Girls and Boys welcome onboard. You have just 10 days before the final take-off. We ask that you please fasten your seatbelts at this time and revise everything you can. Please turn off all the negative thoughts and emotions. Overthinking and Underestimating is prohibited for the duration of the flight. Thank you for choosing CAT’2020. Enjoy your flight.
The modus operandi the CAT will follow this year amidst the ongoing pandemic casts a looming uncertainty among students regarding their preparedness and wellbeing. This is enough to raise the anxiety levels of many students who were anyways trying to fight the upcoming exam jitters. With just a couple of weeks left for the CAT many students wonder about what additional efforts they can put in or techniques they can adopt in these final weeks that can provide them with that final push over the edge.
Preparing for CAT can get daunting after a while. When times get tough, it is often helpful to read about the experiences of those who have been through it before. Read on, as the students of IIM Bangalore answer a few questions and share their experiences and tips for the CAT 2020 aspirants. I hope this guides you through the last three weeks before the exam and helps you overcome any stress or anxiety.
How prepared are you for CAT? This question is just impossible to answer. Preparation for CAT can never be enough and in your own words, you can probably take the middle road to say that you are half prepared. We bring you this article so that you can move from “half prepared” to a “little more prepared”. The emotional turmoil in these days is at the extreme level because there is so much at stake and that is probably the best motivation at work. Thinking about the end goal can send a chill down the spine but it is up to you how you make the best use of these last few days. 11 days may seem too less but trust us, it’s a lot and it’s enough to make all the difference to your test results. Here are some suggestions collated from 1st year BSchool students which can help you in these last few days!
CAT 2020 will be held on November 29th, and there are only a few weeks of preparation time left. If leveraged well, these weeks can play a defining role in the final verdict. The preparation for the CAT exam needs to be as strategic as the final attempt itself. While laying the groundwork for a win, it is essential to keep in mind that every section is equally important. When starting any section, be sure about the strategy. Give mocks at the same time slot as your exam. Sometimes, the results of the mocks are unsatisfactory. Remember that mock scores are just a reflection of your preparation; they do not guarantee how much you will score overall. Perform a thorough analysis and evaluate what could be done better. A positive mindset is crucial at this stage. CAT will reward you for picking the low hanging fruits first. Similarly, it massively penalizes you for wasting time on hard questions.
Brace yourselves, aspirants!!! CAT 2020 is coming. As there are three slots and 2 hours this time for CAT 2020, there are many speculations on the number of questions and difficulty of questions. IIM Indore conducted the exam in 2013 and 2014. In 2013, there were 140 minutes for 60 questions, and in 2014, there were 170 minutes for 100 questions. As in the guidelines, it is mentioned that there will be three sections, so you can most probably expect a reduction in the number of questions. Even if there is no reduction then also, it will not have much impact. Just try to solve the maximum questions you can and identify the easiest questions from the bulk.
"Aim for the moon; if you miss, you may hit the stars." - W.Clement Stone To aim higher in my life, I use to dream of being a part of the top MBA colleges of India while I was doing my mechanical engineering at BITS Pilani. To fulfil my dream, I started my preparation for CAT just five months before the CAT 2019. My hard work paid off, and I cracked CAT in my first attempt and scored 99.06 percentile (VARC - 97.7; LRDI - 96.34; Quant - 98.72). Currently, I am a part of one of the prestigious B-school of India, IIM Lucknow. But I use to feel the same anxiety and nervousness that you all might be feeling right now. This article will share my journey on How to crack CAT by following the right approach.
An economics graduate from the Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi; Harshita Arora, is currently in the second year of the Post Graduate Programme (MBA) at IIM, Ahmedabad. She has secured a 99.59 percentile in CAT and has been the recipient of numerous accolades in both academic and professional sphere. In this article, she has shared insightful snippets from her CAT 2018 journey along with her word of advice for CAT 2020 aspirants. Read on!
