While CAT is heavily dominated by engineers, there are certain areas where they struggle too. There is a significant challenge that most of the engineers face in the VARC section. Due to being very methodical in their approach and not having a habit of reading, the problems escalate. It is often seen that engineers score a very high percentile in QA and LRDI, boosting their overall percentile but are not able to clear the VARC sectional cutoffs. Now if you are thinking that this will make you take a backseat in CAT, iQuanta is here for your rescue. This article will explore the type of questions which are heavily seen in CAT and the weightage given to them. Additionally, it will also highlight the unique offering of iQuanta for someone who is lagging in their VARC section and how can they cope with it. The basic VARC initiative for Engineers is a highly curated module to suit the needs of an engineer, focusing on English, Grammar and Vocabulary, etc.
Important VARC Topics in CAT – Analysing as per Trends
Topics | Number of questions |
Reading comprehension | 16 |
Para Jumbles | 2 to 3 |
Odd one out | 2 to 3 |
Para Summaries | 1 to 2 |
There are a total of 24 questions in the VARC section and undoubtedly, RC dominates the section. There are 4 RCs in total, each having 4 questions each. Each of the RCs is based on very different genres and tones, making it a bit more complex to attempt. There are 3 main types of questions in the verbal ability part. They include Para Jumbles, Odd One Out and Para Summaries. These topics also need to be practiced well. You should have a good hold on your grammar and vocabulary skills.
iQuanta’s Engineer’s Module for those Extremely Weak in English and Grammar
The VARC Engineers module has video lectures on all the topics of the VARC section. So, if you think you are someone who is struggling with grammar and other communication-related issues, then this is for you. This module has been exclusively designed for students who are weak and are starting their preparation journey towards CAT. It contains a total of 40 videos on RC, 12 CAT VA videos with 10 VA questions, 7 strategy-based videos to attempt tricky questions. Apart from these features mentioned above, you also get access to 60+ videos with 30 hours of VARC niche content, curated only for CAT.
Why choose iQuanta’s Engineer’s Module for VARC?
- You get all the assistance right from building a strong foundation in VARC and further moving forward. The module starts from the very basic concepts and then further move to the moderate and finally difficult concepts. This gives you immense time to understand topics and master them gradually.
- There are a total of 40 RCs covering key genres which include Business, History, Arts & Culture, Philosophy, Sociology to name a few. The VA part is focused on telling 10 videos of para jumbles, odd one out, para summary, sentence correction, fill in the blanks, critical reasoning, etc.
- Additionally, the best is the 7 strategy videos which include reading strategy, option elimination, para jumble solving strategy, etc. All of these come to a total of 30+ hours of content with smaller video sizes to keep you engaged, making it easier to grasp for students.
iQuanta’s Customised Module for Those Weak in English
RC Videos | CAT VA Videos | Strategy Videos |
40 Videos across different Genre explaining RCs in depth | 12 Videos with 10 VA questions solving each | 7 videos with strategy on each of the below topics |
Business / Economics: 5 Videos Environment: 5 | 10 ParaJumbles | RC Reading strategy |
Business / Economics: 5 Videos Environment: 5 | 10 Odd One Out | RC Option elimination strategy |
History: 5 | 10 ParaSummary | PJ Solving strategy |
Arts and Culture: 5 | 10 Critical Reasoning | PS Strategy |
Philosophy/psychology : 5 | 10 Sentence Correction | CR Strategy |
Society and Politics: 5 | 10 FIB | SC Strategy |
Miscellaneous: 5 | FIB Strategy |
Additional Benefits of joining iQuanta
- The best part of joining the iQuanta community is that your doubts get cleared within 15 minutes. Additionally, you can shoot your question or any doubt 24*7 on the Facebook group. In most of the other traditional CAT coaching institutes, you probably need to wait for your turn to get your doubts cleared. However here, the iQuanta team and their mentors are ready to help you 24*7 to solve all your doubts.
- A few of the testimonials of this course is even more rewarding for us. Students have shared their experiences of how they went from level 0 to level 3 when it came to solving VARC questions. We have heard a lot of success stories and want you to be a part of it too by scoring a really high percentile in CAT.
In CAT 2024, there were 500+ 99 percentilers, 900+ 97 percentilers and 1500+ 95 percentilers.
The Right Approach to Tackle VARC topic with iQuanta
- It is best if you first go through the basic VARC initiative for Engineers module and the conceptual videos provided by iQuanta for the VARC section.
- Now, slowly start taking our conceptual live & application sessions to build on your base. Try to build a habit of making notes of important concepts that are new to you. Avoid noting down everything as things can get messy and will also take a lot of your time.
- Once you are done the concepts and applying them through the application and live classes which are conducted, take the assignment mentioned in your dashboard.
- Practice another set 30-50 questions on those topics in the VARC section. iQuanta will also arrange practice sessions on these topics to make you fluent.
- Do revise the topics again later on and use the notes which you made earlier.
- Doubt clarification at every point in your preparation journey is of utmost importance. Make sure you get all your doubts clarified and leave no stone unturned in preparation. For any doubt, just post it on the iQuanta paid Facebook group by tagging iQuanta and get your doubts solved instantly, i.e., within 15 minutes.
iQuanta vs Other Coachings – CAT Course Comparison
Course Features | iQuanta | Other Coaching |
Live Conceptual Classes | ✔ | ✔ |
Application Classes | ✔ | ❌ |
All Year Practice Sessions | ✔ | ❌ |
Assignments | ✔ | ✔ |
24*7 Doubt Solving | ✔ | ❌ |
Full Mocks with Video Solution | ✔ | ✔ |
Sectionals with Video Solution | ✔ | ❌ |
Non-Engineer’s Quants Videos | ✔ | ❌ |
Engineer’s VARC Videos | ✔ | ❌ |
CAT LRDI Inception | ✔ | ❌ |
AI Mock Analysis | ✔ | ❌ |
Special initiatives (QA250,LRDI70) | ✔ | ❌ |
Peer to Peer Learing | ✔ | ❌ |
Free 2 Month Crash Course | ✔ | ❌ |
7500 CAT Qs IIM ABC Course | ✔ | ❌ |
IIM ABC Practice Sessions (Daily 12 QA, 3 RCs & 3 LRDI Sets) | ✔ | ❌ |
12 Sets: CAT’24 level Books | ✔ | ❌ |