CAT Quantitative Ability carries 22 questions, runs for 40 minutes, and decides whether you clear IIM sectional cutoffs — yet most aspirants either over-rely on shortcuts or start with the wrong topics. This expert-led complete breakdown covers everything: the full QA syllabus across all five topic areas, topic-wise weightage from recent CAT papers, the exact MCQ and TITA marking scheme, IIM-wise sectional cutoffs, a topic priority framework, the most costly preparation mistakes, and a structured four-phase study system. Updated for CAT 2026. Daily QA practice sets live on CATMock.