It is 5 Months to CAT and a perfect time to level up your CAT 2024 preparations, for those who have started their preparation in the 1st half of the year. For those who have not, July is not a late time to start preparation. Most CAT aspirants accelerate their prep in July- when the official notification is released in the last week.
CAT 2024 STUDY PLAN: FOR THOSE WHO ARE STARTING NEW
- Quantitative ability: Focus on basics and concept building. You should target Arithmetic, Algebra, and Number System in Quants. Start with sectional tests to work on speed and find your comfortable areas.
- Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning: Go through the Previous Year's Questions and set a habit of solving 3-4 sets of questions daily. Solving quality sets from different topics and sources is the best preparation for this section.
- Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension: VARC preparation can be kick-started with The Hindu and Economic Times articles. After a few days, you can shift to more difficult passages on Aeon, Guardian, etc. For VA, focus on Para jumbles and Summary-based MCQs.
- For every section progress from Level of Difficulty 1 to harder questions. Instead of setting daily targets, try setting weekly targets topic-wise. These are more manageable, especially for working professionals.
- Quantitative ability: Cover remaining topics- Geometry and Number System. Give extensive sectionals and mocks. Revise formulas and important question types.
- Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning: Move to difficult questions. Emphasize your speed while solving problems. Try more questions for topics you are not more confident with.
- Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension: Solve RCs with timers set. Switch to reading on screen. It helps in getting habitual with scrolling and reading and switching questions
For these months, give as many mocks as you can, try your attempting strategies, see where you lack- in speed or attempts and practice on that. Analyze your mocks as you go.
Avoid touching on any new topic. Keep revisiting formulas, and important questions. Go through PYQs, and attempt mocks to stay in habit and flow for 2 hrs on the exam day. For the last week keep it simple. Stay stress-free.
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CAT 2024 STUDY PLAN: FOR THOSE WHO HAVE STARTED EARLY
Those CAT 2024 aspirants halfway through their preparation or have completed some portion of the syllabus should start with extensive mocks. You all have the upper hand in terms of time. This can be utilized for multiple revisions and working on your weaker sections. You should follow a similar routine for Oct-Nov as mentioned above.
All the best for your CAT 2024 preparation.
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