IIM Ahmedabad is one of the top management institutes in the country. This institute never stop inspiring management aspirants by continuously standing at 1st position by National Institute Ranking Framework and the highest placement offered across various domains like Consulting, Finance, followed by FMCG, Strategy, Marketing, Operations and more. Getting admission in these top institutes among competing with the lakh of aspirants is the true combination of dedication, consistency, hardwork and self-belief. This blog covers the inspiring story of an iQuanta’s CAT topper – Vedant Chandewar who scored an inspiring percentile 99.98 with securing an amazing seat at India’s top management institute i.e, IIM Ahmedabad. We will be covering how his daily routine helped him getting such amazing percentile, what are the major challenges he faced during the CAT preparation journey and more. So, let’s discuss his motivational journey in-depth.
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Who is Vedant Chandewar?
Vedant Chandewar is a CAT topper who secured an amazing CAT percentile – 99.98. Talking about his educational background, Vedant was in his final year of engineering when he appeared for the CAT examination. Although, he has completed his B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Bombay. Later, he decided to prepare dedicatedly for the CAT exam and finally inspired everyone by securing a seat at IIM Ahmedabad (widely considered as one of the top management institutes in India).
CAT Topper ‘s Daily Routine that Helped Him Getting 99.98%ile !
CAT Topper Vedant has started his CAT preparation in August when iQuanta’s IIM ABC batch had launched. He thought that consistency is the key to success. He used to study 3 RCs, 12 Quant questions, and 3 LRDI sets everyday to maintain the preparation grip. Post completing his daily targets, CAT topper switched to full-length mock test series to analyze his performance across VARC, DILR and QA. Although, iQuanta’s CAT full-length mock test series platform is completely AI-driven that really inspire him to analyze his mistakes while attempting questions. He said that iQuanta’s AI-driven mock analysis features helped him in self-analyzing his strengths and weakness that later leads him 99.98 %ile and seat at IIM Ahmedabad.
Challenges Faced by CAT Topper During CAT Preparation
In his words – ” I have faced different challenges across sections whether it is VARC, DILR & QA. Being my engineer background, LRDI and Quanta both are natural for me but had to face lot of challenges while solving Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension. I used to study Guardian, Washington Times and AEON essay to stipulated my reading habits.“
How iQuanta’s Specialized Modules/Features Helped Vedant?
He started his daily preparation or practice tests by following iQuanta’s Daily Targets then later he moved to specialized modules as Engineer’s VARC, Non-Engineers Quant and LRDI Essentials. Like he choose the topic number and solve 10 questions from each module. After that he changed the topic conveniently to another one and solve relevant LRDI questions to get in touch with efficient preparation strategy. He found Aeon essays feasible to maintain reading habits for covering entire VARC section.
A Strong Message by CAT Topper to All Aspirants !
He said – “Never lose hope and never left anything in between because for many aspirants maybe the last mock went very bad but this is the stage where you should never lose your hope otherwise you will lose the entire battle. Take help from your mentors or peers and never hesitate to take the respective step. At last, practice and revise concepts regularly.“
