riya : HOW TO KNOW WHICH SETS TO ATTEMPT IN DI/LR. INITIALLY I DIRECTLY STARTED SOLVING AND HALF WAY REALISED THIS QUESTION IS VERY TIME CONSUMING/DIFFICULT. THIS WAY I WAS NOT ABLE TO SOLVE ANY SET COMPLETELY. SO NOW I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO SKIM THRU THE QUESTIONS BEFORE ATTEMPTING BUT IM NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY WHICH ONES ARE DOABLE
thomas : The strategy is correct and with practice you will have a better judgement of the difficulty level of the set. In this aimcat, the second set was the easiest and when there are only 4 sets, you can naturally expect all sets to be difficult. The key is to not panic and try to solve one set completely

shival : LAST YEAR MY VARC WS DECENT CONSISTENTLY SCORING IN RANGE OF 25-40 BUT THIS TIME I AM NOT ABLE TO EVEN GET TO THAT RANGLE
philipthomas : Suggest that you do a few sectional tests before getting into the mocks

laks : HELLO SIR, ACTUALLY AM PREPARING ON DAILY BASIS UPTO 6 TO 8 HOURS BUT WHEN I ATTEND THE AIMCAT AM GETTING SO LOW MARK IS LIKE 12 , WHAT CAN I DO SIR AM VERY SCARED ABOUT THAT, WHAT I WANT TO CHANGE MY PREPARATION PLAN, CAN U PLEASE GIVE ME CHAPTER WISE STUDY FOR BOTH 3 CATEGORIES
supratim : Measure your effort with tasks at hand/DAY - 20 questions of quant/day, 4 sets of LR-DI, 4 RCs. Measure your preparation by writing online sectional tests.( every alternate day)

vedansh : SAME QUESTION
thomas : Please specify the question.

riya : HOW TO ANALYSE MOCKS ?
supratim : 1. Go through the same mock section by section. 2. Solve each question from one section. ( do it for all 3 sections). 3. Jot down your weak areas and strengths section wise. 4. Start taking measures to improve on identified weak areas( section wise) within a reasonable timeline.

shival : CONSISTENCY IS RC IS TERRIBLE AND EVEN I THINK WITH ONE LINER OPTIONS IT'S GETTING TERRIBLE 😔 THE MORE I FEEL THAT VARC WENT BETTER AFTER TEST THE WORST SCORE COMES NOT ABLE TO BOOST MY SCORE BCOZ OF THAT
tarannumraza : When it comes to consistency in RCs, you can do an analysis any particular topic that troubles you/ any specific question type(inference, ecxept, if false...)/ your accuracy in the 1st & 2nd RCs that you attempted/Did you attempt the RCs towardsthe end of the session/Did you go for all the questions after the RC? many points to consider for a thorough analysis. If you find the RC easy to read , then be extra careful: Read the questions very carefully for exactly what is being asked look for key words in the options that help you eliminate answers. With practice & analysis, you will do a good job.

harshi : SIR IN MOST OF THE AIMCAT AND SAMCAT I AM NOT ABLE TO SELECT RIGHT SET OF LRDI WHICH LEAD TO LESS SCORES. WHEN I ANALYSIS THE TEST I REALISED THAT I WAS ABLE TO DO AROUND 2 SETS. WHAT SHOULD BE THE STRATEGY TO SELECT LRDI SETS?
thomas : Similar question just answered. Do not worry. As you practice more and more sets , you will become familiar with the relative level of difficulty of these type of sets and you can make a better decision in selection

dlcab5ab72 : EARLIER I USED TO SCORE AT LEAST 40 IN AIMCATS EVEN WITHOUT PREPARATION BUT NOW EVEN IF I AM PUTTING EFFORT, I AM NOT ABLE TO SCORE WELL, AND MY SCORE IS CONSISTENTLY DECREASING AND FLUCTUATING.
supratim : Go through the mocks section wise and jot down your weak areas and mistakes section wise. Then take measures to improve on those identified areas.

ky : SIR I WAS SCORING WELL IN VARC SECTION BUT FROM PAST 2-3 AIMCAT SCORE IS GOING VERY LOW . SO WHAT SHOULD I DO TO IMPROVE ? OR WHAT STEPS TO FOLLOW WHICH PRACTICING VARC
tarannumraza : Since your scores were good earlier on a consistent basis, your basics must be fine. Analyse the last 2/3 AIMCATs to find out where the dip occurred- RC, VA( which question type)? practice more of those. Do go through the online sectional tests for sure. There are the self-administered full length tests too. Prioritise accuracy over the number of questions .

