tina : MY PERFORMANCE IN DI IS NOT GETTING BETTER AT ALL EVEN THOUGH I PRACTICE IT THE MOST
thomas : di can be improved only with practice. try to solve as many qns as you can. your score will gradually improve

hlca7a008 : MY SPEED IN RC'S ARE AS FOLLOWS:
rahulpinnamaneni : Sorry?

akshat : GOOD EVENING TO ALL THE JURY MEMBERS. SIR, I WANT TO ASK THAT I HAVE SECURED VERY LESS PERCENTILE IN AIMCAT AS I HAVE JOINED ON 19 JULY SO LESS TOPICS ARE COVERED. SIR WHAT SHOULD I DO TO INCREASE MY PERCENTILE AS I AM VERY WEAK IN QUANTS?
asim : First of all, do not panic. It is too early to judge yourself. Let me add here do not skip the remaining AIMCATs. Right now work on your basics, collect your doubts and discuss them with faculty members and friends. All the best.

nikhilgarg302 : SIR, I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH VERBAL SECTION. IN AIMCAT ALSO I MANAGED TO GET 96 PERCENTILE OVERALL BUT IN VERBAL IT WAS JUST 63 PERCENTILE AND 19 MARKS. AS ADVISED EARLIER, I AM HAVING LOTS OF READING PRACTICE AND SOLVING RCS ALSO. BUT STILL IT'S NOT IMPROVING.
kunal : The idea is to critically analyse the paragraph, Reading practice combined with critical reasoning of questions go hand in hand...whats very importanat is accuracy. Also make sure you analyse your mistakes.

sukeshi : HOW TO SOLVE CR RELATED QUESTION LIKE QUESTION BASED ON INFERENCE, CONCLUSION,ASSUMPTION
thomas : you will be having classes for the same. do attend them

nikhilgarg302 : ALSO SIR MY ACCURACY IN ENGLISH IS VERY BAD. I GOT 18 QUES WRONG IN VERBAL SECTION AMONG WHICH 8 WERE RC AND ALL NON MCQ WERE WRONG. HOW CAN I IMPROVE
kunal : Do not worry, Keep practicing, Get in touch with the faculty to understand where you went wrong.

tina : THIS TIME I DID NOT UNDERSTAND ANY PASSAGE IN RC. I FOUND IT REALLY TOUGH. WAS THE IT CAT LEVEL ?
asim : Every question in AIMCATs are designed keeping in mind your preparation for CAT, do not worry, have a discussion with a faculty member about these passages.

hlca7a008 : MY SPEED IN RC'S ARE AS FOLLOWS LONG AND DIFFICULT: 170-190 LONG BUT EASY:190-210 SHORT AND DIFFICULT:200-220 SHORT AND EASY:250-295 PLEASE TELL ME WHAT CAN I DO TO INCREASE MY READING SPEED.
rahulpinnamaneni : I think you're doing great already! Please stop worrying about your reading speed. In any case, it's not like you have very long RCs in CAT.

xyz : HOW TO CHOOSE EASY RC FROM 5?
thomas : do have a glance at all the rcs in the beginning. leave out the ones which appear to be vague or topics you are not at all familiar with

hwcd7b085 : HELLO SIR. I WANTED TO ASK HOW DO WE GET FAMILIAR WITH WORDS AND THEIR MULTIPLE USECASE. LIKE THE QUESTIONS ASKED THIS TIME. IN THE TIME LEFT HOW TO PRACTICE THESE.
prajnanray : Try Word Power Made Easy. Also check out various questions which have come in different tests and practise them

akshat : SIR CAN YOU PLEASE SHARE THE STRATEGY TO DO QUANTS AS I AM VERY BAD AT IT?
rahulpinnamaneni : Attend the classes regularly - > Attend doubts sessions or a backup class where you don't understand something - > Do your homework seriously - > Practise online sectional tests and previous CAT papers. You'll rock it!

hlca7a008 : STARTING FROM NOW SERIOUSLY CAN I CRACK CAT
rahulpinnamaneni : Anyone can, it depends on your dedication, perseverance

spectre : DIFFICULTY LEVEL OF AIMCAT 1815 COMPARED TO CAT 2016?
thomas : varc was tougher while the other two sections were easier than last year cat

xyz : HOW MANY PASSAGE SHOULD I DO DAILY SO THAT I CAN IMPROVE MY RC? I AM BAD IN IT. AND PLUS WHICH NEWSPAPER OR MAGAZINE SHOULD I READ?
prajnanray : Around 5 daily but analysis of your performance is indispensable. You can try Frontline.

hwcd7b085 : SIR. HOW TO CHOSE WHICH RC TO BE DONE. PLEASE SUGGEST SOME WAYS TO DEAL WITH RCS AT EXAM TIME LIKE HOW TO READ HOW TO ANALYSE.
asim : Length of the passage, type of questions and theme of the passage can be considered.

archie : SIR WHAT SHOULD I DO TO IMPROVE MY VERBAL SECTION.
kunal : Practice enough on Rcs and also Non MCQ questions, analyse AIMCATS, understand your strong and weak points, speak to faculties about your doubts, Read Read and Read a lot.

tina : IF PERCENTILE HAS INCREASED BUT THE SCORE IS SAME COMAPRED TO THE PREVIOUS AIMCAT, IS IT ANY GOOD?
pradeepgoswami : You should concentrate on the percentiles and not the scores. Scores depends on the difficulty level of the paper

parv : SIR, WAS THIS AIMCAT OF MODERATE DIFFICULTY LEVEL? I WAS ABLE TO GET 83 PERCENTILE.
thomas : the percentile does not depend on the level of the paper. it only shows your standing in the group who wrote the test

hlca7a008 : CAN I GIVE THOSE AIMCAT'S WHICH I HAVE MISSED PREVIOUSLY IF YES THEN PLEASE TELL ME THAT WILL THERE BE ANY DISADVANTAGE IN THE PERCENTILE CALCULATION
pradeepgoswami : Yes you can but you won't receive comprehensive analysis on them.You can definitely find out the percentiles your scores in them will fetch.

sukeshi : SIR PLEASE TELL ME WHAT ARE THE METHODS TO FIND INFERENCE AND CONCLUSION IN A PARA??
rahulpinnamaneni : Have you attended CR (Critical reasoning) classes at your center?

