How to prepare for CAT 2019 and a list of books to refer to?
Are you planning to appear for the CAT exams? Take a look at this announcement to learn more about the dates and references for the CAT 2019 exams.
CAT (Common Aptitude Test) exam needs a well-planned approach and time management. The CAT exam is going to be held on November 24, 2019. The candidates should make a proper study plan for cracking the exam.
It is a Computer-based exam. The IIMs started this exam for selecting the students for the MBA programmes. The CAT exam is conducted by IIMs every year on the basis of rotation.
Important dates:CAT exam date of notification 27 July 2019 The Registration start date for CAT 2019 5 August 2019 Last date to register for CAT 2019 20 September 2019 CAT 2019 start date of admit card download date 24 October 2019 CAT 2019 last date to download admit card 24 November 2019 CAT 2019 exam date 24 November 2019 Result date of CAT 2019 7 January 2020
CAT exam pattern:
The total marks for the exam of CAT 2019 are 300 marks. Total time of the exam is 180 minutes (60 minutes for each section). The questions will be in English language only. 3 marks will be given for each right answer and 1 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. Section Number of MCQ Number of Non-MCQ Total questions Verbal and reading comprehension 24 10 34 Data interpretation and logical reasoning 24 8 32 Quantitative aptitude 24 10 34 Total 72 28 100
In verbal and reading comprehension, the questions will be based on the English language and grammar. It will test the candidate's language and comprehensive skills.
In data interpretation (DI) and logical reasoning (LR), in DI the candidate's ability to derive a conclusion from a given set of data will be analyzed. In LR, it tests the candidate's logical reasoning and its application to everyday problems.
In Quantitative Aptitude, the candidate's mathematical knowledge will be tested.
Preparation tips:Books for reference:
Books for verbal and reading comprehension:
Books for data interpretation and logical reasoning:
Books for quantitative aptitude:
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This is an exhaustive guideline article for the aspirants of CAT exam and the students can take advantage of this concise information.
Preparing for CAT is not a short time project. Frankly speaking, the students should prepare for it right from when they are in class IX or X. The reason is very simple. When you want to study and prepare for an exam in a short time then you will have to catch up a lot and give more hours to the study to compensate for your late entrance in the said preparation. That will be strenuous as well as memorizing things will be an issue. Our mind absorbs at a slow pace with repetitions of the material and does not absorb the things in a hurry.
This is also true of any other coveted competition exam like IAS etc. Another thing which I will like to mention is when you prepare for the exam the formula 'More is merrier' works. More you study and more you solve the different types of questions you get the expertise of a kind in solving the different types of problems including LR/ QA/ DI types. One obvious advantage of a long term strategy of preparing for exams is that you can utilize that knowledge and preparation for appearing in not only CAT but many other exams where many of the questions are simply the repetition of each other.