Rank these 5 preparation pillars from most important to least important for CAT 2026
If you could only spend your daily study hours on 3 of these 5 activities between now and exam day, how would you prioritize them?
- Full-length Mocks + In-depth Analysis
- Video Lectures / Theory Lessons
- Previous Year Questions (PYQs 2018–2025)
- Targeted Sectional / Topic-Wise Practice Sets
- Formula Revision Decks & Short Notes
Most aspirants spend 60% of their time on #2 (watching lectures), while top 99-percentilers usually put 70% of their time into #1 and #3.
How would you rank all 5 from most essential to least essential for your current prep phase? Drop your order (e.g. 1 > 4 > 3 > 5 > 2) with a quick reason why!