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how can i prepare for cat exams. which guide is good


Surumi Aneesh 13th Apr, 2021
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Anurag Khanna 13th Apr, 2021

Hello Aspirant,

I am enlisting down some preparation tips and best study material which will help you in your CAT preparation :

For Quantitative Ability

> For this section your pre-requisite is the complete understanding of basics of Mathematics.

> You should have proper command on topics like profit and loss, number system, geometry.

> Practice as many as sample papers you can and go for some mock tests as well.

Some books to help you in preparation of QA are :

  • Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations - Abhijit Guha
  • How to prepare for Quantitative Ability for CAT - Arun Sharma

For complete details about preparation of QA section kindly check out the link given below :-

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

Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension

> Reading skill is the pre-requisite for this section, so try to read different English story books, magazines, etc.

> Go through newspapers, journals, blogs, articles, etc to enhance your reading skills and watch some English visuals such as English News, web series, movies and likewise.

> Try solving questions based on comprehension, inferences and para jumbles. You can purchase some booklets for the same from market.

Some books to help you in preparation of VARC are :

  • Word Power made easy - Norman Lewis
  • Mastering the Verbal Ability for CAT - Ajay Singh
  • How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for the CAT - Arun Sharma and Meenakshi Upadhyay

For complete details about preparation of VARC section kindly check out the link given below :-

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

Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation

> This section seems to be the toughest section in CAT exam, but it is not if you practice a lots of questions on logical reasoning and practice solving different hard core problems so that your problem solving ability will increase, which is the pre-requisite for this section.

> Go through some basic topics like seating arrangements, blood relations, syllogisms, etc to get familiar with this section.

For complete details about preparation of DI&LR section kindly check out the link given below :-

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

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!!

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