hycb4a241 : HI
thomas : Hi. Please post your question

dlca4a556 : HOW TO INCREASE SPEED IN DI
pradeeppandey : Do all the arithmetic chapters like RPV, PPL, SICI and AMA. It will help you to increase the speed in DI.

latika : SIR HOW CAN I PREPARE FOR BOTH THESE SUBJECTS IN 5 MONTHS EFFECTIVELY
siddhartharora : Attend the classes and learn the concepts. Once done solve questions from SM and then take sectional tests. Only practice can help to prepare. Finish at least one topic per week from each section.

lakshya : I AM NOT ABLE TO SCORE IN DILR SECTION. MAXIMUM I CAN DO IS SOLVE 1 SET .HOW TO INCREASE THE ATTEMPTS
abhishek : Try to practice atleast two DI and two LR sets per day. Give it some time, also after each AIMCAT/SA, check if you have attempted all the easier/doable questions or not. Keep improving in small incremental steps.

ananyajoshi05 : SIR I HAVE JUST GOTTEN FREE FROM MY INTERNSHIP, DO I HAVE SUFFICIENT TIME FOR PREPARATION?
abhishek : Yes. If you make a plan and stick to it.

suk : HOW SHOULD ONE APPROACH THE QUANTS SECTIONS DURING EXAM/MOCKS? IS THERE ANY METHOD OR RIGHT WAY TO DO SO CAUSE I ALWAYS END UP SPENDING TIME ON SOME QUESTIONS AND AT THE END I DO NOT HAVE THE TIME TO EVEN READ THE LAST QUESTIONS.
siddhartharora : Focus more on questions selection. Give sectional tests and see which topics works best for you and which do not work. In mocks, try to do the questions from topics which work for you first and then others.

bhcn4q736 : CAN YOU SUGGEST A DAILY ROUTINE FOR PREPARATION OF QA
siddhartharora : There is no daily routine. Try to finish at least one topic each section from SM and sectional tests in a week irrespective of the time it takes to do so.

kxca4a587 : I'M A GENERAL,FEMALE, NON-ENGINEERING CANDIDATE CURRENTLY STUDYING IN 2ND YEAR (B.A. SOCIOLOGY), JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY.
thomas : What is your question?

g : I AM RELATIVELY WEAK AT QA COMPARED TO VARC AND LRDI, HOW TO DISTRIBUTE TIME BETWEEN THE THREE AND WHAT SHOULD BE THE STRATEGY IN THE TIME DEDICATED TO QA?
pradeeppandey : Distribute youer time equally in all three sections. Before starting the main SM Booklet of Quant, you are suggested to complete the QAHOs and Special support booklet. It will give you lots of confidence before the SM booklets.

suk : IS THERE ANY WRITE MATERIAL TO PRACTISE FROM (BOOKS)? I HAVE BEEN SOLVING QUESTIONS FROM ALL THE TIME BOOKS MATERIAL SO WILL THAT BE SUFFICIENT OR DO I NEED TO PRACTISE FROM OTHER BOOKS AS WELL?
abhishek : TIME material will be more than sufficient. But remember, material goes beyond booklets, there are handouts, online tests, AIMCATs/OMETs.

abc : PLEASE CAN YOU GIVE A SERIOUS STUDY APPROACH FOR SOMEONE WHO IS STARTING ALSO I HAVE SOMEWHAT COVERED BASICS BUT STILL NOT ABLE TO DO HIGH LEVEL QUESTIONS
raman : Please try and understand the solutions slowly. If required please write the solutions by looking at the solutions. It would be helpful if you also take up topic wise test of all three levels of diffiulty.

harsh : HOW CAN I MANAGE TIME IN LR QUESTION DURING TEST?
pradeeppandey : Take sufficient number of intermediate level LR test before your AIMCATs. Time bound tests will help you to optimize your attempts in AIMCATs.

lakshya : I AM WEAK IN NUMBERS BUT MY ARITHMETIC IS GOOD. SHOULD I WORRY ?
vjs : Nothing to worry! Keep pace with class and be an active participant and clarify your doubts on regular basis.

sarowar : I AM ABLE TO DO ONE SET ONLY.
siddhartharora : Initially it happens to all. Do not worry. Keep on practicing and giving more tests. Your speed will increase with experience.

latika : SIR I AM A BIOLOGY STUDENT. WILL I BE ABLE TO DO QA?
abhishek : Yes. QA in CAT is class X level. So do not worry. Be regular to the classes and practice questions daily.

udca4a018 : IS THE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL OF THE SECTIONAL TEST THE PROPER DIFFICULTY LEVEL OF THE CAT OR THE ADVANCE ONE?
siddhartharora : Advanced is full syllabus. Intermediate is few topics at a time. Questions are all CAT level only.

harii : HELLO THERE! IN THE SECTIONAL TESTS, I WAS GOOD AT NUMBERS BUT DUE TO THE LACK OF CONCEPTS, I COULDN'T ACHIEVE WELL IN TOPICS LIKE T AND D, T AND W, PPL AND SI-CI. HOW TO BE GOOD IN THE MENTIONED TOPICS?
siddhartharora : Read the study material and solve questions provided in there.

latika : UPTO WHICH PERCENTILE I CAN GET IN FMS DELHI
thomas : If you are a general category student, you will need a minimum of 99 percentile

shubham : I AM NEW IN TIME HOW SHOULD I START PREPRATION FOR CAT?
thomas : Do the topics in the same order as they are given in the SM book. Do the online practice tests of that topic after you finish each topic

suk : WHAT IS THE WEIGHTAGE/IMPORTANCE OF DATA SUFFICIENCY QUESTIONS IN THE EXAM? I HAVE SEEN FEW DATA SUFFICIENCY QUESTIONS AT THE END OF THE FINAL EXERCISE OF ALL THE QA CHAPTERS IN THE TIME STUDY MATERIAL.
pradeeppandey : Don't worry. You never know what is going to happen in CAT-24. Solve all the DS questions towards the end of every exercise of Quant. DS questions might be asked in CAT-24. DS questions are the regular feature of Other Management Entrance Tests.

