CAT 2025 Must-Do Topics for the Last Minute Preparation

CAT 2025 is just around the corner, making last-minute smart revision crucial. Check here for key topics that can help boost your performance in the exam.

CAT 2025 Exam Preparation: CAT, among India's most challenging and competitive MBA entrance exams, evaluates students in three modules, namely VARC, DILR, and QA, and the scores aid in shortlisting candidates for IIMs and other top B-schools.The Indian Institutes of Management will conduct a computer-based Common Admission Test 2025 (CAT 2025) on November 30, 2025, in three sessions (morning, afternoon, and evening).

With the exam just around the corner, the last-minute preparation is very important, and focusing on topics carrying the most weight can help you fetch maximum marks. Candidates have been advised to selectively revise, improve their accuracy, and to rely on intelligence, rather than new learning, at this stage, and can check here for the important topics for last-minute preparation.

Section-wise Must Prepare Topics for CAT 2025 Preparation

Here are the section-wise important topics to prepare for CAT 2025 exam:

Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC)

Reading Comprehension (main idea, inference, author’s tone)
Para Jumbles (TITA)
Odd Sentence Out
Para Summary

These are the areas with the highest weight, and they come under continuous scrutiny every year.

Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR)

Seating Arrangements (linear, circular, matrix)
Venn Diagram vs Set Theory
Games & Tournaments
Tables, Bar Graphs, Line Graphs, Mixed DI
Caselets & Missing Data Sets

DILR success hinges on a quick selection of the right set, and that’s why these topics are crucial.

Quantitative Attainment (QA)

Arithmetic: Percentages, TSD, Time to Work, Ratios, Profit – Loss
Algebra: Equations, Inequalities, Functions, AP–GP
Geometry: Triangles, Circles, Polygons, Mensuration
Number System: Basic divisibility, LCM–HCF

Arithmetic and Algebra usually have the maximum questions, so they are the two that you cannot afford to skip on the D-day.

Last-Minute Preparation Tips for CAT 2025

Here are the last minute preparation tips for CAT 2025:

Take one full-length mock and two sectional tests every two days
Concentrate on being more accurate than doing more questions
Review past errors and stay away from low-accuracy topics in the exam
Revise formulas, shortcuts, RC reading format, etc
Solve 2-3 DILR sets of medium level daily to keep your solving speed intact
Do not pick up new topics now; consolidate what is already familiar
Stay calm, maintain a healthy sleep cycle, and avoid stress-inducing study patterns.

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