Syllabus For CAT Exam


syllabus for cat 2017 exam

I really wanted to help you here. Hence, I started searching for a defined syllabus for the CAT on different websites but couldn’t find any satisfactory answer. This made me realize, there isn’t any defined syllabus for CAT Exam. They may even come with an announcement that they have removed a section or added another one. 

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It is simply an Aptitude test.

There are, however, as of today, 4 major umbrellas of topics:
  1. Quantitative Ability
  2. Data Interpretation
  3. Logical Reasoning
  4. Verbal Ability

To give you an idea about the syllabus, I would list the most common topics that have come in the previous CAT exams. Please note that this list isn’t exhaustible and shouldn’t be treated as complete. Also, the weightage for various topics changes every year.

Quantitative Ability:
  1. Number System
  2. Averages
  3. Percentages
  4. Profit and Loss
  5. Simple and Compound Interest
  6. Ratio and Proportion
  7. Time and Work
  8. Time, Speed and Distance
  9. Geometry
  10. Trigonometry and Mensuration
  11. Linear and Quadratic Equations, and Inequalities
  12. Logarithms
  13. Surds and Indices
  14. Progressions
  15. Functions
  16. Set Theory
  17. Permutations and Combinations
  18. Probability

Data Interpretation:
  1. Tables
  2. Column and Bar Graphs
  3. Line charts
  4. Pie charts
  5. Combination graphs
  6. Data Sufficiency

Logical Reasoning:
  1. Arrangements (Linear, Circular and Matrix)
  2. Venn Diagram
  3. Cubes
  4. Blood Relations
  5. Family Tree
  6. Puzzles
  7. Games and Tournaments

Verbal Ability:
  1. Reading Comprehension
  2. Sentence Correction
  3. Para Completion and Para Jumbles
  4. Critical Reasoning

Suggested Books::
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