shival : I M PRACTICING QUITE GOOD ON VARC BUT NOW I M DEJECTED SEEMS THAT MORE I TRY TO IMPROVE IT MORE TERRIBLE MY SCORES ARE I JUST DON'T KNOW ..SINCE 1 MONTH I HAVE TRIED BUT SCORE IS NOT CROSSING 25
ashwinvariyar : Try changing your strategy a bit. Go for RCs first then VA, OR 2 RCs - VA - RCs - VA etc. Change of strategy might bring about some change

laks : IN RC I AM NOT ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE PASSAGE SIR SO MY ANSWER IS ALSO WRONG WHAT CAN I DO FOR UNDERSTANDING THE RC
ashwinvariyar : Process the content part by part. Identify main keywords relevant to each part. You will get a sense of idea flow

pranav : APPROXIMATELY HOW MUCH QUESTIONS TO ATTEMPT IN AIMCAT AS WELL AS CAT IN EACH SECTIONS?
thomas : It will depend on the difficulty level of the paper. If you look at this aimcat, a score of 25 would have got you a very high percentile in dilr while the same score would n9t even clear the cutoff in qa. In the next aimcat, the situation could reverse.

harshi : SIR IN VARC MY SCORES ARE FLUCTUATING A LOT SOMETIMES I GET MARKS AROUND 30 AND SOMETIMES AROUND 10-15 MARKS. PLEASE TELL ME THAT HOW CAN I SCORE BETTER IN VARC CONSISTENTLY?
tarannumraza : Through a thorough analysis ( the sub-area analysis of the AIMCATs), find out if you are picking the easy/moderate questions and not getting stuck at the difficult & v Difficult ones. Take up two types of para-based questions to practice per week along with RCs. Do go through the online sectional tests.

dlcab5ab72 : I AM NOT ABLE TO ANALYSE MOCKS PROPERLY BUT WHAT I HAVE UNDERSTOOD IS THAT MY ACCURACY IS VERY BAD. KINDLY PROVIDE SOME TIPS ON IMPROVING ACCURACY AND MOCK ANALYSIS
supratim : Mock scores are nothing but reflection of your preparation. Know more to score more. Measure your effort with tasks at hand/DAY - 20 questions of quant/day, 4 sets of LR-DI, 4 RCs. Measure your preparation by writing online sectional tests.( every alternate day).

tanujsingh : HOW TO REMEMBER ALL QUANTS FORMULA ,AND IMPROVE MY QUANTS SCORE IN AIMCAT?
supratim : Revision is the key to success.

: CAT 2025 WILL BE MY 3TH ATTEMPT, AS ALWAYS VARC ALWAYS A BIG BARRIER FOR ME AND AGAIN SAME THING IS REPEATING. EVEN AFTER A GOOD HARD IN FEW MONTHS I'M NOT EVEN ABLE TO CROSS 15MARKS.
philipthomas : In the mocks , focus only on the RC passages , once you start getting good sc ores there , you can move on to the VA section.

nikhil : HELLO SIR, CAN YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS LINE -
thomas : Already explained

drcab5a311 : WHAT CAN I DO TO INCREASE MY SPEED? I USUALLY SPEND 3-4 MINUTES ON ONE QUESTION, SO I AM NOT EVEN ABLE TO LOOK AT ALL THE QUESTIONS.
supratim : You need to write online sectional tests.

nikhil : WHAT DOES THIS MEAN - FOR EXACTLY TWO YEARS WHEN A WAS WORKING IN FACEBOOK, B WAS ALSO WORKING IN FACEBOOK. WAS A AND B NOT WORKING BOTH FOR 2 YEARS ONLY
thomas : No. The statement means that the overlap was two years. A and B could have easily worked for any number of years.for example, if A worked in Facebook fromn 2015 to 2020 and B worked from 2019 to 2025, for exactly 2 years(19 and 20) when A was working, B was also working. We cannot conclude anything about their individual duration

hritik : HI SIR, IAM CONSISTENTLY DOING THE EXCERCISE MATERIAL, MY BIGGEST PROBLEM IS IF I GET A SIMILAR QUESTION WHICH I HAVE DONE BEFORE I CAN DO THAT IN THE AIMCAT BUT THE TYPE WHICH I HAVENT DONE BEFORE IAM NOT ABLE TO DO THE QUESTION THAT IS FOR QUANT.
supratim : You need to solve more number of questions/day. Your knowledge base will increase. You will identify more similar pattern questions in AIMCATs.

sarthak_vijayy : LAST TIME I SCORED 18 IN LRDI BUT SAW A DRASTIC DROP THIS TIME WHAT SHOULD I DO
supratim : Keep on practising from book and online sectional tests. You need to solve LR-DI sets from all previous AIMCATs( which you have already written).

