• NCERT books will sharpen your basics and you need strong basics for preparing for any entrance examination. Once your basics are in place, because the time period for preparation is quite less, your preparation should be extensive and thorough.

• Quantitative Aptitute covers almost 30% of the CAT question paper. QA can be categorised into Arthimetic, Algebra, Geometry and Advanced Mathematics. Practise chapter by chapter and develop mental calculations. Like practise more of basic summation, substraction, fractions and tables. Numbers, Percentage, Profit and Loss, Simple and Compound Interest, Ratio, Proportionality, Time-Distance, Time-Work, Mixtures, Averages, Partnership, Permutation and Combinations, Probability, Set Theory, Progression and Series, Line, Angles, Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Polygon, Circles, Ares, Volume, Height and Distance, Co-ordinate Geometry, Basic Trigonometry are few important topics.

• In Verbal Ability session, command on your English, Grammar, Vocabulary, Understanding of the given parapgraph are of more importance. Reading English NewsPaper will also help you in your preparation.

• Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning needs to be practised as much as possible. Comparision of data, Data Analysis, taking clues, interpreting missing data, coming to conclusions and making future projections will be covered under this Category. The questions here are inter linked and so if you get one formula correct, cracking the next few questions will be easy. So its important to memorise and practise formulae. You should cover topics like Data tables, Data Charts, Bar Diagrams, Pie Charts, Graphs, Data Comparision and Analysis.

• We can recommend few books for you:

NCERT books to cover the basics from 6th to 10th Class

Quantitative Aptitude for CAT by Nishit Saxena

Quantitatuve Aptitude Quantum for CAT by Sarvesh Sharma

How to prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for CAT by Arun Sharma

Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Exams by Abhijit Guha

• You also can download free downloadable e books at:

https://bschool.careers360.com/download/cat-ebooks

Dear Sumran,  first things first, know the syllabus. And go through the previous papers to analyse and prepare a comprehensive plan and set priorities according to the importance of different topics across sections. CAT is a MCQ exam covering Quantitative Ability, Verbal Ability, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning. Based on the syllabus and select the right study material. Attempt as many online mock tests as possible. Use this page to check for sample papers and other details:

https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/cat-when-and-how-start-preparations

Hi,

You can prepare for CAT by joining a coaching centre providing CAT tuitions as they can guide you in a professional manner. You can also buy books and study from online videos on the internet and YouTube and practicing mock examination to ace your preparation.

hey!

The CAT exam is a computer-based exam, which consists of the following three sections: Verbal and Reading Comprehension (VRC)Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DI & LR) and Quantitative Ability (QA). commence early in preparing for the exams as an early start would suffuse them with an all out knowledge and strategy to go about the examination.English reading , comprehension & Maths reasoning , logical skills are to be primary focus areas in order to cross the hurdle of CAT exams and get admitted in your dream MBA institute. Reading extensively (be it any news paper, magazines, journals, novels) will give that extra edge to get over the reading and comprehension section in CAT examination. Repeated Maths practice will make you a pro, and you will pass with flying colours in the CATS maths section. There are never long equations in CAT, the only thing which works is the smart way of calculations which can be mastered by practicing the tricks available in books and internet.

Doing well in the CAT exam is the first step to ensuring that you get the education to build a great future. It involves a lot of hard work and is one of the most difficult competitive exams. But with right kind of focus and determination you are sure to be successful in cracking CAT.

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