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

Bruh, school/college ke exams ki tarah last-minute ratna band karo! Best CAT coaching approach should be more like: ✅ Nadal ka clay court game (tennis pratice like the rallies must go on, and on, and on, … till you win), and definitely not like ❌ Exam hall ka ratta (1 night ki bhukamp ki taiyari) Unfortunately, the...Read More

For ensuring the best CAT Coaching experience for MBAGuru students, from Allopathy to Ayurveda “Facebook ke pre-historic groups” to “WhatsApp ke contemporary forwards”, we tried it all – until we struck gold with Telegram groups 6 years ago! Flexibility, privacy, ease of use and not much noise – it turned out to be the real magic potion....Read More

Hone waale IIM ke superstar! If your plan revolves around using Social Media for your CAT Prep online, then, let’s face the harsh truth. Because chances are you spend more time scrolling “CAT tricks” reels than actually studying for CAT! So, you’ve got quite a spread between: YouTube’s “1 trick to solve all DILR!” (Spoiler: I’ve...Read More

Listen up, future IIM rockstar! So, you know what’s wild? When they think about how to prepare for CAT, 99% of CAT aspirants: Hunt for the “magic material” (Spoiler: It doesn’t exist) Blame “past marks, luck, coaching” (Meanwhile, toppers are grinding like “newspaper waala at 5 AM”) Forget that Kohli’s cover drive (or Rohit’s pull!) = 1,000 hrs of SAME boring...Read More

We (in Delhi) are banned from using matches to light up crackers on Diwali. But Diwali reminds me of that unbelievable India-Pak match in the 2022 T20 World Cup. The timing of that match and Virat Kohli’s knock could not have been better. And 1000s of aspirants in the final stages of their CAT preparation...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

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

Rickshesh Manchanda’s story is one of rare, sheer brilliance. He scored a 100%ile at CAT. He was claimed as their student by at least 2 reputed CAT Preparation institutes – TIME and IMS – (we are not sure if there were any others in the fray as well). However, his interview with Careers 360 should...Read More

This write-up follows the context of the previous one that talked about the impact of on-campus classes on your daily CAT Prep time. A few hours will be effectively taken away daily by travel and some inefficiencies of on-campus classes. So, you should then begin thinking on how you can make up for the same....Read More