as : HELLO SIR, I AM REALLLY WORRIED ABOUT MY AIMCAT2521 PERFORRMANCE, MY SCORE HAS DECREASED TO 20 AND VERBAL HAS BEEN MY WEAKEST THIS TIME, USUALLY VARC WAS MY STRONGEST POINT. 1. WAS AIMCAT GENERALLY TOUGHER THIS TIME AROUND. 2. HOW DO I IMPROVE?
tarannumraza : AIMCAT difficulty levels vary. Between IMCAT to the next, you should analyse the earlier test, work on the weak area identified by practicing from the study material & online sectional tests.

kcxa4a158 : HI SATYAKI THIS SIDE. MINIMUM PERCENTILE REQUIRED FOR ADMISSION INTO IIM JOKA?
ashwinvariyar : min overall percentile -99

bhca4a923 : HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY AIMCAT SCORES, AND HOW CAN I IMPROVE MYSELF IN LR AND QUANT SECTIONS?
sachindubey : It is advisable that after attending lectures try to finish questions from the booklets/study materials provided to you.Then try to finish sectional test of the topics which you have finished. This loop will provide you sufficient thurst to tackle AIMCATs effectively.

bigby : SIR I'M WEAK IN QUANT. I'M TRYING TO IMPROVE BY DOING MORE QUESTIONS BUT IT'S NOT HELPING THAT MUCH. PLEASE SUGGEST SOME THINGS TO DO
ashwinvariyar : Practise with a particular direction in mind. Go topic by topic, solve the class handout, solve exercises from Study material and then attempt the relevant sectional test (foundation level) for each topic.

pr : HOW DO I IMPROVE MY SPEED WHILE SOLVING PROBLEMS?
abhishek : Learn tricks and practice those tricks on solving questions.

kcxa4a158 : MINIMUM SATISFACTORY SCORE TO BE MADE IN AIMCAT
abhishek : There is no minimum score as such. Depends on performance of other students.

bigby : IS AIMCAT PAPER THE SAME LEVEL OF CAT OR...?
philipthomas : AIMCATs will be tougher.

as : SIR I HAVE GIVEN 3 AIMCATS TILL NOW AND WHAT I HAVE NOTICED IS THAT MY CONCENTRATION REDUCES AS THE EXAM PROGRESSES.
ashwinvariyar : You need to start practising for 2 hours straight without breaks. That will help build endurance

hocd4x013 : HI SIR, GOOD EVENING.I GOT AROUND 93 PERCENTILE IN THIS AIMCAT.IS THIS A GOOD PERCENTILE AT THIS STAGE?
tarannumraza : Good. But you need to improve your score & keep working on the weak areas. CAT24 is still a few months away & there is ample scope to improve your sore & percentile.

mukhesh : HI SIR, IM PREPARING FOR CAT FULLTIME, HOW MANY SETS/PROBLEMS OF RCS, DILR, QUANT SHOULD I IDEALLY PRACTICE IN A DAY?
abhishek : This is not fix for all. This depends on the background/preparation levels of the student. Considering average student and the fact that we are in June, I suggest you solve 2-3 good sets of LRDI. 3-4 RC passages, 20 good quality problems

kcxa4a158 : FACING PROBLEMS WHILE SOLVING DIAGRAM BASED QUESTIONS IN DILR, PLEASE CHALK OUT A SUITABLE METHOD TO OVERCOME THIS!
sachindubey : Take the help of a faculty member to explore a suitable method which is workable for you.

nilu : IN QUANT ! IF I PREPARE ONLY ARITHMETIC PORTION THIS IS ENOUGH FOR SCORE GOOD?
ashwinvariyar : Questions come from Arithmetic, Algebra, Modern Maths and Geometry. It is too early to say that I don't want to prepare certain areas. Please practise areas that you are weak at

nilu : WHAT IS THE RIGHT WAYS OF SOLVING RC ? TO TACKLE QUESTIONS
tarannumraza : Read the full passage - don't just skim through. Catch the main issue discussed & the author's tone. You can trace the idea flow from paragraph to paragraph. This mapping of the passage in your mind will become a habit & will help you answer the questions with better accuracy.