xyz : @THOMAS I READ 1ST TWO LINES AND THEN LAST TWO LINES OF RC AND THEN I READ QUESTIONS BUT EVEN AFTER THAT I CHOOSE WRONG RC. PLEASE TELL IN DETAIL HOW SHOULD I CHOOSE
satyaprakash : Always choose a passage based on the difficulty level of the questions; not on the comfort factor, or on the length.

archie : MY ACCURACY IN ENGLISH IS VERY LOW.I GOT 7 RIGHT 10 WRONGS.
prajnanray : Do a very thorough analysis of what went wrong. Avoid making those mistakes henceforth

akshat : I AM SERIOUSLY STARTING PREPARATION FROM NOW HOW SHOULD I MANAGE MY TIME , SHOULD I STUDY ALL SECTIONS IN A DAY OR 1 SECTION PER DAY? HOW MANY HOURS PER DAY I SHOULD STUDY TO CRACK CAT 2017
pradeepgoswami : What do you mean by cracking CAT. You will just receive scaled scores and percentiles pertaining to them.As far as time is concerned ,one still has enough time to prepare and fare well in the exam provided one has gone through the basics.Just concentrate on your strengths and increase your familiarity with the different types of questions asked. Ideally you should study one to two sections per day

lncb7a273 : SIR CURRENTLY MY PERCENTILE IN ENGLISH SECTION IS IN THE RANGE 85-90 HOW CAN I INCREASE IT ?
asim : Analyze your AIMCAT performances and figure out areas that are troubling you and start working more on those areas, collect your doubts and have a discussion with a faculty member. Do loads of practice.

parv : WOULD THE FACULTY RECOMMEND US GOING THROUGH THE QUESTIONS BEFORE READING THE PARAGRAPH? IT WILL TAKE SOME EXTRA TIME BUT I HAVE FOUND THAT THOUGH THE PARAGRAPH IS EASY, THE QUESTIONS ASKED WERE DIFFICULT?
kunal : It is generally a good idea to do so, Just the questions. However always see what works best for you.

nikhilgarg302 : IS THERE ANY BEAT APPROACH ON HOW TO CARRY ON WITH PASSAGE. AS MANY QUESTIONS HAVE VERY SIMILAR OPTIONS AND TO CRITICALLY SOLVING THEM HOW CAN I ACHIEVE GOOD ACCURACY IN THEM
prajnanray : No. There can't be any 'best' approach. You have to try various strategies and stick to the one which suits you best.

rajasen : HOW TO WORK ON SPEED MATHS
rahulpinnamaneni : Did you attend the speed maths classes?

rajasen : SCORING LOW IN LR WHAT TO DO
prajnanray : Practise more and analyse your performance

xyz : SUGGEST NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE TO IMPROVE READING
thomas : you can try THE HINDU, THE BUSINESS STANDARD OR ECNOMIC TIMES . among magazines any of india today, outlook, frontline would do

rajasen : UNABLE TO REMEMBER FORMULAE WHAT TO DO
satyaprakash : Write them down and say them to yourself in a ordered manner whenever you can. And the key, as always, is practise.

muskaan : MY PERCENTILE IN AIMCATS RANGE FROM 80-90. WHAT IS THE IDEAL PERCENTILE I SHOULD BE GETTING AT THIS POINT OF TIME IF I AM AIMING FOR ATLEAST 99 PERCENTILE IN CAT?
thomas : consistently above 90, 95+ would be ideal

rohan : I FEEL SLEEPY WHEN I AM DOING VERBAL SECTION. I EITHER DONT UNDERSTAND THE PASSAGE OR FIND IT VERY BORING. ALSO I AM NOT A GOOD READER. WHAT SHOULD I DO?
rahulpinnamaneni : Start with reading easy, small passages. Rome was not built in a day remember. You can read short stories, articles that interest you to begin with.

rajasen : I AM WEAK IN GEOMETRY CAN I SKIP IT
thomas : do not skip it. just cover the basics so that in case an easy question comes, you can do it

rajasen : SCORING LOW IN AIMCATS FEEL LIKE GIVING UP WHAT TO DO
satyaprakash : Begin by analysing your performances in the AIMCATs and being certain of why your scores are low. Once you are aware of the reason/s for it (be it lack of knowledge, inability to apply said knowledge, making random assumptions, or even stress), you can take remedial steps. Have some faith in your own abilities, and know that Rome wasn't built in a day. Be positive and success shall be in your grasp!

sushmita : ONLY 3 MONTHS ARE LEFT FOR CAT,WHAT KIND OF STRATEGY CAN BE ADOPTED TO COVER ALL THE TOPICS IF I AM STARTING PREPARATIONS NOW
prajnanray : Basics from TIME booklets, exercises and AIMCAT analysis

sukeshi : YES SIR I HAVE ATTENDED NUMBER OF CLASSES BUT THEN TOO I'M UNABLE TO SOLVE THE QUESTIONS.PLEASE TELL ME IN EASY WAY HOW TO SOLVE QUESTION RELATED TO INFERENCE,CONCLUSION,ASSUMPTION
satyaprakash : Sit down with a faculty member for a one-to-one session and clarify your doubts. That will be of the most help to you.

rajasen : ANY SHORT CUT TO IMPROVE QA AND DI
pradeepgoswami : Practice religiously and regularly. Concentrate on your strengths and analyse the AIMCATs

student : SAME QUESTION. PLS ANSWER-ONLY 3 MONTHS ARE LEFT FOR CAT,WHAT KIND OF STRATEGY CAN BE ADOPTED TO COVER ALL THE TOPICS IF I AM STARTING PREPARATIONS NOW
prajnanray : Answered. Check

rishabh : HOW MUCH TIME SHOULD I SPEND ON VA AND RC.. SO THAT I CAN SCORE ABOVE 99 PERCENTILE IN THIS SECTION
prajnanray : There's no choice. You have 60 minutes fixed.

rohan : SHOULD I FOCUS ON PERCENTILE IMPROVEMENT OR SCORE IMPROVEMENT?
rahulpinnamaneni : Don't focus on either! Focus on getting better at the subject and on your test taking strategies, percentile will improve automatically.

archie : HOW SHOULD ONE ANALYSE THE AIMCATS FOR GETTING MORE MARKS IN ENGLISH AND AVOID THE MISTAKES? IS THERE ANY SPECIFIC TECHNIQUE TO IT
satyaprakash : A similar question has already been answered. Please go through the chat transcript.

muskaan : I GOT 95 PERCENTILE IN THE VERBAL SECTION OF AIMCAT 1815. HOW GOOD IS THIS SCORE?
kunal : it's pretty good, keep up the good work.

