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Do Not Micromanage Your Schedule, It Will Frustrate You | 99.78%ile, IIM C

Do Not Micromanage Your Schedule, It Will Frustrate You | 99.78%ile, IIM C

Rajat Srivastava, joined IIM Calcutta this year. He graduated in 2017 from IIT Kharagpur after completing integrated Masters. He worked for ONGC for 27 months as a field officer, had 90.2% in Xth, 84.8% in XIIth, and a CGPA of 8.23 during his UG. He is also a CFA L2 candidate and was successful to score  184.52 in CAT with 99.78%ile ( VARC, 62.51, 98.69 | LRDI, 43.88, 97.14 | QA, 78.13, 99.85). Here is how Rajat’s journey to crack 99.78%ile  looked like.

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Always Remember You Are Solving What A Fifteen-Year-Old Kid Is Able To Solve| Modit Singla; 99.25%ile

Always Remember You Are Solving What A Fifteen-Year-Old Kid Is Able To Solve| Modit Singla; 99.25%ile

Modit Singla did his schooling from DAV Public School, Panipat. Having secured 90.0% in X and 95.2% in XII, he took the usual route and went on to pursue B.tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering from DCRUST, Murthal. MBA was on the cards till CAT 2014 gave him a reality check. He later went on to clear SBI PO 2016 and worked there for more than 3 years. Six on-job transfers, 5 years, and a monotonous routine later, he mustered courage and attempted CAT again. 99.25 percentile is what he achieved after 70 hour weeks at work. He got an admit from IIM Lucknow and had converted MDI and IIFT. Presently, he is studying at IIM L. Here is how Modit went through this journey of achieving 99.25%ile with a 163.31 score | VA: 51.60, 96.03 | DILR 46.12, 97.92 | QA: 65.58, 99.29

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Raman Khatkar's Journey To IIT Kanpur

Raman Khatkar's Journey To IIT Kanpur

Hello readers, my name is Raman and I’ve done my B.Tech(Agri. Engg.) from CCSHAU, Hisar. I’ve been an avid reader of the story section on this website and thought that maybe I should also share my journey. Although it does not lead to any IIM(spoiler), I believe you will find it interesting. So here it goes…

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How I Improved From 80 Percentile To 98.76 Percentile In DILR

How I Improved From 80 Percentile To 98.76 Percentile In DILR

The toughest section in CAT and even a single mark or 2 can get you a 50 percentile. So that means out of 2 lac aspirants who give this exam, around 1 lac students aren't even able to get 3 marks(which is marks allocated for one question). Tens of thousands of students end up getting a negative score. But with proper planning and execution, you can score well in this section.

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