CAT Strategy & Insights
Data-Driven CAT Prep
In-depth analysis of CAT PYQs (2021–2025), section strategies, and study plans — all backed by verified data.
I categorised every CAT Quant question from 2021–2025. Here's what the data says.
330 Quant questions tagged by topic and subtopic. Arithmetic is 35% of QA, Functions & Logs beats Equations in Algebra, and Modern Math is just 7% — not the 12–15% most coaching plans suggest.
I categorised all 360 VARC questions from CAT 2021–2025. One question type is 33% of the section.
RC Inference alone accounts for 33% of all VARC questions. The shift happened in 2022 and hasn't reversed. Here's the full breakdown — and why most VARC prep plans get the mix wrong.
I categorised all 312 DILR questions from CAT 2021–2025. Tables alone are 23% of the section.
DILR splits 60% Data Interpretation / 40% Logical Reasoning. Tables are the dominant DI format. The section structure has shifted year-on-year — 2023 was almost entirely DI. Here's everything the data shows.
1,002 CAT questions tagged across all sections (2021–2025). Here's where the marks actually come from.
A cross-section analysis of every question from CAT 2021–2025. RC Inference is the single most tested skill in the paper. Tables-based DI is second. Most prep plans have the emphasis backwards.