sam : WHICH SECTION SHOULD WE ATTEND FIRST
siddhartharora : You will usually not have a choice as such in final exam, better is to prepare for all eventuality and give mocks using different strategie

sanket : FACING DIFFICULTY IN INTERPRETATION QUANT QUESTION AND LAGGING CONFIDENCE IN IT
gagan : Pl try to solve Class handouts along with Exercises in Quant booklet . In case of doubts refer to solution booklet or discuss the same with FM at the centre...

p : HELLO, I STARTED PREPARING FOR CAT 2024 RECENTLY. WHAT ARE THE TIPS TO COMPLETE ALL OF MY SYLLABUS QUICKLY AND ALSO FOLLOWING MY DAILY CLASSES SIDE BY SIDE. SHOULD I JUST STUDY FROM THE PACE OF THE ONLINE CLASSES?
siddhartharora : The best way will be to complete the topic before the next topic start in class both from book and Foundation Sectional test no matter how much time you need to put in for that in a day.

drcb4a404 : I AM NOT ABLE TO SOLVE DIFFICULT QUESTIONS OF LRDI AND QUANTS HOW SHOULD I IMPROVE THIS BECUASE OF THIS MY AIMCAT SCORE IS IN MINUS
gagan : PL. try to focus on learning/ understanding of concepts. Solve Class handouts followed by Special support booklet of Quant. Then complete exercised from Quant booklet. IN case of doubts refer to solutions and take help from faculty at the center...

sam : STRUGGLING WITH STARTING DIFFICULTY
raman : Start with any topic. Do not judge as easy or moderate or difficult or whether it will come in exam etc. Do some minimal planning say for week. Execute it! Gain the confidence.

rohan : CURRENT DILEMMA IS REGARDING DAILY READING..WHAT SHOULD I READ DAILY TO BETTER MY VARC SECTION?
siddhartharora : This question can be better answered in VA RC section, however, you can read RC passages given on your Student Home Page, or you can read any random passage from a good publication on internet as that will also help in reading skills. Try to read from reputed publications only as that will have good grammar.

barbie : HELLO, I AM PLANNING TO TAKE THE TIME TEST SERIES, HOW DO I PREPARE IN THESE 4 MONTHS WITH THE HELP OF IT. HOW TO PREPARE FOR VARC IN THESE 4 MONTHS. WHEN GOULD MY QA SYLLABUS BE IVER
siddhartharora : 1. Mock tests help in experimentation and understanding what can be done right or wrong in how much time, the tests are only useful if you analyse the same, see the pattern of your accuracy and time consumption as per type of question. 2. VARC you can start reading various topics and start to analyse the passages, you can read news also. Read from diversified topics, as any topic can come in CAT. QA syllabus should ideally be over by end of August/mid-September and post that give only mocks full or sectional or solve previous year papers.

p : WHEN SOLVING PRACTICE QUESTIONS FROM BOOK FROM ANY TOPIC, SHOULD I DO ALL OF THE PRACTICE QUESTIONS BEFORE MOVING ON TO THE NEXT TOPIC? IF I AM DOING THAT, IT IS TAKING A LONG TIME TO FINISH WITH ONE TOPIC AND I HAVE A LOT OF SYLLABUS TO COMPLETE. WHAT TO DO?
renufrancis : Atleast do ex(a) of each topic and move on to the next topic and after that do some around 10 to 15 questions every week from the same topic.

rachel : HELLO, I STARTED PREPARING FOR DILR AND I'M NOT SURE HOW TO IDENTIFY DIFFICULT SETS AND MODERATE SETS. IS THERE ANY TIPS TO IDENTIFY THE SETS MUCH FASTER AND BEFORE STARTING TO SOLVE THEM.
siddhartharora : In DI LR, only way is to do lot of practice, once you have done 100-200 sets, you mind will automatically start seeing patterns and also it will be easy for you to shortlist sets which you can solve easily.

anisha : IN AIMCAT TOTAL SCORE 23 MEANS ?
thomas : Total score means the sum of the scores in the three sections. Each section will also have the individual scores and percentile. The overall percentile is based on your total score

gauri : I AM FACING A LOT OF PROBLEMS IN SOLVING THE LR QUESTION SETS, HOW SHOULD PROCEED FURTHER FOR THE PREP OF LRDI
gagan : Solve your Class handouts -> LR booklets-> Sectional test . Understand the same and in case of doubts discuss the same with the faculty at the center. In AIMCAt's /Self administered test you can also take the help of video solution provided for better understanding of the concepts...

sam : UNABLE TO FIGURE OUT THE RIGHT APPROACH HA FOR LOGICAL REASONING BECAUSE OF WHICH THERE'S NO CONFIDENCE TO PRACTICE FURTHER
gagan : Try to attempt in Time bound approach a LRDI class handout/Sectional test and then do a thorough analysis. Try to attempts Mocks and take the help of Text solution/Video solution after the test . Try to learn which topic / area is week. Solve the same from SM Booklets/ Time material provided. You can discuss the same with the Faculty at the center...

pr : HI MY CAT SYLLABUS IS NOT YET COMPLETED, CLASSES ARE GOING ON SHOULD I START GIVING THE MOCKS NOW AS WE HAVE ONLY 4 MONTHS LEFT?
siddhartharora : You should give mocks continuously, as along with problem solving, you also need to experiment with strategies for solving the questions. You will get to know what and where you went right and wrong, which will help in question selection. You have nearly four months to use and experiment strategies, hence do not waste time.

