Is CAT Really Tough? Or Is It Just About The Strategy?

Concentrate on the basics: The first and foremost step of preparation is learning and comprehending the basics. This is critical as without a solid foundation; you might struggle in solving questions even on topics that you felt you were comfortable with. This is one of the very common issues faced by the students in CAT exam. Nothing should be done in bits and pieces.

Try and utilize every single minute of free time for preparation. Whenever free, try and do something that will help you in one way or the other for your cat exam (mental calculations/reading/revising formulas etc.).

Keep Practicing and Revising concepts. It is true; basics are critical, however, what's their use of learning them if you do not learn how to apply them. After all, in the exam, you need to solve questions on them. So keep practising as many good cat exam level questions as much as you can. Do revise them periodically so that concepts are embedded properly in your mind. One great source is CAT previous year papers. Also, start reading good English newspapers articles, magazines to start with. You can move to reading business news like economic times, New York Times later on. Read, read and read. Make it a daily routine. This will help you a lot in tackling Verbal section of cat exam.

Attempt Mocks regularly. Attempting mocks, I feel, is the most important part of your CAT exam prep. Mocks these days are carefully designed to give a proper simulation of actual cat exam. Hence, mocks are a must-do. Try to follow the pattern of the Mocks and allocate time carefully for each section. But, just giving Mocks will not be enough. Do their analysis as well. It highlights your weaknesses and strengths that will enable you to focus on your key areas. Try to improve your score on a mock-to-mock basis. Do not lose heart if your mock scores are not as per your expectation, as mocks cannot give a measure of your performance in the actual CAT exam. Take this as an opportunity to strengthen your weak areas. This will help you a great deal on acing cat exam 2018.

Cracking CAT exam is not tough. All you need is the right attitude and a strategy. Try to stay calm during the whole length of the exam. Do not panic or be overconfident. Also, do not lose hope at any point during your preparation. Follow the above basic guidelines strictly, and by doing so, I think you can see yourself getting a good percentile and a call from top B-Schools of your dreams.

All the best!