics

    Revise Properties of triangles. Polygons, and Circle

    Complicated questions on Mensuration

    Revise modulus. Inequality, logarithm

    Advance questions on P&C, Modern Mathematics Proofs

    On Exam Day: How to Attempt QA Smartly

    Here are few points that will certainly help you during exam while attempting CAT QA:

    1. Quick scan in 2 to 3 minutes to sort the questions in the category of easy, moderate, and difficult.

    2. Pick the correct order of topics to solve

    Arithmetic ? Algebra ? Number System ? Gemetry and Mensuration ? Modern maths

    3. Do not spend more than 1 to 1.5 minutes on a single question.

    4. 10 – 12 correct → 90+ percentile

    14–16 correct → 95+ percentile

    18–20 correct → 99+ percentile

    Exam-Day Tip

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    Common Mistakes to Avoid

    Here are a few mistakes that a candidate can make during the exam:

    • Not starting with Arithmetic and instead started with Either Algebra or Geometry

    • Spending much time in verifying a single simple tricky question

    • Stuck on a single question

    • Overthinking

    • Over calculation

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    CAT 2025 Preparation Resources by Careers360

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    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: Should I memorise all the formulas?
    A:

    Conceptual clarity is more important. Still, if you can memorise the formulas, it might be helpful.

    Q: How will I decide whether to skip a question?
    A:

    If you are stuck on a question for more than 45 to 50 seconds, then skip that question.

    Q: How many questions from algebra can I expect in CAT 2025?
    A:

    Based on the previous 3-4 years' trends, CAT QA has 6 to 8 questions from Algebra.

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