{"id":6826,"date":"2021-05-19T13:55:01","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T13:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/?p=6826"},"modified":"2023-09-12T10:35:14","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T05:05:14","slug":"cat-preparation-journey-of-iim-calcutta-alumnus-kumar-sumit-who-scored-96-2ile-to-99-64ile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/cat-preparation-journey-of-iim-calcutta-alumnus-kumar-sumit-who-scored-96-2ile-to-99-64ile\/","title":{"rendered":"CAT Preparation journey of IIM Calcutta alumnus, Kumar Sumit, who scored 96.2%ile to 99.64%ile"},"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 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/cat-preparation-journey-of-iim-calcutta-alumnus-kumar-sumit-who-scored-96-2ile-to-99-64ile\/#About_me_I_completed_my_MBA_from_IIM_Calcutta_in_the_year_2020_Prior_to_my_MBA_I_have_done_my_BE_from_RVCE_Bangalore_in_Electronics_and_Telecommunications_in_the_year_2015_After_completing_my_engineering_I_worked_with_Wells_Fargo_as_a_Senior_QA_Analyst_for_around_3_years_During_my_MBA_I_did_my_summer_internship_with_Amazon_as_a_category_manager_intern_Right_now_I_am_working_with_Optum_Global_Consulting_United_Health_Group_as_an_Associate_Consultant\" >About me: \nI completed my MBA from IIM Calcutta in the year 2020. Prior to my MBA, I have done my BE from RVCE Bangalore in Electronics and Telecommunications in the year 2015. After completing my engineering, I worked with Wells Fargo as a Senior QA Analyst for around 3 years. During my MBA, I did my summer internship with Amazon as a category manager intern. Right now, I am working with Optum Global Consulting (United Health Group) as an Associate Consultant.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/cat-preparation-journey-of-iim-calcutta-alumnus-kumar-sumit-who-scored-96-2ile-to-99-64ile\/#Background\" >Background<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/cat-preparation-journey-of-iim-calcutta-alumnus-kumar-sumit-who-scored-96-2ile-to-99-64ile\/#CAT_2016\" >CAT 2016<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/cat-preparation-journey-of-iim-calcutta-alumnus-kumar-sumit-who-scored-96-2ile-to-99-64ile\/#CAT_2016_Results\" >CAT 2016 Results<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/cat-preparation-journey-of-iim-calcutta-alumnus-kumar-sumit-who-scored-96-2ile-to-99-64ile\/#CAT_2017\" >CAT 2017<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/cat-preparation-journey-of-iim-calcutta-alumnus-kumar-sumit-who-scored-96-2ile-to-99-64ile\/#Importance_of_Coaching\" >Importance of Coaching<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/cat-preparation-journey-of-iim-calcutta-alumnus-kumar-sumit-who-scored-96-2ile-to-99-64ile\/#Daily_Schedule\" >Daily Schedule<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/cat-preparation-journey-of-iim-calcutta-alumnus-kumar-sumit-who-scored-96-2ile-to-99-64ile\/#Section-wise_Strategy\" >Section-wise Strategy<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/cat-preparation-journey-of-iim-calcutta-alumnus-kumar-sumit-who-scored-96-2ile-to-99-64ile\/#VARC\" >VARC<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/cat-preparation-journey-of-iim-calcutta-alumnus-kumar-sumit-who-scored-96-2ile-to-99-64ile\/#DILR\" >DILR<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/cat-preparation-journey-of-iim-calcutta-alumnus-kumar-sumit-who-scored-96-2ile-to-99-64ile\/#QA\" >QA<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/cat-preparation-journey-of-iim-calcutta-alumnus-kumar-sumit-who-scored-96-2ile-to-99-64ile\/#CAT_2017_result\" >CAT 2017 result<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/cat-preparation-journey-of-iim-calcutta-alumnus-kumar-sumit-who-scored-96-2ile-to-99-64ile\/#Advice_to_future_aspirants\" >Advice to future aspirants:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/cat-preparation-journey-of-iim-calcutta-alumnus-kumar-sumit-who-scored-96-2ile-to-99-64ile\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_me_I_completed_my_MBA_from_IIM_Calcutta_in_the_year_2020_Prior_to_my_MBA_I_have_done_my_BE_from_RVCE_Bangalore_in_Electronics_and_Telecommunications_in_the_year_2015_After_completing_my_engineering_I_worked_with_Wells_Fargo_as_a_Senior_QA_Analyst_for_around_3_years_During_my_MBA_I_did_my_summer_internship_with_Amazon_as_a_category_manager_intern_Right_now_I_am_working_with_Optum_Global_Consulting_United_Health_Group_as_an_Associate_Consultant\"><\/span><strong>About me:<br \/>\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13123 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/0b0GorDiH2O3utUvc.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/0b0GorDiH2O3utUvc.png 199w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/0b0GorDiH2O3utUvc-150x194.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I completed my MBA from IIM Calcutta in the year 2020. Prior to my MBA, I have done my BE from RVCE Bangalore in Electronics and Telecommunications in the year 2015. After completing my engineering, I worked with Wells Fargo as a Senior QA Analyst for around 3 years. During my MBA, I did my summer internship with Amazon as a category manager intern. Right now, I am working with Optum Global Consulting (United Health Group) as an Associate Consultant.