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My Journey From Getting Zero Calls To 99.5%ile & Converting 17 Bschools! Ft. Shreya B, IIM Calcutta

My Journey From Getting Zero Calls To 99.5%ile & Converting 17 Bschools! Ft. Shreya B, IIM Calcutta

Shreya Bendigeri is an IT engineer from MIT College Of Engineering, Pune. Shreya had attempted CAT in 2019 where she scored a 92%ile. Unfortunately, this score wasn't enough for her to get into the top B schools in the country. Hence, with the intent to crack CAT 2021, Shreya prepared hard again and ended up scoring a 99.5%ile overall (VARC- 96%ile, DILR- 99.75%ile, QA- 98.3%ile) and also converting 17/17 interview calls which she had received. In this video, Shreya shares her journey of preparing alongside a hectic job at Deloitte, juggling between sections, struggling with mock scores and maintaining a mental and emotional equilibrium.

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Tricks To Improve Your Quant Attempt In CAT 2022, Ft. Vishal Gowda, 99.92%ile

Tricks To Improve Your Quant Attempt In CAT 2022, Ft. Vishal Gowda, 99.92%ile

In this video, Vishal Gowda (CAT 2021 99.92%ile, IIM A) solves a couple of QA questions from Slot 1 of CAT 2021. He explains how he was able to reach the solutions faster when he used some observational skills instead of the conventional methods. This helped him save a lot of time and get such a high score eventually.

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How I Scored 99.73%ile In My Second CAT Attempt And Made It To IIM Ahmedabad - Khushboo Rao

How I Scored 99.73%ile In My Second CAT Attempt And Made It To IIM Ahmedabad - Khushboo Rao

Khushboo is a 2021 Mechanical Engineering Graduate from Rajasthan. She scored 10 CGPA in class 10th, 84% in class 12th, and a 7.5CGPA in under graduation. She has worked with ZS Associates for almost a year as a Business Operations Associate. With a steller 99.73%ile in CAT 2021, Khushboo has joined IIM Ahmedabad PGP'24 cohort. Read on to know how she ace the CAT in her second CAT attempt. Read on to know more!

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'Use Smart Methods For Calculations To Save Time' - CAT Tips By CAT 99.92%iler | Kartikeya M, IIM C Co'24

'Use Smart Methods For Calculations To Save Time' - CAT Tips By CAT 99.92%iler | Kartikeya M, IIM C Co'24

Kartikeya, also known by his pseudonyms 'escanor' or 'bawa', hails from Dehradun. A significant time of his day goes by playing different sports and watching different genres of movies and series. He has an academic profile of 9/9/7 with a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering and close to 11 months workex in the Ed-Tech sector. After scoring 99.92 percentile in CAT this year, Kartikeya has joined IIM Calcutta. In this article, he shares his experience of his journey. Read on!

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Learn How To Identify Traps In CAT RCs | VARC ACER | CAT VARC | CAT 2022

Learn How To Identify Traps In CAT RCs | VARC ACER | CAT VARC | CAT 2022

The RCs in the CAT exam come from various genres like history, geography, science, politics, technology, etc. Aspirants are generally not comfortable with the wide range of topics and hence, it's important to practice RCs of different kinds. Our video series, VARC Acer: A Comprehensive Guide To Ace VARC, is designed with the intent to enhance your VARC skills. In this episode of VARC Acer, Devesh Tripathi, (IIM L Alum, Deloitte Consultant) teaches how to approach a dense reading comprehension from CAT 2003, identify the death traps and use the elimination method to pick the correct answers.

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99+%ile In CAT 2022! Possible? CAT Guru Answers It, Ft. Gejo Sir, CAT Mentor, Career Launcher

99+%ile In CAT 2022! Possible? CAT Guru Answers It, Ft. Gejo Sir, CAT Mentor, Career Launcher

As days are passing by and we are drawing closer to receiving CAT 2022 notification, aspirants are getting anxious about their preparation. They have several doubts and questions like how to improve mock scores, how to identify the gaps in their preparation and fix them, how to read effectively and comprehend better, how to eliminate options, & much more. To help you resolve all these queries and structure a plan for the coming months before CAT 2022, seasoned CAT taker and mentor, Gejo Sreenivasan (Business Partner & Educator at Career Launcher & An IIM C Alum), shared his 2 cents on CAT preparation and specifically VARC prep for the remaining months! Watch here!

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Habits That Will Make Quant Your Strongest Section In CAT | Ft. Sayan G., 99.94%iler

Habits That Will Make Quant Your Strongest Section In CAT | Ft. Sayan G., 99.94%iler

CAT aspirants mostly use the same resources, take similar mock tests and even refer to the same mentors but why do only a few score a 99+%ile? The difference here is in approach, skillset, habits and strategies. This is exclusive to all aspirants. In this video, Sayan Ganguly (CAT' 21- 99.94%ile) shares the skillsets and habits which enabled him to score a 99.93%ile in the QA section of CAT 2021. He also guides the aspirants on what they should be doing in the next month to structure their QA preparation for CAT 2022 efficiently.

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CAT DI-LR Most Important Topics - Analyzing Past 5 Years’ CAT Papers

CAT DI-LR Most Important Topics - Analyzing Past 5 Years’ CAT Papers

In order to truly ‘bell the CAT’, it is very important to tame the notorious DILR(Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning) section. Notorious because DILR has proven to be the pain point of many CAT aspirants be it because of the unpredictability of the difficulty level, or the uncertainty surrounding the type of questions asked. Unlike quant, the syllabus of the DILR section is not clearly defined which causes a lot of ambiguity to aspirants while they try to prepare for this section. In this article, we try to simplify the DILR section with regards to the types of questions asked along with their weightage in the past 5 years’ CAT papers in order for you to ace this section in CAT 2022.

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