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I Felt If I Couldn't Crack CAT, I'd Be A Disappointment To Everyone! Ft. Ambar, 96.69%ile, IIM B '24

Ambar Tayde is an Electronic and Communication Engineer from IIIT Nagpur. Ambar’s life has been full of ups and downs but what sets her apart is that she is a feisty warrior who accepted all the challenges that life threw at her and came out as a champion be it battling the 4th stage of Tuberculosis or cracking CAT 2021 in 6 months and making it to IIM Bangalore. In this video, Ambar shares her story and the learnings which she has garnered. She also talks about her CAT prep strategy in detail. For anyone who is in search of motivation and is struggling with CAT preparation, this video would help you in finding your ground.

Team InsideIIM05 Sept 2022

September Is Most Crucial For CAT Prep, November Only For Revision - Divya Panjwani, CAT 99.41%ile, IIM Calcutta

Divya had 8.8 cgpa in 10th grade, 85% in 12th grade, and 8.67 cgpa in graduation as she finished BBA (Hons.) with a diploma in finance. A four year program 2018-22.

Team InsideIIM03 Sept 2022

Why A Lot of CAT Aspirants Miss Out On A 99%ile Even After Preparing Well ft. IIMA and FMS students

With the CAT exam just around the corner, many aspirants wonder if they are doing enough to score a 99%ile in CAT or whatever their target percentile might be. In this webinar, Ashwin Ganesh (FMS Delhi'24) and Sanjay Patil (IIM Ahmedabad'24) would share their tips and strategies to score well in CAT as they have both taken CAT twice and aced it both times. Ashwin had a 99.67%ile and Sanjay had a 99.89%ile in CAT 2021. Join us for the webinar on 2nd September 6 pm onwards. We will address all your queries so do drop them in the chat.

Team InsideIIM02 Sept 2022

While Preparing For CAT It's Important To Have A Backup, Ft. Shubhang G. 99.69%iler, IIM B

Shubhang Gopal is a Computer Science & IT Engineer from Delhi Technological University. After his BTech, Shubhang wanted to pursue an MBA due to his inclination in Business orientated subjects and hence, decided to write CAT and GMAT. In this video, Shubhang shares his story of cracking CAT & GMAT simultaneously and making it to ISB & IIM Bangalore. He shares his insights on why it's important to have a backup while preparing for CAT and how having a great GMAT score in his basket helped him avoid the pressure which might get developed due to the uncertainty which surrounds CAT. Having scored a 99.69%ile in CAT 2021, Shubhang shares his preparation journey, section-wise strategy, and final D-day experience. For anyone who's struggling with any particular section, the insights from this video will help you with many tips to improve your performance.

Team InsideIIM02 Sept 2022

From 69%ile In CAT 2020 To 99.7%ile In CAT 2021 - CAT Prep Tips By Sai Rajesh Donkana, IIM B

Sai Rajesh Donkana, from the 'City of Destiny' Visakhapatnam, managed to go from 69% in CAT 2020 to 99.70% in CAT 2021 with diligent and disciplined effort. After finishing his undergraduate studies at NIT Trichy in 2019, he went on to work at Citi as an Application Developer. A 10-pointer in his 10th grade and scoring 96.7% in his 12th grade, Rajesh finished his Bachelor's with an 8.2 CGPA. He looks forward to learning more about finance and the scaling of businesses over his time at IIMB. He had scored a 69&ile in his first CAT attempt, and went on to score 99.7%ile on CAT 2021. Read on to know how he made it happen!

Team InsideIIM01 Sept 2022

What Should You Do To Avoid Stress During Your CAT Prep Journey?, Ft. Milana P. IIM A' 24 | CCC

The CAT prep journey is a roller coaster ride for all aspirants. Low mock scores, isolation, continuous rigor, uncertainties, competition, etc., all of this just adds up to the stress and has definite implications on the prep. As a serious aspirant, you cannot afford to let these emotions affect you for a very long time as you need to work on your weaknesses continuously. In this video, Milana Prakash as part of Catalogue To Cracking The CAT- CCC shares a detailed approach for different types of students to keep their spirits high throughout.

Team InsideIIM26 Aug 2022

How To Optimize Your CAT Preparation With 100 Days To Go For The D-DAY

CAT notification is out. Mocks and test series sales are on a rise. Stress levels are up. Confidence down. Self-doubt up. A prevalent scenario, you might be able to see around you or most probably with yourself as well. With the release of CAT notification, aspirants start counting the days left. With the passage of each day, no matter the amount of efforts, it always seems less. Studying multiple hours a day, trying to cover the concepts of quants and LRDI, and forgetting them the very next day, this is something you must have experienced and might still be experiencing. You just gave a 2 hour long mock and are anxiously waiting for the report, and turns out you have scored a very low percentile, driving down your whole motivation and enthusiasm of giving CAT, and thoughts of not giving CAT popping up soon after because of self-doubt. This is something, almost every CAT aspirant goes through. So what can one do in such a crisis-like situation? Well here are some of the suggestions or tips to follow during this time:

Team InsideIIM23 Aug 2022

Tips & Tricks To Solve Odd-One-Out Question In Less Time, Ft. Ishbani Bhatia, 99.85%iler | VARC Acer

Odd-One-Out questions is a very important part of the VA section. These are asked in the CAT exam as Type-In-The-Answer type questions, where there is no negative marking and correctly answering these questions can give a huge jump to your overall VARC score. Aspirants generally find it very tricky to manage the difficulty level of these questions and figure out the common theme across sentences. Hence, to help you with the same, in this video lecture of VARC Acer, Ishbani Bhatia, FMS' 23 (CAT' 20 98.78%iler, VARC 99.85%iler) teaches how to solve odd one out questions correctly in the CAT exam.

Team InsideIIM22 Aug 2022