: SIR WHEN SYLLABUS WILL FINISH IN TIMES AND WHEN REVISION WILL START (APPROX DATE))
siddhartharora : This will vary from batch to batch, so chrck with your centre

latika : WHICH COLLEGE IS BEST FOR DOCTORS TO PURSUE MBA IN INDIA
thomas : There are so many good colleges for you to select from. Try to score well in the test so that the best of these colleges is available for you. Scoring well in the test should be your sole bother now

ananyajoshi05 : SIR FOR VARC WHERE CAN I FIND A LIST OF GOOD BOOKS TO READ? CURRENTLY WHATEVER I AM READING DOES NOT FEEL CHALLENGING ENOUGH
siddhartharora : Please aks this question in VARC chat session, relevant faculty members will answer your query.

aman : WHEN I GAVE MY MOCK I REALISED THAT THE QUESTIONS ON TOPICS I HAVE STUDIED FEELS TOUGH TO SOLVE BUT WITHOUT MOCK I CAN SOLVE THEM.PLEASE GUIDE ME HOW TO TACKLE THIS SITUATION.
siddhartharora : The whole issue here is pressure of completing on time, and this can only be resolved with practice. Give more mocks and you will see your performance will improve. Analyze them as well.

lakshya : WHEN WILL BE NEXT AIMCAT ?
thomas : The aimcat schedule is available on your SHP

nandhika : SOLVING EXERCISE(A) IS ENOUGH FOR UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPTS
renufrancis : First, attend the classes and learn the concepts. Ex(a) and (b) is to familiarize with different type of questions that can come in the exam.

prabhat : I HAVE STARTED MY DI LR PREPARATION RECENTLY, MY MAIN RESOURCES IS TIME MOCK TEST AND TIME BOOKLET(NO CLASSROOM OR ONLINE CLASS) AND PREVIOUS YEEAR QUESTIONS, PLEASE ENLIGHTEN ME HOW SHOULD I NAVIGATE WITHOUT ADDING ANY RESOURCES FOR MY DI LR PREPARARION.
thomas : Practice the topics in the booklet in the same order as given. As dilr is more about common sense, try to do the tests As and when sched. Practice of more sets is only going to help you improve your speed and there is not much to learn like in qa.

abc : IS IT OKAY IF IT TAKES ONE WEEK FOR ME TO PREPARE A TOPIC THROUGHLY
thomas : Yes. It is perfectly fine.

bhcn4q736 : HOW MUCH TIME SHOULD WE DISTRIBUTE TO EACH SECTIONS DAILY INORDER TO COMPLETE THE SYLLABUS BY AUGUST.. I HAVE JUST STARTED THE CLASS BY LAST WEEK
siddhartharora : There is no one size fit all. Try to finish at least one topic form each section per week from study material and also give sectional test on the same.

saniya : I WANT TO START MY PREP FROM STARTING HOW CAN I MANAGE IT ALONG WITH MY COLLEGE ..... HOW MANY HOURS I SHOLD ALLOCATE TO EACH SUBJECT ?
pradeeppandey : You have sufficient time provided that you use your time judiciously in all three areas. On or average 5-6 hours per day conistently in the upcoming months are sufficient.

lakshya : IN DILR, HOW CAN I KNOW THAT I SHOULD NOT SOLVE THIS SET ?
abhishek : It is difficult, but doable with sufficient practice.

kxca4a587 : : I'M A GENERAL,FEMALE, NON-ENGINEERING CANDIDATE CURRENTLY STUDYING IN 2ND YEAR (B.A. SOCIOLOGY), JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY. IIM AHMEDABAD, FMS DELHI,SP JAIN, WHAT PERCENTILE DO I NEED TO GET?
siddhartharora : At least 97 percentile based in current trend. For IIMA it is even higher. Also, all sectional percentile should be above 90 percentile.

sommya : HOW MUCH TIME SHOULD I GIVE ON EACH SUBJECTS IF I START NOW?
abhishek : Time distribution(roughly) for QA:VARC:DI:LR = 2:2:1:1. I am suggesting that you cover all the areas each day.

suk : I GAVE A MOCK TEST RECENTLY AND WAS NOT ABLE TO SOLVE SETS OF THE DILR QUESTIONS DURING THE TEST. WHAT TO DO IN CASE ONE IS STUCK ON A SINGLE SET, IS UNABLE TO SOLVE IT LATER AND ENDS UP WASTING TIME? THIS REALLY CREATES A PANIC SITUATION DURING THE EXAM WHILE AFFECTS THE NEXT SECTION. HOW CAN I PREVENT THIS?
siddhartharora : Learn to move on. If the set is notnolvig after 8 to 10 mts also, and you have nonclue, move on. Also, practice sectional tests more to have confidence on different types of problems.

