CAT

CAT is an exam where your basics need to be strong. They will ask you questions anyhow by combining two topics together or putting up a single topic example in a unique and different way.
The main topics that a student should prepare would be time distance, time speed, probability, ages, dice, ratio and proportions, etc., from Quants.
Verbal is considered to be the most difficult area in CAT exam as you need to have a strong hold on English language i.e you must be having a very good vocabulary, grammar should be perfect, etc.
For Reasoning, your focus should be on matrix puzzles, coding-decoding, sequential output, etc.
You need to be very strong in verbal and reasoning to crack CAT as these are the two main sections where you can score more than others if you practice well.
So, start with basics as those are the most important ones.

From my personal experience, I would say coaching classes can provide you only 20% of your marks, the rest you get is through self-study.
So, classes don't make much of a difference. Still, you can consider going for online Career Launcher classes. Enrolling courses helps to save you time and are much productive as compared to offline classes.
Personalised teaching which you get from these online coaching classes helps you understand "fundamental concepts" in a much more holistic manner.
Also, CAT is an exam of aptitude and not really the test of how much you know. Every question has a certain way to solve to save time so just try to search for those shortcut techniques to save time and earn more marks in CAT.
In the end, I would say while you go for the exam, keep your mind calm and solve the problems using fundamental concepts of class 10th.

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Eligibility
Here are the eligibility criteria for CAT 2017:
The candidate must possess a Bachelors Degree with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (45% for SC, ST and PWD/DA category).
Percentage obtained in Bachelors degree would be calculated on the basis of practice followed by the concerned university/institution. In case of grades/CGPA, the conversion would be based on the process defined by the concerned university/ institution.
In absence of any percentage conversion scheme, candidates CGPA will be divided by maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the result with 100.
Candidates appearing for the final year of Bachelors degree/equivalent qualification are also eligible to apply for CAT.

CAT is one of the entry level exams for Master of business administration. The Best B-schools like majority of Indian Institute of Management will look for students with high percentile in CAT. Majority fail in CAT. Only 10 percent, who write the exam will qualify for GD and PI. Here, I suggest you some strategies to avoid mistakes in CAT exam preparation.
Planning is very important to crack MAT in 6 months. So, my suggestions are:
MAT is easy as compared to CAT. I was also a student who prepared for CAT immediately after my graduation. The important things which you should look into while preparing for this exam are as follows:
1. Select one of the best coaching centers which offer quality education- TIME is one of the famous coaching centers for CAT and MAT.
2. Dedication- Be focused on the aim which you need to achieve.
3. Try to read Hindu newspaper editorial. Most of the passages which appear in CAT are from Hindu editorial.
4. Try to do a maximum number of online mock tests. You will definitely clear CAT by doing the above.
5. Try to read as much as you can and make note of points.
6. Revision of each week's topic is very important.
7. Mathematical ability questions will be little-twisted, try to do as fast as you can.
8. Be dedicated to it and be regular to the classes.
These are my tips for you to crack CAT.

Common Admission Test (CAT) is taken up by hundreds of thousands of aspirants every year. It has become a common assumption that engineers have an advantage over non-engineers appearing for this test as they have a better understanding of mathematical concepts.
The applicants from the non-engineering backgrounds need not be discouraged. There is a way potential out of every problem. If the CAT was designed only for engineers, why would there be any test conducted for non-engineers?
Some problems faced by non-engineering students are: The common problem lies in quantitative aptitude. Engineers have an advantage in maths and this field. Non-engineering background students are not well equipped with critical thinking problems so it is a problem. Then comes, data interpretation. To crack CAT, you need to be smart, not intelligent. So, just practice and see. You will crack it.