Prep-Planner for CAT 2014 students

Week Start Date Vocabulary & Reading Verbal Ability LR & DI Quantitative Aptitude
MOD- Vedic Maths Book- Fundamentals of Percentage: Page 1 to 22.Vedic Maths Exercise Question 1 to 20.

General Awareness

Personality Development

3-Jun-13

MOD - Reading and VocabularyReading ComprehensionRegression

Check Gyan Dhara and learn the important facts.

Learn and Practice 100 - 120 words from the high frequency word list in the Vocabulary funda book. Book- Fundamentals of Reading Comprehension -1 : 10-Jun-13 Make it a point to read a newspaper such as Times of Diagnostic Test (pg. 1-4) India/ Hindustan Times daily.

Book- Fundamentals of Logical Reasoning and Data MOD- Percentage Interpretation (Part - 1) Book- Fundamentals of Practice exercises A1 to A4, Percentage: Solved Examples 1 C1 and C2 Check Gyan Dhara and learn to 29. Book- Fundamentals of the important facts. Percentage: Page 23 to 33 Solved Examples - 30 to 59, Non MCQs -35 to 68 Do the Business Awareness quiz from Management Compass. Do the General Awareness quiz from Management Compass. Check Gyan Dhara and learn the important facts.

Follow a story in the news/newspaper and write your opinion on it. Read aloud one newspaper article every day

17-Jun-13

Book- Fundamentals of Reading Comprehension Chapter-1

MOD- Approaches to DI Introduction, Bar Graph

Book- Fundamentals of Percentage: Page 23 to 33

24-Jun-13

Book- Fundamentals of Reading Comprehension -1 : Chapter-2 Learn and Practice 100 - 120 words from the high frequency Book- Fundamentals of word list in the Vocabulary Reading Comprehension -1 : funda book and solve two Chapter-4 ( Test 1-2) practice tests. Make it a point to read a newspaper such as Times of India/ Hindustan Times daily. Book- Fundamentals of Reading Comprehension -1 : Chapter-4 ( Test 3-5)

MOD- Approaches to DI - Table Book- Fundamentals of filling, Reasoning, Groupings Percentage : Page 33 to 43

1-Jul-13

Book- Fundamentals of Percentage: Solved Examples - Check Gyan Dhara and learn 60 to 88 the important facts. Non MCQs- 1 to 35. Book- Fundamentals of Logical Reasoning and Data MOD- Averages, Ratio and Interpretation (Part - 1) Proportions Practice exercises B4, B6 Book- Fundamentals of Ratio : Check Gyan Dhara and learn Example 1 to 58 (Page 1 to the important facts. 23), Book- Fundamentals of Percentage : Page 43

Watch a debate on the television and write your opinion on the topic of the debate.

8-Jul-13

15-Jul-13 Learn and Practice 100 - 120

MOD- Grammar - Articles, Pronouns, words from the high frequency Preposition, Conjunction word list in the

MOD- Weighted Average, Mixture and Solutions MOD- Approaches to DI - Game Book- Fundamentals of Ratio : Check Gyan Dhara and learn Point Page 26 to 34 (Example 1 to the important facts. 18), Page 35 to 36 (Example 20 & 21)

Write about the 5 most important incidents of your life.

Vocabulary funda book and solve two practice tests. Make it a point to read a newspaper such as Times of India/ Hindustan Times daily.

words from the high frequency word list in the Book- Fundamentals of Ratio : Check Gyan Dhara and learn Page 38 to 44 (Example 22 to the important facts. 34)

Write about the 5 most important incidents of your life. Book- Fundamentals of Grammar: Chapter 1, 2 MOD- Approaches to DI Average

22-Jul-13 Vocabulary funda book and

29-Jul-13

solve two practice tests. Make it a point to read a newspaper such as Times of India/ Hindustan Times daily.

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5-Aug-13

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Learn and Practice 100 - 120 words from the high frequency word list in the Vocabulary funda book and solve two Book- Fundamentals of 12-Aug-13 practice tests. Grammar: Chapter 5, 6 Make it a point to read a newspaper such as Times of India/ Hindustan Times daily.

