CAT Preparation Tips: MBA Students - Alumni

How I Made It To The Holy Trinity As A Fresher In My First Attempt || Ft. Aanchal Chadha, 99.77 %ile, IIM A Co' 25

Aanchal graduated from Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies with a degree in Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS) - specialization in Finance. She has 2 years of work experience in Deal Advisory division with KPMG India. In this article, she lays out the detailed preparation strategy that helped her achieve 99.77%ile in CAT 2020 and subsequently helped her crack the Holy Trinity as a fresher. She had deferred her joining by 2 years, and will be a part of IIM Ahmedabad's cohort of 2023-25.

Team InsideIIM09 Jun 2021

"Your Target Should Be For 100 Percentile." CAT Prep Strategies By CAT 2020 99.45%iler - Parth Chavda, IIM B'23

Parth Ashwin Chavda is an Automobile Engineering Graduate from L.D. College of Engineering, affiliated with GTU. Having a thorough focus on academics helped Parth receive academic scholarships of close to 1 lakh rupees during his 10th and 12th. In his own words, Parth is an ordinary Gujarati joe with extraordinary aspirations. He is a foodaholic and amicable person, a Formula 1 enthusiast, and loves watching web series. He is joining IIm Bangalore's Class of 2023, and in this interview, he walks us through his CAT preparation journey, and shares his advice for future aspirants. Read on!

Team InsideIIM08 Jun 2021

"From Scoring 63.07%ile In My First Attempt To Making It To IIM Ahmedabad" - Taranjit Kaur, IIM A'23

Taranjit Kaur is basically someone who firmly believes in the quote - ‘Optimism is the faith that leads to Achievement’. The same can be reflected from her journey to IIM Ahmedabad which is full of ups and downs but she never lost hope in her dreams and finally made it to IIM A. She pursued her education from Punjab School Education Board. Read on to know how she went on scoring 63.07%ile in her previous CAT attempt to making it to IIM Ahmedabad!

Team InsideIIM07 Jun 2021

How An Underconfident Commerce Grad Became IR 1 At IIM Ahmedabad, Ft. Akhil Mangla - Top MBA Achiever - 2021

Today, we bring you the story of Akhil Mangla, who won the Gold Medal and got the 1st rank in IIM Ahmedabad. Find out how Akhil from being an underconfident Commerce grad cracked his CAT exam and interview round to reach IIM A and then went on to getting IR 1 at IIM Ahmedabad for both the years. In this interview, he tells us about how he prepared for the CAT exam and interview, He talks about his summer internship experience, and most importantly, he lists down crucial pieces of advice he would like to give to the incoming batch of 2023. Find out all the things that he has to say here.

Team InsideIIM05 Jun 2021

"Try To Master One Topic Before Moving On To The Next" - CAT Prep Guide By a 99.42%iler, Aditya Chowdhury, IIM I'23

Aditya Chowdhury did his schooling at Nava Nalanda High School with a 92.57% in Xth and 9.4 CGPA in XIIth. From there, he went on to complete his Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Jadavpur University and graduated with a Departmental Rank of 6 out of 88 students. He has 6 months of work experience working at Honeywell UOP, an oil and gas licensing company where he mainly worked with the FOS and GSC departments. In this interview, he has shared his CAT preparation strategy and his advice to future CAT aspirants! Read on!

Team InsideIIM01 Jun 2021

Sahil Bhagtani's Journey To IIM Shillong - CAT Preparation and Interview Experience

Sahil Bhagtani is an Electrical Engineering graduate from VIT, Vellore 2019 Batch, and has prepared for CAT alongside his full-time job. He crossed the coveted 99th mark in CAT 2020 and fetched 99.42%ile. After receiving final admission offers from IIM Shillong, VGSoM - IIT Kharagpur, DMS - IIT Delhi, NMIMS, CAP, Sahil is finally joining IIM Shillong's Class of 2021-23. In this interview, he has shared his CAT preparation journey, his interview experience and his advice to future aspirants. Read on!

Team InsideIIM28 May 2021

From BCG To IIM Calcutta - A 99.48%iler's CAT Prep Strategy || Ft. Neha Sood

Neha Sood is a BBA graduate of Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies in DU, batch of 2020. After graduating, she started working at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) as a Knowledge Specialist, while preparing for CAT 2020 simultaneously. After scoring a stellar 99.48%ile, and clearing the subsequent interview round, she is joining IIM Calcutta's MBA class of 2023. She is deeply passionate about climate change awareness, universal healthcare, and women's rights. In this interview, she has detailed out her CAT preparation strategy and her advice for future aspirants. Read on!

Team InsideIIM25 May 2021

From 20%ile In Mocks A Month Before CAT To 99.93%ile In CAT 2020 | Kaivalya Shah, IIM Ahmedabad '23

Kaivalya is an engineer by qualification and a graphic designer at heart. Having seen the ups and downs of the CAT, he loves to guide future aspirants to find their right approach. He believes in cultivating a profile as a whole, not just for a CAT, but for an MBA. In this article, we bring to you Kaivalya's CAT 2020 preparation strategy that led him to score a coveted 99.93 percentile, and his advice for future CAT aspirants. Read on!

Team InsideIIM24 May 2021