: I'M FACING A ISSUE IN VARC THAT I'M REPEATING SAME MISTAKES AGAIN AND AGAIN. LIKE NOT READING QUESTIONS PROPERLY OR SOME STUPID THINGS. ANY ADVICE TO REDUCE THESE KIND OF THINGS. I'M TRYING HARD TO NOT REPEAT BUT AGAIN FOUND MYSELF IN THAT LOOP?
ashwinvariyar : Practice. SM and Sectional Tests. Only way to avoid repeating same mistakes

laks : SIR CAN U PLEASE SUGGEST THE CHAPTER WISE PLAN LIKE WHICH CHAPTER SHALL I START FIRST IS BE HELP FOR DO THE NEXT CHAPTER
supratim : In quant - first arithmetic chapters followed by algebra chapters. In LR-DI - first LR sets then DI sets followed by a mix of both. In VA/RC - It's RC first.

deboshree : HELLO SIR, I AM NOT ABLE TO IMPROVE IN LRDI, WHAT DO I DO?
thomas : Lrdi can improved only by practice. Try to solve as many sets as you can. Your speed will gradually improve as you become familiar with the different models.

bunny : I CAN’T EVEN GET A ONE QUESTION CORRECTLY BUT THE SOME OF THE OPTS SEEMS TO BE SIMILAR AND CONFUSED IN VARC AND DILR GOT FALSE CALCULATIONS AND GOT RUINED ENTIRE SET
tarannumraza : In VARC, even if two options seem similar there is some difference. Focus on keywords of the option/ tone of the sentence. Read the question again to check that you have interpreted it properly. Remember that an answer to a critical reasoning baed question cannot be just a restatement of what appears in the passage. Be careful of such traps.

kiran : I AM FEELING DILR SETS ARE SO RANDOM. EVEN THOUGH I AM PRACTICING, THE QUESTIONS ARE SO RANDOM. WHAT TO DO SIR?
ashwinvariyar : While practising try to get comfortable with as many different types of sets or variety of sets as you can

ray : SHOULD WE LEAVE THE VERY DIFFICULT LRDI SETS WHILE ANALYSING THE MOCKS. PLUS ITS HARD TO MANAGE TIME WHILE ANALYSING MOCKS ANY TIME MANAGEMENT TIPS ON THAT
thomas : If the sets are rated VD and if you are not aiming for a score close to 100 percentile, you can leave those. 2 sets out of 4 or 5 should get you more than 95 and 3 sets should get you more than 99. So, you can leave 2 sets and only the toppers do 4 or more sets in the test

vinu : MY AIMCAT SCORES ARE FLUCTUATING, LAST AIMCAT I HAD A GOOD SCORE IN VARC AND DECENT IN QA BUT THE DILR WENT HORRIBLE. CAN YOU PLEASE GUIDE ME IN DILR...
thomas : Similar question already answered. Please read transcript

: MY ACCURACY IN RC IS 50%, SO SHOULD I TRY TO ATTEMPT 3RCS IN MOCKS?
philipthomas : Focus only on RC in the next few mocks , once you stabilise there , move on to the VA section .

sm : SIR THERE ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONS IN STUDY MATERIAL AND ARE SECTIONAL TESTS WHICH QUESTIONS TO PRIORITISE CONCEPT REVIEW SM(A)/SM(B) OR SECTIONAL TESTS
supratim : Concept review followed by exercise A, followed by exercise B. Then online sectional tests. If you are solving 20 Q/day. Then I suppose you will take 4 to 5 days to solve most of the chapters. So By end of September you will finish 10 to 12 chapters comfortably. You may solve more chapters as your speed will also increase gradually if you follow this 20q/day routine.

yesh : I COMPLETED MY GRADUATION IN MAY 2025 AND AM PREPARING FOR CAT 2025. CONSIDERING THE TIME BETWEEN GRADUATION AND THE MBA ADMISSION CYCLE, WOULD THIS GAP IMPACT MY PROFILE? WOULD YOU RECOMMEND DEDICATING THIS TIME SOLELY TO PREPARATION OR BALANCING IT WITH AN INTERNSHIP OR JOB?
thomas : One year gap is not a big issue. Concentrate on your preparation

yamini : CAN A PERSON CRACK CAT WHILE WORKING A FULL TIME JOB. HOW HE/SHE SHOULD STRATEGIZE TO CLEAR IT.
ashwinvariyar : Yes. Create weekly or bi-weekly targets. Targets in terms of topics and/or mocks to be covered. Maximize the time that you get on your weekly off days and try to squeeze in as much time as possible on the other days

suhani : WHAT WAS THE LEVEL OF THIS AIMCAT AS COMPARED TO ACTUAL CAT EXAM ?
philipthomas : From this point onwards , expect the AIMCATs to be on par with the CAT and , in some AIMCATs , you can also expect a section to be tougher than the CAT.

