Tips for CAT exam preparation

1. How to prepare for CAT exam 2018section-wise? & CAT preparation tips for beginners

2. Introduction To get admission in top-notch management institutions aspirants need to appear in CAT exam. While appearing for CAT exam aspirants needs to do the right preparation for the exam so that they can achieve excellence and fulfill their IIM dream. To crack CAT exam aspirants can make a proper strategy and follow it to score outstanding results. Aspirants can start section-wise preparation which will help them to cover all topics of CAT Syllabus. It is not necessary that aspirant should study 16-18 hours a day, the smart preparation and exam tips will help them to sore high. www.mbapathshala.com

3. These are some points to start preparing section-wise for CAT exam • Start taking mock tests in revised CAT exam question pattern • Attempting mock tests will help you focus on your strength and weakness to find out where you need help. • Mock tests help you to improve the speed with accuracy to score high in CAT exam. • Instead of wasting time on finding your weak areas this is the time where you need to join the Best Coaching Institute For CAT Exam. • Bring improvement in a short time with regular mock tests and analysis. • Prepare yourself for difficult levels questions that vary with test series and institute. www.mbapathshala.com/

4. 2. Section-wise preparation strategy for CAT Exam • A- Verbal Ability: Follow conventional methods • Always remember while preparing for Verbal Ability the sooner you start, the better it is. • Diversify your reading with articles based on the topic such as Sociology, Psychology, Philosophy, and Literature. • Be ready for a variety of different question. • Keep the list of four things to crack the Verbal Ability section of CAT Exam 2018: • Para completion • Confusing words • Words usage • Sentence completion www.mbapathshala.com

5. The Reading Comprehension covers 70% of VARC section in CAT exam. • If you want to score high in VARC, then you need to have a good command of Reading Comprehension passage solving skills. • 3-4 months before CAT exam, start practicing 2-3 Reading Comprehension's passages a day by setting time limit according to the length. • 60 mins are been given to you for solving 34 question of VARC section. • If you can solve 4 RC passages in 40 mins it can be a good achievement, then rest 20 mins you can focus on Verbal Ability. B- Reading Comprehension- Understand what you read www.mbapathshala.com

6. C- Data Interpretation:Don't depend on the screen calculator • For last 3 years, CAT exam has been providing the facility of the on-screen calculator to help you in calculations needed for Quant’s and Data Interpretation. • But most of the CAT toppers have found that this on-screen calculator facility for CAT exam is time-consuming. • You should improve your own speed of calculation, especially for Data Interpretation instead of depending on the on-screen calculator. • Prepare a chart for your numerical preparation which includes tables, squares, and cubes of first 25 numbers. www.mbapathshala.com

7. D- Logical Reasoning: Focus more onpeculiar questions • The best way to prepare for Logical Reasoning is practice. • If you do more practice of Logical Reasoning you can make a note on problems and analyze errors so that you will not repeat them in the CAT exam. • This would help you to have the in-depth understanding of Logical Reasoning section. • The workshops on Logical Reasoning conducted by CAT classes can help you to score high in this section. • Always take notes of peculiar questions and practice by setting the time limit to crack CAT within shorter preparation period. www.mbapathshala.com

8. E- Quantitative Ability: Improve speed with accuracy • One of the Key preparations for Quantitative Ability to solve CAT exam is to make notes of formulas and theories. • You should solve many questions and attempt mock tests to improve the speed with accuracy. • You can broadly classify the Quantitative Ability in 4 parts and accordingly start practicing for CAT Exam: • Number system and Progressions • Unitary methods and Algebra • Geometry and Mensuration • Modern Math’s www.mbapathshala.com

9. 3. CAT Preparation tips for beginners • You should always do self-study with need-based coaching which will save your time on topics and questions where you are stuck. • You should remain unbiased and must aim to crack CAT exam by solving around 85 questions with accuracy. • Attempt 3-5 Mock tests on the regular basis which will help you to improve your speed and accuracy. • Prepare a proper strategy to achieve excellence in CAT exam. www.mbapathshala.com

10. Maintain a progress chart through which you can analyze your performance and accordingly can focus on weakness. • Solve revised CAT Exam Question Patternby setting a time limit to improve speed for exam. • Fix your targets depending on the difficulty level of CAT exam. • Solve vocabulary and grammar based questions for VARC section. • Try to complete the preparation 40-50 days before the CAT exam. www.mbapathshala.com