CAT 2025
Your comprehensive guide to ace the Common Admission Test 2025.
Access the syllabus, material, and previous question papers.
Official Notification
| Registration Opens | Aug 01, 2025 |
| Registration Closes | Sep 13, 2025 |
| Admit Card | Nov 05, 2025 |
| Test Date | Nov 30, 2025 |
| Result (Tentative) | Jan 2026 |
Exam Pattern & Weightage
Total Duration: 120 minutes (40 mins per section).
Marking: +3 for correct, -1 for incorrect MCQs.
No negative marking for Type In questions.
VARC
24 Qns
72 Marks
DILR
22 Qns
66 Marks
QA
22 Qns
66 Marks
Total
68 Qns
204 Marks
Detailed Syllabus
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)24 Questions | 72 Marks
Reading Comprehension (16 Qs)
- Philosophy
- Psychology
- History
- Arts & Culture
- Society
- Biology
- Science & Technology
- Abstract Topics
Verbal Ability (8 Qs)
- Subject-verb agreement
- Analogies
- Phrases
- Para Completion & Inferences
- Grammar
- Sentence Correction
- Syllogisms
- Para Jumbles & Para Summary
- Idioms
- Prepositions
- Clauses
- Fill in the blanks
- Synonyms
- One-word substitution
- Article usage
- Verbal logic & reasoning
- Antonyms
- Parts of Speech
- Errors in tenses
- Odd One Out
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)22 Questions | 66 Marks
Data Interpretation (2-3 Sets)
- Pie Charts
- Bar Graphs
- Histograms
- Line Graphs
- Reasoning-based Data Interpretation
- Tables
- Multiple Charts
- Miscellaneous Charts
- Data Sufficiency
- Sets
- Caselets
- Quant-based Data Interpretation
- Maxima
- Minima
- Routes
- Networks
Logical Reasoning (2-3 Sets)
- Arrangements
- Puzzles
- Games
- Tournaments
- Binary Logic
- Truth/Lie
- Conditional LRs
- 2D Logical Reasoning
- 3D Logical Reasoning
- Syllogism
- Networks
- Diagrams
- Blood Relations
- Venn Diagrams
- Data Arrangement
- Clocks
- Calendars
- Coding
- Decoding
- Series
- Statements
- Data Structures
- Directions
- Cubes
- Case-based LRs
- Selection
- Distributions
- Ranks
- Orders
Quantitative Aptitude (QA)22 Questions | 66 Marks
Arithmetic (8-9 Qs)
- Averages
- Ratio & Proportion
- Percentages
- Profit & Loss
- Speed, Time, Distance
- Work, Time & Rate
- Simple & Compound Interest
- Mixture & Alligation
- Mean, Median, Mode
- Partnership
- Pipes & Cisterns
- Arithmetic & Geometric Mean
- Linear & Circular Tracks
Algebra (5-6 Qs)
- Inequalities
- Linear & Quadratic equations
- Functions
- Logarithms
- Modulus
- Roots
- Polynomials
- Exponents & Powers
- Algebraic Equations
- Arithmetic, Geometric & Harmonic Progressions
- Trigonometric equations
- Vectors
Geometry & Mensuration (3-4 Qs)
- Circles
- Triangles
- Mensuration
- Quadrilaterals
- Coordinate Geometry
- Trigonometry
- 3D Geometry
- Lines & Angles
- Polygons
- Rectangle properties
- Trapeziums
- Area of Rhombus & Parallelograms
- Volume of cone & frustum
- Cylinders & Pyramids
- Height & Distance
Number System (2-3 Qs)
- Surds
- Indices
- Number theory
- Properties of Digits
- Divisibility rule
- Factors & Multiples
- Factorials
- Euler Number
- Remainder Concept & theorem
- Complex Numbers
- Binomial theorem
- Real numbers
- Rational expressions & integers
- Even & odd numbers
- Cyclicity
Modern Maths (1-2 Qs)
- Puzzles
- Sequence & Series
- Derangements
- Set theory
- Permutation & combinations
- Coins + Dices
- Selections
- Combinatorics
- Probability
Previous Year Question Papers
Strategic Preparation Plan
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Phase 1: Foundation Building
Focus on understanding the fundamental concepts of all three sections. Strengthen your basics in QA and build a consistent reading habit for VARC.
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Phase 2: Practice & Application
Begin solving sectional tests and topic-wise questions. Focus on improving your speed and accuracy, and start identifying your strong and weak areas.
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Phase 3: Mock Tests & Revision
Take full-length mock tests regularly to build stamina and simulate exam conditions. Analyze every mock to identify mistakes and revise your concepts accordingly.