I have some examples to share to show you that CAT exam is just an application of concepts that you learned at school.
Arithmetic
Let's take a simple example of the topic Averages. Normally what we have learned in school is that average= Total sum/ No. of observations.
Question - The average marks of 19 children in a particular school is 50. When a new student with marks 75 joins the class, what will be the new average of the class?
Alternate Solution:
Step 1) Take the difference between the old average and the new marks = 75-50=25
Step 2) This score of 25 is distributed over 20 students => 25/20 = 1.25
Step 3) Hence, the average increases by 1.25=> 50+1.25 = 51.25.
If this question was done using traditional concept, then probably the time taken would have been higher. The whole point is that none of the topics in CAT is something which you are totally unaware of. It is just about the right approach required to solve the questions. Practice is the key. You can also join MBA coaching classes for guidance for your preparation. Guidance always helps. You can have a better insight into what is relevant to you for your preparation. There are a lot of CAT exam coaching centres.
The Verbal ability section is something you might have learned and practised over and over again right throughout your school. The syllabus for VA in CAT exam consists of Reading comprehension, Para jumbles, Sentence correction, word meanings, etc. These are familiar territories for many. The questions are just twisted and practising previous year papers helps. Also solve material provided by MBA coaching classes, if you have joined one. Apart from that, the candidate must also have a good habit of reading newspapers, magazine, articles, etc. to improve reading and comprehending skills along with good vocabulary.
I am sure you must have worked with data sets and done some simple analysis on them or solved some puzzles while you were a school kid. The data interpretation and Logical reasoning part is something that requires very little understanding of any new concepts. This section only tests how capable you are in comprehending and solving the questions faster.
The point that I am trying to prove through this article is that CAT being a difficult exam is just a myth.
Acing CAT exam does not require you to be brilliant academically or have in and out knowledge about a topic. It is an objective test which has the syllabus and concepts similar or rather same that you already had learned in your school. So do not feel that CAT is not an exam for you. Anyone can ace CAT provided you practice questions and mocks regularly.
So stop panicking and prepare well!
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