CAT Preparation

From 55%ile In CAT 2021 VARC To 99.57%ile on CAT 2022 - CAT Tips By Ishika Mathur

Ishika is brought up in Ghaziabad (Delhi NCR) where she completed her schooling. She performed decently in school by scoring a perfect 10 CGPA in class 10th and a 95% in class 12th. Due to her inclination toward the world of business, first, she opted for commerce after class 10th and then went on to pursue a Bachelor of Management Studies from the University of Delhi. While securing a decent GPA of 8.95, she also participated in multiple extra-curricular activities in college. Apart from this, she likes to read and write on Quora in her free time. In this interview, Ishika shares her preparation strategy on how she scored a stellar 99.57%ile on CAT 2022! Read on!

Team InsideIIM12 May 2023

How I Cracked CAT And Made It To IIM A On My CAT 2nd Attempt? Ft. Khushboo Rao, CAT 99.73%iler

Khushboo Rao is a 2021 Mechanical Engineer from LNMIIT. Post her undergrad she joined ZS Associates as a Business Operations Associate. It was during her job at ZS that Khushboo decided to take CAT again after her failed attempt in the past and finally ended up scoring a 99.73%ile in CAT 2021. In this video, Khushboo shares her prep strategy, how she was weak in QA despite being an Engineer, how she managed prep alongside a hectic job, how she made the optimum usage of mocks, and finally, how she scored her maximum in the QA section on the day of CAT 2021. She says that she always dreamt of the Louis Kahn Plaza (IIM A) since the very start and finally managed to get there. The video contains a detailed strategy for all the 3 sections of CAT namely, QA, VARC, and DILR, and how she was able to turn the exam pressure to an advantage. We hope this video inspires you and you too make it to your dream Bschool like Khushboo did.

Team InsideIIM06 May 2023

How I Scored 99.9%ile On My Third CAT Attempt - Aditya Singh, IIM Ahmedabad Co' 25

Aditya is a 23-year-old from Kolkata who likes cricket and signing. He have done his schooling from St. Xavier's Institution scoring 93+% in both 10th and 12th. He holds a BSc. Hons. degree in Computer Science from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata. For the last 2 years after graduating from college, Aditya has been working at Deloitte USI as an SAP Technical Consultant. His other interests are geopolitics, cosmology, and video games. In this interview, Aditya shares his preparation strategy that helped him score a stellar 99.90 percentile on CAT 2022, and his journey to IIM Ahmedabad! Read on!

Team InsideIIM04 May 2023

CAT Strategy That Helped Me Score 99.72%ile In CAT 2022 - Kushagra Dash, IIM Ahmedabad '25

Consistency is the key and Kushagra Dash's academic profile is one that proves it just right. He achieved a score of 9.8 in the 10th grade and went on to score 96.9% in his 12th grade. He secured a merit scholarship in VIT based on his performance, where he completed his undergraduate studies with a CGPA of 8.85. After completing his graduation, Kushagra worked in commodity markets and the fintech space, where he has been working for the past 26 months. In this interview, Kushagra shares his preparation strategy that helped him score a stellar 99.72 percentile on CAT 2022, and his journey to IIM Ahmedabad! Read on!

Team InsideIIM03 May 2023

How I Scored 99.98%ile In CAT 2022 - Pallav Goyal, IIM Ahmedabad Co' 25

Pallav Goyal hails from a small town in Rajasthan named Sangaria. Since his school days, he was good in academics and had scored a perfect 10 CGPA in Class 10th. He was a district topper in Class 12th Commerce and secured 96.8 percentage. In 2018, he moved to Delhi to pursue his bachelor's degree in Economics from the prestigious Hindu College. After graduation, he started working with ICICI bank as an Ascend trainee. In this interview, Pallav shares his preparation strategy that helped him score a stellar 99.98 percentile on CAT 2022, and his journey to IIM Ahmedabad! Read on!

Team InsideIIM25 Apr 2023

Hitbullseye's National MockCAT Test by InsideIIM - April

With over 2,00,000 aspirants competing for limited seats in the best B-Schools in India, InsideIIM's National MockCAT is an indispensable tool for those seeking an edge over their peers. The mock test will allow candidates to identify their weak areas and devise strategies to improve their performance. So start your CAT 2023 preparation and maximize your chances of securing a seat in the top B-Schools in India.

Team InsideIIM25 Apr 2023

Everything You Need To Know Before Writing Your First Mock Test!- Avichal Agrawal, IIM Lucknow Co'23

When I set out to write the first one in the series of these posts, my agenda was pretty simple and straight. I looked back 2 years to when I was vying to get into a desired B-school and was overwhelmed about approaching the preparation stage. One particular dilemma I faced in the nascent stages of my preparation was related to the approach I should take to derive the maximum benefit from mocks. To capture the essence of the steps I followed, I will break down the approach in the following pointers hoping to answer some frequently asked questions -

Avichal Agrawal24 Apr 2023

The Best Way To Prepare For CAT Is To Not Over-Prepare - Avichal Agrawal, IIM Lucknow Co'23

Exactly around this time in 2020 was I standing where a lot of MBA aspirants might be standing as they read this. Actually, not just the MBA aspirants, but all those looking at countless posts of students convocating from the top B-schools across the country, or just lost about what to do next might be thinking of MBA as their next step and confused about how to go about acing the CAT. In the next few posts, I would be covering my journey as a clueless but ambitious candidate to graduate from one of the most coveted schools in the nation.

Avichal Agrawal18 Apr 2023

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