
The CAT exam has three sections:
Passages based on:
Current affairs
Business & economics
Science & technology
Philosophy & social issues
Question types:
Main idea
Inference
Fact-based
Tone & purpose of passage
Para jumbles
Para summary
Odd sentence out
Sentence completion
Grammar & usage
Vocabulary (basic understanding)
Tables
Bar graphs
Line graphs
Pie charts
Caselets
Mixed data sets
Seating arrangement (linear & circular)
Puzzles
Blood relations
Direction sense
Coding–decoding
Venn diagrams
Team formation
Syllogisms
Percentages
Profit & loss
Ratio & proportion
Simple & compound interest
Time & work
Time, speed & distance
Averages
Mixtures & alligations
Linear & quadratic equations
Inequalities
Functions
Progressions (AP, GP)
Logarithms
Lines & angles
Triangles
Circles
Polygons
Coordinate geometry
Area & volume
Factors & multiples
LCM & HCF
Remainders
Surds & indices
Divisibility rules
✔ No fixed syllabus defined by IIMs
✔ Questions are based on 10th–12th standard concepts
✔ Difficulty level is moderate to high
✔ Strong focus on concept clarity and practice
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Management & business studies students
Students targeting IIMs, IITs, FMS, SPJIMR, MDI, and other top B-schools
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