Data Interpretation

I want the syllabus of Data Interpretation for the preparation of Common Admission Test CAT exam so can you please provide me?

[Shaleen]

The Common Admission Test (CAT) is a computer based test held in India for admission in business administration programs. The test is conducted every year by one of the IIM's.

CAT Data Interpretation Syllabus-

The questions from this area are mainly in the form of caselets.

The question types include the following:

Pie Chart

Bar Graph

Line Graph

Tables

Combination of Graphs

Caselet

Data Sufficiency

Quantitative Ability-

The overall topics are given as follows:

Arithmetic

Algebra

Geometry

Number System

Modern Mathematics

Higher Maths

Mensuration

Trigonometry

The sub topics from the above mentioned topics are given as below:

HCF

LCM

Arithmetic progression

Arithmetic mean

Geometric progression

Geometric mean

Harmonic mean

Median

Mode

BODMAS

Ratio and proportion

Percentage

Average

Partnership

Time speed distance

Work and time

Profit and loss

Installment and payments

Partnership

Clocks

Work & time

Pipe and cisterns

Lines

Angles, triangles, sphere’s rectangles, cubes, cone

Out of 50 questions in the section Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation, there are 30 questions that come from the Quantitative Ability area.

Verbal Ability-

This section basically tests the English language skill of the test takers.

The question types are divided in 2 parts, Reading Comprehension and English Usage.

There are 30 questions in this section.

The following topics in this area include the following:

Sentence Correction

Para Jumble

Para Completion

Fact Inference Judgment

Word Usage (Vocabulary)

Fill in the blanks

Grammar

Logical Reasoning-

The following topics are commonly asked in the Logical Reasoning area:

Data Arrangement

Seating Arrangement

Blood Relations

Family Tree

Venn Diagram

Matching Puzzles

Constraint based puzzles

Syllogism

Proposition

Assumptions

Statements

Binary Logic

Clocks and Calendars

Sets