Are six months enough to prepare for CAT?

Usually, it is recommended to start CAT preparation about a year or nine months in advance. However, one can prepare for this exam even in six months if they put 8-10 hours daily into it. Candidates who have attempted the CAT before may not face a lot of hurdles in six-month preparation as they have a foundation in CAT preparation from previous year, but candidates who are appearing in the exam for the first time may face obstacles, mostly related to accuracy. The syllabus of CAT is vast and includes a lot of reading. One also has to spend a lot of time in practice sessions and mock tests to be able to master all types of CAT questions - easy, moderate and tough. If you are a student of engineering/technical or commerce background you will need to pay extra attention on VARC . However, you'll be able to manage the syllabus of DILR and Quantitative Aptitude with adequate practice of topics. But if you are a student from Arts background, it is advised to start CAT preparation much earlier because you will have to brush up a lot of Mathematics. Reading Comprehension is one subject that cannot be mastered by student belonging to any academic stream, if their English comprehension is not strong. To develop reading habit all CAT aspirants will have to start much earlier.

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<p style="text-align: justify;">It is very subjective. It depends on person to person. It is recommended to give 1 year for thorough preparation for CAT but number of hours of study may vary for different candidates preparing for CAT. If you are giving more than 8 hours daily, then you can even complete the preparation in 6 months. There are different approaches that many people follow to prepare for CAT. It completely depends on candidate's ability to learn and grasp concepts and the number of hours per day a candidate is giving to study. Some candidates complete the entire syllabus and then they go for Mocks but some directly start from mocks. People who do not have an year time for preparation, they usually take the second approach to save time. They give mocks, analyze them, identify their strengths and weaknesses, they work on those topics in which they are weak and refine their strengths, increase their answering speed per question along with th accuracy. They monitor and analyze each and every mock. They also focus on solVING previous year question papers of CAT as much as possible. CAT is given by both fresh graduates as well as experienced professionals. So, preparation time may vary for different candidates and their approach to crack the exam may also vary.</p>

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