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In this article, I will discuss with you the method I followed when I was preparing for CAT to prepare for the VARC section.
In this article, I will discuss with you the method I followed when I was preparing for CAT to prepare for the VARC section.
MBA aspirants are human beings, and with that comes the possibility of a not so good day during their CAT day. Although well prepared, things might not go their way as planned. But there's no reason to lose hope. With a plethora of top MBA colleges that accept scores of different B-school entrance tests, aspirants should understand that there is life beyond the CAT and you can ace it. In this episode of CAT-apult, Debrup Poddar, a 99+%iler in several entrance tests, throws light on the importance of exams like XAT, IIFT, NMAT, SNAP & MICAT and how one's CAT preparation can be the base foundation to catapult their performance in these exams.
We have brought you the journey of an aspirant Keshav Kumar Singh in the last three episodes, where he shared his experience dealing with different phases of his preparation. From ‘Sab Ho Jaega’ to ‘Kuch Bhi Sahi Nahi Hai Yaar’, Keshav lived through something that majority of the aspirants go through every year. Because, not everybody gets through CAT and gets into their dream B-schools! Keshav also did not. In this episode, Keshav talks about the phase where he was dealing with agitation and how he faced himself after the results came out.
Swaha Swayamsiddha is a 99.92%iler on CAT 2020. Learn how she prepared for the exam to score so well!
Swaha worked as a Trainee Market Analyst, at Axxela Advisory, before taking up the admission offer from IIM Ahmedabad. She graduated from NIT Rourkela in 2020, with a B.Tech degree in Civil Engineering. Prior to that, she had successfully appeared for her 10th and 12th standard Board Exams; conducted by CBSE, in 2014 and 2016 respectively. In this interview, she talks about her CAT preparation journey and her advice to future aspirants.
In recent years, CAT was conducted over 2 slots to accommodate the large pool of candidates appearing for the exam. In 2020, however, the CAT exam was broken down into 3 slots, owing to the challenges posed by the pandemic and the necessity to maintain social-distancing.
Sagar is a Chartered Accountant by qualification where he was All India Rank 24 in the intermediate level, he completed B.com from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata where he scored 81% and was ranked 6th in his batch. He has also qualified CFA level 2. He did his schooling from Delhi Public School Megacity, Kolkata where he scored 92.2% in Xth and 95% in XIIth. Post qualifying CA he worked as an Equity research analyst covering the pharmaceutical sector for 7 months. He appeared for CAT 2020 realizing that MBA would play a crucial role in the progression of his career, where he scored 99.60%ile and got calls from IIM A,L,K,I,S where he managed to convert all of them. He is joining IIM Ahmedabad's PGP Co'23. Read this preparation journey, and his advice for future aspirants here!
“Should I drop a year?”- this is a dilemma we often face for any competitive examinations, and there is no absolute answer to this question.
In this article, I will discuss with you the method I followed when I was preparing for CAT to prepare for the VARC section.
MBA aspirants are human beings, and with that comes the possibility of a not so good day during their CAT day. Although well prepared, things might not go their way as planned. But there's no reason to lose hope. With a plethora of top MBA colleges that accept scores of different B-school entrance tests, aspirants should understand that there is life beyond the CAT and you can ace it. In this episode of CAT-apult, Debrup Poddar, a 99+%iler in several entrance tests, throws light on the importance of exams like XAT, IIFT, NMAT, SNAP & MICAT and how one's CAT preparation can be the base foundation to catapult their performance in these exams.
We have brought you the journey of an aspirant Keshav Kumar Singh in the last three episodes, where he shared his experience dealing with different phases of his preparation. From ‘Sab Ho Jaega’ to ‘Kuch Bhi Sahi Nahi Hai Yaar’, Keshav lived through something that majority of the aspirants go through every year. Because, not everybody gets through CAT and gets into their dream B-schools! Keshav also did not. In this episode, Keshav talks about the phase where he was dealing with agitation and how he faced himself after the results came out.
Swaha Swayamsiddha is a 99.92%iler on CAT 2020. Learn how she prepared for the exam to score so well!
Swaha worked as a Trainee Market Analyst, at Axxela Advisory, before taking up the admission offer from IIM Ahmedabad. She graduated from NIT Rourkela in 2020, with a B.Tech degree in Civil Engineering. Prior to that, she had successfully appeared for her 10th and 12th standard Board Exams; conducted by CBSE, in 2014 and 2016 respectively. In this interview, she talks about her CAT preparation journey and her advice to future aspirants.
In recent years, CAT was conducted over 2 slots to accommodate the large pool of candidates appearing for the exam. In 2020, however, the CAT exam was broken down into 3 slots, owing to the challenges posed by the pandemic and the necessity to maintain social-distancing.
Sagar is a Chartered Accountant by qualification where he was All India Rank 24 in the intermediate level, he completed B.com from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata where he scored 81% and was ranked 6th in his batch. He has also qualified CFA level 2. He did his schooling from Delhi Public School Megacity, Kolkata where he scored 92.2% in Xth and 95% in XIIth. Post qualifying CA he worked as an Equity research analyst covering the pharmaceutical sector for 7 months. He appeared for CAT 2020 realizing that MBA would play a crucial role in the progression of his career, where he scored 99.60%ile and got calls from IIM A,L,K,I,S where he managed to convert all of them. He is joining IIM Ahmedabad's PGP Co'23. Read this preparation journey, and his advice for future aspirants here!
“Should I drop a year?”- this is a dilemma we often face for any competitive examinations, and there is no absolute answer to this question.