CAT Syllabus 2026 — every subject & topic

The complete Common Admission Test syllabus: 3 subjects, 75 topics. Every topic links to free study notes, practice questions and topic-wise quizzes.

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Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension

Reading Comprehension
Main Idea / Central Theme · Inference · Tone & Attitude · Vocabulary in Context · Author's Purpose · Detail / Fact-based · Logical Structure
Para Jumbles
Para Summary
Odd Sentence Out
Para Completion
Sentence Correction
Critical Reasoning
Word Analogies

Arithmetic
Percentage · Profit, Loss & Discount · Ratio & Proportion · Averages · Mixtures & Alligation · Simple & Compound Interest · Time & Work · Pipes & Cisterns · Time, Speed & Distance · Boats & Streams · Trains
Algebra
Linear Equations · Quadratic Equations · Inequalities · Functions & Graphs · Logarithms · Progressions (AP, GP, HP) · Polynomials · Maxima & Minima
Geometry & Mensuration
Lines & Angles · Triangles · Circles · Quadrilaterals & Polygons · Mensuration — 2D · Mensuration — 3D · Coordinate Geometry · Trigonometry
Number Systems
Divisibility & Remainders · Factors, HCF & LCM · Base Systems · Indices & Surds
Modern Math
Permutations & Combinations · Probability · Set Theory · Binomial Theorem

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