shraman : I HAVE STARTED PREPARING FOR CAT ABOUT A MONTH AGO. I AM ABLE TO SOLVE COMPLEX QUESTIONS FOR BOTH VARC AS WELL AS LRDI. BUT IN QUANTS, I CAN ONLY SOLVE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL QUESTIONS. HOW CAN I IMPROVE QUANTS? I WANT TO MAKE IT MY STRONG POINT.
vjs : You just follow the topics discussed in the class.Material provided by T.I.M.E is most appropriate.

ankith : I HAVE PREPARED QUANT ONLY HOW TO COVER ALL SYLLABUS?
pradeeppandey : Give equal importance to all three sections. Make a smart study plan in order to cater all three sections.We can break CAT preparation into three phases – Learning fundamentals, doing the grind and taking mocks. All three phases are important – one builds strong basics, one builds requisite skillset to excel in time bound test and one gets you exam-ready.

lucky : IF I LEAVE ALL QUESTIOM OF QUANTS AND DI AND DO OTHERS ?? IN CMAT
thomas : There are going to be very easy questions in each section. So, this is not a very good idea

suk : IDEALLY, HOW MANY SETS OUT OF THE 4 IN THE DILR SECTION SHOULD I BE ABLE TO SOLVE IN THE EXAM?
thomas : If you can do two out of the four sets accurately, you can expect more than 98 percentile

shubham : FROM WHICH SUBJECT I SHOULD START MY PREPRATION BECAUSE OF BEING A BIGINNER I DONT HAVE MUCH IDEA ABOUT STUDY PLANNER?
siddhartharora : All three sections are equally important, so start from the one you are comfortable with, but focus equally on all.

sarowar : TO INCREASE READING SPEED IN VARC AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL BOOKS CAN I READ ? CAN I READ 'RICH DAD AND POOR DAD' BOOK?
siddhartharora : You can read any good book. Ask this question in VARC sessions, as relevant faculty members can guide better.

suk : IS THERE ANY TRICK/METHOD/APPROACH FOR SOLVING DI QUESTIONS WITH BAR/GRAPH/PIE CHARTS?
abhishek : There is trick, but you will learn it after practicing it a lot.

xyz : HOW MUCH TIME SHOULD I SPEND READING TO IMPROVE VARC SECTION? CAN YOU SUGGEST ME SOME READING MATERIALS?
siddhartharora : Please ask this question during session on VARC. The relevant faculties can answer it better.

latika : I WANT TO KNOW THAT HOW MUCH QUESTIONS SHOULD ONE ATTEMPT TO SCORE 99.9 PERCENTILE
thomas : It will depend on the level of difficulty of the paper this y. Approximately, half the maximum possible score should get you around 99 percentile.

bhcn4q736 : WHICH BOOK SHOULD I START TO PRACTICE IN LR INITIALLY?
thomas : You need to only practice the SM books and the handouts and online sectional tests that we have provided. You need not refer any other material

aish : IS ANY NEW BATCH STARTING NOW FOR CAT24? IF NO THEN WHEN SYLLABUS WILL COMPLETE IN LATEST BATCH AND WHEN REVISION STARTS
pradeeppandey : Yes lots of batches are going to start in the coming 15-20 days. Please visit the nearest center for the rest of the details.

ananyajoshi05 : THE SPEED AND ACCURACY OF SOME PEOPLE IN OUR BATCH WHO HAD GIVEN CAT 2023 ARE ASTOUNDING, WHICH MAKES ME NERVOUS. CAN SPEED BE INCREASED JUST BY PRACTICING QUESTIONS OR IS THERE A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO INCREASING SPEED?
raman : Focus on accuracy to begin with. Also check whether your analytical speed is less or calculation speed. Generally, analytical speed has to worked out by revising the fundamentals.

riri : IS THERE ANY CAT LEVEL QUESTIONS IN SM BOOKLETS 1ST SET?
vjs : In the excercise questions of all difficulty levels are given easy moderate difficult and very difficult.

suk : WHEN SHOULD ONE BE GIVING SAMCATS? SINCE SAMCATS ARE NOT SCHEDULED TESTS LIKE AIMCATS, AT WHAT POINT IN THE PREPARATION SHOULD ONE BE GIVING SAMCATS? WHAT PERCENTILES/MARKS ARE CONSIDERED GOOD IN SAMCATS?
abhishek : You may schedule AIMCAT_SA after you are done with majority of the topics and you feel confident.

latika : HOW WILL WE GET TO KNOW THAT THIS SET WILL FETCH ME HIGHER MARKS AND LESS TIME IN DI
siddhartharora : This comes by practice and experience. Try to practice all DI/LR sets from DM and sectional tests, you will yourself understand what works beat for you. Analysis is a must.

shubham : I AM PREPARING FOE CAT FROM PAST ONE MONTH SHOULD I TARGET CAT2024?
siddhartharora : Yes, why not. You still have 6 months, which if dedicated to CAT can give good results.

riri : HOW MANY SECTIONALS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTED BY US? JANUARY BATCH
thomas : It does not depend on the batch. All these sectional tests are for you to practice and will get added regularly. Try to do as many as you can

siddhant : WHY MBA, IS THE QUESTION I WANT AN ANSWER
abhishek : Worry about this later. We will guide you post CAT.

