As most of India celebrates an incredible cricketing victory over Australia, experts are going gaga over the “find of the series” – Shubhman Gill.   2 years ago, in early Feb 2019, I wrote this article (on Tendulkar, Kohli and Gill) and I quote:   “Shubhman Gill was the player of the tournament 12 months...Read More

There are some questions you should ask yourself (or your CAT coaching institute’s counsellors!) before you make a decision: How will YOU gain more than 1000s of others who will be there, doing exactly the same things that you are doing? How will YOU beat the 1000s of others who will be there slogging just...Read More

A perspective post today’s CAT: No one (but the IIMs) really knows the right answers to the questions. No one (including the IIMs) really knows, as of this moment, how lakhs of aspirants did and hence, what score would get what percentile? So, there is no way for you to really know how you did...Read More

As you revel in the anticipation of the exam you have prepared so well for (even if you think otherwise at times), and overcome an occasional bout of anxiety (which is natural and in fact good as it will help you stay alert), all of us at Team MBAGuru wish you the very best of...Read More

Success at CAT, as at most things challenging, depends upon the following 5 factors: Your Ability – this is something all of us possess in different measure in different areas. This infact, is the crux of ADAPTIVE Prep for CAT – that each of us is skilled in different ways. Knowing yourself well allows you...Read More

You might be an artist who has rehearsed a zillion times before the actual show – you won’t feel your preparation was enough. You might be a sportsperson who has worked for years for this big match – you won’t feel your preparation was enough. You might have crammed that speech 100s of times for...Read More

Leicester’s run during the 2015-16 Premier League season defied the odds – literally, they had 5,000-to-1 odds of winning the title that season – and clinched their first trophy in team history. (5000 to 1 is similar to only 45 students out of 2.25 Lakhs succeeding at CAT! The probability of success at CAT is...Read More

Many of you have been asking this question on various forums. The most effective strategy for revision at this stage, as shared by several MBAGuru students from the earlier years, is to use the Class/Home sheets of all 3 skill areas/sections. With a total of around 50 sheets (excluding ADAPTIVE modules) and say 8 days...Read More

Make sure you check your exam slot and adjust your sleep-cycle accordingly. If you usually get up at 10 am and rise at 6 on the day of CAT, you would find yourself sleep deprived during the exam. Vice-versa for students who have exam in the afternoon slot. Go for jogging or brisk walking in...Read More

Players and teams that prepare for years for the World Cup or the Olympics begin to feel the nerves a few days/weeks before the actual event. If CAT is giving you that kind of a feeling – congratulations, just shows that you are human! (Even if you are a Champion.) Remember, just like you, everyone...Read More