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L RESHMASREE 10th Jan, 2020

CAT 2020 syllabus is :-

Quantitative Ability

Geometry ,Arithmetic Progression ,Installment Payments ,Ratios and Proportions ,Arithmetic Mean ,Logarithm ,Work and Time .

Data Analysis & Sufficiency

Graphs ,Column Graphs ,Bar Graphs ,Line Charts ,Pie Charts ,Graphs representing Area ,Venn Diagram .

Logical Reasoning

Critical Reasoning ,Visual Reasoning ,Assumption-Premise-Conclusion ,Assertion and reasons ,Statements and assumptions ,Matrix arrangements ,Coding and Decoding .

Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension

Verbal Reasoning ,Syllogisms ,Contextual usage ,Analogies ,Sentence completion ,Idioms ,Sentence Correction .

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Shubhangi sinha 10th Jan, 2020

Hello Sheetal,

The CAT exam is a gateway to India’s top MBA institutes, the IIMs and over 1200 other business schools.

CAT syllabus is defined by IIMCAT and remains the same every year apart from slight change in the number of questions topic-wise within the sections.

CAT syllabus 2019 includes three sections -

* Verbal ability and reading comprehension

Unseen Passages, Analogies, Antonyms, Contextual usage, Fill in the blanks, Para Jumble, Para Completion, Fact Inference Judgement, Sentence Correction, Meaning/Usage match

* Data interpretation and logical reasoning

Tables, Data Sufficiency, Pie Charts, Caselets, Combination of Graphs, Analogies, Critical Reasoning, Seating Arrangement, Logical Deduction, Cause and Effect, Analogies, Binary logics. Calendars, clocks and cubes, Blood Relations, Venn Diagrams, etc.

* Quantitative ability

Number: Number System, Sequence, Series and Progression

Arithmetic: Averages, Simplification, Ratio and Proportion, Percentages, Profit and Loss, Speed, Time and Distance

Algebra: Functions, Quadratic and Linear Equations, Inequalities, Logarithms

Geometry and Mensuration: Geometry, Mensuration, Coordinate Geometry

Modern Maths: Permutations and Combinations, Probability, Set Theory, Maxima and Minima, Trigonometry

For more information you can refer to the link given below -

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

Good luck,

Hope it helps :)

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Shubham Dhane 10th Jan, 2020

Hello,

the below link has the the pdf for CAT 2020 exam please click the below link to to download the pdf

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

please click the below link to know more about the exam

https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/cat-registration

hope this helps

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