Why Free CAT Preparation Actually Works
Most CAT coaching costs between Rs 20,000 and Rs 60,000. Cracku charges Rs 7,999 to Rs 14,999. iQuanta starts at Rs 15,000. TIME and Career Launcher go up to Rs 60,000. For many aspirants, this is a significant financial barrier that delays or prevents serious preparation.
WHY MBA 360 was built on a different principle: the core practice engine should be free. Not a trial. Not 10 free questions. The full adaptive engine with 1,038 questions, daily challenges, MRI tracking, study groups, community forum, and AI counseling. All free, permanently.
What You Get: Section by Section
The question bank covers every section of the CAT exam, plus XAT Decision Making. Each question is tagged by topic, difficulty, and subtopic, allowing the IRT engine to precisely target your weak areas. 209 Quantitative Ability, 183 Logical Reasoning, 207 Data Interpretation, 200 Reading Comprehension, 199 Verbal Ability, and 40 XAT Decision Making questions.
How IRT Adaptive Practice Gives You an Edge
Item Response Theory is the mathematical framework that CAT itself uses to score candidates. Instead of giving everyone the same questions, IRT estimates your ability (called theta) and selects questions that precisely match your current level. When you answer correctly, your theta increases and the next question gets harder.
MRI Score: Your CAT Readiness Credit Score
After every session, your MRI (Mental Readiness Index) updates. It is a weighted score from 0 to 100 that combines your theta across all five CAT sections. Daily snapshots let you see exactly how you are improving over weeks and months. You can benchmark your MRI against IIM cutoff thresholds.
Daily RC Challenge at 7 AM IST
Every morning at 7 AM, a fresh Reading Comprehension passage drops with 5 questions. A daily leaderboard ranks everyone who attempts it. RC is consistently the highest-weighted section in CAT, and daily exposure is the only way to build genuine reading speed.
1v1 Duels with Real Aspirants
Challenge other aspirants in real-time section battles. The matchmaking system pairs you with someone at a similar MRI level. Win duels to earn Cognitive Coins and MRI points. This competitive pressure mirrors the actual CAT experience.
Cerebro AI Counselor
Cerebro is an AI counselor powered by Llama 3.3 70B that knows your MRI, your section weaknesses, and your target colleges. Ask it anything from preparation strategy to college selection.
Free vs Pro: What is the Difference?
The free tier includes the full adaptive engine, daily RC challenges, 1v1 duels, study groups, community forum, Cerebro AI, IIM call predictor, salary intelligence, interview intelligence, and Mock CAT 1. Pro at Rs 499/month adds Mock CATs 2 through 10 and priority mentor booking.