CAT Preparation Tips: MBA Students - Alumni

From 55%ile In Mocks 3 Weeks Before CAT To 99.45%ile In CAT 2019 | Shirin Nizar, FMS '22

Shirin Nizar is a mechanical engineer, born and bred in the city of the 3C's Thalassery, Kerala. He did his 14 years of schooling and scored 9.6 in his X and 82.6% in XII. He also completed his 4 years of bachelor's from Thalassery with a CGPA of 7.41. A 2019 pass out, he didn't take up any job offers as he wanted to give his everything towards CAT because he knew this would be a life-changer for him. Since he realized that the potential would be massive, the experience and exposure from a top b-school would be immense, and so he gave a good 4 months to CAT and finally got 99.45%ile and calls from all the IIMs except B. And presently, Shirin is studying at FMS. Here is the entire journey of Shirin how he was able to get 99.45%ile(VARC, 77.55, 99.88%ile | DILR, 52.93, 99.15%ile | QA, 38.28, 92.74%ile|)in the CAT exam.

Team InsideIIM20 Oct 2020

How To Stay Motivated For CAT 2020? | 5 Unmissable Tips By An IIM Calcutta Student

2020 is definitely the most unexpected year. Everything has changed – including the examination pattern. And while it is a relief for some, some others are tensed because of the exam. There are a lot of uncertainties that you’ll have while you’re preparing for CAT. I definitely did, especially when 2-3 mock tests didn’t go well consecutively. But you have to remember in these times why did you start preparing at all. Here are some things I used to do to keep myself motivated and mentally healthy while preparing for CAT:

Amrita Mishra19 Oct 2020

How To Introspect Yourself While Appearing For The Last Few CAT 2020 Mock Tests?

This is the time when you need to give your best and leave the rest. If you haven’t been able to score well in your mock tests, the first thing you need to do is – DO NOT PANIC. Mock tests are extremely important in any competitive exam and CAT is no different. So here’s what you can do in your mock tests for the last month of your CAT Preparation:

Amrita Mishra18 Oct 2020

Journey From 90.78 In CAT 2018 To 99.29 In CAT 2019 | Yogesh Raghuwanshi, IMT-G '22

"Visualize your dream!", following this motto for more than two years, I have realized that motivation doesn't come from procrastination, but it comes from visualizing your dream.

Dhruv Aggarwal15 Oct 2020

Students Appearing For 3rd Or 4th Time Need To Work On Time And Stress Management- Atishaya Jain | IIM A, 99.84%ile

Atishaya Jain is presently studying at IIM A, the dream college for many MBA aspirants. He graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology(IIT Mandi, 2014-18) with a bachelor's in Mechanical engineering (8.79 GPA), he had scored 10 CGPA in SSC(class X CBSE, 2012) and 92.6% in HSC(class XII CBSE, 2014). Post-engineering, he worked for a few months as a sales officer in HPCL and later moved on to explore the educational sector where he worked as an IIT JEE maths faculty at an educational firm. Here is the entire journey of Atishaya during his CAT preparation and how he managed to score 189.43 with 99.84%ile [VARC: 50.48, 95.47 | DILR: 64.91, 99.86 | QA: 74.03, 99.76 ] in his first attempt.

Team InsideIIM15 Oct 2020

Utilize The Last 45 Days To Score 98+ Percentile In CAT

“A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work.” -Colin Powell Only 45 days are left for you to bell the cat, and now is the time for you to apply your full potential and optimize your time and work on key areas where you feel you can do better. There will be many who started late for preparation in this sprint think that they have lost this sprint.

Dhruv Aggarwal13 Oct 2020

Consistency Is The Key Coupled With Commitment | How Mock Tests Helped Devesh Score 99.65%ile In CAT

Devesh Bansal is currently studying in IIM Kozhikode, he completed his graduation in Economics Hons from Kirori-Mal College, DU with a CGPA of 7.78. He scored 9.2 CGPA in his 10th standard and 96% in the 12th. With a work experience of 8 months in an emerging startup, he managed to score 177.87 marks with 99.65%ile ( VARC: 96.87%ile; DILR: 99.5%ile; QA: 99.6%ile). Here is the entire experience of Devesh from his first attempt with 95%ile to finally achieving 99.65%ile.

Team InsideIIM12 Oct 2020

"I Always Kept Small And Achievable Goals For Each Of My Next Mock" | Digvijay Singh, IIM Calcutta, 99.90%ile

Digvijay Singh, presently a student at IIM Calcutta, worked as a senior business analyst at Axis Bank worked for 30 months. He completed his mechanical engineering from BITS with a CGPA of 8.11, XII with 77.8%, and X with 9 CGPA. His CAT score is 196.72 with a 99.90%ile(A OS - 56.5 OP- 97.45 %ile DILR OS - 68.2 OP- 99.92 %ile QUANT OS - 71.98 OP- 99.67 %ile). As a working professional, Digvijay has shared some tips with us which helped him personally to ace the CAT exam in his first attempt.

Team InsideIIM11 Oct 2020