anushka : WHEN I SEE THE DILR SECTION, I CAN PICK 2 SETS WHICH I CAN SOLVE. BUT I END UP SOLVING ONLY 1 SET, HOWEVER, ALL CORRECTLY. HOW CAN I IMPROVE NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS?
thomas : The speed in dilr can be improved only with practice. Try to solve as many sets as you can. Your speed will gradually improve

kajal : WHEN WILL WE FILL THE APPLICATION FORM OF IIM COLLEGES BEFORE THE CAT RESULT OR AFTER THE CAT RESULT OR AT THE TIME OF FILLING CAT REGISTRATION FORM
siddhartharora : Most of the IIM forms will come before CAT only. TIME students will get a mail as and when colleges invite applications.

sam : WHAT IS THE BEST PLAN FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS.WHICH SHOULD WELAY MORE FOCUS ON?.
renufrancis : Complete the topics as early as possible. Take as many sectional test of different difficulty level from all areas. Increase the frequency of taking mocks and analyze it.

anbarasi : HELLO SIR/MAM, I NEED ADVICED ON HOW MUCH TIME SHOULD I SPEND ON QUANTS
siddhartharora : This depends on student to student, ideally all three sections are important and all Top colleges have cut off for all three sections individually so focus on all three. But you can analyse for yourself and see if you are not so good in quant may be provide 40 to 50% time on quant and remaining equally to other two sections.

adi : I'M SOLVING EACH AND EVERY QUESTIONS FROM EACH CONCEPTS FROM THE BOOKLET, YET COULDN'T ABLE TO SCORE MORE, AND MY ACCURACY FOR THE MOCKS IS NOT GOOD AS WELL
siddhartharora : After solving the questions from Study Material, give Foundation Sectional test for each section, as book teach problem solving but time management and solving in a Computer Based Test will come by sectionals.

hocn4q079 : PLEASE ADVISE HOW MANY PAST YEARS QUESTION PAPERS TO REVISE
siddhartharora : This depends on student to student. Please make sure you will give at least one full length test in a week now, and may be twice a week once exam is a month away.

hocd4a454 : Q- ANT:35::HEN: ?
thomas : Wrong try to add the positions of the letters in the alphabetical order

aditi : I HAVE DONE ALL TIME HANDOUTS AND BOOKLET TWICE WHAT SHOULD DO NEXT
gagan : Attempt AIMCAT's / Self administered tests / Advance sectional Tests/ Workshops/ Packet II / Previous year papers...

anisha : TOTAL 23 SCORE MEANS HOW MUCH PERCENTILE SIR ?
thomas : You have to check that in your results section. In case you took the test outside the test window and the percentile is not available. Look at the all india performance page and see what rank corresponds to 23 marks. As nearly 10k students wrote the test,, you can then calculate the percentile

gowthaman : WILL APTITUDE QUESTIONS BE ASKED IN SIP (SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM) AND FINAL PLACEMENTS OF IIMS (INDIAN INSTITUTES OF MANAGEMENT)?"
raman : Be open for anything in life. Even if questions in aptitude are asked, learn the way to deal with them.

nini : SIR I AM ABLE TO UNDERSTAND QUANT QUESTONS WHEN I AM DOING IT ON A DAILY BASIS BUT WHEN IT COMES TO MOCKS I FEEL THAT I WILL NOT ABLE TO SOLVE THIS EVEN THOUGH IT APPEARS TO ME AS I HAVE DONE THIS BEFORE. HOW SHOULD I SOLVE THIS
gagan : PL. attempt your Quant class handouts/ Special support booklet on Quant 20 / and practice from Quant booklets 06/08/20. Take foundation and intermediate sectional test and do a thorough analysis...

sam : WHEN I TAKE MY QUESTION TO PRACTICE I'M IMMEDIATELY NOT FI DING THERIGHTWAY TO
siddhartharora : Check for some solved examples or check for solutions to few questions and then after a day or two, attempt them again and see if you are able to think as per the same, if not ask for a doubt session with any faculty and understand the basic concepts again to solve.

drcb4a404 : HOW TO MANAGE TIME DURING AIMCAT LIKE HOW MUCH TIME TO SOLVE EACH QUESTION IN LRDI QUANTS AND RC
siddhartharora : Focus more on question selection and accuracy right now, speed will come with practice. Analysis of each test will tell you how much time you take for each type of question, and try to attempt or try the questions which you think will take less time.

adi : HOW SHOULD I SOLVE CAT LEVEL LRDI Q'S ? I HAVE COMPLETED LR & DI CONCEPTS AND EXERCISES FROM THE BOOKLET.
thomas : Do the lot 2 books, advanced online sectional tests ,aimcat sa and the workshop handouts

thanmai : SIR I HAVE ENROLLED FOR AIMCAT ENHANCED WITH VIDEOS TEST SERIES WITHOUT COACHING ONLINE ON 27TH OF THIS MONTH. GOT LOGIN DETAILS EVERYTHING AND CAN ATTEMPT TESTS TOO BUT CAN'T ACCESS THE VIDEO SOLUTIONS FOR EITHER PRACTICE TESTS OR AIMCATS.PLEASE LEMME KNOW WHAT TO DO FURTHER . I NEED SOLUTIONS FOR EVERY TEST.
siddhartharora : you should get solutions to test you have access to. If not getting please get in touch with the centre you have enrolled at, they will help

muca5a174 : HELLO, WHERE CAN I FIND BASIC QUESTIONS OF QUANT IN THE WEBSITE
gagan : Special support boolket 20 and Quant Booklets 06/08/10...

