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What is the syllabus for cat 2019..?


Feroz Mohammad 15th Mar, 2019
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ag 15th Mar, 2019

Hello Feroz

CAT is 3 hr examination and ticket to various top notch B Schools.CAT syllabus is very wide.Every year topics swapped.It goes on changing every year.CAT paper is divided into 3 parts VARC,DILR and QA.

VARC (34 Qs)

In this section constitutes 24 RC Qs;Sectional weightage in CAT syllabus is 24%.Apart from RC,Parajumbles(without options),Vocab based Qs,Grammar,Critical Reasoning,Facts,Inference and judgement,completion of last sentence of paragraph.In recent years this topics cover majority of paper.Other topics such as verbal reasoning analogies are disappearing but it is better if you learn the basic of this topic.

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Quantitative Aptitude Section:(34Qs)

  • Number Systems
  • Profit, Loss and Discount
  • LCM and HCF
  • Speed, Time and Distance
  • Percentages
  • Time and Work
  • Ratio and Proportion
  • Averages
  • Quadratic Equations & Linear Equations
  • Complex Numbers
  • Simple and Compound Interest
  • Logarithm
  • Sequences and Series
  • Inequalities
  • Probability
  • Surds and Indices
  • Set Theory & Function
  • Permutation and Combination
  • Mixtures and Alligations
  • Trigonometry
  • Coordinate Geometry
  • Geometry
  • Mensuration

 Logical Reasoning and Data interpretation Section(32Qs)

  • Linear Arrangements
  • Circular Arrangements
  • Games and Tournaments
  • Venn Diagram Based
  • Tabular Arrangements
  • Grid / Matrix Arrangements 
  • Mathematical Puzzles
  • Set theory

     Data Interpretation Section

  • Tables
  • Data charts
  • Bar diagrams
  • Pie charts
  • Graphs
  • Data analysis
  • Line graph
  • Tournament based Data

Hope I have cleared your doubt.All the best for Future endeavour!!!!

mdsameenabanu Student Expert 15th Mar, 2019
HI,

The CAT exam consists of 3 sections - Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VA RC), Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DI LR), Quantitative Ability (QA).

The VARC (Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension) section consists of 34 questions, the DILR (Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning) section consists of 32 questions and the QA (Quantitative Ability) section consists of 34 questions, making a total of 100 questions to be solved during the exam.

CAT Syllabus for Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus

Geometry

HCF & LCM

Averages

Trigonometry

AlGebra

Partnership (Accounts)

Mensuration

Profit & Loss

Time-Speed-Distance

Ratios and Proportion

In-equations Quadratic and linear equations

Surds and Indices

Number system

Geometric Progression

INequalities

Work and time

Percentages

Logarithms

CAT Syllabus for Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation

Blood Relations

Series

Proposition

Direction Sense

Coding-Decoding

Assumptions

Puzzles

Clocks and Calendars

Statements

Data Arrangement

Family Tree

Binary Logic

Seating Arrangement

Venn Diagram

Sets

Data Structures

Syllogism


CAT Syllabus for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension

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Verbal Reasoning

Sentence completion

Grammar

Syllogisms

Jumbled paragraphs

Para Completion and inference

Contextual usage

Foreign language words used in English

Reading Comprehension

Analogies
Sentence correction
Verbal logic
Different usage of same words
Idioms
Parajumbles
Antonyms
One word substitution

All the best
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