CAT Preparation and T-20s are quite similar in one aspect. No, it isn’t just that the recent CATs have been of 120 minutes duration, the same as the number of balls a side gets in a T20 match. So, what is it, then? I’m sure you’ve watched a few nail-biting T20Is in the IPL or...Read More

Regularity and discipline play a key role in how well your CAT preparation builds up. Whether you are engaged in a mainly offline CAT coaching or an online CAT coaching, some online tools can really add massive power to your preparation levels. There is much more to CAT preparation than just covering the course for...Read More

The “make it large” ad for a liquor brand is aspirational in nature. Everyone wants to make it big! But very few do. And till you make it big, what do you intend to do? The question is as pertinent to your CAT exam Preparation as it is to any other aspiration that you nurture. Do...Read More

One of the major drag-downs on success in any field, including CAT preparation, is the tendency to take a lot of pressure. For most of us ordinary mortals, pressure has a negative impact on performance. It takes away a lot of energy, it can cause a brain-freeze at crucial times, and it doesn’t help us improve....Read More

I tend to relate a lot of cricketing stuff with CAT Prep. Tendulkar was really good when he was just 14 years of age. He was smashing school records and dominating the best bowlers in the Mumbai circuit. He wasn’t a novice when he played against a formidable Pakistan pace bowling attack as a 16-year old...Read More

Imagine this: You are a B.Com. graduate from DU(SOL) aiming to undertake the arduous CAT prep journey. You then did your fashion designing from Pearl Academy. You’ve been working for a while and are out of touch with academics. You do not have exceptional academics. Your initial SWOT shows QA as a major weakness. What...Read More

February beginning is a good time to review, recommit and restart. It is a good checkpoint for your CAT Prep. So, it is the perfect time for you to take a good, hard look at the status and progress of your CAT preparation. CAT-26 is almost 300 days away now. 300 days could be a...Read More

Let us take a step outside your CAT Preparation world. In that world, there are things that are urgent. For example, paying a bill if the due date is today. Driving a little faster than usual if you are late for a train or a flight. Meeting a deadline for the submission of an assignment....Read More

Not all CAT coaching success stories are struggles – some are relatively straightforward with just an occasional twist. But am sharing this one because it contrasts with the previous story of Hitanksha. She was a Journalism student of the Delhi University. And for her, it was the reunion with Quant after a long gap that presented a challenge....Read More

Often, when a CAT aspirant begins her/his CAT preparation or joins a CAT coaching institute, she/he expresses an apprehension. Usually, it is something similar to “I am weak in Quant” or “I didn’t have Math after class 10th”. Or some other version of ‘Quant-phobia’. It is probably the single most prevalent disease among CAT aspirants :)....Read More