How to prepare for CAT in 3 months? Need a detailed 3-month CAT study plan to score 95+ percentile?

Question

I’ve just started serious prep for CAT and only 3 months are left. Is it still possible to target a 95+ percentile? If yes, can someone please share a detailed CAT 3-month study plan—like what to do daily/weekly, how to balance all 3 sections, and when to start mocks?
 I’m ready to put in the hours but feeling a bit lost on how to structure things smartly from now. Any tips or plans that worked for you would be really helpful.

T Ronak · Accepted Answer

Yes, scoring 95+ percentile in CAT with 3 months of prep is possible,  but the plan has to be sharp and consistent from Day 1. I started around mid-August last year and ended up at 96.3, so here&rsquo;s what worked.
The first 4&ndash;5 weeks were all about clearing concepts. I focused on Arithmetic and Algebra in QA, familiar DILR sets like arrangements and games, and daily Reading Comprehension. Study time was 6:30 to 8:30 in the morning,  mostly Quant or DILR practice, depending on the day. Then I&rsquo;d do 30&ndash;40 minutes of RC or VA around 9:30 at night.
I started mock tests after one month. Gave one full mock every Sunday and one sectional test per day from Monday to Friday. I analysed mocks on the same day, usually Sunday evening or Monday morning, and logged every mistake or wasted attempt in a notebook. That helped avoid repeating the same errors later.
By October, I increased to two mocks per week and focused more on accuracy and speed. Balanced all three sections by tracking weak areas in mocks and rotating focus weekly based on performance.

Shruti T · Answer

Started prep in August last year and hit 95.7. Three months isn&rsquo;t a lot, but with a tight plan and no time wasted on low-priority stuff, it&rsquo;s doable. This is how the plan looked:
&bull; First month: Focused on basics for QA and DILR. Arithmetic, Algebra, and basic Geometry. For DILR, solved 1 set daily from CAT 2017&ndash;2023. Did 2 RCs daily from past mocks and old papers. &bull; Kept a fixed 3-hour study slot on weekdays (6:30 to 9:30 am) and did longer sessions on weekends. Weekends were for revision and attempting one full mock. &bull; Month two: Started giving 2 mocks per week and 2 sectionals per section. Any pattern of mistakes or weak topics spotted in mocks were revised that same week. &bull; Month three: Purely mock-focused. Two full mocks a week, plus daily sectional practice and revision of an error log made from previous mocks. &bull; Made one A4 sheet for each section with my common mistakes and reminders ,  revised it every 3&ndash;4 days.
Don&rsquo;t try to do everything. Stick to what&rsquo;s scoring, what&rsquo;s familiar, and what you can actually improve in the next 90 days.
For  more details you can read this blog on "CAT 3 Month Study Plan"