{"id":3183,"date":"2021-02-17T07:48:44","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T07:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iquanta.in\/blog\/?p=3183"},"modified":"2025-01-10T11:32:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T06:02:39","slug":"cat-syllabus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/cat-syllabus\/","title":{"rendered":"CAT Syllabus 2024 (New Update): Download PDF With Weightage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The&nbsp;<strong>Common Admission Test&nbsp;(CAT)<\/strong> is a computer-based test held in India that has a moderately fixed pattern and CAT syllabus. CAT syllabus consists of topics varying from Quantitative Ability (QA), Verbal Ability (VA) Reading Comprehension (RC), Data Interpretation (DI) and Logical Reasoning (LR). The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) conducts this exam and uses the test for selecting students for their business administration programs. The exam is conducted every year by one of the IIMs based on a policy of rotation.<\/span> In this article, we have shared a brief overview of the CAT Syllabus, and have also <strong>attached the syllabus pdf at the end.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<span style=\"--tl-form-height-m:69.7656px;--tl-form-height-t:127.219px;--tl-form-height-d:127.219px;\" class=\"tl-placeholder-f-type-shortcode_32430 tl-preload-form\"><span><\/span><\/span>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, it becomes crucial for you to thoroughly understand the CAT syllabus, for which we have provided details below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>Particulars<\/th><th>CAT Exam Details<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>CAT Conducting Body<\/td><td>IIM (Indian Institute of Management)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CAT Official Website<\/td><td>iimcat.ac.in<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CAT Exam Mode<\/td><td>Online CBT (Computer Based Test)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sections in CAT<\/td><td>3 Sections <br>&#8211; Quantitative Ability (QA)<br>&#8211; Verbal Ability &amp; Reading Comprehension (VARC)<br>&#8211; Logical Reasoning &amp; Data Interpretation (LRDI)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CAT Exam Duration<\/td><td>2 Hours (40 mins. for each section)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Question Types<\/td><td>MCQ &amp; TITA<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CAT Exam Total Questions<\/td><td>68 <br>&#8211; QA: 22<br>&#8211; VARC: 24<br>&#8211; LRDI: 22<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Total Marks<\/td><td>204<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Marking Scheme<\/td><td>+3 for correct answer<br>-1 for incorrect answer<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<span style=\"--tl-form-height-m:72px;--tl-form-height-t:148.68px;--tl-form-height-d:148.68px;\" class=\"tl-placeholder-f-type-shortcode_35897 tl-preload-form\"><span><\/span><\/span>\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 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ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/cat-syllabus\/#Section-Wise_CAT_Syllabus_for_MBA\" >Section-Wise CAT Syllabus for MBA<\/a><\/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\/cat-syllabus\/#Detailed_CAT_Syllabus\" >Detailed CAT Syllabus<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/cat-syllabus\/#Where_to_Prepare_For_CAT_2024\" >Where to Prepare For CAT 2024?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cat-syllabus-and-exam-eligibility-criteria\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CAT_Syllabus_and_Exam_Eligibility_Criteria\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>CAT Syllabus and Exam Eligibility Criteria<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To appear for the CAT exam, a candidate should have at least&nbsp;50% marks or an equivalent GPA&nbsp;in graduation.<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">SC\/ST\/PWD candidates should have at least 45% marks.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Start Your&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/cat-2025\">CAT 2025<\/a>&nbsp;Journey Today with iQuanta<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You can also apply if you have completed a professional degree (CA \/ CS \/ ICWA) with 50% marks or equivalent.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Final-year<\/span> students&nbsp;are also eligible to apply for the <span style=\"color: #000000;\">CAT Exam.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you are preparing for the CAT exam, then you need to check the following CAT eligibility criteria:<\/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-black-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/cat-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">iQuanta CAT 2025 Course<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cat-exam-reservation\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CAT_Exam_Reservation\"><\/span><strong>CAT Exam<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Reservation<\/strong><\/span> <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">15% of the seats are reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) and 7.5% for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates. 27% of seats are reserved for OBC candidates belonging to Non-Creamy Layer (NC &#8211; OBC).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-non-creamy-layer-obc-classification\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Non Creamy layer OBC Classification<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As per the official classification, the sons and daughters of a person (belonging to an OBC) with a gross annual income of 8 Lakh INR or above for three consecutive years fall into the creamy layer and are not eligible to avail of the benefits of reservation entitled to other OBC categories. They are treated as general-category candidates.