The Admit Cards are out. CAT is clawing at your doorstep. For some, there is anticipation. For some, there is fear and pressure while for some others, it is just another examination. Judging by my experience in CAT 2017 and CAT 2018, I would advise you to go for the latter approach and enjoy the examination's preparation because MBA life is going to be a big roller-coaster ride. The CAT is just the stepping stone.
With less than a month to go, every CAT aspirant will be on their toes. I remember that in the last month, I was in a quandary that should I learn more words like quandary or practice more probability problems, which was like kryptonite to my superman, or focus on solving the dreadful DILR problems. And apart from the subject-specific preparation, there was newspaper reading, full mock tests, my job, and whatnot. I was overwhelmed with so much to do in such a tiny amount of time. Looking back in hindsight, I think I took the correct steps and scored well finally (99.63%ile). Let me share what I did and what you can do in the last few days.
MBA is one of the most sought-after career options in this era. After having graduated with an engineering degree and having worked in TCS for two years, I, too, thought of giving MBA a shot to change the track of my career. I enrolled myself in a coaching institute and started preparing for CAT. I somehow managed to juggle between my office and my studies and landed with an average percentile in my first attempt. But my score in the verbal section was low, and so I didn’t get a call from any of the top rank colleges.
From tackling all 3-sections of CAT (VARC, DILR & QA) to identifying key strategies/tips for the CAT exam day, we have your back! Here is the ultimate CAT 2019 preparation guide series, curated by our team at InsideIIM, which is a collection of the most helpful tips and articles on our platform from CAT toppers, IIM students, and CAT experts who have been training MBA aspirants for decades!
About a month back, I wrote about the technique that could help you in your verbal section. It basically had tips regarding small quirks you could adopt to intrinsically develop and gradually improve better verbal tackling techniques.
There is no one fit size for all the CAT Aspirants. It is based on the individual’s strengths, weakness. Following are the tips, which may be useful for the Aspirants.
I have always been a huge fan of the InsideIIM portal as it has often proved extremely useful in giving me fresh insights into the world of b-schools. However, the limited time I have spent on various CAT prep portals and the manner in which the discussions and comments are portrayed had, at one point of time, made me believe that those who were fortunate enough to have made it to the top b-schools in the country are nothing less than demigods while the rest of us are mere mortals who aspire to but are seldom able to attain said demigod status. I am here to tell you that top b-schools are not a distant dream but an attainable reality and that the right attitude and technique can at the very least, I hope, get you a foot in the door.
How was your experience of CAT, since the pattern changed, the calculator was introduced?
The Admit Cards are out. CAT is clawing at your doorstep. For some, there is anticipation. For some, there is fear and pressure while for some others, it is just another examination. Judging by my experience in CAT 2017 and CAT 2018, I would advise you to go for the latter approach and enjoy the examination's preparation because MBA life is going to be a big roller-coaster ride. The CAT is just the stepping stone.
With less than a month to go, every CAT aspirant will be on their toes. I remember that in the last month, I was in a quandary that should I learn more words like quandary or practice more probability problems, which was like kryptonite to my superman, or focus on solving the dreadful DILR problems. And apart from the subject-specific preparation, there was newspaper reading, full mock tests, my job, and whatnot. I was overwhelmed with so much to do in such a tiny amount of time. Looking back in hindsight, I think I took the correct steps and scored well finally (99.63%ile). Let me share what I did and what you can do in the last few days.
MBA is one of the most sought-after career options in this era. After having graduated with an engineering degree and having worked in TCS for two years, I, too, thought of giving MBA a shot to change the track of my career. I enrolled myself in a coaching institute and started preparing for CAT. I somehow managed to juggle between my office and my studies and landed with an average percentile in my first attempt. But my score in the verbal section was low, and so I didn’t get a call from any of the top rank colleges.
From tackling all 3-sections of CAT (VARC, DILR & QA) to identifying key strategies/tips for the CAT exam day, we have your back! Here is the ultimate CAT 2019 preparation guide series, curated by our team at InsideIIM, which is a collection of the most helpful tips and articles on our platform from CAT toppers, IIM students, and CAT experts who have been training MBA aspirants for decades!
About a month back, I wrote about the technique that could help you in your verbal section. It basically had tips regarding small quirks you could adopt to intrinsically develop and gradually improve better verbal tackling techniques.
There is no one fit size for all the CAT Aspirants. It is based on the individual’s strengths, weakness. Following are the tips, which may be useful for the Aspirants.
I have always been a huge fan of the InsideIIM portal as it has often proved extremely useful in giving me fresh insights into the world of b-schools. However, the limited time I have spent on various CAT prep portals and the manner in which the discussions and comments are portrayed had, at one point of time, made me believe that those who were fortunate enough to have made it to the top b-schools in the country are nothing less than demigods while the rest of us are mere mortals who aspire to but are seldom able to attain said demigod status. I am here to tell you that top b-schools are not a distant dream but an attainable reality and that the right attitude and technique can at the very least, I hope, get you a foot in the door.
How was your experience of CAT, since the pattern changed, the calculator was introduced?
