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From A Terrible CAT Attempt To An IIFT Admit: Journey of Redemption Ft. Apoorva Bajaj, IIFT Delhi

Apoorva scored a meager 91 percentile in CAT 2019. She knew she needed to have an alternative strategy, especially considering that she did not want to spend years preparing for b-school entrance exams. Apoorva decided to learn from her mistakes and focused on preparing for the IIFT with full focus. With only a week's difference between CAT and IIFT, Apoorva didn't have much time to prepare. But in this video, she shares how, despite time constraints, she managed to leverage her strengths and score a 99.23 percentile in the IIFT entrance exam, thus making it to IIFT Delhi. If you're writing the IIFT entrance this year, this video is a must watch for you.

Team InsideIIM12 Jan 2021

Cracking GD-PI, Guesstimates, CAT | Top 10 Most Read Articles On InsideIIM Ft. IIM A, L, MDI

Our List of Top 10s today is all about the most read articles and stories contributed by students on InsideIIM. If you're planning to join a b-school in 2021, this one's especially relevant to you! But wait, we have had, in equal parts, a tough and a great time this year. But the year that was also brought about lots of great stuff. Amongst those, these are some articles were loved, read and appreciated by you, our readers the most! But before we check out the most loved articles, here's a big thank you. Thank you to our readers for staying with us. And a giant thank you to our student writers - all of you who have contributed to InsideIIM's growth story with your personal experiences and your friends' travails. A big warm happy new year! And now let's look at the most read articles on InsideIIM, written by you!

Team InsideIIM05 Jan 2021

CAT Strategies, Consulting | Top 10 Most Watched Videos In 2020 Ft. IIM A, B, C, BCG

2020 was a tough year for all of us. All our plans went haywire come March 2020 and this pandemic. But this painful, difficult and altogether crazy year also had some highlights. We had some brilliant work done, collaborated with some exceptional people and overall had a lot to be thankful. So here's showing our gratitude with a series of articles for the year that was. We bring you a list of your Top 10s. Most loved videos, most commented and read stories, etc. Whether you're an MBA aspirant, a student or someone who has contributed to InsideIIM, you'll find something interesting here for all. Today we look at the top 10 Most Watched Videos Released on InsideIIM's YouTube Channel. Before we look at our hit videos of 2020, a big thank you for watching, liking, sharing and commenting on these videos! And now, let's dive in!

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My Mistakes In CAT Helped Me Crack The IIFT Entrance Ft. Suvam Dhar, IIFT 99.83 Percentiler

Meet Suvam Dhar, IIFT 99.83%iler. Suvam got interested in MBA during his final placement season at engineering college. Without much preparation and time, Suvam prepared for CAT amidst prep for other exams. When CAT didn’t go well for him, Suvam knew that he could attempt other entrance exams to redeem himself. He took his mistakes from CAT as learnings and decided to make sure that his IIFT entrance exam went well. With barely a week between CAT and the IIFT entrance, Suvam didn’t have much time to prepare. But he focused on previous years’ question papers and got a feel of the paper pattern. He felt relatively confident and prepared for IIFT. During the exam itself though, another surprise was awaiting him. Having strategized and prepared for a 100 marks paper, Suvam and other test takers were thrown for a loop when the exam was for 300 marks instead of the initial 100! In this video, he takes us through how he cracked the IIFT entrance exams despite those odds and made it to IIFT Delhi!

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How I Cracked XAT Post An Unsatisfactory CAT Performance Ft. Anushka D., XLRI Jamshedpur

Anushka Dhawan studied B.A. L.L.B during graduation post which she started looking for new opportunities and making career plans. This is when she decided to pursue an MBA. But CAT didn't really go well for Anushka. She realised that she needed to focus on XAT, IIFT and other entrance exams. The first 2 weeks of December, Anushka focused on solving old XAT papers. She also worked on mocks and analysed her performance. The rest of the time before XAT? Anushka decided to take time off from prep and just chill. Dealing with the anxiety of what comes post an average performance in CAT, she decided to look at an exit strategy from the world of MBA if XAT too didn't work out! In this video, she shares tips on XAT prep, cracking the DM and GK sections in XAT, dealing with anxiety before entrance exams like CAT and XAT, as well as her experience cracking XLRI Jamshedpur with a 97.78 percentile in XAT. If you're planning to write XAT 2021, this is a must watch for you.

Team InsideIIM26 Dec 2020

How A Commerce Grad Cracked XAT, XLRI Ft. Sanishtha Bhatia, XAT 99.84 Percentiler

Sanishtha Bhatia is a fresher who studied a unique course - a B.Sc in Finance. This involved learning the core finance subjects. But she realised by the time her 3rd year arrived that she wanted to pursue a different career. A core finance career was not something she wanted to truly pursue. Hence started her MBA preparation. CAT didn't go really well for Sanishtha. Having checked her raw scores, she knew that it would be tough to make it the top b-schools in India. Which is why Sanishtha decided to give complete focus to XAT. She managed to score a strong 99.84%ile in XAT 2020 and managed to make it to XLRI Jamshedpur. Find out how she managed to ace the XAT in this video.

Team InsideIIM17 Dec 2020

CAT 2020 Answer Key Released, TISSNET Notification Released | MBA News, Ep. 30

The past week has been filled with some interesting updates from the world of MBA and business. The official TISSNET notification has been released, and IIM Calcutta has successfully completed its summer placements process for the batch of 2022. The biggest headline of course was the release of the CAT 2020 answer key and response sheet. Let's dive into the top five headlines from the past week.

Team InsideIIM08 Dec 2020

IIM Calcutta's Selection Criteria Released, CAT 2020 Analysis By TIME, IMS & CL | MBA News Ep. 29

The past week has been very busy. Right at the beginning of the week, IIM Calcutta released its latest selection criteria, and so did IIM Nagpur. The week ended with the conclusion of the main event of the year - CAT 2020. In this episode of News From The World of MBA, we explore these important headlines and more!

Team InsideIIM01 Dec 2020