how should I start preparing for my cat if I am a beginner and just entered college life

Hi

To prepare for CAT follow the below tips :-

As a beginner, to start your preparation  understand the exam pattern first , there will be a total of 100 mcqs.
Your complete CAT paper is divided into three major sections :-

*Quantitative Ability
*Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)
*Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC)

Top books which you can follow for CAT are listed below section wise  :-

QUANTITATIVE ABILITY

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

DATA INTERPRETATION AND LOGICAL REASONING (DILR) :-

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

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

VERBAL ABILITY AND READING COMPREHENSION

*Word Power made easy by Norman Lewis

*Mastering the Verbal Ability for CAT by Ajay Singh

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

For detailed information go through

https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/best-books-for-cat-preparation

*Make a routine to utilise the time in the best possible way and to avoid procrastination and laziness .

*Keep short breaks of 20 to 25 minutes after every 1.5 to 2 hours between your studies in your routine .Half of the time of your studies must be for practicing questions

*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

*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 go through

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

Thank you