MOD- TSD Book- Fundamentals of Time Speed and Distance : Page 1 Book- Fundamentals of Logical to 9 (Example 1 to 24). Reasoning and Data Interpretation (Part - 1) - Page MOD- Work 45, CAT 2004 MOD- Grammar - Subject Verb Book- Fundamentals of Time Agreement Speed and Distance: Page 10 to 14 (Example 25 to 36) Book- Fundamentals of Grammar: Chapter 3, 4

Do the Business Awareness quiz from Management Compass.

Do the General Awareness quiz from Management Compass. Check Gyan Dhara and learn the important facts. Write a 2000 word essay on your school life, specifying incidents and people

Book- Fundamentals of Time Speed and Distance: Page1419 (Example 37 - 45)

Check Gyan Dhara and learn the important facts.

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19-Aug-13

Book- Fundamentals of Grammar: Chapter 10, 11

Book- Fundamentals of Time Speed and Distance: Page1419 (Example 37 - 45)

Check Gyan Dhara and learn the important facts.

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26-Aug-13

Book- Fundamentals of Reading Comprehension -1 : Chapter-3

Book- Fundamentals of Time Speed and Distance: Page 20 to 23 (Example 46 to 54) Book- Fundamentals of Logical MOD- Numbers - Definitions Reasoning and Data and Properties, Alpha Interpretation (Part - 1) Numeric, Operation on Practice exercises B1 to B3 Numbers, Divn Rules and Remainders Book- Fundamentals of Numbers and Set Theory: Examples Page 1 to 12.

Check Gyan Dhara and learn the important facts.

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Learn and Practice 100 - 120 words from the high frequency Book- Fundamentals of Reading Comprehension -1 : 2-Sep-13 word list in the Vocabulary Chapter-4 ( Test 6-7) funda book and solve two practice tests. Make it a point to read the editorial page of a newspaper such as Indian Express/ The Hindu daily. Book- Fundamentals of Reading Comprehension -1 : Chapter-4 ( Test 8-10)

Check Gyan Dhara and learn the important facts.

In your college/workplace, spend 15 minutes chatting with a person you have never spoken with before and then later, write a 500 word essay about this person.

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9-Sep-13

MOD- Numbers - Digit Properties, Factors and Multiples, Highest power Do the Business Awareness dividing a Factorial, LCM/ HCF quiz from Management Applications Compass. Book- Fundamentals of Numbers and Set Theory : Examples Page 13 to 20

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Learn and Practice 100 - 120 16-Sep-13 words from the high frequency word list in the Vocabulary funda book and solve two practice tests. Make it a point to read the editorial page of a newspaper 23-Sep-13 such as Indian Express/ The Hindu daily.

MOD- Grammar - Adjectives, Adverbs, Modifiers

MOD- Numbers - Divn Rules and Remainders, Base System : Basics, Conversion, Operation, Set Theory Book- Fundamentals of Numbers and Set Theory : Page 21 to 22 Book- Fundamentals of Numbers and Set Theory : Page 23 to 25.

Do the General Awareness quiz from Management Compass. Check Gyan Dhara and learn the important facts. Watch a play/movie/concert and write a review on it Check Gyan Dhara and learn the important facts.

Book- Fundamentals of Grammar: Chapter 7,8 Book- Fundamentals of Grammar: Chapter 9, 12

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30-Sep-13

Book- Fundamentals of Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation (Part - 1) Practice exercises A5 to A8

Book- Fundamentals of Check Gyan Dhara and learn Numbers and Set Theory: Page the important facts. 55 to 61 MOD- Algebra - Polynomials and Linear Equations Check Gyan Dhara and learn Book- Fundamentals of the important facts. Algebra : Page 2 to 4(Example 1 to 4)

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7-Oct-13

MOD- Verbal Logic - Deductive Logic

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Learn and Practice 100 - 120 words from the high frequency word list in the Vocabulary Book- Fundamentals of Verbal 14-Oct-13 funda book and solve two Logic: Chapter 2 practice tests. Make it a point to read the editorial page of a newspaper such as Indian Express/ The Hindu daily.