navya : STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE AIMCAT SCORE
philipthomas : Target the easier or more comfortable questions , sets , passages etc when you start a section so that you do not come under time pressure and gain accuracy and speed.

cat24 : MY QUANT SECTION IS WEAK PLEASE GIVE SOME TIPS... HOW MUCH TIME SHOULD I GIVE TO EACH SECTION TO IMPROVE MY SCORE
sachindubey : If your quant section is weak then it is obvious that you have to pay more attention to this area.Besides studying it on regular basis you may need to fix other things also for that you need to sit with a faculty member and discuss it at length .

hyca4a490 : HELLO, WHAT IS THE MINIMUM MARK TO SCORE IN NEXT AIMCAT TO KNOW WHETHER WE ARE UP TO THE MARK?
sachindubey : Minimum marks of a test is generally decided after the test.It is difficult to predict before hand. However try to score atleast 40 percent of the entire section in case of Quant and DILR.

rahul : HELLO SIR IAM REALLY WORRIED ABOUT MY VARC PREPARATION IAM READING DAILY AND GOING THROUGH THE ARTICLES BUT STILL NOT THAT CONFIDENT AS MY EXAM IS STILL 5 MONTHS I NEED TO IMPROVE PLEASE SUGGEST ME WHICH ARTICLES OR ESSAYS TO GO THROUGH TO TACKLE THE VARC PASSAGES
ashwinvariyar : Along with daily reading of articles, please develop a routine of solving at least 3-4 RCs everyday. Also analyze the RCs that you solve

as : MA'AM WHAT SHOULD BE THE PROCEDURE I FOLLOW AFTER I COMPLETE A TOPIC IN THE CLASS, STEP BY STEP BECAUSE I AM OVERWHELMED BY THE AMOUNT OF CONTENT THERE IS THAT CAN BE DONE
sachindubey : After the lecture try to finish the excercise from the booklet followed by sectional test of the same topic. This structure approach will provide you a necessary foundation to tackle AIMCATs.

swastik : IN PREVIOUS AIMCAT, I SCORED 99.5+ %ILE BUT IN THIS AIMCAT I SCORED JUST 96 %ILE. THIS AIMCAT WAS SLIGHTLY TOUGHER THAN THE PREVIOUS ONE BUT STILL THIS IS TOO MUCH OF A PERFORMANCE DECREASE. ESPECIALLY IN QUANT, LAST TIME I SCORED 40 BUT THIS TIME I COULD ONLY SCORE 13.
philipthomas : You need to vary your attempts according to the difficulty level

aditi : SIR, FOR QUESTION 7 OF THE VARC SECTION, I AM UNABLE TO UNDERSTAND WHY C IS WRONG. THE PASSAGE SEEMS TO HAVE INTERCHANGEABLY USED THE WORD DRUG FOR ALCOHOL AND CLEARLY MENTIONS THAT LIMITING THE AVAILABILITY OF ALCOHOL CAN BE USED A S A TOOL TO REDUCE CONSUMPTION.
philipthomas : Option C refers to drugs as a different entity and not alcohol as a drug.

student : WHAT WAS THE SECTION-WISE DIFFICULTY LEVEL OF THIS AIMCAT? I PERSONALLY FELT QUANT WAS TOUGHER
sachindubey : Yes, this time quant section was tougher in comparison to previous AIMCAT.

jrca4a068 : HOW TO IMPROVE QUANT SECTION
abhishek : Follow the CAT approach for quant. First focus on CONCEPTS, learn them by attending classes, reading books, solving problems. Focus a lot on this part since, if you are good with the concept, then you may be able to solve any variation in the question. Then focus on APPLICATION building. This csn be done by practicing slightly difficult problems, practicing problems in a timed manner. The comes the TEST TAKING. You need to take sectional tests in the topic of your choice. Focus on learning/gathering/evaluating the test taking skills.

