How To Make The Most Of 30 Days Before CAT/SNAP/IIFT?

Read ok please – If you haven’t already started, reading is important. The psychological block of having long winding sentences and then pointless questions thrown at you (Question: What is the tone of the passage? Hint: boring) can only be overcome if you have a practice of reading. Pick up a newspaper like the Indian Express and start going through the articles. Try to summarize the article mentally in the end to see your grasp of the subject matter. If you fall asleep initially that’s okay, it’s a gradual process. But keep at it. Try to have diverse sources to read from – English passages often come from Science, Business, Economics, Philosophy and the like. Imagine if you get an article on CRISPER technology? It’s better sometimes to know a little about such topics before-hand otherwise the interpreting the passage will bring about the twin disadvantage of having to first understand the subject material and then having to understand the passage.

The curse of GK – GK is a make or break section in many entrance exams like SNAP, XAT. Usually, for candidates, it breaks them. While no great manager ever made a profit knowing the capital of Argentina, it doesn’t hurt to know to become a manager in the first place. Newspapers come to the rescue again, reading newspapers like the Economic Times helped build a strong GK base while newspapers like The Indian Express keep one abreast with the latest news. In a paper like SNAP, this much reading is more than sufficient. Usually, people keep GK to the last minute, so it is our humble request that makes sure you are not cramming the names of all previous prime ministers two hours before the exam. Keep at least an hour a day just for GK and make to revise your points.

These are our tips. We wish you luck with your last 30 days. This might be a cliché ending but don’t stress out. Think about it this way, you just need one of the thousand-plus seats available at top MBA institutes. The competition is full of people who are as scared, nervous and confused as you. No MBA graduate is giving the entrance exam, it is simply frustrated engineers who think this might improve their employability.

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