MOD- Algebra - Quadratic equations, Linear Inequalities, Check Gyan Dhara and learn Polynomials, Inequalities the important facts. Book- Fundamentals of Algebra : Exercise on Page 8

Look for a person amongst your college/alumni/relatives/frien ds/colleagues who has competed MBA and interview him about his experience

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21-Oct-13

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28-Oct-13
Learn and Practice 100 - 120 words from the high frequency word list in the Vocabulary funda book and solve two practice tests. Make it a point to read the editorial page of a newspaper such as Indian Express/ The Hindu daily.

MOD- Algebra - Functions: Basics, Modulus Functions, Non Algebric Functions Do the Business Awareness Book- Fundamentals of Verbal Book- Fundamentals of quiz from Management Logic: Chapter 3 Algebra : Solved Questions Compass. (Page 15, Book- Fundamentals of Logical 36 to 39) Reasoning and Data Interpretation (Part - 1) - Page 47, CAT 2004 MOD- Algebra - Maxima and Do the General Awareness quiz Minima MOD- Verbal Logic - Critical from Management Compass. Book- Fundamentals of Write about 10 things that you Reasoning Check Gyan Dhara and learn Algebra :Exercise on Page 8, would like to do if you have no the important facts. Page 6 to 15(Example 1 to 14). restrictions of time and money

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Learn and Practice 100 - 120 words from the high frequency word list in the Vocabulary funda book and solve two practice tests. Make it a point to read the Book- Fundamentals of Verbal 4-Nov-13 editorial page of a newspaper Logic: Chapter 4 such as Indian Express/ The Hindu daily.

would like to do if you have no restrictions of time and money

Algebra - Progressions Book- Fundamentals of Check Gyan Dhara and learn Algebra : Solved Questions the important facts. (Page 15, 36 to 39), Exercise on Page 40 Book- Fundamentals of Algebra : Solved Questions from page 16 to 32

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11-Nov-13

Book- Fundamentals of Verbal Logic: Chapter 7

Check Gyan Dhara and learn the important facts.

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18-Nov-13 25-Nov-13 2-Dec-13 9-Dec-13 16-Dec-13 23-Dec-13 30-Dec-13

Learn and Practice 100 - 120 words from the high frequency word list in the Vocabulary funda book and solve two 13-Jan-14 practice tests. Make it a point to read a business newspaper such as Mint/ Business Line/ Economic 20-Jan-14 Times daily. Book- Fundamentals of Book- Fundamentals of Logical Algebra : Exercise on Page 33 and 34. Reasoning and Data Interpretation (Part - 2) Book- Fundamentals of Book- Fundamentals of Verbal Practice exercises A1, C1 Algebra: Solved Questions Logic: Chapter 1 from page 42 to 58, MOD- Verbal Logic - Para Jumbles Book- Fundamentals of Verbal Logic: Chapter 5 Book- Fundamentals of Algebra: Page No 60 - 62, Exercise on Page 63 to 66

Study break for College Students. They should concentrate primarily on their exams during this period. Working people can utilize this break to revise topics they have completed so far.

6-Jan-14

Check Gyan Dhara and learn the important facts. Check Gyan Dhara and learn the important facts. Do the Business Awareness quiz from Management Compass.

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Schedule a meeting with someone who has worked for over 15 years and interview him about the challenges of his job/occupation. ( This person can be an uncle, father of a friend etc.)

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27-Jan-14

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10-Feb-14

Learn and Practice 100 - 120 words from the high frequency word list in the Vocabulary funda book and solve two practice tests. 3-Feb-14 Make it a point to read a business newspaper such as Mint/ Business Line/ Economic Times daily.

MOD- Paragraph Completion

Book- Fundamentals of Algebra: Solved Questions from page 77 to 84

Do the General Awareness quiz from Management Compass. Check Gyan Dhara and learn Select a person in the business the important facts. world and read at least 10 articles about him. Check Gyan Dhara and learn the important facts. Check Gyan Dhara and learn the important facts. Check Gyan Dhara and learn the important facts.

Book- Fundamentals of Verbal Logic: Chapter 8 ( Exercise 1- Book- Fundamentals of Logical 4) Reasoning and Data Book- Fundamentals of Verbal Interpretation (Part - 2) Logic: Chapter 8 ( Exercise 5- Practice exercises A2, C2 7)

Book- Fundamentals of Algebra: Exercise on Page 82. Book- Fundamentals of Algebra: Solved Questions from Page 68 to 76 MOD- Geometry - Triangles Book- Fundamentals of Geometry: Page 1 to 15.

