CAT 2026 is the next milestone for the students who are planning to pursue management program from top IIMs or B-schools in the country. Targeting 99+ percentile in the Common Admission Test requires a detailed preparation strategy with consistent efforts. To help candidates efficiently preparing for the exam, iQuanta has formulated a perfect 7-step method which will give you the right direction to your CAT 2026 preparation. This blog is a detailed guide for the students to understand these steps in a detailed manner.
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Reasons for So Many 99%ilers from iQuanta (7-Step Method)
A CAT topic will be covered via 7 steps in iQuanta CAT 2026 Course. The CAT batch starting in Jan and these detailed steps are the key factors for your streamlined preparation to target such a competitive examination. The detailed information is mentioned below which will be covering your CAT 2026 preparation strategy with iQuanta’s 7-step approach.
Step 1: Candidates can go through a specialized modules like Non-Engineers QA, Engineers VARC and LRDI Essentials which will be really helpful in covering basic concepts before the starting of Class. Non-Engineer’s conceptual videos will be a summary of 6-10th NCERT Maths which will be the alignment of CAT syllabus that reflects the preparation towards strong foundation.
Step 2: For each topic, candidates can cover the important concepts by attending both the conceptual live stream classes and application classes that reflects the dual pedagogy by iQuanta. These session builds a strong understanding about each topic in the CAT exam in a detailed manner. The teaching methodology covering both makes sure that your concepts are clear and you know when and where to apply these important concepts.
Step 3: The CAT exam tests the problem-solving and aptitude skills of a candidate. So once the topic is covered, candidates should start solving assignments upon the concepts and practice sessions in the iQuanta’s secret group.
Step 4: Self study is important to build confidence and maintain a grip of solving variety of CAT-level questions before sitting in the actual exam. Candidates should solve atleast 50 questions from that topic as a self study for which the varied sources can be –
- iQuanta Assignments – Solving assignments post completing the topic will give a proper preparation strategy because solving variety of questions based on a topic creates impact and reflects overall CAT 2026 preparation. Candidates can cover assignments after each class in respective dashboards (i.e, 1-2 Assignments on each topic (40 Ques)).
- iQuanta CAT Books – On each topic covered, there are approximately 50 questions so total will be 5000 questions. Solving maximum questions build both speed and accuracy.
- Past CAT Papers – Solving Previous Year Questions (PYQs), helps candidates in understanding the exam pattern and the difficulty level of questions asked in the CAT exam.
- IIM ABC Batch Questions by iQuanta – Candidates will covers 7000 questions and daily 12 QA, 3 RCs and 3 LRDI sets which maintains the proper flow across sections.
Step 5: LRDI section is quite tricky for many aspirants to solve. For the same they can practice, LRDI Inception (an advanced module) which covers 100+ CAT-level visual sets with solutions, Engineers’ VARC (Genre wise RC, Elimination strategy, inference video, QA CutShort module for all shortcuts and typical model questions at one place or smart students. These are all advanced modules that will skyrocket your entire preparation journey.
Step 6: Get your doubts clarified instantly by posting them in iQuanta’s paid group whether they arise from past classes or during practice. There’s no restriction on sources; you can ask doubts from any CAT-level material, from anywhere in the world.
Step 7: iQuanta team will be posting 5-10 Quant question, 1 LRDI set, 1 RC Set and 1 Reading and Summary exercise daily for you to prepare in a balanced manner. These are the 5 pointers that candidates should follow effectively. If you are doing these things diligently till exam, there is no reason you can’t get a 99.5%ile.
Conclusion – CAT 2026 (7-Step Method)
At iQuanta, we ensure that candidates are guided at every possible stage of their CAT preparation journey where you will be informed in the iQuanta paid group about the right time to start Sectionals & Full-Length mocks, so that you are never rushed or confused about anything. The course covers 35 CAT full-length mocks and 45 sectional tests with all detailed video solutions that ensure in-depth understanding of concepts and effective analysis.
We complete the entire syllabus within the first 5 months, followed by the detailed practice using iQuanta modules, regular mock test series and structured analysis. This phase is well complemented by iQuanta marathons to strengthen concepts. In the final months, focused preparation with the crash course is conducted for the fast revisions, understanding shortcuts and exam temperament.
