30 Days To CAT 2020 | Here's What You Need To Do To Maximise Your Score

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Take Mock Tests At The Same Time As Your CAT 2020 Slot

In this last leg of preparation, writing the Mocks to finalize one’s strategy becomes imperative. At the same time, writing ONLY Mocks and doing nothing to improve one’s capability of solving more questions/different types of questions would be counter-productive. Writing only Mocks will set in fatigue in a few days and it will affect the actual exam.

Now that the CAT 2020 admit cards have been released, start taking your mock tests at the same time as your CAT 2020 slot (8:30 AM to 10:30 AM, 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM or 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM). Take 4 to 7 mocks in the next 30 days. There's no harm in attempting more mock tests, but do remember that writing mocks alone won’t improve your marks. Analysing your mock tests becomes the gamechanger here!

Ankit Gupta (CAT 99.52 %iler, IIM Lucknow student) has detailed out on how you should analyse mock tests. Read here!

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Topics You Should Spend More Time On In The Last 30 Days

Here's a list of the most important topics across sections based on the questions asked in the past CAT tests.

 

Quantitative Ability	Arithmetic (Ratios, Percentages, Profit & Loss, Time and Work, Time Speed Distance, Averages)
	Algebra (Quadratic Equation, Polynomials, Inequalities, Logs)
	Number System
	Geometry, Coordinate Geometry, Mensuration

• Solve  at least 15 questions on Number System/ Algebra  on alternate days
• Solve 10-15 questions on Geometry /Arithmetic on alternate days

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Data Interpretation	Tables & Its Variants
	Bar Chart
	Line Graphs
	Pie Charts
	Tournament & Games
	Max/Minima & Venn Diagram
	Miscellaneous – Spider, Triangle, Scatter Diagram etc.

• Solve 2 sets daily
• Solve 15 to 20 sets in each such type of questions

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Logical Reasoning	Arrangements (Linear and Circular)
	Selection
	Networks & Routes
	Order Sequencing & Ranking
	Binary Logic
	Cubes & Venn Diagrams

• Solve 4-5 sets daily. At the end of 30 days, you should have solved close to 120 sets of LR

Also Read: How To Improve Your DI-LR Scores In Less Than 30 Days

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Verbal Ability And Reading Comprehension	Reading Comprehension
	Grammar
	Para Jumbles
	ParaCompletion/Summary
	Critical Reasoning

 

• Solve 3 to 4 RCs a day for the next 30 days. Check every answer – wrong ones as well as the ones you get right! For every wrong answer – give yourself reasons why the same cannot be the answer.
• Solve 10 Grammar questions daily
• Solve 5 Parajumbles, Para Completion, Summary questions per day
• For Critical Reasoning, solve around 15 questions every 3 days.

Recommended For You: How To Ace The Verbal Section In Less Than 30 Days

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Must-Do In The Last 30 Days

• Record your performance in every mock test in detail. Analyse the mocks thoroughly. Ideally, you should analyse the very day you take the test. If that's not possible, then ensure you do so in the very next day.
• Maintain a notebook and jot down the important formulae, shortcuts, mistakes you are making, etc. It'll be of tremendous help during your revision. You may check this QA Formulae Handbook for your easy reference.
• Read medium (1500–3000 words) or long (3000+ words) articles across various genres (Editorials, Pop-Sci, Literature, Opinion Pieces, Policy Articles, etc.) from reputed sources (The Hindu, The Guardian, The Independent, Mint, Scroll, The Caravan, The Economist, Financial Times, Bloomberg, Down To Earth, India Development Review, etc.)
• After every mock test,  make sure you know the meaning and usage of the words in the Reading Comprehension passages.
• As written above, take the mock tests as per your CAT exam time slot. Make changes to your sleep cycle if need be.
• Last, but never the least, stay healthy and optimistic!

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