sidd144 : SIR I'VE GIVEN PAST ALL AIMCATS AND MY SCORE IS JUST AROUND 20-30. I'M ABLE TO SOLVE 50% PAPER IN VARC AND LRDI AND WITH JUST 50% PERCENT ACCURACY AND QUANTS JUST 4-5 QS. WHAT SHOULD BE THE STRATEGY FOR THE UPCOMING AIMCATS.AND HOW CAN I INCREASE MY SCORE TO 3 DIGITS.
ashwinvariyar : For Quants and DILR - Practise with a particular direction in mind. Go topic by topic, solve the class handout, solve exercises from Study material and then attempt the relevant sectional test (foundation level) for each topic. For VARC - Practise at least 3-4 RCs everyday. Learn to eliminate options while answering to improve accuracy.

a : EVERY YEAR, HOW DO THE PERCENTILES VARY FROM THE PERCENTILE SCORED BY THE STUDENT IN AIMCAT AND THE ACTUAL CAT EXAM?
philipthomas : The AIMCAT percentiles are indicative in the sense that a student can expect the same percentiles in the CAT.

aditi : WHAT IS A STRATEGY TO SELECT RC PASSAGES THAT I CAN APPLY?
tarannumraza : The various criteria can be: genre & vocabulary( topic dealt with),length of the passage, number of questions, question-types... Please read on a wide variety of topics. (Go through the SM & online sectional tests).

vvvv : SIR I AM UNABLE TO SOLVE DILR SETS IN THIS AIMCAT AND IN CLASSES ALSO THEY ARE NOT TEACHING THAT LEVEL QUESTION .. TILL NOW IN CLASS WE HAVE ONLY SOLVED DI LIKE PIE CHART TABLES GRAPH.. I SOLVED THE WHOLE BOOK OF DI AND I WAS STILL UNABLE TO SOLVE THE DI SET WHICH COMES IN THE TEST
sachindubey : Please solve sectional test also before the AIMCATs

bhca4a382 : MY PERCENTILES ARE 69,73,58,74,87 IN THE LAST AIMCATS RESPECTIVELY , IS IT A GOOD PROGRESS? AND HOW DO I IMPROVE MY PERCENTILE TO AROUND 99+?
ashwinvariyar : Overall there has been progress. Identify areas you are struggling in by analyzing the AIMCATs that you attempted. Work on those areas

as : MA'AM WHEN THE QA SECTION STARTS, I GET STUCK IN THE FIRST 5-6 QUESTIONS AND DONT EVEN GET THE CHANCE TO VISIT THE OTHER QUESTIONS, HOW DO I MOVE ON FROM THE FIRST FEW QUESTIONS, SHOULD I VISIT EVERY QUESTION ATLEAST 2-3 TIMES, WHATS THE STRATEGY
abhishek : You may decide to go through the questions before you start solving them.keep aside some time for scanning of paper, select the questions you want to solve. Be careful of the time spent on each question. This way you can ensure coverage.

rahul : MAM TQ AND CAN U SUGGEST SPECIFIC MATERIAL MAM TO GO THROUGH A LIKE AEON,ALDAILY ARE THEY GOOD FOR IMPROVING
tarannumraza : Along with the SM booklets, you can read newspapers ( The Hindu, The Economist, NYTimes...) Magazines ( Outlook, Frontline, Harvard Business Review, National Geographic...), Online sites ( AEON Essays, sciencedaily.com...).You will find reading links on your student homepage too.

as : MA'AM THE RC MODULES BY TIME HAVE ONLY SUMMARY PART, SO HOW DO I PRACTICE THE MCQS FOR RC, IS THERE ANY OTHER RESOURCE YOU RECCOMEND?
tarannumraza : The RC study material has both summary as well as passages with MCQs. Please check. Plus there are online sectional tests.

ayush : HELLO, HAVE COMPLEMETED THE MATERIAL AND PAST YEAR QUESTIONS FOR ARITHMATIC, ITS BEEN 2 MONTHS SINCE THEN, NOW I AM FINDING MYSLEF TO HAVING LOW SPEED AND FORGETTING THE TRICKS OF THE QUESTIONS, WHAT ELSE SHOULD I DO APART FROM REVISING THE NOTES, ANY NEW MATERIAL OR SOMETHING ELSE?
sachindubey : Do a quick revision of the all the topics which you have learnt. Don't give a long gap in revision. Take sectional test regularly to remain in touch with the topics you have finised.

