riku : I AM VERY WEAK IN RC SECTION COULDN'T GET MORE THAN 7 MARK HOW TO IMPROVE MY RC SKILLS
shashidar : Generally, this problem is about understanding. Students try to understand the passage in the author's words & mess up. Understand the passage para by para the way you would've written it. Plus for each para, write down keywords in the chronological order so that you have a flow map of what you read

paridhiagrawal1 : I HAVE STARTED PREPARING FROM JULY ONLY. CAN YOU PLEASE SUGGEST HOW TO PREPARE BEST AND FOCUS ON WHAT ALL THINGS TO ACHIEVE BETTER RESULTS. I HAVE ISSUES PREPARING FOR ENGLISH VOCAB
raman : Good that you started now. To achieve better results, please analyze every test that you take and improve your performance and fundamentals. English Vocab, attend back up classes. If required attend the same topic, twice to gain the grip.

meherzeen : QUANT TOPICS WITH THE HIGHEST WEIGHTAGE (TIPS ON HOW TO TACKLE QUANT FOR SOMEONE WHO JUST BEGAN CAT PREP)
asim : Do not indulge in selective preparaiton. You cannot skip topics. Try to prepare in same order in which we provide the classes/videos as that is the most logical sequence for learning these topics

neha : SOMETIMES I DO VARC BETTER THEN I LAG IN DILR SECTION AND IN THIS MOCK I GOT GOOD IN DILR BUT I COULDNT GET GOOD MARKS IN VARC WHAT CAN I DO SO THAT I CAN IMPROVE THIS
amitpoddar : Do a proper analysis of all the wrong attempts you make and figure out the reasons for all those incorrect answers. Make a study plan based on your performance and follow up that using the sectionals and the booklets. The more questions you practise the better you become.

utkarsh : MY SYLLABUS ISN'T COMPLETED AND I HAVEN'T TAKEN ANY MOCKS TILL YET. WHAT SHOULD BE MY STRATEGY AND WHAT SHOULD I FOCUS MORE ON?
asim : I suggest you do not wait for completion of syllabus, take all the AIMCATs. To begin with your focus must be on gaining conceptual clarity and do loads of practice with the basic study material provided

suprajareddyyyy : I AM WEAK IN VARC SECTION CAN YOU GIVE SOME TIPS
amitpoddar : To score well in this section you need to work on your reading skills as RC and VA both are dependent on your ability to comprehend the paras.Devote 30-40 minutes to reading diverse areas on a daily basis and together with that solve 2-3 passages and 15 VA questions from the SM booklets everyday. Also take some Intermediate and advanced tests every week. Follow the plan for some weeks and based on your performance take doubt sessions.

akriti : HOW TO INCREASE SPEED IN QUANT
asim : It would help if you worked on the speed math techniques, try to do most of the steps in mind and less on paper. Do loads of practice.

bhavika : HELLO, I HAVE BEEN SCORING 60 TO 87 PERCENTILE IN AIMCATS. I AM NOT ABLE TO SCORE AT ALL IN QUANTS. CAN YOU HELP ME WITH HOW MY PREPARATION SHOULD BE FOR QUANTS. I FEEL THE QUESTIONS OF BOOKS AVAILABLE IS TOO EASY. I WANT TO PRACTICE CAT LEVEL QUESTIONS AND UNDERSTAND THE PATTERN AND APPROACH. I HAVE PREPARED FOR GATE BEFORE AND CLEARED IT WELL WITH AIR. BUT NOW I FIND PREPARATION FOR CAT LEVEL QUANTS WITH HANDBOOK AND SECTION TESTS DIFFICULT.
govindrajan : Practice questions from AIMCAT-SAs and SM1002513.

suprajareddyyyy : I CANNOT ABLE TO SOLVE DILR QUESTIONS EVEN AFTER LISTENING THE VIDEOS AND SOLVING SOME.HELP ME WITH THIS
govindrajan : Once you read the initial few lines of a puzzle/DI set, you will get to know what kind of puzzle/DI set we are going to solve. This does not take more than 30 to 40 seconds. Give a quick read to the given data spending about a minute time. Do not try to analyse the information at this stage. Spend a couple of minutes to read the questions and the type of answer choices. In case the questions have "If" conditions, it indicates that we get more than one possible solution. The questions let us know how to use the given information. All these should happen in about 3 minutes. Then start going through the information carefully. While doing this decide which statement to be picked up first and the order in which the other pieces of information are to be used. This way we can have a smooth flow of thought process and take less time to solve.

