{"id":26138,"date":"2024-03-15T19:41:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T14:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/?p=26138"},"modified":"2025-07-21T14:15:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T08:45:25","slug":"how-to-prepare-for-cat-in-8-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/how-to-prepare-for-cat-in-8-months\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Prepare for CAT in 8 Months : Resources &#038; Study Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Common Admission Test (CAT) is India\u2019s most prestigious national-level entrance examination, which permits aspirants to get into top management institutes. Undoubtedly, it is the biggest MBA entrance test in the country. The IIMs (Indian Institute of Management) conduct this Common Admission Test annually on a rotational basis. The exam is divided into three sections, namely Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC), Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR), and Quantitative Ability (QA). Each section is timed for 40 minutes, making for a total exam duration of 2 hours.<br><br>If you are starting from the absolute basics, 8 months are enough for CAT preparation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>You need 3 months for Concept Clarification<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2\/3 Months for Practice &amp; Application<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2\/3 Months for Mocks &amp; Analysis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_77 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/how-to-prepare-for-cat-in-8-months\/#CAT_Section-Wise_Study_Plan\" >CAT Section-Wise Study Plan:<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/how-to-prepare-for-cat-in-8-months\/#iQuanta_Launches_New_Batch_for_CAT_2025_Enroll_Here\" >iQuanta Launches New Batch for  CAT 2025!  Enroll Here!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/how-to-prepare-for-cat-in-8-months\/#How_to_prepare_for_the_VARC_in_8_months\" >How to prepare for the VARC in 8 months<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/how-to-prepare-for-cat-in-8-months\/#How_to_prepare_for_the_LRDI_in_8_months\" >How to prepare for the LRDI in 8 months<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/how-to-prepare-for-cat-in-8-months\/#The_Best_Set_of_CAT_Mentors_at_iQuanta\" >The Best Set of CAT Mentors at iQuanta<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/how-to-prepare-for-cat-in-8-months\/#How_to_prepare_for_the_Quants_in_8_months\" >How to prepare for the Quants in 8 months<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/how-to-prepare-for-cat-in-8-months\/#How_iQuanta_Prepares_you\" >How  iQuanta Prepares you<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/how-to-prepare-for-cat-in-8-months\/#Basic_Concept_Coverage\" >Basic Concept Coverage<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/how-to-prepare-for-cat-in-8-months\/#Practice\" >Practice<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/how-to-prepare-for-cat-in-8-months\/#Doubt_Clarification\" >Doubt Clarification<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/how-to-prepare-for-cat-in-8-months\/#Best_Books_for_CAT_2025\" >Best Books for CAT 2025<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/how-to-prepare-for-cat-in-8-months\/#Taking_CAT_Mocks\" >Taking CAT Mocks<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/how-to-prepare-for-cat-in-8-months\/#CAT_Crash_Course\" >CAT Crash Course<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/how-to-prepare-for-cat-in-8-months\/#Month-Wise_CAT_Study_Plan\" >Month-Wise CAT Study Plan<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/how-to-prepare-for-cat-in-8-months\/#iQuanta_Launches_New_Batch_for_CAT_2025_Enroll_Here-2\" >iQuanta Launches New Batch for  CAT 2025!  Enroll Here!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cat-section-wise-study-plan\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CAT_Section-Wise_Study_Plan\"><\/span><strong>CAT Section-Wise Study Plan:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As CAT study plan is incomplete without a proper strategy. So, if you are looking for an in-depth section-wise strategy, here we have provided a detailed 8-month strategy. <br>Starting now is beneficial as you might take a couple of breaks in between your preparation. If you start now and even if you have some gaps in your preparation, you will have enough time to cover it up and still get a 99.5%le.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enroll for iQuanta&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/\">CAT Coaching<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-background has-large-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#fffbad\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"iQuanta_Launches_New_Batch_for_CAT_2025_Enroll_Here\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#fa0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>iQuanta Launches New Batch for <\/strong><br><strong>CAT 202<\/strong><\/mark><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">5!<\/mark><\/strong><br><br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/cat-2025\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#001dff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Enroll Here<\/mark><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/cat-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#001dff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">!