student : SIR, I SEEM TO FORGET THE QA CONCEPTS AND QUESTION MODELS WHEN I REVISE AGAIN AFTER APPROX. 1 MONTH. HAPPENS FOR ALL TOPICS IN QA. HOW SHOULD I GO ABOUT CORRECTING THIS?
siddhartharora : Maintain a formula book and revise from there regularly. Also, giving tests helps to revise. So give one SAMCAT every 15 days or week, in addition to advanced sectional tests for revision.

latika : WHERE CAN I GET SOLUTIONS OF HANDOUTS AND ALSO HANDOUTS OF THOSE CLASSES WHICH I HAVE MISSED
siddhartharora : For handouts check with your cente. For solutions check on SHP

dlcn4q213 : SIR, WHEN I GICE SECTIONAL TEST, I AM NOT ALBE TO COMPLETE THOSE IN TIME. ALTHOUGH AFTER THE TEST I WAS ABLE TO SOLVE ALL THE QUESTIONS. WHAT SHOULD BE MY FIRST STEP IN INCREASING MY SPEED. PLEASE GIVE ME SOME SPECIFIC TASK.
renufrancis : To increase the speed, you should learn the concepts by solving the handouts and practice all questions from books. While taking tests, ensure you solve the easy questions during the first round, medium questions during the second round and still if you have time do the difficult ones.

aswathy : SIR WILL THE COMING 6 MONTHS BE ENOUGH FOR PREP
thomas : Yes, 6 months is more than enough if you are willing to work hard

aish : WHAT IS CAT PLUS AND IPM
siddhartharora : IPM is integrated program in management. It is a 5 year course for class XII passports and gives BBA plus MBA degree.

donut : HOW DO WE GET TO KNOW ABOUT THE NEXT AIMCCAT? WHERE IS IT NOTIFIED?
thomas : You will have aimcats regularly from next month. The schedule is available on your SHP

jai : HOW DO I MANAGE COLLEGE END SEMS AND CAT PREP TOGETHER, SHOULD STOP THE CAT PREP FOR A WEEK OR TWO TO FOCUS ON MY END SEMS?
siddhartharora : Yes end sems are important and you need to score good, but you can still take out 2 hours in a week to give a SAMCAT to keep the preparation going. You cannot ignore either of the two and need to ignore everything else.

riri : HOW TO ANALYZE MOCK EFFICIENTLY?
pradeeppandey : The detailed analysis is an invaluable part of preparation which any serious CAT aspirant would vouch for. We should invest considerable amount of time to analyse our performance. We should give the top priority to those questions in which time is invested but answer is wrong. If you are observing any particular pattern in your mistakes, then it would be fairly easy to rectify it after identifying the cause of errors. The second priority to those questions in which question is shortlisted after proper scanning but due to some or other reason it takes more than the allotted time. One should not forget that performing well in CAT purely based on one’s ability to filter out the easier ones first the relatively tougher ones to score over the rest. The difficulty level questions or out of the box questions which remained unattempted is the last priority, but one should try to learn the hidden concept so that similar question can be attempted in the forthcoming tests, if time permits. Don’t be unnecessarily burdened with the fluctuation of scores. This could happen because you have been involved unwarranted/not well thought out experiments with your strategy, or have been writing mocks when you are tired or not able to concentrate.

latika : IS THERE ANY OFFLINE TESTS FOR CAT
thomas : You can have practice tests. The actual test is only online

suk : WHEN WILL AIMCAT2520 BE CONDUCTED? I CANNOT SEE THE START DATE FOR THE SAME YET. WHEN CAN I EXPECT IT TO START BASED ON THE ONGOING/LAST AIMCAT TEST?
renufrancis : The detailed schedule will be updated in your SHP within a week.

bhcb4a442 : SINCE I’M WEAK AT IT, IS SKIPPING A WHOLE SECTION OF QUANT A GOOD IDEA? WILL IT AFFECT MY PERCENTILE IF I AM ABLE TO ANSWER THE REST OF THE SECTIONS CORRECTLY?
siddhartharora : It is a very bad idea. At least try to attempt and you will get a few doable questions. All good B Schools have sectional cut offs and even if you score 100% in other 2 sections, you will not get a call if cut off is not cleared in QA.

ankit : IN SUCH A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME ,COVERING ALL THE TOPICS IN DEPT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME.CAN I SCORE GOOD MARKS WITH 70% OF THE TOPICS COVERED?THANK YOU
siddhartharora : CAT has no fixed weigtage to each topic. You never know what will come, better to know at least the basics of all topics.

om : SHOULD I START PERFECTING MY CALCULTION OR DIVE RIGHT IN FOR QA
abhishek : Do them simultaneously.

nanni : I AM UNABLE TO INCREASE MY SCORE IN DILR SECTION EVEN AFTER PRACTICING AND TRYING DIFFERENT STRATEGIES
pradeeppandey : Have you attempted the sctional tests? If no, then take ateast 2-3 sectional tests of DILR between the two AIMCATs. Analyse the sets in the first 10-15 mins of the test to choose the right sets.

