jrfc4a015 : HOW SHOULD QUANT QUESTIONS THAT HAVE YET TO BE BEGUN BY TIME BE TACKLED
thomas : you need not wait for the classes to to be conducted. do it n your own and all doubts you have can be taken up with the faculty who teaches that topic

swathi : HELLO, I HAVE FINISHED MY FIRST AIMCATS GOT 81.68 PERCENTILE IS IT A BAD START
thomas : it is pretty good for a start. anything above 80 is good and you should try to gradually make it consistently above 90 percentile by aimcat 10

swathi : I GOT ONLY 2 QUESTIONS RIGHTS FOR QUANT, 6 FOR DILR, VARC 13 RIGHT. HOW SHOULD I PREPARE FROM HERE.
thomas : do not bother about quant in case most of the topics are not yet covered in the class. you have enough time to improve the other areas also.try to pracice as many sets as you can to improve in dilr

ccca4a346 : HI, HOW HARD SHOULD I TAKE THE SCORE OF MY FOIRST AIMCAT WHICH I WROTE
govindrajan : You should focus on accuracy in the initial few mocks rather than on number of attempts. Even if you attempt only a few questions make sure that they are all correct.

dlcn4q213 : ITS MY FIRST AIMCAT. I DID NOT SCORE WELL. I GIT 63 PERCENTILE. HOW SHOLD I PREPARE. IS THERE ANY CHANCES NOW THAT I CAN CRACK ANY GOOD COLLEGE.
thomas : do not bother bout the scores in the initial few aimcats. consider them as practice just to try out diferent strategies during the test. your scores will improve as you cover more topis

swathi : WHAT IS THE PACE FOR EACH AIMCATS
thomas : initially you will have one in about a month. from june you will have an aimcat pretty much every week

ccca4a346 : ALSO, I HAVE SCORED 92 PERCENTILE ON MY FIRST ATTEMPT IN THE AIMCAT, HOW WOULD YOU RATE THAT AS AND WHAT WOULD BE THE IDEAL TARGET FOR ME FOR THE UPCOMING ONES
thomas : it is a very good score. your aim should be to score consistently above 95 percentile in the aimcats

student : GOOD EVENING, REQUEST YOUR OPINION ON THE LEVEL OF THIS AIMCAT , COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS ONES
thomas : i was tougher than aimcat 24 and nearly the same level as aimcat 25. the aimcats right now cannot be compared to cat papers of previous years as most students have just started prep. the aimcats will get tougher later

swathi : I AM AN BA ENGLISH LIT STUDENT, GRADUATING THIS YEAR. IS MY BACKGROUND OKAY FOR IIM, WILL IT AFFECT MY CHANCES. HOW MUCH PERCENTILE SHOULD I AIM FOR?
sunildua : Don't worry about your Academic background. You have to ensure that you perform well in all the sections of Cat and other MBA entrance tests. You have to aim for a percentile that would enable you to achieve your goals/aspirations. Right now try to maintain a consistently high aggregate and then try to make it grow.

shreyas : SIR CAN YOU PLEASE GIVE A STRATERGY TO IMPROVE MY DI/LR PORTION AS I AM NOT ABLE TO UNDERSTAND MOST OF THE CASELETS AND THAT LEADS TO WRONG ANSWERS
thomas : start from the basic SM books for both DI and LR. ONCE YOU HAVE COVERED A TOPIC, TRY THE ONLINE SECTIONAL TESTS of that topic. Practice all the sets in the online basic tests so that your basics are crystal clear.

hocn4q227 : IT'S MY FIRST AIMCAT IDIDN'T SCORE WELL IN QUANT IGT ONLY 1 CORRECT ANSWER,CAN YOU SUGGEST STRATEGY TO IMPROVE DILR MOST OF THE QUESTIONS SEEMS THAT BE VERY DIFFICULT FIR MEAND ALSO FOR RC
thomas : in dilr, the only way you an improve is by practice. try to solve as many sets as you can. your speed will gradually improve as you become familiar with the different models. do not worry about quant. your score will improve as you cover more topics.

puneet : SIR, I STARTED THIS COURSE FROM LAST WEEK. SO, IS 6 MONTHS ENOUGH FOR CAT FOR A WORKING ASPIRANT ?
philipthomas : Yes it is enough provided you utilise your time and study materials correctly. You will need to consult with your faculty to generate a study plan for yourself.

