Why do Champions become Champions? I didn’t ask how – because yes, invariably they practice, practice and practice!Read More

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, 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

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

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

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