CAT Quant Topic-wise Weightage 2024, Check Yearly Weightage

by REEYA SINGH Thu 10 Oct 2024 12:12 PM 24776

There is no prescribed official CAT syllabus released by IIMs. However, analysis of all the past year papers have helped us understand the recurrent topics across the years. This article focuses on CAT Quant Marks Distribution so that you are aware of which topics need more attention than others. We will break down the entire CAT quant syllabus into smaller concepts such as Profit Loss Interest, Number Systems and analyze which areas need more focus.

In the QA section, there are a few topics are extremely crucial & repeated every year in the CAT exam. Some of the most important syllabus topics for CAT 2024 with their weightages in previous year CAT exams are given below.

CAT 2023 Quant Distribution

Topic Name	Slot 1	Slot 2	Slot 3
Average Ratio & Proportion	2	3	3
Profit and Loss, Interest	2	3	1
Time, Distance and Work	4	2	3
Geometry/Mensuration	3	3	3
Quadratic & Polynomial Equations	2	2	1
Linear Equations & Inequalities	3	3	4
Logarithms, Surds & Indices	2	1	1
Functions and Graphs	0	1	1
Number Systems	2	3	2
Progressions and Series	2	2	3

CAT 2022 Quant Distribution

Key Topics	Sub-topics	Slot-1	Slot-2	Slot-3
Arithmetic	Averages, Ratio and Proportion	5	5	5
	Profit, Loss and Interest	3	1	1
	Time, Distance and Work	1	2	5
Geometry	Geometry	3	3	3
Algebra	Quadrilaterals, Polynomial Equations	1	1	2
	Progressions and Series	1	3	1
	Linear Equations and Inequalities	2	2	3
Modern Math	Logarithms, Surds and Indices	0	1	1
	Functions and Graphs	3	2	1
	Probability Combinatorics	1	1	1
Number Systems	Number Systems	1	1	1
Venn Diagrams	Venn Diagrams	1	0	0

CAT 2021 Quant Distribution:

Topics	2021 - Slot 1	2021 - Slot 2	2021 - Slot 3
Averages, Ratios, Percentage, Mixtures	4	5	4
Profit, Loss and Interest	2	1	1
Time, Distance and Work	3	3	3
Functions, Graphs and Statistics	-	1	1
Progression and Series	2	2	1
Linear Equations	2	1	2
Quadratic Equations	1	2	1
Inequalities	2	2	3
Logarithms, Surds and Indices	1	1	1
Geometry	3	3	4
Number Systems	1	-	-
Probability and Combinatorics	1	1	1
Venn Diagrams	-	-	-

CAT 2020 Quant Distribution:

Topics	2020 - Slot 1	2020 - Slot 2	2020 - Slot 3
Averages, Ratios, Percentage, Mixtures	4	3	3
Profit, Loss and Interest	2	2	2
Time, Distance and Work	4	5	4
Functions, Graphs and Statistics	2	1	3
Progression and Series	-	1	-
Linear Equations	1	1	2
Quadratic Equations	1	1	1
Inequalities	2	4	2
Logarithms, Surds and Indices	4	1	4
Geometry	3	4	2
Number Systems	1	1	3
Probability and Combinatorics	2	1	-
Venn Diagrams	-	1	-

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CAT Quant TITA vs Non-TITA

Question Paper Slot	TITA	Non-TITA
2023- Slot 1	8	14
2023- Slot 2	8	14
2023- Slot 3	8	14
2022 - Slot 1	8	14
2022 - Slot 2	8	14
2022 - Slot 3	8	14
2021 - Slot 1	8	14
2021 - Slot 2	8	14
2021 - Slot 3	8	14
2020 - Slot 1	8	18
2020 - Slot 2	8	18
2020 - Slot 3	8	18

If we categorize the topics into Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry and Modern Maths, we can see that Arithmetic, Algebra and Geometry form an important portion of the paper. You can not score well in this section if you are not thorough with the fundamentals of these subsections.

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CAT Quants Topic-wise Weightage: FAQs

What is the easiest topic in quants?

Arithmetic is one of the easiest and very important topics in QA section in CAT. If someone wants to score high then he/she should target this topic.

Can I skip Geometry for CAT?

Skipping any topic is not at all a good idea because CAT is very unpredictable exam. So I would suggest to not skip any topic entirely. You should at least get your basics concepts cleared, so that you don't miss out on easy questions.

Do quants use a lot of math?

Maths in CAT quants is not very calculation intensive, rather it is more of a logical in nature. One needs to be very thorough with the basic concepts to get good score in quants section.

Which topic is the most difficult in CAT Quants?

Generally, modern maths is considered to be the toughest topic in quants section of the CAT exam.