drcnb5q039 : SIR HOW TO IMPROVE VARC SECTION I M NOT ABLE TO REACH A SATISFYING SCORE
philipthomas : You need to do a proper analysis so that you have clarity as to where you need to put in that extra effort , is there a problem with RC , if that is the case are some topics or types questions creating problems etc. Once you identified the weak spots , work upon them so that you can do better in the upcoming mocks.

ray : IF I HAVE A JOB OPPORTUNITY, SHALL I REJECT IT AND FOCUS SOLELY ON CAT OR JOIN IT FOR A BACK UP
thomas : Take the offer snd prepare for cat along with it.

aayushi : I HAVE A 8 7 7 PROFILE CAT PERCENTILE NEEDED FOR ENGINEER FEMALE FOR IIM KOZIKORE
thomas : You will need around 99.5.

harius : SIR I HAVE SCORED BETWEEN 90-95 PERCENTILE IN THE LAST 3 MOCKS, BUT MOST OF MY MARKS IS COMING FROM ENGLISH. BUT I WANT TO IMPROVE IN QUANTS BECAUSE WHEN I AM SOLVING THE PAPER AFTER EXAM I AM ABLE TO SCORE 45-50 MARKS IN 1 HR TIME. BUT IN EXAM ONLY 25-30 MARKS IN THE 40 MINUTES. WHAT TO DO? I AM IN COLLEGE NOW AND CAN GIVE UPTO 7 HRS A DAY FOR CAT PREP. PLEASE HELP. WHAT SHOULD I DO?
supratim : Solve 25 questions/day. After a month you will feel confident.

aayushi : I HAVE A 8 7 7 PROFILE CAT PERCENTILE NEEDED FOR ENGINEER FEMALE FOR FMS DELHI
thomas : 99+ with a very good score in varc. Else 99.3+

sm : HOW DO I REVISE CHAPTERS THAT I STUDIED A FEW MONTHS AGO
raman : prepare an excel sheet. List out the topics that you have studied and have a schedule to complete revision for as many topics as you can for that week. Also go through the mock papers. See where you lack. Focus on those aspects. Keep working you will find betterment. All the best

mohit : I HAVE 7 7 7 PROFILE WHAT CAT PERCENTILE CAN GET ME IN BLACKI I AM GENERAL MALE FROM BSC BIOTECNOLOGY
philipthomas : You will definitely be looking at a 97+ percentile.

dlcbb5a735 : PROFILE 9/7/10 EWS MALE NON ENGINEER. HOW MUCH PERCENTILE FOR ABC
philipthomas : You will require a 95+ percentile.

venic : WHAT SHOULD BE ONES STRATEGY IN THESE LAST 4 MONTHS
philipthomas : Focus on Basics in August , advanced level in September , do a complete revision in October and do only tests and mocks in November.

harius : ANOTHER QUESTION, IN DILR THE PREP FROM MY SIDE IS DONE TILL BASICS, LIKE EXC (A) OF ARRANGEMENTS, DISTRIBUTION, SELECTION, BAR CHARTS AND LIKE WISE. BUT WHEN I AM GIVING AIMCATS I AM NOT EVEN ABLE TO CLEAR THE SECTIONAL CUTOFF FOR DILR. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT TO DO AFTER THIS.
supratim : Write online sectional tests.

anmol : SIR IN MOCKS I HAVE ATTEMPTED 14 QUESTIONS BUT GOT 10 WRONG BUT AFTER THE MOCK I WAS ABLE TO SOLVE SAME QUESTIONS 80% AURACY WHAT SHOULD I DO
supratim : Find out what went wrong. Practise more so that you do not repeat those mistakes.

harius : ALSO FOR QUANTS AND DILR IS EXC A AND EXC-B ALONG WITH SECTIONALS ENOUGH OR DO I NEED TO DO ARUN SHARMA OR SOME OTHER BOOK?
supratim : You have to write online sectional tests.

ds : WHAT IS THE STRATEGY TO SCORE WELL IN THE QUANT SECTION FOR CAT 2025? MY MATH ISN'T THAT GOOD, I AM NOT EVEN ABLE TO ATTEMPT THE QUANT SECTION IN AIMCATS ALSO, WHICH CHAPTERS ARE IMPORTANT THAT I SHOULD FOCUS ON SO THAT I CAN SCORE ATLEAST ENOUGH TO MEET THE CAT CUTOFF
supratim : Start with arithmetic chapters. Solve 25 questions of quant/day. You will start getting confidence after a month ( after solving 750 questions)

gaurav : I AM A WORKING PROFESSIONAL CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN AN ONLINE FLEXIBLE COURSE. I DEDICATE 2 TO 3 HOURS DAILY FOR CAT PREPARATION. HOW SHOULD I APPROACH THE EXAM? WHAT SHOULD BE MY PREPARATION STRATEGY? FOR EXAMPLE,IN CASE OF VARC, I FIRST COMPLETE THE VARC SYLLABUS AND THEN MOVE ON TO SECTIONAL TESTS? COULD YOU PLEASE GUIDE ME ON HOW TO PROCEED EFFECTIVELY?
supratim : Daily schedule- 15 q of quant, 3 LR-DI sets , 3 RCs. Increase the work load on holidays/off day/ weekends.

