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!
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.
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.
Though Radhika Mohta had registered for the CAT exam in 2019, she didn’t even make it to the exam centre. Only to have admits from FMS, IIM A, IIM B, IIM C, IIM L, IIM K, and IIM I in 2022. With a 95+ in both 10th and 12th, she knew that someday MBA would be the path she would likely opt for, just the timing was uncertain. And she considers herself blessed to have had the luxury of working from home for the past year. Without the constant support of parents, family, and friends, the Red building of dreams would never have become a reality. Read our interview with Radhika, where she shares her CAT preparation strategy and her advice for future CAT takers!
A Food Techno-Manager by profession, Gagan is passionate about Food, Problem Solving & Marketing. Winning a National case study competition at IIM Lucknow, designing a campaign '18+ & a YouTube series- Know Your Alumni inspired by InsideIIM to leading teams of 100+ students during a college fest, Gagan has done it all! With a work experience of 20 months at Nestle, he brings the expertise in working with operations of the world's biggest Food company. In this article, he shares how he scored 91.92%ile in CAT 2021, and still made it to IIM Ahmedabad!
Satyajit Mohanty will be joining IIM Calcutta in its 59th MBA Batch, Class of 2024. He is a 2020 batch of Electrical Engineering graduates from Odisha University of Technology and Research. He has over 18 months of work experience at Deloitte Consulting in a client-facing role. He scored a stellar 99.73%ile in CAT 2021. He scored 93%, 86%, and 8.49 CGPA in 10th/12th/Graduation respectively. Being a General Engineer Male candidate with not-so-top-notch academic scores, IIM Calcutta was the only IIM from BLACKI that extended him an interview call. In this interview, he shares his CAT preparation strategy, and his advice to future CAT aspirants!
Amid the spectacular Bschool results and inspiring stories coming out every day, here is the journey of Aditya Doiphode who scored a stellar 99.95%ile on the CAT with a whopping 100%ile in the VARC section in 2021. This result fetched him all the calls from the top IIMs of the country. Having an Engineering background, Aditya pursued his BTech in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Economics from NIT, Tiruchirapalli. After his graduation in 2020, he went on to work at Axis Bank and then at ZS Associates. The VARC section of the CAT exam is generally considered to be the Achilles heel for many aspirants due to its level of difficulty and unpredictability. Read on to know Aditya’s strategy for acing the VA-RC section.
Sejal Sahni is a student of the PGP 2021-23 batch at IIM Ahmedabad. Brought up in Bangalore, she pursued the Integrated Program in Management at IIM Indore, where she graduated with a B.A.(Foundations of Management) degree. She attempted CAT 2020 during her final year of graduation, and scored a stellar 99.67%ile, with a 99.97%ile in the VARC section. She also secured 99.13%ile in the XAT examination. Subsequently, she was offered admission by IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Calcutta, and XLRI Jamshedpur (BM Program). She loves playing basketball, and has a keen interest in calligraphy and hand lettering.