anbarasi : IS 4 MONTHS ENOUGH FOR CAT PREPARATION, I AM ALSO IN MY FINAL YEAR OF COLLEGE NOT YET COMPLETED..
thomas : It is more than enough if you are willing to work hard

brijesh_shakya : IS IT TOO LATE TO START FOR CAT
siddhartharora : Not late yet, but you need to work hard and be sincere from now on. Attend any good classes (offline/online) which can help you to form a schedule if you have not done yet. Bring discipline to your preparation and solve questions and give mocks on religious basis for next 4 months.

rohan : WHAT SHOULD BE MY IDEAL PREP PLAN FOR LRDI STARTING FROM NOW?REST 2 SECTIONS ARE MANAGEABLE FOR ME
thomas : Dilr can only be improved by practice as there is very less theory to study. Try tosolve as many sets as you can. Your speed will gradually improve as you become familiar with different models

hocd4a454 : WHAT R THE DAILY STRATEGIES TO SCORE GOOD IN CAT?
siddhartharora : 1. Try to solve a different section's test everyday. 2. Give at least one full mock once a week. 3. Analyse your mocks for double the time of the mock/sectional test and do understand where you take more/less time and your accuracy. 4. Maintain a book of good questions and revise them every 10 to 15 days

nini : I TRIED WITH CONNECTING THE FACULTY BUT THEY HADNT PROVIDED ANY RESPONSE YET
gagan : PL. call the centre and ask them the process to book a doubt session...

sam : ARE WE SUPPOSED TO NOT ATTEND VARC SINCE IT'S VERY DIFFICULT
thomas : It is not very difficult and is generally the section Shere the average score is the highest. You can definitely improve by working hard

hocd4a454 : HOW TO SCORE GOOD IN QAUNT? WHAT R THE STRAGIES
siddhartharora : Start with basic concepts and if possible solve the foundation book SM1002220 first. Post basic concepts, read the theory and solved examples and then solve as many questions from the topic. Once done give the sectional test on the topic and then more and more mock tests can help.

vdy : WHAT SHOULD BE THE BASIC STRATEGY IF YOU ARE STARTING DILR RIGHT NOW?
siddhartharora : Practice, practice and practice, DI LR is always about understanding different patterns, which you should initially learn by a teacher and then do as much practice as you can, after 100-200 sets you will start seeing a pattern for the same which will then help to crack all questions

anushka : MY PERCENTILE IS BOTTLENECKING AT 85-89
raman : Bottlenecking is the part of battle stick your neck out in your belief system. Take the mocks that you have again and see whether you learned to correct yourselves. Always start taking any mock with an auto suggestion that you will do much better this time. All the best!

venni : I CAN'T SOLVE QUANT QUESTIONS EVEN IT SEEMS EASY WHEN I SAW THE ANSWERS WHAT SHOULD I DO
gagan : PL. attempt your Quant class handouts/ Special support booklet on Quant 20 / and practice from Quant booklets 06/08/20. Take foundation and intermediate sectional test and do a thorough analysis...

anisha : OKAY SIR THANK YOU
thomas : You are welcome

p : SHOULD I STUDY TOPICS FROM ALL THREE SECTIONS DAILY OR SHOULD I FINISH ONE SECTION FIRST AND THEN MOVE TO OTHER?
thomas : Need not do all three sections in a day but you should not wait for one section to be over before starting the next. Make sure all sections are covered evenly

anonymous : WHERE ARE THE PREVIOUS YEARS PAPERS AVAILABLE?
siddhartharora : Till the time, CAT allowed us to publish the papers, they are available on Student Homepage for T.I.M.E. students, rest all years are available freely on internet and you can get solutions from T.I.M.E. homepage

123 : HELLO, I AM UNABLE TO SOLVE MAINLY LR QUESTIONS, SO WHAT ARE THE TIPS TO IMPROVE N GAIN CONFIDENCE IN DILR SECTION FOR CAT N NMAT?
thomas : Similar question already answered. Please read transcript

drca4a41 : HI SIR/MA'AM, AS I'M FACING DIFFICULTIES IN SCORING IN AIMCATS (AVERAGE 35 OVERALL) EHAT SHOULD BE THE STRATEGY TO BE WORK ON SECTION LIKE LRDI AND QUANTS.
siddhartharora : Analyse where you take more time and also your question selection. See the video solution of each and every question to understand the logic and short cuts. Solve more questions from books and take a lot of Sectional tests, which will help you to score more. Take a step back and redo basic concepts from SM to understand the topics well.

anushka : MY PERCENTILE IS BOTTLENECKING AT 85-89%. HOW CAN I PUSH IT TO 95%? I AM UNABLE TO DO MORE THAN 7 QUESTIONS CORRECTLY IN THE QUANT SECTION. ATTEMPTS IN VARC- 9, DILR-5
siddhartharora : Give more tests like sectional. Try to experiment with your question selecting strategy as your attempts can go up, analyse where you are taking more time and try to reduce the same.

rishi : I AM DOING EVERY SINGLE QUESTION OF QUANT FROM BOOKLET AND THEN I REACH FACULTY FOR DOUBTS. IS THIS STRATEGY BENEFICIAL?
gagan : Also attempt/Solve Quant Foundation/Intermediate tests. Pl. try to solve doubts from text solution . IN case the doubt persists then you can take help from the faculty at the center... In case of Mocks, Video solution is already provided for every question. You can take help from the video solution after attempting the Full length tests...

