I'm a B.Com graduate. I want to prepare for CAT without any coaching. Can anyone guide me on how to start it?

I have never attempted any competitive exam so far.

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7 years ago
First of all, take a mock. No matter how poorly you perform in it at-least you will get to know where you stand before starting your preparation, which are the areas you need to focus on. There are 3 sections in CAT VA-RC, DI-LR and quants. VA-RC: The only way to score well in this section is to r

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Thank you.

ashutosh chauhan
7 years ago
You must clear your all concepts. Then, you may try to solve previous year question paper. Some books to prepare for CAT- As far as book is concerned - I will suggest CBSE NCERT book for Maths, English and Arihant for LR/DI. Though Arun Sharma is good for Maths, but given the level of quant in past

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Thanks a lot.

Siddharth Bhardwaj
7 years ago
Dear Aliya, Firstly, I will suggest you to take a diagnostic test for CAT (or solve past year paper) to know where you stand in terms of level of your Maths, English, LR/DI. It is just like pre-board, where you get to know your strong and weak areas and work upon them by the time before your main bo

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