sidd144 : SIR I'M ABLE TO SOLVE 3 RCS IN AIMCATS BUT VA IT IS DIFFICULT SOMETIMES SHOULD I TRY SOLVING 4 RCS OR FOCUS ON IMPROVING VA.
ashwinvariyar : You need to practise Prajumbles, Odd One Out, Summary and Logical Continuation to get comfortable with VA. Try to improve your accuracy with current RC attempts.

as : MY AIMCAT SCORE IS STAGNATED AT 56%ILE FROM PAST THREE AIMCATS SIR, I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW TO IMPROVE, I DO THE CONCEPTS WELL BUT SOMEHOW THE AIMCAT QUESTIONS ARE REALLY TOUGH , CAN YOU DEVISE A STRATEGY SIR
tarannumraza : Maintain an excel sheet for the type of questions you regularly get wrong. See if there is a pattern. Work on the higher level questions in the study material & the online sectional tests.

charan : IN THIS AIMCAT IS WAS NOT ABLE TO SOLVE ANY OF THE DI QUESTIONS AND FOUND MYSELF STRUGGLING IN ALL THE ASPECTS WHAT CAN I DO TO IMPROVE THIS?
abhishek : Analyse your performance in this AIMCAT and try to work on your weaknesses.

hhi : MY MARKS IN MOCK ARE FLUCTUATING SPECIALLY IN VARC AND LRDI. HOW SHOULD I PREPARE? SHOULD I SOLVE MORE RCS OR MEMORISE VOCABALARY? SHOULD I GIVE MORE TESTS AND SECTIONALS OR SHOULD I READ AND SOLVE THE STUDY MATERIAL?
philipthomas : Start by building your basics, the focus right now should be on Grammar and Vocabulary

rahul : AND ALSO MAM IAM UNABLE TO VISIT THE PAST YEAR PAPERS AND SLOUTIONS ALSO THE SECTIONAL AND TOPIC WISE TESTS IN THE TIME PAGE ACTUALLY
ashwinvariyar : Please contact your centre. They will help you with this.

charan : I HAVE SOLVED ALMOST ALL STUDY MATERIAL IN QUANT YET MY PERCENTILE IN QUANT SECTION IS AROUND 94.5% HOW CAN I IMPROVE THIS?
abhishek : Keep repeating the handouts/booklets. 94.5 is good score at this time.

bhcn4q736 : HOW TO IMPROVE MY DI SECTION? I AM QUITE WEAK IN THOSE SECTIONS COMPARFED TO MY LR
abhishek : DI is all based on reading data, deriving logical conclusions, calculations. You need to work on improving these. This can be done by simply solving DILR sets on daily basis. I suggest you solve 2-3 sets per day.

sm888 : HELLO MAM/SIR, ARE SELF-ADMINISTERED MOCKS FROM PREVIOUS YEAR CAT PAPERS? SHOULD I FOCUS ON SECTIONALS OR JUST MOCK TESTS TO IMPROVE IN DILR?
sachindubey : To improve DILR section first you need to finish the study material provided to you.Purpose of taking sectional test is to check the proficiency in a specific topic whereas purpose of MOCK test is to see the oveall performance.

sidd144 : SIR THE AIMCATS QUESTIONS ARE QUITE TOUGH AS COMPARED TO MATERIAL AND FOUNDATIONAL SECTIONAL TESTS. HOW SHOULD I PLAN MY STUDY SO THAT I CAN PRACTICE AIMCATS LEVEL QS. SHOULD I FOCUS ON COMPLETING MY SYLLABUS AND THEN MOVING TO AIMCATS LEVEL QS. PLEASE ADVICE WHAT SHOULD BE DONE?
tarannumraza : No, keep revising all that you cover in class. You can attempt the higher level sectional tests too. Through the AIMCATs, you can keep assessing your score & work on weak areas. The analysis of all that you practice, along with the analysis of the AIMCATs, is of great help.Plus the practice of sitting for a full length is very important. ( There are SAMCATs too to attempt).

