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CAT cutoff 2019 will depends on various factors such as the total number of test takers, the difficulty level of the exam, the total number of seats, etc. Candidates appearing for CAT 2019 exam must qualify the sectional as well as the overall cutoff in order to get shortlisted for the next rounds of the CAT 2019 selection process  WAT-GD/PI. CAT is conducted every year by IIMs on a rotational basis for admission MBA/PGDM course offered by IIMs and 100 other top B-schools in the country.
IIMs take 80%ile as the minimum cutoff for each section. Though it varies say for IIMB has a minimum 90%ile as cutoff for the QA section.Whereas? IIML has 85%ile as cutoff for all three sections.

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Dear Aditya, CAT is an online examination of 3 hours duration.The questions in the exam will be of MCQ and TITA type totaling 100 questions. MCQ are multiple choice questions, for which candidates get multiple answer choices. Each Question has 3 marks and a wrong answer takes away 1 mark. However Type in the Answer questions are exempted from Negative Marking.

CAT exam paper can be Categorised into 3 parts:

Quantitative Ability
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning

The Verbal Ability section and Reading Comprehension has 34 Questions, Data interpretation-Logical Reasoning section has 32 MCQ questions and Quantitative Ability has 34 MCQ questions totalling up to 100 questions. Each Question has 3 marks and a wrong answer takes away 1 mark.

Now each College gives a specific sectional weightage to Quantitave Aptitude. If you look at the top IIMs, ypu may have a fair idea.


IIM Ahmedabad:

                                     QA       DLR        VARC       Overall
General:                      70          70             70             80
NC-OBC/Trans:         65          65             65             75
SC:                               60          60 .           60             70
ST:                               50          50             50             60
PwD-UR,OBC,SC:     60          60              60            70
PwD: ST:                     50         50              50            60

IIM BANGALORE:
                                     QA         DLR          VARC       Overall
General:                      80            80              85              90
NC-OBC:                     70            70              75              80
SC:                               65            65              70              75
ST:                               60            60              60              70
PwD:                           50            50              50               60

IIM CALCUTTA:
   
                                      QA         DLR           VRC          Over All
OPEN:                           75           80               80                85
NC-OBC:                        65          65               70                75
EWS:                              65          65                70               75
SC:                                 60           60                65              70
ST:                                 55          55                55                65
PWD:                            55           55                55                65

FMS DELHI:

QA: 30%
DILR: 30%
VARC: 40%


IIM INDORE:

                                 QA            DLR          VARC       Overall
General                    80              80              80              90
NC-OBC                   70              70              70              80
SC                             55              55             55              60
ST                             45              45             45               50
PwD                         45              45              45               50

So based on your Category, this is how your score should look like. In other words, you should never have a bad QA day. With such high expectatios, how should  your preparation look like? Here is a glimpse:

Quantitative Aptitude covers almost 30% of the CAT question paper. QA can be categorised into Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry and Advanced Mathematics. Practise chapter by chapter and develop mental calculations. Like practise more of basic summation, subtraction, fractions and tables. Numbers, Percentage, Profit and Loss, Simple and Compound Interest, Ratio, Proportionality, Time-Distance, Time-Work, Mixtures, Averages, Partnership, Permutation and Combinations, Probability, Set Theory, Progression and Series, Line, Angles, Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Polygon, Circles, Ares, Volume, Height and Distance, Coordinate Geometry, Basic Trigonometry are few important topics.

Preparation tips:

Because this section involves mathematics and takes most of your time, your focus should be on solving the problems efficiently in the beginning. Even if it takes time, practise upto perfection. Practise as many questions as you can in the conventional way. As and when you get a grip on the subject, you can go for short cuts. Memorise tables, square roots, cube roots, conversion from percent to fraction, etc. Solve sample papers on Mathematics. In the beginning, do not worry about the time it takes. As you practise, you will get the hang of the subject and it will be easier for you.

Few books that can help you /CAT Books For Quantitative Ability:
1.NCERT mathematics books (from 6th to 10th class) ::
These books are a good way to start if one needs to clear their basics and concepts. NCERT books are best to start your CAT Preparation with only if you have a lot of time before your exam date and need to brush up on concepts before solving advanced problems.

2.How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT (by Arun Sharma)
(publisher: Tata McGraw Hill)
This is a very popular book among CAT aspirants and really easy and simple to understand. This book also focuses on the basics first and has different levels of difficulties step by step.

3.Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations (by Abhijit Guha)
This book is quite comprehensive for various competitive exams, for both MBA aspirants and for those seeking jobs who need to prepare for the aptitude tests.
4.Quantitative Aptitude Quantum CAT by Sarvesh Verma
It is an extensive book for students aspiring to go to IIMs. It has a very simple, lucid and tailor made content revolving around CAT.

5.Quantitative Aptitude for CAT (by Nishit Sinha)
This book by Pearson focuses on in depth understanding of core topics for basic and advanced applications.

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