{"id":5516,"date":"2020-12-12T12:17:30","date_gmt":"2020-12-12T06:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/?p=5516"},"modified":"2021-12-29T14:19:48","modified_gmt":"2021-12-29T08:49:48","slug":"mba-entrance-preparation-does-not-stop-at-cat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/mba-entrance-preparation-does-not-stop-at-cat\/","title":{"rendered":"MBA entrance preparation does not stop at CAT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_77 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/mba-entrance-preparation-does-not-stop-at-cat\/#MBA_entrance_preparation_does_not_stop_at_CAT\" >MBA entrance preparation does not stop at CAT<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MBA_entrance_preparation_does_not_stop_at_CAT\"><\/span><em><strong>MBA entrance preparation does not stop at CAT<\/strong><\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Every year more than <strong>2 lakh<\/strong> students register for Common Admission Test (CAT), which is one of the most important management entrance exams in India. Cracking CAT and getting into a good business school is every aspirant dream. However, the sad reality is that not everyone does well in CAT.<\/p>\n<p>But, should it be the end to your dream B-School? Should it be the end to pursue MBA from a top-notch college and bag a good job?<\/p>\n<p>The answer is a big <strong>NO<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p><strong><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5527\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"797\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1-2.png 797w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1-2-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1-2-768x510.png 768w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1-2-633x420.png 633w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1-2-640x425.png 640w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1-2-681x452.png 681w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px\" \/>Beyond CAT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Often, a lot of aspirants think that CAT is the only exam that will help them get into a good business school. If they don\u2019t perform well in CAT, they have lost their chance to get into a good business school and make a career for themselves.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are a lot of more other National level top business schools that accept scores from non-CAT exams. Let\u2019s analyse what they are and also the type of management entrance exams in India.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Type of management entrance exams<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Content focused<\/li>\n<li>Speed focused<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>1.Content focused<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CAT &#8211; Common Admission Test<\/li>\n<li>XAT \u2013 Xavier Aptitude Test<\/li>\n<li>GMAT &#8211; Graduate Management Admission Test<\/li>\n<li>IIFT &#8211; Indian Institute of Foreign Trade<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These are the exams that focus more on the content i.e. their level of difficulty is a bit high as compared to the exams that test your speed with a basic level of difficulty.<\/p>\n<p>The strategy for these exams is to have very high accuracy and maximising the number of attempts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pro tip:<\/strong> Solve at least the last 5 years questions papers of these exams, be familiar with the paper pattern and the types of questions asked. Solve the mocks and last year papers in form of a timer.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong> Speed focused<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>SNAP \u2013 Symbiosis International University<\/li>\n<li>NMAT \u2013 NMIMS Management Aptitude Test<\/li>\n<li>MICAT &#8211; MICA Admissions Test<\/li>\n<li>TISSNET &#8211; Tata Institute of Social Sciences National Entrance Test<\/li>\n<li>MAH-CET &#8211; Maharashtra Common Entrance Test<\/li>\n<li>ATMA &#8211; AIMS Test for Management Admissions<\/li>\n<li>MAT &#8211; Management Aptitude Test<\/li>\n<li>CMAT &#8211; Common Management Admission Test<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These are the exams that focus more on your speed as their level of difficulty is easy to moderate. In these exams, the number of questions is more and you need to solve them in less amount of time.<\/p>\n<p>The strategy for these exams is to <strong>MOVE ON<\/strong>. Here, you cannot afford to waste time and get stuck on a single question. So, you need to move on and attempt the paper in such a manner that you can maximise the number of attempts with decent accuracy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pro tip:<\/strong> Use the round strategy wherein you solve questions which are easy and which can be solved in less than a minute in the first round. In the subsequent rounds, solve questions with increasing difficulty and which are time-consuming and so on.<\/p>\n<p>Solve at least the last 5 years questions papers of these exams, be familiar with the paper pattern and the types of questions asked. Solve the mocks and last year papers in form of a timer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7740 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-16-at-4.09.20-PM-1.jpeg\" alt=\"CAT exam\" width=\"529\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-16-at-4.09.20-PM-1.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-16-at-4.09.20-PM-1-300x57.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-16-at-4.09.20-PM-1-1024x194.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-16-at-4.09.20-PM-1-768x145.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-16-at-4.09.20-PM-1-640x121.