PRIYANSHIII · 2026-10-12 · 1 helpful
Since you're targeting CAT 2027, I'd suggest following a structured routine for every Arithmetic topic instead of just watching lectures and jumping into questions.
**Try this routine for each topic:**
1. **Concept learning (45–60 min):** Watch one lecture and make short notes of the concepts, formulas and conditions for applying them.
2. **Solved examples (30 min):** Take 5–8 examples from the lecture. Pause before the solution and try to solve each one yourself.
3. **Basic practice (30–40 min):** Solve 10 easy questions without looking at solutions. Give each question around 3–4 minutes initially.
4. **Solution analysis (20 min):** For every question you couldn't solve, identify the exact step where you got stuck. Understand the solution, close it and solve the question again independently.
5. **Reattempt (next day, 20 min):** Reattempt yesterday's unsolved questions before moving forward.
6. **Topic test (after 3–4 days):** Solve 15–20 mixed questions from that topic without notes.
**Follow this rule whenever you get stuck:** Try for 3–4 minutes, check a hint or the solution if needed, understand it, and then solve it again without help. Don't just read the solution and move on.
For now, aim for **15–20 quality questions a day**, not 50 questions with solutions. Once you're consistently solving around 70–80% of basic questions independently, gradually move to moderate-level questions.
Most importantly, don't restart the entire lecture whenever you can't solve a question. Identify the specific concept you're missing and practise that skill. Since you have time until CAT 2027, building strong fundamentals now will pay off later.
**Try this routine for each topic:**
1. **Concept learning (45–60 min):** Watch one lecture and make short notes of the concepts, formulas and conditions for applying them.
2. **Solved examples (30 min):** Take 5–8 examples from the lecture. Pause before the solution and try to solve each one yourself.
3. **Basic practice (30–40 min):** Solve 10 easy questions without looking at solutions. Give each question around 3–4 minutes initially.
4. **Solution analysis (20 min):** For every question you couldn't solve, identify the exact step where you got stuck. Understand the solution, close it and solve the question again independently.
5. **Reattempt (next day, 20 min):** Reattempt yesterday's unsolved questions before moving forward.
6. **Topic test (after 3–4 days):** Solve 15–20 mixed questions from that topic without notes.
**Follow this rule whenever you get stuck:** Try for 3–4 minutes, check a hint or the solution if needed, understand it, and then solve it again without help. Don't just read the solution and move on.
For now, aim for **15–20 quality questions a day**, not 50 questions with solutions. Once you're consistently solving around 70–80% of basic questions independently, gradually move to moderate-level questions.
Most importantly, don't restart the entire lecture whenever you can't solve a question. Identify the specific concept you're missing and practise that skill. Since you have time until CAT 2027, building strong fundamentals now will pay off later.