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Tips For Preparing For CAT 2021's QA - Nikhil Singh, FMS'22

Sep 13, 2021 | 3 minutes |

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Tips for planning your QA preparations. The following are some practical ideas that might assist a CAT candidate in channelling their preparations: 1. Strong fundamentals are required: Quant's success depends on his ability to communicate his thoughts clearly. It is critical for the candidate to begin by studying the concepts that are used to answer questions in this field. After you've mastered the essential ideas, you should practise with high-quality questions. It's critical to stick with the principles you've learned and put them into practise by starting with the simplest models and working your way up to the more difficult ones.

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2. The secret to success is to plan ahead of time: Aside from understanding the concepts for Quant, it's also critical that you don't skip any topics. Making a Day-by-Day schedule and allotting a certain number of days to prepare for each subject is one of the most important methods for covering every topic.

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3. Through sectional, ace QA's Mock Exams A mock exam is a practise or corrective test used to persuade a candidate to analyse them. During the procedure, an aspirant can evaluate his or her performance and determine which areas deserve more attention. The same is true for CAT, where the Mock Test plays a crucial role in determining the level of preparation for the real test. It is critical for an applicant to concentrate solely on his weakest areas in QA and to practise mock examinations in order to plan for development. Whether you attend training or not, practising from Sectional Mocks will undoubtedly improve your confidence and final percentile.

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4. Use sectional time to practise. With a sectional time limit for QA in CAT, the process is to complete the whole segment in the allotted time. While walking through fake exams, keep a minimum time of at least 10 minutes to finish one segment. This will allow you to finish the test ahead of time, saving time.

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5. Concentrate on Weak Topics: The golden rule of effective planning is to focus and magnify your efforts on your weak areas. During preparation, one must focus on learning, practising, and reworking the QA subjects in which they are poor.