endo : WHETHER THE VARC PART WAS DIFFICULT IN THIS AIMCAT?
philipthomas : Not so when compared to the recent AIMCATs

paridhi : WHAT SHOULD BE THE SCHEDULE TO PREPARE FOR DILR? HOW DO WE TACKLE THE HARDER SETS IN DILR?
supratim : If you are starting now or started preparing long ago but finding the section difficult in AIMCATs then please follow the steps - 1. Solve 3 analytical puzzles everyday for the next 10 days and revise percentages-profit-loss chapter. 2. Start solving 2 sets of DI from DI booklet along with 2 sets of analytical puzzles daily after 10/12 days from today. 3. Start writing one online sectional tests of DI/LR from end of this month ( August) and continue to revise all AIMCAT sets. You will start seeing consistent outcome by first/second week of September onwards.

priya : HOW TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY IN QUANT?
sathyanarayanan : nsure you practise with strict time limits. The key is to identify questions that should be attempted from the given set of questions. Analyse all the incorrect questions and the unattempted questions. That will give you better clarity on questions to attempt moving forward.

pp : HOW TO IMPROVE MY MARKS IN AIM CATS
tarannumraza : Proper analysis of the AIMCATs & working on the weak areas.

hycb4a157 : HOW TO IMPROVE VARC? FOR LAST 4 MOCK MY MARKS ARE CONSISTENTLY LOW SO PLEASE TELL ME HOW SHOULD I ANALYSIS MY CURRENT SITUATION?
philipthomas : Do sectionals to understand where you are lagging, once that has been identified , seek the help of your mentor to sort out the problems.

priya : HOW MANY QUNAT/ DILR/ VARC QUESTIONS SHOULD WE DO DAILY NOW?
supratim : Solve 3 RCs, 3 DI/LR sets , 20 quant questions daily. Increase your pace after a month or so.

ngca4a583 : I FOUND QUANT SECTION VERY HARD IN THIS AIMCAT ALONG WITH DILR ?
supratim : There are enough easy quant questions and DI/LR set(s) even in a hard paper. Solve all questions of this AIMCAT for both sections and do that for last 5 AIMCATs. You will get an idea about what went wrong in the paper. Then apply your learnings from next AIMCAT onwards.

vritty : WHAT SHOULD BE THE PREPARATION STRATEGY FOR QUANTS FROM BASICS TO DIFFICULT QUESTIONS
supratim : 1. Solve the following 3 chapters from book -a) simple equations, ratio-proportion-variation, c) percentages-profit-loss 2. Solve 20 questions / day from study material booklet ( Exercise A and B both). - you will take approx 10 days to solve those 3 chapters. 3. Please spend 15 /20 minutes time in improving calculations for the next 15 days. Solve from speed maths book. 4. Start solving other arithmetic chapters from 20th August onwards. First arithmetic chapters, followed by algebra chapters.

asli : I AM SCORING LOW MARKS IN VARC IN WHICH I USED TO SCORE HIGH MARKS IN THE BEGINNING. I AM NOT UNDERSTANDING WHAT IS GOING WRONG WITG RC. HOW CAN I IMPROVE MARKS IN VARC
tarannumraza : This happens if you are not regular with practice. It is your naturally strong area. Attempt 3/4 RCs daily in one go. Analyse on the same day. Take up two types of para-based questions each week for practice. Read carefully & pay attention to proper elimination of questions. The sub-area analysis of the AIMCATs will help in identifying question types that you are getting wrong. Also if you are rushing through the easy/medium difficulty level questions. With regular practice, you will do well.

anonymous : HOW TO ANALYSE AIMCAT SCORES?
supratim : You have to solve each question(set) section wise which you have not got right or left unanswered. Do it section wise for all AIMCATs.

ragavi : HOW MANY QUESTIONS IN VARC SECTION SAID TO BE GOOD ATTEMPT ?
philipthomas : 15 to 17 attempts are good enough for a cutoff score.

