How many months does it requires to prepare for CAT

Hello Calvin


CAT exam preparation tooks 8to 10 months. First you have to know the syllabus and list out on paper subjects wise. Then make preparation chart for daily with concept wise.

Daily practice and make notes.after completion of one subject device it once or twice then you also go through online mock tests


You practice and focus daily within 6 months you can prepare and revice also.watch subject videos also for motivation

Hope this helps you
All the best!

Hello

For this question the answers will be very subjective. The time required to crack depends upon your ability and interest to crack it. On an average 8-10 months are enough to be well prepared to crack CAT.

Time required to prepare for CAT also depends upon your study group, if all are willing to crack and prepare accordingly you will be one of them to crack the CAT.

It also depends upon the books and videos that you refer because an easily explained concept will take less time to understand and vice versa.

Ask as many students who cracked as possible and make your own technique and study plan and work accordingly. Study plans will give you an overall about how many months preparation you will need to do.

Do not compare yourself with others as everybody has their own different pace of learning and do keep motivating yourself by talking to students of various IIM.

I hope it will help you
Good luck...

Hello
You have approx 9 months for this CAT. Let us see the things that you can do by spending approx 180 minutes everyday and with 24 hours per week of study.
1. Read a newspaper online daily. It can done in your spare time. It could be The Hindu or Firstpost. You can also read selective articles from NYTime or Washington Post. Also start Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis.
2. Start watching lectures online. The website of EduSaathi can help you in that. Watch videos of all topics sequentially and solve questions. This will help you to get your basics correct.
Continue the above two steps for 2 months. For self study, you can also go for the following books,
For Quant, you can go for either Arun Sharma or Nishith Sinha or Quantum CAT by Sarvesh Verma.
For LRDI, you can go for Arun Sharma or Nishith Sinha.
For Verbal Ability, you can look for Arun Sharma & Meenakshi Upadhaya.
For updates you can follow PagalGuy on web.
For Video Lectures and practise questions, you can follow Edusaathi on the web and Youtube.
Also, online practise Module "Test-Gym" of CL is also pretty good.
After that give 10-15 Mocks which will help you to access your standing. Do NOT give a new mock before analysing the previously give mock thoroughly. You may choose to join a coaching institute for regular classes in case you are not feeling up to the mark. If you have covered your fundamentals well, you can always hit your preparation at your coaching centre with full force. You would be able to enjoy your classes and demand good quality from them. It would also help you to access your own strengths and weaknesses related to the CAT exam.
Having said that, it is the teacher/ Mentor which is going to help you the most. So it will be your mentor who will be helping you down with the way of your preparation and helping you through all discouragements also. Good Mentorship is the only MOST IMPORTANT thing in any exam preparation. Find a suitable mentor to help you through your journey!!!
I hope it will help you
Good luck...