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CAT_2024_Important_Dates\"><\/span><strong>CAT 2024 Important Dates<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The important dates for the CAT 2025 exam should be taken care of so that you do not miss the deadlines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ff6a0091\"><thead><tr><th>Events<\/th><th>CAT Important Dates 2024<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>CAT 2024 notification release<\/td><td>30th July 2024<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CAT 2024 registration starts<\/td><td>2nd August 2024<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CAT 2024 Registration ends<\/td><td>13th September 2024<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CAT 2024 admit card<\/td><td>25th October 2024<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CAT 2024 exam date<\/td><td>26th November 2024<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Release of CAT 2024 Response Sheet &amp; Question Paper<\/td><td>November 29, 2024<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CAT 2024 Result<\/td><td>Dec 3, 2024 (Expected)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-layout-2 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/cat-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">iQuanta CAT 2025 Course<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cat-syllabus-overview\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>CAT Syllabus Overview<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Complete CAT Syllabus for CAT Exam. While it is a popular notion amongst students that CAT is unpredictable, the syllabus for CAT has in fact been somewhat unpredictable, especially in the DILR section. CAT exam underwent some changes in the year 2024, wherein the <\/span>total number of questions were 68<span style=\"color: #000000;\">. Earlier the total questions were 66. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-cat-exam-is-divided-into-3-sections-spanning-40-minutes-long-each-making-it-a-2-hour-exam\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The CAT Exam is divided into 3 sections, spanning 40 minutes long each, making it a 2-hour exam<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n<div id=\"footable_parent_13077\"\n         class=\" footable_parent ninja_table_wrapper loading_ninja_table wp_table_data_press_parent semantic_ui colored_table\">\n                <table data-ninja_table_instance=\"ninja_table_instance_0\" data-footable_id=\"13077\" data-filter-delay=\"1000\" aria-label=\"CAT 2022 Exam Pattern\"            id=\"footable_13077\"\n           data-unique_identifier=\"ninja_table_unique_id_1514927679_13077\"\n           class=\" foo-table ninja_footable foo_table_13077 ninja_table_unique_id_1514927679_13077 ui table  nt_type_legacy_table vertical_centered ninja_custom_color inverted footable-paging-right ninja_table_search_disabled ninja_table_pro\">\n                <colgroup>\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_0 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_1 \">\n                    <\/colgroup>\n        <thead>\n<tr class=\"footable-header\">\n                                        <th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_0 ninja_clmn_nm_details \">Details<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_1 ninja_clmn_nm_cat2022pattern \">CAT 2022 Pattern<\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n\n        <tr data-row_id=\"851\" class=\"ninja_table_row_0 nt_row_id_851\">\n            <td>Test duration<\/td><td>2 hours<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"852\" class=\"ninja_table_row_1 nt_row_id_852\">\n            <td>Test slots<\/td><td>3<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"853\" class=\"ninja_table_row_2 nt_row_id_853\">\n            <td>Total number of questions in CAT<\/td><td>66 (varies)<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"854\" class=\"ninja_table_row_3 nt_row_id_854\">\n            <td>Total marks<\/td><td>198<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"855\" class=\"ninja_table_row_4 nt_row_id_855\">\n            <td>No. of questions in VARC section of CAT<\/td><td>24 (varies)<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"856\" class=\"ninja_table_row_5 nt_row_id_856\">\n            <td>No. of questions in CAT DILR section<\/td><td>20 (varies)<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"857\" class=\"ninja_table_row_6 nt_row_id_857\">\n            <td>No. of questions in CAT QA section<\/td><td>22 (varies)<\/td>        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody><!--ninja_tobody_rendering_done-->\n    <\/table>\n    \n    \n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cat-2024-mcq-and-non-mcq-questions\">CAT 2024 &#8211; MCQ and Non MCQ Questions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Section<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>MCQs<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Non-MCQs<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC)<\/td><td>22<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DI &amp; LR)<\/td><td>12<\/td><td>10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Quantitative Ability (QA)<\/td><td>14<\/td><td>8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>48<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>20<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The tricky part of the above pattern is that CAT does not allow you to toggle between sections, i.e. you have to complete the section within 40 minutes to move on to the next one as per the above order.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Now, let\u2019s discuss the syllabus for each of these sections in detail.