- By Sakshi Gupta
- Sat, 17 Feb 2024 02:52 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
CAT Exam 2024: CAT stands for Common Admission Test. The CAT test 2024 will be held on November 24, 2024, provisionally. IIM Calcutta is expected to administer CAT 2024. The registration date for the CAT test 2024 will be in the first week of August 2024. The CAT test requires a Bachelor's degree in any field with a minimum of 50% marks. Last year, the CAT test costs were Rs. 1200 for SC, ST, and PwD applicants and Rs. 2400 for all other candidates. The CAT form costs are anticipated to stay the same this year.
The CAT is an aptitude exam that assesses MBA candidates' analytical, logical, and critical thinking skills. The CAT syllabus includes parts on verbal ability, reading comprehension, quantitative aptitude, logical reasoning, and data interpretation.
CAT Exam 2024: Syllabus
The table below lists critical subjects for CAT test 2024 preparation.
| CAT exam sections | CAT exam syllabus 2024 topics |
| Verbal Ability | Para jumbles, Para summary, Odd sentence out, and Inferences, Odd one out, One-word substitution, Syllogism and Analogies, Verbal logic |
| Reading Comprehension | Passages |
| Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation | Blood Relations, Syllogism, Directions, Clocks and calendars, Tables, Graphs, Charts, Connectives, Logical Sequence, Matching/ Puzzles, Number and Letter Series, Seating Arrangement, Venn Diagrams, Coding-Decoding, Binary Logic, Caselets and Table |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Geometry, Trigonometry, Averages, Percentages, Number Systems, Arithmetic, Algebra, Mensuration, Modern Maths, Profit and loss, Simple & Compound Interest |
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CAT Exam 2024: Month-wise preparation
| CAT preparation 2024 month wise | CAT exam 2024 topics |
| January 2024 to May 2024 | Go through all the topics in the CAT syllabus 2024 sections, such as LR, VARC and QA. |
| June 2024 to August 2024 | Complete the sections such as VA, LR and Data Interpretations. |
| September 2024 to October 2024 | Start revising all the topics of CAT 2024 and try to solve the maximum number of previous year’s CAT question papers. |
| October 2024 to November 2024 | Revise all the concepts and attend the CAT mock test to figure out weak areas and try to improve. |
CAT Exam 2024: How to prepare for this entrance exam?
Preparing for the CAT MBA begins with knowing the CAT test pattern 2024 and reviewing the CAT exam syllabus 2024. Candidates attempting the CAT 2024 must strive for a score of 99 percentile or more to gain admission to IIMs, FMS Delhi, MDI Gurgaon, JBIMS, SPJIMR, and other top business schools.
Tips to score 99+ percentile:-
Candidates can use the methods below to achieve a 99+ percentile in the CAT 2024.
- Follow a solid CAT preparation program in 2024.
- Practice CAT's previous year's exam papers.
- Attend the CAT mock tests
- Time management when taking the CAT mock test.
- Revision
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