CAT Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension Syllabus 2021

CAT Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) Syllabus 2021- The key to success lies only in dedicated preparation and hard work when it comes to CAT 2021. Candidates who are planning to appear in the CAT 2021 exam must be familiar of the fact that the conducting body does not provide any official CAT syllabus. This can be confusing at the time of starting the preparation. Hence based on the past trends in CAT, candidates should be well aware of CAT verbal ability and reading comprehension syllabus 2021. Careers360 brings to you details of CAT, exam dates, features of VARC section, major topics along with an expected number of questions in this article of CAT Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension Syllabus 2021. Along with that, the major preparation tips to be followed to ace the VARC section, best books are also provided in this article.
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CAT Exam Dates 2021

In order to be familiar with when and how to start preparation of CAT 2021, it is important for candidates to be aware of the exam dates of CAT 2021. Details of notification, start and end of registration and other events regarding CAT 2021 are mentioned under this section. Given below table can also be referred by candidates for the purpose of making a good CAT preparation strategy.

CAT Exam Schedule 2021

CAT Exam Pattern 2021

To form a preparation plan for the CAT 2021 exam, it is imperative for candidates to be aware of the type of questions asked, total time duration, marking scheme and related information. Such details are provided under the exam pattern of CAT 2021. Given below is the CAT 2021 exam pattern for the VARC section.

Exam Pattern of CAT VARC Section:

CAT Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension Syllabus 2021

The very first section which candidates see in the CAT 2021 exam is the VARC section out of the three. As per CAT experts' analysis, the VARC Section last year was slightly difficult compared to CAT 2019. For the VARC section, candidates are expected to select passages carefully and answer accurately. The questions in the VARC section are divided into both MCQs and TITA Questions. As of now, every year 10 questions from Verbal Ability are asked and remaining are from the reading comprehension part. CAT Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension syllabus 2021 aims to test candidates on grammar and Verbal Reasoning, Error Correction, Facts, inference or judgment, comprehensions, vocabulary, para summary and related topics
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CAT 2021: Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension Syllabus

Related Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension Syllabus Topics

• Inferential Logical Reasoning

• Para Jumbles

• Summary

• Contextual usage

• Idioms

• One word substitution

• Sentence completion

• Misfit/Out of Context sentence

• Paragraph Completion

• Vocabulary

CAT 2020 VARC Analysis: Slot 1

CAT Analysis 2020 for VARC: Slot 2

CAT 2020 Slot 3 VARC Analysis

The VARC section was comparable in difficulty level in all the three slots and had the same segmentation. The bulk of the questions were of medium difficulty, and even difficult for quite a few questions. There were very few simple questions. There were 4 passages in Comprehension: 2 passages with 4 Qs each and 2 passages with 5 Qs each. Most of the questions were argumentative and application-based. Questions from the VA also did not offer much respite. To arrive at the response, they also required careful deliberation. The only consolation was that the forms of Summary, Odd Sentence, and Paragraph Jumble questions were answered by common questions.

Exam format Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension Questions (CAT 2019)

Given in tabular form are the details of questions asked from the CAT verbal ability and reading comprehension syllabus which were asked in CAT 2019 (both slots). Questions from Grammar or Vocabulary topics were not asked last year.

CAT 2019 Slot 1 - VARC Section

CAT 2019 Slot 2 - VARC Section

How to prepare for CAT Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension Syllabus 2021?

As mentioned earlier, the official CAT 2021 syllabus will not be released by the Indian Institute of Management. On the basis of previous year question papers of CAT, sample papers and expert advice candidates can get to know what topics are to be asked from the CAT verbal ability and reading comprehension syllabus of CAT 2021. Every registered candidate wants to make it to IIMs but the question is How To Crack CAT 2021? If we look closely, a few topics in the VARC section are very important and repeated every year in the question paper differently. As per the exam pattern of CAT 2021, out of all questions in this section, some questions will be in a non-MCQ format which means candidates will have to answer the questions without any choices. Here are some major tips of CAT 2020 toppers that will help the candidates to score well in CAT 2021 Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension section:

1. One of the toppers of CAT 2020 suggests future candidates to read more and more newspapers and novels on a daily basis. This would surely help in improving vocabulary for the VARC section. No doubt that the VARC section could be a tough nut to crack.

2. Carefully solve sample papers of CAT to get a gist to types of questions which are likely to be asked.

3. Take the CAT 2021 mock test on a regular basis to gauge the preparation level or to know CAT 2021 important topics for preparation.

4. Try to add new 5-10 words new on a daily basis to improve your vocabulary along with its synonyms and antonyms.

5. Keep in mind to focus on time management of CAT 2021 as this can swap the game completely if not hold onto carefully.

6. If you feel bored reading all the time, try watching movies with English subtitle to make VARC section preparation effective.

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