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/cat-exam-pattern\/\">CAT Exam Pattern 2024 | Quantitative Ability, Data Interpretation, &amp; LR<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-section-wise-cat-syllabus-for-mba\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Section-Wise_CAT_Syllabus_for_MBA\"><\/span><strong>Section-Wise CAT Syllabus<\/strong> <strong>for MBA<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-verbal-ability-reading-comprehension-varc\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>1. Verbal Ability &amp; Reading Comprehension (VARC)<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-verbal-ability-va\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>A. Verbal Ability (VA)<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Topics:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Para Summary:<\/span> Here you are given a paragraph, with 4 summary options and you need to choose an option that summarises the given paragraph best. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Para jumbles: Arrange the jumbled sentences to be arranged logically\/sequentially<\/span> correct paragraph.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Odd One Out: Pick the out-of-context sentence, from the given set of sentences<\/span>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Para Completion\/Fill in the blanks: Here you will<\/span> be given a sentence and a paragraph with 4 blanks in between and you need to choose the blank in which the given sentence would fit to make the best sense. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Half of the VA questions are generally NON-MCQ with no penalty for the wrong answer<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-layout-3 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/cat-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">iQuanta CAT 2025 Course<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-b-reading-comprehension-rc\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>B. Reading Comprehension (RC)<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Total Questions<\/em>: 16<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Sectional Weightage<\/em>: 70%<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Format:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">4 RCs<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There are 4 Questions in each<\/span> RC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">RC Areas \u2013 Business, Social Sciences, Economics, Humanities, Science, Current Affairs, Literature, History, Abstract<\/span> and Mixed Genres.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Type of Questions \u2013 Tone of the passage, Critical Reasoning Questions, author\u2019s view of a particular matter, the main idea of RC, the purpose of the passage, inference-based questions<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-logical-reasoning-data-interpretation-lrdi\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>2. Logical Reasoning &amp; Data Interpretation (LRDI)<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">22 questions, with 4-6 non-MCQs (TITA-based)<\/span>, in recent year&#8217;s CAT exams one can observe that the sets given in the CAT Exam cannot be categorized into any particular segment, but are given as a mix of LR and DI topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-data-interpretation\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>A. Data Interpretation<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Topics:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Data Table<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bar diagrams<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pie charts<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Graphs<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quant Based Caselets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Format:<\/strong><\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The questions utilize &#8211; text, tables, graphs (line, area), charts (column, bar, pie), and Venn diagrams, are asked. Data could be given in the form of tables, charts or graphs.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The motive is to test a candidate\u2019s ability to interpret data and derive insights from it.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-layout-4 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/cat-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">iQuanta CAT 2025 Course<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-b-logical-reasoning\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>B. Logical Reasoning<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Topics:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Venn Diagram and Venn Diagram Optimization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Games and Tournament<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Logic Based Puzzles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Linear and Matrix Arrangement<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Network Flow Diagram<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-quantitative-aptitude-quants\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>3. Quantitative Aptitude (Quants)<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Quant undoubtedly has the widest syllabus when it comes to CAT. But the good part is that, despite being wide, it is well-defined thus allowing candidates to take a structured approach<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Total Questions<\/em>: 22 questions (4-6 Non-MCQs)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-quant-is-divided-into-5-major-pillars\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Quant is divided into 5 major pillars:<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-algebra\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>&#8211; Algebra:<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">6-7 Questions<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Topics<\/em>: Linear Equations, Quadratic Equations, Inequalities, Logarithms Functions<\/span>, Sequence &amp; Series, Binomial Theorem, and Maxima &amp; Minima.