I love live sporting action! This includes the keenly contested tennis-ball-cricket matches in the park right in front of my house. And of course it goes right up to all the professional sporting action with packed stadium. How is it relevant to your CAT Preparation? Will get to that in a bit. The one thing...Read More

So many concerns of CAT aspirants who reach out to me revolve around time management and discipline in their CAT Preparation. And I try and address those in several ways, trying to find a better way to explain each time.While everyone wants that final selection to a terrific B-School, we also know thata) it won’t happen...Read More

I will keep this short. And I will take up why this WILL work 100% in doubling the effectiveness of your CAT prep, in one of the future write-ups. But these are 3 simple steps to make your CAT Prep upto twice as powerful. You can start these today. In fact you can start right after...Read More

So, what should you expect from the ideal Test series for your CAT Preparation? The short answer to the question would be – nothing and everything! ‘Nothing’ in the sense that anything particular you expect may leave you disappointed if it does not happen. ‘Everything’ in the sense that you need to prepare for all...Read More

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

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