dm : QUANTS DEVELOPMENT SUGGESTIONS
govindrajan : The first step is to get familiarity with the concepts in each of the chapters. Refer to clasroom notes thouroughly. In basic study material, there are three levels of exercises for each chapter. Focus on these initially. Do not bother about how much more to be covered, just make sure that there is daily progress.

dlcn4q326 : LESS THAN 4 MONTHS ARE LEFT FOR CAT , I HAVE JOINED THE COACHINGS THIS WEEK ONLY , WHAT SHOULD BE MY STRATEGY FOR EVERYDAY TO GET GOOD PERCENTILE FOR EVERY SECTION
asim : On your student homepage you can go through a webinar video titled "5 months to CAT" it gives you a good roadmap.

sharath : HOW TO INTERPRET THE PARA IN SINGLE LINE
shashidar : Please elaborate...exactly which type of question are you enquiring about?

mitali : WHEN ARE WE DISCUSSING THE AIMCAT 25
amitpoddar : Pls take a doubt session/counseling. Contact your centre.

sriji : IN QA - I'M MAKING NOT BEING ABLE TO MAKE THE RIGHT PAIR IN PARA JUMBLES AFTER FORMING MANDATORY PAIRS, SOMETIMES I TAKE TOO MUCH TIME ON RCS 1 OR 2 RC THAT OTHERS THERE IS NOT TIME LEFT FOR OTHERS. AND AFTER ELIMINATING 2 ANSWER CHOICES FROM THE REMAINING
philipthomas : After creating the pairs try to link two sentences , one from each pair, that will enable you to understand the sequence. You need to keep an eye on the timer to keep track of the time left.

dhruva : WHILE PREPARING FOR QUANTS SHOULD WE SOLVE BOTH 'A' AND 'B' EXERCISES OF THE STUDY MATERIAL AND THEN MOVE TOWARDS SECTIONAL TESTS OR COMPLETE THE 'A' EXERCISE THEN GIVE THE FOUNDATIONAL SECTIONAL TESTS AND THEN DO THE 'B' EXERCISE AND AGAIN THE REMAINING SECTIONAL TESTS FOR SECOND REVISION?
govindrajan : Answered.

drcb4a617 : I AM FINDING IT TOUGH TO ATTEMPT DI SECTION, MAINLY TO SPOT THE EASY SETS
asim : It comes with lots of practice. Make sure you begin with the handouts and the basic study material. Do loads of practice. Collect your doubts and discuss them with the faculty members regularly.

dlcb4ad26 : HOW CAN I PREPARE BEST AND FOCUS ON WHAT ALL THINGS AS ONLY 3.5 MONTHS ARE LEFT
philipthomas : Use the first month to focus on the basics, the second to work upon advanced areas , the third to revise and the remaining time to practise on tests.

v : ARE OUR AIMCATS MORE DIFFICULT THAN THEN ACTUAL CAT EXAMS? IF I'M SCORING 88 PERCENTILE IN AIMCAT DOES IT MEAN I'LL ME ABLE TO SCORE BETTER IN CAT?
shashidar : You can expect to score around 5 basis points more in CAT

aadhavan : IS IT SAFE TO ASSUME THAT ONE MONTH EACH FOR VARC AND DILR WOULD BE SUFFICIENT?
philipthomas : Yes that would be sufficient.

neha : MY MARKS IN MOCKS ARE NOT CONSISTENT SOMETIMES I GET 60-70 SOMETIMES I ONLY GET 30 SO I CANT UNDERSTAND WHAT IS MY ACTUAL LEVEL
philipthomas : See that you vary the number of attempts according to the difficulty level.

sriji : IN QA - HOW SHOULD I IMPROVE MY BASICS. AND I MAKE A LOT OF MISTAKES LIKE WRITING WRONG DIGITS WHICH TAKE UP EXTRA TIME TO CORRECT IT .I HAVE PREPARED ONCE BUT THIS TIME NERVOUSNESS IS GETTING WAY TOO MUCH. HOW SHOULD I REVISE ALL THAT I HAVE STUDIED
govindrajan : Do not try to solve questions fast. Pay attention on giving correct answeres rather than trying to attempt more number oif questions. It is better to attempt a fewer number of questions and get all correct, rather than attempting many questions and scoring negative marks.

