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CAT Preparation

Preparation is an important component of the keythat unlocks the door to a seat in a good

management institute - IIMs

CAT Preparation requires hard work, meticulous

planning and systematic implementation

A correct mix of theory and concepts, practice,

simulated testing and detailed analysis

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Analyze, Understand & Plan the

preparation Preparing for the exam 3 levels of preparation required to crack the CAT.

Knowledge

Exam Strategy Confidence and Performance under pressure

3 Steps to ACE CAT Step-1 Learn all about CAT Step-2 Do Self Analysis for CAT Step-3 Execution: Mastering your strengths and improving on

your Weaknesses

Study Plan

Never Prioritize topics study all What is prepared & what needs to be learned Time Management Set accomplishable goals

Stick to your plan

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8 important steps for CAT Prep Identify where you stand Build the Foundation - build the basics |

Revise the fundamentals

Study Plan and Time Management

Sectional Tests and Exercises

Start acing mocks

Evaluation and analysis

Know your strengths, work on yourweaknesses

Accuracy and speed: the perfect mixture

Shortcuts and strategies

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Identify where you stand

Where to start?

The ideal way to start preparing for any exam is

by taking a diagnostic test

Diagnostic test should ideally be of similar type asthe previous CAT exam.

You may take the test online/offline.

Detailed analysis on the results

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Build the Foundation - Revise the

fundamentals

Understand and Develop basic concepts tested inthe CAT

Understand different types of questions asked in

each section

Gauge your understanding by solving questions

for each Concept

Attempt extra practice problems on each concept

to go to Pro Level. Finally, move on to actual past CAT questions

to develop the CAT mindset

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Study Plan and Time

Management

Time is precious, while everyone has the sameamount of time, only those who manage it well

crack the CAT.

Budget your time Create a study plan to

manage the time effectively and efficiently.

Give plenty of time for each task and concept

Use a calendar to set specific deadlines.

Dont get nervous over deadlines; stay calm andkeep on track.

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Sectional Tests and exercises

Start taking sectional tests and time basedexercises.

At least 2-3 concept or sectional tests a week

See where you stand and measureimprovement.

Analyze the tests in detail to check:

Where have you gone wrong?

Why have you gone wrong? Solutions to questions that you did not attempt to

identify the ones that you could have attempted.

Analyze your performance after every test you

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Start acing mocks

Start taking mocks once every week to frame afull proof strategy.

Gauge your performance weakness and

strengths

Mock scores will also help you identify your aim

and strategy for the last few months before CAT

Start your mocks even if you have not completed

the chapters

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Evaluation and analysisAll the tests taken must be evaluated properly

and analysed.

Have a record on a spreadsheet of all the teststhat you take

Track your performance section wise and conceptwise

Create a flowchart which will help you knowwhere you stand and how much improvement you

need in every section.Analysis should include your attempted, non-

attempted questions. Silly mistakes and guesswork attempts.

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Know your strengths, work on

your weaknesses Discover the areas, where you are strong and where there is a room for

improvement

Capitalize on your strengths and get rid of your weaknesses.

Challenge yourself by re-practicing problems in weak areas

Make stronger area into the strongest and work towards improving the

weaker sections.

Always keep yourself motivated; do not stress yourself, by studying all

the time.

Over dosage often, as they say kills.

How to find your strength & weaknesses Simply pickup a past years

CAT exam papers1. Attempt as many questions as you can without putting the time limit in one

2. Attempt which ever you are confident of, don't make any blind guess for any

of the questions and make calculated guess

3. Check your answers and attempts.

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Accuracy and speed: the perfect

mixture

CAT is not about solving 60 questions in 140minutes.

It is about solving 40 to 45 questions with 85 to90 percent accuracy.

Attempting all the questions is not the mark ofyour achievement in CAT

Accuracy is a distinguishing factor among 99+percentile

Focusing on accuracy may lead to spending morethan average time on the questions

Spending more time on one problem could causepanic towards the end of the exam.