nini : HOW SHOULD I ACE MY SPEED IN LRDI SETS
thomas : Similar question already answered. Please read transcript

kajal : WHAT IS APTITUDE QUESTION?IS IT CRUCIAL FOR CAT EXAM
siddhartharora : CAT is an aptitude based test, aptitude means basic logic based problem solving either of maths or of language

aditi : PRACTICING 4 LRDI SETS DAILY AND STILL I M NOT ABLE TO IMPROVE WHAT SHOULD I DO
siddhartharora : Keep on practising, results might take a month or so to come, as some students can take around 200 sets experience to start understanding the pattern in DI LR, do not worry too much about it, but continue with your practice.

kajal : WHICH CHAPTER OF DILR HAS MORE WEIGHTAGE FOR DILR PAPER
siddhartharora : It's a million Dollar question, the answer to which we can only know once we give the CAT. It's a competitive exam and questions can come from any topic, so be ready for all.

deep : FOR THE QA SECTION, I HAD NOT COMPLETED THE 1ST SET OF BOOKS, IS IT OKAY TO START DOING THE 2ND SET OF BOOKS.. OR SHOULD I FIRST COMPLETE THE FOUNDATION SET?
siddhartharora : It is always better to go in a sequence, as questions in later topics also use concepts from previous topics.

likhith : HELLO SIR/MADAM, I'M AN ONLINE PROGRAM STUDENT. WHILE PRACTICING QUANT EX[B] QUESTIONS I'M HAVING SOME DOUBTS, HOW TO CLEAR MY DOUBTS?
gagan : PL. book a doubt session for the same. You can contact the center team for the same. Clearly mention your Doubts Question and take a slot for doubt session...

pranav : HOW SHOULD I ANALYSE THE MOCK OF DILR AS I AM ONLY ABLE TO SOLVE MAXIMUM 1 SET IN AIMCATS I AM NOT ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE METHOD OF SOLVING QUESTIONS FOR DILR
thomas : Try to see the video solutions and understand how the faculty goes about solving the set. You need not bother about 4 sets. You should first be able to identify 2 of the easier sets and try to solve them, slowly and accurately. Two sets done completely will get you close to 99 percentile

vaishnavi : FACING A DIFFICULTY IN QUANTS , NOT ABLE TO SOLVE QUESTIONS WHAT TO DO
renufrancis : First you have to learn the basics and solve questions from the basic study material as early as possible. Make sure to take sectional test of each topics.

deep : LR BOOK SM1002564, TOPICS FROM THIS STUDY MATERIAL WERE NOT COVERED IN THE CLASSROOM.. DO V NEED TO DO IT ON OUR OWN.. AND ALSO CLEARIFY THAT ARE THIS TOPICS COMES ONLY IN OMATS OR WHAT ?
thomas : Yes, they are meant for other management entrance tests

rohan : BEST SOURCE OF DAILY READING TO IMPROVE VARC?
siddhartharora : T.I.M.E. Student Home page, Newspapers and Internet.

pranav : SOLVING LOT 1 SM IS TAKING A LOT F TIME LIKE 30 MIN FOR SOME SETS OF DILR AND 2-3 DAYS PERCHAPTER OF QUANTS. WHAT SHOULD BE MY STATERGY NOW TO SOLVE MAXIMUM QUESTIONS AS VERY LESS DAYS ARE LEFT FOR CAT
thomas : If you are not facing difficulty in solving lot 1 questions, leave that and go to lot 2 material. Also do the online advance sectional tests

nini : IS IT ADVISBLE TO EITHER DO CRQ OR EXERCISE QUESTIONS.
gagan : PL. solve both CRQ and Ex A and Ex B for concept clarity and practice...

rohan : AFTER COMPLETING THE TIME BOOKLETS FOR DILR WHERE SHOULD I PRACTICE GOOD LEVEL SETS FROM?
gagan : Advanced sectional test/ Self administered tests/ AIMACT's/ Packet II of the study material/ Prev. year CAT papers...

nini : CURRENTLY MY %ILE IS 50 IN AIMCATS . HOW SHOULD I POSSIBLY BE ABLE TO IMPROVE THIS. I AM IN A DEPERATE SITUATION . PLESE HELP ME
siddhartharora : Relax, take a step back and start reading the basic concepts again from SM and read solved examples. Do the exercises again from start and then give few sectional tests. Do not think too much about AIMCAT scores right now and focus more on experimentation and question selection.

pr : WHERE CAN WE SEE DATA SUFFICIENCY QUESTIONS? IN QUANTS OR DILR?
gagan : IT can be asked in both the sections. You have a separate class for DATA Sufficiency. Also in Quant booklets some of the last questions of the exercises were asked in DS format for practice...

dlca4a994 : I GET PANICKED WHILE ATTEMPTING TESTS EVEN WHEN I KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER
gagan : PL. attempt sectional tests (Foundation/ Intermediate) / Self administered test and AIMCAT's . Do a thorough analysis of the same. IN case of doubts you can refer to the text solution provided. In Full length tests Video solutions are provided for better understanding of the concepts, if required...

sam : SHOULD WE FIRST SOLVE THE EXCERSISE PROBLEMS OR THE QUESTION PAPERS
renufrancis : First complete the handout and then solve the qustions from the Study materials.