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17-Feb-14

Learn and Practice 100 - 120 MOD- Approaches to RC words from the high frequency word list in the Vocabulary funda book and solve two practice tests. Make it a point to read a business newspaper such as Mint/ Business Line/ Economic Times daily.

You must have read some books by now. Write a review of any one book

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Learn and Practice 100 - 120 words from the high frequency word list in the Vocabulary funda book and solve two 24-Feb-14 practice tests. Make it a point to read a business newspaper such as Mint/ Business Line/ Economic 3-Mar-14 Times daily.

Book- Fundamentals of Reading Comprehension -1 : Chapter- 4 ( Test 11-16 ) Book- Fundamentals of Reading Comprehension -2 : Chapter-1

MOD- Geometry - Polygons Book- Fundamentals of Geometry: Page 15 to 30. MOD- Geometry - Circles Book- Fundamentals of Geometry: Page 31 to 41.

Check Gyan Dhara and learn the important facts. Select an industry ( like automobiles, FMCG, Education) and read 10 articles on it; then write about why you would like to Do the General Awareness quiz make/not make a career in that industry. from Management Compass. Check Gyan Dhara and learn the important facts. Do the Business Awareness quiz from Management Compass.

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10-Mar-14

Book- Fundamentals of Reading Comprehension -2 : Chapter-2

Book- Fundamentals of Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation (Part - 2) MOD- Geometry -Mensuration Practice exercises B1, B2 Book- Fundamentals of Geometry: Page 43 to 61

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Learn and Practice 100 words from the high frequency word list in the Vocabulary funda book and solve two practice Book- Fundamentals of Reading Comprehension -2 : 17-Mar-14 tests. Along with a newspaper also Chapter 3 ( Test 1-4) start reading a weekly magazine such as India Today/ Outlook/ The Week.

MOD- Permutation and Combinations Book- Fundamentals of Check Gyan Dhara and learn Permutation and Combination: the important facts. Page 1 to 11 (Example 1 to 31). MOD- Probability Book- Fundamentals of Permutation and Combination:Non MCQs - Q -1 to 35 Write about- 1. why do you want to do an MBA 2. How not doing an MBA will impact your career

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24-Mar-14

Book- Fundamentals of Reading Comprehension -2 : Chapter 3 ( Test 5-8)

Check Gyan Dhara and learn the important facts.

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Book- Fundamentals of 31-Mar-14 Learn and Practice 130 - 150 Reading Comprehension -2 : words from the high frequency Chapter 3 ( Test 9-12) ) word list in the Vocabulary funda book and solve two Book- Fundamentals of practice tests. 7-Apr-14 Along with a newspaper also Reading Comprehension -2 : Chapter 3 ( Test 13-16) start reading a weekly magazine such as India Today/ Book- Fundamentals of Outlook/ The Week. Reading Comprehension -2 : 14-Apr-14 Chapter 3 ( Test 17-20)

Book- Fundamentals of Permutation and Combination: Check Gyan Dhara and learn Book- Fundamentals of Logical Page 12 to 14 (Example - 32 to the important facts. 39) Reasoning and Data Interpretation (Part - 2) Book- Fundamentals of Practice exercises B3 Permutation and Combination: Check Gyan Dhara and learn Page 16 to 22 (Example - 1 to the important facts. 20). Do the Business Awareness quiz from Management Compass. Book- Fundamentals of Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation (Part - 2) Practice exercises B4 Do the General Awareness quiz from Management Compass. Check Gyan Dhara and learn the important facts. Write about the things you like in and the challenges of the course/work you are currently doing

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21-Apr-14

Book- Fundamentals of Reading Comprehension -2 : Chapter 3 ( Test 21- 24))

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28-Apr-14 5-May-14 12-May-14 19-May-14 26-May-14

Study break for College Students. They should concentrate primarily on their exams during this period. Working people can utilize this break to revise topics they have completed so far.