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-arithmetic\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>&#8211; Arithmetic:<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">8-9 Questions<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Topics<\/em>: Percentages, Profit &amp; Loss, Interest (SI &amp; CI), Averages, Ratio &amp; Proportions, Speed Time &amp; Distance, Mixtures &amp; Allegations, Time &amp; Work<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-modern-math\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>&#8211; Modern Math:<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1-2 Questions<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Topics<\/em>: P&amp;C, Set Theory and Probability<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-number-system\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>&#8211; Number System:<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1-2 Questions<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Topics<\/em>: Divisibility Rules, Factors, Remainders, HCF &amp; LCM, Factorials, Last digits, Last 2 digits, and Property of Numbers<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-geometry\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>&#8211; Geometry:<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">4-5 Questions<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Topics<\/em>: Triangles, Circles, Mensuration, Co-ordinate Geometry, Trigonometry, Solids, 3D Geometry, Lines &amp; Angles<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-layout-5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/cat-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">iQuanta CAT 2025 Course<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-detailed-cat-syllabus\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Detailed_CAT_Syllabus\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Detailed CAT Syllabus<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-quantitative-ability\"><strong>1. Quantitative Ability<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div id=\"footable_parent_13092\"\n         class=\" footable_parent ninja_table_wrapper loading_ninja_table wp_table_data_press_parent semantic_ui colored_table\">\n                <table data-ninja_table_instance=\"ninja_table_instance_1\" data-footable_id=\"13092\" data-filter-delay=\"1000\" aria-label=\"Quants Syllabus for CAT\"            id=\"footable_13092\"\n           data-unique_identifier=\"ninja_table_unique_id_711803973_13092\"\n           class=\" foo-table ninja_footable foo_table_13092 ninja_table_unique_id_711803973_13092 ui table  nt_type_legacy_table vertical_centered ninja_custom_color inverted footable-paging-right ninja_table_search_disabled ninja_table_pro\">\n                <colgroup>\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_0 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_1 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_2 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_3 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_4 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_5 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_6 \">\n                    <\/colgroup>\n        <thead>\n<tr class=\"footable-header\">\n                                                                                                                        <th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_0 ninja_clmn_nm_topics \">Topics<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_1 ninja_clmn_nm_sub_topics \">Duration of the Topic<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_2 ninja_clmn_nm_sub_topics_ \">Sub-Topics<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_3 ninja_clmn_nm_application_sessions \">Application Sessions<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_4 ninja_clmn_nm_conceptual_sessions \">Conceptual Sessions<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_5 ninja_clmn_nm_total_videos \">Total Videos<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_6 ninja_clmn_nm_total_practice_questions \">Total Practice Questions<\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n\n        <tr data-row_id=\"859\" class=\"ninja_table_row_0 nt_row_id_859\">\n            <td>Numbers<\/td><td>3 weeks<\/td><td><ol>\n<li>Numbers Basics<\/li>\n<li>Divisibility<\/li>\n<li>Remainders<\/li>\n<li>HCF &amp; LCM<\/li>\n<li>Tips, Shortcuts &amp; Practice<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/td><td>6<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>99<\/td><td>290<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"860\" class=\"ninja_table_row_1 nt_row_id_860\">\n            <td>Arithmetic<\/td><td>4 weeks<\/td><td><ol>\n<li>Percentages<\/li>\n<li>Profit &amp; Loss<\/li>\n<li>Dishonest Seller<\/li>\n<li>Simple &amp; Compound Interest<\/li>\n<li>Instalments<\/li>\n<li>Averages<\/li>\n<li>Ratio &amp; Proportion<\/li>\n<li>Mixture &amp; Alligation<\/li>\n<li>Time &amp; Work<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/td><td>9<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>176<\/td><td>585<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"864\" class=\"ninja_table_row_2 nt_row_id_864\">\n            <td>Time, Speed & Distance<\/td><td>2 weeks<\/td><td><ol>\n<li>TSD: Basics<\/li>\n<li>Relative Speed<\/li>\n<li>Circular Motion<\/li>\n<li>Tricks to Solve TSD Questions<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/td><td>5<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>53<\/td><td>215<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"861\" class=\"ninja_table_row_3 nt_row_id_861\">\n            <td>Modern Maths<\/td><td>3 weeks<\/td><td><ol>\n<li>Permutations &amp; Combinations: Basics<\/li>\n<li>Arranging Distinct and Identical Things<\/li>\n<li>Finding the Number of Solutions to Equations<\/li>\n<li>Balls &amp; Boxes Practice Questions<\/li>\n<li>Probability<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/td><td>6<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>102<\/td><td>250<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"862\" class=\"ninja_table_row_4 nt_row_id_862\">\n            <td>Algebra<\/td><td>4 weeks<\/td><td><ol>\n<li>Algebra Basics<\/li>\n<li>Quadratic Equations<\/li>\n<li>Inequalities<\/li>\n<li>Maxima Minima<\/li>\n<li>Logarithm &amp; Modulus<\/li>\n<li>Graphs<\/li>\n<li>Functions<\/li>\n<li>Integral