loki : WHETHER THE EXCERCISE QUESTIONS IN THE BOOK ARE DIFFICULT THAN CAT QUESTIONS OR IN THE SAME LEVEL?
gagan : From booklet , we can clear our concepts / understanding of the chapter. There are questions to practice on the same chapter. From test we practice hoe to attempt questions from different chapters in the give time limit... Book exercises make you understand the topic better. In paper Questions are asked across different chapters. Your books are sufficient to address them ...

thevaisena : IS THERE ACCESS FOR PREVIOUS YEAR AIMCAT'S IN THE WEBSITE?
siddhartharora : No, you will get current year AIMCATs and AIMCATs Self-Administered (SAMCAT). In addition to this you will get more mocks as we come closer to CAT based on few requirements. You can solve previous years papers also.

adi : I'M SOLVING EACH AND EVERY QUESTIONS FROM EACH CONCEPTS FROM THE BOOKLET, YET COULDN'T ABLE TO SCORE MORE, AND MY ACCURACY FOR THE MOCKS IS NOT GOOD AS WELL. WHAT SHOULD BE MY STRATEGY NOW?
siddhartharora : Please give sectionals first, they will help you to undertsand question selection and time management

ankita : SHOULD I WAIT TO FINISH THE STUDY MATERIAL EXERCISE TO GIVE A SECTIONAL. BECAUSE THE EXERCISE IS QUITE TIME CONSUMING. AND WHAT CREATES THE PANIC IS THAT THERE ARE MORE INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED SECTIONAL TESTS, AIMCATS, SAMCATS AND SECOND SET OF BOOKS. CAN YOU PLEASE GUIDE ON HOW TO GO ABOUT ALL OF THEM SIMULTANEOUSLY OR SHOULD I GO ONE BY ONE?
gagan : PL. attempt Exercises A & B / Packet II, Sectional test / Self administered tests/ AIMCAT's/ Workshops (as planned by center), and do a throrugh analysis. IN case of doubts you can refer to text solution or in case video solution for Full length mocks...

aditi : NOT ABLE TO IMPROVE NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS IN QUANTS HOW TO IMPROVE
raman : Revisit all the papers and particularly tough questions again.

nini : WHAT ARE DATA SUFFICIENCY QUESTIONS
siddhartharora : Data Sufficiency questions, we do not need to solve the questions and give answer, but we need to check if the data provided is sufficient for us to solve and give the answers. Such type of questions are sometimes asked in CAT, though not asked in last few years.

anonymous : HOW BEST CAN WE ANALYSE AN AIMCAT?
renufrancis : After each AIMCAT, spend at least two to three hours in analysing each section of the paper. This is undoubtedly the most enriching experience that you can extract out of the AIMCATs. Step-1: Attempt all those questions in that section that you left unattempted during the AIMCAT. Step-2: Try solving questions that may still be left over. Only after giving all the questions a good try, check the answer key to find out which questions you could answer correctly and re-attempt all those questions that you answered wrongly. You would be able to learn a great deal from this step since you would actually be pushing yourself to think harder and find out where you have made mistakes. Do not look at the solutions until you are finished with this step. Step-3: You can refer the solutions and compare your approach with that given in the solutions. You should keenly observe and learn anything new that you may find in the solutions. At the end of this stage of your analysis, you should try to categorize the questions into levels of difficulty based on the understanding required and the amount of time that you would take to solve each of them in an exam situation. This is a very important step that will help you in identifying the level of a question, a critical input required when trying to choose the right questions to attempt in the AIMCAT or the actual CAT. Step-4: Carefully look up the extensive analysis – Section-wise, Area-wise, Difficulty Level wise and much more – that is provided to you on the Student Homepage after the results are declared. The AIMCAT results and analysis that are made available on the website are meticulously designed, comprehensive, and personalized analyses that are intended to give you valuable feedback regarding your performance. This feedback will guide you towards a better, more focused and effective preparation and can set you on a path of continuous improvement.

nandini : WHERE CAN I LEARN THE CONCEPTS OF ORDER SEQUENCING AND COMPARISON
gagan : FROM LR SM Booklet provided in First packet. Also pl. attempt the sectional test Foundation / Intermediate on the same...

indira : WHICH MONTH WOULD YOU SUGGEST BE APPROPRIATE FOR US TO START PREPARING FOR AIMCAT?
gagan : AIMCAT's are a part of the preparation. Not meant to be attempted towards the last. Attempt them as uploaded...

rnca4a009 : I SHOULD IMPROVE MY READING BY READING RCS OR BOOKS OR ARTICLES
siddhartharora : All can help, use a mix of all

hyca4a364 : I AM NOT ABLE TO PREPARE EXACTLY FOR DILR. LIKE WHEN I AM ATTEMPTING DILR IN AIMCAT , I AM NOT ABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS IN TIME. I AM ALSO GETTING NEGATIVE. PLEASE HELP ME WITH A SOLUTION !!
siddhartharora : Practice questions from SM and Sectional tests, more and more practice and analysis of each set can help you. Take a step back and start from baiscs for next 2 to 3 weeks.

aditi : MATHS AND DILR MOCK ANALYSIS FACULTY IS EXCELLENT BUT QUITE NOT LIKING THE ENGLISH FACULTY EXCEPT THE MAAM THAT TOOK THE ANALYSIS
siddhartharora : Any suggestions to improve are welcome

likhith : WHERE CAN I BOOK A SLOT FOR DOUBT SESSION SIR?
renufrancis : Contact your T.I.M.E. Center

p : WHEN SHOULD I GIVE GMAT IF I WANT TO APPLY TO ISB?
siddhartharora : When you think you are ready for the exam, go for it, as applications deadline is usually in September and again in March.

