Important Preparation rules for CAT Exam 2019

CAT Exam rules to remember

CAT (common admission test) exam is a National level premium exam for doing Post Graduation in Business Management. If you are willing to take admission in IIM or other prestigious management Institutes, this may be very helpful to go thru. There are a few important aspects for the preparation of CAT exam:-

1. Study the CAT Exam syllabus and pattern for 2019

 Understanding the syllabus and CAT paper pattern will take you to start the steps of the preparation. The CAT exam has mainly three subjects, Verbal Ability, Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretations and Quantitative Aptitude.  Accordingly, there will be three sections in the CAT exam

Sections	Number of Questions	Sectional Duration
Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension	34	60 Minutes
Quantitative Aptitude	34	60 Minutes
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning	32	60 Minutes

Three marks are for a most appropriate answer, but there is a penalty of 1 mark for the wrong answer. However, some questions do not carry negative marking for the wrong answer.

2. Decide option of study type

There is two option of study, one is self-study and another is coaching. This must be decided in the beginning which option you are going to opt. Several CAT exam toppers opted for self-study option. 

For self-study, the student must have good CAT exam books like CAT exam book by Arun Sharma, CAT exam book by Nishit Sinha. Moreover, online related matters on a CAT exam is available. In the self study option, a student is more responsible. A well-defined schedule of study should be made and strictly followed.

 In the second option of coaching, part of the schedule depends on coaching institute. They also guide, educate and provide regular tests by providing notes and CAT question paper.

3. Attempt mock papers

 Practice makes a man perfect. It is advisable to prepare well on syllabus and topics and then practice on mock papers for all three sections. Every time you attempt the CAT mock test, try to learn from mistakes and understand where you were wrong. There are free CAT mock papers available on web e.g. first three sets of CAT mock papers are free of cost on sabakuch.com. Just register on sabakuch.com with your email id and start using a mock paper section of CAT.  There is other information also available regarding CAT exam on the website. This will give you a good understanding of the CAT paper pattern.

4. Understand the subject and topics

 QA of CAT exam mainly includes mathematics with different topics. Understanding the fundamentals of any subject will make your study easy for further complicated versions of the questions. Half of the question is solved by understanding the question itself. If required Read the question a few times, this will make you understand the question better.

5. Improve upon your CAT scoring

It is advisable to attempt mock pares just after having good knowledge of CAT exam syllabus and pattern. Then one can study topics on scheduled basis continue attempting mock tests. On every new Cat mock test, try to learn from a previous mock test from an improvement point of view. This improvement is not only on scoring but also on speed on attempting with right answers.