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

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

So, you want to maximize your chances of success at CAT. And you are wondering what would be the best CAT Coaching for you to ensure that. And for that you need to make the best possible use of your time. You need to prepare as per your individual needs. And in line with your...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

As a CAT-24 aspirant, you are luckier than the aspirants of the past few CATs in a way. You get to pursue your college studies as well as CAT Prep via physical/offline classes. The joy and effectiveness of interactive learning in a real classroom are still unmatched. The social element of education hasn’t been replicated...Read More

I feel a trifle sad writing this piece. It is a reaction to the piece Veranda Learning Acquires TIME for Rs.287 crores. I am happy for the promoters of TIME CAT coaching, who have been devoted to the cause of education for several decades. Any rewards they get are well deserved. At the same time,...Read More