rnca4a009 : HOW MANY DILR SETS TO BE SOLVED DAILY?
siddhartharora : It's a personal choice, but start will 4 to 5 sets in a day for practice, if you get more time, go for more.

loki : I WAS ABLE TO SOLVE CAT QUESTIONS BUT I COULDN'T SOLVE BOOK EXCERCISES I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHERE I STAND
gagan : PL. try to complete your material i.e. Class handouts/ SM Booklets(including Special support booklet on Quant)/ Sectional Tests / Self administered tests and AIMCAT's. PL. attend all the extra session provided by the center. Also do a thorough analysis of the same...

anushka : DO WE HAVE ANY MOCK TESTS PLANNED TO HAPPEN IN XAT PATTERN?
siddhartharora : Yes, you will get mock XATs in your homepage.

dlca4a193 : HELLO SIR/MA’AM,
siddhartharora : Please ask your query

kajal : WHICH SLOT IS BETTER TO CHOOSE ACCORDING TO THE DIFFICULTY LEVEL
siddhartharora : All are same as eventually there will be normalization among all slots, also you cannot choose the same, it will be auto allocated.

rnca4a009 : HOW TO START REVISION OF QUANTS AND DILR. FROM HANDOUTS OR BOOKS N DO I HAVE TO SOLVE EVERY QUESTION FROM BOOK?
gagan : PL. attempt your Quant class handouts/ Special support booklet on Quant 20 / and practice from Quant booklets 06/08/20. Also complete other SM booklet provided on other subject areas.Take foundation and intermediate sectional test and do a thorough analysis. Also attempt Advanced sectional test/ Self administered tests/ AIMACT's/ Packet II of the study material/ Prev. year CAT papers...

prer : I AM DOING TOPIC WISE REVISION OF QUANTS BUT DURING MOCK I GET STUCK ON ONE QUESTION EVEN IF REVISED ? WHAT CAN BE DONE ?
renufrancis : This could be due to various reasons. Maybe, your concepts are not clear, even though you have completed the syllabus. Maybe, you are coming under test anxiety and pressure. Try to start from basics — in the next mock test, just try to do 5–7 questions correctly. That will give you confidence and you can build from there. Also, stick to questions you feel you can definitely do, do not try anything you are not quite sure about. While taking the test try solving the easy questions at first round rather than doing questions in the order. If you have no idea on how to approach the question after spending 1 or 2 minutes, it is better to leave that question.

jrca4a401 : HOW SHOULD I PREPARE FOR QA/ DI IN 4 MONTHS, IF START FRIM TODAY.
gagan : PL. attempt your Quant class handouts/ Special support booklet on Quant 20 / and practice from Quant booklets 06/08/20. Take foundation and intermediate sectional test and do a thorough analysis. Also attempt Advanced sectional test/ Self administered tests/ AIMACT's/ Packet II of the study material/ Prev. year CAT papers...

: WHEN SOLVING LRDI QUESTIONS I FIND IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SOLVE THEM EVEN AFTER STUDYING CONCEPTS AND ATTENDING CLASS. WHAT SHOULD I DO ?
siddhartharora : Practice more and more sets, as DI LR is all about seeing pattern in each question which comes by practice.

sam : FINDING IT VERY HARD TO FIND THE RIGHT BO
siddhartharora : Unable to understand the query, please elaborate

hardik : IF I START FROM TODAY THEN IN HOW MUCH TIME I SHOULD COMPLETE QA BASICS + LOT 1 + BEGINNER LVL SECTIONALS & WHEN TO DO HANDOUTS AND HOW MANY SETS PER DAY OF LOT 1 IN DILR AND
siddhartharora : Basics should be completed latest by end of August/mid of September, Handouts should go parallelly and so do foundational sectional tests. DI LR ideally 4 to 6 sets every day.

sam : FINDING IT HARD TO HARD TO ANALYZE THE STUDY MATERIALS GIVEN BY THE INSTITUTE...WHICH BOOK IS FOR WHICH LEVEL OF PREPARATION...VERY HARD TO FIGURE THAT OUT
gagan : Pl. solve the time material as provided/ as per flow of the batch. Attend all the session provided by the center. Alos attempt Full length mocks and take the help of video solution if required for better understanding. All FLT were provided with video solutions...

arun : COULD YOU PLEASE HELP ME WITH MY QUERY..
siddhartharora : Unable to find your query in unanswered questions, please provide again

barath : I WAS GETTING STUCKED WHILE SOLVING LRDI IE CIRCULAR ARRANGEMENT I DWELL THERE FOR NEARLY 45 MINS HOW TO SOLVE IT QUICKLY
renufrancis : There is no shortcut method. it is okay to spend time at the beginning of your preparation. You should practice questions on a regular basics, try 3 to 4 or more sets of questions every day. By practice, you speed will improve.

hardik : IN DILR HOW MANY SETS I SHOULD SOLVE AND WHEN TO GIVE SECTIONALS
siddhartharora : Start will sectionals now only, give at least 2 to 3 sectional tests every week. DI LR around 4 to 6 sets daily as practice should be done.

barath : IN QUANTS I REVISED SOME QUESTIONS BUT I FORGET THAT METHOD HOW TO GO WITH FLOW AND HOW TO FIND WHICH TO ATTEND AND NOT TO ATTEND
gagan : PL. reattempt your class handouts/ SM booklets. Take tests on regular interval and do a throrugh analysis . In case of doubts discuss the same with the faculty at the center...