anmol : SIR THIS TIME IN AIMCAT2615 WAS ABLE TO SOLVE ONLY 1 SET AND THAT TOO ONLY 4 QUESTION IS THIER ANYTHING WHICH I SHOULD DO TO IMPROVE ATTEMPTS IN LRDI
supratim : You should solve all LR-DI sets from past AIMCATs and you should write online sectional tests.

shikhar : HI THIS TIME IN LRDI I TOOK 24 MINUTES FOR THE LIMESTONE SET AND 16 MINUTES FOR ARRANGEMENT SET. I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO LOOK AT ANY OTHER SET. DO I NEED TO IMPROVE MY TIME MANAGEMENT IF I'M TARGETING 2.5 TO 3 SETS ON CAT DAY
thomas : The sets this timebwere difficult as there were only 4 sets. 2 sets is a very good attempt rate and when the sets are easier, you can easily reach 3. Just continue what you are doing

aswathy : I FOUND MY SCORES IN VARC IS DECREASING ALARMINGLY. MAY I PLEASE KNOW THE STRATEGY TO BE FOLLOWED TO IMPROVE MY VARC SCORES?
ashwinvariyar : You need to do 2 things: 1) Pick last 2-3 AIMCATs. Go through the solutions. If possible resolve the section without time limit and see where you are at. You need to go through the solutions to understand your mistakes. 2) Play around with your strategy while attempting VARC - RCs 1st then VA, VA 1st then RCs, or VA-RC-VA-RC etc

joshi : SIR FACING DIFFICULTLY WHILE SOLVING QUESTION IN QUANTS AS WHILE SOLVING QUESTION I AM UNABLE TO UNDERSTAND AND HOW TO TACKLE IT
supratim : Solve questions from SM first. Concept questions followed by both exercise. Take help of classes/teachers if and when you are facing difficulty.

yash : GOOD EVENING PROFS. I HAVE TWO QUERIES REGARDING MY PREPARATION:
thomas : Post your questions

sa : PLEASE SUGGEST IF I SHOULD DO CAT PYQ FIRST OR SECTIONAL TEST
supratim : Sectional tests followed by CAT PYQ.

atheen : HELLO SIR, I AM NOT ABLE TO PROPERLY ALLOCATE TIME FOR VARC SECTION AND THAT IS MAKING ME SKIP SOME EASIER QUESTIONS. IN LRDI, I AM CHOOSING A SET FIRST BUT SOMETIMES I AM GETTING STRUCK IN THAT SET AND BECAUSE OF THAT LOOSING LOT OF TIME. HOW TO OVERCOME THIS?
thomas : Set selection will gradually improve as you become familiar with more models. For this you need to practice as many sets as you can. In varc, stick to a 25 minutes cutoff for rc and the remaining 15 for va

yuvaraja : IN VARC SECTION , IN RC I CAN ABLE TO ELIMINATE THE TWO OPTIONS FROM GIVEN FOUR . BUT AFTER SEEING THE RESULTS , THE 2ND OPTION WHICH I THE LEFT IS CORRECT FROM THE SELECTED TWO OPTION, HOW CAN I OVERCOME THIS , ANY SUGGESTIONS ?
philipthomas : When you are left with 2 options , identify the difference between these options , if you can spot the difference you can fix the answer, if you are not able to do that , you will have to leave the question.

sa : CAN I SKIP DI AND ONLY FOCUS ON LR IF I AM WEAK IN CALCULATIVE DI?
supratim : You can not skip DI. You can spend 15 minutes /day in speed maths book for next 20 days and improve your calculation speed.

joshi : SIR EVEN AFTER SOLVING SM BOOK FOR QUANTS STILL I AM FACING DIFFICULTLY WHILE SOLVING EACH OF THE QUESTION
supratim : Write online sectional tests.

patel : HI , I HAVE FINISHED MY ARITHMETIC SYLLABUS AND GIVEN SECTIONALS AS WELL , BUT STILL I AM SCORING 10-11 MARKS , HOW TO INCREASE THIS TO 30 , PLEASE HELP
supratim : Keep on revising arithmetic chapters. Start solving algebra chapters one by one. Solve 20 questions/day. After 20 days from today ( after doing 400 q) you will start getting results.

