CAT Preparation Tips: Data Interpretation - Logical Reasoning

Kickstarting CAT 2023 Preparation | The Ultimate Reading List

When you are starting your preparation for CAT 2023, the most common question that arises is “Where to start from?” You try to search online and there are just so many resources available that it gets overwhelming and confusing. The same happened with me as well! But what if you get the guidance of all the resources to start your preparation at one place? And that’s precisely what this collation is about! And the most important of them all is the collation of books and free online resources that can help you grasp a good hold of the various concepts required in each section. So, what are you waiting for! It’s time to start scratching the surface and keep digging the gold mine until you discover your greatest treasure. Let’s get started.

pratibha goenka31 Mar 2023

Ace The DI Section With HitBullsEye's CAT DI Made Easy E-Book!

Data Interpretation tables form a vital section of CAT as well as non-CAT exams. The most frequently asked DI sets are based on tables. These DI sets require you to interpret the data table and understand the instructions given in the questions that follow. Gaining mastery over this topic requires you to practice the essential approximation tricks, percentage/decimal to fraction conversions, and vice versa.

Team InsideIIM28 Mar 2023

CAT DI-LR Most Important Topics - Analyzing Past 5 Years’ CAT Papers

In order to truly ‘bell the CAT’, it is very important to tame the notorious DILR(Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning) section. Notorious because DILR has proven to be the pain point of many CAT aspirants be it because of the unpredictability of the difficulty level, or the uncertainty surrounding the type of questions asked. Unlike quant, the syllabus of the DILR section is not clearly defined which causes a lot of ambiguity to aspirants while they try to prepare for this section. In this article, we try to simplify the DILR section with regards to the types of questions asked along with their weightage in the past 5 years’ CAT papers in order for you to ace this section in CAT 2022.

Team InsideIIM16 Jul 2022

From Scoring Single-Digit In DILR To 99.64%ile In CAT 2021 | Shivam Nakod, IIM B Co'24

I hail from the city of Amravati in Maharashtra. Born and brought up in my hometown, I did my engineering at the Government College of Engineering, Amravati. Ardent LinkedIn networking helped me get a front-end consulting role at Draup - Zinnov based out of Bangalore. Owing to brief but meaningful experience in the sphere of management consulting, I converted IIM Bangalore and all other old IIMs, FMS, XLRI etc. My academic credentials : 10th- 95.40% | 12th- 93.38% | B.Tech- 8.23 CGPA. I have work experience of 16 Months at Draup/Zinnov Management Consulting Ltd Bengaluru.

Shivam Nakod04 Jul 2022

How Did I Score A 100%ile In The LRDI Section?, Ft. Ashish Yadav, CAT'21 LRDI 100%iler

Every year amongst the many CAT topper stories, there are some stories of aspirants who stand out due to their exceptional performance against all odds! Such is the story of Ashish Yadav, an Instrumentation & Control Engineer from NSIT, Delhi who aced CAT 2021 with a 99.74%ile and also a perfect 100%ile in the LRDI section. His remarkable performance enabled him to convert IIM Calcutta despite his low past academics. The LRDI section of the CAT exam is generally considered the Achilles heel for many aspirants due to its difficulty and increasing unpredictability year on year. Read on to know Ashish’s strategy for acing the LRDI section.

Team InsideIIM06 Jun 2022

'I Tried To Mentally Create A Mind-Map To Solve RCs' - CAT Tips By Nikita, CAT 99.99%iler IIM A'23

Nikita Kishore is an IIM Ahmedabad student from the Class of 2021-23. She scored a stellar 99.99%ile in CAT 2020. In this article, she shares how she prepared for CAT, how she focused on the section she was weak at, and her tips and guidance to future CAT aspirants. Read on!

Team InsideIIM21 Mar 2022

"VARC Was The Most Challenging" - CAT 2021 Prep Tips By Revati Wable, IIM Calcutta (2021-23)

Revati is an IT engineering fresher from NIT Raipur who secured 96.78 percentile in CAT 2020 (OBC category). She joined IIM Calcutta this year. Let's know more about her journey.

Amrita Mishra16 Sept 2021

Is Practice The Only Way To Ace CAT 2021's LRDI Section?

Over the last few years, Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation (LR-DI) has become the most grueling yet important section of the CAT examination. The reason why the focus on this section is ever-increasing is the shared annoyance for it by students of all streams. Hence, this spotlight is expected to remain. The unstructured/ unlimited syllabus adds to the ambiguity. Students heavily rely on past year papers and draw inferences to understand the types of questions asked and the level of difficulty. So how to approach these types of questions with accuracy and score well in the examination?

Nikita Sanjay Warkar15 Sept 2021