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How CAT 99%ilers Attempt Mock Tests | 10 Strategies By 10 CAT Toppers

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Ask any CAT 99 percentiler what the most important part of their preparation was, and you'll hear one common answer - "Mock tests." While you can spend a millennium revising tough Quant formulae, solving puzzles and improving your reading speed, none of that is of any use if you're unable to apply that in the actual exam, where there will be the added element of time management. Mock tests allow you to simulate the actual exam to give you a feel of the pressure and to help you condition your mind to sit through those three (now two) hours of the CAT exam.

So how did CAT 98+ percentilers attempt their mock tests? What were their strategies for each section of the CAT exam? What were their major takeaways from their mock tests, and how did they make the most of each and every test? Here is a compilation of 10 mock test strategies that include some crucial tips from CAT toppers who were in your shoes not too long ago!