We started our CAT preparation when we were in the second year of our undergrad in Economics from Delhi University. We had joined the same coaching- Career Launcher. After a year and a half of rigorous preparation, we secured a reasonably good percentile in CAT. Now, when we reflect on our preparation, here are a few resources and tips that we believe would be helpful to CAT aspirants in their journey.
Ayan is an engineer by qualification and a big-time foodie by disposition. He loves to motivate people for CAT and in Life. He is one such person who will never shy away from helping anyone out and firmly believes in the process of things and not just the end results. In his own words, he's a fauji brat, an amateur chef and a big-time foodie.
This post is in continuation with the previous post (How to prepare for CAT’21). In the last post, I answered a few of the frequently asked questions by the CAT aspirants. To answer specific queries, I shared a link to post specific queries. So, in this post, I will be covering a few of the queries I received through the form.
In our endeavours to push the envelope every time when it comes to helping budding managers in securing the coveted 99th+ percentile, we at InsideIIM are excited to present a new webinar series InsideIIM’s CAT 2021 RoadMap.
Avoiding a mistake or learning from a mistake can be a key to success. "Never Give Up" has always been my prime motto. I was brought up in Srikakulam of Andhra Pradesh. I joined NIT Patna in 2014 in Electrical Engineering. Despite my low grades (6.75 CGPA in B.Tech), I was part of many extra-curricular clubs and also worked as Coordinator for Fest and Placement Cell. One of my seniors helped me realize that I possess few skills which helped me get into these positions. I decided to make the best use of those skills and realized that pursuing an MBA would help me with it.
My MBA goal has been a long-coveted dream. My father is a proud alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad, and I grew up hearing countless stories about his wonderful time there. I also attended his batch’s alumni reunion at IIM A, saw the beautiful campus and learned first-hand about the outstanding achievements that its alumni demonstrate. I also saw that the campus had a dedicated room for music, a dear passion of mine. I left inspired and decided that I MUST pursue MBA too. While my motivations may have changed over time, the dream still lives on.
The verbal section is usually taken very lightly. People tend to focus more on quants and DI & LR and think the verbal can be handled easily. But there is one thing which most of us forget. Verbal can’t get into your head in one day or even one month. It is a habit, it has to be made a habit. As I have always said, CAT is all about consistency and the Verbal section is a testament to that.
Being a commerce student, quants was my weakest point. I started my preparation in August 1st week and I had almost 4 months to prepare for CAT but since I was working, I had just weekends and the spare, 2 or 3 hours after working for 10-11 hours in the office. If you guys think that in mocks, your percentile is lower and when will it actually go up, just to give you a startling fact, I was getting around 49%ile in August, 60%ile till September. Then, around 80% till October Mid. It was only by November 1st week, that I started getting around 90%ile by November. So, how did I do it?
We started our CAT preparation when we were in the second year of our undergrad in Economics from Delhi University. We had joined the same coaching- Career Launcher. After a year and a half of rigorous preparation, we secured a reasonably good percentile in CAT. Now, when we reflect on our preparation, here are a few resources and tips that we believe would be helpful to CAT aspirants in their journey.
Ayan is an engineer by qualification and a big-time foodie by disposition. He loves to motivate people for CAT and in Life. He is one such person who will never shy away from helping anyone out and firmly believes in the process of things and not just the end results. In his own words, he's a fauji brat, an amateur chef and a big-time foodie.
This post is in continuation with the previous post (How to prepare for CAT’21). In the last post, I answered a few of the frequently asked questions by the CAT aspirants. To answer specific queries, I shared a link to post specific queries. So, in this post, I will be covering a few of the queries I received through the form.
In our endeavours to push the envelope every time when it comes to helping budding managers in securing the coveted 99th+ percentile, we at InsideIIM are excited to present a new webinar series InsideIIM’s CAT 2021 RoadMap.
Avoiding a mistake or learning from a mistake can be a key to success. "Never Give Up" has always been my prime motto. I was brought up in Srikakulam of Andhra Pradesh. I joined NIT Patna in 2014 in Electrical Engineering. Despite my low grades (6.75 CGPA in B.Tech), I was part of many extra-curricular clubs and also worked as Coordinator for Fest and Placement Cell. One of my seniors helped me realize that I possess few skills which helped me get into these positions. I decided to make the best use of those skills and realized that pursuing an MBA would help me with it.
My MBA goal has been a long-coveted dream. My father is a proud alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad, and I grew up hearing countless stories about his wonderful time there. I also attended his batch’s alumni reunion at IIM A, saw the beautiful campus and learned first-hand about the outstanding achievements that its alumni demonstrate. I also saw that the campus had a dedicated room for music, a dear passion of mine. I left inspired and decided that I MUST pursue MBA too. While my motivations may have changed over time, the dream still lives on.
The verbal section is usually taken very lightly. People tend to focus more on quants and DI & LR and think the verbal can be handled easily. But there is one thing which most of us forget. Verbal can’t get into your head in one day or even one month. It is a habit, it has to be made a habit. As I have always said, CAT is all about consistency and the Verbal section is a testament to that.
Being a commerce student, quants was my weakest point. I started my preparation in August 1st week and I had almost 4 months to prepare for CAT but since I was working, I had just weekends and the spare, 2 or 3 hours after working for 10-11 hours in the office. If you guys think that in mocks, your percentile is lower and when will it actually go up, just to give you a startling fact, I was getting around 49%ile in August, 60%ile till September. Then, around 80% till October Mid. It was only by November 1st week, that I started getting around 90%ile by November. So, how did I do it?