<\/mark><\/a><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_prepare_for_the_VARC_in_8_months\"><\/span><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">How to prepare for the VARC in 8 months<\/mark><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Verbal Ability &amp; Reading Comprehension (VARC) section in CAT tests how well you can comprehend sentences, identify the tone of the passage, summarise and understand the structure and flow. The VARC section comprises of 24 questions which are to be completed in 40 minutes time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assuming this year CAT will be of 2 hours, and hence there will be 16 questions on RC, which is 70% of the total VARC questions. This is a section that checks your comprehension the most, and not the vocabulary or the grammar. The first step towards comprehension is how you can retain what you have read. The best way to exercise your mind is to start reading articles from reputed newspapers and summarise it in your mind. You can start reading English newspapers like The Hindu or Economic Times, or online articles on Aeon or Al-daily to get used to reading long passages. But for your rescue, we have provided multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/reading-comprehension-articles-for-cat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Genre-wise articles<\/a> from those sources from where CAT has been giving RCs in recent years with Summary. People who read a lot of novels or just like reading in general will have a head-start in this section, but with some dedicated reading practice, you can cover this gap in a few months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_prepare_for_the_LRDI_in_8_months\"><\/span><strong>How to prepare for the LRDI in 8 months<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Data Interpretation &amp; Logical Reasoning section in CAT is highly unpredictable. It checks the problem-solving and critical thinking ability of a student. In recent years, the LRDI difficulty level has increased. There is no definite syllabus or concept in LRDI. Hence you should rely on practicing 350-400 DILR sets from now till the CAT Exam. And you&#8217;ll be good to go. The LRDI section consists of a total of 20 questions to be solved in 40 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All you need for cracking LRDI is familiarity with CAT-Type LRDI Sets. This means if you have solved 300-400 CAT-Type LRDI sets till CAT you will be able to solve at least 50% of the sets in CAT 2024. In CAT 23 if you could solve 2 out of 4 LRDI sets you could get 99%le+ and Solving just 1 set could give you around 90%le. So all you need to do is select the sets you can solve and solve them with patience. And to get that familiarity all you need is practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-black-background-color has-background\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Best_Set_of_CAT_Mentors_at_iQuanta\"><\/span><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color\">The Best Set of CAT Mentors at iQuanta<\/mark><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"www.iquanta.in\/cat-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/432748089_957717262691183_7261340096012026000_n-1024x407.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/432748089_957717262691183_7261340096012026000_n-1024x407.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/432748089_957717262691183_7261340096012026000_n-300x119.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/432748089_957717262691183_7261340096012026000_n-768x306.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/432748089_957717262691183_7261340096012026000_n-150x60.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/432748089_957717262691183_7261340096012026000_n-696x277.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/432748089_957717262691183_7261340096012026000_n-1068x425.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/432748089_957717262691183_7261340096012026000_n-1056x420.jpg 1056w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/432748089_957717262691183_7261340096012026000_n.jpg 1458w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-prepare-for-the-quants-in-8-months\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_prepare_for_the_Quants_in_8_months\"><\/span><strong>How to prepare for the Quants in 8 months<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Quantitative aptitude is the most popular section of CAT. One is either confident in this section or scared of this section. There&#8217;s no third way. One thing non-engineers or anyone who gets intimidated by this section should note is that this is the easiest section to improve upon. There is a well-defined syllabus that covers a lot of topics that all of us have studied in Class 9th and 10th. Concepts used are the same but the application might differ in some topics like Numbers, PNC &amp; Algebra. Quant is also the highest-scoring section of the CAT Exam. From this point, we have 8 Months; it is a sufficient amount of time to prepare well for this section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One should begin with writing the complete quants syllabus in detail. Writing the syllabus in detail would give you an overview of the syllabus, which eventually would result in better planning. Initially one should go with any standard book, for eg CAT Hardcopy Material by iQuanta or IIM ABC CAT material by iQuanta or any coaching material you have or you can get.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have cleared your concepts of a particular topic, then you must start practicing questions on it. In case of any doubts, you should ask and get it cleared by your mentors. One should not forget to make notes of any new things you learn during your lectures or practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-iquanta-prepares-you\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_iQuanta_Prepares_you\"><\/span><strong>How  iQuanta Prepares you<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/cat-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0732f6\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>iQuanta CAT 2025 Course<\/strong><\/mark><\/a>, one topic is covered in 7 steps, Starting with Non-engineer\u2019s Conceptual Videos which will be a summary of class 6th to 10th NCERT Maths which will be in Alignment with the CAT Syllabus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here we have mentioned those 7 steps in brief: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Go Through Non-engineer&#8217;s Conceptual Videos (Self)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attend Live stream class at iQuanta (Mentor Driven)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attend Live application class at iQuanta (Mentor Driven)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Take 20-30 Dashboard Assignments on that Topic (Self)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attend Practice sessions on the Topic (Mentor Driven)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Take 50 CAT Level Questions on the Topic (Self)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CAT 2023 