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Can you provide me the syllabus of CAT (Common Admission Test) as I will be giving the Examination this time so need it for preparation of the exam?

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The CAT (Common Admission Test) is a computer based test held in India every year by one of the IIMs based on a policy of rotation. This test scores a person based on quantitative ability, verbal ability, data interpretation and logical reasoning. This test was started by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) to select students for their various business administration programs using the test.

CAT (Common Admission Test) consists of 100 objective type multiple choice questions from various Subjects. The total duration of the exam is 180 minutes. There will be 3 marks for every correct answer and 1 mark is deducted for every wrong answer.

CAT Syllabus - Section wise

1. Verbal and Reading Comprehension (VARC)

Reading Comprehension - The Reading Comprehension passages are generally of medium length, carrying 250 to 500 words. Question types can be both direct and inferential.
English Usage - The other area is English Usage, which includes questions on grammar and verbal reasoning. The total number of questions in this section is 34. Topics in are given below:

Fact Inference Judgment
Fill in the blanks
Grammar
Para Completion
Para Jumble
Sentence Correction
Verbal Reasoning
Analogies and Reverse Analogies
Synonyms Antonyms (Vocabulary Based), etc


2. Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DI & LR)

The number of questions in this section is 32. Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning areas consist of 16 questions each. Salient topics in both the areas are given below:

Data Interpretation

Bar Graph
Combination of Graphs
Caselet
Data Sufficiency
Line Graph
Pie Chart
Tables, etc,

Logical Reasoning

Assumptions
Blood Relations
Binary Logic
Clocks and Calendars
Constraint-based puzzles
Data Arrangement
Family Tree
Matching Puzzles
Proposition
Statements
Seating Arrangement
Sets
Syllogism
Venn Diagram, etc.


3. Mathematics or Quantitative Ability (QA)

The total number of questions in the Quantitative Ability section is 34.

Algebra
Arithmetic
Geometry
Higher Maths
Mensuration
Modern Mathematics
Number System
Trigonometry

The sub topics from the above-mentioned topics are:

Arithmetic progression
Arithmetic mean
Average
Angles, triangles, spheres rectangles, cubes, cone
BODMAS
Clocks
Geometric progression
Geometric mean
HCF and LCM
Harmonic mean
Installment and payments
Lines
Median
Mode
Percentage
Partnership
Profit and loss
Ratio and proportion
Partnership
Pipe and cisterns
Speed and distance
Work & time