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-16-at-4.09.20-PM-1-681x129.jpeg 681w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Top 10 colleges accepting non-CAT scores<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em><strong>ISB &#8211; The Indian School of Business<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5517\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2-1-5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"395\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2-1-5.png 645w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2-1-5-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2-1-5-640x302.png 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/>Exams accepted:<\/strong> GMAT and GRE<br \/>\n<strong>Campus:<\/strong> Hyderabad and Mohali<br \/>\n<strong>Average package: 25.72 LPA current year while <\/strong>25.71 LPA last year<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><em><strong>XLRI &#8211; Xavier Labour Relations Institute<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/3-1-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"427\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/3-1-4.png 631w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/3-1-4-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/>Exams accepted:<\/strong> XAT and GMAT (for PGDM (GM))<br \/>\n<strong>Campus:<\/strong> Jamshedpur and Delhi<br \/>\n<strong>Average package: 25.08 LPA in current year while <\/strong>25.31 LPA last year<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>JBIMS &#8211; Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/4-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"409\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/4-3.png 647w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/4-3-300x257.png 300w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/4-3-491x420.png 491w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/4-3-640x548.png 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" \/>Exams accepted:<\/strong> MAH-CET<br \/>\n<strong>Campus:<\/strong> Mumbai<br \/>\n<strong>Average package: 23.16 LPA current year while <\/strong>22.84 LPA last year<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>IIFT &#8211; The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5524\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/5-1-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/5-1-4.png 654w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/5-1-4-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/5-1-4-640x358.png 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Exams accepted:<\/strong> IIFT<br \/>\n<strong>Campus:<\/strong> Delhi and Kolkata<br \/>\n<strong>Average package: 20.48 LPA in last two years<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7740 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-16-at-4.09.20-PM-1.jpeg\" alt=\"CAT exam\" width=\"524\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-16-at-4.09.20-PM-1.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-16-at-4.09.20-PM-1-300x57.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-16-at-4.09.20-PM-1-1024x194.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-16-at-4.09.20-PM-1-768x145.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-16-at-4.09.20-PM-1-640x121.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-16-at-4.09.20-PM-1-681x129.jpeg 681w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>TISS &#8211; Tata Institute of Social Sciences<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/6.png 693w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/6-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/6-640x356.png 640w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/6-681x378.png 681w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/>Exams accepted:<\/strong> TISSNET<br \/>\n<strong>Campus:<\/strong> Mumbai<br \/>\n<strong>Average package: 19.62 LPA current year while <\/strong>21.00 LPA last year<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li>SIBM &#8211; Symbiosis Institute of Business Management<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5509\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/5-1-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"401\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/5-1-3.png 697w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/5-1-3-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/5-1-3-640x376.png 640w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/5-1-3-681x400.png 681w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/>Exams accepted: <\/strong>SNAP<br \/>\n<strong>Campus: <\/strong>Pune, Bangalore and Hyderabad<br \/>\n<strong>Average package: 10.56 LPA in current year while <\/strong>20.14 LPA in last year (SIBM P)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li>NMIMS &#8211; Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5526\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/8.png 743w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/8-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/8-681x420.png 681w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/8-640x395.png 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/>Exams accepted:<\/strong> NMAT<br \/>\n<strong>Campus<\/strong>: Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad<br \/>\n<strong>Average package: 18.45 LPA current year while <\/strong>18.33 LPA last year<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"8\">\n<li>MICA &#8211; Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5528\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/9-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"389\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/9-1.png 