Level Live Marathon on the Topic (Mentor Driven)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/cat-2025\" style=\"background-color:#f80070\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">iQuanta CAT 2025 Course<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-basic-concept-coverage\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Basic_Concept_Coverage\"><\/span><strong>Basic Concept Coverage<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The topics in CAT syllabus revolves around whatever you&#8217;ve studied from Classes 6th to 10th. Hence, basic conceptual learning is the building block towards cracking the CAT exam with a 99%ile. It&#8217;s essential to dedicate sufficient time and effort to mastering the fundamentals before moving on to more advanced topics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>iQuanta&#8217;s prime focus is clearing the basic concepts and then gradually moving on to the advanced-level concepts. The basic concept clarity can be achieved in 4 manners (the iQuanta way) :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Live classes:<\/strong> Coverage of theoretical concepts along with questions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Application classes:<\/strong> Application-based learning through a set of questions based on the topic covered in the Live class.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Non-Engineers<\/strong> <strong>Conceptual videos: <\/strong>Self-paced non-engineering conceptual videos that you&#8217;ll be getting on your dashboard once you enroll. These videos will teach you basic Math concepts that are from 6th to 10th NCERT level.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Text Notes: <\/strong>You might have seen people filling notebooks up and preparing long notes. What you need to understand is, you don&#8217;t need to note everything down. Your application classes are going to be your notes. Here, you&#8217;ll find all theorems and concepts written in short along with questions. You can also find the CAT Formula book on the iQuanta website&#8217;s top left corner. You can maintain a concise cheat sheet to help you with your weaker areas and places where you constantly get stuck, or for some topic you think you might forget.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Practice\"><\/span><strong>Practice<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Next to conceptual clarity comes rigorous practice which is provided through the application sessions, topic-wise assignments, daily practice sessions, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/iim-abc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#0530f4\" class=\"has-inline-color\">IIM ABC Practice Batch<\/mark><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The IIM ABC Practice batch consists of 7500+ CAT-level questions for all 3 sections. If you practice these 7500 CAT-level questions, then this would be more than enough for you to crack the CAT Exam. If one wants to prepare through Hardcopy material, then one should go for iQuanta&#8217;s Hardcopy Material, as it has been prepared as per the CAT 2023 standard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Doubt_Clarification\"><\/span><strong>Doubt Clarification<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>iQuanta provides 24&#215;7 doubt solving in the dedicated CAT &amp; MBA Community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/iquantacat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CAT Preparation &#8211; iQuanta<\/strong><\/a> is India&#8217;s largest community for MBA aspirants with more than 3.5 lakh members. This group comprises of current aspirants, students currently studying in B-schools, and Top MBA college graduates. 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Mock tests are the best way to analyze your CAT preparation. Taking mocks helps you in assessing your stronger and weaker sections. Appearing for CAT mock tests gives you a fair idea of the actual CAT exam. It creates an exam-like environment keeping in mind the exam pattern, CAT syllabus, timers, and questions at par with the CAT exam. Analyzing mocks plays an equally important role in your preparation, hence you should do a proper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/how-to-analyse-cat-2022-mocks-cat-2022-mock-analysis\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">CAT mock analysis<\/mark>.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mock analysis generally takes around 3-4 hours. In order to save Aspirant&#8217;s time, iQuanta came up with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/cat-mock-test\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">India&#8217;s 1st AI-Based CAT Mock Test Series<\/mark><\/a>. Right from getting a list of MBA colleges you can convert according to your profile and target percentile, to getting a detailed section-wise analysis of your mock attempt through our A.I. based error tracker, you&#8217;ll get it all. 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Here the entire syllabus will be covered once again. Here, you&#8217;ll be rigorously practicing all the concepts in a fast-paced manner with the help of tricks and shortcuts. Along with these, mega marathon sessions will be conducted for each of the topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are preparing for the CAT 2024 exam and are willing to start now, become a part of iQuanta&#8217;s newly launched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/cat-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">iQuanta CAT 2024 Course<\/mark><\/a>. The Syllabus will be completed 4 times with a higher focus on the high-weightage topics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Month-Wise_CAT_Study_Plan\"><\/span><strong>Month-Wise CAT Study Plan<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-background has-large-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#fffbad\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"iQuanta_Launches_New_Batch_for_CAT_2025_Enroll_Here-2\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#fa0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>iQuanta Launches New Batch for <\/strong><br><strong>CAT 202<\/strong><\/mark><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">5!