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8 Ways To Build Your Profile & Improve B-School Admission Chances

A B-school admission doesn’t always mean scoring high in CAT. The entrance exam is just one part of the overall admission process and there are multiple layers to the selection where your profile plays an important role. We have seen examples after examples from top B-schools where students with way lower CAT percentile secure a seat, all thanks to their impressive profile. But what about a scenario where you have to build your profile from scratch when you are a fresher! Is there any chance for you to compete with other experienced candidates with good CAT scores battling it out for the same seat! What are some of the criteria that make or break your chances of a B-school selection and how can you strengthen them? All this and a lot more will be covered in this episode today.

InsideIIM Career Services11 Jun 2021

How To Ace VARC- Story Of 3-Time 95+%iler In CAT VARC, Ft. Debrup | CATapult Ep 5

The VARC section of CAT is often intimidating to CAT aspirants. Being the first section that they encounter, VARC often leaves engineers wondering if their English is good enough to break the sectional barrier and non-engineers feeling how their VARC percentiles can be taken to the next level! Aspirants often struggle with reading speed, close option dilemma and accuracy issues in VARC. In this episode of CAT-apult, Debrup Poddar shares his experience of scoring more than 95%ile in VARC of 3 consecutive CATs, by breaking down the section into component question-types and mapping them to the skills that need to be developed to excel in them.

Team InsideIIM11 Jun 2021

6 Month CAT 2021 Preparation Strategy By IIM A B C Students | How To Study For CAT

Based on what section you need to work on extensively, designing a personal strategy for CAT 2021 shall help put your preparation in place. We've invited three individuals from three different b-schools who worked on three different sections extensively to score a 99+ percentile on the CAT.

Team InsideIIM10 Jun 2021

From 44 Percent In Maths In 12th To IIM Kozhikode | Non-Engineer's Mantra To Crack Quant, DILR For CAT

One of the most recurring demands from InsideIIM's eager community of CAT aspirants is of CAT preparation tips from non-engineers who, despite weak academic profiles, managed to make it to India's top IIMs. Today, we bring to you an insightful and inspirational story of a hotel management graduate who managed to crack the CAT exam and is now heading to IIM Kozhikode. This non-engineer went from scoring only 44 percent in Maths in 12th to acing the QA and DILR sections of the CAT exam in his very first attempt. So how did he do it? Find out in this video filled with unmissable tips to crack the CAT exam.

Team InsideIIM09 Jun 2021

The ABCs Of Making It To ABC - A Covid Relief Initiative

A 5-day Workshop By CAT 2020 99+ %ilers and IIM ABC, FMS Converts On How To Ace CAT 2021!

Team InsideIIM09 Jun 2021

How An MBA Aspirant’s Journey Starts From Zero Ft. Keshav | CAT Vlog Ep 1

What happens when you get up one morning and decide you want to crack CAT? Be part of all the cool B-schools, draw heavy paychecks at the end of the month and live in a posh sea facing Marine Drive flat! Well, all that can come true, but only when you realize the hardwork and dedication that it needs at the very early stage- when you are deciding to go that route. Keshav Singh, a final year student, just like thousands other every year, thought let’s give CAT a try. Nahi hoga toh agle saal dekh lenge! With very little preparation and no guided pathway to take, Keshav did fail to convert CAT 2020. We asked Keshav to tell his story around his preparation, what worked, what did not and what are some things that aspirants like him should avoid before CAT 2021.

Team InsideIIM09 Jun 2021

How I Made It To The Holy Trinity As A Fresher In My First Attempt || Ft. Aanchal Chadha, 99.77 %ile, IIM A Co' 25

Aanchal graduated from Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies with a degree in Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS) - specialization in Finance. She has 2 years of work experience in Deal Advisory division with KPMG India. In this article, she lays out the detailed preparation strategy that helped her achieve 99.77%ile in CAT 2020 and subsequently helped her crack the Holy Trinity as a fresher. She had deferred her joining by 2 years, and will be a part of IIM Ahmedabad's cohort of 2023-25.

Team InsideIIM09 Jun 2021

"Your Target Should Be For 100 Percentile." CAT Prep Strategies By CAT 2020 99.45%iler - Parth Chavda, IIM B'23

Parth Ashwin Chavda is an Automobile Engineering Graduate from L.D. College of Engineering, affiliated with GTU. Having a thorough focus on academics helped Parth receive academic scholarships of close to 1 lakh rupees during his 10th and 12th. In his own words, Parth is an ordinary Gujarati joe with extraordinary aspirations. He is a foodaholic and amicable person, a Formula 1 enthusiast, and loves watching web series. He is joining IIm Bangalore's Class of 2023, and in this interview, he walks us through his CAT preparation journey, and shares his advice for future aspirants. Read on!

Team InsideIIM08 Jun 2021