bhcn4q736 : I AM A FEAMLE,OBC,NON ENGINEERING CANDIDATE.I HAVE COMPLETED MY GRADUATION.I WANT TO GET INTO IIM B. UPTO WHAT PERCENTAGE SHOULD I SCORE?
thomas : You will need more than 95 percentile, assuming you are a general category student

siddhant : OK SO I HAVE STARTED DOING QUANTS WANT TO KNOW THE STEPS TO COMPLETE A CHAPTER
siddhartharora : Solve the problems from stydy material and give sectional tests for the same.

latika : HOW CAN I GET HANDOUTS OF THOSE CLASSES WHICH I HAVE MISSED
abhishek : contact your center, they will assist.

om : CAN WE SELF STUDY IN TIME CLASSES
siddhartharora : Check with your centre

hycn4q197 : CAN YOU SAY WHEN THE CLASSES OF THIS SECTIONAL TOPICS WILL BE COMPLETED , SO THAT WE KNOW WHEN WE SHOULD START TAKING MOC EXAMS ?
thomas : It will depend on the time when your batch started. We would suggest that you should not wait for the classes to happen and should try to cover the topics on your own. The doubts in those topics can be covered when the faculty takes that topic in the class. Make sure you attempt the test as and when they are scheduled not bothering about whether you have covered all the topics

student : I AM UNABLE TO FIND THE AIMCAT SCHEDULE ON THE SHP, KINDLY HELP
renufrancis : Schedule will be uploaded in your SHP within a week.

donut : HOW DO YOU BUILD YOUR PATIENCE TO SIT AND WORK THROUGH QUANT PROBLEMS? I AM LITERALLY LOSING ALL MY COOL JUST AFTER A FEW MINUTES. I DONT KNOW HOW TO MAINTAIN MY MOTIVAITON
pradeeppandey : Time bound practices will help you to improve your stamina.Attempt the sectional tests on a regular basis and analyze it properly.

ananyajoshi05 : SIR, A LOT OF MY TIME GETS WASTED IN TRAVEL, WHAT CAN I DO PREP WHILE COMMUTING? DOES SOLVING SODOKU HELP WITH LR IN ANYWAY?
siddhartharora : Why not take a sectional test, or read RC from SHP on your phone.

srcb4a003 : MY BASICS ARE TOO WEAK, FROM CHILDHOOD I JUST HATE MATHS, I'M NOT WEAK IN THIS SUBJECT BUT I JUST DON'T HAVE CLEAR BASICS WHICH MAKES ME SLOWER IN SOLVING QUESTIONS..WHAT SHOULD I DO?
abhishek : Attend classes regularly, practice questions, get in touch with your quant teacher and make them aware of your situation. I am sure they will try to help you.

aish : AND WHAT IS CAT PLUS
siddhartharora : Check with your centre

suk : WHAT PERCENTILES/MARKS ARE CONSIDERED GOOD IN AIMCAT-SA?
thomas : For a student who is preparing for the first time, zny score above 85 percentile is very good at this point

xyz : IS READING FROM AEON ENOUGH ? KINDLY GUIDE FOR THE SAME .
thomas : Please post this question in the chat for presentation tips for va a rc. Our English faculty would be able to guide you better

nanni : MY ARITHMETIC IS WEAK, AND KNOWING THAT IT HOLDS GREAT VALUE IN PAPER, WHAT STRATEGIES SHOULD I GO FOR? SHOULD I FOCUS MORE ON GEOMETRY TOPICS, WHICH I SOLVE EASILY AND LEAVE ARITHMETIC OR WORK HARD ON ARITHMETIC?
siddhartharora : You cannot leave any topic in CAT, try to know at least the basic formulae and do some practice of each topic.

srcb4a003 : I CAN SOLVE QUANT AND DI QUESTIONS BUT I CAN'T DO THIS WITHOUT PEN AND PAPER, FOR EVERY SINGLE INFORMATION OR BASIC CALCULATIONS I REQUIRE PEN AND PAPER WHICH TAKES SOMETIMES LOT OF TIME..WHAT CAN I DO TO CHANGE THIS HABIT?
siddhartharora : You will get pen and paper in exam. Practice and some shortcut ls with approximation can help you, ask your faculty at centre to help you.

aish : I WANT TO DO ONLY CRASH COURSE OR PRACTICE AND REVISION ONLY FROM TIMES CAN I DO AND WHEN I CAN ENROLL FOR THAT
thomas : We have crash batches running during the Sumner vacation and also in the last 2 or 3 months before the cat exam. Please contact your centre or call up the phone number provided

bhcn4q736 : WHEN WILL THE SYLLABUS BE COVERED? I HAVE STARTTED THE BATCH ON THE PREVIOUS WEEK ?
abhishek : Check with your center. They will help you with tentative dates.

bhcn4q736 : HOW MANY TIMES CAN WE APPEAR FOE THE CAT EXAM
abhishek : There is no limit for attempts.

nanni : WHILE ANALYSING MOCK, SHOULD I CHECK EACH AND EVERY SOLUTION OR JUST ANALYSE THE ONES THAT I HAVE ATTEMPTED AND TOPICS I PREPARED FOR? WHAT IS THE CORRECT WAY OF ANALYSING MOCK TEST?FOR QA
siddhartharora : Check for all, as you might get more efficient solutions for the ones done correctly. See if they can be solved in lesser time as well.

