How to begin planning for CAT and Bank exams simultaneously?
The CAT (Common Admission Test) is one of the hardest and most competitive exams to crack. It is the portal to get into the esteemed IIMs and several other top B-schools in India. Several CAT aspirants wish to prepare for the CAT and bank exams together and open a wide range of career opportunities.
It is interesting to note that preparing for bank and CAT exams is an easy possibility and several individuals have aced both the exams in the past. So, here is a detailed strategy to help the CAT and bank aspirants prepare for the exams simultaneously and effectively.
 Comprehend the Syllabus and Pattern
This is a helpful hint for any exam. Comprehend the syllabus by experiencing past year papers and authority rules. By analyzing the syllabus topics, a proper preparation plan can be strategized.
CAT Exam syllabus
The CAT exam syllabus is wide and mostly include topics from middle school chapter. The pattern for CAT can be fragmented into three sections:
- Quantitative Ability
- Verbal Ability and comprehension
- Data Interpretation and Reasoning
The ideas utilized as a part of this examination are extensive of class 10 level. Be that as it may, the questions are a bit confusing to tackle and require a great measure of sensible interpretation. In any case, the efficiency of solving the CAT questions can be increased with practice.
Bank Exams Syllabus
The questions in bank exams, for the most part, make inquiries to test the General Aptitude of the applicants. In Prelims, 100 inquiries are asked from three distinct segments – Quantitative Aptitude (35 Questions), English Language (30) and Reasoning Ability (35 Questions). Some of the important syllabus topics are mentioned below.
- Quantitative Aptitude:
Percentage and Averages, Number Systems, Ratio and Proportion, Simple Interest and Compound Interest, Profit and Loss, Time and Distance, Mixtures & Allegations, Surds and Indices, Mensuration (Cone, Cylinder, Sphere), Sequence and Series, Quadratic Equations, Permutation Combination and Probability, Data Interpretation.
- Reasoning Ability:
Sitting Arrangements, Syllogism, Tabulation, Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test, Input-Output, Alphanumeric Series, Coding-Decoding, Coded Inequalities, Data Sufficiency, Non-Verbal Reasoning.
- English Language:
Comprehension, Error Spotting, Para Jumbles, Paragraph Completion, Sentence Correction, Vocabulary, Cloze Test, multiple-meaning words and new pattern questions of different sorts.
- Computer knowledge:
History of PCs, Number System, Software, Hardware, Database (Introduction), Networking (Lan, Wan), Communication (Basic Introduction), Internet (Concept, History, Working Environment, Application), Virus, Security Tools, MS Windows and MS Office, Logic Gates.
- Current Affairs:
Economy based current issues, Banks in NEWS, New Appointments, Business NEWS, Agreements, Government Schemes, Visits, Awards and Honors, Committees, Summits, National and International, Reports and Indexes, Obituaries, Defense, Books and Authors, Sports.
Set Up Your Fundamentals
In the initial 2-3 months, concentrate on a couple of essential ideas you should be acquainted with before taking these exams. Building the basics is ought to be the initial step. So, understand the basics and try covering all the topics.
Practice Questions and Sectional Mocks
On the off chance that you find that you are powerless in a specific area, you should take sectional tests. You ought to entirely stick to the sectional time limits. By taking mocks, one can get completely acquainted with the particular exams and can solve the questions in the exam more efficiently.
Defeat the Shortcoming
One of the key arrangement tips is to get rid of the shortcomings on significant topics and enhance speed and exactness by endeavouring the maximum number of mocks possible. You should devise your own particular manner to split the inquiry as opposed to following the recommended arrangement.Â
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Wrap it up in 3 stages
The initial half of your opportunity ought to be spent in building the crucial ideas and nuts and bolts.
The following 25% in building power, honing more inquiries and adjusting your ideas.
Last 25% of the time ought to be spent in taking bunches of mock tests.
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