yash : 1. MY VARC ACCURACY IS CONSISTENTLY STUCK AT 75% OR SO. I AM USING THE STRATEGY OF ATTEMPTING ALL THE NON-RC QUESTIONS AND THEN TWO PASSAGES, PREFERABLY DATA-DRIVEN OR STATISTIC BASED. TO IMPROVE, I TRY AND SOLVE ONE RC PASSAGE A DAY. IS THERE ANYTHING MORE I CAN DO TO IMPROVE THE ACCURACY?
tarannumraza : A good daily practice is 3 passages a day, wherein you can scan & decide on the order of passages to attempt. This will help in choosing the correct passages. Plus attempting a passage at the end is wrong as one tends to rush through the reading & hence the understanding suffers.

hritik : I'M A WORKING PROFESSIONAL, I ONLY CAN GIVE 6 HOURS A DAY, IM REALLY CONFUSED WHAT SHOULD BE MY STRATEGY NOW BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF SYLLABUS LEFT AND THERE IS LOT OF MATERIAL TO DO, AFTER EACH TOPIC I DO HANDOUTS AND EXERCISE FROM MATERIAL AFTER THAT I NOT GETTING MUCH TIME FOR THE AIMCAT, ANALYSIS, SAMCATS , SECTIONAL.
supratim : Replied.

joshi : SIR FOR INCREASING CALCULATION IN QUANTS SPEED ENHANCEMENT BOOK OF TIME IS SUFFICIENT?
supratim : Yes.

hritik : ALSO NO ENOUGH TIME OF REVISION. WHAT SHOULD BE MY STRATEGY HOW MUCH TIME WHAT SHOULD I PICK UP AND COMPLETE BETWEEN THOSE 6 HOURS EACH DAY, AS I HAVE LOT OF DIFFERENT MATERIAL IT IS OVERWHELMING.CAN YOU PLS GIVE ME A STRATEGY WHAT TO FOLLOW
supratim : Solve SMs first followed by online sectional tests.

yash : 2. I AM STRUGGLING IN QA. IN CLASS AND WHILE SOLVING EXERCISES AT HOME, I AM ABLE TO SOLVE QA QUESTIONS WITH CONSIDERABLE SPEED AND ACCURACY, MAINLY BECAUSE I COME FROM A TECHNICAL BACKGROUND. BUT DURING THE EXAMINATION, IT SO HAPPENS THAT I AM BARELY ABLE TO FINISH MY ROUND-1 QUESTIONS. HOW DO I OVERCOME THIS?
supratim : Why don't you make exam a daily habit? Write online sectional test everyday.

hehhe : HELLO SIR MY SCORES IN AIMCAT ARE FLUCTUATING, HOW SHOULD I BRING CONSISTENCY
philipthomas : Analyse and identify the areas and questions where there is no consistency and work upon those areas/ question types , for example , if you find that passages on economics are difficult , work more on such topics till you become comfortable. You can also go back and do foundation level sectional tests in these areas so that you start getting the correct answers and then move on to the intermediate level.

anurag : UNABLE TO SCORE IN DILR (SYLLABUS IS LAGGING IN COACHING TOO) - WHAT WOULD BE THE ALTERNATIVE TO GO FOR TO STUDY DILR IN A WAY THAT WOULD HELP SOLVE DURING AIMCATS. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SCORE VARIED SCORES FROM 60 -91 (PERCENTILE 90-96) BUT I LAG IN ENGLISH AND DILR (ENGLISH I THINK CAN BE DONE WITH TIME) BUT I NEED SOME GUIDANCE TOWARDS WHERE TO STUDY DILR FROM
supratim : Solve SM booklets of both LR and DI followed by online sectional tests.

priyanshi : I AM STRUGGLING WITH LRDI AND VARC PLEASE GIVE ME SOME TIPS TO CRACK
tarannumraza : Focus on RCs and para-summary first. Practice from the study material- booklets, handouts, online-sectional tests. In 2 weeks include the the other question types too. For RCs, you can list the keywords as you read. Makes it easier to trace the idea flow & catch the central idea plus tone.

venic : WHAT SHOULD BE THE APPROACH FOR SCORING 90-95 PERCENTILE IN TH E MAIN CAT EXAM
supratim : You should solve 20 Q of quant/day, 4 sets of DI-LR/day and 4 RCs/day. Write online online sectional tests regularly. Keep on writing AIMCATs.

hana : THESE ARE MY PAST 6 AIMCAT SCORE (FROM EARLIEST TO LATEST): 76, 80, 86, 79, 70, 73. IAM SCORING CONSISTENTLY 30+ IN VARC, 20S IN QA. BUT DILR IS WHERE I AM FLUCTUATING A LOT (SWINGING FROM 12 TO 30). WHATEVER I SEEM TO DO, I AM NOT ABLE TO IMPROVE MUCH. I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO GET AT LEAST 2 MORE QUESTIONS CORRECT IN EACH SECTION. WITH ONLY 2HRS TO DEDICATE EACH DAY, HOW DO I MAKE SURE TO GET THE MOST OF MY PREP?
supratim : Solve LRs from SM followed by LR-DI sectional tests.