muskan : HOW TO ANALYSE MOCKS EFFECTIVELY?
asim : Check https://www.time4education.com/local/articlecms/page.php?id=1658#:~:text=After%20each%20AIMCAT%2C%20spend%20at,left%20unattempted%20during%20the%20AIMCAT.

harshit : I LACK ACCURACY IN VARC
tarannumraza : Generally, students tend to attend more questions in VARC. Make sure that you eliminate the options carefully.

pratiksha : I AM FACING PROBLEM IN RC. IN THIS AIMCAT, I ATTEMPTED 8 QUESTIONS OUT OF WHICH 7 I GOT WRONG AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED IT AGAIN TODAY I GOT 6 OUT OF 7 RIGHT AND THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED IN PREVIOUS AIMCATS SO I AM NOT GETTING WHAT I AM LACKING
philipthomas : Go back to the RC passages in your study material, once you start doing better , change over to the sectional tests , from here you should move to the SAMCATs and later the AIMCATs

pp : HOW TO IMPROVE THE SCORE?? I'M PRACTICING DAILY BUT THERE IS NO IMPROVEMENT IN MY MARKS
sathyanarayanan : Ensure you practise with strict time limits. The key is to identify questions that should be attempted from the given set of questions. Analyse all the incorrect questions and the unattempted questions. That will give you better clarity on questions to attempt moving forward.

anonymous : WHEN WILL MAT REG START AND WILL WE BE INFORMED ABOUT IT? ALSO WHAT ARE THE INSTITUTIONS WHICH ACCEPT MAT SCORES. PLEASE KINDLY ELUCIDATE ON THIS MATTER
asim : Its advisable to write MAT in December as by then your preparation for CAT will be over. The notification usually comes out in September, you can check here https://www.time4education.com/local/articlecms/notifications.php?course=CAT/MBA

bhavika : MY ACCURACY HAS GONE DOWN OR DUE TO OVER CONFIDENCE. MY WRONG QUESTIONS WERE MORE THIS TIME. I FEEL THIS AIMCAT WAS RELATIVELY EASY THAN BEFORE. BUT CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THE PREPARATION SCHEDULE NOW ? WHAT IT SHOULD BE ? HOW MUCH TIME SHOULD BE GIVEN TO ALL 3 SECTIONS DAILY.
tarannumraza : The difficulty level of the AIMCATs will vary. You have to be careful that you take each test seriously. Revise concepts before taking the test, esp for topics you practiced some time back. Time allotted per day will depend on how many hours you can take out for the preparation. Give more time to your weak area. AIMCAT analysis will help you identify where you are going wrong: weak fundamentals/ rushing through the questions/ not scanning the paper to make proper choice of questions...Use the question paper tab in the test to see the full section(questions without options) to decide which passages/ questions to answer .

palak : HOW TO IMPROVE MY SCORE IN EVERY MOCK IT IS GOING DOWN ONLY
tarannumraza : Do proper analysis of the the previous mocks. Check if there is any particular question type that you are regularly getting wrong. Work on improving in such areas/topics/question types. Check if your choice of questions is right- are you attempting the easy/medium questions or not. Practice in the days between the AIMCATs.

soni : I AM FACING PROBLEM IN RC BASICALLY IN IDENTIFYING THE MEANING OF THE PARA.
tarannumraza : Look for keywords that define the para. Central idea & tone to be identified as for passages.

taps : HOW MANY QUESTIONS TO SOLVE FROM EACH SECTION TO GET 99%TILE IN EACH SECTION?
supratim : It varies with paper difficulty level. You may get an idea by looking at your AIMCAT papers/results which you have already written.

raunak : HOW TO IMPROVE DILR?
sathyanarayanan : Practice and familiarity are the key to scoring well in DILR. Ensure you practise with a timed environment.

raavi : I AM FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO MANAGE JOB AND CAT PREPARATION. HOW TO MANAGE TIME?
philipthomas : If your job is disrupting your preparation, you should either take leave or resign.

