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CAT 2025 Syllabus – Subject-Wise Topics, Weightage & Exam Highlights

Management

Updated on 2025

Table of Contents

Common Admission Test (CAT) Syllabus Highlights

Common Admission Test (CAT) Basic Information

Subject-wise Weightage

Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)

Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)

Quantitative Aptitude (QA)

Common Admission Test (Cat) Syllabus Highlights

The Common Admission Test (CAT) syllabus is based on Graduation Level (concepts largely derived from Class 9-10 Mathematics and English curriculum), applicable for year 2025. The official syllabus is published on the exam portal.

Name	Common Admission Test (CAT)
Conducting Authority	Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) on a rotational basis (IIM Kozhikode for CAT 2025)
Syllabus Based On	Graduation Level (concepts largely derived from Class 9-10 Mathematics and English curriculum)
Total Marks	204
Type of Questions	Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), Numerical Answer Type
Subjects Covered	Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC), Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR), Quantitative Aptitude (QA)

Topic Name	Weightage	Important Concepts
Reading Comprehension (RC)	66% of VARC section (approx. 12-14 questions)	Passages On Arts, Society & Culture Philosophy & Psychology Science & Technology Literature Environment Abstract Topics Mythology Main Idea Of Passage Tone And Style Inferences And Conclusions Critical Reasoning
Verbal Ability (VA)	34% of VARC section (approx. 8-12 questions)	Para Jumbles (Odd One Out, Sentence Placement) Para Summary Para Completion Sentence Completion Fact, Inference, Judgment Word Usage Vocabulary

Topic Name	Weightage	Important Concepts
Data Interpretation (DI)	-	Tables (With Missing Values, Incorrect Values, Connected Data Sets) Bar Charts Line Charts Pie Charts Venn Diagrams Caselets Unconventional Charts (Radar, Area, Bubble) Analysis Of Averages, Percentages, Ratios, Trends
Logical Reasoning (LR)	-	Seating Arrangement (Linear, Circular) Routes And Networks Scheduling Team Formation Games And Tournaments Puzzles Selections Blood Relations Syllogisms Coding-decoding Series (Number, Symbol, Letter) Clocks And Calendars

Topic Name	Weightage	Important Concepts
Arithmetic	High (Dominant area)	Percentages Profit And Loss Simple And Compound Interest Ratio And Proportion Averages Mixtures And Alligations Time And Work Time, Speed And Distance
Algebra	High (Dominant area)	Linear Equations Quadratic Equations Polynomials Inequalities Modulus Logarithm Functions And Graphs Progressions (Arithmetic, Geometric, Harmonic)
Geometry & Mensuration	Moderate	Triangles Circles Quadrilaterals Polygons Lines And Angles Co-ordinate Geometry Mensuration (Area, Volume Of 2d And 3d Figures)
Number System	Moderate	Factors And Multiples Divisibility Rules Hcf And Lcm Remainders Unit Digit Base System Classification Of Numbers
Modern Math	Low to Moderate	Permutation And Combination Probability Set Theory (Including Venn Diagrams)

CAT 2025 Syllabus – Subject-Wise Topics, Weightage & Exam Highlights

Common Admission Test (Cat) Syllabus Highlights

Common Admission Test (Cat) Basic Information

Subject-wise Weightage

Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (Varc)

Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (Dilr)

Quantitative Aptitude (Qa)