There is a belief that CAT is only for engineers or people with a strong Maths background. This student’s story challenges that completely. He came from a non-maths background and was still finishing college while preparing for the CAT examination with no real clarity on how to approach the quantitative side of the Common Admission Test. The subject felt a little complex, the competition felt heavy, and the pressure of balancing everything at once felt overwhelming. And yet, he converted IIM Ahmedabad (FABM). This blog is a detailed guide about the iQuanta student Dev Chauhan’s story about how he made it to the prestigious institutes as well as how iQuanta’s application classes, live classes and consistent practice will be a great turning point for achieveing this milestone. So, let’s discuss the inspiring journey of a CAT topper in a detailed manner.
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Non-Maths Student Converted IIM Ahmedabad (FABM)
Dev has joined iQuanta in the month of January 2025. Before that, preparation was a little distorted, and he was confused about learning concepts. The moment he joined the best CAT online coaching in India, everything got changed. Live classes gave him a consistent routine he could follow every single day for the CAT exam preparation. On the other hand, application sessions pushed him to work on concepts the same day he learnt them, so nothing stayed theoretical for too long. Consistent practice replaced random last-minute studying of concepts and eventually led to understanding the weak areas. Most importantly, he stopped jumping between different materials and different strategies, whereas he trusted one process and stayed with it completely. That single decision made everything else fall into place, and the conversion of the top MBA college in India (IIM Ahmedabad) shows the true determination and smart decision made at the right time of preparation.
Balanced College Studies & CAT Preparation Together
He was still completing his graduation while preparing for CAT full time. Managing both together is something most people underestimate until they are actually living it because deadlines, submissions, and exams on one side and mocks, revision, and concept building on the other side are genuinely a complex task to complete every day with consistency. And on top of all of that, Maths felt genuinely intimidating for someone coming from a non-maths background. The logic, the formulas, and the speed that the CAT examination demands, all of it felt like a complex structure in the overall preparation journey. He kept showing up every day even when progress felt slow and didn’t go as per the plan. Slowly, the concepts started becoming clearer to him, and the topics that once looked impossible started making sense. Confidence did not come from one big breakthrough instead it actually came from small daily wins that quietly kept adding up over months.
iQuanta’s Application Classes, Mocks, Live Session & Strategy
Most people wait for that one turning point where everything suddenly clicks and things start getting sorted. This entire journey is complete with a single resource, and those are application classes, live classes and rigorous preparation with iQuanta’s mock test series. Somewhere deep inside that process, the fear started reducing. The subject that once felt intimidating started feeling familiar, and confidence again starts building completely. By the time the final day arrived, even the nervousness felt manageable because preparation had quietly and completely taken over panic. He walked into that exam room ready with confidence due to enough CAT exam preparation. And in the end, he converted IIM Ahmedabad (FABM), proving that background never defines the destination.