harsh : I AM GETTING DECENT SCORE(IN MOCKS) IN VARC AND DILR (20+ EACH) BUT I AM NOT ABLE TO CROSS THE BARRIER OF 10-15 MARKS IN QUANT EVEN THOUGH I AM ABLE TO SOLVE QUESTIONS FROM TIME MATERIAL, HOW CAN I IMPROVE THE MARKS IN MOCKS
siddhartharora : Give more sectionals and see where you go wrong, discuss that with a faculty member to improve.

prabhat : WHERE CAN I FIND AIMCAT COMPLETE SCHEDULE?
abhishek : On your SHP.

aish : HOW TO GIVE AIMCAT
renufrancis : It is on your Student Home Page. You can start taking the test once the schedule is updated in your SHP.

prabhat : DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVISE ON HOW SHOULD I GO WITH ALL INDIA MOCK CATS (SELF ADMINISTERED) OR SHALL I JUST RANDOMLY ATTEMPT IT WHENEVER I FIND TIME OR I WANT TO?
pradeeppandey : You maty start the SAMCATS once in every 15 days now and onwards.

harsh : IS SAMCAT AND AIMCAT(SELF ADMINISTERED) SAME?
renufrancis : SAMCAT(self administrated)- You can take it any time you want. AIMCAT- Only on the scheduled dates.

prithvi : WHAT SHOULD BE THE STRATEGY FOR PREPARING LRDI?
pradeeppandey : Complete all the exercises of basic DI and LR booklets parallael to your classes. Once you are done with the basic booklets, start the sectional tests from the students home page. Devise the best strtaegies in the Mocks in order to maximize your attempts.

siddhant : IF I WANT DO STUDY ALL THE SECTION IN A DAY THEN WHAT IS TIME ALLOCATION OR CHAPTER ALLOCATION
siddhartharora : Idea is not quantum of hours but to finish the task. Try to finish at least one topic either from SM or sectional test in a day.

prabhat : THERE IS NO SCHEDULE FOR AIMCAT ON SHP. IT WOULD BE GREAT HELP IF YOU CAN JUST ELABORATE A LITTLE MORE WHERE CAN I FIND IT
renufrancis : It will be updated in your SHP within a week.

antara : GOOD AFTERNOON SIR , I AM ABLE TO DO ALL THE CONCEPT BASED QUESTIONS FROM THE MATERIAL IN QA BUT I GET STUCK AT 2(A) , 2(B) LEVEL QUESTIONS ..WHAT TO DO ?
abhishek : Get them cleared from the faculty member.

joi : IS THE TIME REMAINING A NON-TERMINATING DECIMAL? WHY?
abhishek : Non terminating but repeating decimal as I see it right now,

prabhat : CAN YOU TELL WHEN THE FIRST AIMCAT WILL BE SCHEDULED?
renufrancis : It will be updated in your SHP within a week.

aish : TIME4IPM IS THIS APP SHP?? YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT?? WHERE IS SHP
renufrancis : SHP is student Home Page. You need to register on www.time4education.com to get access.

prabhat : WILL GAP YEAR AFFECT MY CHANCE TO GET INTO DESIRED COLLEGE DESPITE SCORING WELL IN CAT?
pradeeppandey : Not so much provided you give the genuine reason of the year gap. Focus upon the CAT preparation and try to get the best percentile score.

suhani : HI, WE HAVE DONE 3 SHEETS OF LR CONTAINING LINEAR AND CIRCULAR ARRANGEMENT, BINARY LOGIC AND COMPARISONS AND SELECTION DISTRIBUTION. HOW DO I PREPARE FOR LR? WHEN SHOULD I START PRACTICING FROM THE BOOK AND SECTIONAL TESTS? WHAT TOPICS ARE IMPORTANT FOR CAT?
siddhartharora : Start practicing the questions from SM and Sectional tests for the topics done. Do not wait.

aish : I WANT TO SEE MY BATCH FULL TIME TABLE,,WHERE I CAN SEE IT
renufrancis : You can contact your center.

antara : IS PRACTICING LR FROM THE MATERIAL GIVEN IS SUFFICIENT OR ONE SHOULD EXPLORE OTHER SOURCES AS WELL ?
pradeeppandey : Yes. TIME Material and the sectional tests, Mocks available on your SHP are more than sufficient.

antara : ON AN AVERAGE HOW MANY SET OF LR WILL GIVE ONE CONFIDENCE IN CAT
pradeeppandey : Try to get the familiarity of as many sets possible from the sectional tests. Only the time bound tests available on your SHP will help you to garner some confidence before the MOCKs.

aish : GIVE CONTACT NO OF YOUR CENTRE
siddhartharora : We have more than 200 centres, check contact details on website as per your preferred centre.

aish : PLSSSS TELL WHAT IS CAT PLUS BTCH
siddhartharora : Check with your centre.

