45-Day Plan• 6 Min Read

45-Day CAT Preparation Plan, Built on ThinkCAT 60

A free day-by-day plan for the last 45 days before CAT 2026 (29 November): one workbook of real CAT questions a day from Thu 15 Oct, a sectional every Sunday, and a weekly mock.

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Your 45 days

Each day opens at 6:00 AM IST. Add a full mock each week and analyse it the same week.

Plan dayDateThinkCAT 60 workbook
1Thu 15 OctDay 16: Quadrilaterals & Polygons + Games & Tournaments Set + Technology RC
2Fri 16 OctDay 17: Time, Speed & Distance + Arrangements Set + Culture & Society RC
3Sat 17 OctDay 18: Progressions & Series + Chart DI Set + Politics & History RC
4Sun 18 OctDay 19: CAT 2023 Slot 1 VARC Sectional (24 Questions, 40 Min)
5Mon 19 OctDay 20: Time & Work + Venn Diagram Set + Psychology RC
6Tue 20 OctDay 21: Permutations, Probability & Sets + Math Puzzle Set + Economics & Business RC
7Wed 21 OctDay 22: Functions & Graphs + Arrangements Set + Science RC
8Thu 22 OctDay 23: Maxima, Minima & Mensuration + Routes & Optimisation Set + Literature & Arts RC
9Fri 23 OctDay 24: Percentages + Arrangements Set + Culture & Society RC
10Sat 24 OctDay 25: Linear Equations + Table DI Set + Science RC
11Sun 25 OctDay 26: CAT 2023 Slot 1 Quant Sectional (22 Questions, 40 Min)
12Mon 26 OctDay 27: Triangles + Grids & Matching Set + Philosophy RC
13Tue 27 OctDay 28: Profit, Loss & Discount + Games & Tournaments Set + Technology RC
14Wed 28 OctDay 29: Number Systems + Arrangements Set + Culture & Society RC
15Thu 29 OctDay 30: Ratio & Proportion + Chart DI Set + Politics & History RC
16Fri 30 OctDay 31: Quadratics & Polynomials + Venn Diagram Set + Psychology RC
17Sat 31 OctDay 32: Circles + Math Puzzle Set + Economics & Business RC
18Sun 1 NovDay 33: CAT 2023 Slot 2 DILR Sectional (20 Questions, 40 Min)
19Mon 2 NovDay 34: Averages + Arrangements Set + Science RC
20Tue 3 NovDay 35: Logarithms & Indices + Routes & Optimisation Set + Literature & Arts RC
21Wed 4 NovDay 36: Simple & Compound Interest + Arrangements Set + Culture & Society RC
22Thu 5 NovDay 37: Inequalities & Modulus + Table DI Set + Science RC
23Fri 6 NovDay 38: Mixtures & Alligation + Grids & Matching Set + Philosophy RC
24Sat 7 NovDay 39: Quadrilaterals & Polygons + Games & Tournaments Set + Technology RC
25Sun 8 NovDay 40: CAT 2023 Slot 2 VARC Sectional (24 Questions, 40 Min)
26Mon 9 NovDay 41: Time, Speed & Distance + Arrangements Set + Culture & Society RC
27Tue 10 NovDay 42: Progressions & Series + Chart DI Set + Politics & History RC
28Wed 11 NovDay 43: Time & Work + Venn Diagram Set + Psychology RC
29Thu 12 NovDay 44: Permutations, Probability & Sets + Math Puzzle Set + Economics & Business RC
30Fri 13 NovDay 45: Functions & Graphs + Arrangements Set + Science RC
31Sat 14 NovDay 46: Maxima, Minima & Mensuration + Routes & Optimisation Set + Culture & Society RC
32Sun 15 NovDay 47: CAT 2023 Slot 3 DILR Sectional (19 Questions, 40 Min)
33Mon 16 NovDay 48: Mixed CAT QA + Arrangements Set + Culture & Society RC
34Tue 17 NovDay 49: Mixed CAT QA + Table DI Set + Science RC
35Wed 18 NovDay 50: Mixed CAT QA + Grids & Matching Set + Philosophy RC
36Thu 19 NovDay 51: Mixed CAT QA + Games & Tournaments Set + Technology RC
37Fri 20 NovDay 52: Mixed CAT QA + Arrangements Set + Culture & Society RC
38Sat 21 NovDay 53: Mixed CAT QA + Chart DI Set + Politics & History RC
39Sun 22 NovDay 54: CAT 2023 Slot 3 VARC Sectional (24 Questions, 40 Min)
40Mon 23 NovDay 55: Accuracy Drill: 8 Mixed QA + 2 VA
41Tue 24 NovDay 56: Set Selection: 1 DILR Set + 1 RC Passage
42Wed 25 NovDay 57: Speed Round: 6 QA + 1 DILR Set
43Thu 26 NovDay 58: Reading Day: 1 RC Passage + 4 VA
44Fri 27 NovDay 59: Confidence Round: 6 QA + 2 VA
45Sat 28 NovDay 60: CAT Eve Checklist (No New Questions)

Executive Briefing & Key Takeaways

Official Benchmark & Strategic Decision Snapshot

Verified 2026 Intelligence
Start
Day 16
Thu 15 Oct
Daily
~20 Qs · 40 min
Real CAT questions
Sundays
CAT 2023 sectional
Mocks
1 a week
2 a week in the last month
Daily

The day’s ThinkCAT 60 workbook, timed, then the solutions for every miss.

Weekly

One full mock and its analysis; note one change for the next week.

Last week

ThinkCAT 60 tapers to short accuracy drills; keep mocks light.

Key Facts & Action Items

1
45 days, each linked to its free workbook
2
About 20 real CAT questions a day, 40 minutes
3
Sunday sectionals from CAT 2023
4
Free; earlier days stay open for catching up

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is 45 days enough to prepare for CAT?

It is enough to sharpen what you know and fix your biggest gaps, not to learn every topic from scratch. Spend the 45 days on daily timed practice from real CAT papers, weekly mocks and analysis.

What if I miss a day?

Every earlier ThinkCAT 60 day stays open. Catch up on a lighter day rather than skipping the current one.

Is this plan free?

Yes. ThinkCAT 60 is free, and so are the real CAT 2024 Slot 1 and Slot 2 mocks.

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