hwcd7b085 : PLEASE SUGGEST SOME TRICKS TO DEAL WITH PASSAGE. THE ONLY WAY I FOLLOW IS FINDING THE TOPIC WHICH IS EASY TO READ AND THEN READ THE WHOLE PASSAGE. WHAT COULD BE THE OTHER WAYS.
satyaprakash : Read a lot of articles on a variety of topics so that most topics seem comprehensible to you. Use the links provided on your SHP. Finish the books and the sectional tests that we have given you. And make sure you read articles on areas that are boring and difficult according to you.

rajasen : HOW TO ANALYZ AIMCAT PERFORMANCES
pradeepgoswami : Firstly you should solve the entire paper and then check the questions which you got wrong and find the reason behind getting them wrong. Please make note if there are patterns in the wrong attempts you have made and rectify them

rishabh : HOW MUCH PERCENTILE SHOULD BE THERE IN VARIOUS SECTION FOR GETTING CALL FROM FMS FOR SC CANDIDATE
thomas : AROUND 50 SHOULD BE ENOUGH. 60 + IS SURESHOT

rajasen : APART FROM CAT WHAT OTHER EXAMS TO WRITE
satyaprakash : The others are XAT, IIFT, NMAT, SNAP, TISS, MICAT, MAT, ATMA, state-level entrance tests. You need to decide which ones you want to write.

rajasen : SHOULD I WRITE XAT ALSO
rahulpinnamaneni : Of course yes!

rajasen : XAT BECOMING ONLINE WILL IT BE MORE DIFFICULTY
thomas : it will not increase the difficulty as online or offline as such has no effect on the difficulty level

rajasen : WHICH ARE GOOD COLLEGES UNDER SNAP
thomas : SIBMP, SCMHRD, SIIB, SIBMB, SIOM SITM

dev : WHAT IS RIGHT WAY TO ANALYZE AIMCATS
rahulpinnamaneni : Go through your performance in the AIMCATs to identify the following categories of topics (the analysis section has a topic wise view option in each AIMCAT) 1. Topics where your attempt percentage is high and the accuracy is more than 75% (these are the areas you think you know and you actually know). While writing a mock, you should try and solve most of these questions in the first round. 2. Topics where your attempt percentage is high and the accuracy is less than 75% (these are the areas you think you know but you actually dont know). This is the area which is killing your accuracy in the tests and is wasting most of your time too. These would be relatively easier to master. You should first focus on these topics and solve some high difficulty level questions (TIME study material, Online tests). While writing a mock, you should be very cautious with the questions from these areas as you tend to make more mistakes here. 3. Topics where your attempt percentage is less than 50% (areas you are not very comfortable with) – you should solve the level 1 and level 2 problems in these areas to get a handle. In the meanwhile, you should leave questions from these areas for the second and third iterations while writing a mock.

dev : ANY TIPS FOR PREPARING FOR IIFT
prajnanray : Basics + last few years papers of IIFT

xyz : HOW TO PREPARE FOR LR SECTION OF NMAT?
thomas : the questions are pretty easy . you c an refer to the mhcet questions to have a feel of the questions asked in nmat. speed is the key in nmat

hwcd7b157 : SIR I'M AN AVERAGE STUDENT. I'VE STARTED PREPARING SERIOUSLY PAST MONTH. WHAT AMOUNT OF DAY I SHOULD DEDICATE TOWARDS CAT PREPARATION ? I'M A GRADUATION FULL TIME STUDENT.
satyaprakash : Write a couple of AIMCATs & analyse them in detail so you have a better idea of where you stand. You can then decide how many hours you need to put in each day for your CAT preparation.

dev : HOW MANY HOURS TO STUDY EVERY DAY
pradeepgoswami : If you don't have any other commitments then may be 8 to 10 hours a day

xyz : HOW TO PREPARE VOCAB FOR NMAT ? AS THE ASK QUESTION DIRECTLY ON WORDS.
satyaprakash : If you have the time to spare, begin by reading a book that focuses on improving one's vocabulary. Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis comes to mind. Make sure you read and use both- a dictionary & a thesaurus. Look at the entire entry given for a word. Make a sentence using the word you have looked up and include the meaning in the sentence. You could also look at roots of words for which you can search the internet.

dev : THERE IS NO SECTIONAL CUTOFF IN SNAP, IS IT TRUE
thomas : yes, no sectional cutoffs

hwcd7b085 : SINCE I STARTED PREPARING IN JUNE. COULD NOT FOCUS ON VOCAB. PLEASE SUGGEST SOMETHING TO PREPARE VOCAB ENOUGH FOR CAT. WHAT COULD BE THE PREPARATION STRATEGY.
satyaprakash : A similar question has already been answered. Please go through the chat transcript.

rishabh : @PRAJNANRAY SIR I AM ASKING FR PREPRATION
prajnanray : Nothing fixed. A minimum of 2 hours per day minimum

student : _I GOT A SCORE OF 56 IN MY 6TH AIMCAT .HOW MANY HOURS IN A DAY SHUD I WORK TO INCREASE MY SCORING BY THE EXAM DATE?
rahulpinnamaneni : It's a very generic question. For someone, it could be 14-15 hours a day, for someone else it could be just 8-10 hours a day.

govindrao : GOOD B-SCHOOLS IN HYDERABAD
rahulpinnamaneni : NMIMS, SIBM, IMT

govindrao : HOW TO IMPROVE GK
pradeepgoswami : Read newspapers daily and make notes of the important news. To improve static GK like history,geography,civics ,science one has to read extensively. You can refer our monthly magazine to improve on your current affairs

shreya : HOW MANY HOURS SHOULD I DEVOTE TO READING IN A DAY?
kunal : do you mean RC ? or just reading ?

govindrao : IAM SC CANDIDATE IS THERE RESERVATION FOR ME AT SIBM
rahulpinnamaneni : Yes

govindrao : WHAT TO DO IF I AM SCORING VERY LOW MARKS IN AIMCATS, SHOULD I STOP WRITING THEM
kunal : No. Analyse whats wrong and try to improve on those mistakes. stop writing AIMCATs is not a solution.

