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Things You Can Follow To Score 99+ Percentile In Quant

Things You Can Follow To Score 99+ Percentile In Quant

Less than two months are left for CAT 2020, and the recent pattern change notification by IIM Indore has created a havoc in the mind of all aspirants. Many of my friends and juniors who are preparing for CAT this year called me the next day the notification was out, and the first question was, “Already I am not scoring good in the quant section. What next?”. Well, my reply was simple and informative. I shared my approach with them and what helped me score a 99+ percentile in quant. Below are some suggestions you all can follow(engineers and non-engineers)  and work on it for these two months.

Dhruv Aggarwal
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How CAT 99 Percentilers Attempt Mock Tests - 10 Strategies By 10 CAT Toppers

How CAT 99 Percentilers Attempt Mock Tests - 10 Strategies By 10 CAT Toppers

Ask any CAT 99 percentiler what the most important part of their preparation was, and you'll hear one common answer - "Mock tests." While you can spend a millennium revising tough Quant formulae, solving puzzles and improving your reading speed, none of that is of any use if you're unable to apply that in the actual exam, where there will be the added element of time management. Mock tests allow you to simulate the actual exam to give you a feel of the pressure and to help you condition your mind to sit through those three (now two) hours of the CAT exam.

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Managing Time Efficiently While Preparing For CAT 2020 | Aishwarya Nair, IIM B

Managing Time Efficiently While Preparing For CAT 2020 | Aishwarya Nair, IIM B

With less than 60 days to go, preparations for CAT 2020 are on in full swing across the country. One of the essential things that stump many MBA aspirants is managing their time efficiently while preparing for CAT and other entrance exams. Not everyone takes a year off to prepare. Most CAT aspirants tend to their preparations alongside their final year of college or a hectic work-life. The time management issue has been further aggravated this year due to the pandemic and the lockdown. For college students, this means attending online classes, often for longer durations to compensate for the lost class hours. For working professionals working from home, the work might start cutting into any free time as the gap between work and personal life reduces. How can a person find enough time to devote to preparation amidst all the other vital things in life? How many hours of practice per day are considered sufficient to get a good score?

Aishwarya Nair
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60 Days To CAT | How To Make The Most Out Of This Period

60 Days To CAT | How To Make The Most Out Of This Period

Are you planning to take CAT 2020 and want to know what should be your strategy during 60 Days to CAT? If yes, then this post is exclusively for you. You might have geared up and accelerated your preparation after the announcement of CAT 2020 date, i.e. November 29, 2020, by IIM Indore. Let me help you to plan your most important days to the exam that can lead you to your dream B-school.

Ankita Priya
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Do Not Micromanage Your Schedule, It Will Frustrate You | 99.78%ile, IIM C

Do Not Micromanage Your Schedule, It Will Frustrate You | 99.78%ile, IIM C

Rajat Srivastava, joined IIM Calcutta this year. He graduated in 2017 from IIT Kharagpur after completing integrated Masters. He worked for ONGC for 27 months as a field officer, had 90.2% in Xth, 84.8% in XIIth, and a CGPA of 8.23 during his UG. He is also a CFA L2 candidate and was successful to score  184.52 in CAT with 99.78%ile ( VARC, 62.51, 98.69 | LRDI, 43.88, 97.14 | QA, 78.13, 99.85). Here is how Rajat’s journey to crack 99.78%ile  looked like.

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