Girls and Boys welcome onboard. You have just 10 days before the final take-off. We ask that you please fasten your seatbelts at this time and revise everything you can. Please turn off all the negative thoughts and emotions. Overthinking and Underestimating is prohibited for the duration of the flight. Thank you for choosing CAT’2020. Enjoy your flight.
The modus operandi the CAT will follow this year amidst the ongoing pandemic casts a looming uncertainty among students regarding their preparedness and wellbeing. This is enough to raise the anxiety levels of many students who were anyways trying to fight the upcoming exam jitters. With just a couple of weeks left for the CAT many students wonder about what additional efforts they can put in or techniques they can adopt in these final weeks that can provide them with that final push over the edge.
Preparing for CAT can get daunting after a while. When times get tough, it is often helpful to read about the experiences of those who have been through it before. Read on, as the students of IIM Bangalore answer a few questions and share their experiences and tips for the CAT 2020 aspirants. I hope this guides you through the last three weeks before the exam and helps you overcome any stress or anxiety.
How prepared are you for CAT? This question is just impossible to answer. Preparation for CAT can never be enough and in your own words, you can probably take the middle road to say that you are half prepared. We bring you this article so that you can move from “half prepared” to a “little more prepared”. The emotional turmoil in these days is at the extreme level because there is so much at stake and that is probably the best motivation at work. Thinking about the end goal can send a chill down the spine but it is up to you how you make the best use of these last few days. 11 days may seem too less but trust us, it’s a lot and it’s enough to make all the difference to your test results. Here are some suggestions collated from 1st year BSchool students which can help you in these last few days!
CAT 2020 will be held on November 29th, and there are only a few weeks of preparation time left. If leveraged well, these weeks can play a defining role in the final verdict. The preparation for the CAT exam needs to be as strategic as the final attempt itself. While laying the groundwork for a win, it is essential to keep in mind that every section is equally important. When starting any section, be sure about the strategy. Give mocks at the same time slot as your exam. Sometimes, the results of the mocks are unsatisfactory. Remember that mock scores are just a reflection of your preparation; they do not guarantee how much you will score overall. Perform a thorough analysis and evaluate what could be done better. A positive mindset is crucial at this stage. CAT will reward you for picking the low hanging fruits first. Similarly, it massively penalizes you for wasting time on hard questions.
Brace yourselves, aspirants!!! CAT 2020 is coming. As there are three slots and 2 hours this time for CAT 2020, there are many speculations on the number of questions and difficulty of questions. IIM Indore conducted the exam in 2013 and 2014. In 2013, there were 140 minutes for 60 questions, and in 2014, there were 170 minutes for 100 questions. As in the guidelines, it is mentioned that there will be three sections, so you can most probably expect a reduction in the number of questions. Even if there is no reduction then also, it will not have much impact. Just try to solve the maximum questions you can and identify the easiest questions from the bulk.
"Aim for the moon; if you miss, you may hit the stars." - W.Clement Stone To aim higher in my life, I use to dream of being a part of the top MBA colleges of India while I was doing my mechanical engineering at BITS Pilani. To fulfil my dream, I started my preparation for CAT just five months before the CAT 2019. My hard work paid off, and I cracked CAT in my first attempt and scored 99.06 percentile (VARC - 97.7; LRDI - 96.34; Quant - 98.72). Currently, I am a part of one of the prestigious B-school of India, IIM Lucknow. But I use to feel the same anxiety and nervousness that you all might be feeling right now. This article will share my journey on How to crack CAT by following the right approach.
An economics graduate from the Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi; Harshita Arora, is currently in the second year of the Post Graduate Programme (MBA) at IIM, Ahmedabad. She has secured a 99.59 percentile in CAT and has been the recipient of numerous accolades in both academic and professional sphere. In this article, she has shared insightful snippets from her CAT 2018 journey along with her word of advice for CAT 2020 aspirants. Read on!
