First of all, this is NOT a bitch-about-the-competition article. And if you are really bright, this is not even meant for you. So, if you are already super-strong in Quant, DILR and English. Relax. Join any CAT coaching. You don’t need to worry about discovering the best CAT coaching! Chances are you will get ALL...Read More

What does CAT preparation have to do with the cultural fest of your college? Let’s say you head a team of 4 for an event at the cult fest of your college. You need to get (say) 10 tasks done. How will you do that? Some sort of a division of work – right? Maybe...Read More

So, how can you form a weekly CAT Prep plan to ensure the best CAT Preparation experience for yourself? Days 1 and 2 Let’s say you are engaged with a formal CAT coaching for 2 days (let’s call them Day-1 and Day-2) a week (this would be the weekend for most regular college students/working professionals), you need...Read More

In some ways I am glad that when I was trying to answer the question “how to prepare for CAT” I never took the normal, typical, assembly line CAT Coaching that were the only ones that existed when I cracked the CAT. I feel a short snippet of my IIM B interview is relevant to your success...Read More

Majority of CAT aspirants are just like you. They are college students or recent graduates with 1-2 years of work-ex. Most aspirants pursue CAT prep alongside their college or work. This is a sensible decision, especially if you have more than 4-5 months at hand. The trick then is to be able to balance the requirements...Read More

Hope you got a chance to mull over what I wrote here. When you think about a job, think about this. What kind of companies come to your campus? Technical or IT or consulting or analytics or some other kind? What is the top half of these companies – is/isn’t it management? What kind of...Read More

Nothing gets the message home better than stories do. Stories of belief, determination, and beating the odds. Stories that show that dreams do come true. Stories that are not limited to the CAT Prep journey, but traverse well beyond. Stories that transcend time. The stories that inspire us and motivate us not to stop. Nothing...Read More

So, cracking CAT is a goal you have set for yourself, and a Top MBA college is your destination. But you realize that you need to aim for a high percentile to make it to a Top MBA College. You are confused about whether you need to join a coaching? And if so, which one?...Read More

In my first 3 blog posts on this topic, I wrote in detail about the first 3 steps (of 5 steps to mastering the VARC section in CAT): You can read them here, here and here, if you haven’t already. Onto Step 4 now. Step4: Understand that there is no easy way to succeed So what should you, as...Read More

In my first 2 blog posts on this topic, I wrote in detail about the first 2 steps (of 5 steps to mastering the VARC section in CAT): You can read them here and here if you haven’t already. Onto Step3 now. Step3: Understand where CAT RCs come from With my 8 years of experience of teaching VA...Read More