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For some one setback breaks them, makes them question themselves and give up. But for some, it acts as a fuel to never give up on their dreams. Here is the story of one of the CAT toppers, Prathamesh Hawale. His one failure in CAT became his fuel to achieve something bigger that will shape his career entirely in a different way. He began a full-time job in Mumbai, a city away from his home in Pune. And yet with sheer determination and hardwork, he cracked one of the toughest exams, CAT. This victory was not a victory of just one day but months of preparation and slogging day and night.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Prathamesh Hawale, a Chemical Engineer from VIT Pune, the journey to a top-tier business school was a gruelling roller coaster of setback, exhaustion, and ultimate redemption. Today, having converted IIM Lucknow, Kozhikode, Indore, Shillong, and FMS Delhi, Prathamesh stands tall as he prepares to join the Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi. This blog covers the detailed journey of a CAT topper, Prathamesh Hawale, on how he did not give up on CAT after one setback to getting selected in the top B schools of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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