sukeshi : SIR WHAT QUESTION SHOULD WE EXPECT IN MAT IN VERAL ABILITY SECTION?
prajnanray : RC, parajumbles, synonyms, antonyms, sentence correction

akshat : SIR, IBS HYDERABAD OR MUMBAI. IS THIS COLLEGE GOOD? IF YES WHICH LOCATION IS GOOD?
pradeepgoswami : It's a decent college. IBS Hyderabad is better

xyz : WHAT SHOULD ONE DO DAILY TO SCORE GOOD IN VA RC?
prajnanray : Practise and analyse your performance

pankaj1 : CAN I SEELECT MY CAT CENTER
thomas : no, you can only give options. most probably you will get your first choice

adithya : HOW GOODIS 85 PERCENTILE IN CAT?
rahulpinnamaneni : It's an OK score. But I'm sure you can do much better by November. Don't give up, don't give in!

nikhilgarg302 : @KUNAL SIR, ACTUALLY I AM ONLY REGISTERED WITH TEST SERIES, SO I CAN'T CONTACT ANY FACULTY MEMBER
kunal : Sometimes going over your answer and the actual answer over and over again gives you a very good sense of what was expected out of that question. The key is to never give up untill you understand.

akshat : SIR WILL TISS GIVE MORE IMPORTANCE TO BIOTECHNOLOGY STUDENTS FOR SELECTION IN MBA IN HOSPITAL OR HEALTH ADMINISTRATION?
rahulpinnamaneni : At the interview stage, definitely yes.

xyz : PARAJUMBLES IN AIMCAT ARE VD OR SOMETIMES D SO I DON'T ATTEMPT THEM IS IT GOOD TO LEAVE THEM ?
satyaprakash : What if there are many para-jumble questions? Be clear about the way of tackling them. You always have the option of not attempting them if the rest of the paper is to your liking.

muskaan : I AM NOT ABLE TO SOLVE MODERATELY TOUGH LR/DI QUESTIONS WITHIN THE STIPULATED TIME AND THEN I PANIC AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE. PLEASE SUGGEST SOME STRATEGY TO DEAL WITH LR/DI QUESTIONS ESPECIALLY THE ONES WHICH ARE LONG ANALYTICAL TYPE.
thomas : please keep in mind that you need to solve only 3 sets to do a very good percentile. so choose the easy ones in th the beginning and stick with them do not panic even if you take time to solve them

xyz : @THOMAS MHCET QUESTIONS ??
thomas : maharashtra common entrance test

shreya : RC
kunal : Depends on you. if you're weak then more and if you're strong in RC then less.

rishabh : @THOMAS SIR REALLY ONLY THIS MUCH PERCENTILE.. I AM GETTING 91 PERCENTILE OVERALL IN AIMCATS ND EVERY SECTION HAS ATLEAST 80 PERCENTILE MIN..
thomas : for an sc canidate, you will need only around 75 percentile to get a call

anonymous18 : I CAN'T ATTEMPT MORE THAN 10 QUESTIONS IN QUANT SECTION. HOW DO I INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS AND ACCURACY?
pradeepgoswami : Practice more and try identifying the way questions tests concepts to fare well

ritika : SIR HOW TO SCORE GOOD IN VARC SECTION AS MY MARKS IN AIMCATS ARE GOING DOWN. WRONG ATTEMPTS ARE MORE THAN THE RIGHT
prajnanray : Analyse the questions throughly and check where you are going wrong. Do not repeat the mistakes

xyz : I AM SO BAD IN RC AND VA AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO IMPROVE
satyaprakash : Which areas are you not good at- vocabulary, grammar, usage, reasoning or reading comprehension? For now, prepare according to subject areas. Once you have the basic knowledge needed to tackle the V.A. section, you could move on to specific questions types.

sukeshi : HOW TO SOLVE DI RELATED QUESTIONS? WHAT SHOULD BE THE APPROACH TO SOLVE DI RELATED QUESTION?
pradeepgoswami : Read the question,figure out the logic involved,follow a structured approach, do the necessary calculations and answer the question

muskaan : WHAT ARE SOME OF THE AREAS IN VERBAL THAT SHOULD BE PRACTICED DAILY WITHOUT FAIL?
satyaprakash : Look at questions types but also look at improving your subject-area knowledge. Do everything in a week instead of doing a bit of everything daily.

student : SIR, PLEASE ANSWER MY QUESTION. I GOT A SCORE OF 56 IN MY 6TH AIMCAT .HOW MANY HOURS IN A DAY SHUD I WORK TO INCREASE MY SCORING BY THE EXAM DATE?
satyaprakash : That depends solely on how good you are and where you need to improve.

adi : SIR/ MAM, AVERAGE OF MY AIMCAT SCORES IS 90.19%ILE. THIS TIME I GOT 90.54%ILE. BUT THERE ISN'T MUCH IMPROVEMENT SINCE THE BEGINNING OF MY PREPARATION. HOW SHOULD I GO ABOUT(A SMALL PLAN) CONSIDERING 101 DAYS LEFT FOR CAT 2017? I WILL BE GRATEFUL. THANKYOU.
rahulpinnamaneni : Are you able to clear all 3 cutoffs?

dj : HELLO SIR, A BIT OFF TOPIC THOUGH, HOW IS TISSNET MUMBAI FOR MANAGEMENT STUDIES?
thomas : their core program is among the top 2-3 hr programs in the country

pankaj1 : WHAT IS A GOOD PERCENTILE RANGE IN AIMCAT
thomas : anything above 85 is good and anything consistently above 90 is excellent

akshat : SIR IF IDEALLY ONE SHOULD STUDY 8-10 HOURS HOW MUCH TIME PER DAY SHOULD BE DEVOTED TO EACH SECTION?
pradeepgoswami : Maybe 4 to 5 hours per section if you are covering two sections. If you are doing all three sections then 4hrs for Quant and 3 hrs each for the remaining two sections

xyz : I HAVE DONE MY RC BOOK TWICE BUT AFTER DOING IT SECOND TIME MY SCORE IN AIMCAT STARTS DEC. SO IT IS NO USEFUL TO DO ONE RC TWICE ?
rahulpinnamaneni : You can move on to the 2nd lot of material on VA-RC and online sectional tests. But tell me something, the second time, were you getting your answers correct?

ritika : HOW MUCH QUESTION ARE ENOUGH FOR A GOOD PERCENTILE IN DILR SECTION.
rahulpinnamaneni : Really depends on the level of difficulty of the exam. It changes from paper to paper.

xyz : @ SATYAPRAKASH SIR I AM ONLY GOOD IN SUMMARIZING AND ODD MAN OUT IN VA AND BAD IN RC AS I LACK SPEED.
satyaprakash : Reading Comprehension makes up the bulk of CAT, and even if it didn't, one needs to be good at it as the questions asked in the V.A. section primarily test your ability to comprehend. Begin preparing for R.C. in right earnest, whilst practising the other questions types as well.

