CMAT study plan

Diagnose baseline accuracy in arithmetic, percentages, ratio-proportion and averages by solving 40 mixed questions under a 40-minute timer and logging every error by cause (concept gap, calculation slip, misread).

Rebuild speed on tables, ratios and percentage change by drilling 60 questions in three 20-question sets, targeting 80% accuracy before moving on.

Build a personal formula sheet covering percentage, profit-loss, simple and compound interest, and average, and recite it from memory once at week end.

Set up an error log template with columns for question type, time taken, error cause and the one-line fix, and use it for every practice set this week.

Solve 50 data interpretation questions built on tables, bar charts and line graphs, capping each set at 8 minutes and recording per-question time.

Practise approximation and elimination on calculation-heavy DI sets so that at least a third of questions are answered without full computation.

Re-attempt every question missed in week 1 without looking at the solution, and mark which fixes actually held.

Complete two 30-minute mixed sectional tests combining arithmetic and DI and compare scores to the week 1 baseline.

Map the logical reasoning syllabus into families (arrangements, blood relations, syllogisms, series, coding-decoding, assumptions and conclusions) and rate confidence in each on a 1-5 scale.

Solve 15 seating and linear arrangement puzzles with a fixed diagram notation, timing each and noting where the diagram broke down.

Drill 40 syllogism and deduction items using Venn diagrams only, aiming for 90% accuracy rather than speed.

Write a one-page decision rule for when to attempt a puzzle and when to skip it in the exam, based on the timing data collected.

Complete three 25-minute reasoning sectional tests and identify the two families consuming the most time per correct answer.

Read four editorial-length passages and answer 20 inference and tone questions, justifying each answer with the exact line that supports it.

Build a vocabulary log of 60 exam-level words drawn from your own reading, with usage sentences rather than bare definitions.

Practise para-jumbles and summary questions in two 15-question sets, focusing on spotting structural markers and connectors.

Read six passages across business, science and society topics and answer 30 questions, keeping passage-plus-questions time under 8 minutes each.

Identify your dominant reading error pattern (over-inference, missed negation, vocabulary gap) by tagging every wrong answer and count the tags.

Rewrite five weak summaries in your own words at 40 words or fewer to sharpen main-idea extraction.

Complete one 30-minute language sectional test and compare accuracy by question type against week 4.

Compile a one-page current-affairs digest covering the last six months across economy, policy, business and international affairs, sourced from at least three outlets.

Revise static areas (Indian polity basics, geography, general science, business terminology) in four 45-minute blocks and self-quiz each block with 10 questions.

Link at least 15 news items to their underlying concept (inflation, monetary policy, trade balance) so facts are recalled through reasoning rather than rote.

Take a 25-question general awareness test and separate errors into never-knew, forgot and misread.

Define entrepreneurship fundamentals in your own words: opportunity recognition, value proposition, business model, unit economics, funding stages and startup failure causes.

Analyse three real startups in writing, identifying the problem each solved, its revenue model and one reason it scaled or failed.

Draft a one-page business idea with customer segment, problem statement, revenue model and a simple break-even calculation using numbers you can defend.

Answer 30 entrepreneurship and innovation questions covering terminology, Indian startup ecosystem schemes and funding concepts, and log errors.

Take two full-length timed mocks under exam conditions and record section-wise scores, attempt rates and time spent per section.

Review every mock error and reclassify it as concept, speed or careless, then fix only the top three recurring causes.

Re-run the week 1 baseline question set and compare accuracy and time to measure actual improvement.

Finalise a one-page exam-day strategy covering section order, per-question time caps and skip thresholds.