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CAT preparation strategy, mindset and guidance from MBAGuru

Explore MBAGuru articles on CAT preparation strategy, practice habits, online prep, exam mindset and MBA entrance guidance. These posts are designed to help aspirants prepare more consistently, avoid common mistakes and approach CAT preparation with better structure.

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•February 4, 2026

A personal Interview or just an Interaction?

A personal Interview is, first and foremost, an interaction. When you meet someone for the first time, your first takeaway is an impression from that interaction. The impression is usually qualitative – good, bad or umm.. unremarkable. Unlike the first stage of the selection process, wherein your CAT preparation results in some tangible numbers and percentiles as an objective...

•February 3, 2026

300 Days to CAT-26 – Build Your CAT Prep Innings!

February beginning is a good time to review, recommit and restart. It is a good checkpoint for your CAT Prep. So, it is the perfect time for you to take a good, hard look at the status and progress of your CAT preparation. CAT-26 is almost 300 days away now. 300 days could be a...

•January 30, 2026

Lower the stakes – My IIM Cal PI experience

It was March 2001, if my memory serves me right. It was the day of my IIM Cal PI. The IIM Placement reports had just come in and a couple of days old Times of India front page carried the headlines of an IIM Cal student getting a 1 crore per annum package! Yes, this...

•January 29, 2026

CAT Preparation – Urgent versus Important

Let us take a step outside your CAT Preparation world. In that world, there are things that are urgent. For example, paying a bill if the due date is today. Driving a little faster than usual if you are late for a train or a flight. Meeting a deadline for the submission of an assignment....

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•January 28, 2026

The Awareness YOU need for your IIM Personal Interview

The one area that seems vast and undefined for your B-School/IIM Personal Interview prep is awareness. During the first phase of your CAT preparation journey, you know the topics you will be tested upon and hence, the defined syllabus allows you to prepare accordingly. But this changes completely when it comes to the second stage of your...

•January 27, 2026

Anant’s CAT Coaching journey to FMS, Delhi

Not all CAT coaching success stories are struggles – some are relatively straightforward with just an occasional twist. But am sharing this one because it contrasts with the previous story of Hitanksha. She was a Journalism student of the Delhi University. And for her, it was the reunion with Quant after a long gap that presented a challenge....

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Useful MBAGuru resources for CAT aspirants

CAT Coaching in Delhi by MBAGuru — for students looking for offline classroom CAT coaching in Delhi.
MBAGuru Online CAT Coaching — for aspirants who want live online classes, structure and accountability.
MBAGuru Success Stories — student reviews, CAT results and IIM / top B-school calls.
MBAGuru Faculty — current faculty and mentors behind the CAT preparation programs.
Mini SWOT — a diagnostic starting point for understanding preparation gaps.