kabir : SIR FOR QUANT DO I NEED TO DO ANY OTHER MATERIAL LIKE ARUN SHARMA APART FROM THE SECTIONAL TESTS AND BOOKLETS?
pradeepgoswami : No you don't.

akshat : SIR WRITING TISSNET WILL BE EASY OR DIFFICULT FROM CAT?
rahulpinnamaneni : QA, LR, DI, VA would be easier. But TISSNET has GK and you have to prepare well for that.

sukeshi : WHAT ARE GOOD COLLEGES UNDER MAT?
pradeepgoswami : Christ Bangalore,JAIPURIA Lucknow,TIM Navi Mumbai,Allianze Bangalore,NDIM,BIMM PUNE,MITSOB PUNE,PIBM PUNE,Acharya Bangalore to name a few

adi : SIR/MAM,PLEASE COMPARE AIMCAT1815 AND CAT 2016
thomas : varc was tougher in this aimcat while the other two sections were easier than last years cat

rishabh : WHAT SHOULD BE THE PREPARATION STRATEGY FOR LR AND DI SECTION IN REMAING MONTHS.. I ONLY HAVE 2 CLASS OF EACH IN COACHING..
pradeepgoswami : Firstly attend all the classes and then analyse the AIMCATs . Solve at least two sectional tests every week

theflash : IN THE PAST 9 AIMCATS MY AVERAGE SCORE HAS BEEN 97.56 %LE WITH 4 98.XX%LE SCORES. NO MATTER WHAT I DO, I CAN'T CROSS 99. %LE. ALTHOUGH MY LRDI AND QUANT SCORES HAVE IMPROVED, VARC HAS SEEN A MARGINAL DROP (USED TO BE THE STRONGEST AREA). WHAT SHOULD BE MY STRATEGY FROM HEAR ON TO ENSURE A 99+ PERCENTILE IN CAT 2017?
satyaprakash : Your %iles are quite good and I congratulate on them. What is even better is your desire to improve upon them. You need to micro-analyse your AIMCAT performances to make sure that your %iles go up. Once you know the reasons for your not improving, you can address them head-on. May the force be with you!

xyz : RAHULPINNAMANENI YES I AM GETTING 90% ACCURACY SECOND TIME BUT I AM SCORING SO BAD IN VA RC I KNOW I WILL CRACK QUANT AND DI LR BUT I HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT RC AND VA.
rahulpinnamaneni : Have you tried previous CAT papers?

adithya : SIR I HAPPEN TO NOTICE THAT IN VERBAL SECTION ONLY QUESTION RELATED TO PASSAGE ODD ONEOUT AND ARRANGEMENT RELATED QUESTIONS ARE ASKED IS THIS FIXED ?
prajnanray : More or less this is fixed in CAT. In other tests you will get other questions

muskaan : WHEN SHOULD I START THE PREPARATION FOR GK APART FROM CURRENT AFFAIRS? FOR CURRENT AFFAIRS I READ THE HINDU DAILY FOR AN HOUR AND MAKE SMALL NOTES OF IMPORTANT EVENTS. IS THIS SUFFICIENT?
thomas : refer the manorama year book also for static gk. have a look at the previous years papers to have an idea of the kind of questions asked

akshat : @PRADEEP SIR WHICH STRATEGY IS BETTER TO DO ONE SECTION PER DAY OR TWO?
rahulpinnamaneni : You'll get bored on just one section a day. When you're fatigued and it becomes monotonous, you can do one more area.

sukeshi : SIR AS CAT IS COMING NEARER SO WE SHOULD STUDY ALL 4 SECTION IN A DAY OR 2 SECTION IN A DAY?
rahulpinnamaneni : Now is the time to focus on your weakest areas, you can't let them pull you down.

theflash : HOW WAS THE LEVEL OF QUANT AND LRDI OF AIMCAT 1815 WHEN COMPARED WITH CAT 17?
rahulpinnamaneni : Quant and LRDI were easier that CAT 17.

sandy : PLEASE TELL SIR
rahulpinnamaneni : Sorry what's your question?

ritika : SIR HOW TO PREPARE FOR GK FOR OTHER EXAMS(CURRENT AFFAIRS)
rahulpinnamaneni : MBA Education and Careers is a good magazine. And class room handouts of GA and GATs. And reading news regularly.

xyz : FROM NOW ONWARDS I AM GOING TO IGNORE MY NEXT 4-5 AIMCAT VA AND RC SCORE AND GOING TO FOCUS ON MY WORK .5 RC OR SECTIONAL TEST + NEWSPAPER+ MAGZINE CAN HELP ME TO IMPROVE IN RC?
kunal : don't ignore the score, don't let it demoralize you. your score and its analysis will tell you if youre moving in the right direction.

nik : HELLO SIR, WATS THE STRATEGY TO PREPARE FOR RC. IF THE PASSAGE IS TOO LONG SHOULD WE READ THE OPTIONS FIRST ? WHILE READING LONG PASSAGE M LOSING MY CONCENTRATION.PLS SUGGEST ANY IDEA HOW TO COVER COME THIS
kunal : you can always start with reading the questions first irrespective of the length of the passage. it will give you a fair idea about the passage

anonymous18 : IN AIMCAT 1815, THERE WERE WORD USAGE AND PARAJUMBLED QUESTIONS WITH 6 STATEMENTS. EARLIER IT USED TO BE 5 STATEMENTS. SO, IS THE NUMBER FIXED?
thomas : it could be 5 or 6or even 4. we are preparing you for all possibilities

ritika : ARE PERCENTILE CALCULATED ON ACCURACY & SCORE BASIS?
satyaprakash : Score basis. Always.

sandy : SIR IN AIMCAT, MY SCORE IS CONTINUOUSLY DIMINISHING..IT IS LIKE 92->84->73..I M BECOME HOPELESS..I NEED YOUR HELP..EVEN I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHERE I M LOSING
pradeepgoswami : Just concentrate on the percentiles and not the scores. Scores depend on the difficulty level of the paper.

sukeshi : @RAHULPINNAMANENI SIR IT MEANS THAT I SHOULD FOCUS ON ALL SECTION IN A DAY??
satyaprakash : Have weekly goals instead of daily ones. That will be more achievable & less stressful.

