This is for all who take themselves too seriously; who pay too much respect to CAT 2019. For all those who think that this exam is what will define them for the rest of their life. First thing, take it easy. Don't take CAT too seriously. While feelings of anxiety around CAT is normal, but none of it is worth it. It's not going to help you now and it is not going to help you on D-Day. The key is to not let it bog you down, not let it ruin the months of preparation. In this story, we provide you with antidotes to the nervousness around CAT; how you can make the most of the next three days - what should you do a day prior to CAT 2019, how you should mentally prepare yourself, and reading lists by IIM Lucknow and IIM Indore students.
"Don’t over discuss exam and CAT with your friends and family members. More often than not you would end up getting free advice and a bunch of expectations in a way such as 'You don’t have to worry, you have been scoring 99+ percentile in all mock cats - even the eternal gods cannot stop you!'. Such things only help build up pressure.
Read the entire list here.
While Tanima appeared for CAT a few years ago, her advice to all CAT aspirants on spending the day prior to CAT is timeless. She suggests, 'Don’t think about your past performance in mocks because it really does not matter. What essentially matters is how you perform in the CAT day. Also, it does not take much to figure that you can do your best only when you keep your cool and have a calm state of mind.'
Read her entire list of recommendations here.
Despite knowing well that this is just an exam, every serious CAT aspirant gets jittery the closer one gets to the exam. The anxiety levels would be at the highest with less than 24 hours to go for the exam. IIM Calcutta alumnus and the National Head for MBA at Career Launcher
outlines 10 things to do before the CAT exam and during the CAT exam.
You would read many stories on ‘x’ things to do score very well in Quant. Well, this article is different. The author of this article tells you things which you must not do if you want to score really good in quant.
How many of these mistakes are you guilty of committing?
It’s so easy to get lost while preparing for one of the most sought after national-level management entrance exam. There are tons of resources available, but its all scattered and lacks precision and conciseness. But what if all the resources were in one place! In an attempt to do so
here goes CAT exam prep reading list recommended by Ankit Gupta, 99.50 Percentiler and an IIM Lucknow student.
It is imperative that the candidates have a repository for the Checklists and Reference Material that can come in handy for their last-minute preparations. Keeping this in mind,
here is a complete list of resources recommended by an IIM Indore Student that can aid the candidates in their preparation for CAT without them having to waste their time scanning through the tons of resources available online.