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45 Non Fiction Bestsellers To Read In The COVID-19 Lockdown

Extended lock-downs. Delayed college admits. Delayed jobs. Deferred internships and PPOs . The situation looks pretty bleak thanks to COVID 19. The coronavirus has ensured that our lives are in a state of limbo. Which means it's time to pivot. It's time to rethink strategies, realign priorities and re-skill yourself. But how? Well, whether you're an MBA aspirant, student or alum, the one thing that will help you pivot successfully and gain lots? The reading habit. Which is why we've compiled a list of non fiction books that you can read in this downtime. Buy these books on Amazon, Scribd, Google Play and other services. Listen to some of these on Audible or just download free PDFs. No matter how savvy or used to reading you are, we've got a little something for all of you. Check out the list below!

Team InsideIIM07 May 2020

CAT 2020 Strategy - IIM L Student's Analysis of What It Takes To Get A 99.5 Percentile Score

Many of you might already be aware about the Common Admission Test (CAT). For those who don't know, it is an examination written by over 2 lakh aspirants every year to get an admit to a premier B-schools like IIMs, FMS, MDI Gurgaon, SPJIMR, XIMB, IIT D, IIT B, IMT Ghaziabad, etc. to name some. Being highly competitive, it tests you on multiple aspects: Verbal Ability, Quantitative/Logical problem solving, and Data interpretation skills. The results are percentile-based and colleges offer an admit basis their cutoff percentile scores.

ANKIT GUPTA06 May 2020

How I Secured 99.28 Percentile In CAT With 2 Months Of Preparation | Ft. Animesh Choudhuri, FMS

“Don't ever let anybody tell you, you can't do something. The world isn’t conspiring for us to fail, our loved ones aren’t against us. As human beings it's our nature to be afraid of the things we haven’t experienced and thus we try to protect our near ones from them. Through this journey, I learnt to make people believe in my dreams. I hope my story helps you do the same!”

Ashi Jain05 May 2020

60 Bestselling Fiction Books To Read In The COVID-19 Lockdown

Are you wondering what to do for fun these days? Thanks to COVID 19, we have lots of time, with not much too do. Especially if you're an MBA aspirant or student. Yes you can Netflix and chill (maybe not!). But there's also something else you can do that's equally fun and likely to help you in the long run! Read, we mean! Right now, due to coronavirus, everyone has plenty of time to do a little bit extra, go that extra mile. Which means, you can make your way through this exhaustive list of interesting reads compiled by MBA students like yourself. Besides, you can get some of these books for free on Scribd, Google Books, the Oxford Library, or buy e-versions on Amazon and read online. You can also download audio stories of these books via Audible and other such services. And if you search online, many of these books will be available as free PDFs too! Check out this list!

Team InsideIIM04 May 2020

Take DI-LR Sectional Test 1 | InsideIIM's CAT 2020 Weekly Tests

We bring to you the first Data Interpretation And Logical Reasoning (DI-LR) Test as a part of InsideIIM's CAT 2020 Weekly Tests. There are 32 questions from various topics and sub-topics in this test. You need to either choose the correct option from the four options given or type in your answer. Once you take the test, please visit the discussion forum to discuss the questions, answers, difficulty level of the test with your peers. As communicated previously, these tests are aimed to help you in your preparation efforts and are free of cost. The top performers stand a chance to win rewards.

Team InsideIIM03 May 2020

Should I Quit My Job To Prepare For CAT?

One question that a person is often faced with during their preparations for the CAT exam is whether it is reasonable to quit their job for preparations. A lot of aspirants who are working in the industry usually find it difficult to balance their hectic job with preparations.

Ashi Jain28 Apr 2020

Take QA Sectional Test 1 | InsideIIM's CAT 2020 Weekly Tests

We bring to you the first Quantitative Aptitude (QA) Test as a part of InsideIIM's CAT 2020 Weekly Tests. There are 34 questions from various topics and sub-topics in this test. You need to either choose the correct option from the four options given or type in your answer. Every correct answer will fetch you 3 points. Once you take the test, please visit the discussion forum to discuss the questions, answers, difficulty level of the test with your peers. You can also share your scores to get an idea as to where you stand as compared to other test-takers!

Team InsideIIM26 Apr 2020

How I Scored 99.42 Percentile In QA In CAT 2019 | Shubham Agarwal

Shubham Agrawal scored 62.35/100 in Quantitative Aptitude in CAT 2019 to score the coveted percentile of 99.42 in the section. His overall percentile was 97.28 with a score of 133.67/300 with 97.28 percentile in DI-LR and 82.13 in VARC. He is an engineer and has worked with TCS for 8 months post that. He has received calls from all CAP IIMs, NITIE, MDI Gurgaon and XLRI.

Nikita Tayal24 Apr 2020