CAT is one of the most unique and challenging exams in India. Scoring 99 percentile is rare, but Saksham scored it in both of his attempts. Saksham, a BBA graduate from Jaipur, who defied the norm by retaking CAT even after scoring 99.04 percentile in his first attempt. With the aim of securing seat in his dream college—FMS Delhi, Saksham took a strategic second attempt. He scored 99.42 percentile in CAT 2024, he credits much of his success to iQuanta’s supportive community, rigorous mock strategy, and real-time doubt solving. Let’s discuss why CAT Topper repeat CAT exam even after getting 99.04%ile in his first attempt & how iQuanta helped him succeed during his CAT preparation journey?
This blog will takes you through Saksham’s preparation strategy, his biggest hurdles, and how he turned anxiety into his achievements. Let’s read what experience he has shared with us.
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Who is CAT Topper Saksham Kedawat?
Saksham Kedawat is a CAT topper who scored amazing percentiles in both the attempts. He is a BBA graduate from Saint Xavier’s College, Jaipur. Now talking about his CAT percentile, he scored 99.04 percentile in his first attempt and 99.42 percentile in CAT 2024.
How much time did CAT Topper give for CAT preparation, how he managed it?
Saksham joined iQuanta in June 2024, just 5 months before CAT exam and devoted different time blocks where he studied for 2 hours for Quant because this was his stronger section, he practiced 35-40 questions daily. He gave 2 hours for LRDI section as he took the hardest set to solve everyday so that it took him longest time to solve and build the stamina. He solved minimum 6-7 sets in 2 hour duration. LRDI inception videos helped me a lot. As well as 1 hour for VARC (Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension) which includes reading books and essays, 1 complete VARC section test daily along with 20 VA questions and 4 RC sets everyday.
What was the most helpful feature which iQuanta provided to Saksham?
The most helpful feature was the community that iQuanta provided. He used to study at night and that time there was no one to solve his doubts but after posting doubts on iQuanta community, it got solved within 10-15 minutes and that is the best part. I think many other students will agree on this as this feature we cannot get anywhere else. iQuanta’s peer-to-peer model provided instant help.
During his last CAT attempt, he was a fresher and was having lot of doubts which were not resolved at that time as his previous coaching doesn’t provide this instant doubt solving approach. This year, iQuanta community service makes it very easy and special thanks to Jaipur iQuanta faculty, Mr. Shamal Sir & Mr. Gaurav Sir, who were always available to solve our doubts.
Did he faced hurdle during his CAT preparation & How did CAT topper Saksham overcome it ?
Saksham’s first hurdle was that this was his second attempt, first attempt was 99.04 percentile of which he got calls form various prominent colleges but his dream college was FMS Delhi and he didn’t got a call from there (FMS Delhi cutoff was 99.15+ percentile).
So he took a calculative decision to retake the CAT exam. His family was supporting him, but back in his mind he was struggling with the thought that what if he score less than his previous percentile, what his family & friends will think about him, and that’s where iQuanta’s Jaipur faculty role came in the picture. Every faculty out there boost my morale and handled my sensitivity very well. They taught him that move on from your past and try to make your future better, control it.
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CAT Topper Suggestion to Future CAT Aspirants !
The biggest suggestion Saksham want to give to future CAT aspirants is to practice lots and lots of mocks, that is non-negotiable. Mocks help you handle time pressure immensely. He himself didn’t take mocks seriously during his first attempt. He gave only 15-20 mocks, which degraded his score. But this time he gave 30 plus mocks, which increases his morale day by day.
Also, practice VC and Quant on regular basis which maintain a schedule. For LRDI, practice the easiest sets first and then move further to hardest one; with this you can actually measure your growth. Analysis of mocks is equally important to further calculate your mistakes and to learn from them, without analysis mocks won’t help.
Saksham’s CAT story is one of a courage, planning, and calculated ambition. He did not settle for “good enough” but aimed for the best and reached it. With iQuanta’s support, he converted stress into structure, and confusion into confidence.
If you’re wondering whether to retake CAT or how to improve beyond 99 %ile, Saksham’s journey is your answer.
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