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Best time for CAT Prep

The Best time to start CAT Prep? (Spoiler: Yesterday Was Ideal!) 🚀

Let’s hit you with some gareebi ka stats in order to get the best time to start CAT Prep for you:

  • IIM A: 400 seats out of over 3L+ aspirants (0.133% chance – Tinder matches ka bhi better ratio hai!)
  • Harvard: 1000 seats out of 10K (10% chance)
    Translation: Getting into IIM-A is statistically 75x tougher than Harvard. Ab “CAT easy hai” wale dost ko forward karo! 😎

But half your serious competition will just go numb at this and we are already half-way there, (and not) Living on a Prayer! *Bon-Jovi cult members, raise your hands!*

3 Factors to Crack Your CAT Timeline

  1. Time Management ⏳
  • CAT prep doesn’t need “ghar baithke tapasya”. You can prep alongside college/job (3-4 hours/day = ideal).
  • 1000 hours = Magic number for most (unless you’re Quant-weak in 10th grade!)
  • Pro Tip: 3 hours daily × 10 months = IIM dreams. Fewer months x more hours = still doable. Everything else = “Bhagwan bharose” prep.
  1. Weakness Pe Dhyan đŸ’Ș
  • English weak? “Yaar, vocabulary improve karne mein time lagta hai!” → Start early.
  • Quant phobia? “7th-10th ki NCERT uthao, fear bhagao!” → Extra 2 months. Ya phir Dabur ka tel lagaao, they say it cures everything, including brainlessness!
  • DILR confusing? “Puzzle khelna shuru karo, sudoku ke bhai!” → Daily practice.
  1. “Intensity Check – Bro Tu Serious Hai Ya Timepass?”Â đŸ”„
  • Shortcut lover? 6-month crash course (6-7 hours/day + chai ki bottle)
  • Slow & steady? 10-15 months (2-3 hours/day + weekend mocks)
  • Agar coaching lena hai, toh adaptive wali lo – “one-size-fits-all” toh naade waale underwear ka concept hai!

Final Formula:

Start Date = Today + (Your Weakness Months) – (Your Intensity Level)

Still confused?

  • “Agar abhi shuru karo, toh Diwali pe mocks mein patakhe fodoge!” 🎆
  • “Agar next month shuru karo, toh New Year pe percentiles celebrate karoge!”Â đŸ„‚

TL;DR:

  • Weak areas? → Start NOW
  • Can grind 3+ hours daily? → 6-8 months enough
  • “Kal se pakka” wala banda? → 12-15 months better

P.S. 98%ile = IIMs will forget your 10th marks. 100%ile = Tum unke 10th marks check kar sakte ho! 😉

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