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7 months ago

How much time is enough to prepare for NMAT if I am already preparing for CAT?

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Hey folks, so I am already preparing for CAT 2025 and I really wanted to know so as to how much I can get done while preparing for CAT for NMAT without preparing for it separately. Suggestions please!ย 

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  • Manmohan Tiwari
    Manmohan Tiwari

    7 months ago

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    I was preparing for CAT full-time and gave NMAT in October. Honestly, if you're already in good shape for CAT (especially QA and LRDI), 2โ€“3 weeks of focused NMAT prep is enough. Whatโ€™s different in NMAT is Speed > Depth (you get less than a minute per question),Adaptive pattern (can't skip questions, can't go back) and Language Skills is tougher than CATโ€™s VARC, vocab and grammar matter more.ย 

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  • Anju Allen Joy
    Anju Allen Joy

    7 months ago

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    I was targeting both CAT and NMAT last year. My CAT prep was heavy on concepts, but I realized NMAT is more about speed, pattern familiarity, and accuracy. I spent around 15 days post-CAT prep (1โ€“1.5 hrs/day) focusing just on NMAT Language Skills, Word usage, grammar rules, para jumbles, Quant, Mental math, DI sets under time pressure, LR, Simple but fastย  blood relations, input-output, decision making. Also, NMAT allows 3 attempts, so you can improve with each. But if youโ€™re consistent in mocks and score 220+ in practice, 10-14 days of focused prep is enough.

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  • Ashirvad Sahu
    Ashirvad Sahu

    7 months ago

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    I gave 6 NMAT mocks, practiced sectional tests, and focused on speed-based sets. If your CAT prep is solid, just add vocab flashcards and mock-based tuning for NMAT and you're good.

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