mucb4a542 : HOW MUCH TIME IS REQUIRED TO SOLVE 1 SET OF DI
asim : Initially do not worry about the time taken, first try to gain conceptual clarity and gain accuracy. Later on with lots of practice you can improve your speed. If the difficulty level is high then even if you take 15-20 minutes per set it will be good enough.

bhcb4ad51 : I HAVE JUST STARTED MY COACHING A FEW WEEKS BACK, AND I AM FULL TIME PREPARING ONLY FOR CAT. NOT WORKING NOR DO I HAVE COLLEGE. PLEASE SUGGEST A TIME TABLE FOR ME TO FOLLOW. AS AFTER CLASS FROM 7-9AM I END UP ONLY SOLVING THE HANDOUTS GIVEN IN THE CLASS. NOT ABLE TO SOLVE THE EXERCISE PROBLEMS.
raman : We recommend you to prepare a table from your side and discuss with the faculty on the merits. Keeping in mind your strength and areas to work on.

sharath : IN RC GIVE SOME TIPS FOR INTERPRETATION OF PARAGRAPH IN SINGLE LINE
shashidar : Treat each para like an essence question..the central theme that runs through the para. However, instead of writing in a single line, I suggest you note down keywords in the sequential order so that it serves as a flow chart of what you've read

mucb4a095 : ONLY 4 MONTHS LEFT NOW!! HOW DO I PREPARE FOR CAT AND ACTUALLY TRY TO GET GOOD MARKS AND MANAGE TO GET INTO AN IIM.
amitpoddar : Devote 5-7 hrs on a daily basis. Pick 2 sections in a day and judiciously use the SM booklets and sectional tests. Practise as much as you can and take doubt sessioins.

dm : I AM FROM BIPC BACKGROUND AND I REALLY NEED TIPS AND SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE MY QUANTS SECTION
raman : Make sure that your back ground doesn't hamper your confidence first. Next complete every problem in our study material both exercises. Watch more videos. Some topics that you are not comfortable, keep watching them multiple times. Also take topic wise tests

bhca4a382 : I HAVE ROUGLY BEEN SCORING JUST 70-80 PERCENTILE AND ESPESIALLY IN LAST AIMCAT I GOT JUST 50 PERCENTILE , IS THIS THE END OF THE WAY FOR ME OR IS THERE ANY HOPE OF REVIVAL IN THE NEAR FUTURE WITH REGARDS TO THE CAT EXAM?
philipthomas : You need to do a thorough analysis to understand what went wrong, is it lack of knowledge or wrong strategy. If it is wrong strategy then you need to talk to your mentor and devise a better strategy, if it is lack of knowledge, prepare more on those areas.

chaitali_ : HELLO, I AM CONSTANTLY GETTING 70 AROUND PERCENTILE IN AIMCATS, HOW CAN I IMPROVE? ALSO HOW CAN WE APPLY DIFFERENT STRATEGIES WHILE GIVING AIMCAT, CAN YOU PLEASE SUGGEST SOME GOOD STRATEGIES THAT WILL HELP ME RISE ABOVE 70 PERCENTILE.
amitpoddar : You may need to work on improving your number of attempts as well as the accuracy. You have to practise chapters from the booklets so that you can find more doable questions in the AIMCATs.Try different strategies while attempting the sectionals and then replicate whatever works for you the best in the AIMCATs.

a : IN VA, I ALWAYS GO WRONG WITH THE SEQUENCE ORDERING.
amitpoddar : Focus on the key words of all the statements and form the mandatory pairs. Connect all the statements by making 3 pairs. Use the Intro logic (Topic of the para)to figure out the 1st statement. Check the explanation and take corrective measures. I hope you have practised VA questions from both SM booklets and sectionals.

sriji : HOW TO SOLVE RCS FASTER OR IN LESS TIME
amitpoddar : Try to focus on the main idea presented in each para and then try to understand the demand of the questions. Eliminate the options based on the data presented in the passage. Practise critical reasoning regularly.

muca4ac19 : SIR MY GRAPH IS INCONSISTENT IN AIMCATS. SOMETIMES I SCORE 30%,SOMETIMES NOT EVEN 10% , AND IN THIS AIMCAT I SCORED 63.71% . I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO?
philipthomas : What needs to be done is to analyze 3/4 AIMCATs together to identify trends like getting consistently wrong answers in certain areas , once that is done , work upon those areas.

