Rishi Mittal, CAT 2019 100 percentiler with 98.76 percentile in VARC, 100 percentile in DILR and 99.99 percentile in QA, has scored the perfect score to receive calls from everyone’s dream b-schools IIM A, B, C, L, K, I, S, CAP and FMS Delhi. A GEM from NIT Surat, his academic profile is as follows-:
“A good way to attempt the VARC section would be to start with two RCs and then move to questions without negative marking and then two more RCs. This can help Build your reading speed and concentration. Personally speaking, I used to do three RCs on one go and leave one to be done after para jumbles.” – says CAT VA-RC 100 percentiler Vishakha about what strategy might work for you while attempting VARC questions.
CAT 2019 was testament to the fact that regardless of how fluent you may be in the English language and regardless of how many mock tests you may take, there is no saying what level of difficulty the paper will throw at you - the section was significantly tougher than what has been seen in the recent years, which stumped lakhs of test takers. So how does one prepare for such eventualities? If you were to begin your preparation for the VA-RC section of CAT 2020, how would you do it and what would your preparation strategy be to score a 99th percentile score? This article covers the end-to-end preparation strategy to crack the VA-RC section of CAT 2020.
In this story, 99.95 percentiler and FMS Delhi student, Moinack Shaikh shares various tips for cracking the VARC section for all CAT 2019 aspirants. He first analysis the trend in the reading comprehension section through CAT 2017 and CAT 2018 and then focuses on tangible tips that you can adopt in the last few days!
Just a scant few days to go before CAT is upon you. It’s normal to have doubts and queries. More significantly, you may also be suffering from self-doubt. That’s okay. Because those who came before you suffered from CAT trauma too! Having said that, how do you strategise and plan if you have one weaker section as compared to the others? Quite a few students, irrespective of their backgrounds, find quant to be tough. Others struggle with LRDI. Many feel that the VARC section is a challenge. So how do you prepare when one section could be your Achilles Heel? In this article, we share some strategies used by students when one section is found to be weaker. Find out how you can win over your weaknesses in this article.
With less than a month to go, every CAT aspirant will be on their toes. I remember that in the last month, I was in a quandary that should I learn more words like quandary or practice more probability problems, which was like kryptonite to my superman, or focus on solving the dreadful DILR problems. And apart from the subject-specific preparation, there was newspaper reading, full mock tests, my job, and whatnot. I was overwhelmed with so much to do in such a tiny amount of time. Looking back in hindsight, I think I took the correct steps and scored well finally (99.63%ile). Let me share what I did and what you can do in the last few days.
The CAT exam's Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension section stumps a lot of test-takers each year. For some, it's the sheer patience that is required to sit through the long-form essays, while for others, a lack of fluency in the English language or the lack of practice is a major obstacle on the D-day. This article will cover some crucial CAT VA-RC tips for test-takers, and how simple test-taking strategies can boost your score on the day of the exam.
I shall start with my Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension performance in CAT 2018.
Rishi Mittal, CAT 2019 100 percentiler with 98.76 percentile in VARC, 100 percentile in DILR and 99.99 percentile in QA, has scored the perfect score to receive calls from everyone’s dream b-schools IIM A, B, C, L, K, I, S, CAP and FMS Delhi. A GEM from NIT Surat, his academic profile is as follows-:
“A good way to attempt the VARC section would be to start with two RCs and then move to questions without negative marking and then two more RCs. This can help Build your reading speed and concentration. Personally speaking, I used to do three RCs on one go and leave one to be done after para jumbles.” – says CAT VA-RC 100 percentiler Vishakha about what strategy might work for you while attempting VARC questions.
CAT 2019 was testament to the fact that regardless of how fluent you may be in the English language and regardless of how many mock tests you may take, there is no saying what level of difficulty the paper will throw at you - the section was significantly tougher than what has been seen in the recent years, which stumped lakhs of test takers. So how does one prepare for such eventualities? If you were to begin your preparation for the VA-RC section of CAT 2020, how would you do it and what would your preparation strategy be to score a 99th percentile score? This article covers the end-to-end preparation strategy to crack the VA-RC section of CAT 2020.
In this story, 99.95 percentiler and FMS Delhi student, Moinack Shaikh shares various tips for cracking the VARC section for all CAT 2019 aspirants. He first analysis the trend in the reading comprehension section through CAT 2017 and CAT 2018 and then focuses on tangible tips that you can adopt in the last few days!
Just a scant few days to go before CAT is upon you. It’s normal to have doubts and queries. More significantly, you may also be suffering from self-doubt. That’s okay. Because those who came before you suffered from CAT trauma too! Having said that, how do you strategise and plan if you have one weaker section as compared to the others? Quite a few students, irrespective of their backgrounds, find quant to be tough. Others struggle with LRDI. Many feel that the VARC section is a challenge. So how do you prepare when one section could be your Achilles Heel? In this article, we share some strategies used by students when one section is found to be weaker. Find out how you can win over your weaknesses in this article.
With less than a month to go, every CAT aspirant will be on their toes. I remember that in the last month, I was in a quandary that should I learn more words like quandary or practice more probability problems, which was like kryptonite to my superman, or focus on solving the dreadful DILR problems. And apart from the subject-specific preparation, there was newspaper reading, full mock tests, my job, and whatnot. I was overwhelmed with so much to do in such a tiny amount of time. Looking back in hindsight, I think I took the correct steps and scored well finally (99.63%ile). Let me share what I did and what you can do in the last few days.
The CAT exam's Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension section stumps a lot of test-takers each year. For some, it's the sheer patience that is required to sit through the long-form essays, while for others, a lack of fluency in the English language or the lack of practice is a major obstacle on the D-day. This article will cover some crucial CAT VA-RC tips for test-takers, and how simple test-taking strategies can boost your score on the day of the exam.
I shall start with my Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension performance in CAT 2018.
