My Journey To XLRI Jamshedpur - CAT And XAT Preparation Tips

3. USE TIME WHILE TRAVELLING/WAITING: Those who complain that they spent a lot of time in travelling, please make use of that time. You can read a book or a newspaper and you can also download various apps in your mobile for practising Quants/VA. I had to travel in a metro for 1.5 hours daily. I completed 2-3 books of verbal ability by making use of that time.

4. GIVE AND ANALYZE MOCKS: Don't skip mocks. Give at least 1 mock test in a week initially and as you go close to CAT increase the number to 2-3 a week. Most important thing is to analyse the mocks. If you are not analysing the mocks, you are wasting your time in giving them.

5. TAKE A BREAK: Go and enjoy with your friends or watch a movie or do whatever you like once in a week. This will break the monotony and make you more focused.

6. EXTRA TIP FOR XAT: After CAT exam most of the aspirants stop studying. I advise not to do that, instead study in a relaxed way, i.e., reduce the time you put in preparation for XAT. Give as many mock tests as you can and most important prepare the decision making section very well as it can get you good scores.

After doing the preparation and giving the various MBA exams, I got 95 percentile in CAT, 96.7 percentile in XAT (both BM and HRM call), 99 percentile in NMAT and 97.8 percentile in SNAP. I wanted to go for HRM program from XLRI Jamshedpur but what we want and what we get may not be same. The biggest mistake I did was that I underestimated the interview process and self-doubt crept into me. I didn't prepare well for the interviews which I could have done. I converted NM and SCMHRD but got SORRY from XLRI Jamshedpur. It was like a nightmare for me that I could not be a part of such a prestigious college. Some days later I stopped thinking about it. And then to my surprise, I got a mail from XLRI that I am waitlisted. From that day onwards, I checked the wait list movement eagerly and finally, the day came when I got a mail again from XLRI saying CONGRATULATIONS. Today, I am so happy to write this while travelling to XLRI Jamshedpur. At last, I would say, All Is Well That Ends Well.