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1. Tips to crack CAT
The students appearing for Common Admission
Test (CAT) seem to be confused about a lot of
things what to study, how to study, what is more
important, what topics can be dropped, so on and
so forth.
To clear away the aura of confusion, here's a list of
10 awesome tips to crack CAT:

2. 1. Analyse your strengths and weaknesses:
Analyse your strong as well as weak suits in the
respective areas (namely quant, verbal, logical
reasoning, data interpretation) and ideally, start
with the preparation of your weak areas and focus
on making them your strong areas. Follow the five
crucial steps listed below in the suggested order for
sure-shot results:
- Begin with the solved examples in the book
- Then move onto the unsolved examples
- After you are well versed with the examples in
the book, test yourself further by taking as many
mock tests as possible to get used to this Computer
Based Exam(CBT)
- Finally resort to previous years' CAT papers and
monitor your progress
- Thereafter, practice and practice and practice
more

3. 2. Be thorough with your fundamentals:
During the last few days before the exam, the
candidates should revise all the basic concepts.
Revisions of the fundamentals of each topic are
extremely crucial to secure a good score. It will
enable you to consolidate your preparation for the
exam. You should be confident and well-versed
with the application of all your basic concepts.
3. Time versus target:
While preparing your plan of action for the CAT
exam, fastidiously implement the concept of "time
v/s target" i.e. completing any particular portion of
a subject or topic in an assigned time period. Stick
to the plan meticulously to secure the desired
results. Do not be a procrastinator at any cost!

4. 4. You need to put more work into your verbal
section this year:
The verbal section of CAT is expected to be of a
higher difficulty level this year. The candidates
should therefore solve more complex versions of
topics such as parajumbles and reading
comprehensions so that they do not end up getting
intimidated by the length and intricacies of the
questions in this section during the actual exam.
5. Get well-versed with the paper pattern:
CAT will have three following sections:
1. Quantitative Ability (QA) with 34 questions
2. Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)
with 32 questions
3. Verbal & Reading Comprehension (VRC) with 34
questions

5. The segregation suggests that candidates have no
escape. It will be mandatory to attempt all
sections and achieve the minimum required
percentage in individual sections apart from the
overall total to make it to any of the IIMs.
Also, some questions in each section may not be of
multiple choice type. Instead, direct answers are
to be typed on the screen.
6. Acquaint yourself with the some other relevant
changes:
The actual time duration of the test is three hours
(180 minutes) instead of the earlier 170 minutes.
Each section has a time limit of 60 minutes. So, the
candidates need not worry about the possibility of
getting carried away and unintentionally devoting
excessive time to any particular section. Also, the
candidates should remember that they cannot
switch from one section to another section at any
point. An on-screen timer would be available for

6. the candidates to check how much time they are
left with. An onscreen calculator would be
embedded in the screen which could be utilised for
any calculations in the paper. However, hardly
any question in the paper would involve major
calculations.
7. Practice your shortcuts well:
Although CAT is traditionally a conceptual exam
based on core fundamentals, being conversant
with all the shortcuts would help you to solve
various problems with greater speed, thus giving
you an edge as compared to your competitors. So,
revise your shortcuts and know them as
thoroughly as your fundamentals.
8. Make some space for yourself beyond studies:
It is essential to study hard and spend a good
number of hours daily on your exam preparation
but for an hour or so in your daily timetable, make

7. some space just for yourself. You can exercise in
this time to keep yourself mentally, physically and
emotionally fit; or you could also devote this time
to engage in any extra-curricular of your choice.
Eating healthy is also a critical aspect that needs
to be taken care of while preparing for the
examination.
9. Remember the larger goal:
Apart from focusing on cracking the exam, you
should not forget that excelling in this exam would
bring you closer to your larger goal of making it big
in the corporate world and that would, in turn,
enable you to imbibe the much needed
perseverance, dedication and grit required to ace
the CAT.

8. 10. A calm mind is the key:
Lastly and most importantly, the candidates
should not get nervous or hyper under any
circumstances. A calm, composed and
compartmentalised mind is extremely vital for
cracking this exam.
Work hard, work smart and rock the CAT Exam!
Best of luck students!!!