{"id":10310,"date":"2021-01-11T15:42:17","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T10:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online.2iim.com\/cat-exam\/blogs\/?p=10310"},"modified":"2021-01-13T12:15:40","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T06:45:40","slug":"what-is-the-cat-syllabus-cat-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/online.2iim.com\/cat-exam\/blogs\/cat-2021\/what-is-the-cat-syllabus-cat-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the CAT Syllabus? | CAT 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In order to be fully prepared for something, one must first spend all their time learning as much as they can about it. Yes, it\u2019s kind of a no-brainer, but a reiteration of this fact seems to be in order. \ud83d\ude1b The CAT<\/strong> tests your time management, temperament and thinking ability<\/em>. In order to crack this exam, starting off from the CAT syllabus and learning all about the three sections is a good starting point.<\/strong> Yes, there are 3 sections! How many topics come under these sections? How many questions are likely to appear from an xyz topic?<\/em> Read on to find out.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Preparing for CAT 2021 is a wonderful project.<\/em> Let\u2019s familiarise ourselves with the CAT Syllabus<\/strong> as much as we can. We\u2019ll start with the Quant Section, jump on to the VARC Section, and then finish with the DILR Section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Quantitative Aptitude – CAT Syllabus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Quant Syllabus<\/strong> is easily the vast one among all 3 sections. In order to better understand the syllabus, we will divide the Quant Syllabus into 4 major chunks: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Arithmetic<\/em><\/li>
  2. Geometry<\/em><\/li>
  3. Algebra<\/em><\/li>
  4. Number Theory & Modern Math<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Historically, the Quant Section has been the one that most CAT Aspirants prepared for for a long time. This section is what most coaching institutes place a lot of emphasis and focus on because, as I mentioned earlier, there is a lot of syllabus to cover. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    There are 34 questions<\/strong> from the Quant Section, with over 8-9 TITAs<\/em> (Type in the Answer Questions) with the rest being MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    There are about 30 topics<\/strong> that you need to cover, in detail and from the scratch (for most aspirants). After this, you\u2019ll move on to solving CAT level questions from these topics, usually in the form of mocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    That being said, let\u2019s start off with these 4 broad topics<\/strong> and then see what topics lie under them. We will also see the order of importance of these 4 topics in the Quant Section. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Arithmetic<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    If I had to define Arithmetic, I would say that it is something that you can relate to in real life.<\/em> For example, consider a watchman who turns on the pump and returns when the tank is overflowing; a leopard chasing a deer…does the deer escape?; 2 trains travelling in towards each other…at what point in time and space do they meet? How many litres of milk does a milkman add to a quantity of water in order to deceive his customers? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    These are ideas that one can relate to in real life, wouldn\u2019t you say? It\u2019s easier to relate to this than 3^9 and its implications in real life. At least, this is the case with me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The following are the topics and ideas that are covered under CAT Arithmetic: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Arithmetic and Geometry take up the biggest chunk of your Quant Section. <\/em><\/strong>In case of Arithmetic, a solid preparation from your side can allow you to get 90th percentile in the Quant Section. This has been the case for the last 4 years at least. Around 15-17<\/strong> questions are usually asked from Arithmetic, so you can see why it is vital to prepare well for it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    In order to learn how to prepare for CAT Arithmetic,<\/strong> do watch this wonderful video that talks about the same in detail. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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