754w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/9-1-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/9-1-683x420.png 683w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/9-1-640x394.png 640w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/9-1-681x419.png 681w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/>Exams accepted:<\/strong> MICAT, CAT, XAT and GMAT<br \/>\n<strong>Campus: <\/strong>Ahmedabad<br \/>\n<strong>Average package: 14.01 LPA current year while <\/strong>13.9 LPA last year<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"9\">\n<li>SCMHRD &#8211; Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"419\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/10.png 768w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/10-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/10-640x319.png 640w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/10-681x340.png 681w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/>Exams accepted:<\/strong> SNAP<br \/>\n<strong>Campus:<\/strong> Pune<br \/>\n<strong>Average package: 16.50 LPA current year while <\/strong>16.1 LPA last year<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"10\">\n<li>IMT &#8211; Institute of Management Technology<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"418\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/11.png 783w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/11-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/11-768x392.png 768w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/11-640x327.png 640w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/11-681x348.png 681w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/>Exams accepted:<\/strong> CAT, XAT and GMAT<br \/>\n<strong>Campus:<\/strong> Ghaziabad, Nagpur and Hyderabad<br \/>\n<strong>Average package: 12.42 current year while <\/strong>13.6 LPA last year<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What shall be done?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All these colleges mentioned above are top-notch colleges and some of them even better than a lot of IIMs. A lot of aspirants just stop preparing after CAT, thinking that as they have not done well in CAT, they won\u2019t be able to crack other exams too. This is exactly your time to join the <strong>PARTY<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>You can take advantage of this very situation and try to capitalize on the exams that will be coming after the CAT exam.<\/p>\n<p>You will be having exams in the following manner post CAT exam:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>IIFT and MICAT-1<\/li>\n<li>SNAP<\/li>\n<li>XAT<\/li>\n<li>TISSNET<\/li>\n<li>MICAT-2<\/li>\n<li>CMAT<\/li>\n<li>MAH-CET<\/li>\n<li>NMAT (which can be given in slots of 5 windows)<\/li>\n<li>GMAT (which can be given any time of the year)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5523\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/12.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"371\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/12.png 681w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/12-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/12-541x420.png 541w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/12-640x497.png 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 371px) 100vw, 371px\" \/>Some thumb rules to be kept in mind:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Continue until the last exam<\/li>\n<li>If your preparation is well, you will surely get through at least one of the exams<\/li>\n<li>Never lose hope and keep trying, success is just a mile away<\/li>\n<li>Stay strong, eat healthily and follow the process<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Strategy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Once you are done with your CAT, keep these things in mind:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Forget about how CAT went and start focusing on the upcoming exams.<\/li>\n<li>Stop asking your friends how their exam went and in turn, get demotivated.<\/li>\n<li>Just believe in yourself and the process you been following<\/li>\n<li>Give exam-specific mock tests. Try to give at least 5 mocks of every non-CAT exams<\/li>\n<li>Develop strategies for both content focused and speed focused exams<\/li>\n<li>Solve previous years exam papers of all the non-CAT exams<\/li>\n<li>Keep calm and believe in yourself, there\u2019s always something for you just capitalize on it at the right time<\/li>\n<li>Your preparation should not stop after CAT, slog yourself till the last exam, surely the results will be in your way<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdH4z2KSwSudUtb5GvTfMwMvWeVzNgwi8IE2EwVhtEKXk4jUQ\/viewform\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7740 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-16-at-4.09.20-PM-1.jpeg\" alt=\"CAT exam\" width=\"487\" height=\"92\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-16-at-4.09.20-PM-1.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-16-at-4.09.20-PM-1-300x57.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-16-at-4.09.20-PM-1-1024x194.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-16-at-4.09.20-PM-1-768x145.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-16-at-4.09.20-PM-1-640x121.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-16-at-4.09.20-PM-1-681x129.jpeg 681w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 487px) 100vw, 487px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MBA entrance preparation does not stop at CAT Every year more than 2 lakh students register for Common Admission Test (CAT), which is one of the most important management entrance exams in India. Cracking CAT and getting into a good business school is every aspirant dream. 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