The first step towards your CAT preparation is to have the complete information and knowledge of CAT Syllabus and important areas for CAT. CAT syllabus has been designed to assess the prospective admission-seekers’ suitability for MBA education. The CAT is a primary filter used by all the 20 IIMs and several hundreds of other reputed colleges like S.P. Jain, FMS, MDI, etc. for admission to their MBA programs. It is a multiple- choice based test with penalties for wrong answers. IIMs don’t specify the syllabus as such but based on previous year papers we have developed a comprehensive list of important topics and areas for CAT.
The CAT Syllabus divided into four sections: Quantitative Ability, Data Interpretation, Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning.
Quantitative Aptitude |
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning |
Verbal Reasoning |
| Number Systems | Tables | English Usage or Grammar |
| Profit, Loss and Discount | Caselets | Vocabulary Based (Synonyms/ Antonyms) |
| LCM and HCF | Bar Graphs | Fill in the blanks |
| Speed, Time and Distance | Line Charts | Sentence Correction |
| Percentages | Column Graphs | Cloze Passage |
| Time and Work | Venn Diagrams | Jumbled Paragraph |
| Ratio and Proportion | Combination of two or more | Meaning-Usage Match |
| Averages | Pie Chart | Analogies or Reverse Analogies |
| Quadratic Equations & Linear Equations | Logical Reasoning | Summary Questions |
| Complex Numbers | Calendars | Verbal Reasoning |
| Simple and Compound Interest | Number and Letter Series | Facts-Inferences-Judgments |
| Logarithm | Clocks | Reading Comprehension |
| Sequences and Series | Venn Diagrams | |
| Inequalities | Cubes | |
| Probability | Seating Arrangement | |
| Surds and Indices | Binary Logic | |
| Set Theory & Function | Logical Matching | |
| Permutation and Combination | Logical Sequence | |
| Mixtures and Alligations | Syllogism | |
| Trigonometry | Logical Connectives | |
| Coordinate Geometry | Blood Relations | |
| Geometry | ||
| Mensuration |
