Top CAT Mentor’s Secret to Squaring Numbers Fast!

CAT - Common Admission Test, conducted by IIM's for the MBA/PGDM admissions. The expected date for the CAT 2025 will be 30th November 2025. The recent pattern of high competition and short time limits will be expected to continue in the CAT 2025 exam. Knowing shortcuts like these can help you solve more questions in less time, especially in Quant where each second matters as there will likely be over 4 lakh candidates.

Mr. Sony Goyal an alumnus of the prestigious IIM Ahmedabad, a National Record Holder for cracking the CAT exam 16 times with a 99+%ile score. Sony Sir is a passionate mentor, a coach, a career counselor, an entrepreneur, a system and management consultant, a motivator, a guide, and an inspiration to many aspiring minds. More than 200 students have benefited from his "Mission CAT: Bathinda to IIMs" project, which has helped them get admissions into the top IIMs and other prestigious B-school.

With 16 years of experience in CAT, SoGo Sir's guidance helps students achieve their Dream MBA. Sir uses a unique coaching technique that is Hexa Learning System, it is a unique 6-step process ensures comprehensive and structured preparation for CAT Exam.

In this article, we will share Sony Sir secret shortcut to Squaring Numbers Fast!

Here is SoGo Sir's method to calculate the Squares of a number: If a number ends with 5 as the last number, here is the method to calculate the square of numbers like 15, 25, 65, 85, etc.

How to Calculate Square of 95:
Step 1: First, split the number into two parts: 9 and 5 (i.e., 95 = 9 and 5).
Step 2: Now calculate the square of 5, which is 25.
Step 3: Next, find the number that comes after 9, which is 10.
Step 4: Multiply 9 by 10, which gives us 9 × 10 = 90.
Step 5: Finally, merge the two numbers: 90 and 25.
Here is the final answer - The square of 95 is 9025.

Similarly we can calculate the 15² = 225, 75² = 5625, 115² =13225.

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CAT tests a candidate's ability to apply concepts accurately and fast under pressure. Every second counts because only 40 minutes are allotted to each section and incorrect answers will give a negative mark of -1.

Here's why mastering tips like SoGoSir's number-squaring shortcut is so revolutionary:
These shortcuts help in reducing time spent on complex calculations.
Knowing shortcuts will increase the confidence in solving difficult or complex questions on time.
Finally it will boost the score of the Quant section percentile with faster accuracy.