Every year roughly 2,500 to 3,000 students score 99 percentile in the CAT exam. And out of those, around 3,000 students from iQuanta alone have hit that mark over the past few years. Every single student came from the CAT full course, not from a mock test series or study material sold separately, which is what many others quietly imply in their prospects. But the main question is what actual CAT exam preparation looks like or if the same strategy works for everyone.
You can easily get the general preparation strategy from online videos or written somewhere. But the actual preparation is not only defining the months of the preparation plan but also the personalised strategy that works individually for every candidate. Let’s discuss the same in a detailed manner and how iQuanta’s CAT personal mentorship batch will be a great change in the preparation journey of candidates to crack this competitive examination with ease.
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Why Do Most Students Fall Short in CAT Exam?
Most people preparing for CAT 2026 are looking for the right strategy and the right study material. And yes, both of those things matter during CAT exam preparation journey. Nobody is saying they do not. But here is what most students miss completely is the right strategy is not the same for everyone. You will find hundreds of videos on YouTube talking about a “6-month CAT strategy” or a “5-month CAT strategy”. But the honest truth behind the same is that a personalised strategy only takes you so far. What actually moves the needle is a strategy built around your specific strengths and weaknesses. And even if you have the right strategy and the right material, none of it works without consistency and accountability.
What iQuanta Is Launching the CAT 2026 Personal Mentorship Batch?
Indrajeet Singh is widely known as the “Wizard of Quant” and is personally launching a CAT 2026 Personal Mentorship Batch with a direct guarantee of either 99 percentile, or a full 100% refund. This is not just a statement but an honest decision made between iQuanta and each selected student. If you follow the strategy, the schedule, and the process sincerely, and still do not reach your target percentile, you get your money back completely. The target is not fixed at 99 for everyone either, but it is completely dependent on your current level and capability, which determines whether the target could be 97, 99.5, 99.9, or even 100 percentile. It is set individually for each student after evaluating their profile.
What is the Right Way to Understand the CAT 2026 Syllabus?
The CAT exam syllabus is the initial phase to start the CAT exam preparation with, and an understanding of the same plays an indispensable role. Scoring 90 percentile in the CAT exam generally requires around 40 to 45 percent marks. The score range roughly falls between 77 and 90 out of 204. The CAT exam paper has three main sections, including Quantitative Ability, Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation, and Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension. The common advice floating around is to focus on Arithmetic, Algebra, and Geometry, and to skip topics like Number Systems and Permutation and Combination. iQuanta has consistently disagreed with this approach, and here is the very specific reason for the same.
A few years back, many students dropped P & C from their preparation because it had not appeared in the paper for a while. Then an LRDI set based on derangements showed up, and almost everyone was stuck there, whereas iQuanta students who had covered derangements solved it without much trouble. The point is not that you should go deep into every topic equally rather the point is that some topics need basic awareness while others need proper preparation, and this finally defines a proper problem-solving ability for succeeding in the final exam.
What the Actual Data Says? A Complete Analysis Made By iQuanta
iQuanta analysed complete seven years of CAT data at the subtopic level, not just the topic level. Here is what came out of that analysis. TSD, which is Time Speed Distance, accounts for around 8 percent of the paper. Sequences and Series, Logarithms, and Quadratics also appear repeatedly and deserve proper attention. In LRDI section, the most common set types in recent years have been Caselets, Reasoning Based DI, and Quant Based LR.
In Verbal, while everyone spends most of their time on RC practice, Science and Technology as a genre has appeared in roughly 23 percent of the RC questions across the past several years. That is nearly one in every four passages. So a proper analysis is really important for the candidates to crack the competitive examination, like CAT exam.
How iQuanta’s Specialised Modules Works for Everyone?
Not every CAT 2026 aspirant has the same starting point. Some are non-engineers who find the Quant section really difficult, whereas other candidates are strong in Quant but struggle to hold their attention through long RC passages in VARC, and some students have never seriously attempted LRDI before. To understand all the aspects in a detailed manner, iQuanta has built specialised modules for the candidates. For students who are weak in Quant, especially non-engineers, there is a dedicated Non-Engineers Module. It is essentially a clean summary of Class 6 to 10 NCERT content mapped specifically to the CAT syllabus.
In LRDI, iQuanta built a module that summarises every kind of mistake a CAT student typically makes. There is also specific guidance on how to organise information on an A4 sheet when solving sets, because a lot of students lose marks not because they do not understand the set but because their notes are disorganised.
For Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension, there is a module called VARC Essentials, which covers around 500 difficult words from the last 10 years of CAT papers. Each word comes with a short video, a reading article, and an RC passage so the learning is contextual rather than just memorisation.
iQuanta’s Advanced Preparation Modules
Quant Cutshot covers all major shortcuts and advanced CAT applications in one resource. LRDI Inception has 100 high quality CAT level sets across 18 major LRDI topics with detailed video solutions and approach breakdowns. Engineer VRC contains 100 CAT-level RC passages with strategy videos and explanation of elimination techniques.
iQuanta’s CAT Personal Mentorship Batch
The CAT 2026 Personal Mentorship Batch will be personally taken care by Indrajeet Singh sir along with other iQuanta CAT faculty including Amit Panchmatia Sir, Nikhil Sir, Shabana Ma’am, and Raj Sir, IIM alumni and 99 percentilers from the iQuanta community will also be involved. Every selected student gets one on one mentorship and also they will be told exactly which module fits their profile, which topics to prioritize, and what their personalised schedule should look like.
First we will cover Pre basics module, then live classes, then application classes, then assignments, and then practice sessions. Live classes, application sessions, and practice are mentor-driven. The pre basics module and assignments are self-driven. After that, students move into advanced modules and mock tests for in-depth practice.
How the Selection of a Candidate Work for a Mentorship Batch?
There is no additional fee charged for the personal mentorship layer. But there is an SOP form on the website. iQuanta wants to understand how much genuine effort a student is willing to put in, even under difficult conditions. Based on the responses, 200 students will be selected. Once selected, there is a formal agreement signed between the student and iQuanta. The agreement works both ways. iQuanta commits to the strategy, the mentorship, and the accountability structure. The student commits to following the schedule, asking doubts on time, and analyzing mocks seriously.
If a student repeatedly neglects their responsibilities despite warnings, the agreement can be cancelled. Because this only works when both sides are serious. If a student holds up their end and still does not reach their promised percentile, they get a full refund.
Conclusion
CAT 2026 is only 6 months away and this is really crucial time to start your CAT preparation even if you haven’t started yet. There are many example who have started in this period and get 99+ percentile in the CAT exam.
