CAT 2026 Syllabus is not published as a topic-wise list by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs). IIM Indore is conducting CAT 2026 on November 29, 2026, through the official website at iimcat.ac.in. The topic coverage in this article comes from analysis of CAT papers from 2020 to 2024. Use it alongside the official CAT 2026 Information Brochure to plan your preparation.

  • CAT 2026 covers three sections: Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC), Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR), and Quantitative Aptitude (QA).
  • The exam has 68 questions worth a total of 204 marks, with 40 minutes per section and no carry-over time.
  • The IIMs do not publish an official topic-wise syllabus — the topic list below is based on analysis of CAT papers from 2020 to 2024.
  • VARC carries the highest marks allocation: 24 questions worth 72 marks, approximately 35% of the total paper.
  • Reading Comprehension (RC) dominates VARC, contributing an estimated 16 of the 24 questions per paper.
  • In QA, Arithmetic is the highest-frequency area, contributing an estimated 8–10 questions per paper.
  • The official reference for CAT 2026 is the Information Brochure available at iimcat.ac.in.

Download the CAT 2026 Information Brochure from iimcat.ac.in before you begin — it is the only authoritative document covering the exam’s section structure.

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