{"id":10044,"date":"2021-01-06T17:20:28","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T11:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online.2iim.com\/cat-exam\/blogs\/?p=10044"},"modified":"2021-01-06T17:20:29","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T11:50:29","slug":"cat-dilr-preparation-101-cat-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/online.2iim.com\/cat-exam\/blogs\/cat-preparation-strategy\/cat-dilr-preparation-101-cat-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"CAT DILR Preparation 101 | CAT 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"CAT<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

CAT DILR – the one section that proved to be the game-changer for many aspirants in CAT 2020. There are a bunch of things that an aspirant targeting CAT 2021 should have in mind, in terms of the overall preparation strategy<\/a>, and also for the Quant section<\/a> and the VARC section<\/a>. But for now, let us focus on the elephant in the room – the DILR section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CAT DILR – the 2020 experience<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There was a time (even until CAT 2019) when the CAT DILR section contained puzzles of some standard templates<\/a> – circular arrangement, linear arrangement<\/a>, Mathematical puzzles<\/a>, grid-based puzzles<\/a>, bar charts<\/a> and pie charts<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cut to 2020. The ‘new normal’ was not limited just to our way of living. It had organically seeped into the way CAT questions are framed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

What do you mean?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Gone is the era of template CAT DILR sets. The DILR section has transformed from a position of ‘just giving some 8 sets of puzzles<\/a>‘ to ‘defining each and every puzzle, and making sure it is not a cliched template’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Want to see for yourself?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Compare the DILR section of CAT 2019, here<\/a>, with that of that of CAT 2020, here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Given this reality, how should one start preparing for DILR?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Touche.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The preparation involves two broad phases, as follows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n