It is needless to say that CAT 2020 is considered to be among the most difficult entrance exams to crack in the nation. But it shouldn’t be thought that the student will never be able to secure ranking, they have to simply think out of the box or different from the set questions in the examination.

Out of the three sections, DILR is the most crucial and challenging section to solve, it is difficult for the students to distinguish between DI & LR itself. The students can only be comfortable with the sets once they solve a-typical and offbeat, something unconventional questions and puzzles to broaden the mind and the sphere hole of knowledge thus scoring immensely in this section concerned.

Check CAT 2020 Exam Pattern

• Candidates should find the right puzzle and they should definitely target that not to run after the most difficult one (lets boost the morale at the very start of solving questions papers).
• It’s always advised to solve the practice papers and to follow the standard templates thus to evoke the set pattern that may be helpful during the exam.
• Above all, don’t forget the sectional time limit of 40 minutes. Once you are done with your preparation, set adopt everyday practices like solving sudoku puzzles, crosswords, 2048 and build your sense of intuition. time and solve more mock test papers to manage time effectively and record your accuracy.
• The main difficulty that the student faces is that either the questions are too difficult to give up or it's simple & straightforward to bore the entire preparation, thus solving. Thus, solve CAT previous years question papers, like CAT 2017, CAT 2018, CAT 2019 and many other set papers.

Note: Don’t solve the 5 years old question papers, the reason being the implementation of the question has changed and it will not be worth following oneness.

How to prepare for DI & LR for CAT 2020?

The candidate has to think out of the box, when solving the questions and sets, don’t be out of the blue, take time, focus on the chart or graph and solve the pattern effectively. It is always important to keep solving puzzles or tricky questions but get to a proper conclusion, solve it. You have to measure the question with utmost craft by practising the mock test and the question papers but also set up the tone of confidence as that is what is earthly needed to ace the examination. Adhere to the following tips to prepare for CAT 2020 DI & LR question effectively:

• Solve puzzles from Business Newspaper:

The business newspaper is one of the most reliable sources to prepare for DI & LR, it is a good practice to calculate the pictorial and graphical representations in charts, bar graphs, tables etc. that are mentioned on the business section of newspapers. You can refer to business newspapers like The Hindu, Times of India or The Telegraph and magazines so that you can set your business aptitude and interpreting data skills.

• Focusing on Caselets:

Another important topic and type of questions asked in the DI and LR section are Caselets. A case or situation will be described that is followed by three to four questions. In the DI section, the questions will be in the form of line and bar graphs, pie charts etc while in the LR questions, the candidates are expected to make arrangements, blood relations, family tree, Venn diagrams, etc. To develop a wider understanding of the Caselets, the candidates can take sectional CAT mock tests so that they can understand the kinds of Caselets.

• Solving Mock Test Papers:

The candidate should take the help of mock test papers which are available immensely. Solving the specific set of questions and standard templates will help you to tackle vivid out of the box and offbeat questions in an elaborate manner. Start off by solving simple questions and then move on with the bigger and logical based questions. Always check your performance after giving the mock test and review them carefully to avoid the same mistakes later.

• Practice each day effectively:

A topper is known for practicing each moment of his life to ace even the impossible exam of life. Thus, through the preparation period practice and solve puzzles to broaden the sense of ideology and concepts. Since there are no theoretical aspects or formulae that you can mug up in this section, so your performance totally depends upon your practice that can help you to ace the test. Start by solving 15 questions in a day and move on to solve more, never stop to practice as the more you put forth the effort the more likely you are about to ace the examination.

Follow the important steps and tips to ace the DI & LR with ease. You should start solving the puzzles and patterns from Mock papers and Business Articles regularly, and if you can solve 15-18 questions then that will eventually help you score about 80% marks in CAT 2020. 

It is not a crime to leave the question unmark or skip it as you have to apply the broader knowledge here, as it aims to test the candidate’s common sense and their ability to tackle the difficult situation. Thus, focus on the skull of the question and try to solve it effectively, thinking out of the box.