hocd3z002 : I DONT KNOW IF ITS JUST ME BUT THE CLASS EXPLANATION IS VERY LESS AND DOESNT MAKE EVERY TOPICS UNDER ONE CONCEPT CLEAR
siddhartharora : Discuss with your faculty, they will help you

prithvi : I'VE SO MANY PROBLEMS IN SOLVING THE LRDI SECTION OF CAT ....HOW SHOULD I PREPARE FOR LRDI SECTION?
pradeeppandey : The recommended strategy of attempting a DI/LR section is in two rounds of equal time left after the time invested in scanning. We should first scan the section and identify the sets that seem the first choice to be included in Round One. In the first round, all the relatively easy and doable sets should be targeted, and then in the second round, moderately difficult sets should be targeted. The time limit for scanning followed by time allocated for each round could vary from one AIMCAT/Mock to another depending upon the difficulty level of the sets, and hence the student should be flexible for that, though it is imperative that the student fixes the approx time limit for each set once he/she is done with the scanning of the section. What is the proper way of scanning? Most of the times students shortlist the sets based upon the face value/name of chapters of the sets rather than the merit of the questions. That can easily backfire. Students are required to invest 3-5 odd minutes before deciding whether the set is for round-1 or round-2 or better to be left un-attempted. In the 3-5 minutes of time, it is suggested to go deeper into data followed by restrictions very carefully. Try to comprehend and interpret correctly. The most important step in solving a problem is to study the problem statement with utmost care - NOT read it, NOT skim through it and think about why the data has been given and how to get information out of that. There are a few rules of this game, which help in solving DILR problems systematically. • Inspect the conditions. • Identify the most important condition, if any. • Picturise the information. • Organise the information in some ways like grids/tables and symbols/notations. • Elimination of the answer choices. • Be careful of language used since certain words and phrases form important clues in framing the solution. During scanning the sets, one needs to identify the order of attempts also. Even after spending about 3-5 minutes on any set, if you are not able to figure out any head way for the solution leave the question and then move on. Don’t have any feelings for the questions/sets! The sets left over after earmarking for round-1 and round-2 are that kind of sets that are best left for post-AIMCAT/Mock analysis. It will help to gain important insights for the later mocks and it will expand your domain of familiarity.

antara : IS THERE ANY SEQUENCE OF STUDYING THE CHAPTERS OF LR LIKE QA?
siddhartharora : Try to follow the schedule as per study material.

mahek : HOW TO DO DILR CONFIDENTLY ?
pradeeppandey : The recommended strategy of attempting a DI/LR section is in two rounds of equal time left after the time invested in scanning. We should first scan the section and identify the sets that seem the first choice to be included in Round One. In the first round, all the relatively easy and doable sets should be targeted, and then in the second round, moderately difficult sets should be targeted. The time limit for scanning followed by time allocated for each round could vary from one AIMCAT/Mock to another depending upon the difficulty level of the sets, and hence the student should be flexible for that, though it is imperative that the student fixes the approx time limit for each set once he/she is done with the scanning of the section. What is the proper way of scanning? Most of the times students shortlist the sets based upon the face value/name of chapters of the sets rather than the merit of the questions. That can easily backfire. Students are required to invest 3-5 odd minutes before deciding whether the set is for round-1 or round-2 or better to be left un-attempted. In the 3-5 minutes of time, it is suggested to go deeper into data followed by restrictions very carefully. Try to comprehend and interpret correctly. The most important step in solving a problem is to study the problem statement with utmost care - NOT read it, NOT skim through it and think about why the data has been given and how to get information out of that. There are a few rules of this game, which help in solving DILR problems systematically. • Inspect the conditions. • Identify the most important condition, if any. • Picturise the information. • Organise the information in some ways like grids/tables and symbols/notations. • Elimination of the answer choices. • Be careful of language used since certain words and phrases form important clues in framing the solution. During scanning the sets, one needs to identify the order of attempts also. Even after spending about 3-5 minutes on any set, if you are not able to figure out any head way for the solution leave the question and then move on. Don’t have any feelings for the questions/sets! The sets left over after earmarking for round-1 and round-2 are that kind of sets that are best left for post-AIMCAT/Mock analysis. It will help to gain important insights for the later mocks and it will expand your domain of familiarity.

mahek : HOW MANY SETS TO BE PRACTICED DAILY ?
pradeeppandey : On or average 4 Sets per day in the time bound manner.

mahek : I ALWAYS GO WRONG I AIMCATS HOW TO IMPROVE
pradeeppandey : Don't worry. Take the sufficient number of time bound tests from the student's home page before the AIMCATs. Analyse your performance and take the corrective measures. It will help you to increase your score in AIMCATs.

cccb4a127 : I AM PREPARING QUANTS NOW, JUST FOR ONE CHAPTER IT TAKES 3 HOURS TO COMPLETE, IN THAT SPEED, HOW CAN I COMPLETE ALL THE CHAPTERS BEFORE EXAM, ALSO MY BASICS ARE WEAK
siddhartharora : It's fine at starting level. Finish at least one topic from each section in a week and give sectional tests as well. With practice, you will get speed.

nish : HOW TO IMPROVE LRDI SECTION BECAUSE I'VE GIVEN ENOUGH TIME TO SOLVE BUT THERE IS NO IMPROVEMENT
pradeeppandey : Solving the sufficient number of sectional tests are must before the AIMCATs.

sara : FROM WHICH SECTION SHOULD I START MY PREPARATION FOR CAT?
siddhartharora : The one you are comfortable with to keep motivation going. However, all there are equally important and none should be ignored.

guru : SIR HOW TO REVISE QUANT I STRUGGLE WITH QUANT?
siddhartharora : Start with SM1002220 to build basics

mahek : CAN WE COMPLETELY RELY ON DI ?
siddhartharora : Leaving LR you means. Never, as there is no fixed pattern and if from LR all four sets come, things can be difficult. Also one DI set might not be enough for a good call.

