CAT is one of the most reputed Management entrance tests of the nation. This exam is the gateway to all the IIMs and other reputed B-Schools. Here are some preparation tips section wise given below you can prefer:

VA&RC:

Reading Comprehension

Reading on diverse topics is a must.

Ensure that after reading, a summary of the article is written – this will improve comprehension and, in case of a general awareness article, retention too.

Practice on inference based questions and also focus on why the other three options are not correct.

Verbal Ability: This includes Para Formation Questions and Para completion questions. Some methods to solve these questions given below:

Identify the introductory statement (this statement would tell you what the paragraph is all about)

Then identify links that would connect the two sentences. These are called connectives. These connectives can be conjunctions (but, and) or can be content connectives like cause–effect, generic to specific etc.

Quantitative Ability:

List out the areas/topics to focus on: As the sections are timed individually your focus should be shifted to concentrating on specific areas which would give them the maximum return for your time.

• Understand the basic concepts of the selected topic thoroughly.
• Write down all the formulae and concepts related to the topic on a chart to use as a ready reckoner.
• Know when a particular formula is to be used.

Logical Ability

The questions in Logic can be come from three areas Puzzles, Venn Diagrams & Cubes, Deductions & Logical Connectives.

Data Interpretation :

The skills required to crack questions in this section are

Ability to analysis and understand difficult / complicated data: This is a skill which you can acquire through regular practice. The practice needs to involve questions of various difficulty levels and types.

Ability to do calculations quickly: Speed of calculations is where you should focus on, along with practicing different sets.

Other than IIMs the top B School accept CAT score are-

Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi (FMS, DU)

DMS, IIT Delhi

Management Development Institute (MDI) Gurgaon

Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Ghaziabad

T A Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) Manipal

For further you can also go through with given below link.

Top MBA Colleges

Good Luck!

For preparation you can refer to following reference books as per your choice: 1) How to prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT How to prepare for Data Interpretation for the CAT How to prepare for Logical Reasoning for the CAT How to prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for the CAT 2) Pearson Guide to Quantitative Aptitude for CAT by Nishit Sinha Pearson Guide to Quantitative Aptitude and Data Intrepretation for CAT by Nishit Sinha Pearson Guide to Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning for CAT by Nishit Sinha There are others books like Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis, High School English Grammar and Composition by Wren and Martin etc to help you for your preparation. You can also join various coaching institutes like TIME, CL, IMS etc or the online coaching institutes also for concepts and mock tests.



Some of the best institutes (non IIM) from CAT are:



1) Faculty of Management Studies Delhi

2) SP Jain institute of management and Research-Mumbai

3) NITIE Mumbai

4) Department of Management Studies IIT DELHI

5) SJMSOM IIT BOMBAY

6) VGSOM IIT KHARAGPUR





There are other top B Schools of the country which accept CAT score.

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