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CAT Quantitative Ability (Quant / Math)

Syllabus, Topics tested in IIM's Common Admissions Test

The Quant (Math) section in CAT usually accounts for a third of the questions in CAT. For instance, in CAT 2006 the quant section had 100 marks worth questions out of the total of 300 marks worth questions. More often than not students who take CAT find the quant section as the toughest one. Albeit, CAT 2006 was an exception

Ascent's CAT Math Refresher Books cover the following topics

Broadly categorized as Arithmetic, Algebra and Geometry CAT typically tests a student's quantitative ability from over 25 topics. These topics that appear in CAT are of high school level. Click on the links that follow each topic for details of what is covered in Ascent's Quant Refresher books on these topic and for accesing an archive of sample questions from these topics.

1. Arithmetic
   
   1. Number Systems and Number Theory - Practice Questions
   2. Percentages - Details | Sample Test | Practice Questions
   3. Profit and Loss - Details | Sample Test | Practice Questions
   4. Interest - Practice Questions
   5. Speed, Time and Distance - Practice Questions
   6. Pipes and Cisterns - Practice Questions
   7. Races - Practice Questions
   8. Averages - Practice Questions
   9. Ratio, Proportion - Practice Questions
   10. Mixtures and Alligations - Practice Questions


2. Algebra
   
   1. Linear and Quadratic Equation - Practice Questions
   2. Logarithm
   3. Progressions - AP, GP, HP
   4. Binomial Theorem
   5. Inequalities
   6. Permutation & Combination
   7. Probability
   8. Function
   9. Set Theory


3. Geometry
   
   1. Geometry
   2. Co ordinate Geometry
   3. Trigonometry
   4. Mensuration