CAT 2025 Course : Preparation, Strategy, Syllabus

CAT 2025 KickStart Steps :

Step 1 : Go through the Syllabus and Other Details like packages, exam pattern etc you can find here : https://www.iquanta.in/cat-2025

Step 2 : Make a strategy based on what you want to achieve. (Take help from the CAT 2025 Time table we have provided : https://www.iquanta.in/blog/cat-2025-preparation-strategy/ )

Step 3 : Get started with actual Preparation and not think about internships or profile. Rather you can watch Journey of CAT Toppers, IIM Converts here to get motivated : www.iQuanta.in/results

a) Quant : Get started with Number System, as this is the Base of all Aptitude. Followed by Arithmetic, PNC, Algebra and Geometry. In case you have iQuant CAT 24 Course, get started with 100+ Conceptual Videos in your dashboard. You will also get Non Engineer's Package for extreme basics, (like a summary of 6-10th class NCERT).

b) VARC : Start Reading from 250 Genre wise articles provided by iQuanta yaha mil jaynge : https://www.iquanta.in/test/free-cat-study-material ) and try solving some RCs on your own from Past CAT Papers : https://www.iquanta.in/test/cat-previous-papers

We have added Engineers' VARC module for those weak in VARC which has 10 Strategy Builder Videos, 50 detailed RC videos of different Genre.

c) LRDI : For basics Start solving 2000-2014 k LRDI Sets from Past CAT Papers, coz isme concept nahi hote bas tareeke hote hian solve krne k. Once you are done with these, you can take help from iQuanta CAT Course for LRDI Recent CAT Level k sets in Live & Application Classes

Step 4 :

Mindset :

a) First believe that it is possible, and tumse nahi hoga to kisi aur se bhi nahi hoga.

b) Profile k bare me sochna band karo, 99%le + Le aaoge to you will get much better option than you are currently in. 20LPA + hi rahega irrespective of your profile. Ha ab 20 to 36LPA it can range, but much better than what your colleges have to offer right. And later on it all depends on how you are performing in your Corporate life.

c) Checkout How other CAT Toppers & IIM Converts cracked CAT : www.iQuanta.in/results

d) Stop thinking about coaching, its more important that you have quality content to practice and apply. Competitive exams are not like board exams ki video dekhne se sab ho gya, that's just 20% of the Job done, while remaining 50% is Practice and Applying those Concepts. (Remaining 30% is Mock and Analysis but that's for Later part) See what your coaching has to offer in terms of Quality Practice, Materials, Doubts Solving etc, coz these are most important in the Longer run.

Like in iQuanta : Apart from Live stream & Application classes, you get these things for practice and material. So after a Live class you get.

Choose your CAT 25 Plan here: https://www.iQuanta.in/cat-2025

CAT 24 Course Details & Flow here : https://www.iquanta.in/details/cat-full-course

1) Application classes covers up different variety of modules

2) Assignment : For each class done, you get assignment on it

3) Practice session : A faculty moderated practice session on that topic

4) As self study you get exclusive CAT Material, where on each topic you get 50 questions. 30 Questions easy-Mod and 20 Questions : Mod-Tough In total 4000 + Questions

5) IIM ABC practice Batch ( 7500 CAT Level Questions) : 500 RC Sets, 500 LRDI Sets, 2500 Quant Questions.

6) CAT Books by iQuanta : 12 Set of Updated CAT Level Books : 5 QA , 4 LRDI, 3 RC CAT Books

Now what about Quality of Content ? : Lot of CAT Questions have come directly from iQuanta CAT Course :

Proof here : https://www.iquanta.in/blog/how-iquanta-manages-to-provide-highly-cat-relevant-content/

Doubts Solving : iQuanta is the Best hands down. We don't just resolve doubts within 30 mins, 24x7 but also from any content or questions you have, rather than just iQuanta's.

