CAT 2024: How Non-Engineers Can Score Above 95 Percentile in Quantitative Aptitude
CAT 2024:The Quantitative Aptitude (QA) section of the CAT (Common Admission Test) looks very complicated for non-engineering candidates. But engineering students have plus points in mathematics because they have studied math their whole careers, With a proper framework right approach with a broad road map non-engineering students can also conquer this test with ease.
Non-engineering candidates can refer to this news below to learn how to prepare for the QA section with ease and crack the exam.
CAT 2024 syllabus
Before diving into any exam knowing syllabus the syllabus of the exam is very important. Here is the syllabus for CAT 2024:
| SYLLABUS |
TOPIC |
| Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension |
Verbal Ability: Para Jumbles, Summary, Sentence Completion, Odd Sentence Out, Antonyms & Synonyms, Error Detection, Phrase Modifiers, Idioms, Analogies, Cloze Test, Word Usage, Reading Comprehension: Facts-Inference-Judgement, Critical Analysis of Passage, Themes of the RC passage |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
Arithmetic: Profit & Loss, Time & Work, Time Speed & Distance, Mixtures, Ratio & Proportion, Percentage, Averages, Simple & Compound Interest, Chain Rule Geometry & Mensuration: Lines & Angles, Circles, Triangles, Polygons, Area & Volume of 2D and 3D figures, Coordinate Geometry Algebra: Quadratic Equations, Series, Inequalities, Functions, Surds & Indices, Logarithm Numbers: Real Numbers, Irrational Numbers, Complex Numbers, HCF, LCM, Unit’s Digit, Remainders, Zeroes Modern Math: Permutation and Combination. |
| DILR |
Caselets, Tabular Data, Pie Charts, Line Graphs, Bar Graphs, Column Graphs, Combination Graphs/ Charts, Syllogisms, Puzzles, Blood Relations, Coding-Decoding, Seating Arrangement, Ranking, Direction sense test, Logical Sequence |
CAT 2024 quantitative aptitude
For non-engineering students, QA is the most challenging task because they have studied math till class 10th. They need to know that Maths is not very complicated in the CAT It is only the basics that they have studied in class 10th which they need to brush up
Understanding the syllabus and previous year's question
First of all, they need to analyze the QA syllabus with the pyq’s queues and separate the high-weightage topics like percentages, ratios, time-speed-distance, geometry, and algebra. Typically, 22 questions are asked in this section.
Non-engineers should give priority to subjects like algebra and arithmetic that include high weightage and need less work to learn. By concentrating on these areas, you may lay a solid foundation for approaching the subject.
If candidates do not have any basics they can start from class 6th ncert which is a very good source of foundation, they must practice the ncert from class 6th to 10th to brush up on their basics.
Mock test
After revising and done up with basics candidates must take several mock tests so that they can become familiar with the nature of the exam apart from this mock tests are very necessary because:
- Familiarity with Exam Pattern
- Time Management
- Identifying Strengths and Weaknesses
- Improving Accuracy and Speed
- Building Stamina and Focus
Exam Pattern 2024
Here is the breakdown of the CAT 2024 exam pattern:
Section:
1. Verbal ability and reading comprehension [ VARC]
2. Data interpretation and logical reasoning (DILR)
3. Quantitative Ability (QA)
Total Duration:120 Min [2 Hours]
- 40 minutes for each section
Question Type:
- Multiple choice question [ MCQ]
- Non-MCQ [ TITA -Type In The Answer]
Marking Scheme:
- +3 marks will be allotted to every correct answer -1 mark for each wrong answer in MCQs and no negative marking for non-MCQs
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