A few years ago, I stumbled upon an article on a blog (on codersrevolution.com) and sometime later I figured out that there are several YouTube videos about it (and several have been made since). But, even for something so well known, it was a shocking revelation. And it is surprising how well connected it is to...Read More

CAT-2025 is around 150 days from now, just a little over 5 months! Your CAT Prep should assume CAT is held as per its usual schedule. That’s what we should be preparing for. Some exams such as the NMAT generally commence earlier, and yet others such as the XAT usually take place much later. But the...Read More

I am a late riser but I got up at 4.30 AM today. I am more likely to sleep at that time than to get up. (My personal CAT Prep journey honestly isn’t an example worth emulating!) But I chose to convert this rare occurrence of getting up early into something more useful. I replied...Read More

So, you have your college/job and your CAT preparation, your club activities and some upcoming project or academic work. And possibly much more on your mind. Managing time is an uphill task? Here’s one way to look at it in simple, clear terms. In essence, take a close look at the resource you are investing...Read More

In some ways I am glad I never took the normal, typical, assembly line CAT Coaching that were the only ones that existed when I cracked the CAT. My IIM Bangalore Interview was aeons ago – so, pardon my memory but a part of it went like something like this. Interviewer 1: So, which newspaper...Read More

I wrote to you recently about the Top-2 Test to assess your priorities. And I hope you have made an effort to re-prioritize things and realign your efforts with your goals. But the more specific question was whether CAT preparation is one of your Top-2 priorities for this year. Assuming that it is, there is...Read More

When we think about how to prepare for CAT, our thinking is often limited to covering the course for CAT really well. We plan on taking enough tests to get a hang of the actual CAT entrance exam. We focus on ensuring the best classroom CAT coaching or the best CAT online coaching experience for...Read More

As your offline CAT Coaching or CAT online coaching progresses, there will be several phases you will go through. You will begin from the basics; get to know your weaker and stronger areas. Then you will begin working to remove the weaknesses to the extent possible. Then, you will start practicing tests – sectionals and...Read More

Believe it or not, kuch life ke biggest lessons CAT prep ke liye bhi kaafi kaam aa sakte hain  — even if they’re not from any “CAT coaching” classroom or prep app. Sometimes online CAT coaching can get tougher than online gaming! We humans are lowkey predictable — the way we react to a tough...Read More

Pause your CAT prep for a moment and consider this. Jo bhi tumne abhi tak CAT ke baare mein baar suna hai, broadly kya suna hai? “Bhai, CAT bada tough hai!” From YouTube ke gyaan-ganga-gurus to mummy ke WhatsApp forwards, the most frequently occurring phrase would have been — “Competition bahut zyada hai.” Aur haan,...Read More