<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><u><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Disclaimer<\/span><\/u><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0\u2013 This answer is based on my personal experience and includes the tips and strategies which helped me excel in CAT 2017. I don\u2019t claim to be an expert and please keep in mind that tips and strategies work differently for different people.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Background\"><\/span><strong><u>Background<\/u><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I started my CAT preparation way back in Feb 2016 when I was working with Wells Fargo. I talked to a few seniors and friends about how to prepare for the exam. I decided to prepare on my own as I thought it would be difficult to manage mocks and cochin classes along with an office. I also felt I was good in the Quantitative Aptitude and DILR section and I just had to prepare for the VARC section well.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CAT_2016\"><\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">CAT 2016<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I took classroom coaching material from a friend and started preparing from it. I was lucky to find a few like-minded people in my office who also wanted to prepare for CAT. I also joined the mock test series.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I used to prepare whenever I found some time and mostly on the weekends. The goal was to complete the materials as soon as possible and then start with the revision. I completed the materials by July,16. After that, I also used to write one mock\/week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What went wrong- I used to score consistently around the 90 to 95% range in CAT mock tests and I thought with time, my scores will improve and I would do better. But alas, it didn\u2019t happen. The main problem was that I was rigid with my strategy and I didn\u2019t analyse my mocks properly. Hence, I kept repeating the same mistakes again and again. I used to see the questions and its solution and tried to understand the logic behind the correct answer. What I didn\u2019t do was try different approaches or practice enough on my weak sections. For ex- If RC in a particular mock was difficult and VA questions were easy, I would still go with the RC questions first (even though I could have solved the VA questions first). In short, I was not trying to maximise my score and I got emotionally attached to a few topics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7740 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-12-16-at-4.09.20-PM-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"407\" height=\"77\" 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: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CAT_2016_Results\"><\/span><strong>CAT 2016 Results<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I knew that I screwed up the VARC section on the day of the CAT 2016 exams. My attempts were less and my accuracy in VARC was always around 60% even in the mocks. As a result, I ended with a not-so-good enough percentile of 52 in VARC, 96.2 in DILR, and 99.06 in QA. The overall percentile was 96.20.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13124\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13124\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13124 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/0_cW20F_BFvin451q.png\" alt=\"CAT Topper Motivation\" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/0_cW20F_BFvin451q.png 300w, https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/0_cW20F_BFvin451q-150x126.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13124\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Motivation for CAT Exam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CAT_2017\"><\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">CAT 2017<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I was devastated after CAT 2016 but I knew I had to try again. This time I thought to focus specifically on the VARC section.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Importance_of_Coaching\"><\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Importance of Coaching<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I gave a scholarship test for an institute and joined their full-time classes. I was never a morning person so I was reluctant to join the morning classes. But I wanted my weekends to be free for mocks so I ended up joining the morning 6:15 AM to 8:00 AM classes. Looking back, I can proudly say that it was the best decision during my preparation journey. I had initially planned to attend just the VARC sessions but when I attended the QA and DILR sessions, I came to know about a lot of tips, tricks, and concepts that I wasn\u2019t aware of earlier. I ended up attending all the classes in all three sections. I could attend the classes in the morning and then go to the office as it started at 10:15 AM. I came back around 8:30 PM so it still left me with around 3-4 hours of self-study time on the weekdays. Also, I used to read The Hindu and other newspapers\u2019 editorial sections in my office only as I thought it would help with my RCs.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Daily_Schedule\"><\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Daily Schedule<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Wake up around 5 AM. Get ready and go to classes in office clothes. Studied for an hour at the institute (that\u2019s where I had joined) from 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM and then left for the office. Returned from the office around 8:30 PM and could study for 2 more hours at night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Weekends were reserved for Mocks, its analysis, and revision.