ash : HI, WORKING PROFESSIONAL HERE, HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH QUANT PART WHERE TO BEGIN? WHAT TO STUDY ?
abhishek : Answered already. Please look athe chat logsm

abhi : HI SIR , I AM NEW TO MATHS BACKGROUND AND CAN U SUGGEST ME SOME TIPS WHICH I NEED TO FOCUS MORE TO IMPROVE IN QUANTS
abhishek : Ways to improve in quant have already been shared in the chat log. Search for it. Since you are new to quant area, I suggest you focus on simpler yet important topics like Percentage, ERPV, TSD, TW first

pg : THIS TIME THE AIMCAT IS BIT ON TOUGHER SIDE, DOES THE REAL CAT RESEMBLES THIS AIMCAT OR IT WILL BE EASIER?
sachindubey : Quant section of this AIMCAT was tougher then the previous one. AIMCATs are design to capture various difficulty level which you may likely to get in actual test. So they are almost similar to your actual test.In few cases you may find it tougher than actual test.

hhi : IN LRDI I AM MOST OF THE TIMES ABLE TO SOLVE A SET COMPLETELY, WHAT SHOULD I DO? SO THAT I CAN SOLVE ATLEAST 2 SETS COMPLETELY IN ACTUAL CAT. GIVE SECTIONALS DAILY OR SOLVING RANDOM SETS OR TOPIC WISE DAILY OR ON ALTERNATE DAYS?
ashwinvariyar : Both. Practise 3-4 sets daily topicwise. Solve relevant sectional tests, once you get comfortable with particular type of sets

dlcn4q239 : RESPECTED MA’AM/SIR I HAVE STARTED SYLLABUS SINCE LAST MONTH, DUE TO MY END SEM EXAM …PLEASE HELP ME HOW TO BOOST MY PREP FROM HERE
ashwinvariyar : You have 5 months now. If you do focused preparation, there is enough time.

kcxa1459 : SINCE THE AIMCATS ARE USUALLY MORE THOUGH THAN THE ACTUAL CAT EXAMINATION, SO CAN WE REFER TO OUR PERCENTILES ACCORDINGLY, THAT BEING SAID CAN WE EXPECT A HIGHER SCORE IN THE ACTUAL EXAMINATION?
ashwinvariyar : AIMCATs vary in difficulty level. Aim to improve your percentile with every AIMCAT. The AIMCAT percentile can be treated as a reflection of your preparation at that moment in time.

a : IF I HAVE TO DO EVERY CALCULATIONS MENTALLY THEN WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF ON SCREEN WHICH BEING PROVIDED?
sachindubey : There are few calculations which you may not perform mentally so in such cases it may be useful.

kk : HI SIR/MA'AM, DURING EXAMS I AM UNABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND PANIC BUT AFTER EXAM I AM ABLE TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS, WHAT METHOD SHOULD I FOLLOW SO THAT I DO NOY PANIC DURING EXAM AND MANY A TIMES I AM UNABLE TO ANSWER DURING EXAM BUT CAN ANSWER SAME QUESTION AFTER EXAM.
philipthomas : Do more sectional tests of the foundation level.

nsksnd : HII SIR PLS PROVIDE A STUDY PLAN FOR NEW JOINED STUDENTS FROM NOW PLS
sachindubey : A study plan can not be a one size fits all. It has to be tailored made. For that you to sit one to one with a faculty member.

nsksnd : HII SIR PLS PROVIDE A STUDY PLAN FOR NEW JOINED STUDENTS FROM NOW PLS
tarannumraza : Attend all classes. Revise the basics of he topics covered. Practice from the SM. When you finish a topic, go through the online sectional test. You may not have enough time to go through all three sections ona daily basis... then allocate 2 days for each, with daily reading /RC practice. One day will be AIMCAT. Then you need to analyse the AIMCAT & work on the weak areas.

