Last Minute CAT Preparation Tips by Indrajeet Sir (Wizard of Quants)- Founder and CEO at iQuanta

Are you appearing for the CAT exam on the 30th of December 2025? Is it like you’re encountering an endless bunch of rollercoaster emotions? We understand that with just 4 days left for the CAT Exam 2025, you must be wondering about the actual difficulty level of the paper and every section. At this point, your main purpose would be to attempt the Common Admission Test with 100% dedication. Most of you must also be looking for quick last-minute CAT preparation strategies that will help you achieve beneficial results. Indrajeet Sir ( Founder & CEO – iQuanta and Quants Wizard) has taken this special initiative to guide and motivate all the candidates appearing for the CAT exam.

Our Founder has exclusively shared essential details about CAT on how it’s one of the easiest entrance examinations, but it seems challenging to most students due to the unpredictable complexity level. Thus, to make this journey easier for the candidates, here’s an exclusive set of the CAT preparation tips by iQuanta’s Founder. Read them carefully and don’t miss out on anything at all. 

Join iQuanta’s student community for free. Get 24*7 free doubt-solving facility, free informative CAT exam resources, a free online session, etc. Prepare strategically with our experts through the diversified student network.

Each one of you who’s appearing for the CAT 2025 must have solved CAT PYQs from the past 5-10 years. On solving the PYQs during your CAT preparation, you must have analysed that the CAT exam is one of the most popular and easiest MBA entrance exams in India. Upon developing the habit of solving CAT PYQs regularly, it must have come to your observation that the CAT question paper is actually not tough. However, when it comes to the D-day, the entire picture changes in front of your eyes. Similar types of CAT questions, which you must have solved in the CAT-level mocks, sectionals and CAT PYQs, will look extremely difficult to you. Here, it’s totally dependent on you on how you will attempt the first few questions, adapt to the difficulty level and solve the paper accordingly. 

The CAT exam 2025 will comprise 3 major sections,i.e, Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning, and Quantitative Aptitude. Henceforth, don’t set any major expectations about the complexity level of the CAT 2025. Your main objective in the present scenario should be to focus on concept clarity, attempt mocks and conduct an in-depth analysis of each mock. Carefully check the mistakes in each mock and determine the root cause of your errors. Avoid checking the difficulty level of the CAT mocks because ultimately, it’s all about your clarity on the basics of QA, VARC and DILR. Overall, your last week of CAT preparation should revolve around strengthening the basics equally in every section. 

Also Read: CAT Response Sheet 2025 – Release Date, Score vs Percentile, Response Sheet PDF and More

On the original day of the CAT exam, any of the three sections can be easy, moderate or tough in 3^3 = 27 ways. Your CAT preparation strategy and strong hold on the fundamentals are the masterstroke components to solve the CAT questions like a pro. Initially, all the candidates must be extremely careful while attempting the questions. Their main goal should be to grasp the difficulty level of the first few questions. After you’re well-aware of the complexity level, attempt the remaining questions while adhering to a strategic approach. This way, it’ll be easier to attempt maximum questions at an intense speed and an 85-90% accuracy rate. 

A pro tip which actually works is that don’t assume whether the CAT exam will have a tough, moderate or easy difficulty level. You must be wondering why and how this suggestion is applicable to the CAT 2025 appearing candidates? Let us explain it to you with an example. Suppose you appear for the CAT exam, thinking that it’ll have an advanced difficulty level, but the paper is easy to solve. Under such circumstances, 99%ilers will attempt more questions in your comparison.

Now, let’s flip the situation. You set an assumption that CAT 2025 will have an easy difficulty level. Later on, everything changes on the CAT Exam day. The question paper appears to be tough and complex. Wonder what will happen? You’ll start panicking, get stressed and will feel anxious. As a result, you will solve more and more questions while making significant blunders. Seeing a tough paper will also affect your mood, and you’ll feel upset. Amidst all this, you’ll forget that, as it’s a tough paper, even 99%ilers might be solving less number of questions too. 

By now, you must have developed a clear understanding that making assumptions about the difficulty level of the CAT exam will not help you out. What actually matters is your consistency, dedication and effort that you have put throughout your CAT preparation journey. If you have prepared for the CAT 2025 exam with sheer determination and hard work, then you have already hit 50% of the milestone. Your genuine efforts while attending the online lectures, practising regular assignments, attempting sectionals and mocks will lead you towards a remarkable CAT percentile.

Also Read: CAT Score Calculator by iQuanta : Know Your Percentile Before CAT Results

Understand that if you have covered all these parameters while being consistent and disciplined, you have almost covered everything that will appear in the Common Admission Test 2025. All you have to do is analyse the questions correctly and integrate them into the right frame of the equation. Be patient and transfer your energy mindfully from one specific form to another. 

The moment you assemble all these parameters skillfully, you will see yourself amongst the top 1% candidates. But wait! Above all, there’s one most important factor which will help you reach this target. That’s Self-Belief, Positivity and Optimistic Mindset. If you genuinely believe in yourself and know that you can conquer a good CAT score and percentile effortlessly, then nothing can stop you further.

And yes, remember that your past mock scores don’t matter now. It’s time for a quick revision of each section without having any self-doubt or second thoughts about forgetting any topic. Being a CAT 2025 aspirant, you must have a strong self-belief that you can achieve this goal stress-free. Maintain a strong focus throughout and revise all the topics vigorously to get the best results for your CAT preparation. This consistent effort and energy will help you structure everything together with a positive mindset. Eventually, it will be a good CAT Exam Day on 30th November 2025.