What is the CAT syllabus for MBA Entrance Exam and how much time is required to complete the entire syllabus?

The Common Admission Test (CAT) is the most important national-level entrance exam in India. It is the premier exam that permits B-school aspirants to get into India's prestigious management colleges. On average, over 2 lakh candidates attempt this Computer-based Test every year. CAT evaluates candidates on their Verbal Ability, Quantitative Ability, and Logical Reasoning skills. 

A thorough understanding of the CAT syllabus is vital before you begin CAT preparation. CAT 2021 exam is scheduled for 28th November 2021. BYJU'S Exam Prep is all set to help aspirants get through the syllabus in detail and gear up their CAT preparation. The below article will help you gain an understanding of the CAT syllabus and weightage and time required for preparation. 

Common Admission Test exam pattern

The Common Admission Test comprises three sections namely, Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning.

Sections	Topic	Expected No.of. Questions	Time Duration
Section I	Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension	26	40 minutes
Section II	Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning	24	40 minutes
Section III	Quantitative Ability	26	40 minutes

The total duration of the Common Admission Test will be 120 minutes. There will be a 40-minute Time limit, allotted to answer the questions of each section. It will not be possible for candidates to switch between any of the sections during the test. Learn everything there is to know about the CAT syllabus and the time needed to complete the entire syllabus to ace CAT, by reading through this post.

 

Section-Wise CAT Syllabus

Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension :

Reading comprehension makes up a majority of the VARC part. Various other topics include grammar usage, cloze passage, vocabulary-based synonyms, antonyms, sentence correction, jumbled paragraphs, etc., With BYJU'S Exam Prep, you get to learn along with India’s Top CAT experts. The chart below will help you get a clear picture of the topic-wise mark distribution of the Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension section: 

Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning:

The Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning section comprise 24 questions. This section consists of questions from topics like Tables, Syllogism, Blood Relations, Caselets, Seating Arrangement, Venn Diagrams, Binary Logic, Bar Graphs, Logical Sequence, Line Charts, Pie Chart, etc., Data Interpretation questions demand quick calculations and are time-consuming to calculate. Undoubtedly, With BYJU’S Exam Prep’s quizzes, 200+unit tests, and 20 +mocks in the exclusively curated content CAT Preparation tablet by India's top CAT trainers, Cracking the Common Admission Test is a snap. 

Quantitative Ability:

LCM and HCF, Ratio and proportion, Number system, Profit and loss, Mensuration, Geometry, Discount, Speed, Time and Distance, Percentages, Complex numbers, Set theory and Function, Surds and Indices, Simple and Compound Interest.Averages, Sequence and Series, Quadratic Equations and Linear Equations, Probability, Logarithm, Permutation and Combination. There are a few topics in Aptitude that are particularly important. 24-26 questions are included in this section, with some of them repeated year after year, 6-8 of them based on TITA. The below infographic summarizes the important topics discussed in this section.

Time Required to Complete CAT Syllabus

●        A well-structured preparation time of  6-8 months is recommended and considered ideal for taking the exam. 

●        If you’re a late-bloomer and all set to dedicate your time to crack the exam, serious and focused preparation for 3 months will suffice. 

●        Establish a proper routine where you would spend 3-4 hours each day to cover the major areas, which amounts to 25-28 hours per week. The Complete CAT Course(Batch 5) at BYJU'S Exam Prep provides aspirants the best online class experience and it is the one-stop for sectional mock tests, shortcut techniques, exam strategies, test series, and live classes conducted by top faculties over 17+ years of experience.

 

Preparation Tips for CAT

✓Glance through the topics of each section over and over again to get a thorough understanding of the syllabus outline.

 

✓ Make a note of all the shortcut tricks and methods as you learn which will make your revision easy.

 

✓ Schedule the topics to be covered for the week ahead and self-evaluate your weekly learning outcomes.

 

✓ Take as many mock tests as possible. This will increase your time management skills and let you experience a simulated exam environment.

 

✓Analysis of the mock test taken gives you a better understanding of how you have performed; it enables you to gradually improve in the weaker topics of each section and helps you gauge your preparation levels.

 

✓ Vocabulary plays an important role in the VARC section. Make sure you learn at least 3-5 new words every day from the newspaper.

 

✓At near the end of every week, run through the new words learned and self-evaluate your progress.

 

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