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Shortcuts and strategies

Try to find strategies and shortcuts for differentsections and concepts.

Increase your speed, improve your accuracy and

reduce time per question.

Collective studies with your friends and exchange

ideas and shortcuts with each other.

A common pitfall is learning the tricks without

understanding them. Best solution is to derive and develop tricks

yourself from the basic principles.

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Section Wise Preparation

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Crack CAT Cracking CAT is all about time management and

accuracy No need to answer all the questions

Crack the maximum questions in what your areconfident about

Crack the minimum required in your weak sections toclear cutoffs

Division of time so as to get the maximum out of thepaper

Initial phase is building up concepts followed byextensive practice, revision and mock tests

Work diligently towards your goal, a great CAT score

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Quantitative Ability Solving a particular problem accurately in the least

possible time matters the most

Lot of practice to build up good speed,

Solve problems fast from basic principles and tricks

Understand the formulae well rather than justremembering them.

Check for model answers; there is always a bettermethod to solve problems.

Go over a concept again in detail, if you are makingconceptual mistakes in this phase.

Improve your speed and accuracy leading to a highpercentile in this section.

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Logical Reasoning & Data

Interpretation

Solve as many problems of all the different typesas you can to improve speed and accuracy.

Master the art to transfer data on screen to the

rough sheet smartly while reading the question

set

Understanding which data is useful - large parts

of the data provided are NOT useful and

redundant

Learn to quickly get approximate answers by

rounding off to two decimals and match them with

the correct option

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Verbal Ability: Good vocabulary and a good reading speed is most important. Start reading up articles on a variety of topics like science, philosophy, arts,

languages etc. From various magazines and newspapers online.

Improve your reading speed and grasping the important concepts in short articles

Always note down the new words and their meaning to build up your vocabulary

For grammar, go through all the basic rules and the common mistakes. Summarizing a paragraph and arranging sentences requires a lot of practice, and

always go through the reasoning given in the sample answers.

For RC, there are two approaches

First is reading the whole passage before answering any question and

Second is going through questions first before reading the passage.

Try out both the approaches and picking up the one you feel the mostcomfortable with.

Many questions in RC/Summary/Ordering where two answers are very close.;

Identifying the correct one comes from identifying the one which is not correct, as

one answer is slightly wrong. The ability to figure this out comes from practice

and analyzing the solutions.

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Create a Study Plan Develop a realistic plan according to your needs andschedule, and supports the way you learn.

Study plan allows you to learn at your own pace

Create a plan to help you study effectively and minimizestress during last month of preparation

The first step is to figure out how much time and effort youmust dedicate to studying for the exam by asking thefollowing questions: How much material do you need to cover? How difficult is the material? How much time is available? Do you have any other priorities during the study period? What is the format of the exam? How important is the exam? What is your performance target for the exam?

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Work life balance

Keep yourselves distressed

Balance your work/study with preparation.

Be genuine to yourself and spend time every day

regularly in a systematic manner

Take it slow and do not garble all the information.

Work your way through different types of

problems and keep track of your performance in

every possible area Its about You and you know better about

yourself; device a strategy that works for you

Keep fine tuning the strategy, until you get better

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Special advice final year students

Preparing for CAT & other MBA exams

Graduation marks plays a major role in selection

process and also in whole career

Dont be complacent about graduation studies

due to the CAT preparation

Graduation performance reflects a candidates

sincerity, dedication & hard work towards their

career Getting a low score after spending 4 years is

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Final Words CAT is a tough exam and you need to train your brain

for it.

The key to success is training your mind to thinkdifferently.

Get acquainted with both the content and the length

of the test. CAT is not rocket science; it just requires a lot of

discipline.

CAT is a very logical exam and if you are good withlogic you should be able to do reasonably well.

The challenge is not to master all concepts, or to doall problems rightly; the challenge is to maximize thescore

You dont need to reinvent the wheel; all you have todo is follow a plan which the high CAT scorers use

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