satyam : SIR I HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT IT FOR A LONG TIME. ACTUALLY I AM A FINAL YEAR STUDENT AT IIT AND I HAVE VERY LOW ACADEMIC (80.6 IN 10 79.6 IN 12 AND MAYBE 6.5 IN GRADUATION) AND HAVE 0 WORK EX. I BELONGS TO OBC CATEGORY AND MA MALE. DO I HAVE ANY CHANCE OF GETTING CALL FROM TOP IIMS EVEN IF I STUDY HARD AND GOT A 98 OR 99 %TILE?
tarannumraza : Yes, why not. There are a good many months to go for CAT24. Pull up your socks and get down to serious preparation.

raju : HELLO SIR , I AM LOOKING FOR PGDAB ( AGRI BUSINESS REALATED SPECL) SHOULD I ONLY FOCU ON CAT ?
ashwinvariyar : Attempt different exams. IIM A, IIM L are the most famous colleges with ABM programme. But there are some other lesser known colleges as well. But yes CAT is your best bet

ccca4a512 : HELLO SIR, AIMCAT 22 I SCORED 92 MARKS AND GOT 98.6 PERCENTILE, AND IN AIMCAT 21 I SCORED ONLY 75 MARKS BUT STILL GOT SAME 98.6 PERCENTILE. IS IT BECAUSE AIMCAT 21 WAS TOUGHER? WHAT ELSE SHOULD I DO TO CROSS THE 99 PERCENTILE SCORE?
sachindubey : Though it was thougher this time but it was tough for all test takers. In order to improve percentile score you need to sit with a faculty member and discuss over all plan section wise.

muca4a023 : HELLO MAM/SIR , A BIT CONFUSED WITH WHAT PERCENTILE SHOULD I TARGET IN CAT TO BE ON A SAFER SIDE BEEN FROM OBC CATEGORY AND GOT 91 IN 10TH , 79 IN 12TH AND 7.52CGPA IN THE TILL MY 3RD YEAR OF ENGINEERING AND BEING A FRESHER TO GET INTO IIM A OR IIM B. I ACHIEVED 96 PERCENTILE IN THIS AIMCAT .
philipthomas : Irrespective of category benefits you should work towards getting a 99 percentile

student : THOUGH I AM COMPLETING QUANT SYLLABUS, MY QUANT SCORES IN AIMCATS ARE DROPPING STEADILY. I AM ABLE TO SOLVE 5-6 MORE Q ON AVG., AFTER THE TEST (WITHOUT LOOKING AT SOLN.) WHAT SHOULD I DO?
sachindubey : Don't worry this will keep happening and it happened with most of the students. Aftet the test analyse the mocks thoroughly to identify the grey areas.

hhi : SHOULD I SOLVE PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS NOW OR SHOULD FIRST FINISH THE WHOLE BASICS OF EVERY CHAPTER FAST IN 1 MONTH AND THEN ONLY PRACTICE QUESTIONS FROM SM AND PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER
ashwinvariyar : Cover Basics now. Practise from Handouts and SM. Attempt Sectionals and AIMCATs in between. You can start attempting previous year papers, once you get comfortable with a decent chunk of the syllabus.

a : ACTUALLY I HAVE COMPLETED FEW CHAPTERS EXERCISE SUMS (I GOT ALMOST CORRECTLY) FROM ALL THE 3 SECTIONS BUT I STILL GETTING IT DIFFICULT TO SOLVE AIMCAT EXAM. AND THE BOOKS PROVIDED FROM UR INSTITUTE ARE SEEMS LIKE AN BASIC SUMS ESPECIALLY DI, BUT IN THE AIMCAT THE QUESTIONS R SO TWISTED. SO HOW CAN I IMPROVE MYSELF?
philipthomas : Do the sectionals starting with the foundation level and moving through intermediate to the advanced level at which point you will start seeing higher difficulty level questions. The sectional tests act as a bridge between the basics and the CAT level.

bhcn4q736 : MAM I STARTED MY PREPERATION LAST MONTH SO IS IT ADVISABLE TO TAKE AIMCATS NOW
tarannumraza : Yes, you should. Otherwise, you will keep pushing it for later. Do not judge yourself based on percentile. Work to improve your individual score.

