55-Day Plan• 6 Min Read

55-Day CAT Preparation Plan, Built on ThinkCAT 60

A free day-by-day plan for the last 55 days before CAT 2026 (29 November): one workbook of real CAT questions a day from Mon 5 Oct, a sectional every Sunday, and a weekly mock.

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

Executive Briefing & Key Takeaways

Official Benchmark & Strategic Decision Snapshot

Verified 2026 Intelligence
Start
Day 6
Mon 5 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
55 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 55 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 55 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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