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Hi buddy here I am looking for Common Admission Test (CAT) exam syllabus to do preparation of this exam so will you plz let me know from where I can do download it ??

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Common Admission Test (CAT) is national-level management entrance examination conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIM).

As you want here I am giving below Common Admission Test (CAT) exam syllabus :

CAT Syllabus


Part-1: Reading Comprehension (RC)

Share of Reading Comprehension in VARC section of CAT exam: 70%
Total RC passages: 5
Topics on which RC passages are based: Current affairs; Social and Economic issues; Literature; Science & Culture; Abstract topics; history & fiction.
The topics are only indicative and not exhaustive. There is no clear cut definition of RC topics in CAT exam syllabus. RC passage on any topic under the Sun can be placed in CAT 2017 exam.
Total questions based on RC passages: 24
Type of RC passages: 3 Long and 2 shorter
Division of questions: 6 questions based on each long passage and 3 questions based on each shorter passage
Type of Questions: All of MCQ type with penalty of 1/3rd negative marking
Format of questions: Questions based on information in RC passage; explanation of the words & phrases as used in the passage; In context of the passage –True/false statements; Author’s view on various issues raised in the RC passage; Inference from the passage; main idea of RC passage; Purpose of the RC passage
Length of RC passages: CAT exam has 3 longer RC passages of around 900 words; shorter passages are of around 600 words in CAT exam syllabus as reflected in last 3 years.
Past trends of topics: Status of Languages in 2115; Education System; Sustainable Economic Development; Anthropology /Excruciating Rituals & Reasons; Govt. Definition of Poverty and treatment of Household work

Part-2: Verbal Ability

Share of Verbal Ability (VA) questions in VARC section of CAT exam: 30%
Total VA based questions: 10
Topics on which VA questions are based:
Essence of short paragraph/Para summary - (3-4 questions);
Jumbled Paragraphs (3-4 questions)
Jumbled paragraphs with out of context sentence (2-3)
The topics are only indicative and not exhaustive.
Type of Questions: All of Non-MCQ type with No penalty for wrong answer
Format of questions: Essence of paragraph questions are based on around 5-6 sentences; questions on Jumbled paragraphs and out of context jumbled paragraphs have 4 -5 jumbled sentences which are to be placed in a coherent manner. The out of context sentence has to be picked out.

Verbal Ability
English Usage & Sentence Correction;
Fill in the blanks;
Vocabulary-Usage in context

DILR
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR) as a separate section in CAT exam was re-originated after keeping the section in abeyance for 4 years. During this period the DILR questions were clubbed to Quant and Verbal Ability sections respectively.

Part-1: Syllabus for Data Interpretation (DI)

Share of DI questions in DILR section of CAT exam: 50%
Total DI questions: 16
Number of MCQs: 12
Number of Non MCQs: 4
Topics on which DI questions are based: Data Tables, Data charts, Bar diagrams, Pie charts, Graphs, Data analysis and comparison among others
Questions are in the set of 4 questions. Questions on interpretation and analysis of data based on text, tables, graphs (line, area), charts (column, bar, pie), venn diagram, are asked. Data could be given in form of tables, charts or graphs. In this section it is tested that how candidates can interpret the given data and answer questions based on it.
Past trend of topics: Table (Student Pass percentages over 5 years; Comprehension – Marks in Two sections of papers; Films, Launch, Completion, Release and Profits; Table on Consumption of Veg and Non-Veg Protein; Happiness Index: 4 questions based on Table; Kids Learning in Rural Areas: Data table based 4 questions; Flight operation
The topics are only indicative and not exhaustive.

Part-2: CAT exam Syllabus for Logical Reasoning (LR)

Share of LR questions in DILR section of CAT exam: 50%
Total LR questions in CAT syllabus for 2018 exam: 16
Number of MCQs: 12
Number of Non MCQs: 4
Topics covered in CAT test syllabus 2018 on which LR questions are based: Clocks, Calendars, binary logic, seating arrangement, blood relations, logical sequence, Assumption, premise, conclusion, linear and matrix arrangement
CAT entrance exam syllabus defines that questions in LR section can be individual or can be in the set of 4 questions.
Past trend of topics in CAT IIM Syllabus: Distribution/Arrangement; Venn Diagrams; Arrangement of files in folders; Students using various Trains and the fares for the same; Seating Arrangement; Direction sense for Cars; Ordering items; Burgers/Fries/ Ice Cream
The topics in CAT syllabus 2017 are only indicative and not exhaustive.

Quantitative Aptitude
The past 2 years trend in CAT exam syllabus for Quant shows that there are 24 to 27 MCQs and 7 to 10 Non-MCQs in Quant section of CAT exam. Major topics covered in CAT 2018 syllabus for Quant and Key features of CAT syllabus for Quant are as under:

Total questions: 34
Number of MCQs: 24 to 27
Number of Non-MCQs: 7 to 10
CAT Syllabus & Number of questions in Arithmetic: 10 to 12; more emphasis on Arithmetic to promote academic diversity. Major topics are LCM and HCF; Percentages; Profit and Loss; Interest (Simple and Compound); Speed, Time and Distance; Time and Work; Averages; Ratio and Proportion and others
Other key areas in CAT 2018 Quant syllabus: Numbers (3-4) questions; Algebra (5-7 questions);Geometry/Mensuration (6-8 questions); Pure Math (1-2 questions); Venn diagrams and other topic based questions are 2-3 apart from above.
Key topics covered: Linear Equations; Quadratic Equations; Complex Numbers; Logarithm; Progressions; Binomial Theorem; Surds and Indices; Inequalities; Permutation and Combination; Probability Functions; Set Theory; Mixtures and Alligations; Geometry; Co-ordinate Geometry; Trigonometry; Mensuration
The topics in CAT exam 2018 syllabus for Quant are only indicative and not exhaustive.