antara : CAN U GIVE ME SOME TIPS ABOUT HOW TO IMPROVE QA .. I AM STRUGGLING WITH MODERATE LEVEL QUESTIONS A LOT
siddhartharora : Start with SM1002220 to build on basics

cccb4a127 : I HAVE SPEND SOME DAYS ON PREPARING SPEED MATHS, BUT I GOT TO KNOW THAT IN EXAM SCREEN CALCULATOR WILL BE THERE, WHETHER PREPARING FOR SPEED MATHS IS GOOD OR HOW? I FEEL LIKE IT IS CONSUMING TIME FROM OTHER TOPIC PREPARATION
abhishek : It is helpful. Not every calculation can be done quickly with calculator. For example 28.57%(714).

sayan : HELLO, I AM CONFUSED HOW TO STUDY VARC. I CAN GRASP THE VIDEO LECTURES, BUT WHAT SHOULD BE MY STRATEGY TO PRACTICE THEM ?
siddhartharora : Please discuss this question in VA/RC discussion.

siddhant : WHEN WE ARE REVISING ONE CHAPTER, LIKE WHAT TO DO AT THAT TIME HOW TO REVISE
siddhartharora : Prepare a formula book and a book of good questions which you think were not easy for you. Try to revise with them and also by giving advanced sectional tests.

sara : WILL ALL THE B SCHOOLS ACCEPT ME EVEN WHEN I TOOK A YEAR GAP WITHOUT ANY WORK EXPERIENCE?
siddhartharora : If you can explain the gap, there is no issue at all.

siddhant : WHAT AFTER WE HAVE COMPLETED SM ARE WE CONFIDENT THAT YES I CAN SOLVE ANY QUESTION
siddhartharora : Give sectional tests as solving and solving on time are different.

sara : IS IT FOR SURE THAT THE QUESTIONS WILL CONTAIN ONLY FROM THE SYLLABUS THAT YOUR INSTITUTE PRESCRIBED? AND ALSO CAN YOU TELL ME THE SYLLABUS OR TYPE OF QUESTIONS ASKED FOR EACH SECTIONS?
siddhartharora : It is based on the prescribed topics by IIMs and previous papers along with 32 tears of our experience. We have not prescribed it from our side.

sayan : HOW DO WE IDENTIFY WHICH QUESTION IS EASIER OR HARDER WHILE GIVING THE EXAM (OR ANY MOCK)? COULD YOU GIVE ME SOME TIPS FOR THIS.
pradeeppandey : The test makers of CAT are master in the art of mixing up easy, moderate and difficulty level questions. Scanning as per the strength or weakness is the hallmark to excel in quant. Scanning is very subjective thing and there cannot be any generalization. You can devise your own rule on the basis of what you have experienced and learnt in the past MOCKs. Please keep two simple facts in your mind while you are scanning the paper (1) Shortlist the question on the merit of that question i.e What is given and what is required is more important rather than the appearance, length, face value of the questions or the chapter it belongs to. If I look at from the test makers perspective, there is no any chapters in quant. Quant section as a whole is a level playground and even the basic mathematical concepts till class Xth is sufficient to get the decent percentile score. Chapters are basically the virtual boundary that we test takers have created for the convenience in preparation (2) Be practical in scanning. Even though the question is from your comfort zone but if it is either calculation/formulation intensive or require rigorous case analysis then you are advised to move forward or leave it to the end of the question paper. Do not leave too many questions to the end. Doing so will only create unnecessary pressure and you may lose some really easy questions.

sara : IF I LEAVE RC AND LEARN ONLY VERBAL, WILL IT HELPFUL FOR ME TO SCORE GOOD PERCENTILE?
siddhartharora : Better to ask in VARC discussion. However, I will not recommend the same.

shivani : WHICH IS DEADLINE TO COMPLETE WHOLE SYLLABUS AND STRART GIVENG MOCKS?
siddhartharora : Start giving mocks from today, there is no deadline.

vjcb4a019 : IS THE GIVEN MATERIAL ENOUGH FOR CAT PREPARATION?
siddhartharora : Yes, if you follow it properly, there is no need to go out of it.

ash : WHAT'S THE CORRECT ORDER OF THE STUDY MATERIAL THAT SHOULD BE FOLLOWED FOR DI AND LR.
pradeeppandey : Basic DI and LR booklets followed by Advance booklets of DILR and Intermediate+Advance level sectional tests from SHP.

sara : WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CAT SCORE AND PERCENTILE?
siddhartharora : Score is marks and percentile means the percentage of students appearing for the exam, who scored less than you.

ankur94 : HOW CAN WE INCREASE OUR VR/RC IF WE ARE ON GOING COLLEGE STUDENT
siddhartharora : Please ask this question in VARC session.

shivani : HOW MANY SETS IN DI NEED TO PRACTICE DAILY FOR BEING ABLE TO SOLVE SET EASILY.
pradeeppandey : Every alternate day take one sectional tests of DILR from the students home page. Time bound tests are must !!

sara : HOW TO IMPROVE IN BASIC GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY?
siddhartharora : Please ask this question during VARC chat session.

sara : IF I WANT TO DO SELF STUDY APART FROM THE OFFLINE CLASSES, WHERE CAN I GET THE EXPLANATION OF THE BASIC CONCEPTS?
siddhartharora : You can take video lecture course for the same