student : SINCE YOU MENTIONED AIMCATS WILL BE CONDUCTED EVERY WEEK FROM JUNE ONWARDS, SHOULD WE START FINISHING THE QUANT PORTIONS BY MAY? OUR BATCH STILL HAS 2 FULL BOOKS REMAINING TO BE COVERED IN CLASS.
thomas : you should not wait for the class to be conducted and ry to finish the basics as early as you can. for a student who is good in class 10 maths, the topics should not be a problem. any doubts in the topics can be cleared in the class when it is covered.

kcxa4a159 : SIR, I AM AIMING TO PURSUE MBA IN "MARKETING" FIELD. WHICH B-SCHOOLS SHOULD I FOCUS AT ?
sunildua : There may not be only one B school that you may need to target even if you wish to speacialize in mktg. Your target B school will entirely depend on the score that you will get in the Test. So, at this stage please focus on your performance and for that you have to focus on your preparation. Nothing else should be more important to you today than your preparation and every thing else will fall in place.

jrcn4q008 : HI I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT SHOULD BE MY STRATEGY FOR THE FUTURE AS I GOT 95 PERCENTILE IN THIS AIM CAT. WHAT SHOULD I FOCUS THE MOST ON
philipthomas : As you have got a good start see that you give a lot of focus to your basics and concepts and then move on to more advanced levels, this will enable you to maintain a high percentile later too.

dlca4aa99 : SIR I HAVE SCORED ONLY 40 PERCENTILE AND THIS WAS MY FIRST MOCK , I FEEL SO DEMOTIVATED , WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW AND HOW SHOULD I APPROACH CAT24
thomas : do not bother about the scores in the intial few mocks, take them as practice tests to try out different strategies. your score will improve as you cover more topics

om : SIR I'M NOT GETTING ENOUGH TIME TO STUDY FOR CAT AND WHENEVER I STUDY OR START PRACTICING ANY QUESTION IT'S BECOMING DIFFICULT
sunildua : I clearly see a lack of willpower and enthusiasm to do well. Wake up and motivate yourself to do a strong preparation, time will not be a problem once you are motivated enough to do well.

tt : SIR, I HAD SCORED 96+ILE IN THE LAST THREE AIMCATS. BUT I WAS NOT ABLE TO CLEAR CUTOFF IN VARC. DESPITE WORKING HARD AND READING A LOT, I AM NOT ABLE TO ENHANCE MY ABILITY IN VARC. ANY SUGGESTIONS FROM YOUR SIDE? VA QUESTIONS ARE MORE DIFFICULT TO ME COMPARED TO RC
philipthomas : Once your basic sessions are done, practice using the study material, and try the foundation level sectional questions. If you are not able to improve, consult a faculty.

bhcb4a572 : FOR FIRST TIME AIMCAT IS 70 AN AVERAGE SCORE.
thomas : yes, it is pretty decent score. do not worry even if your score does not improve in the next few mocks. the initial mocks should be used to experiment by trying out different strategies in the test

kcxa4a159 : SIR I AM STRONG ON ENGLISH, MID IN QUANTS AND POOR IN LR?/DI. WHICH AREA WOULD YOU SUGGEST ME TO FOCUS ON MUCH MORE, ACCORDING TO MY STRENGTH?
philipthomas : At this stage you should focus on all areas so that you can improve in your weak areas and make your strong areas better.

padmini : WHEN SHOULD I ATTEMPT AIMCAT? BEFORE I COMPLETE THE BASIC VIDEOS OR ANYTIME
sachindubey : It would be better start taking AIMCATs as per schedule irrespective of the fact that whether you have finished the videos or not.

resham : I'M FEELING DEMOTIVATED AFTER SCORING LOWER ON THE AIMCAT TEST COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS ONE. PLEASE GUIDE ME.
sachindubey : Please meet with a faculty member of your centre. He/she will definitely be able to help you.

ccca4a603 : FOR A PERSON WHO AIMS AT GETTING 90 PERCENTILE IS GETTING 65 PERCENTILE IN THIS STAGE BAD?
sachindubey : There is nothing good or bad score at this stage. We can say getting 65 percentile at this stage is not bad at all. You have to put more efforts in the upcoming days to improve your score gradually.So make a plan to score 98 plus percentile instead of focusing on scoring only 90 percentile.

