How to Prepare for CAT 2025?

How to Prepare for CAT 2025– CAT preparation should be started in a systematic planning in advance in order to get admission in the IIMs and top MBA colleges. As said by the experts and CAT toppers, the crucial point in cracking CAT is the number of dedicated hours during the preparation. It is very important to revise the syllabus and to work according to the schedule you planned for yourself. Use your time wisely without wasting a single second of it while preparing for CAT 2025.

It is an important factor to be understood by the beginners while preparing for CAT that it can be cracked at home with the right choice of books and dedicated hours of study without joining the top coaching institutes. There are numerous free online materials including various quizzes, mock tests that can add up to your CAT 2025 preparation for better results.

According to the revised CAT exam pattern 2025, 3 sections with a total of 100 questions will be asked. A 1-hour time interval is provided to every section. One must score well in all the three sections as there is a sectional score cut off in IIMs for shortlisting. Taking proper time for understanding the questions and analysing the answers quickly could be a great strategy while preparing for CAT 2025.

The exam pattern for CAT is as shown below.

• Total Questions: 100
• Number of sections: 3
• Questions with negative marking (MCQs): 75
• Questions without negative marking (Non-MCQs): 25
• Score awarded for each correct answer: 3 marks
• Negative marking (Applicable for wrong answers in MCQs): -1 mark

CAT 2025 Syllabus

Once you get to know the exam pattern, it becomes easy to understand the syllabus. It consists of various subtopics divided into 3 major sections- Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension; Quantitative Aptitude; Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning. These 3 major sections which include all the topics of the syllabus are further divided into sub-sections having equally distributed marks in the exam.

Books for CAT Preparation

If you wish to score high in your CAT exam, then you can read these recommended books either online or offline. These books are suggested by CAT experts and toppers, therefore, studying from these could be a great help in scoring high.

Books for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension

• How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for CAT’- by Arun Sharma & Meenakshi Upadhyay
• ‘Word Power Made Easy’ – by Norman Lewis
• ‘High School English Grammar & Composition’ – by Wren & Martin

Books for Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation

• ‘How to Prepare for Data Interpretation for CAT’ – by Arun Sharma (Published by McGraw Hill)
• ‘Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation for the CAT’ – by Nishit K Sinha (Published by Pearson)
• ‘How to Prepare for Logical Reasoning for the CAT’ – by Arun Sharma (Published by McGraw Hill)
• ‘Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation for the CAT’ – by Nishit K Sinha (Published by Pearson)

Books for Quantitative Ability (QA)

• ‘How to prepare for Quantitative for the CAT’ – by Arun Sharma, published by MGH Education
• ‘Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT’ – by Nishit K.Sinha, Published by PearsonQuant study modules by TIME, CL, IMS

How to Prepare for CAT 2025? Subject wise Tips

1. Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension is the trickiest section as you will face a variety of questions here. Practice a lot on various reasoning questions focusing on the current trends involved in the exam pattern. Reading newspaper daily will help you to score well in grammar and Vocabulary.
2. Data Interpretation and logical reasoning are considered as the hardest section as it involves analytical knowledge about subjects. Daily practice with a lot of revision may help crack it easily. For logical reasoning start solving questions with short tricks to save your time for other subjects.
3. In Quantitative Aptitude, you need to prepare a revised plan to solve the questions with accuracy. Don’t get distracted while solving this section, be focused and solve the questions with a cool mind for a better result.
4. This should be kept in mind that if half of your questions are attempted correctly, then you get a percentile of 98-99. Therefore prepare accordingly with an intelligent approach and smart work to crack the questions in a minimum time for achieving a good score in CAT 2025 exam.

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