This is a very common question that is been asked by CAT aspirants. The answer is "yes". CAT can be easily cracked without the help of any coaching Institute. All that is required to perform in any competitive exam is dedication, hard work, and will.
The most important step to this struggle is finding sources to study. The most important source is youtube. One can find all types of videos related to a particular topic and many videos related to it.
One must decide on the basic material from he or she must stick to it. No source is perfect, but most sources will get you from A to B if you work on it in a structured manner. If one runs around searching for the next best video or source of materials, he/she will waste too much time. Any gaps in the existing materials can be covered much later as you improve dramatically.
One needs to be extremely structured in how he/she spends his/her time and also well disciplined. This exam is less of a knowledge-based exam but more of a skill-based exam, unlike most exams. It requires dedicated daily practice. The above aspects will get up to 90 percent of an individual's ‘highest potential’. The last mile or the remaining marks will need a good strategy, without which he/she will find that he/she has underperformed significantly on the D-day. It is very common to see a large number of people underperforming on CAT day, in comparison to their mock CAT performances. This is one area that can fetch massive dividends but at the same time can screw up CAT, if one has a wobbly strategy. Most coaching institutes will have videos on ‘strategy’. Find one that works best for you and fine-tune it.
