VARC full strategy

Asked by Parichit Aggarwal on 2026-06-23 in CAT Prep

Hello mates,

I have just started preparation and have understood that building reading habit is most important skill to tackle VARC, but due to numerous strategies and resources I am unable to pick/stick to exact or effective ones. I had also read to create short summaries of paras/articles to inculcate comprehension ability or note down main idea and supportive/opposing statements in form of mind maps so just curious to know if it really works that way?

Would be glad if you could help me to gain expertise in this section so that I gain some confidence with prep!!

1 Answer

Sujay Panda · 2026-06-24 · 3 helpful

Only reading articles and making summaries and all won't help you. You have to solve atleast 3 RCs daily to understand how things work. When you solve questions- you have to understand certain things properly, it's not about finding the right answer...it's about eliminating the wrong options and this skill only gets developed when you solve lots of RCs. Always ask yourself why is this option correct and why are the others wrong ? There can be many reasons for an option to be wrong- out of scope, overstatement, reversal, etc. You should be able to figure it out properly. And focus properly on every word that you read- A single word can make a big difference between what is mentioned in the passage and what is given in the options. Start solving previous year RCs. Master your reading comprehension first and then slowly incorporate verbal ability.

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