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CAT 2020 Syllabus:

The Common Admission Test or CAT as it is popularly referred to is the gateway to all prominent management schools in the country. These include 20 Indian Institute of Management’s (IIM’s), IIT DoMs, FMS Delhi, MDI, SPJIMR, and almost 500 top B schools. CAT exam requires meticulous preparation especially with all top B schools giving a high percentile cutoff for admission. CAT 2020 syllabus helps candidates prepare for the exam in an organized manner.

Date of notification for CAT exam: 27^th and 28^th July 2020

Date of start of registration of application: 4^th August 2020

Last date to submit completed application: 18^th September 2020

Date of CAT exam 2020: 29^th November 2020

Convening institute of CAT 2020: IIM Indore

Application fee:

• All candidates must pay 2000/-
• The application fee must be paid online through credit or debit card or other net banking options.

CAT composition:

Syllabus	Total Questions	Topics
Section-1: Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)	34	5 Reading Comprehension Passages followed by 24 questions based on inferences, statements, arguments, main idea, author’s assumption, vocabulary – synonyms, antonyms, meaning of the phrase as given in the passage 10 questions based on Para Summary, Jumbled paragraphs with 4 sentences, Jumbled paragraphs with 5 sentences followed by question to pick the odd sentence out
Section-2: Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)	32	Question are in sets of 4-5 both in DI and LR. 16 questions in DI part are based on Data Analysis, Data comparison from Table, Graphs, Bar charts, Pie charts, Caselets. 16 questions in LR are based on  Direction sense, Team formation, Seating Arrangement, Blood Relation among others
Section-3: Quantitative Ability (QA)	34	Around 50% questions are based on Arithmetic topics like Number System, Ratio, Percentage, Interest, Profit & Loss, Speed & Distance, Time & Work and others. Rest 50% is covered by topics on Geometry, Algebra, Mensuration, Modern Math

CAT syllabus:

Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning Syllabus	Verbal Reasoning Syllabus
Number Systems	Tables	English Usage or Grammar
Profit, Loss and Discount	Caselets	Vocabulary Based (Synonyms/ Antonyms)
LCM and HCF	Bar Graphs	Fill in the blanks
Speed, Time and Distance	Line Charts	Sentence Correction
Percentages	Column Graphs	Cloze Passage
Time and Work	Venn Diagrams	Jumbled Paragraph
Ratio and Proportion	Pie Chart	Meaning-Usage Match
Averages	Other Basic Reasoning Questions	Analogies or Reverse Analogies
Quadratic Equations & Linear Equations	Calendars	Summary Questions
Complex Numbers	Number and Letter Series	Verbal Reasoning
Simple and Compound Interest	Clocks	Facts-Inferences-Judgments
Logarithm	Venn Diagrams	Reading Comprehension
Sequences and Series	Cubes
Inequalities	Seating Arrangement
Probability	Binary Logic
Surds and Indices	Logical Matching
Set Theory & Function	Logical Sequence
Permutation and Combination	Syllogism
Mixtures and Alligations	Logical Connectives
Trigonometry	Blood Relations
Coordinate Geometry
Geometry
Mensuration

For any further details regarding CAT 2020 syllabus check the website at www.iimcat.ac.in .

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