hycb4a487 : CAN YOU GIVE SOME SHORTCUT TO SOLVE SPEED MATHS.
raman : Keep watching videos of Speed Math. Also observe some DI videos. Also whenever work with quant, think of ways of applying and learning too. Also take tests on speed math. Further, focus on analytical speed besides numerical speed.All the best.

shristi : IT USUALLY TAKES ME 15 MINS TO SOLVE 1 RC PASSAGE AND I AM TRYING TO REDUCE THAT TIME TO 10-12 MINS BUT I AM NOT ACHIEVING THAT. SO HOW TO DEAL WITH THIS.
shashidar : Try out attempting the specific questions of all the passages without reading the full passage, you may be able to answer 2 or 3 Qs this way. Then read the easiest passage & answer all the questions in that...That'll be a good start

a : N VA, I CAN DO WELL WITH THE QUESTIONS FROM HANDOUTS AND BOOKS. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO AIMCAT I FEEL DIFFICULT TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS. WHAT SHOULD I DO?
philipthomas : Practice more on the sectionals and SAMCATs

ngca4a174 : HOW MUCH MARKS SHOULD I TARGET FOR 99.5+ PERCENTILE IN ACTUAL CAT IF I'M GETTING 98+ IN AIMCATS
shashidar : Target around 80 marks in AIMCATs

a : I FELT THAT THIS AIMCAT IS REALLY TOUGH THAN THE PREVIOUS AIMCATS. AND I SCORED LESSER THAN THE PREVIOUS BUT I THOUGHT THAT I WAS IMPROVING BUT I GOT LESS SCORE. WHAT SHOULD I DO?
philipthomas : You need to vary the number of attempts according to the difficulty level.

a : IF THE ENTIRE BOOKS AND HANDOUTS ARE SO EASY THEN HOW CAN WE DO WELL IN AIMCATS AND CAT EXAM (WHICH IS SO EASY). SO, IF I WANT TO PRACTICE MOST DIFFICULT QUESTIONS, THEN FROM WHICH SOURCE CAN I GET?
philipthomas : Do the advanced level of sectional tests.

steff : PER DAY HOW MANY HOURS SHOULD I STUDY ?
govindrajan : It depends on your familiarity with CAT test araes and your current preparation levels. Check the time that is ast your disposal for CAT preparation. Spare more time for the areas where you need more practice. Do not worry about the amount of syllabus to be covered, make sure that there is daily progress.

chaitali_ : HELLO I HAVE HEARD THAT WEIGHTAGE OF AIMCAT DOESN'T STAY TRUE TO THE WEIGHTAGE IN ACTUALCAT EXAM, ESPECIALLY IN CAT. IS THAT TRUE? AND IF IT IS THEN WHAT IS A BETTER WAY TO PREPARE FOR ACTUAL EXAM.
philipthomas : The purpose of the AIMCATs is to train you for the CAT exam, we show you all the probable scenarios to such an extent that the CAT becomes easy to handle, which is also why the student tends to do better and score higher in the CAT, through the AIMCATs one becomes completely prepared for the CAT.

manya : HELLO, I'VE BEEN WORRIED ABOUT MY QUANT AND DILR. I BELIEVE I CAN PERFORM FAIRLY WELL IN VARC, BUT I DONT HAVE A VERY STRONG MATHS BACKGROUND AND I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH QUANT AND DILR. HOW DO I MANAGE THESE NEXT FOUR MONTHS TO MAKE SURE I CAN SCORE A GOOD PERCENTILE? I HAVE BEEN VERY WORRIED AND FEEL LIKE I WONT BE ABLE TO FINISH SYLLABUS
govindrajan : Worrying about completion of syllabus is a major mistake in preparation. You need to focus on gaining confidence in each topic. Keep tracking daily progress. In two to three weeks you will notice a clear improvement in your speed and ability to comprehend information.

sriji : HOW DO I FAMILIARISE WITH THE DIFFERENT TYPE OF SETS IN LRDI? AND I CANT THINK THE SOLN AT THE TIME OF WRITING MOCK BUT LATER WHEN I REDO ALL THOSE QUESTIONS I DO THEN WITH EASE. WHAT SHOULD I DO. I DON'T UNDERSTAND
govindrajan : As such there is no defined framework for DILR questions. DILR tests basic intelligence klevels of candidates but not any specific concepts. One need to build logical thinking skills by getting exposre to as many puzzles/DI sets as possible. Lot 2 study material, AIMCAT-SAs and advanced sectional tests help you in this regard.

