Tanuj Ruia wrote the CAT in 2017 and scored 97.7%ile. But he was not satisfied. He wanted to get a call from one of the legacy IIMs. Which is why he attempted the CAT once again in 2019. A CA with AIR 15 in the CA Finals, Tanuj is no stranger to excellence. CAT 2019 saw him score 99.69%ile. After having converted a call from IIM Bangalore, Tanuj has a lot of insights, tricks and pointers for CAT takers. Pursuing an articleship and preparing for CAT simultaneously, Tanuj’s experience shows his dedication and focus, but also his ability to make smart decisions, even during CAT itself. If you’re planning to write CAT 2020, this is a video you must watch.
Tanuj takes us through his academic journey in this video. He shares why he wished to pursue an MBA and how his prep for CA Finals helped him with CAT prep. He talks about insane amounts of reading and solving sums for CA finals, a practice that helped him bell the CAT as well.
He then takes us through his sectional prep strategy and tell us how he managed to work on the LR-DI and quant sections. He shares insights into how to approach each section and how to manage time. He shares how writing mocks is really important for CAT prep and how and when one should start with the mock tests.
From insights on how to select mocks to common mistakes CAT takers are likely to make, Tanuj shares incredible insight and perspective. If you want to know what mindset it takes to crack a competitive exam like CAT, don’t miss out on this video.
Key Takeaways:
- The right mental attitude and focus matters when preparing for CAT.
- Focus on your fundamentals when preparing for CAT.
- To solve RCs effectively, try figuring out the answer without looking at the options & select the closest option.
- Set a time limit to solve DI-LR sets so that you can work on accuracy too.
- Attempt the easy questions first and then look at the paper again to check what more you can solve.
- When you're solving questions easily, it puts you in a positive frame of mind.
- You can do conceptual analysis and figure out areas that you're weak in, to work on them.
- If almost 80% of students have attempted a question, but you are not attempting it, know that there's a problem in your strategy.
- Even 3-4 marks in a CAT paper can be instrumental in making or breaking that call to your dream b-school.
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