I have been writing this piece around this time of the year for several years now. A lot of students I interact with share this query especially around this time and stage of their CAT preparation. It is interesting as to how different the same thing appears when we see it from a different perspective...Read More

In some ways CAT Prep is similar to preparing for any other competition in any sphere of life or work. When you face something that’s tougher than you were prepared for, you have two options: 1. Panic, like most others would in a similar situation 2. Stay Calm and Adapt Now, what would be the impact of your reaction on your...Read More

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

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

When the Delhi Government announced a lockdown on educational institutions (around 10 days before the nation-wide lockdown), we had several other big coachings calling us up to find out what our plans were: Were we shutting the classes immediately? Were we closing the offices? (How) would we continue to serve our students? What about their...Read More

Yesterday evening I was at my cousin brother’s place. As an outstanding officer of the Indian Army he has been decorated with the Vir Chakra for his bravery during the Kargil war (You can watch one of his talks at http://bit.ly/MbagVirC ). He is about 4 months younger to me.Read More

One of the major reasons for a slower-than-desirable Speed in AIRCATs/Mock CATs is the slow start at the beginning of each section.Read More

Some of my write-ups are essentially a repetition/minor improvisation of my mails in previous years. Simply because certain basic things do not change.Read More