hari : WHAT IS THE MIN CORRECT ANSWER'S REQUIRED IN EACH SECTION.CAN YOU PLEASE TELL
raman : depends on difficulty level

anjali : WHICH WEBSITES SHOULD BE REFERRED FOR READING SO AS TO TACKLE THE KIND OF PASSAGES ASKED IN AIMCAT AND CAT?
amitpoddar : Follow the reading links provided on the SHP. You can also refer to some international newspapers and websites like aeon.co,wikipedia,economist.com,etc.

mucb4a220 : WHILE PREPARING FOR QUANTS SHOULD WE SOLVE BOTH 'A' AND 'B' EXERCISES OF THE STUDY MATERIAL AND THEN MOVE TOWARDS SECTIONAL TESTS OR COMPLETE THE 'A' EXERCISE THEN GIVE THE FOUNDATIONAL SECTIONAL TESTS AND THEN DO THE 'B' EXERCISE AND AGAIN THE REMAINING SECTIONAL TESTS FOR SECOND REVISION?
govindrajan : The second approch is suggested.

hari : HOW TO ASSUME THE DIFFICULT LEVEL
raman : As you continue taking AIMCAT, you will get to see various levels.

sameer : IN DILR- "I KNOW THAT I CAN DO THIS SET BUT IT'S SO LENGTHY, IT WILL TAKE A LOOT OF TIME", SO IN THAT CASE SHOULD I FIRST TRY TO ATTEMPT OTHER SETS OR SHOULD I GO FOR THE SET WHICH I I KNOW I CAN SOLVE BUT TIME TAKING?
govindrajan : You may spend a few minutes in having a cursory look at each set and then decide which one to attempt first.

sincerestudent : WHAT WAS THE DIFFICULTY KLEVEL OF THE 3 SECTIONS IN THIS AIMCAT RELATIVE TO REAL CAT?
amitpoddar : Every year the difficulty level of the CAT exam is different. So, all our AIMCATs are based on the level of actual CAT exam.

mucb4a095 : IS THERE A VIDEO WHICH CAN HELP ME MAKE A TIMETABLE FOR PREPARING FOR THE CAT EXAM ON TIME SITE??
govindrajan : There cannot be auniform time table for all. Identify your strong and weak areas. Spend moree tyime on the topics where you are weak while ensuring a regular practice in your strong areas. Attempt at least one mock test every week. pay attention on giving correct answers to the questions that youu have attempted, instead of trying to attempt many question and losing marks for wrong answeres. It is important to get positive scopre instead of attempting many questions. As you continue practicing, you will gain speed and confidence.

khushi : HI , SIR I HAVE GIVEN MY FIRST MOCK AND SCORED 70 PERCENTILE . BUT SCORED VERY LESS IN VARC AND LRDI CAN YOU PLEASE TELL HOW TO ATTEMPT PAPER BY SCORING MORE CORRECT ANSWER THAN WRONG . SPECIALLY IN VARC I AM GETTING LESS CORRECT AND MORE WRONG SO MY ACCURACY IS VERY LOW . PLEASE GUIDE ME
philipthomas : Suggest that in the initial AIMCATs , you focus on RC alone, after gaining stability in RC start doing VA questions also.

khushi : CAN YOU PLEASE TELL WHERE WE CAN HAD THE PROPER DISCUSSION OF AIMCAT 2515 WITH PROPER STRATEGY TO ATTEMPT THE PAPER.
amitpoddar : Pls refer to the video solutions and the expert review section on the SHP. After that if you have any doubts speak to the centre and get the doubt session scheduled.