yash : 3. I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM MY PREPARATION STRATEGY. SINCE I AM A STUDENT AND A LATE JOINEE, I HAVE A GOAL TO COMPLETE THE QA ARETHMETIC SECTION AND TOPICAL EXERCISES FROM VA BOOK BY MID-AUGUST. I CAN ONLY RESUME PREPARATION FROM SEPTEMBER AND I PLAN ON COMPLETING MORE THAN HALF THE SYLLABUS OF DI AND FURTHER ALGEBRA BY MID-SEPTEMBER. I CAN THEN COMPLETE THE FINAL STRETCH OF THE SYLLABUS BY MID-OCTOBER?
supratim : It's not about it's about learning, retaining and applying the acquired knowledge. So write online sectional tests regularly. Do not miss any AIMCAT even when you are not getting time to do basic studies for a few days.

hana : ALSO MY ACCURACY IN VARC SECTION IS LOW (60-70%). I AM ALREADY FOLLOWING THIS DAILY ROUTINE: 1 AEON ESSAY, 1 RC SECTIONALS/ GRAMMAR TESTS, AND VA QUESTIONS IF TIME PERMITS. BUT I’M UNABLE TO IMPROVE MY ACCURACY. WHAT AM I MISSING?
ashwinvariyar : Go through the solutions of some of your AIMCATs to check what kind of mistakes did you commit? Were there avoidable mistakes, silly mistakes etc as a starting point

joshi : SIR/ MA'AM IN VARC PASSAGES I AM STRUGGLING EVEN AFTER READING THE PARAGRAPH AT THE TIME OF SOLVING QUESTION AGAIN I READ IT ONE MORE TIME I TAKES TIME FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND THE PARAGRAPH AND EVEN AFTER READING I STILL MAKE MISTAKES IN QUESTION
philipthomas : You need to do a recap of each paragraph before you take up the next paragraph while doing the first reading of a passage , that prevent your need for going back to the passage while answering the questions , thereby you save time and gain on accuracy.

hritik : I'M WORKINGING CURRENTLY, I ONLY CAN GIVE 6 HOURS A DAY, IM REALLY CONFUSED WHAT SHOULD BE MY STRATEGY NOW BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF SYLLABUS LEFT AND THERE IS LOT OF MATERIAL TO DO, AFTER EACH TOPIC I DO HANDOUTS AND EXERCISE FROM MATERIAL AFTER THAT I NOT GETTING MUCH TIME FOR THE AIMCAT, ANALYSIS, SAMCATS , SECTIONAL.
supratim : 20 questions of quant/day, 4 LR-DI sets/day, 4 RCs/day. Follow the schedule. Write AIMCATs/tests on weekends/on holidays/on off-day.

raechel : WHAT SHOULD BE THE DAILY SCHEDULE GIVEN I HAVE COMPLETED THE BASIC PREP AND SCORING AROUND 70 PERCENTILE IN MOCKS
supratim : Solve 20 questions of quant/day, 4 LR-DI sets/day, 4 RCs/day.

abcd : HELLO SIR, I RECENTLY BEGAN MY PREPARATION FOR CAT. I'M UNSURE IF I'LL BE ABLE TO COMPLETE SYLLABUS AND SCORE WELL WITHIN THE GIVEN TIME BECAUSE THERE ARE ONLY 4 MONTHS LEFT. I AM IN MY FINAL YEAR OF COLLEGE SO I CAN ONLY DEDICATE 5 HOURS PER DAY. PLEASE SUGGEST FEW TIPS
supratim : Doing 20 QA questions daily will help you to solve 2000 questions in 100 days! Same with RCs ( 4 RCs/day), and LR-DI ( 4 sets/day). You can increase the work load if need be.

raechel : HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VARC SCORE, IT IS COMING IN SINGLE DIGITS IN LAST FEW MOCKS
philipthomas : Suggest that you focus only on the RC section for the next 2/3 mocks and then take up the VA section also.

joshi : SIR FOR PERCENTAGES AND PROFIT AND SOLVE SHOULD I DAILY SOOVE QUESTIONS OF IT ?
supratim : Solve 20 questions/day from that chapter for next 5 to 6 days ( concept questions, exercise a , exercise b, sectional tests)

raechel : HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY COMPREHENSION SKILL FOR RCS, I AM ABLE TO GO THROUGH 2 RCS AND MOCK, BUT ACCURACY IS THE PROBLEM
philipthomas : Do a recap of each paragraph before moving on to the next paragraph in the initial reading of the passage.

