How can I prepare for CAT?
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Basically, there are 3 sections in CAT exam - verbal ability, DILR, Quants.
Verbal ability-
Start reading newspaper daily to increase your reading speed and grasping power. Don't miss out the editorial page. Do proper analysis of articles on editorial page. Try to make summary of articles that you read para by para. However, reading newspaper won't be sufficient. Start solving RCs on a regular basis with proper analysis.
DILR-
This is one of the toughest section especially from previous 2-3 years. Not only it is tough but it also checks how quick your senses are and how good you are in selecting the sets. Therefore, the best thing to sco...more -
Go through the whole syllabus.
Find in which areas you are good and in which you need to work. At first, work on your good area and make them strong, then work on the areas you don't know. Always keep your concept clears especially in Maths.
Solve as many question papers as you can. This will increase your speed with accuracy of you answer. And also, you will not get confused with complicated questions in exam, since your concepts are already clear.
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Yes, there is a 10% scholarship for those who have scored 80 percentile and above in the CAT exam. Scholarship based on CAT is offered based on document verification once you join the program. There are limited scholarship seats which are offered on first-cum-first-serve basis. This scholarship is valid only for the first year without any further scholarship continuation in the next year.
In 2024, the CAT cutoff percentile for the Shiv Nadar University Chennai was 60 for the students belonging to the General AI quota. The is the overall sectional cutoff. More details are below:
| Section | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Overall | 60 |
| Quants | 40 |
| VA-RC | 40 |
| DI-LR | 40 |
| Exam | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| CAT (percentile) | 88 | 88 |
| XAT (percentile) | 85 | 85 |
With these cut off details, students can decide the kind of preparation they will have to do.
FIIB CAT Cutoff 2025 was released for admission to the MBA/PGDM courses. According to the FIIB PGDM Cutoff 2025, students belonging to the General category under the All India quota needed to secure at least 60 percentile for admission at FIIB. The institute also accepts other MBA entrance exams, like GMAT, XAT, CMAT, MAT, and ATMA, with a minimum percentile of 60.
Candidates need to score at least 50 marks in CAT to be considered for IIHMR University MBA admissions. IIHMR University will prepare a composite score considering factors like GD-PI performance, past academic record and more.
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