shreyas : SIR I HAVE CONSISTENTLY SCORED BAD MARKS IN QUANTS SECTION DESPITE OF COMPLETING ARTHMETIC FROM BOOK AND GIVING A FEW SECTIONAL TESTS CAN YOU PLEASE ADVISE ME A STRATERGY AHEAD?
sachindubey : There could be multiple reasons for the bad score despite completing the book and the sectional test.First analyse your AIMCATs carefully and see the grey areas in it. Take the help of a faculty member in case you are not able to figure out anything.

ccca4a603 : SINCE CMAT IS EASIER THAN CAT WILL THE DIFFICULTY LEVEL OF CMAT QUANTS BE THE SAME AS CONCEPT REVIEW QUESTIONS OF TIME MATERIAL?
sachindubey : Though CMAT is easier than CAT in terms of difficulty level but doing concept review alone will not be sufficient for CMAT. You have will have to solve questins from the main exercise also followed by taking sectional test of basic and intermediate level.

bhca4a382 : I HAVE SCORED 69 PERCENTILE IN FIRST AIMCAT , 73 PERCENTILE IN SECOND AND 58 PERCENTILE IN THIRD WHAT SHOULD BE MY STRATEGY IF I WANT TO SCORE 99 PERCENTILE?
sachindubey : You will see the swing in your score throughout this journey. To score 99 percetile you need disciplined efforts. After done with the handouts try to finished the relevent exercise from the book followed by sectional test of varying difficulty levels.

ccca4a603 : WHAT DOES SCALED SCORE MEAN ? HOW DOES IT WORK ?
sachindubey : We can not answer this question comprehensively here. But in short a scaled score is obtained by normalization process in all three areas namely QA, DILR & VA.

maharish : HOW TO FIND EASIER QUESTIONS RATHER HARDER QUESTIONS? IS THERE ANY STRATEGY OR TECHNIQUE WHICH SHOULD BE LEARNT?
philipthomas : Easier questions are those where you are clear with the concepts and are able to eliminate answer options with confidence. Tougher questions are those where you are unfamiliar with the concepts and get confused with the options.

abhi : HI SIR. IN QUANT SECTION I AM ABLE TO SOLVE MOSTLY THE MODEL OF QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE SOLVED BEFORE AND ALSO THE KIND OF QUESTIONS EXPLAINED IN CLASS. BUT WHEN I SEE A NEW TYPE OF QUESTION I AM GETTING COMPLETELY STUCK, EVEN THOUGH ITS A VERY EASY QUESTION. WHAT TO DO??
philipthomas : Do not worry , this is expected , as long as you are doing well in those areas that have been covered in class , you are doing well and as the days pass you will find that you can attempt more questions with confidence.

sritam : HI SIR/MAAM, I AM FACING ISSUES WITH RC. I ATTEMPTED 2 RCS AND OUT OF 8Q I GOT 5 OF THEM AS CORRECT. HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY ACCURACY TO ENSURE THAT I SHOULD GET ALL QUESTIONS CORRECT ATLEAST FOR A SINGLE RC. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE MAIN IDEA OF PASSAGE BUT I AM GETTING WRONG ANSWERS IN INFERENCE BASED QUESTIONS. WHAT STRATEGY SHOULD I ADOPT?
philipthomas : The first thing to realise is that just because you have read a passage you need not attempt all the questions, learn to drop , you may have to drop one question per passage , this enables you to attempt more passages and get higher accuracy.

ananya : THIS WAS MY FIRST AIMCAT AND I HAVE SCORED 90.76 PERCENTILE, AND I FOUND DI/LR EXTREMELY TOUGH AND COULD NOT CLEAR THE CUTOFF. HOW SHOULD I GO ABOUT THE PREPARATION?
sachindubey : You score a decent percentile in the first mock. There are many other student who also felt DILR as difficult section. There is no need to lose heart if you are not able to clear cut-offs.Further, you need to solve all the relevant handouts to know the basics followed by book solving and taking sectional test regularly.

kcxa4a159 : THOUGH IT IS KNOWN THAT THE LEVEL OF CAT QUESTION PAPERS CHANGE EVERY YEAR, STILL WHAT LEVEL ARE WE GOING TO EXPECT THIS YEAR? PS: JUST WANT TO KNOW YOUR OPINION. LIKE SHOULD WE BE PREPARED FOR THE WORST?
sachindubey : Do your best in the terms of preparation to tackle the worst easily.

ananya : SIR FOR BOOK SOLVING, WHICH BOOKS SHOULD WE REFER TO?
sachindubey : TIME study material.