What is the section-wise weightage of VARC, DILR and Quantitative Aptitude in CAT Syllabus?

<p>Common Admission Test, commonly know as CAT is conducted by Indian Institute of Management in the month of November. It's important for CAT aspirants to have sheer knowledge of each topic and subject to have a clear preparation strategy. CAT syllabus includes Quantitative Aptitude (QA), Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) and Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR). As per the last few year's exam patterns, CAT usually gives more emphasis to QA making up to 34% weightage followed by VARC, 34% and DILR which has 32% of the test. Please have a look at the subject/section weighatge in CAT exam:</p><ul><li>Verbal Ability - 10%&nbsp;</li><li>Reading Comprehension - 24%</li><li>Data Interpretation - 16%</li><li>Logical Reasoning - 16%</li><li>Quantitative Apitude - 34%</li></ul><p>It's important to note that the above are general trends. It is possible that the exam-taking committee may make amendments in the coming year. Visit the official website of CAT for the most accurate and up-to-date information on CAT exam.&nbsp;</p>

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The CAT exam has three sections - Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude. Among these three sections, Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension has the maximum weightage of 24 questions and 72 marks. The Quantitative Aptitude has second the highest weightage of 22 questions and 66 marks. The Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning section has the lowest weightage of 20 questions and 60 marks. Topic-wise, Reading Comprehension dominates the English section with about 14-16 questions. Rest of the questions are asked on parajumble, sentence completion, etc. In Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning, the weightage of questions of both the sub topics is equal, I. e. 10 questions each. The questions are asked from Tables, Graphs, Pie Charts, Venn Diagram, Blood Relation, Seating Arrangement, Caselets and Syllogism. In the Quantitative Aptitude section, the maximum questions are asked from Algebra and Mensuration. Other topics from which questions are asked include Geometry, Number System Arithmetic and Modern Math.

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