How to start prep now for CAT 2026

Asked by Kishan Agrawal on 2026-07-01 in CAT Prep

Hello everyone... I'm starting CAT preparation now please guide me how should I start...how to practice...where to find questions to practice...is it good time to start preparation now...and I don't know much about which colleges to apply after cat registration please help me about that which colleges to apply and How much hours should I dedicate now for the preparation. Please help

3 Answers

KARAN SHARMA · 2026-07-01 · 3 helpful

Hi Kishan ,
you have ample time from now on, you got 150 days straight, which is enough to make up for colleges, just don't waste any other day , use enough hours from your day and try to make it as structured as possible.
if you got your basics correct go to another level , try solving pyq's, if you have a good profile u will surely open up for BLACKI get these colleges name , and also go for non iim's like FMS . MDI gurgram, SIMSREE, DFS , DSE, some IIT's . Go for it bro,, DO IT and DONT GIVE UP!!!!

Praneeth Kumar · 2026-07-01 · 3 helpful

Hii Kishan, The goal is pretty simple and basic, First u learn the concept and gain clarity and then solve questions of the very chapter u have completed learning the concept, and then move on to the next chapter, practice atleast 60-80 questions per topic in quants, and 20-30 sets per topic for dilr, and atleast 3-4 RC everyday, and for questions, u have got the resources section in this website and also practice section, after solving those, solve pyq's of every chapter, and this has to be done in 2 months and that too start with more weightage sections and start preparing. Daily 3hr of prep is enough and after 2 months of syllabus completion, start attempting mocks. ( I've learned this analyzation from Shweta Di's Videos, u can start after watching her videos on planning ur prep)
All the best

Abhimaneu · 2026-07-01 · 2 helpful

In my opinion watch some videos about it and try out some classes after that within 1 week join a class that will be most helpful , because they can clear doubts and also we can be a consistent student at least

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