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Most Important QA Topics - Analyzing Past Years’ CAT Papers | Quantitative Aptitude

Most Important QA Topics - Analyzing Past Years’ CAT Papers | Quantitative Aptitude

Most CAT aspirants while starting their preparation lay excess emphasis on covering the quantitative aptitude syllabus. As they should, because quantitative aptitude is one section whose syllabus can be clearly defined according to the topics as opposed to the other two sections which can be rather unpredictable. While most engineers may be aware of the concepts and formulas of quant, they require dedicated practice to improve their speed and accuracy, while non-engineers often consider this section as their Achilles’ heel and may need to go through the basic concepts first. In this article, we do a topic-wise analysis of the past years’ quantitative aptitude section to help you ace the quant section in CAT 2022.

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How To Prepare For The Quant Section? - A Non-Engineer's Perspective | Prachi Gupta

How To Prepare For The Quant Section? - A Non-Engineer's Perspective | Prachi Gupta

It is a common phenomenon in the MBA world to see people coming from a Non-Engineering background struggle with the Quantitative Ability section of CAT, XAT and other OMETs. No matter how easy and straightforward the syllabus seems or actually is, it is indeed true that people from Non-Engineering backgrounds, including me, had to and have to put in more effort in this one section to be able to shine through.

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Number System Formula Book For CAT, XAT, IIFT And More

Number System Formula Book For CAT, XAT, IIFT And More

Numbers is one of the topics that one considerably less weightage when compared to Arithmetic, Algebra, and Geometry. Yet, Number System is a crucial topic to cover as it serves as the foundation for many other topics including DILR. Between 2016 and 2020, up to 3 questions have been asked in CAT on the topic of Numbers. Numbers contain an unlimited number of formulas and varieties of questions. One must analyze the previous papers, study the particular topics in-depth, and learn the basics of other concepts.

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Arithmetic Formula Book For CAT, XAT, IIFT And More

Arithmetic Formula Book For CAT, XAT, IIFT And More

Arithmetic broadly includes Ratio and Proportion, Percentages, Profit and Loss, Time Speed Distance, Time and Work, Averages, Mixtures, and Alligations. Considered as one of those topics that make or break your Quant Section, questions can be easily solved by having all the basics in place. Apart from being an important topic, each sub-topic of Algebra has equal weightage on CAT. That makes it all the more important for you to practice algebra thoroughly and make sure you ace it. To help you do just that, we bring to you InsideIIM's Arithmetic Formula Book.

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Algebra Formula Book For CAT, XAT, IIFT And More

Algebra Formula Book For CAT, XAT, IIFT And More

One of the easiest and yet scoring topics for the quantitative ability section of CAT is Algebra. Around 35 - 40% of the questions in the quant section come from this topic. If you're a serious aspirant, you must understand the importance of algebra and prepare accordingly to make sure you do well on CAT because this topic can give you easy marks if you practice it well. Apart from being an important topic, each sub-topic of algebra has equal weightage on CAT. That makes it all the more important for you to practice algebra thoroughly and make sure you ace it. To help you do just that, we bring to you the mini mock series consisting of 18 minute long tests to help you boost your preparation.

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5 Test-Taking Techniques To Score 99+ Percentile In Quant Section Ft. Sonap Garg (QA: 99.97%iler, IIM C)

5 Test-Taking Techniques To Score 99+ Percentile In Quant Section Ft. Sonap Garg (QA: 99.97%iler, IIM C)

Sonap Garg is a CAT 99.97%iler from IIM Calcutta. He shares with you in this video a winning strategy for the Quant section of CAT. In addition to that, he shares 5 test-taking techniques to help you do your best on d-day. This video is an excerpt from the full session where Sonap shared his approach to specific CAT questions in addition to sharing strategies. To watch the entire video, click here.

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CAT Preparation Tips: Quantitative Ability | InsideIIM