How early should the preparation be started for CAT exam?

You should start 9 months before the exam, although this might vary from person to person. Consistency is the key. You must practice and learn each section daily from whenever you start till the date you appear for your CAT exam. Identify your weaker section and donate more time towards that particular section. On a minute level also focus on which topics you find difficult and take a call on how much time you want to spend on it depending on its weightage in the exam. WAT or PI is not difficult but not preparing for the same can be fatal. Make sure that your preparation is up to the mark and you know everything about yourself. You will be asked to justify whatever you say and whatever would be there in your application form. Just be consistent and enjoy this roller coaster ride. Give your 100% and try to think as less as possible about the result.

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CAT syllabus comprises of Quantitative Aptitude (34 questions), Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (34 questions) & Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (32 questions). The total 100 questions of 300 marks are required to be attempted in 3 hours. The CAT 2020 is scheduled to be held in the month of November 2020 last week. Hence, you have about 7 months for its preparation. So this is the best time to start the preparation of CAT 2020 exam. Sectional cutoff is an important aspect in IIMs admission, so you have to give equal weightage in preparation of all three sections as described above. Make timetable for every section and give two hours daily in preparation to each section. The minimum overall CAT cutoff of IIM-A is about 80 percentile, while for admission you needs above 98 percentile. So plan and act accordingly.

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