Solutions<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/td><td>8<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>155<\/td><td>365<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"865\" class=\"ninja_table_row_5 nt_row_id_865\">\n            <td>Progressions & Series<\/td><td>1 week<\/td><td><ol>\n<li>Sequence &amp; Series (AP, GP, A.G.P)<\/li>\n<li>Special Series &amp; Function<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/td><td>2<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>36<\/td><td>80<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"863\" class=\"ninja_table_row_6 nt_row_id_863\">\n            <td>Geometry<\/td><td>3 weeks<\/td><td><ol>\n<li>Lines &amp; Angles<\/li>\n<li>Triangles &amp; Other Polygons<\/li>\n<li>Circles<\/li>\n<li>Quadrilaterals<\/li>\n<li>3-D Mensuration<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/td><td>5<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>106<\/td><td>230<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"866\" class=\"ninja_table_row_7 nt_row_id_866\">\n            <td>Total<\/td><td>20 weeks<\/td><td><\/td><td>40<\/td><td>31<\/td><td>727<\/td><td>2015<\/td>        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody><!--ninja_tobody_rendering_done-->\n    <\/table>\n    \n    \n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-layout-6 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/cat-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">iQuanta CAT 2025 Course<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-logical-reasoning-data-interpretation\"><strong>2. Logical Reasoning &amp; Data Interpretation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div id=\"footable_parent_13094\"\n         class=\" footable_parent ninja_table_wrapper loading_ninja_table wp_table_data_press_parent semantic_ui colored_table\">\n                <table data-ninja_table_instance=\"ninja_table_instance_2\" data-footable_id=\"13094\" data-filter-delay=\"1000\" aria-label=\"LRDI Syllabus for CAT\"            id=\"footable_13094\"\n           data-unique_identifier=\"ninja_table_unique_id_2382630898_13094\"\n           class=\" foo-table ninja_footable foo_table_13094 ninja_table_unique_id_2382630898_13094 ui table  nt_type_legacy_table vertical_centered ninja_custom_color inverted footable-paging-right ninja_table_search_disabled ninja_table_pro\">\n                <colgroup>\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_0 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_1 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_2 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_3 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_4 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_5 \">\n                    <\/colgroup>\n        <thead>\n<tr class=\"footable-header\">\n                                                                                                        <th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_0 ninja_clmn_nm_topics \">Topics<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_1 ninja_clmn_nm_duration_of_the_topic \">Duration of the Topic<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_2 ninja_clmn_nm_application_sessions \">Application Sessions<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_3 ninja_clmn_nm_conceptual_sessions \">Live Sessions<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_4 ninja_clmn_nm_total_videos \">Total Videos in Application Sessions<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_5 ninja_clmn_nm_total_practice_questions \">Total Practice Sets With Video Solutions<\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n\n        <tr data-row_id=\"867\" class=\"ninja_table_row_0 nt_row_id_867\">\n            <td>Data Interpretation<br \/>\n<ol>\n<li>Intro &amp; Tools<\/li>\n<li>Tables - 1<\/li>\n<li>Tables - 2<\/li>\n<li>Line &amp; Bar Graphs<\/li>\n<li>Pie Charts<\/li>\n<li>Misc. Graphs - 1<\/li>\n<li>Misc. Graphs - 2<\/li>\n<li>Misc. Graphs - 3<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/td><td>4 weeks<\/td><td>8<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>40<\/td><td>152<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"868\" class=\"ninja_table_row_1 nt_row_id_868\">\n            <td>Cubes<\/td><td>1 week<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>28<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"869\" class=\"ninja_table_row_2 nt_row_id_869\">\n            <td>Linear Arrangements<\/td><td>1 week<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>33<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"870\" class=\"ninja_table_row_3 nt_row_id_870\">\n            <td>Circular Arrangements<\/td><td>1 week<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>28<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"871\" class=\"ninja_table_row_4 nt_row_id_871\">\n            <td>Venn Diagrams<\/td><td>2 weeks<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>20<\/td><td>48<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"887\" class=\"ninja_table_row_5 nt_row_id_887\">\n            <td>Distribution<\/td><td>1 week<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>28<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"872\" class=\"ninja_table_row_6 nt_row_id_872\">\n            <td>Selection<\/td><td>1 week<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>28<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"873\" class=\"ninja_table_row_7 nt_row_id_873\">\n            <td>Binary Logics<\/td><td>1 week<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>28<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"874\" class=\"ninja_table_row_8 nt_row_id_874\">\n            <td>Games & Tournaments<\/td><td>2 weeks<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>20<\/td><td>48<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"875\" class=\"ninja_table_row_9 nt_row_id_875\">\n            <td>Network Flow Diagrams<\/td><td>1 week<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>23<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"876\" class=\"ninja_table_row_10 nt_row_id_876\">\n            <td>Quant Based DI<\/td><td>1 week<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>26<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"877\" class=\"ninja_table_row_11 nt_row_id_877\">\n            <td>Total<\/td><td>16 weeks<\/td><td>29<\/td><td>16<\/td><td>155<\/td><td>470<\/td>        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody><!