So, you have your college/job and your CAT preparation, your club activities and the upcoming exams. 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 and see how can you...Read More

Sometime ago I wrote to you 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 online CAT coaching experience for...Read More

As your CAT Coaching and/or self-prep 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 AIRCATs, and the right strategy...Read More

Last week saw a disappointing culmination to India’s T20 World Cup campaign once again. If you are an Indian cricket fan, you would have been heartbroken. But you would also be getting used to it by now. Your reactions could range from trying to justify the team’s poor show with some logic to exercising the...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

The purpose of CAT coaching is to maximize your chances of success. But have you ever thought about how can a CAT Coaching help you improve so that you maximize your chances of success? For that you need to understand how an offline classroom or online coaching for CAT works. And for that let’s see...Read More

While this write-up is a little dated, the lessons from Faisal’s journey to IIMs are timeless & hence, I feel like sharing it with CAT aspirants each year. This is especially relevant for those who may be using poor academics, a humble background or some other limitations as an excuse for not dreaming big! So,...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