vithun : SIR I AM A FULL-TIME CAT ASPIRANT, WHAT SHOULD BE MY DAILY TARGETS. IF I AM SPENDING AT LEAST 8 HOURS A DAY FOR CAT.
supratim : Measure your work according to accomplished tasks at hand not by hours! Daily schedule - 20 questions of quant, 4 RCs, 4 LR-DI sets.

joshi : AS I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION AFTER READING NEWSPAPER SHOULD I SUMMARIZE IT AND WRITE IT ON MY ON POINTS DOES IT WILL HELP IN VARC ?
philipthomas : Not the entire newspaper , only the lead article which is always adjacent to the editorial.

ds : WHAT IS THE IDEAL AMOUNT OF TIME ONE SHOULD DEDICATE TO PREPARATION EACH DAY IN ORDER TO COVER ALL THREE SUBJECTS EFFECTIVELY?
supratim : Focus at tasks at hand not time. 20 QA/day, 4 RCs/day. 4 LR-DI sets/day.

mary : IF I AM STARTING MY PREPARATION NOW. FROM TODAY AUG 1 TO NOV 20. WHAT SHOULD BE MY STRATEGY IF I AM PUTTING MY 100% EFFORT? CAN I GET A PROPER PLAN FOR WHAT CHAPTERS I NEED TO FOCUS MORE IN QA. HOW MUCH TIME I SHOULD DIVIDE FOR EACH SECTIONS. ASSUMING I AM FAST GRASPER, CAN I EVEN GET MY SCORE REACH UPTO 80 IN MOCKS AND AIMCATS ?
supratim : Focus on daily schedule - 20 quant questions, 4 RCs, 4 LR-DI sets.

hritik : HOW TO REVISION SIR, FOR QUANTS LETS SAY AFTER REVSING THE CONCEPTS I GOT THROUGHT THE HANDOUT QUESTION AND EXCERSIE QUESTIONS AND SEE THROUGH EACH QUESTIONS THERE TOTAL QUETIONS COMES AROUND 100 WHICH I REVISE AND I TAKE ME 4 DAYS TO REVISE 1 TOPIC COMPLETELY, HOW TO FASTEN UP AND IMPROVE RETENTION OF CONCEPTS AND QUESTIONS
supratim : Write online sectional tests. 4 days is fine for a topic if you learn properly. Learning 14 chapters in 56 days is good enough to get 99.99 percentile in quant even on a bad day. But the key is learning!

joshi : IN LR EVEN AFTER APPLYING RULES WHICH ARE GIVEN IN QUESTION SOMETIMES THE CONCEPT GETS DIFFICULTLY TO SOLVE IT AND AS AFTER APPLYING IT I GET WORNG ANSWER HOW TO DEAL WITH IT
supratim : Solve online sectional tests. Go through solutions of all Di-LR sets of AIMCATs already written.

suryansh : HELLO SIR I WAS SCRORING ABOVE 30 IN VARC IN MOCKS BUT PAST AIMCATS HAVE GIVEN ME REALLY SCORE LIKE 18 AND EVEN 1 IM JUST TOO OVERWHELMED
tarannumraza : Good that you are scoring well. For this AIMCAT,go through the analysis and find out where you went wrong - were you careless? did you rush through the passages? Did you read the directions well? The answers will help you while taking the next tests. Keep on with your practice. You will do well.

aarav : HI, MY QUESTION IS IN DILR SECTION, FROM WHERE WE CAN PRACTISE SIMILAR SETS WHICH COME IN AIMCATS. AS, I FOUND THEM VERY DIFFERENT AND UNIQUE WHILE SOLVING IN LIMITED TIME.
supratim : Revise/solve all past AIMCATs. Solve online sectional tests.

diya : SIR DO U HAVE ANY CONCENTRATION BUILDING TIPS LIKE BREATHING EXERCISES OR SOMETHING.
tarannumraza : For the VARC section, writing down the key words helps to keep your mind on what you are reading.Breathing exercises too help.

aarav : IN VARC I ATTEMPTED 14 QUESTIONS, BUT GOT 8 WRONG AND 6 CORRECT. HOW CAN I IMPROVE ACCURACY IN THIS SECTION?
philipthomas : Do 3 AIMCATs and then analyse , one AIMCAT by itself will not show a trend.

hritik : DO YOU THINK THIS IS A GOOD APPROACH FOR REVISING
supratim : Take pen and paper and solve it.

suryansh : SIR IT FELT LIKE I DID FINE BUT I JUST GOT 4 RIGHT ANSWERS, I DONT UNDERSTAND HOW TO GO FORWARD
supratim : Go through the solutions to find what went wrong. Practise more to avoid such mistakes.