hem : HELLO, I HAVE GIVEN PAST 4 AIMCATS, BUT I AM NOT ABLE TO GET ABOVE 20 MARKS, WHAT SHOULD I DO? (ALSO I AM A BTECH STUDENT)
philipthomas : Suggest that you pull out of the AIMCATs , do sectional tests and SAMCATs for some time before getting into the AIMCATs again

pr : DILR SEEMS VERY EASY BUT I AM NOT GETTING SNY IDEA HOW TO SOLVE THE QUESTION! WHAT CAN I DO TO IMPROVE MY DILR
govindrajan : Once you read the initial few lines of a puzzle/DI set, you will get to know what kind of puzzle/DI set we are going to solve. This does not take more than 30 to 40 seconds. Give a quick read to the given data spending about a minute time. Do not try to analyse the information at this stage. Spend a couple of minutes to read the questions and the type of answer choices. In case the questions have "If" conditions, it indicates that we get more than one possible solution. The questions let us know how to use the given information. All these should happen in about 3 minutes. Then start going through the information carefully. While doing this decide which statement to be picked up first and the order in which the other pieces of information are to be used. This way we can have a smooth flow of thought process and take less time to solve.

sincerestudent : MY SCORE IN VARC IN ALL AIMCATS HAS BEEN VERY CONSISTENTLY EITHER 25 OR 26 REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE SECTION WAS MODERATE OR DIFFICULT AND ALSO REGARDLESS WHAT ATTEMPTING STRATEGY I USED. ALSO I HAVE DOCUMENTED ALL THE VA TOPICS ACCURACY RATES FOR THE LAST 6 AIMCATS:
philipthomas : Work on those areas where you are getting less than 80 percent accuracy.

debosmita : HELLO, HOW DO I REVISE QUANTS
raman : start with SMs Complete Exercise a and b in every chapter. Take help of videos and solution booklets available. Take tests for 4 topics back to back. and then take a comprehensive test. Ok.

sincerestudent : CONTINUING ABOVE QUESTION MY ACCURACY RATES IN VARC QUESTION TYPES ARE: PARA SUMMARY-80%, ODD MAN OUT-70%, FILL THE BLANK-60%, PARA JUMBLE- 50% AND RCS-75%. WHAT KIND OF ATTEMPTING STRATEGY SHOULD I FORM AS REGARDLESS OF WHAT I HAVE TRIED, MY SECTION SCORE ENDS UP TO BE AROUND 25-26.
shashidar : I suggest you attempt 6 VA Qs first off (excluding para jumbles), move to the easiest RC, another RC & then come back to the 2 PJs

dhruva : SHOULD WE SOLVE BOTH THE EXERCISES OF STUDY MATERIAL AND THEN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SECTIONAL TESTS OR COMPLETE THE FIRST EXERCISE THEN TAKE SECTIONAL TEST (FOUNDATION) AND THEN AGAIN DO THE SECOND EXERCISE AND THE SECTIONAL TESTS ???
govindrajan : This bquestion is already answered.

hem : HOW TO IMPROVE GOOD ACCURACY LEVEL, I DO VERY NEGATIVES WHICH ARE HIGHER THAN MY CORRECTS, SPECIALLY IN VARC AND SOMETIMES DILR TOO
philipthomas : Before you make a selection ask yourself why the other options cannot be correct, if you cannot identify the reason then your selection could be wrong

sincerestudent : SIR STILL PLEASE GIVE AN ESTIMATE OF THE DIFFICULTY LEVEL OF EACH SECTION COMPARATIVE TO CAT 2023
amitpoddar : In CAT 2023, the cut offs of QA and DILR was as low as 10-11. This was not the case in CAT 22.CAT 2020 and 21 had different cut offs. So every year CAT gives you a different paper. Pls do not go by any preconceived notions. All our AIMCATs are as good as the actual CAT papers.

ss : IF WE SOLVE QNS FROM HANDOUTS AND MATERIALS IS ENOUGH OR DO WE NEED TO SOLVE FROM ANY OTHER BOOKS ALSO?
govindrajan : You are provided two lots of material, online tests and mock CATs. Handouts and basic study material just help in gaining knowledge of basic concepts. Lot 2 material and mock tests, give you exposure to CAT level questions.

parnika : HOW TO PREPARE FOR DILR SECTION, MY BATCH JUST STARTED 2 MONTHS AGO, FACING DIFFICULTY IN AIMCAT SETS
govindrajan : In AIMCATs focus should be on giving correct answeres rather than trying to attempt many questions. For the next three to four AIMCATs attempt only one or two sets with 100% accuracy. Once you read the initial few lines of a puzzle/DI set, you will get to know what kind of puzzle/DI set we are going to solve. This does not take more than 30 to 40 seconds. Give a quick read to the given data spending about a minute time. Do not try to analyse the information at this stage. Spend a couple of minutes to read the questions and the type of answer choices. In case the questions have "If" conditions, it indicates that we get more than one possible solution. The questions let us know how to use the given information. All these should happen in about 3 minutes. Then start going through the information carefully. While doing this decide which statement to be picked up first and the order in which the other pieces of information are to be used. This way we can have a smooth flow of thought process and take less time to solve.

