CAT Exam Preparation Tips: Books, Coaching, Pattern, Syllabus

CAT Exam Pattern

CAT Test is divided into 3 sections that will come in Non-MCQ and MCQ type questions format are given below:-

1. VARC (Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension)
2. QA (Quantitative Aptitude)
3. DILR (Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning)

Given below the detailed distribution of CAT exam Sections and questions:-

CAT Exam Syllabus: Important Topics

Best Books suggested for the Preparation of CAT exam

Given below are some of the books that are being suggested for the CAT exam preparation along with the author/publishers name for all three sections:-

Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension

1. How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for CAT – Arun Sharma and Meenakshi Upadhyay/Arihant
2. 30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary Mass Market Paperback – Wilfred Funk & Norman Lewis/ Simon & Schuster
3. How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for the CAT – Sharma and Upadhyay
4. PSC for VA for CAT – Nishit Sinha
5. High School English Grammar & Composition – Wren & Martin

Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning

1. CAT 2018 Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning – Gautam Puri
2. Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation for the CAT – Nishit K. Sinha
3. Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency – Ananta Ashisha
4. How to Prepare for Data Interpretation for CAT – Arun Sharma

 Quantitative Aptitude

1. NCERT Mathematics Books (Class 6 to 10) – NCERT
2. How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT – Arun Sharma
3. Quantitative Aptitude Quantum CAT – Sarvesh Sharma
4. Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations – Abhijit Guha
5. Quantitative Aptitude for CAT – Nishit Sinha

Best CAT exam coaching

Doing preparation from the Top CAT Coaching institute will be more beneficial to sharpen candidate’s skills and it will also help all the candidates to boost up their preparation without wastage of time.

Top CAT Coaching in Delhi NCR

How to do registration or apply for CAT Examination

Given below the step by step procedure to apply for the CAT Examination:-

1. Firstly go to the official website of IIM CAT
2. Now go to registration tab and do registration by entering your credentials such as name, DOB, mail ID and phone number
3. After that you will receive an OTP for successful registration on your number or e-mail
4. Now log in the registration details
5. After that you will get your registration form on the screen
6. Fill in the CAT Examination registration form with all the required credentials
7. Along with the form upload all the asked or required scanned documents
8. After that select the CAT exam center for the giving Writing Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI)
9. At last pay the CAT Examination registration fee and submit the form.

CAT Registration Fee

1. CAT Registration Fee for General and OBC Category Candidates is 2,000/-
2. CAT Registration Fee for SC, ST and PWD Category Candidates is 1,000/-

How to pay CAT Exam Registration Fee?

You have to pay the CAT Exam Registration Fee via online mode by using any one of the option given below

1. Debit card
2. Credit card
3. Net banking

CAT Exam Centers

CAT examination has been conducted at numerous centers located in 156 cities in India. You can choose at least six CAT exam center preferences for the Writing Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI) at the time of registration.

Top 10 colleges Accepting CAT examination score

1. IIM Calcutta
2. IIM Shillong
3. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi
4. Amity Business School, Noida
5. Asia Pacific Institute of Management
6. Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH)
7. S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR)
8. DY Patil University
9. IMS Ghaziabad
10. UPES University

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