Which section should I start my preparation with?

Asked by Rahul on 2026-03-20 in CAT Prep

Quant/VARC/DILR - which one is tougher or easier and how to decide the order?

3 Answers

Shweta Arora (Mentor) · 2026-03-20 · 5 helpful

There’s no fixed “easiest/toughest”, it depends on your background. Engineers usually find Quant easier, non-engineers might prefer VARC. DILR is new for most people.

The idea is simple: start with your strength to build momentum and parallelly give time to the other two sections. Don’t finish one section completely and then move to the next, then you'll forget the previous one.

So pick your strongest section, start there, and keep the other two running side by side. E.g. I loved DILR, so I started with that. But, every week I also covered a bit of Quant & VARC.

Rashmi Sinha · 2026-03-21 · 4 helpful

take my advice and start with quant you will realise how big the syllabus is if u start late

Shivangi · 2026-03-22 · 2 helpful

I started with Quant

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