Check The CAT Exam Pattern And Expert-Suggested Preparation Tips

IIM Bangalore is going to conduct the CAT 2022 examination for this year. The authorities have released the information brochure on the official website, iimcat.ac.in. The CAT exam 2022 is scheduled to be held on November 27, 2022. The convenors have announced the CAT exam pattern for this year.

As per the information brochure, the exam shall be held in three sessions, morning, afternoon and evening. The exam will be held in online mode. It will have 66 questions from three sections, Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC), Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) and Quantitative Aptitude (QA).

The CAT exam is one of the toughest management exams in the country hence candidates are advised to adhere to preparation tips suggested by experts.

CAT Exam Pattern

IIM Bangalore is the convenor of the CAT examination this year. The college has also suggested the exam pattern and changes for this year's examination. Similar to the previous year, the exam shall be held in three sessions this year too. Go through the section below to know the important highlights of the CAT exam this year.

The examination shall be held in online mode.
The CAT exam shall have questions both from the MCQ and non-MCQ types.
Candidates will be getting three marks for each correct answer and one mark will be deducted for the wrong answer.

CAT Daily Schedule for 3 Months

CAT 2022 examination is highly competitive since the top IIM colleges are few and have a limited number of seats. Hence, candidates eyeing the CAT preparations are advised to adhere to the following schedule. This preparation schedule has been suggested by industry experts and is helpful in acing the exam with high marks.

Before commencing the CAT exam, the candidates should divide the entire CAT syllabus into three sections. Each section should be for each month and the topics mentioned should be prepared before the examination.

First Month

Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)
Fill in the blanks
Antonyms and Synonyms
Critical Reasoning
Idioms and Phrases
Reading Comprehension

Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)
Blood Relation
Quantitative Questions
Syllogism
Clock and Calendar
Analogies
Arrangements

Quantitative Aptitude (QA)
Arithmetic Skills
Time and Work
Percentage
Number System
Profit and Loss
Set theory
Geometry
Probability

Second Month

Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)
Logical Deduction
Sentence Correction
Cube and Dice
Paragraph completion

Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)
Puzzle
Series
Coding and Decoding

Quantitative Aptitude (QA)
SI and CI
Progression
Logarithms
P&C
Equations
Functions
Table
Pie Chart
Bar Chart
Data Sufficiency

Third Month

The last month should be used to only revise and practice the concepts learned. The candidates should prepare a formula sheet to keep all the formulas at their fingertips. Additionally, the candidates should try to attempt at least one mock test regularly. Analysing the mock test performance in the exam helps in covering the loopholes of the preparations effectively before the exam.

How to Prepare for CAT 2022 Exam?

The candidates willing to clear the CAT 2022 exam in three months should always study for the exam with a preparation strategy in hand. This is going to help the candidates effectively without losing track. Hence, the experts have suggested some exam-relevant tips helpful in scoring high marks.

Candidates should go through the information brochure and stick to the CAT exam pattern, subjects asked and syllabus notified by the authorities.

Next, follow the three-month CAT schedule suggested on this page. It is going to help in preparing the topics that are usually asked in the examination and fetch more marks.
Next, make a habit of reading online regularly. This is going to help in making a habit of reading the questions from the screen fastly.

Follow daily news editorials to ace the questions asked in the Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) easily.

For securing high marks in the DILR and QA section, first study the basic concepts and then practice questions on a regular basis. Regular practice is also helpful in gaining speed and accuracy for the CAT exam.

Attempt Data Interpretation questions from different sources available on the internet. This will help in solving out of box questions that can be asked in the CAT exam.