<\/span><\/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=\"\" width=\"402\" height=\"76\" 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: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Section-wise_Strategy\"><\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Section-wise Strategy<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"VARC\"><\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">VARC<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Allot 45 mins for RCs (24 questions, 5 passages in CAT 2017) and 15 mins for VA<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Try to attempt VA in the last 15 mins. If you have 4-5 mins left at the end, you can\u2019t attempt an RC in that time. Maybe a particular question from that RC but not a new one.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read the passage with the aim to understand the central idea, tone, and examples (make a mental note of where the proper nouns are appearing)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With practice, you would understand which are your strong areas and try to attempt those questions first.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DILR\"><\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">DILR<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">During the first 7-8 mins, just go through the different sets and identify 3 sets which are easy, 2\/3 which are medium, and 3\/2 which are difficult.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">First, try to solve familiar sets before going into the new ones.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Don\u2019t spend more than two-three minutes on a set if you can\u2019t figure out how to solve it. It is better to leave the set faster if you can\u2019t figure out how to go forward with it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This is one section where the difficulty level has varied a lot in recent years. So, trust in your preparation to identify the ideal number of attempts based on the score you are targeting.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check out this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/\">CAT Online Coaching<\/a>\u00a0by iQuanta<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"QA\"><\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">QA<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This was the section where I had planned to maximise my score.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The key for me in this section was to attempt the question in two phases.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In phase 1, I attempted only those questions which took less than 90 secs to solve (as per my understanding of how much time a question should take)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If you can\u2019t solve a question within 2 mins, mark that question, go to the next question and come back later.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">My goal was to (a) Go from q1 to q17 within the first 25 mins (b) q18 to q34 in the next 25 mins (c) last 10 mins, I used to solve those which I had marked for later.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CAT_2017_result\"><\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">CAT 2017 result<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When the results came, I scored around 87.27 percentile in VARC, 99.06 in DILR, and 99.86 in QA. The overall percentile was 99.64. <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Advice_to_future_aspirants\"><\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Advice to future aspirants:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Even though CAT is a very logic-based and conceptual exam, the competition is brutal and has a good amount of uncertainty associated with it. Hence, I would advise everyone not to leave jobs (or at least have some sort of Plan B) while preparing. A gap on a resume is never desirable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I know it\u2019s difficult to attend classes along with the office but still, my suggestion would be to join some sort of classes(both online and offline works) as it helps you meet like-minded and the preparation journey gets a lot easier because of peer learning. Online cochin Institutes like I Quanta provide a good platform where you can discuss concepts\/questions with the group at your convenience.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Conclusion<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">At last, remember that CAT is just a conceptual exam that tests you on high school mathematics. Also, the art of question selection is very important. To be successful, (a) you need to identify and solve the right (whichever you find easy and feel confident to solve in 90 secs- that\u2019s how I defined it) set of questions faster than most other people and (b) identify and leave the difficult questions (Takes more than 2 min to solve or not sure how to solve them) faster than most other people. In case you have extra time, you can always come back to the leftover questions and try again. I reiterate that tips and strategies work differently for different people. What worked for person A might not work for person B and vice versa. 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