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Assistant Course Director - CAT, T.I.M.E.

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Cracking the CAT exam

Deepak is an alumnus of Indian Institute of Management, Indore and currently is the Assistant Course Director - CAT at Triumphant Institute of Management Education (T.I.M.E.). Chat with him to know it all about the CAT exam.

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Sir my calculation speed is slow. So should I focus on QA and doing only one DI set . OR start working on calculation speed ? given my Aimcat score is 75- 80%ile and aiming for 90+ in Cat. 30 days are left for my cat. Asked by: Vikas rawat
Speed math is a very useful method, it gives you additional time to attempt at least 2 additional Qs in the first section. That translates to a difference of over 6-8 percentile. So yes, it is very important that you try to improve your speed.
is it necessary one needs to be master every chapter of quant? Asked by: harsh
At least that is what you should aim for. Leaving out chapters is a very risky proposition, you might end up getting many Qs from the topics you missed.
There are generally not set kind of questions asked in the LR section. Plz suggest how to prepare. Asked by: harsh
The preparation would remain the same irrespective of they being set-based (lot more information processing) or individual (not as data intensive).
i took CAT last in Nov 2006. What has changed in the pattern over the last 6 yrs, could you please briefly explain Asked by: amit paul
1. It is an online test now. 2. Number of sections brought down to 2 - Quant/Data Interpretation and Verbal/Reasoning. They are individually timed, 70 min each for 30 Q.
What should be the number of questions correctly answered to qualify for a Top 20 B school approximately(Rought count)?? Asked by: Mitesh Desai
That is something that no one can predict before you and your co-test takers even attempt the paper! It is a competitive exam, so how you and others around you perform that day matters. You can only look back and get an answer to that, not try to guess it ahead.
Sir, if one has scored 90%+ in high school , intermediate and graduation , then what is the lowest %tile one needs to score in order to get a call from IIM-A,B,C Asked by: harsh
Can never say for sure, but you will need a percentile above 99.5 to have good chances.
How do you think one should plan the time management for each section? Asked by: Shilpa
1. Scan the sections, pick up easy questions and solve them first. 2. Move on after a cut-off time (around 2 min) for every question. 3. Do not leave set questions (RC, LR, DI) for the last few mins.
Sir, what kind of percentile is one looking at if one wants a shot at IIMs, FMS, Narsi M, SP Jain and other top flight institutes? Asked by: Avinash
Above 95 percentile for the top 20 B-schools
sir , please suggest something how to increase speed of doing RCs. I also find that I get distracted if the topic does not interests me. Asked by: harsh
Don't worry about reading speed for it's sake. Just read and think about your reading. Read regularly and often and you'll develop speed without having to think about it. Keep building your vocab through your reading, it'll always come in handy. Realize that you do not get a choice of subject you get your RC from, so you will have to dive in and attempt it! Having a good reading habit will get rid of this shortcoming though.
hello sir, I make a study plan but not able to stick for the same. how to get focused seriously ?? Asked by: Krish
When you sit in order to plan your preparation, analyze how much time you have, how you can best utilize it - which areas you want to give more time to, and so on. When you have the bigger picture in mind, you will realize the importance of not missing out on each study session. That might be something that will deter you from skipping them.
Which slot should I take the test in? Asked by: Monty
Function of two things - 1. Slot availability 2. Your Convenience
Do you suggest lots of mocks in the remaining time or revising previous AIMCAT questions in the remaining time that I have? I have around 40 days for my test Asked by: aj
You should ideally be doing both. Analyzing AIMCATs give you a very good understanding of how to use the concepts that you learnt, while analyzing your own performance will give you an idea of your strengths and weaknesses. You could still focus on your weaknesses and try to work on them till about a week before CAT. You could practise more of individual sectional tests from your areas of weakness while giving full length mocks once in a while.