sincerestudent : I AM GENERAL ENGINEER MALE FRESHER WITH 95%,93% AND 8.6 CGPA IN COLLEGE. WHAT %ILE WOULD I NEED FOR CALL FROM IIM ABC
amitpoddar : Almost 99%ile+....

sincerestudent : I AM CONSISTENTLY GETTING 96.5 TO 98.5 %ILE IN ALL AIMCATS, WHAT %ILE CAN I EXPECT IN REAL CAT WITH THIS PERFORMACE
amitpoddar : Given the number of months still left for the CAT exam, and if you go by this consistency , you can easily cross 99.5%ile...

hem : WHAT TIPS YOU WANT TO GIVE, FOR MAKING MY PERCENTILE FROM 30 TO 90
amitpoddar : Pls finish at least 80% of the chapters given in the SM booklets first, so that you can get more doable questions in the AIMCATs. Practise as much as you can on a daily basis.

harsh : I AM A BTECH STUDENT AND DUE TO MEDICAL ISSUES I HAD TO SKIP ONE EXAM IN 7TH SEMESTER (NOV 2023) AND GOT A BACKLOG IN IT. NOW I HAVE COMPLETED MY 8TH SEMESTER AND ONLY THAT REMAINING SUBJECT IS LEFT FOR WHICH END TERM EXAMINATION WOULD HE HELD IN NOV 2024. SO IN THE ACADEMIC SECTION OF CAT FORM, HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO FILL IT? DO I HAVE TO CLICK YES ON "I AM CURRENTLY IN MY FINAL YEAR" AND WHAT SEMESTER SHOULD I CHOOSE I M IN?
philipthomas : Currently in final year , 8th sem.

sincerestudent : HOW TO IMPROVE THE SKILL OF SET SELECTION IN THE DILR SECTION.
govindrajan : Once you read the initial few lines of a puzzle/DI set, you will get to know what kind of puzzle/DI set we are going to solve. This does not take more than 30 to 40 seconds. Give a quick read to the given data spending about a minute time. Do not try to analyse the information at this stage. Spend a couple of minutes to read the questions and the type of answer choices. In case the questions have "If" conditions, it indicates that we get more than one possible solution. The questions let us know how to use the given information. All these should happen in about 3 minutes. Then start going through the information carefully. While doing this decide which statement to be picked up first and the order in which the other pieces of information are to be used. This way we can have a smooth flow of thought process and take less time to solve.

kd : CAN WE ATTEMPT THE AIMCATS LATER IF WE MISS TO TAKE IT IN THE DURATION OF DAYS SPECIFIED?
philipthomas : Yes it will be provided later for you to practice upon.

kd : CAN WE ATTEMPT THE AIMCATS LATER IF WE MISS TO TAKE IT IN THE DURATION OF DAYS SPECIFIED?
govindrajan : Yes. They will be made available under "missed AIMCATs" link on SHP.

sincerestudent : CAN INTERVIEW PREP BE DONE COMFORTABLY AFTER CAT EXAM IN NOV. END OR SHOULD I START ITS PREP ON THE SIDE NOW?
philipthomas : Right now the focus should be only on getting a high CAT percentile , everything else can be taken care of later.

harsh : SIR I WILL CLICK ON CURRENTLY IN FINAL YEAR BUT I M DONE WITH 8THE SEM AND GOT THE RESULT OF IT, AND AS THE BACKLOG WAS IN 7TH SEM SHOULD IT STILL BE 8, AND WOULD DEGREE DURATION BE 4 YEARS OR 5 YEARS AS I WILL GRADUATE BY MARCH 2023. THANK YOU FOR HELP
philipthomas : It is still 8th sem , duration of course is as fixed by the university , year of completion is the point at which you complete all the requirements of the programme.

sincerestudent : HOW TO SELECT WHICH RC TO DO
amitpoddar : Select based on the area of comfort,complexity of the language and the question types. This can be done by reading 1-2 lines of Intro para and 1-2 lines of the concluding para.Have a good look at the questions as well before you decide to do a passage.