--ninja_tobody_rendering_done-->\n    <\/table>\n    \n    \n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-layout-7 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/cat-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">iQuanta CAT 2025 Course<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-verbal-ability-reading-comprehension\"><strong>3. Verbal Ability &amp; Reading Comprehension<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div id=\"footable_parent_13096\"\n         class=\" footable_parent ninja_table_wrapper loading_ninja_table wp_table_data_press_parent semantic_ui colored_table\">\n                <table data-ninja_table_instance=\"ninja_table_instance_3\" data-footable_id=\"13096\" data-filter-delay=\"1000\" aria-label=\"VARC Syllabus for CAT\"            id=\"footable_13096\"\n           data-unique_identifier=\"ninja_table_unique_id_3876527478_13096\"\n           class=\" foo-table ninja_footable foo_table_13096 ninja_table_unique_id_3876527478_13096 ui table  nt_type_legacy_table vertical_centered ninja_custom_color inverted footable-paging-right ninja_table_search_disabled ninja_table_pro\">\n                <colgroup>\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_0 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_1 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_2 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_3 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_4 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_5 \">\n                    <\/colgroup>\n        <thead>\n<tr class=\"footable-header\">\n                                                                                                        <th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_0 ninja_clmn_nm_topics \">Topics<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_1 ninja_clmn_nm_duration_of_the_topic \">Duration of the Topic<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_2 ninja_clmn_nm_application_sessions \">Application Sessions<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_3 ninja_clmn_nm_live_sessions \">Live Sessions<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_4 ninja_clmn_nm_total_videos \">Total Videos<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_5 ninja_clmn_nm_total_practice_questions \">Total Practice Questions<\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n\n        <tr data-row_id=\"879\" class=\"ninja_table_row_0 nt_row_id_879\">\n            <td>Grammar<br \/>\n<ol>\n<li>Parallel Errors<\/li>\n<li>Adverbs<\/li>\n<li>Subject-Verb Agreement<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/td><td>1.5 week<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>36<\/td><td>116<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"880\" class=\"ninja_table_row_1 nt_row_id_880\">\n            <td>Reading Comprehension<br \/>\n<ol>\n<li>Science &amp; Tech.<\/li>\n<li>Business &amp; Economics<\/li>\n<li>Arts, Society &amp; Culture<\/li>\n<li>History &amp; Politics<\/li>\n<li>Philosophy &amp; Psychology<\/li>\n<li>Mixed<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/td><td>10 weeks<\/td><td>20<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>90<\/td><td>214<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"881\" class=\"ninja_table_row_2 nt_row_id_881\">\n            <td>Para Summary<\/td><td>1 week<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>24<\/td><td>81<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"882\" class=\"ninja_table_row_3 nt_row_id_882\">\n            <td>Para Completion<\/td><td>0.5 week<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>12<\/td><td>46<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"883\" class=\"ninja_table_row_4 nt_row_id_883\">\n            <td>Odd One Out<\/td><td>1 week<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>24<\/td><td>81<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"884\" class=\"ninja_table_row_5 nt_row_id_884\">\n            <td>Para Jumbles<\/td><td>1 week<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>24<\/td><td>183<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"885\" class=\"ninja_table_row_6 nt_row_id_885\">\n            <td>Critical Reasoning &amp; FIJ<\/td><td>1.5 weeks<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>36<\/td><td>103<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"886\" class=\"ninja_table_row_7 nt_row_id_886\">\n            <td>Total<\/td><td>16.5 weeks<\/td><td>33<\/td><td>16<\/td><td>246<\/td><td>824<\/td>        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody><!--ninja_tobody_rendering_done-->\n    <\/table>\n    \n    \n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Important links:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CAT-Syllabus.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CAT Exam Syllabus PDF Download link<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/mba-colleges-in-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Top B-Schools in India for MBA<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/top-10-myths-around-the-cat-exam-debunked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">Top 10 CAT Exam Myths Debunked<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/cat-exam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">All About CAT Exam<\/mark><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-where-to-prepare-for-cat-2024\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_to_Prepare_For_CAT_2024\"><\/span><strong>Where to Prepare For CAT 2024?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to get into these top colleges one needs to clear MBA Entrance Exams. If you are looking for structured CAT preparation along with 24*7 doubt-solving, you can rely on iQuanta\u2019s CAT 2024 Course. 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