hocc3w123 : I GOT 99.53 PERCENTILE IN THIS AIMCAT ....HOW TO IMPROVE TO 99.9 PERCENTILE..I'M FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO IMPROVE FURTHER?
ashwinvariyar : Identify areas or questions you were not able to attempt / got wrong. Check if it is a conceptual gap or was it something to do with time pressure. Basically analyze the AIMCATs you have attempted in detail.

nasa : HI, IN THIS AIMCAT I SCORED AN OVERALL OF 27 (68.22)%ILE, CLEARED SECTIONAL IN VARC BUT FOR DILR AND QUANTS I COULDN'T CLEAR CUTOFF WHAT SHOULD BE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR ME FOR THE UPCOMING AIMCAT?
sachindubey : First analyse this AIMCAT thoroughly.

bhcn4q736 : DOES OUR MARKS IN 10TH,12TH NAD GRADUATION ARE CONSIDERED IN CAT EXAM
ashwinvariyar : Some weightage is given to these parameters during final admission to top colleges. Try to cover any weakness that you may have in these through score in CAT.

ccca4a512 : HELLO, WHAT SHOULD BE A TARGET ALL INDIA RANK FOR IIM A,B,C ASPIRANTS? MY CURRENT AIRS IN THE VARIOUS AIMCATS ARE AROUND 100-125, WILL THAT BE ENOUGH?
philipthomas : Yes that is a good start but do not slacken on your preparation.

hocc3w123 : WHY ARE ONLY 7500 STUDENTS GIVING THE AIMCAT? I THOUGHT 10000 STUDENTS ATTEMPT AIMCAT..
sachindubey : Don't bother about the number of students appearing for the test. Focus on your performance among the given set of students.

tg : HELLO, HAVING TROUBLE IN THE LR SECTION OF THE PAPER. I'VE BEEN PRACTICING FROM THE BOOKLET PROVIDED YET WHILE ATTEMPTING AIMCATS,IT STILL SEEMS DIFFICULT DUE TO WHICH MANAGING TIME IN LR SECTION HAS BEEN A TASK.
ashwinvariyar : Go topic by Topic. Get comfortable with a particular type of question/set. Move to the next type and so on. Also attempt sectionals, once you feel comfortable with a few question types.

student : HOW CAN I DISCUSS WITH FACULTY ONE-ON-ONE, ABOUT MY PERFORMANCE, BECAUSE WE HARDLY GET ANY TIME AFTER CLASSES (WEEKDAY BATCHES).
sachindubey : Please speak to the couselors or centre manager about your intention to meet with a faculty member. They will surely help you out in fixing a meeting with faculty member on suitable time to both of you.

tg : WHAT ALL DO YOU SUGGEST THAT OUR PROFILES SHOULD HAVE WHILE APPLYING TO TOP TIER COLLEGES AS IN HOW TO BUILD OUR CV'S APART FROM THE CAT MARKS.
philipthomas : You can do internships and certifications, see that nothing disrupts your preparation.

nasa : HI PHILIP SIR, QUESTION TO THE PREVIOUS ANSWER THAT YOU GAVE FOR CV BUILDING PLEASE SUGGEST WHAT IF I AM NOT ABLE TO FIND THE INTERNSHIP AS PER MY FIELD CAN I DO COURSES? IS THAT ENOUGH ASSURING THAT MUCH FOCUS IS GIVEN TO CAT(INTERNSHIP TAKES GREATER PORTION OF THE DAY)?
philipthomas : Yes , focus on certifications relevant to business functions

hhi : SHOULD I ALSO SOLVE ARUN SHARMA?
tarannumraza : Concentrate on the T.I.M.E. study material. Excellent quality & enough.

ss : I WANT TO KNOW THAT HOW MUCH MINIMUM TIME I SHOULD GIVE FOR PRACTICE DAILY FOR EACH SECTIONS ?
tarannumraza : If you have the whole day, you can divide it in 3 slots. If you are in college or working, try to take out 3-4 hours daily.