The CAT exam format consists of three sections that must be completed within 180 minutes. Each section is one hour and covers a different subject area. The verbal section contains 24 reading comprehension questions testing skills like summary and sentence elimination. The DI and LR section contains 16 data interpretation questions and 16 logical reasoning questions. Finally, the quant section contains 34 math questions testing topics like numbers, geometry, averages, and probability. The document provides a high-level overview of the section breakdown and question types in the CAT exam.

1. WHAT IS THE CAT ALL ABOUT?

2. CAT – THE NEW FORMAT
Verbal
• RC - 24
Questions
• Others - 10
questions
DI & LR
• DI - 16
•LR – 16
Quants
• 34 Questions
WHAT IS THE CAT ALL ABOUT?

3. WHAT IS THE CAT ALL ABOUT?
CAT – THE NEW FORMAT
TIME LIMIT – 180 minutes
Three watertight 1 hour sections each.
On screen Calculator available throughout

4. WHAT IS THE CAT ALL ABOUT?
CAT – THE VERBAL SECTION
Reading Comp.
24 Qns
Summary of
paragraph
~ 3 Qns each
Sent. Elimination
~3 Qns each ~ 3 Qns Each
Verbal
Sent. Re-gmt.

5. WHAT IS THE CAT ALL ABOUT?
CAT – THE DI&LR SECTION
Data Interpretation
16 Qns
Logical Reasoning
16 Qns
DI & LR

6. WHAT IS THE CAT ALL ABOUT?
CAT – THE QUANTS SECTION
Number System
Averages,
Linear & Quadratic
etc
8 to 10 Qns
Geometry, Trigonometry,
Mensuration,
Coordinate Geo
8 to 10 Qns
Speed time distance,
Ratio, Mixtures, Pipes
Cistern etc
8 ~ 10 Qns
Permutation
Probability,
Inequalities,
Functions, Set theory
8~10 Qns
Quants

7. CAT TIMELINE AND PREPARATION PLAN

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