Make yourself really familiar with the CAT syllabus and test pattern. In fact, draw up the entire list of topics you have to cover and put it up at your study table. This way, you will be constantly reminded of how much you’ve got to study! As and when you are done preparing a certain topic, tick it off from your list – this will encourage you to cover the rest of the CAT syllabus quickly. Once you know what topics you’ve prepared, you’ll also gain more confidence.

The CAT pattern changes almost every year, so understand what’s new in CAT 2016 test format and adjust your preparation strategy accordingly. Once you go through the previous years’ CAT question papers, you will get a good idea of how the pattern goes. So even if this year’s CAT throws a surprise change in format, you will be prepared to handle it as you’re already aware of how CAT has been changing over the years.

While last year’s CAT exam notification clearly mentioned the number of questions per section, this year’s CAT 2017 notification has mysteriously with held this piece of important information. You must keep a lookout for the official CAT 2017 tutorial that will be released on the official website soon, in order to get a clearer picture about CAT 2017 exam pattern.

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