My Mantra To Score A 100%ile In DILR, Ft. Ashish Y, CAT' 21 DILR 100%iler | CAT 2022

Every year amongst the many CAT topper stories, there are some stories of aspirants who stand out due to their exceptional performance against all odds! Such is the story of Ashish Yadav, an Instrumentation & Control Engineer from NSIT, Delhi who aced CAT 2021 with a 99.74%ile and also a perfect 100%ile in the LRDI section. His remarkable performance enabled him to convert to IIM Calcutta despite his low past academics. The DILR section of the CAT exam is generally considered the Achilles heel for many aspirants due to its difficulty and increasing unpredictability year on year. In this video, Ashish breaks down his strategy of preparing for the section and how you can do the same in the next 5 months.

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"As A CA AIR, Failing In CAT 2020 Was Difficult To Process" - Harshit Paresh Shah, CAT 98.85%ile, IIM Lucknow

Harshit Shah is a Chartered Accountant and a B.com graduate. He was born and brought up in Mumbai. He secured 94% and 89% in his 10th and 12th Boards respectively. He completed his graduation from Narsee Monjee College of commerce and economics. He secured an All India Rank (36th) in his Final CA examination on May-19. Post qualification he has been working with Vodafone Idea Limited under their Vodafone Idea Leadership program. Currently, he works as an Assistant General Manager with their Corporate Planning and decision support team. In total, he has a work ex of 30 months.

Team InsideIIM12 Jul 2022

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Most Important QA Topics - Analyzing Past Years’ CAT Papers | Quantitative Aptitude

Most CAT aspirants while starting their preparation lay excess emphasis on covering the quantitative aptitude syllabus. As they should, because quantitative aptitude is one section whose syllabus can be clearly defined according to the topics as opposed to the other two sections which can be rather unpredictable. While most engineers may be aware of the concepts and formulas of quant, they require dedicated practice to improve their speed and accuracy, while non-engineers often consider this section as their Achilles’ heel and may need to go through the basic concepts first. In this article, we do a topic-wise analysis of the past years’ quantitative aptitude section to help you ace the quant section in CAT 2022.

Team InsideIIM08 Jul 2022

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How Can You Optimize Your CAT Prep Along With A Hectic Job? | CAT 2022

CAT Prep is no child's play! It requires consistency and diligence but what makes the journey all the more difficult is juggling a hectic job/college academics alongside! How can you manage all these things and yet ace the CAT 2022? What should be the ideal routine? How many mocks should you write and how can you analyze them? Study plan for working professionals? To answer all these questions, we've invited Rohith Siva Ganesh on 7th July (6-7 PM) for a live conversation. Rohith, cracked CAT 2021 with a 98.93%ile along with his job at ZS Associates and eventually received admission offers from IIM ABC.

Team InsideIIM07 Jul 2022

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3 Prime Factors To Consider Before You Decide To Retake CAT | CCC | CAT 2022

Every year around 2.5 Lac aspirants take the CAT exam for less than 6 K seats in top IIMs. Since the competition level is so high, many aspirants take several attempts to crack the exam and make it to the B-school of their choice. But what are the factors one should consider before retaking the test? What different approach should one approach to get the desired results? To answer all these questions, in this episode of Catalogue To Cracking The CAT, Milana Prakash shares her opinion on the factors which she considered before retaking CAT 2 times until she finally made it to IIM Ahmedabad.

Team InsideIIM06 Jul 2022

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5 Tips To Ace Verbal Section In CAT | Kriti Upadhyay, CAT 99.83%iler, FMS Co'24

VARC is the trickiest section in CAT because, unlike LRDI and Quant, there is no finite set of rules and formulae that can help you get the correct answer. Getting a good grasp on the language requires prolonged practice and a lot of dedication especially if you are from a non-English medium background. However, the section can easily be conquered and one can score well with a smart strategy.

Kriti Upadhyay06 Jul 2022

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Had Just One Negative Mark In CAT 2021 Because Of My Focus On Accuracy | CAT Prep Tips By Shreyas, 99.11%ile, IIM A Co'24

Shreyas is born and brought up in Nashik. He has completed his bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from the Government College of Engineering Pune (COEP). He has had a consistent academic, co-curricular and extracurricular record. He scored 95.80% in the 10th standard and 86.31 in the 12th standard both from the Maharashtra board. His team was the winner of the national level Mapathon'20 organized by ISRO, IIT Bombay, and AICTE. He is an athlete and has represented his college at university-level competitions. He has a keen interest in the startup ecosystem and was the head of Events and Networking at Pune Startup Fest'20 and was the Core team member at Bhau's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Cell, COEP. He loves to follow geopolitics and discuss its implications with respect to the ongoing world order. Currently, he is working as a sales and operations intern at Interview.io (A startup backed by Kunal Shah (Founder of CRED), Titan Capital, etc.). He has also done a summer internship at PMRDA and was posted on-site for the Pune Metro project.

Team InsideIIM06 Jul 2022

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Should You Take A Gap Year For CAT 2022 Prep? | Milana Prakash, IIM A Co'24

Having gap years is a worrisome issue for several MBA aspirants. They stress about the fact that this might reduce their chances of making it to the top B-schools. But, what's the truth? Would IIMs look down upon you? What are the factors one should consider before taking a gap year?