<\/mark><\/strong><br><br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/cat-2024\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#001dff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Enroll Here<\/mark><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/cat-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#001dff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">!<\/mark><\/a><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mid-March to April<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are starting your preparation now, the first step would be concept building. Start from the very basic topics such as Percentages, Averages, etc. This would be your foundation month where you&#8217;ll prepare your timetable. Start inculcating reading habits and free yourself from all distractions. Build your strategy, go through the syllabus and pattern, and begin. Those who are enrolled in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/cat-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><strong>iQuanta CAT 2025 Course<\/strong><\/mark><\/a> will immediately get access to all the Non-engineering conceptual videos on their personal dashboards. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-background has-fixed-layout\" style=\"background-color:#ff6a0069\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Month<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Strategy <\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>April (1st-20th)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Quant:<\/strong> Start with <strong>Number Systems<\/strong>. Give 1.5 hours a day to the topic for 20 days. Start solving 15 questions daily apart from the Live and Application classes.<br><strong>VARC:<\/strong> 1 RC Set daily<br><strong>LRDI:<\/strong> 1 Set daily<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>April-May<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Quant:<\/strong> Start with <strong>Arithmetic<\/strong> (highest weightage topic among all). Give 1.5 hrs a day and 5 hrs on weekends for 45 days. <br><strong>VARC:<\/strong> 2 RCs a day. Practice Verbal Ability for 30 minutes.<br><strong>LRDI:<\/strong> 2 LRDI Sets a day<br>The VARC and LRDI parts will stay the same till CAT.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>June(1st-15th)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Quant:<\/strong>&nbsp;Modern Maths for the next 15 days.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>June(Mid)-July(Mid)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Quant:<\/strong> Algebra for the next 30 days<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>July(Mid)-Aug(Mid)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Quant:<\/strong> Geometry for the next 30 days<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>August(16-31st)<\/strong><\/td><td>Leftover topics to be covered<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">*<em>The reason we are only suggesting 1 RC and 1 LRDI set daily is so that you do not get overwhelmed right at the start as these are relatively new topics for everyone. Later, we&#8217;ll increase the pace.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>July-Aug Onwards: Mock Season Starts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take at least 1 mock per week for the month of July. Later in the month of August, take 2 mocks per week. Once you are<strong> <\/strong>done with the syllabus; you can start taking weekly 3 Mocks. (you can do that even now if your syllabus isn\u2019t completed). Take as many mocks as you can.<br>You can even opt for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/cat-mock-test\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">iQuanta&#8217;s iCAT Mock<\/mark><\/a> test series, which will start around May-end or June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep analyzing your mock and revising the topics you&#8217;ve covered earlier. Also, focus more on your weaker areas after completing your AI Based Analysis with iCAT mocks which are available for Free to the CAT 2024 course enrolled students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Daily take one sectional mock either of QA, LRDI, or VARC, which can be from any standard source because you need to test yourself topic-wise as well. You may increase the number if you are free that day, at least one sectional is a must per day. (if that day isn\u2019t your Mock day).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>September &#8211; November<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From September onwards one should start revision and should dive into rigorous mock-taking. Students enrolled in CAT 2024 Course will get free access to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/cat-crash-course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">iQuanta\u2019s Exclusive Crash Course<\/mark><\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>(1.5 hours\/day on weekdays and 5 hours\/day on weekends or holidays) for 2 months<strong>.<br><\/strong>(The crash course is going to be a<strong>&nbsp;fast-paced revision<\/strong>&nbsp;of all the concepts taught in the CAT Full Course with new content. We will teach you&nbsp;<strong>shortcuts<\/strong>&nbsp;and point-to-point explanations which are based on crystal clear concepts taught in the course, helping you save those precious few extra seconds,&nbsp;<strong>thus giving you an edge over all your competitors<\/strong>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/cat-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mobile-cat-past-copy-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mobile-cat-past-copy-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mobile-cat-past-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mobile-cat-past-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mobile-cat-past-copy-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mobile-cat-past-copy-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mobile-cat-past-copy-1068x1068.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mobile-cat-past-copy-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mobile-cat-past-copy.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Common Admission Test (CAT) is India\u2019s most prestigious national-level entrance examination, which permits aspirants to get into top management institutes. 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