I follow how to Prepare for DATA INTERPRETATION by arun sharma but i don't understand??what to do for this plz help me

Hi Ritesh,

Thanks for approaching us. Practically speaking, DILR section is mostly composed of Data Interpretation questions. Last year, this section was the toughest amongst the rest. The entire section had DI based reasoning sets and Quant based reasoning sets. most of the times, data-based questions look easy, upon attempting, they turn out to be complicated and time-consuming. so practice is the only key. I would like you to consider other books available in the market rather than sticking to one! The explanations given in the book by Arun Sharma might seem difficult for you, but if you refer to some other boos, concepts might be comprehensible. It is not your fault; it is just that you are not able to understand the given explanations.

Moreover, you can try solving a few question papers (previous years' CAT), to understand the pattern of questions asked in the DI section.

To assist you further, I will suggest you a few links which might help you in preparing for CAT exams-

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Hope it helps. Best wishes.

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Hi Ritesh,

If you have never solved DI or LR type questions before, then you probably need a mentor for guidance and to answer any doubts that you might have. You can achieve this by either

• Enrolling for a course at a coaching centre (eg. T.I.M.E, Career Launcher, IMS)
• Involving yourself in group studies with fellow aspirants.

From hat I can understand, you are studying by yourself without coaching, which is great. Try to get some video tutorials on DI and LR if possible from online sources like YouTube. You can also try Handakafunda or 2iim material. Hopefully the videos will aid you better in understanding all about DILR.  If you are unable to grasp the concepts in Arun Sharma by yourself, try to take mocks and analyse where you are going wrong. As a last resort, which would probably be the only option, opt for coaching. Goodluck!!

Hi Ritesh.

• For DILR, practice is the key. The more questions you'll solve, the better you'll get at it. DILR is vast. So, the best you can do is make yourself comfortable with as many types of questions as possible.
• Usually there are a couple of easy questions in every set. You just need to train yourself to find those questions quickly, because DILR is all about solving the right questions (by right, I mean questions which are easier to solve and not very time taking either).
• Mocks will help you a lot in this. Take up an online mock test pack and solve a sectional test everyday. This will help you strategise and optimise your limited time.

All the best!

Pragya (IIM Jammu PGP 2018-20)