Team InsideIIM05 Jul 2022

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My Mantra To Score A 100%ile In DILR, Ft. Ashish Y, CAT' 21 DILR 100%iler | CAT 2022

Every year amongst the many CAT topper stories, there are some stories of aspirants who stand out due to their exceptional performance against all odds! Such is the story of Ashish Yadav, an Instrumentation & Control Engineer from NSIT, Delhi who aced CAT 2021 with a 99.74%ile and also a perfect 100%ile in the LRDI section. His remarkable performance enabled him to convert to IIM Calcutta despite his low past academics. The DILR section of the CAT exam is generally considered the Achilles heel for many aspirants due to its difficulty and increasing unpredictability year on year. In this video, Ashish breaks down his strategy of preparing for the section and how you can do the same in the next 5 months.

Team InsideIIM13 Jul 2022

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"As A CA AIR, Failing In CAT 2020 Was Difficult To Process" - Harshit Paresh Shah, CAT 98.85%ile, IIM Lucknow

Harshit Shah is a Chartered Accountant and a B.com graduate. He was born and brought up in Mumbai. He secured 94% and 89% in his 10th and 12th Boards respectively. He completed his graduation from Narsee Monjee College of commerce and economics. He secured an All India Rank (36th) in his Final CA examination on May-19. Post qualification he has been working with Vodafone Idea Limited under their Vodafone Idea Leadership program. Currently, he works as an Assistant General Manager with their Corporate Planning and decision support team. In total, he has a work ex of 30 months.

Team InsideIIM12 Jul 2022

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Most Important QA Topics - Analyzing Past Years’ CAT Papers | Quantitative Aptitude

Most CAT aspirants while starting their preparation lay excess emphasis on covering the quantitative aptitude syllabus. As they should, because quantitative aptitude is one section whose syllabus can be clearly defined according to the topics as opposed to the other two sections which can be rather unpredictable. While most engineers may be aware of the concepts and formulas of quant, they require dedicated practice to improve their speed and accuracy, while non-engineers often consider this section as their Achilles’ heel and may need to go through the basic concepts first. In this article, we do a topic-wise analysis of the past years’ quantitative aptitude section to help you ace the quant section in CAT 2022.

Team InsideIIM08 Jul 2022

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How Can You Optimize Your CAT Prep Along With A Hectic Job? | CAT 2022

CAT Prep is no child's play! It requires consistency and diligence but what makes the journey all the more difficult is juggling a hectic job/college academics alongside! How can you manage all these things and yet ace the CAT 2022? What should be the ideal routine? How many mocks should you write and how can you analyze them? Study plan for working professionals? To answer all these questions, we've invited Rohith Siva Ganesh on 7th July (6-7 PM) for a live conversation. Rohith, cracked CAT 2021 with a 98.93%ile along with his job at ZS Associates and eventually received admission offers from IIM ABC.

Team InsideIIM07 Jul 2022

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3 Prime Factors To Consider Before You Decide To Retake CAT | CCC | CAT 2022

Every year around 2.5 Lac aspirants take the CAT exam for less than 6 K seats in top IIMs. Since the competition level is so high, many aspirants take several attempts to crack the exam and make it to the B-school of their choice. But what are the factors one should consider before retaking the test? What different approach should one approach to get the desired results? To answer all these questions, in this episode of Catalogue To Cracking The CAT, Milana Prakash shares her opinion on the factors which she considered before retaking CAT 2 times until she finally made it to IIM Ahmedabad.

Team InsideIIM06 Jul 2022

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5 Tips To Ace Verbal Section In CAT | Kriti Upadhyay, CAT 99.83%iler, FMS Co'24

VARC is the trickiest section in CAT because, unlike LRDI and Quant, there is no finite set of rules and formulae that can help you get the correct answer. Getting a good grasp on the language requires prolonged practice and a lot of dedication especially if you are from a non-English medium background. However, the section can easily be conquered and one can score well with a smart strategy.

Kriti Upadhyay06 Jul 2022

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Had Just One Negative Mark In CAT 2021 Because Of My Focus On Accuracy | CAT Prep Tips By Shreyas, 99.11%ile, IIM A Co'24

Shreyas is born and brought up in Nashik. He has completed his bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from the Government College of Engineering Pune (COEP). He has had a consistent academic, co-curricular and extracurricular record. He scored 95.80% in the 10th standard and 86.31 in the 12th standard both from the Maharashtra board. His team was the winner of the national level Mapathon'20 organized by ISRO, IIT Bombay, and AICTE. He is an athlete and has represented his college at university-level competitions. He has a keen interest in the startup ecosystem and was the head of Events and Networking at Pune Startup Fest'20 and was the Core team member at Bhau's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Cell, COEP. He loves to follow geopolitics and discuss its implications with respect to the ongoing world order. Currently, he is working as a sales and operations intern at Interview.io (A startup backed by Kunal Shah (Founder of CRED), Titan Capital, etc.). He has also done a summer internship at PMRDA and was posted on-site for the Pune Metro project.

Team InsideIIM06 Jul 2022

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Should You Take A Gap Year For CAT 2022 Prep? | Milana Prakash, IIM A Co'24

Having gap years is a worrisome issue for several MBA aspirants. They stress about the fact that this might reduce their chances of making it to the top B-schools. But, what's the truth? Would IIMs look down upon you? What are the factors one should consider before taking a gap year?

Team InsideIIM05 Jul 2022

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