CAT 2026 Last 4 Months Strategy | Quant, VARC & LRDI weekly timetable & Resources

Main ideas / lessons

• Starting CAT 2026 preparation now (Aug) is still possible, but success depends on a strict timetable + proper strategy.
• The proposed plan organizes study time into daily slots and weekly topic targets across:
  • VARC (RC/Reading Comprehension)
  • DILR (logic/data interpretation sets)
  • Quant (Number System → Arithmetic → Algebra → other topics)
• The instructor emphasizes:
  • finishing fundamentals early
  • then moving to higher-complexity/indirect reasoning
  • while maintaining:
    • regular practice
    • time-bound solving
    • mock tests for self-evaluation
    • analysis of performance

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Daily time-table structure (3-part day)

The day is divided into three study blocks:

• Morning: VARC
• Afternoon: DILR
• Evening: Quant

Strategy by student type

• If a section is weak (e.g., weak in VARC):
  1. Start with “VARC Essentials” (foundation/essentials content).
  2. Then attend VARC classes.
  3. Practice via assignments / iContent / ABC batch / books.
• If already comfortable:
  • Skip essentials if not needed
  • Jump directly to classes, then practice.

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Class timing integration

• Classes: 7 to 9
• Application classes: 10 to 12
• Total effective available study window is described as 12 hours.

The instructor advises dividing time so you can:

• attend classes fully
• complete additional reading/practice/assignments within the same schedule

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Weekly plan (detailed targets for Weeks 1–5)

Week 1

VARC / RC

• Read editorials
• Attend classes
• Solve minimum 2 RCs daily

DILR

• Start with Linear & Circular Arrangements
• Reasoning:
  • easier to begin with Arrangements than DI directly if arithmetic/percent concepts are weak
• Apart from classes:
  • complete assignments
• Target:
  • minimum 6–10 DILR sets
• Goal:
  • Finish Linear & Circular Arrangements in Week 1

Quant

• Start with Number System basics, including:
  • classification of numbers
  • factors
  • divisibility
  • remainders
• Completion emphasis:
  • these are important for both Quant and DILR
• Practice:
  • assignments/books/ABC batch
  • strong expectation of doing enough questions (example for enrolled students: ~40 questions per topic assignment)

Non-enrolled support mentioned

• Use RC playlist (and other topic playlists like Number System playlist / LRDI master set) for practice.

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Week 2

VARC / RC focus shifts to VRC

• After basics + introduction to RC/VRC:
• Focus on VRC: Process of Elimination
  • approach: eliminate wrong options instead of hunting for the single “perfect right” answer

DILR

• Move to Binary Logic
• Reasoning:
  • helps build stronger mental “possibility” mapping for CAT sets

Quant

• Finish remaining number system part in this week
• Topics referenced:
  • HCF / LCM
  • factorial digit patterns (e.g., “last digit of the highest power in a factorial”)
• Practice expectation:
  • at least 20 questions of that topic

Daily habit added (Sudoku)

• Strong recommendation: solve Sudoku daily
• Claim/benefit:
  • doing Sudoku for 1–2 months can improve DILR performance
• Framing:
  • suggested as a habit replacement for short-video distractions

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Week 3 (advance week)

VARC / RC

• RC continues
• Later Week 4 is mentioned as more philosophy/society/psychology themed

DILR

• Move to Ranking & Ordering (explicitly noted as a variant)
• Priority guidance:
  • topics are listed in “priority order” because they connect directly/indirectly to CAT

Quant

• Main focus: Arithmetic
• Begin with Percentage, Profit & Loss
  • because it builds the base for Quant and also helps DI-type questions
• Mock advice:
  • around this time students often start giving mocks
  • suggested approach:
    • give a full-length mock if not discouraged
    • aim for easy-to-moderate questions first
    • prioritize accuracy + analysis
  • purpose:
    • mocks reveal “where you stand”

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Week 4

VARC / RC (theme shift)

• Target theme mentioned:
  • Philosophy / Sociology / Psychology
• Target activity:
  • 2 RCs daily from JONRAS (as referenced)

DILR

• Venn diagrams
  • noted as potentially “untouched for 3–4 years,” so higher chance of appearing

Quant

• Continue Arithmetic topics (e.g., Percentage, Profit & Loss ratio)
• Move to Average / Mixture / Alligation

Practice & time control (repeated emphasis)

• Finishing classes is not enough; you must do enough practice.
• Solve within time limits, with example timings:
  • Quant: ~15 minutes for 5 questions
  • DILR: ~15 minutes per set (then learn from solutions if needed)
  • RC: ~12–15 minutes per RC

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Week 5 (targets + milestone)

DILR

• Distribution (explicit)

VARC / RC

• Science and Environment (explicit)

Quant

• Time and Work (explicit)

Milestone target by Week 5 (~1.5 months)

• Target:
  • Arithmetic should be over
• Timing expectation if starting today:
  • By mid-September: arithmetic over
• Why:
  • arithmetic alone yields many questions (example: “8–9 questions” referenced)
  • DILR should be sufficiently covered (especially linear/circular)
  • student should not feel blank in DILR when distribution/Venn/ranking comes

Mock recommendation again

• Once fundamentals and Arithmetic are sufficiently covered:
  • start giving mocks
  • use them strictly for self-analysis, not discouragement

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Weeks 6 onward: key progression (high-level)

Week 6

VARC

• After RC-focused weeks, starts focusing on non-RC (VA part)

DILR

• Continue further set types like networks-related progression (as referenced)

Quant

• After arithmetic completion:
  • start Algebra
• Algebra completion target:
  • finish algebra by end of September / mid-September (as described)
• Additional emphasis:
  • arithmetic + algebra mix matters because CAT questions often combine concepts
  • example referenced: speed/distance style arithmetic progression with algebra angle

Quant Based Reasoning

• Recent trend mentioned:
  • Quant Based Reasoning
• Type description:
  • conditions like salary being a perfect square/prime/odd-even constraints
  • adjacency and seat-based relations
  • framed as reasoning using quant properties

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Resources / methods mentioned

• iQuant YouTube channel
  • concept videos + practice videos for Quant/VARC/LRDI
• Enrolled content references:
  • VARC Essentials
  • LRD Essentials / LRD Master Set
  • ABC batch assignments
  • Non-Engineer Quant videos / classes
  • LRDI strategy materials
• For non-enrolled students:
  • RC playlist
  • LRD Master Set
  • Number System playlist
  • geometry/modern math/algebra formula books and playlists (links referenced later)
• Sudoku daily as an improvement habit
• CAT reading-speed app feature:
  • CAT reading-speed app (“Speed Read”)
  • adjust article word count and text size to train CAT-style reading

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Speaker / sources featured (as mentioned)

• Speaker/host: instructor from “iQuant” (no personal name given in the subtitles)
• Source/channel: iQuant YouTube channel
• Brand/materials/resources mentioned (not independent speakers):
  • “VARC Essentials”
  • “LRD Essentials”
  • “VRC / RC / LRD Master Set”
  • “iContent”
  • “ABC batch”
  • “Our Books”
  • “LRDI Master Set”
  • “Algebra formula book” and related playlists
  • “iQuant app” (Speed Read feature)

WhatsApp group

• Referenced as a place to obtain the PDF/Excel strategy plan.