Proof : https://www.iquanta.in/blog/online-doubt-solving-for-cat-and-other-exams-247-doubts-solving/

CAT Quants Tips , Weightage, Class-Flow at iQuanta:

▶️QA is the most popular section of CAT. You either love this section or hate it. There's no third way. Engineers usually find this section much easier than other the other two. One thing I would like to say to all non-engineers or anyone who gets intimidated by this section is that this is the easiest section to improve upon. There's a well-defined syllabus which covers a lot of topics which all of us have studied in Class 9th and 10th. Concept used is same just the application might differ some topics like Numbers, PNC & Algebra. Quant is also the highest scoring section of CAT with multiple iQuanta students even scoring 102/102 in CAT'19. (3 hours pattern)

The Syllabus Dilemma

The most important topics (in terms of weightage):

• => Arithmetic( 8-9 Questions)
• => Algebra ( 6-7 Questions)
• => Geometry (4-5 Questions)

Other important topics:

• => Numbers ( 1-3 question but this topic is going to be your base for all other topics, some concept that you'll learn in this topic will help you not only in Quant but some DI sets as well)
• => Series, logs ,P and C (3-4) Question)
• => Miscellaneous (1-2 Questions)

Several chapters are quite simple and need just a little brush-up. A chapter like Logarithm and Series is considered to be pretty simple and you can expect 1-2 questions each from there. So, the job at hand is to realise the importance of each topics. We, at iQuanta have a pretty solid curriculum. Students have often called and said that there were exact questions that came from what we taught.

3rd Numbers Application class will be tomorrow! And the content quality is at par with CAT as much that you get to see them in CAT Paper only 😉

Link of CAT Content relevancy:

Similar questions caught in CAT: https://www.iquanta.in/blog/10-questions-in-cat-2023-same-as-iquanta-cat-classes/

Flow of CAT Quant Classes at iQuanta

▶️This is why iQuanta classes are designed in such a way. We start with Numbers because it is the base for the quants topic even though the number of questions coming directly from this topic is not much.

▶️We then focus on Arithmetic which has the highest weightage. Permutation & Combination comes next as it is a very logical topic and you are ready to get it done now.

▶️Geometry comes at the end because this is something that we will be revising for a long time because of the number of theorems that we have.

How to Prepare for your Weaker Topics

Quant is covered quite extensively in the iQuanta classes. But if you want to work on it on your own, the best way is to do one topic at a time. After a topic is done take assignments to understand the level of competency. Apart from that you can visit https://www.iQuanta.in/test/cat-previous-papers for this purpose which provides topic-wise free quants content. They do come in handy during preparation. It will help you understand if you are being able to apply the concepts or not.

Process of Tackling Quant topic with iQuanta

• => Go Through Non Engineer's Conceptual Videos (Self)
• => Take a Conceptual Live & Application session (You can make a note of anything you learn new or wherever you make mistakes)

Don't need to note down everything as things will be saved for you to revise anytime, also it might consume a lot of your time.

• => Take the assignment in your dashboard
• => Practice 30-50 more questions on it (Here iQuanta will take practice session on it too)
• => Revise those topics later again

Doubt Clarifications

he most important thing that you can do for yourself is to ensure you get all your doubts clarified. The problem with not getting your doubts clarified is that it builds up. By the time you notice this - there is already a huge lag.

For any doubt jus put in iQuanta paid group tagging iQuanta

All you need for cracking LRDI is familiarity with the CAT Type LRDI Sets. This means if you have solved 600-1000 CAT Type LRDI sets before your CAT Exam you will be able to solve at least 50% of the sets in the CAT Exam. From this point, one can plan their preparation strategy in accordance with the following steps:

Start with games like sudoku, and kakuro (Initial Phase)

Before diving straight into CAT Level LRDI sets one should focus on developing basic logical abilities. Mind games like Sudoku and Kakuro involve logic, problem-solving and spotting patterns. These games help aspirants develop logical abilities, which trains them in spotting patterns and initiating the solution of any puzzle-based LRDI Set. This step will give you a slow but good start.

Start Developing Basic Concepts (Initial Phase)

In this phase, you can go through the assumed syllabus of CAT’s LRDI Section. One can make a list of topics mentioned in the syllabus, try to understand the basic concepts of each topic and start solving with basic sets of the given topics. In the real exam, one can never expect a set straight out of some topic, but a set that involves a mixture of two or more topics. Still in the Initial phase, one should solve topic-wise sets, as this process will help you in building strong basics.