xyz : RAHULPINNAMANENI: NO I HAVENT TRIED PREV CAT PAPER
rahulpinnamaneni : Do that too, it will give you a better feel of actual CAT questions

akshat : SIR HOW TO IMPROVE GK FOR TISSNET EXAM ?
thomas : have a look at the previous years papers to see the type of questions asked. concentrate more on topics they ask more questions from

abcdef : SIR I GOT 65 PERCENTILE IN AIMCAT 1815, CAN I STILL HOPE FOR A 95+ IN CAT 17?
thomas : yes, but you will have to work really hard for it

ritika : SHOULD WE STUDY ALL THE SECTIONS DAILY OR ON ALTERNATE DAYS & HOW MUCH TIME SHOULD I DEVOTE TO READING DAILY AS ONLY 3 MONTHS LEFT.
prajnanray : Whatever suits you. However, RC should be done easily fit an hour at least

anonymous18 : CAN I EXPECT A MIXTURE OF VARIOUS POSSIBILITIES OF NUMBER OF QUESTIONS THIS TIME? THE NUMBER OF QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED ISN'T CONVEYED THIS TIME TOO.
thomas : yes, as of now we have no idea.most likely it is going to be similar to last year

theflash : SATYAPRAKASH SIR, THANKS SIR. MY VARC %LES HAVE FALLEN FROM 98-99 TO AROUND 95-96. I AM FINDING THE AIMCAT PASSAGES A BIT DIFFICULT TO READ AFFECTING THE READING SPEED. SHOULD I DO FEW VA QUESTIONS IN BETWEEN OR DO ALL THE 5PASSAGES TOGETHER? ALSO, I AM ABLES TO ANSWER ONLY 14-17 QA QUEST. DURING THE TEST ALTHOUGH I COULD HAVE ANSWERED AT LEAST 25 OF THEM. HOW TO BRIDGE THE GAP? ANY FACULTY MEMBER, PLEASE ANSWER.
satyaprakash : Ideally, you should be prepared for any question type from any subject area in the V.A. section. Please read articles on sociology, feminism, medicine, philosophy, psychology, metaphysics, and of course, include abstract ones as well. Try different strategies of attempting questions till you find a couple that work best for you. Be flexible. Figure out the real reason why you attempt only 17 instead of 25 questions in the Quant section. And then do whatever is needed to improve upon your attempts, not losing sight of accuracy. You might need to get back to the drawing board, or put in more practise, or even chart out the way to solve a question before attempting it. The most important aspect is to not stagnate by remaining still. Run, Barry. Run!

abcdef : I AM GIVING AROUND 8-10 HOURS EVERYDAY BUT ONLY INCREASING BY A VERY LITTLE AMOUNT...FOR INSTANCE PREVIOUSLY I USED TO SCORE IN THE RANGE OF 45-50 WHICH HAS NOW INCREASED TO 65 CONSISTENTLY..WHAT AM I DOING WRONG SIR??
pradeepgoswami : Your improvements will be gradual. Stick to your plan and try concentrating on your strengths I.e. the areas or topics where you are comfortable

shreya : HOW MANY ARTICLES OF RC SHOULD I READ DAILY CONSIDERING THAT I'M VERY WEAK AT IT? ALSO, SUGGEST ME A STRATEGY TO PREPARE FOR DILR AND VARC AS IN BOTH OF THESE SECTIONS I NEVER MANAGED TO CROSS 55%ILE.
rahulpinnamaneni : Have you practised the LRDI sets from the study material and attended the classes?

lonewolf : GOOD EVENING FACULTIES MY QUESTION IS THAT HOW MANY HOURS TO BE PUT IN A DAY FOR CAT PREPARATION AND WHAT SHOULD BE MY STRATEGY FOR PREPARATION FOR QUANT,DILR AND VARC, HOW MANY QUESTIONS OR SET TO SOLVE IN A DAY?
rahulpinnamaneni : At what level are you currently?

dheeraj : WHILE ATTEMPTING QUESTIONS IN LR SOMETIMES WE STUCK IN BETWEEN A PUZZLE , SO WE ARE IN A DILEMMA TO SOLVE FURTHER OR LEAVE THAT QUESTION . WHAT SHOULD BE DONE IN THAT CASE ?
pradeepgoswami : You should be in a position to determine if you want to leave the set within 5mins at the most.If you are unable to crack the logic yet better leave the question

sukeshi : SIR HOW TO INCREASE VOCABULARY AS CURRENTLY I'M SOLVING WORD POWER BY NORMAN LEWIS AND ALSO READ NEWSPAPER? IS IT ENOUGH TO GET SUPERB VOCABULARY?
kunal : yes, but retention is the key. you might have to revise a lot depending upon how much you can retain.

ssk : SIR/MA'AM, HOW IS AN 84.89%ILE (WITH VA/RC-86%ILE, DI/LR-92%ILE, QA-56.49%ILE) IN 1815?
rahulpinnamaneni : You need to improve your QA by a wide margin, everything else looks fine and can be worked upon.

sukeshi : HOW MANY RC SHOULD I SOLVE IN 45 MIN?
satyaprakash : Strive to seek a balance between the number of attempts & accuracy. Ideally, you should be able to tackle 24 questions in 45 minutes.

anonymous18 : WHICH ONE SHOULD I GIVE THE HIGHEST PRIORITY: STRENGTHENING MY STRENGTHS OR STRENGTHENING MY WEAKNESSES?
rahulpinnamaneni : At this point, work on your weaknesses. The last month or so before the CAT, work on your strengths.

ritika : AIMCAT 1815 WAS EASY OR TOUGH THAN 1816.
rahulpinnamaneni : Overall tougher

ssk : @RAHULPINNAMANENI: I STUDY ONLY FOR QA EVERYDAY YET MY SCORE DOESN'T IMPROVE? WHERE AM I LOSING?
rahulpinnamaneni : What all are you doing in QA?

debu : IF SOMEONE LIVES IN NEAR BY THANE RAILWAY STATION ,
rahulpinnamaneni : Irrelevant question

debu : THEN WHICH CITIES SHOULD BE SELECTED AS PREFERRED CITIES IN CAT FORM FILLING , AS PER THE PREVIOUS YEARS RECORD OF CENTERS ALLOTTED TO COLLEGES
satyaprakash : Choose the ones nearest to you and wait for the allocation.

shreya : WE HAD 5 CLASSES IN LR AND 4 IN DI..I'VE DONE THE EXERCISES OF LR ONLY AND BAR GRAPHS IN DI.
satyaprakash : You will certainly become better if you attend the lectures and then practise. The only way to improve at R.C.is to read, keeping in mind that you need to interpret each article from the author's point of view. Try to figure out the intent of the author, the central idea and the overall tone. Also, read as many tough articles as you possibly can.

