Daily DILR Practice Tips for CAT 2025 Aspirants to Boost Accuracy and Speed

Ritoprasad Kundu

Updated On: October 16, 2025 10:47 AM

DILR problems are easy to solve but you need to identify them instead of wasting time on tougher ones. Follow these tips mentioned in the article to correctly solve DILR questions. 


 
Daily DILR Practice Tips for CAT 2025 Aspirants to Boost Accuracy and Speed

Along with Quantitative Aptitude and VARC, DILR is one of the three core sections in the CAT exam. As per the students DILR is considered to be quite challenging however scoring as well. Recent changes in the CAT exam format, now DILR comprises 22 questions which are divided into 4 sets consisting of 5 questions each. In order to successfully attempt questions from this topic you can follow a very simple rule of answering the ones which are easier and leaving out those which are challenging and time taking. Simply, make sure to solve as many questions as possible correctly. This strategy will help you to improve your percentile. You can go through this article on DILR CAT Practice Tips.

Also Read: Smart Shortcuts and Tricks to Solve CAT 2025 DILR Questions Faster

DILR Solving Tips

You can go through the following tips to solve questions correctly without wasting much time.

  • Have a quick overview of the DILR section through all the sets and select 2 to 3 sets that are easily doable
  • When you make your selection of the sets, ensure that you solve all of them correctly
  • If you are stuck in one question, leave it out and concentrate on the one that can be done. Its better to leave than to be occupied with one question
  • If possible try using table, graphs, charts and grids to solve the questions
  • During your preparation phase have a good grip on concepts like venn diagram, ratio and proportion, binary logic, Spider Model etc. You can take note that, the more your basics are clear the chances of solving DILR questions are better
  • If you have a set which is lengthy, completely avoid that question. It has been observed in most cases that students who have tried solving lengthy sets have made mistakes or have taken a lot of time.
  • Take note that questions related to maximisation and minimisation do not have an unique answer

Basic Topics for DILR

Ensure that you have a firm grasp on the following topics.

Data Interpretation Topics

Logical Reasoning Topics

  • Bar Chart, Pie Chart, Tables, Line Graph and Caselets
  • 3D Charts / Triangular Charts
  • Pipelines
  • Spider Model
  • PERT / CPM Chart
  • Linear, Circular, Hexagonal, Rectangular Seating Arrangement
  • Matching Distribution
  • Venn Diagram
  • Cubes
  • Binary Logic
  • Selection
  • Quant Angle

NOTE: In recent years questions are more on Integrated Models.

Important DILR Topics

Here are the most important topics from DILR.

  • Candle Stick
  • Games and Tournament
  • Network of Roads
  • Date Sufficiency
  • Puzzle
  • Mathematical Reasoning
  • Tables and Graphs
  • Metro Lines
  • Selection and Distribution

Also Read: Decoding CAT 2025 VARC

Changes in DILR

If you analyse the questions from DILR there are lots of changes in this section in particular. Lets have a look at what changes have been made and what are the expectations in the following years.

Usual Format

Change Made

Future Predictions

Total No of Questions were 20 in the last 2 to 3 years

In 2024 the no of questions in DILR increased to 22

Approx 23 to 24 questions from this section

DI and LR are separate topics

Now it is more of integrated following the integrated model approach

For example, in sets of Games and Tournaments, now numbers, pattern and logic has to be used together

Expected to remain the same.

TITA Questions

Increase in TITA questions thereby making the chances of guess work negligible

Will remain same

Time Management

All questions are time consuming

It is expected that there will be reduction in questions consuming more time and replaced with complex problems

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