How should I start preparation of cat i am fresher to cat?

Hey Abhijit,



Many people who appear for CAT and crack it in the first go and so will you too, with the right amount of Hardwork, focus and dedication.



As I think your are familiar about the pattern of CAT which consists of Vocabulary (English, RCs section), Quant (Mathematics section) and DI & LR ( Graphs, Pictures and reasoning section).



The logic is more about beating the game instead of winning the game. I mean, it's not about how many questions you attempt but it's about how many you let go cause you know the answer You got might be incorrect. The ability to let go of few questions is one of the major winning tricks in a examination like CAT which is a race against time and packed with negative marking scheme.



So there is this link which can help you with detailed CAT prep  and so will many other CAT coaching classes, https://www.google.co.in/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/cat-when-and-how-start-preparations/amp&ved=2ahUKEwjE8M7_vOrhAhWK63MBHYiEDzoQFjATegQIBhAB&usg=AOvVaw3wpWyn9MB0MhMz31UyIRQD&ampcf=1



The real tricks lay beyond the syllabus and that's what you need to master. Its about ability to crack examinations instead of cracking the syllabus.



All the best!

Hi,  you have 7 months now for preparing for cat.



For verbal: start reading newspaper daily and pick up books to boost your vocab. Increase your reading speed.



For di/lr: this section is always the toughest in cat referring to previous years pattern. start with bar, pie, bubble, multiple chart sums. For logic start with main topics like arrangements, puzzles, distribution, syllogisms etc.  Make sure you do this properly.



For quants: visit all the tenth and twelfth formulas thoroughly. Start with topics like number systems, geometry, trignometry, percentages, averages, alligations and mixtures as these are important topics.



After you have done the basics,  spend at least one month doing this and then start with mock exams.  One exam per week and analysis on the same day.  Simultaneously strengthen and practice your above topics as well as wek ones.



After 3-5 months of this 4 hr per day practice you will reach the 95 percentile mark. You have to reach here. Because going beyond 95 is difficult and every percentil to conquer is a task in itself. You might even feel stagnated at this point. Yes this period sucks. You will not know which topics to improve to get to the 99 percentile mark. Well my suggestion is,  you have to reduce the amount of time you spend per sum or question.  To do that you need to practice religiously..  Your strengths first and then weaknesses. By now you know what topics you are good at and which ones are you bad at. 2 months are enough to cross 99 percentile barrier. Utilize this 7 months properly and you will have no regrets!  All the best!



Also prepare for other exams like cet, xat, snap, mat, gmat(foreign mba), tissnet, nmat, etc because cat is a risky business and you don't want to put all your eggs in one basket. Good luck!

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