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.
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.
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?
DILR happens to be the Achilles heel for many in the CAT exam. What makes this section dreaded is its unstructured nature. But is there some way to handle it and prepare in the best possible way? How are 99+%ilers able to crack all the sets in the section? What's their preparation strategy? What are the secret resources they refer to? Ankan Chakraborty, CAT' 21 99.93%iler, FMS' 24, gives out his strategies in this video. Check it out and amp up your scores, now!
A Mechanical Engineer from NIT Raipur, Ayush Tiwari began his preparation for CAT in the final year of his undergraduation. He scored a 99.99%ile on CAT 2020 with sectional breakup as follows: VARC 96.77 | DILR 100 | QA 99.93
Ankan is a fun-loving person who loves to play, watch a lot of TV series, travel, and eat out whenever he can. He has always done well in his academics, scoring 95+ in both 10th and 12th. He went on to do B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from NIT Durgapur. Not only academics, he actively played cricket throughout his school life and led college clubs too.
I hail from the city of Amravati in Maharashtra. Born and brought up in my hometown, I did my engineering at the Government College of Engineering, Amravati. Ardent LinkedIn networking helped me get a front-end consulting role at Draup - Zinnov based out of Bangalore. Owing to brief but meaningful experience in the sphere of management consulting, I converted IIM Bangalore and all other old IIMs, FMS, XLRI etc. My academic credentials : 10th- 95.40% | 12th- 93.38% | B.Tech- 8.23 CGPA. I have work experience of 16 Months at Draup/Zinnov Management Consulting Ltd Bengaluru.
Sayan Ganguly comes from a small town called Bankura in West Bengal. From his surname only, I think you have guessed his nickname in college it's 'Dada' of course! He loves painting and he has been doing that for the last 17-18 years. He graduated from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad (NIT, Allahabad) in 2020. Talking about his academic profile which you all have been eagerly waiting for, he got a CGPA of 10(95%) in his class 10th, 94.8% in his Class 12, and 87.30% during his undergrad. (a 9-9-8 profile ) . He has been workings as a software engineer at Optum, for the last two years. He has scored a stellar 99.94%ile on CAT 2021 and is currently a part of IIM Ahmedabad's Co'24 cohort. Read on to know how his preparation strategy and his preparation suggestions for future aspirants!