adi : @RAHULPINNAMANENI SIR, IN LRDI AND QUANT SECTIONS, I AM ABLE TO BUT IN VARC, ONLY 70% OFTHE TIMES I CLEAR THE CUTOFFS
rahulpinnamaneni : Don't worry much, that problem plagues most aspirants. Keep working!

ssk : @RAHULPINNAMANENI: I HAVE SOLVED ALL THE HANDOUTS AND BOOKLETS FROM SIMPLE EQUATIONS TILL GEOMETRY...AND CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE LAST PART OF QUANT
rahulpinnamaneni : It's highly unusual. Are you able to solve all the questions on your own or are you taking the help of solutions?

sona : HELLO SIR I SCORED 109 IN AIMCAT 1816 N 105 IN AIMCAT 1815 ... SIR MY SCORES REMAIN MORE OR LESS THE SAME WHAT SHOULD BE DONE TO IMPROVE THE SCORES ....IN VA SECTION I GET 9CORREVT N 8 WRONG ALMOST EVERY TIME
satyaprakash : Analyse your performances in detail. Are you reasons for getting 9 correct and 8 incorrect the same for every AIMCAT. Till you carry out a detailed analysis of your performances, you will be in a quandary. Spend some time on analysing your performances, learn from them, and apply your learnings in the subsequent AIMCATs. You will surely do better. All the best!

anshika : ANY PREDICTION FOR CAT 2017(VA & RC) AS COMPARED TO LAST YEAR?
satyaprakash : None whatsoever! Be prepared for any eventuality.

sr : SHOULD I ATTEND PARAJUMBLES. MY ACCURACY IS VERY LOW IN IT
pradeepgoswami : Practice some 50 questions on PJ and analyse your performance in them. You will improve

lucky : SIR MY AIMCAT PERSON VARIES BETWEEN 85-92. PLEASE SUGGEST HOW TO IMPROVE ?
prajnanray : Analyse where you are going wrong and do not repeat the mistakes

manisha : SIR,MY VERBAL SECTION HAS BEEN THE WEAKEST POINT, I HAVE OBSERVED IF I COMPLETE THE VA PART FIRST(IN 20 MINUTES) AND THEN ATTEMPT THE RCS THEN I AM ABLE TO CLEAR THE CUTOFF AND IF I AM ATTEMPTING THE RCS FIRST AND THEN THE VA PART,MY ACCURACY FOR BOTH THE PART DECREASES. IS IT ADVISABLE TO FOLLOW THE FORMER STRATEGY IN CAT 17 BECAUSE I HAVE ALWAYS HEARD THAT IT IS ALWAYS ADVISABLE TO ATTEMPT RCS FIRST AND THEN VA PART.
satyaprakash : The best strategy to follow is the one that works for you. If I were you, I would try to figure out why my accuracy changes if I change the order of questions attempted.

theflash : @SATYAPRAKASH SIR THANKS DR. WELLS! YOU ALWAYS MANAGE TO PUMP ME UP!
satyaprakash : I hope you are referring to the one from Earth 2. In any case, do well!

pandey : SIR I'M FACING PROBLEM IN INFERENCE QUESTIONS IN SOLVING RC,, CAN YOU TELL ME HOW TO HANDLE VERBAL ABILITY QUESTIONS
satyaprakash : If you can interpret the passage from the author's viewpoint, you will find it quite easy to tackle not only the inference questions but also the application ones. Do it for every passage and article that you read.

sanyam : HOW TO IMPROVE PARA JUMBLES, SIR?
prajnanray : Practise more

lucky : SIR MY AIMCAT PERCENTILE VARIES BETWEEN 85-92. PLEASE SUGGEST HOW TO IMPROVE ?
pradeepgoswami : That is a decent percentile. To improve you need to work on your question selection criterion and increase your attempts. To achieve that you need to increase your familiarity with the different types of questions and concepts asked

debu : DILR SCORE IS NOT IMPROVING , SPEED IS ALSO SLOW , HOW CAN I IMPROVE?
satyaprakash : The only way to do so is to practise solving as many D.I. sets of different types as you can on a daily basis!

riya : SIR MY VA IS VERY WEAK. PLEASE ADVICE ME HOW TO GET STRONG IN THIS SECTION
satyaprakash : Make sure you prepare in a dual-pronged manner- subject areas & question types. Work on the basic subjects areas of vocabulary, grammar, usage, reasoning & reading comprehension. Also work on the questions types such as jumbles paras, summary, inference & application types, odd sentence out, etc. Chart & analyse your progress, learn from it and improve. All the very best of luck to you!

sr : SIR, IN AIMCAT-1815, I WAS ABLE TO JUST SCORE EXACTLY THE CUT-OFFS IN EACH OF THE THREE SECTIONS AND MY TOTAL MARKS WAS 95. ANY SUGGESTION TO IMPROVE OR ANY OTHER FEEDBACK, PLEASE
prajnanray : Analyse where you have gone wrong and do not repeat the mistakes

pandey : SIR PLEASE TELL STRATEGY FOR NEXT 2 MONTHS FOR VARC
prajnanray : Take a section of a test every day and analyse. Revised basics

debu : STUDY PLAN FROM NOW TO TILL D-DAY FOR 99+ PERCENTILE?
prajnanray : Take a section of a test everyday and analyse. Revised basics

sr : WHAT SHOULD I TARGET TO ACHIEVE MY ACCURACY RATE IN GENERAL. CURRENTLY, IT'S 60-65%
pradeepgoswami : Your accuracy needs to be 75%+.To achieve that try not making wild guesses and figure out the areas where your accuracy is less than 50% and try not attempting too many questions from those areas

sanyam : HOW MUCH AIMCAT PERCENTILE APPROXIMATELY TRANSLATES INTO 99 PERCENTILE IN CAT.
pradeepgoswami : Consistently 97.5 plus

sr : SIR, THE HIGHEST SCORE IN ANY OF THE AIMCATS IS BEING SCORED BY ONE OF THE NORMAL STUDENTS ONLY OR ONE OF OUR FACULTIES. BECAUSE, THE MARKS OF THE TOPPER IS EXTREMELY HIGH COMPARED TO THE NEXT RANKERS.
satyaprakash : One of the students!

sukeshi : SIR AIMCAT OF LAST 3 MONTHS BEFORE CAT ARE THE ACTUAL CAT?
satyaprakash : All our AIMCATs are based on CAT. So treat each one with the same level of seriousness.

