CAT Preparation Tips for Beginners

Hello Aspirant

You should  be focused for getting 80 percentile in CAT examination with the preparation of 1 year. The things we have to do  follow  as mentioned below : Clarity -what goal is to achieve it should be clear to you. What do you want to do it. What benefit you will get in future from this course.

Studying smart and disciplined way-You have to divide your time for each sections and to follow it strictly.

Accuracy with time- You have to solve as much as MCQ available in online test. To solve previous years means 5 years question papers and to follow how the question pattern is changing every year before and after. Things which will help you to know your capacity and how you are doing with  it accuracy with your time

Revision: revision is the key of success.

Dedication and confidence is much more required because the coming on your time is very vital and here to labour hard to achieve your goal.

Stay focused on your goal in all situations.

Hello aspirant

hope you are doing well and safe. As per your query , I would glad to inform you that score can be improved to 90 but for that you need to do quite hardwork and do self analysis on yours . Focus on the easy topics in which you are weak and work on them and upsolve all the mocks and dont redo the same mistakes . For sure you will hit 90 marks soon

Hope you found this answer informative. Best wishes for your future

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Hi

CAT is not a course rather an entrance examination through which you can get into IIMs and many other B-schools.

Here's the complete detail about CAT

CAT i. e Common Admission Test is a national level entrance examination for admission in MBA/PGDM in B- Schools, including IIMs and several other prestigious B- Schools. It is conducted by IIMs themselves every year in rotation in online mode/computer based examination in English medium and it is accepted by  1100+ B-Schools.

>>>>>>>> Eligibility criteria

CAT eligibility criteria says that:

To be eligible for CAT ,

• you need a  Bachelor's/graduation degree in any discipline

• you must have got  at least 50 per cent marks or equivalent CGPA in your graduation . SC/ST/PH students need only at least 45 percentage in Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline to be eligible .

• Candidates who are in the final year of their graduation are also eligible for CAT examination.

• There is no age restriction to be  eligible

• It is not mandatory to have work experience to be eligible

For detailed information about eligibility go through

https://bschool.careers360.com/exams/cat

>>>>>>>> CAT examination pattern:-

You can get the complete examination pattern:-

https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/cat-exam-pattern

>>>>>>>> How to prepare for CAT

Follow the below tips:-

********* First of all go through its syllabus and examination pattern so that you can prepare accordingly.

Syllabus :- https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/cat-syllabus

Your CAT examination has 3 sections :-

----------) VERBAL ABILITY AND READING COMPREHENSION ( VARC) :- Reading  is the key to score good marks in VARC, you need to go through newspapers, articles, journals, etc so that you can improve your reading skills. While reading note down the new words and write their meanings to improve your vocabulary. You need to practice questions based on comprehension, para jumbles and inference.

>>>> Best books for VARC

• Word Power made easy by Norman Lewis ( to improve your vocabulary)

• How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for the CAT by Arun Sharma and Meenakshi Upadhyay

• Mastering the Verbal Ability for CAT by Ajay Singh

----------)DATA INTERPRETATION AND LOGICAL REASONING (DILR) :- You need to practice topics like blood relations ,seating arrangements, syllogisms,Propositions, etc to have a good hold on this section. Unlike maths, there's no formula in DILR so practice is the key, the more you practice, the better you get.

>>>> Best books for DILR :-

• How to Prepare for Data Interpretation for CAT by Arun Sharma

• Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation for CAT by K. Sinha Nishit

----------)QUANTITATIVE ABILITY (QA) :- First clear your basics of maths,  you need to go through topics like profit and loss, geometry,  Arithmetic, number system, Time-Speed and Distance etc . Avoid the use of calculator so that you can do improve your calculation speed. For each topic, you can write down important fomulas and short tricks on a sheet of paper so that it's easy for you during revision.

>>>> Best best books you can follow for QA:-

• How to prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT by Arun Sharma

• Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT by Nishit K. Sinha

• Quantitative Aptitude Quantum by Sarvesh K Verma

********* Make a time table, give more time to the subject you are weak at , for example if you are weak at Quantitive ability then give it more time.

********* Plan your studies, and set daily, weekly and monthly goals and meet them without any fail.

*********Solve previous  year question papers of CAT :-it will let you know the examination pattern, type and difficulty level of questions, also concepts behind the question often gets repeated, so you should definitely solve year papers . You can get cat previous year question papers at https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/cat-question-papers

*********Once you are done with complete CAT syllabus then go through CAT mock test papers , it will let you know your preparation level and and weak areas so that you can work on them and perform well in your examination

For detailed information about how to prepare go through

https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/how-prepare-for-cat/amp

Thank you

A proper mindset and dedication is required to crack CAT entrance. You need to make a proper time table, a proper strategy. Understand the pattern of the exam, your capability, your strong and weak area/portion.

There are total 3 section in CAT exam -

• Verbal and reading comprehension (VARC)
• Data interpretation and logical reasoning (DI and LR)
• Quantitative analysis (QA)

Try to read a lot of vocabulary related books such as Word power made easy, or you can read any novels too, This will make your reading comprehension more strong in verbal section.

Read the newspaper everyday, this will make you aware about the current affairs.

Complete the basic concepts of quanta, you can start doing maths problem of 10th grade.

You can join any class for CAT exam, this will help you to make your doubts clear.

Start giving mock tests, as you know practice makes a man perfect. Try to practice a lot this will help in boost your confidence and your flow. Join the test series and stick to your schedule. Focus on smart learning.

Later on, test your accuracy and your preparation. Solve previous year papers, don't lose hope if you aren't scoring well in mock tests. Try to give your best.

Stay motivated and focused.

Hope this helps !

All the best for your bright future

Hello sir

You have to be regular with your studies , be updated about current affairs, for making vocab string you should read newpaper , books.

regularity is the most important thing for crack the CAT.

every year questions are different so it is hard to predict.

i hope this information is helpful for you.