CAT Preparation - Page 57

How I Came Back Stronger In My 2nd Attempt On The CAT?, Ft. Prachi Gupta, CAT'21 99.6%iler

My first attempt at CAT was in 2020 for which I had prepared very diligently. With the overall %ile being 96.5, with 98+%ile in QA and 96+%ile in VARC, I could not make it because I could not clear the sectional cut-off in LRDI in which I had gotten a mere 60+%ile. I had made silly mistakes that cost me 9 marks in that section. The weight of those silly errors was so heavy that I could not perform as well, as I could have in XAT and let my chance of getting into a B-School straight after graduation go. It took me a solid 2-3 months to make peace with the situation, take all the learnings, and move forward. It was only in July that I again started preparing for CAT 2021.

Prachi Gupta02 Jun 2022

How Can You Crack CAT And Make It To The Best B-Schools? Ft. 99.6+ %ilers, IIM A, B Students

To make it to one of the Holy Trinity is the dream of every CAT aspirant. For this, aspirants are required to crack CAT. But how should you prepare for the CAT exam inorder to achieve a top percentile? How do top scorers plan their journey? How should you take mocks? What are the common mistakes which might affect your results? To answer these and many more questions around CAT 2022 preparation, watch the recorded webinar below where we invited Sajag Prakash (CAT' 21 - 99.88%ile | IIM A' 24) and Pallavi Mishra (CAT'21 - 99.64%ile | IIM B' 24)

Team InsideIIM01 Jun 2022

How I Scored 99.73%ile On My Second CAT Attempt - Vivek Banerjee, IIM A Co'24

Vivek has an academic record of 92.29% (10th ICSE) and 93.4% (12th ISC). He is a graduate of NIT Jamshedpur where he has a CGPA of 9.48/10. After graduation, he is working for one of the largest tire manufacturing firms in India in the Industrial Engineering role since 2018. He secured a CAT percentile of 99.73 in 2021 and is joining IIM Ahmedabad for PGP 2022-24. Read on to know his preparation strategy, and his advice for future CAT takers!

Team InsideIIM30 May 2022

Is It Possible To Convert FMS and IIMs With 2.5 Years Gap?

The CAT journey is usually very long and arduous and aspirants face multiple obstacles. While preparing for the exam and scoring well is challenging in itself, the process of preparing and doing well in interviews is another herculean task. One hurdle that a large number of aspirants are concerned about is the presence of gap years on their resume. Aspirants often assume that the presence of gap years would mean direct rejection or fewer marks in interviews. This opinion has an adverse impact on their preparation as well as confidence.

Kriti Upadhyay28 May 2022

How To Make The Best Of Your CAT Preparation In The Last 6 Months, Ft. 99+ %ilers - IIM B, FMS Students

We are almost 6 months away from CAT 2022! This is the time when aspirants get serious with their preparation. They get several queries about how to pace up their performance, mock taking strategies, specific sections, etc. To help them channelise their efforts, we've invited 2 of the CAT 2021 toppers who've led the same journey in the past and have nailed it!The panellists will guide the aspirants to optimize their overall performance.

Team InsideIIM26 May 2022

Practised Almost 400 Sets But Didn't Look At Solutions - Shanttam Jain, CAT 99.93%ile, IIM A Co'24

Shanttam hails from the educational city, Kota. He did his Dual Degree in Chemical Engineering from IIT Madras in 2019 and has been working in financial services since 2019. His academics include 10 CGPA in 10th, 90.2% in 12th, and 8.2 CGPA in Undergrad. In this article, he shares his CAT preparation strategy and his advice for future CAT aspirants. Read on!

Team InsideIIM26 May 2022

How A 5 Point Someone Converted IIM Calcutta - Sabuj Kumar Raj, IIM Calcutta'24

One of the most daunting questions faced by CAT Aspirants is, ‘Is my profile good enough?’ Here’s the harsh reality, no profile is good enough. Even the best profiles have a black spot. But what if that profile contains 5 points? For aspirants hearing this term, it generally refers to an aspirant having a score of less than 60 percent in graduation.

Team InsideIIM25 May 2022

If You Don't Have A Good Academic Record, You Need To Work Extra For CAT - Riya Mehta, CAT 98.19%ile, IIM B Co'24

Riya was born, brought up, and educated in Ranchi till class 12 after which she completed her Bachelors in Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering from NIT Jamshedpur. She has been a sincere student and an all-rounder throughout her student life with good academic scores (Class 10- 96.8%, Class 12- 93.6%, B.Tech- 8.90) as well as prizes in National as well as Regional athletic championships. Right after college, Riya joined the steel giant, Tata Steel as a Management Trainee (Technical). She currently works there as an Electrical Maintenance Manager looking after the day-to-day maintenance, Spare management, while managing a team of 40 employees. Riya aspires to work in Consulting and Business Development with the application of data analytics. She is an active athlete, a yoga enthusiast, and a consistent reader. She also actively writes about her thoughts on life and career on LinkedIn. In this interview, she shares her CAT preparation strategy and her advice to future aspirants.

Team InsideIIM23 May 2022