What is the Best Resource to Study for CAT 2025: Shiksha Poll
As per a Shiksha Poll, most of the CAT aspirants are relying on study material provided by coaching classes and past year question papers for CAT exam preparation. Check details.
CAT 2025 preparation
CAT 2025 preparation has already begun. Classes at CAT coaching centres have started full-fledged and those who will be doing self-study, have already set themselves in a daily routine. CAT preparation is majorly done either by joining a coaching centre. Coaching centres provide study material, guidance, periodic tests and group sessions to aspirants so that no area is left out. However, many students prefer self-study too, as it allows them the flexibility of time management. Whatever be the mode of CAT preparation, there are five major resources that a candidate uses –
- Material from coaching classes
- Past year question papers
- Study groups with friends
- YouTube lectures and tutorials
- CAT Mock Test series
To understand which is the most preferable resources of CAT preparation, Shiksha conducted an online poll on the same. Here’s what the participants voted for:
What resources are you preparing for CAT 2025?
Shiksha provided the above five options to choose the preferred preparation mode. Most of the votes went to study material provided by coaching classes and past year question papers.
Best CAT preparation resources poll
35% respondents selected study material from coaching classes as their preferred resource to prepare for CAT 2025. Past year question papers came close with 33% votes. About 19 % respondents believe YouTube tutorials and lectures will be a good resource for studying. CAT mock tests, which enters in the last phase of CAT preparation got 9%. Which means not many believe only practicing CAT mock tests is enough. A meagre 4% found study groups with friends an effective way of CAT exam preparation.
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Yes, CAT syllabus is difficult to crack if you do not have enough time. There are three subjects in CAT- VARC, DILR and Quantitative Aptitude. Most of the candidates find RC passages tough to crack. In Quants, Arithmetic, Algebra and Geometry pose significant challenge during preparation. In DILR, Reasoning questions often turnout to be tricky and confusion.
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CAT is a speed-based test of analytical aptitude, logical reasoning skills, data interpretation and English comprehension. Now, it may sound tough, but these are the skills which we are taught in school so there is nothing new to learn. What is required is to learn these subjects at advanced level. If you are an average student but have studied Science or Commerce in Class-12 and graduation, you will find a lot of familiar topics in Data Interpretation, Quantitative Aptitude and Logical Reasoning. All you will need is brush up the basics and practice the concepts on advanced-level problems.
However, since the competition is so high in CAT and less than 95 percentile can break your dream of joining a top college like IIM, the preparation for CAT requires a lot of focus, dedication, discipline and diligence. If you can do that, despite being an average student, you can crack the CAT exam.
Hope it was helpful!!!