anonymous : WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SECTIONALS, ADVANCE & SAMCATS?
siddhartharora : Sectionals means test exactly as CAT but only for one section (DI LR, VA RC or QA), they are in three types given by T.I.M.E., foundation with one topic or max two, Intermediate with 3 to 5 topics at a time and Advanced with full CAT syllabus. SAMCATs (AIMCAT-SA now) are Self Administered Mock CAT, which is full length mock and can be taken anytime. AIMCATs are All India Mock CATs and should be taken as be announced schedule only.

riya : HOW TO IDENTIFY THE BASE OF QA QUESTIONS
gagan : Basic of QA questions. PL. attempt your book exercises/ Class handouts. Attempts Sectional test and try to make a ready reckner/ Shortcut for some specific types of examples/questions. Keep practice and do a throrugh analysis on the same... PL. attempt your Quant class handouts/ Special support booklet on Quant 20 / and practice from Quant booklets 06/08/10.PL. attempt SM booket in other two areas as well. Take foundation and intermediate sectional test and do a thorough analysis. Also attempt Advanced sectional test/ Self administered tests/ AIMACT's/ Packet II of the study material/ Prev. year CAT papers...

arun : THE DILEMMA IM FACING IS IN DI/LR AND QUANT. BUT I THINK I'M SLOWLY IMPROVING IN QUANT AS IAM PRACTICING DAILY, BUT THE SITUATION IN DI/LR IS WORSENING, IN AIMCATS SIMETIMES I CAN SOLVE A SET , SOMETIMES TWO, BUT ITS HAPPENING RANDOMLY.. ONE TIME I GOT 98% IN DI AS I SOLVED 2 SETS BUT ANOTHER TIME I ONLY GOT ONLY AROUND 20% AS I COULDN'T SOLVE ANY SET, PLEASE HELP ME...
siddhartharora : DI LR only way out is practice, once you solve 200 sets, you will start seeing a pattern. Also, for AIMCATs do not see your attempts in isolation as sometimes DI LR might be tough for a particular AIMCAT and even after solving one set, you might do good.

srp : SUPPOSE AFTER SELECTING A SET IT IS TAKING TIME SO AFTER HOW MUCH TIME TO QUIT IT AND MOVE ON NEXT SET?
siddhartharora : As soon as you realise it will take more time and you are nowhere to understand it yet, move on, do not waste even a single second more.

hocc4z411 : MY SCORES IN DILR ARE VERY LOW . I HAVE SOLVED MANY SETS, GIVEN 10-12 MOCKS, YET HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CRACK SET SELECTION AND CRACKING LOGIC OF A SET WHILE SOLVING. ANY TIPS REGARDING THIS.
gagan : PL. attampt Self administered tests/ AIMCAT's and do a thorough analysis of the same. You can also refer to expert opinion / paper analysis provided for the same. Can also take help from Text solution and Video solution provided for ALL Full Length Tests... Keep practicing...

anushka : IN AIMCAT2516, THE VARC SECTION WAS QUITE DIFFICULT. SHOULD WE BE PREPARED FOR THAT LEVEL IN CAT 2024?
siddhartharora : CAT any section can be tough, last year Quant was toughest and was toughest ever for CAT also. So, be prepared for all eventuality and that is the basic need of mocks.

hardik : WHAT IS THE IDEAL TIME TO COVER THE MATERIAL GIVEN LOT 1 AND ALSO LOT 2 OF DILR AND QUANTS
siddhartharora : Ideally Lot 1 should be over by August and Lot 2 by September.

sri : I’M FINDING IT HARD TO PUSH TO 99+ PERCENTILE, MY OVERALL SCORE IN MOCKS IS AROUND 80-90 EACH TIME. HOW DO I PUSH TO MAXIMISE MY PERCENTILE?
gagan : PL. attampt Self administered tests/ AIMCAT's and do a thorough analysis of the same. You can also refer to expert opinion / paper analysis provided for the same. Can also take help from Text solution and Video solution provided for ALL Full Length Tests... Attempt TEST as well as PY Cat Papers on a regular basis and do a thorough analysis of the same. Keep practicing...

hocc4z411 : HOW TO IMPROVE GEOMETRY, I HAVE FINISHED THE SYLLABUS STILL FIND IT DIFFICULT TO SOLVE NEW QUESTIONS OF THIS AREA, EVEN A FEW WHICH I ATTEMPT IN MOCKS ENDS UP BEING INCORRECT.
gagan : PL. attempt your book exercises/ Class handouts. Attempts Sectional test and try to make a ready reckner/ Shortcut for some specific types of examples/questions. Keep practice and do a throrugh analysis on the same...

kartik : I AM NOT ABLE TO MOVE FROM 1 SET TO CRACKING 2 SET IN DILR , WHAT DO YOU THINK WILL BE THE BEST RESOURCES TO GET THROUGH TO SOLVING 2 SETS
siddhartharora : Practice questions as much as you can from books, study material and mocks, only practice will help for DILR.

simran : DOES THE DILR SETS GIVEN IN SET 2 BOOKS HAVE THE SAME LEVEL DIFFICULTY AS CAT?
siddhartharora : yes, they are of similar level for practice.

