CAT 2019 – Syllabus, Examination pattern, and Tips for preparation | Marwadi University

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CAT 2019 Syllabus, Examination pattern, and
Tips for preparation
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CAT 2019 Syllabus, Examination pattern, and
Tips for preparation __________________________

• Introduction
• CAT, also known as Common Admission Test, is a
  national-level MBA entrance exam held every year
  in the month of November.
• This exam is a gateway to secure a seat in MBA
  course.
• If you have been preparing for this exam, just
  refresh things once, so that you dont miss
  anything.

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CAT 2019 Syllabus, Examination pattern, and
Tips for preparation __________________________

• Syllabus
• The examination of CAT 2019 has been into 3
  sections namely, Verbal ability and Reading
  comprehension (VA and RC), Quantitative ability
  (Quant), and Data Interpretation and Logical
  reasoning (DI and LR).
• The possible syllabus of these topics
  individually is given as further.

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CAT 2019 Syllabus, Examination pattern, and
Tips for preparation __________________________

• For Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension

English Grammar Reading Comprehension Synonyms antonyms Sentence correction completion
Syllogisms Contextual usage Analogies Jumbled paragraph
Verbal reasoning Current affairs Idioms One word substitutions
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CAT 2019 Syllabus, Examination pattern, and
Tips for preparation __________________________

• For Quantitative Ability

Geometry HCF LCM Averages Work time
Percentage Logarithm Number system Geometric progression
Algebra Inequalities Surds indices Mensuration
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CAT 2019 Syllabus, Examination pattern, and
Tips for preparation __________________________

• For Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning

Blood relations Direction sense Puzzles Data arrangement
Seating arrangement Data structure Coding-Decoding Family tree
Venn Diagram Pie Charts Line Graphs Series Clocks Calendars
Proposition Arrangement Statements Tables Bars
Binary logic Sets Data sufficiency Case-lets
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CAT 2019 Syllabus, Examination pattern, and
Tips for preparation __________________________

• Examination pattern

Section Total no. of questions Maximum marks to score Duration (in minutes)
Verbal Ability Reading Comprehension 34 102 60
Data Interpretation Logical Reasoning 32 96 60
Quantitative Ability 34 102 60
Total 100 300 180
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CAT 2019 Syllabus, Examination pattern, and
Tips for preparation __________________________

• Tips for preparation
• Before you conclude your CAT 2019 preparation,
  have a look on these tips
• Refresh your basics.
• Give maximum mock tests.
• Do not make assumptions while attempting the
  questions.
• Do not waste time at any cost.

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