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How I Scored 100%ile In CAT 2024 With A Hectic Job | Khushal Agarwal, IIM B' 27 | Playbook For CAT 2025

How I Scored 100%ile In CAT 2024 With A Hectic Job | Khushal Agarwal, IIM B' 27 | Playbook For CAT 2025

Preparing for CAT 2025 while working or restarting preparation can feel uncertain. This is where we help you. In this InsideIIM guide, we share Khushal Agarwal’s CAT 2024 experience in steps you can follow. You will see how he balanced a job with study hours, what he did in VARC, DILR, and QA, and how mock tests with deep analysis moved his scores to get him to secure the 100th percentile in CAT 2024. We also explain a weekly plan you can copy, an error log to maintain, and a simple exam day simulation.

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How I Cracked CAT With A 99.66 Percentile On My Third Attempt, And Made It To IIM Mumbai Ft. Anmol Saxena

How I Cracked CAT With A 99.66 Percentile On My Third Attempt, And Made It To IIM Mumbai Ft. Anmol Saxena

"थक कर न बैठ, ऐ मंज़िल के मुसाफ़िर, मंज़िल भी मिलेगी और मिलने का मज़ा भी आएगा।" I was walking into the CAT '24 exam center after 2 failed attempts, knowing that I would have 4 years of work experience by the time colleges start their session in 2025. This had to be my final attempt, and I had to make it count.

Anmol
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How Should You Prepare For CAT 2025 - Tips By A CAT 99.54%iler Ft. Ayush Aggarwal

How Should You Prepare For CAT 2025 - Tips By A CAT 99.54%iler Ft. Ayush Aggarwal

"Success doesn't come from what you do occasionally. It comes from what you do consistently." CAT is an exam of Strategy more than about real knowledge. You might know a lot, but it will be tough to crack if you don't have a plan to execute. With almost 5 months in hand, there is still a lot of time left to make an impact in your attempt.  It is a test of your patience, consistency, and conceptual knowledge.

Ayush Aggarwal
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A Fresher, A Gap Year And A Dream Convert Ft. Aashik Riza, IIM C'27

A Fresher, A Gap Year And A Dream Convert Ft. Aashik Riza, IIM C'27

I graduated from IIT Tirupati in July 2024, but unlike most of my batchmates, I walked out without a job. It wasn’t due to a lack of effort — I had been applying, skilling up, and trying everything I could in a tough job market. Still, three months went by with no results. I had attempted CAT 2023 while preparing half-heartedly, scoring 96.45 percentile, but I couldn’t clear the DILR cutoff. Back then, CAT had been my Plan B. This time, though, with no placement and no backup plan, I knew I had to give it everything I had. Either I’d make it to a top B-school, or I’d have to start from scratch.

Aashik Riza
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