CAT 2023 VARC Preparation: Experts’ Tips & Strategy
Most candidates find the VARC section of the CAT exam time-consuming. Since RC paragraphs have dominated the section of the CAT VARC, reading and rereading them tends to consume valuable time, most are confused about where to study the vocab and which newspaper and books to read.
So we’ll start from a basic level and we’ll discuss the preparation strategy, how to clear the cut-off, and important tips for Reading Comprehension and Verbal Ability and we will develop a strategy for CAT 2023 VARC Preparation.
CAT Score Vs Percentile 2022-
| VARC Score | Percentile |
| 11.4 16.46 17.25 22.3 23.71 29.12 30.38 36.02 | 62.61 77.59 79.26 88.44 90.36 95.35 96.2 98.34 |
CAT VARC 2023 Syllabus –
| Jumbled Paragraph | Summary Questions |
| Odd-sentence-out | Para Completion |
| Reading Comprehension |
CAT 2023 VARC Preparation Strategy –
You must understand that VARC is the game changer. The number of questions to clear the cut-offs is slightly higher in VARC when compared to other sections. There is a misconception in the market that if you want to be good at VARC as far as CAT is concerned you need to have an excellent vocabulary.
You must understand that VARC is the game changer. The number of questions to clear the cut-offs is slightly higher in VARC when compared to other sections. There is a misconception in the market that if you want to be good at VARC as far as CAT is concerned you need to have an excellent vocabulary.
So, the first thing you need to know is that vocabulary is not important. CAT VARC is all about English usage. If you find these things tough you need not worry because there is no requirement for you to have a good vocabulary.
The first thing you should start doing is to start reading daily. Now the question is What should you read? I would recommend starting with THE HINDU. Don’t start with AEON, NEW YORK TIMES, etc. As it is kind of tough to understand. As far as VARC is concerned, CAT is not like GMAT. GMAT is on a very heavy level and CAT yet is not on a level like that. CAT in a real sense is an aptitude exam as far as RCs are concerned.
In RCs, the most important thing is how you find answers immediately. Nowadays Reading comprehension is moving towards being speed-based, previously RC used to be extraordinarily heavy but that’s not the case anymore. They are fairly easy now. Always keep in mind that don’t focus on a particular topic like Zoology, Economics, Psychology, etc. There is a huge disadvantage in this. This is where students get badly hit.
Read a variety of topics. In CAT over a period of time, RCs are not inference based anymore mostly they are fact-based. The most common problem for students is that they don’t know how to identify the information.
If we look at the old pattern where we used to get 34 questions from VARC wherein you get 10 questions from VA and 24 questions from RC. The new pattern consists of 10 questions from VA and 16 questions from RC. So, you cannot bank on RC. The biggest mistake aspirants make is that they focus more on RCs. It is limitless so you cannot predict what will come in the exam. Your main focus should be on VA.
Verbal Ability is the game changer for students as it is fairly simpler. Verbal consists of Para Jumbles, Odd One Out, Para summary, and Para completion. Your aim should be to achieve 100% accuracy in the above-mentioned topics. Para jumble is a topic that you can easily solve if you apply the rules correctly. The Level of difficulty for Para Jumble is on an easy – medium level.
If you’re scared of English as a language I would recommend starting with Para Jumbles but keep in mind that it’s very important to put in efforts and work towards achieving 100% accuracy. A very common mistake that students make is that they solve Odd One Out as Para Jumble and vice versa. The strategy to solve both of them is very different. Para Summary is on an easy level and you can solve it using the rules. From solving these 10 questions you can achieve 90%le plus.
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