jin : SIR, I AM A CORRESPONDENCE STUDENT AND I HAVE DOUBTS IN QA. HOW CAN I GET THEM RESOLVED?
thomas : you can write your doubts to us at time4education.com

sr : THANK YOU SIR.
pradeepgoswami : You are welcome. All the best!

sanyam : HOW IMPORTANT IS GIVING SAMCATS.
pradeepgoswami : It's important that you take a few SAMCATS for practice to improve on your AIMCAT performance

niha1906 : SIR, I AM FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO MAXIMISE MY SCORE IN VARC. IF I ATTEMPT 30 QUESTIONS, THEY TURN OUT TO BE 20 WRONG AND 10 RIGHT. HOW TO OVERCOME THIS?
prajnanray : Thorough analysis of the questions and not repeating the mistakes

abhi1501 : SIR I HAVE APPEARED FOR 6 AIMCATS BY NOW..AND MY SCORES ARE 96.XX,99.78 AND APPROAXIMATELY 93 %ILE IN OTHER 4 MOCKS IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER..WHAT ARE CHANCES OF SCORING 99+ IN CAT17? AND I HAVE BEEN PERFORMING COMPARATIVELY VERY POOR IN VA/RC.
prajnanray : Excellent chance. Work hard for VA but do not lose focus on your strong areas

soham : EVEN IF I AM GOOD IN RC AND CONFIDENT IS IT A FOOLISH DECISION TO TRY TO ATTEMPT ALL RCS IN CAT?
satyaprakash : Absolutely not! Decide your strategy according to your abilities and according to what others do! Keep the faith!

sukeshi : THANK YOU SIR.
prajnanray : All the best for your tests

sanyam : IDEAL TIME FOR A D/VD AND M LEVEL OF PJ THAT ONE SHOULD TAKE FOR SOLVING.
satyaprakash : There is no 'ideal' time as it varies according to the proficiency of an individual. But if I were to put my neck on the line, I would say around 2 for M, 2.5 for D & 3 for VD. But then, that's just me! You find out what works best for you, kiddo!

abhi1501 : AND SIR HOW MUCH DO I NEED TO SCORE IN CAT TO GET CALLS FROM OLD IIMS? XTH:89.3%, 12TH:79%..GRAD: 84%...FRESHER AND CATEGORY :OBC-NCL
prajnanray : 95%ile

bebo : WAS VA SECTION OF THIS AIMCAT DIFFICULT AS COMAPRE TO CAT?
prajnanray : Yes

sr : IN SOME OF THE DI/LR SETS, WHERE QUESTIONS ARE INDEPENDENT AND WE NEED TO SOLVE OUT USING A TABLE. THINGS GET MESSY IF WHEN THERE ARE 2-3 WORKING TO BE DONE IN THE SAME TABLE WITH PEN. AND PENCIL IS NOT ALLOWED IN EXAM HALL. DRAWING ANOTHER TABLE WOULD CONSUME MUCH TIME. WHAT SHOULD I DO IN THESE CASES
satyaprakash : Personally, I find that using arrows to indicate cells externally is a great help. See if that works for you as well. I wish you luck in your preparations!

niha1906 : SIR, MY CURRENT AIMCAT SCORE IS 60 HOW DO I IMPROVE THIS SCORE AND WHAT PREPARATION STRATEGY SHOULD BE ADOPTED TO SCORE AROUND 100 MARKS IN AIMCAT. AND FROM WHERE DO I START PREPARING FOR THIS?
pradeepgoswami : First find out your strongest section and maximise your score in that section then in the remaining sections only do the easy and medium difficulty level questions I.e. select the easy questions and then attempt them. In these two sections your accuracy must be pretty high.All the best!

sanyam : 90.8 THEN 97 THEN 86.8 THEN 97 THEN 95.4 THEN 94.26 I AM WITHIN 99 PERCENTILE RANGE?
prajnanray : Definitely

ssk : @RAHULPINNAMANENI: SIR..PLZ ANSWER..
rahulpinnamaneni : Answered already

soham : HOW OR WHICH WAY I SHOULD WORK ON GRAMMAR BASED QUESTIONS IN VA SECTION ? KINDLY HELP. AS I AM FOCUSING ON READING AND SOLVING RCS FOR RC PART AND FOR PARA JUMBLES AND SENTENCE DIRECTION DOING PRACTICE FROM DIFFERENT TESTS. BUT NOT GETTING THAT HOW TO WORK ON THE GRAMMAR BASED QUESTIONS? KINDLY HELP SIR.
kunal : grammar based questions ?

parv : SIR, WHAT COULD BE THE POSSIBLE REASONS FOR PERCENTILE TO BE STUCK BETWEEN 80-85? AND HOW CAN I IMPROVE IT WITHIN THE REMAINING TIME?
pradeepgoswami : Analyse your performance minutely and meticulously to find the answer. Avoid repeating mistakes and try increasing your speed.You need to attempt more to bring a perceptible change in your scores

megha : SIR, MY ACADEMIC PROFILE IS AVERAGE. SIR IF I SCORE 99 ABOVE PERCENTILE WOULD I GET A CHANCE FROM OLD IIMS?
satyaprakash : You would stand a chance!

bebo : WHAT WAS THE LEVEL OF QA SECTION OF AIMCAT 1815?
rahulpinnamaneni : Easier than CAT 2016

ssk : MY NAME ON X/XIITH MARKSHEET IS Z Y X..WHEREAS IN THE CAT FORM I HAVE ENTERED IT AS X Z. WILL IT BE A PROBLEM?
satyaprakash : Not really but do write to the admissions team of the IIMs informing them of your faux pas and take corrective measures, if they supply you with any!

dheeraj : WHAT LEVEL OF VA ABILITY SHOULD BE ENHANCED TO APPROACH RC 100% CORRECT?
satyaprakash : One cannot quantify it. All I'll say is practise till you reach that level.

abhi1501 : SIR PLEASE SUGGEST SOME PLANS FOR VA/RC FOR NEXT ONE MONTH CONSIDERING I AM A BEGINNER IN THIS SECTION (80%ILE)..AIMING FOR 95+ WITHIN ONE MONTH..
satyaprakash : Dear Abhi, many similar questions have already been answered. Please go through the chat transcript. All the best to you!

sanyam : HOW HELPFUL IS PRACTICING PAST YEAR OMET PAPERS SCH AS XAT, IIFT FOR CAT PREPARATION?
satyaprakash : Extremely so, as that will help you to get a better idea of the particular entrance test that you plan to write!