5 Common Mistakes Made by First-Timers While Preparing for the DILR Section of CAT
The Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) section of the CAT exam is infamous for its unpredictability and complexity. Unlike Quantitative Aptitude, which has a well-defined syllabus, or Verbal Ability, which relies on reading skills, DILR demands pure logical thinking, pattern recognition, and adaptability. Many first-time aspirants struggle in this section due to misconceptions and […]
I am a non-engineer; will I have difficulty acing the CAT Quantitative Aptitude section?
Non-engineers did face problems in CAT quant section until a few years ago. But CAT 2016 onwards a lot has changed in this section. Earlier, a good number of questions were from higher concepts such as permutation and combination, number theory, geometry functions etc. Now, a greater importance is given to easier concepts like percentages, […]
What are the most important topics for CAT Quantitative Aptitude
Over the recent years, CAT has lowered the overall difficulty level of quantitative aptitude section and also standardized the number of questions from the topics. Both these changes should help the average students to make this section as there scoring section. Below is the distribution of questions topic wise in quant section On going though […]
CAT Quant Mock Strategy and Analysis [CAT 2019]
Before we discuss the mock strategy for CAT Quantitative Aptitude (QUANT) section, I would like to talk a little about the CAT 2018 Quantitative Aptitude pattern. This will help us prepare for this section, keeping in mind the most recent CAT exam. Topic No. of questions Toughness level Arithmetic 14 easy – moderate Algebra 10-11 […]
CAT Geometry : An alternate approach to find area
A lot of questions in CAT and other management entrance exams are from Geometry and that too, from the topic called AREA. Many questions are based on finding the area of triangle, circles and quadrilaterals etc. Most of these questions can be solved in various ways. There is always a traditional method to solve such […]
The right approach to learn Geometry for CAT Exam (Part -1)
Geometry problems are an integral part of any aptitude based test like CAT. In recent CAT papers, around 7 questions have been consistently appearing in the quantitative aptitude section. I have been mentoring students for CAT exam over a decade. I have observed that each year, a good number of students face some peculiar problems […]
Number of Factors Concepts and Formulas for CAT exam
Number of factors based questions have regularly appeared in various competitive exams including CAT. Primarily, these questions are based on the prime factorization of a number. Generally, factors based questions are of following types: The number of factors The sum of factors Product of factors Odd and Even Factors Number of Factors which are Perfect […]
Logarithm Concepts Properties and Questions for CAT Exam
Logarithm and its properties are very vital concepts for solving many questions from algebra which appear in CAT and other MBA entrance exams. An aspirant who is preparing for CAT must be thorough with the basic properties of logarithm and its working while solving questions. Let us understand the concepts of logarithm in detail. Definition of […]
Remainder Theorem: Concepts | Tricks | Questions for CAT Exam
Remainder theorem based number system questions are very famous among CAT aspirants. The reason for the same is that there are varieties of questions how to find remainders. As a result, various theorems are used to solved problems on remainders. In this article, will deal with all the possible type of questions which frequently appear […]
7 Steps to Solve Logical Reasoning Puzzles for CAT Level Exam
Logical reasoning puzzles which appear in the CAT exam are the most common types of questions in LRDI section. Unfortunately, we do not have any universally applicable method or approach to solve such puzzles. The reason is that these logical reasoning puzzles themselves have no standard structure. However, an aspirant, after practicing lots of logical reasoning puzzle […]