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CAT Preparation Tips: Verbal

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The Last Few Days To CAT | What To Do And What Not To?

The Last Few Days To CAT | What To Do And What Not To?

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.

Shubham Gatkal
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How I Scored 99.3 Percentile In VA-RC Section Of CAT 2018

How I Scored 99.3 Percentile In VA-RC Section Of CAT 2018

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.

Chirag Shukla
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How I Scored 99+%ile In VA-RC | Strategy For CAT & SNAP

How I Scored 99+%ile In VA-RC | Strategy For CAT & SNAP

Hi ! I am Amir Raza from Kota, Rajasthan. I did my B.Tech in Computer Engineering from Aligarh Muslim University. I was one of the many engineers who decided to opt for MBA and hence wrote CAT'16  in my final year. I scored a whopping 99.7 %le in CAT VARC section which escalated my score to 96.15 %le overall, despite scoring just around 80 and 85 percentiles in LRDI and Quant sections respectively. As a GEM Fresher, I was able to get calls from the new IIM's and IIT Roorkee. However, due to the lack of work experience and not so great academics, I could finally convert only IIM Sambalpur and IIT Roorkee then. General English section (27.5/40) once again proved to be my saviour in my first attempt at SNAP when I was able to manage a 98.2134 %le overall with single digits score in LR and GK ( 4 and 7.5 respectively PS- no sectional cutoff in SNAP ) and an average score in Quant.

Amir Raza
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70%ile To 99+%ile In The VA Section In 60 Days - An Engineer's Journey

70%ile To 99+%ile In The VA Section In 60 Days - An Engineer's Journey

Verbal Ability section is nothing short of a Gordian knot, more so if you’re an engineer. The kinematics, mathematics, and dynamics that you study in your undergrad leave you with very less knack for reading genres like psychology, economics, sociology, politics or even fiction. Well, take a sigh of relief! You need not be a Milton or a Shakespeare or even a voracious reader to ace the Verbal Ability section. Yes, you read it right, and that’s because VA is not equal to vocabulary or literature. It’s about your ability to comprehend while you read. It’s about filtering important information from a plethora of noise.

Pratik Ranjan
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