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The CAT 2024 exam is scheduled for November 24, 2024, and will serve as a key step for admission to the 21 IIMs and top MBA colleges across India. IIM Calcutta will be conducting this year’s exam. As per the official CAT notification released on July 28, 2024, the registration process will open on August 1, 2024, and close on September 20, 2024.

Given the challenging nature of the CAT exam, it’s important to begin preparation well in advance, ideally at least nine months before the exam. However, if you haven’t started yet, there's still time. The final batch of the IMS CATapult Live Online Program for CAT 2024 starts in August, offering a chance to complete the syllabus and be exam-ready.

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GRE Syllabus

 

GRE Exam Syllabus For the two GREs—the GRE General Test and GRE Subject Test—the GRE syllabus is different. The standard exam that gauges a student's verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and analytical writing abilities is the GRE General Test syllabus. Students who are interested in pursuing specialized courses should take the Subject Test, which may be required by the institution or university to which they are applying. The purpose of the Subject Test is to evaluate a candidate's technical proficiency in a particular field.

GRE Section Focus and Specific Topics

Section Focus Areas Specific Topics
Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA)
  • Analytical Writing
  • Analyze an Issue: Evaluate an argument and present your own reasoning and evidence.
  • Analyze an Argument: Identify strengths and weaknesses in a provided argument.
Verbal Reasoning
  • Vocabulary
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Critical Reasoning
  • Reading Comprehension: Analyze and understand complex passages, answer questions based on the passage content, and identify main ideas, supporting evidence, and the author's purpose.
  • Sentence Equivalence: Find synonyms.
  • Text Completion: Fill in missing words based on the context of the passage, considering grammar and meaning.
Quantitative Reasoning
  • Basic Math Skills
    •  Algebra
    • Arithmetic
    • Geometry
    • Data Analysis)
  • Algebra: Solve equations and inequalities; understand concepts like exponents, functions, and polynomials.
  • Arithmetic: Perform basic math operations with whole numbers, decimals, and fractions.
  • Geometry: Analyze geometric shapes; solve problems involving area, perimeter, volume, and spatial reasoning.
  • Data Analysis: Interpret data presented in tables, charts, and graphs; solve problems involving probability and statistics.
General Knowledge
  • Science
  • Economy
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Static GK
  • Sports
  • Prize and Award
  • World
  • Government
  • Constitution of India, etc.
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GRE Analytical Writing Syllabus requires you to

  • articulate complex ideas clearly and effectively

  • support ideas with relevant reasons and examples

  • examine claims and accompanying evidence

  • sustain a well-focused, coherent discussion

  • control the elements of standard written English

GRE Verbal Reasoning Syllabus requires you to 

  • analyze and draw conclusions from discourse; reason from incomplete data; identify the author's assumptions and/or perspective; understand multiple levels of meaning, such as literal, figurative, and author's intent

  • select important points; distinguish major from minor or irrelevant points; summarize text; understand the structure of a text

  • understand the meaning of individual words, sentences, and entire texts; understand relationships among words and concepts

GRE Quantitative Reasoning Syllabus requires you to 

  • understand, interpret, and analyze quantitative information

  • solve problems using mathematical models

  • apply basic skills and elementary concepts of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and data analysis