Working people can utilize this break to revise topics they have completed so far.
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Make a list of difficult words that you encounter in your reading and understand their usage. Solve 2 practice tests from the Vocabulary funda book. Read a novel of at least 200 pages by Indian authors likeSatyajit Ray, Rohinton Mistry, Upamanyu Chatterjee. Make a list of difficult words that you encounter in your reading and understand their usage. Solve 2 practice tests from the Vocabulary funda book. Read short stories by authors Follow a story in the news/newspaper and write your opinion on it. Read aloud one newspaper article every day

Revise- Fundamentals of Grammar : Chapter 1, 2 ,3 Revise- Fundamentals of Grammar : Chapter 4,5,6 Revise- Fundamentals of Grammar : Chapter 7,8,9 Revise- Fundamentals of Grammar : Chapter 10,11,12 Book- Fundamentals of Grammar : Chapter 13,14

Revise - Book- Fundamentals of Percentage Revise - Book- Fundamentals of Ratio Revise - Book- Fundamentals of Time, Speed & Distance Revise - Book- Fundamentals of Numbers and Set Theory Revise - Book- Fundamentals of Algebra

Check Gyan Dhara and learn the important facts. Check Gyan Dhara and learn the important facts. Check Gyan Dhara and learn the important facts. Check Gyan Dhara and learn the important facts. Do the Business Awareness quiz from Management Compass. Do the General Awareness quiz from Management Compass. Check Gyan Dhara and learn the important facts. Check Gyan Dhara and learn the important facts. Check Gyan Dhara and learn the important facts. Check Gyan Dhara and learn the important facts. Check Gyan Dhara and learn the important facts. Do the Business Awareness quiz from Management Compass.

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7-Jul-14

Every day this week, select a random topic and try and speak on it for 5 minutes.

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Make a list of difficult words Revise Parajumbles 21-Jul-14 that you encounter in your reading and understand their usage. Solve 2 practice tests from the Revise Para-completion 28-Jul-14 Vocabulary funda book. Read a novel of at least 300 400 pages. Suggested topics Literature, History, Revise Word Usage 4-Aug-14 Economics, Philosophy. Revise the vocabulary

Revise - Book- Fundamentals of Algebra

Revise - Book- Fundamentals of Geometry Revise - Book- Fundamentals of Permutations &Combinations Revise Common Confusables Do questions from past year CAT papers - 1990-1994 Do questions from past year CAT papers - 1995-1998

Watch a debate on the television and write your opinion on the topic of the debate.

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11-Aug-14 wordlist.

Revise Common Confusables

Solve 2 practice tests from the Vocabulary funda book. Do questions from past year 18-Aug-14 Read a novel of at least 300 CAT papers - 1990-1994 400 pages. Suggested topics -

Write about 200 words each on the 5 things you want to change about yourself.

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Revise the vocabulary wordlist. Solve 2 practice tests from the Vocabulary funda book. Do questions from past year 1-Sep-14 Read a novel of at least 300 - CAT papers - 1999-2002 400 pages. Suggested topics Literature, History, Economics, Philosophy. Do questions from past year 8-Sep-14 CAT papers - 2003-2006

Do questions from past year CAT papers - 1995-1998

Do questions from past year CAT papers - 1999-2002

Do the General Awareness quiz Write about 200 words each from Management Compass. on the 5 things you like about Check Gyan Dhara and learn yourself. the important facts.

Do questions from past year CAT papers - 2003-2006

Check Gyan Dhara and learn the important facts.

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Use Flash Cards to revise words Use Flash Cards to revise words Use Flash Cards to revise words

Do questions from past year CAT papers - 2007-2008 Book- Verbal Ability Take Off : Test 1 Book- Verbal Ability Take Off : Test 2

Do questions from past year CAT papers - 2007-2008 Book- QA & DI Take Off : Test 1 Book- QA & DI Take Off : Test 2

Check Gyan Dhara and learn the important facts. Check Gyan Dhara and learn the important facts. Do the Business Awareness quiz from Management Compass. Do the General Awareness quiz from Management Compass. Check Gyan Dhara and learn the important facts. Check Gyan Dhara and learn the important facts.

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Use Flash Cards to revise 6-Oct-14 words

Book- Verbal Ability Take Off : Test 3

Book- QA & DI Take Off : Test 3

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13-Oct-14

Use Flash Cards to revise words

Book- Verbal Ability Take Off : Test 4

Book- QA & DI Take Off : Test 4

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