Quantitative Aptitude

The Banking exam syllabus for the Quantitative Aptitude section includes topics like Number Series, Data Interpretation, Quadratic Equations, Profit & Loss, Ration and Proportion, Time and Distance, Permutation and Combination, Arithmetic and Geometry, to list a few. You must brush up on your mathematical aptitude to excel in this section of the exam.

The NSAT syllabus for Quantitative Aptitude includes all Maths topics you studied in Class 9 and 10 such as, Number System, Ratio & SI/ CI, Trigonometry, Percentages, Time, speed and distance/ Time and Work, Geometry & mensuration, Profit, loss and discount, Algebra, PnC, Probability & Set theory. To prepare for this section, refer to sample papers and question banks.

For cracking Quantitative Aptitude section of CAT, candidates must memorise all the Arithmetic formulae as this topic dominated the QA section of CAT. The candidates must also memorise Algebra and Geometry theorems.

Yes, there is negative marking of -1 in the Quantitative Aptitude section of CAT, but only for MCQ type questions. There is no negative marking for non-MCQ type questions. The CAT Quantitative Aptitude section is the only section that has non-MCQs. So, candidates can take a chance with non-MCQs in this section and attempt it even if they are not 100% sure. However, they must not do guess work in non-MCQs at any cost because if their chosen option is incorrect they will lose marks. 

To score 99 percentile in the Quantitative Aptitude section of CAT, one needs to score around 32-34 marks in this section of CAT, thus one can say out of 22 questions, 10 to 12 correct attempts will be considered good. Candidates must note that they will get only 40 minutes for this section, so they need to carefully identify which questions to attempt and which ones to skip. They must aim for maximum accuracy (over 85%) in whichever questions they choose to attempt.

To prepare for CAT Quantitative Aptitude by self-study, one needs to take help from books recommended by experts and sample papers, mock tests and practice questions. These books will help in understanding the concepts while practice questions will help in understanding the application of those concepts on different types of questions.

The best book for quantitative aptitude in Andhra Pradesh LAWCET is "Quantitative Aptitude by RS Aggarwal" Aspirants can make extensive use of this book for an overall exam preparation. Referring best books for APLAWCET preparation will let the candidates prepare effectively for the exam. It leads to overall development of problem solving skills in minimum time.