hardik : I AM WEAK IN BOTH QA AND DILR SO SHOULD I FIRST TRY TO SOLVE FEW PYQS AND THEN THE MATERIAL OR NOT
gagan : Pl. solve the time material as provided/ as per flow of the batch. Attend all the session provided by the center. L. attempt your Quant class handouts/ Special support booklet on Quant 20 / and practice from Quant booklets 06/08/20. Take foundation and intermediate sectional test and do a thorough analysis. Also attempt Advanced sectional test/ Self administered tests/ AIMACT's/ Packet II of the study material/ Prev. year CAT papers...

hocc4z411 : HOW TO MAKE A REVISION SCHEDULE FOR QA IN GENERAL AS I HAVE FINIHSED THE SYLLABUS HOWEVER IF I DONT REVISE REGULARY I TEND TO FORGET TOPICS ( I HAVE ENROLLED IN TIME JUST FOR MOCKS).
gagan : Pl. re attempt the topic from SM booklets/ Class handouts you have. PL. attempt sectional tests (Foundation/ Intermediate) / Self administered test and AIMCAT's . Do a thorough analysis of the same. IN case of doubts you can refer to the text solution provided. In Full length tests Video solutions are provided for better understanding of the concepts, if required...

sam : HOW SHOULD I PRIORITIZE THE TIME FOR EACH SECTION IN TERMS OF IMPORTANCE
gagan : ALL three sections are equally IMportant from the aspect of getting calls from a Good B school. Pl. try to divide your preparation time accordingly for good results...

sam : SINCE I'M BACK FROM COLLEGE ONLY AFTER 6PM,HOW MANY HOURS SHOULD I SPEND ON EACH SECTION
siddhartharora : It varies from student to student, but right now focus only on your college and CAT, rest everything can wait. Try to spend 2 to 4 hours each day and more on weekends for practice or mocks.

anonymous : HOW DO YOU A GENERALLY CATCH A QUESTION TO BE DOABLE?
gagan : Its after a thorough practice and analysis. Wether a question is doable or not in the given time frame , decision is taken whether to attempt question now or afterward. To understand this better, PL. attempt your book exercises/ Class handouts. Attempts Sectional test and try to make a ready reckner/ Shortcut for some specific types of examples/questions. Keep practice and do a throrugh analysis on the same... PL. attempt your Quant class handouts/ Special support booklet on Quant 20 / and practice from Quant booklets 06/08/10. Take foundation and intermediate sectional test and do a thorough analysis. Also attempt Advanced sectional test/ Self administered tests/ AIMACT's/ Packet II of the study material/ Prev. year CAT papers...

hardik : IS THE MATERIAL GIVEN IS FULLY SUFFICIENT THAT IT COVERS ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF QUESTIONS IN QA THAT CAN BE ASKED
gagan : More hen sufficient. PL. attempt your book exercises/ Class handouts. Attempts Sectional test and try to make a ready reckner/ Shortcut for some specific types of examples/questions. Keep practice and do a throrugh analysis on the same... PL. attempt your Quant class handouts/ Special support booklet on Quant 20 / and practice from Quant booklets 06/08/10. PL. attempt SM booket in other two areas as well. Take foundation and intermediate sectional test and do a thorough analysis. Also attempt Advanced sectional test/ Self administered tests/ AIMACT's/ Packet II of the study material/ Prev. year CAT papers...

anonymous : WHAT ARE THE PREFERABLE QUESTIONS IN DILR WHICH DO NOT TAKE MUCH TIME & EFFORT TO SOLVE?
siddhartharora : There are no such questions and if you practice all questions are like this. So, do not worry and start practising.

sam : SIR, IS THERE ANY CHANCE OF STILL SCORING WELL? IF YOU ARE NOT STUDYING THAT WELL AND YOU’RE DEMOTIVATED
gagan : PL. try to set priorities and work accordingly. Still a good revision can be done . Different strategies to attempt mocks can be analyzed. Pl. prepare well and remain Focussed...

arun : I AM CURRENTLY DOING 3-4 SETS IN DI/LR DAILY, BUT I FEEL LIKE I AM NOT MAKING ANY PROGRESS AND ALSO IS THERE ANY PREREQUISITES TO THE SETS...? SHOULD THEY BE DIFFICULT?..RANDOM OR FROM SAME CONCEPT?
siddhartharora : take all from same topic initially and its fine if you are not able to solve, see the solutions and then reattempt after 2-3 days and see if you can solve them now. After 100 to 200 sets, you will start seeing a pattern and then it will become comparatively easier for you to solve.

facit : THIS IS MY 3RD ATTEMPT IN CAT. IN PREVIOUS 2 I SCORE 98.18 AND 97.55 PERCENTILE, WITH VARC PROVING TO BE MY WEAKNESS IN BOTH YHE ATTEMPTS. IN THIS ATTEMPT I AM FOCUSING MAJORLY ON VARC ALONG WITH MY HECTIC JOB, WHAT CAN I DO IN MINIMUM TIME LEFT FOR QA/DI SO THAT I DON'T LOSE MY GRASP OVER THOSE
siddhartharora : give more and more mocks, mocks are best way of revision. Sectional and full length both will help.

hardik : WHEN TO DO PYQ FOR QA AND DILR ,AT LEAST 1 PYQ PAST CAT PAPER BEFORE STARTING PREP AND MOCKS OR AFTER GETTING USED TO WITH BASIC LEVEL QUESTIONS AND SETS ?
gagan : You can attempt one PYQ papers along with your preparation. They are part of the preparation, not the end of the preparation...