CAT VA-RC Strategy 2025 📖

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 👋
2. Step 1: Finish Your Concepts First 🧱
3. Step 2: Daily Practice and Analysis 🔁
4. Step 3: Fix Your Content Gaps 🧩
5. Step 4: Apply to VA Questions Too 📝
6. Step 5: Focus on Weak Question Types 🎯
7. Step 6: Section Tests & Mock Tests 🧪
8. Step 7: The Effort Mindset 💪
9. Conclusion 🚀

Introduction 👋

Hi guys, welcome. I’m Prashant, founder of Wordpandit and the Learning Inc. Network.
Here’s the CAT 2025 VARC strategy you’ve been waiting for.
My first tip: follow logical, rational advice and ignore unnecessary noise.

Step 1: Finish Your Concepts First 🧱

The first step is simple—complete your basics. At this stage, don’t hoard material.
If you’ve been preparing for long, this should already be done. If not—consider it a warning sign!

Step 2: Daily Practice and Analysis 🔁

Practice is where real progress happens. Follow this daily rule:

• Minimum 3 RCs per day OR
• 10 VA questions per day

Maintain flow—aim for at least 20 RCs and 70 VA questions every week.

Step 3: Fix Your Content Gaps 🧩

Identify topics you struggle with. In CAT RC, five major subjects dominate:

• Politics 🏛️
• Economics 💹
• Philosophy 📚
• Psychology 🧠
• Sociology 👥

Spend 7–10 days per topic (14 for Philosophy).
Build familiarity—your discomfort is only due to lack of exposure.

Step 4: Apply to VA Questions Too 📝

Content gaps affect VA as well. For example, Paragraph Summary is like a mini-RC.
As your content base grows, comprehension improves naturally.

Step 5: Focus on Weak Question Types 🎯

Identify the RC question types you often get wrong: inference, tone, main idea, detail.
Then practice them deliberately until accuracy improves.

Your daily target now:

• 3 RCs or 10 VA questions
• Work on weak content areas
• Focus on problem question types

Step 6: Section Tests & Mock Tests 🧪

Testing is the next layer. Experiment with approaches:

• Attempt-based: Try all questions, accuracy may drop.
• Accuracy-based: Attempt fewer, focus on high accuracy.
• Middle-path: Balanced attempts and accuracy.

Before each test, decide your approach. Scores don’t matter—learning does.
Treat this like a lab experiment. Take 1–3 section tests weekly and also full mocks for benchmarking.

Step 7: The Effort Mindset 💪

There are no magic shortcuts. Success in VARC comes only through consistent effort, not quick hacks.
The process may be tough, but patience and repetition lead to results.

Conclusion 🚀

CAT 2025 VARC success = process:

• Finish your concepts
• Daily practice & analysis
• Strengthen weak content areas
• Fix recurring mistakes
• Experiment with tests
• Adopt an effort-first mindset

Follow this roadmap for the next few months and maximize your chances of achieving your dream score.