Start solving PYQ of years 2000 to 2014 (Intermediate Phase)

Now that one has an idea of the syllabus and a clear understanding of the topics, one should start solving the Previous year's questions from the year 2000 to 2014 and try to understand the type of Sets asked in the CAT Exam. It is observed that the level of LRDI sets has increased from the year 2015. Hence PYQs from the year 2000 to 2014, should be practised before Starting CAT-level LRDI Sets. You can solve Past CAT Papers here: https://www.iquanta.in/test/cat-previous-papers and at the later stage it will be complemented by CAT Level LRDI Sets in Mocks, sectionals or iQuanta Course.

Practice (Intermediate Phase)

Practice CAT Level LRDI Sets. Practising more and more CAT-Level sets is the only way to improve in this section. When you are 9 months away from the CAT Exam you should target to solve at least 4 LRDI sets daily. The IIM ABC Batch offered by iQuanta would be the best material to refer to if one is looking for CAT-level practice sets.

Sectionals (Intermediate Phase)

After enough practice, you can start taking sectionals. Taking sectional mocks allows you to practice the particular section in a time-based manner. The sectional test allows one to focus on an individual section at a time, which can help one to identify their strength and weaknesses and can improve time management skills in an individual. In LRDI, identifying the right set to start with has always been a challenge for aspirants. Through sectional one can develop the skill of choosing the right set, to implement in mocks and finally in the real exam.

Taking and Analysing Mocks (Final Phase)

Mock Tests are one of the most important aspects of CAT Preparation. Through mocks one gains test-taking experience, which makes one habitual of exam pattern. Mocks are designed to help aspirants build concepts, prepare strategies, identify weaknesses, and take steps to eliminate them. Though just taking mocks is not enough, one should analyze mocks so that they can understand their level of preparation, and can also reflect on their weak areas. After analyzing mocks, it is also important to strategize further preparation accordingly.

Additional Material:

Besides the CAT 2025 Coaching, iQuanta also provides free CAT Material which helps thousands of CAT aspirants every year. The LRDI Master playlist on iQuanta’s CAT Youtube channel can serve as a great source for practice in LRDI Section of the CAT Exam.

Assuming that the duration of CAT 2025 will be 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 abilities. One can plan their preparation for the CAT’s VARC Section in alignment with the following steps:

Start Reading (Initial Phase)

Most of the CAT Aspirants don’t have English as their native language, due to which they often struggle to Comprehend the RC passages given in the VARC Section of the CAT Exam. Reading regularly would serve as the best solution for every aspirant who faces issues in the CAT’s VARC Section. It helps in enhancing one’s vocabulary and also improves one’s understanding of language, which results in improved comprehension abilities. In parallel to the CAT 2025 Course, students would also have access to 250-Genre wise articles, which would serve as a great source for reading.

Develop grammar Abilities and vocab (Initial Phase)

In the CAT Exam, we are not asked direct questions on grammatical abilities and vocabulary, though developing grammar and vocabulary can help one in enhancing his/her Comprehension skills. Hence if one is starting early, then he/she must not skip working on his/her vocabulary and grammatical skills.

Start solving 1RC or 2VA ques (Intermediate Phase)

After spending a few months in reading and developing vocab and grammatical skills, one can start Solving Reading Comprehension sets and Verbal Ability Questions. Initially one can start with 1RC a day, and then can further increase the number of questions.

Start taking sectionals (Intermediate Phase)

After enough practice, you can start taking sectionals. Taking sectional mocks allows you to practice the particular section in a time-based manner. The sectional test allows one to focus on an individual section at a time, which can help one to identify their strength and weaknesses and can improve time management skills in an individual. In VARC you can experiment with different approaches to the section, to know what works for you.

Taking and Analysing Mocks (Final Phase)

Mock Tests are one of the most important aspects of CAT Preparation. Through mocks one gains test-taking experience, which makes one habitual of exam pattern. Mocks are designed to help aspirants build concepts, prepare strategies, identify weaknesses, and take steps to eliminate them. Though just taking mocks is not enough, one should analyze mocks so that they can understand their level of preparation, and can also reflect on their weak areas. After analyzing mocks, it is also important to strategize further preparation accordingly.

Special Addition:

Quanta Engineer’s VARC is the ultimate solution for students who are weak in English. Module Includes Genre-wise RC videos and Detailed VA videos with solutions. This module has been added to the CAT 2025 Course and its key focus is to develop comprehension abilities in students. It consists videos on understanding tone, assumption & inferences.