muskan : HOW TO IDENTIFY WEAK AREA?
supratim : Write online sectional tests in different areas. Your scores will point out weak areas.

raunak : HOW DO I IMPROVE IN DILR SECTION?
supratim : It will take a months time. If you are starting now or started preparing long ago but finding the section difficult in AIMCATs then please follow the steps - 1. Solve 3 analytical puzzles everyday for the next 10 days and revise percentages-profit-loss chapter. 2. Start solving 2 sets of DI from DI booklet along with 2 sets of analytical puzzles daily after 10/12 days from today. 3. Start writing one online sectional tests of DI/LR from end of this month ( August) and continue to revise all AIMCAT sets. You will start seeing consistent outcome by first/second week of September onwards.

neha : CAN I GET A GOOD CAT PERCENTILE IF I START PREPARING FROM NOW ON??
philipthomas : Yes if you prepare in a systematic manner.

kevy : WHAT SHOULD BE THE PREPARTATION STRATEGY IN QUANTS IF I AM STARTING WITH MY ALGEBRA NOW AND GEOMETRY AND MORDERN MATHS IS STILL LEFT. HOW MUCH TIME IN MONTHS SHOULD I GIVE TO COMPLETE QUANT’S SYLLABUS?
supratim : Solve 20 questions/day. You will solve approx 1200 questions in the next 2 months.

soni : WHAT SHOULD I DO I AM UNABLE TO IDENTIFY MOST OF THE DIFFICULT WORD MEANING SHOULD I START LEARNING MORE SUCH WORDS
tarannumraza : Well, a good vocabulary will always be very helpful. You can revise the vocab handouts + go through the E-book on vocab. Try to understand the contextual meaning of the word. Has it been used in a positive/negative/neutral way?

gunjan : IN LAST AIMCAT I GOT 27 MARKS IN DILR BUT THIS TIME I GOT ONLY 10 MARKS.WHILE SOLVING THE SETS I FOUND THEM TOUGH TO CRACK.AM I LACKING PRACTICE OR CONCEPTS OR THE SETS WERE ON A DIFFICULT SIDE THIS TIME?
supratim : Do not worry. You just need to practise more. Revise all sets from previous AIMCATs.

palak : IN THIS MOCK THE QUANT SECTION WAS VERY DIFFICULT EVEN AFTER COMPLETING MOST OF THE SYLLABUS IT WAS LIKE I WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEMPT MORE THAN 3 QUESTIONS
supratim : Spend time in identifying the right questions to answer. Divide the section in 2 halves - 11Q each and dedicate 20 min for each half. In that 20 min/half , you should spend 3/4 min to find out the right questions and then spend 15 min solving them. ( Along with this paper writing strategy, please focus on revision of all quant chapters/topics)

soni : ATLEAST HOW MANY RC SHOULD BE PRACTICE IN A DAY.
philipthomas : Start with one a day and keep stepping it up till you reach 4 passages .

raunak : I AM FACING PROBLEM IN PARA COMPLETION, WHAT SHOULD BE A PROPER APPROACH TO TACKLE WITH THIS?
tarannumraza : Read the given sentence. Spot the proper nouns, conjunctions or pronouns. They help in connecting sentences. Then read the para with the blanks, checking for logical flow across the blanks. When there is a break in logical consistency, put the given sentence in the blank & read.

gowthaman : IS IT ADVISABLE TO TAKE SNAP ALL THREE ATTEMPTS? BECAUSE THERE IS NO SCALING SCORE.
supratim : You are writing CAT once in one year and thinking of getting a good percentile. Same can be done with SNAP. Still if need be then you can take a second attempt. But its important to change the mindset and take the challenge head on.

gul : + HOW MANY ATTEMPTS SHOULD I GIVE FOR SNAP AND IS IT WORTH IT
asim : If you are confident of doing well then one attempt is sufficient, otherwise if money is not a constraint then you write it more than once.

gowthaman : IS NMAT OFFICIAL GUIDE IS SUFFICIENT TO SCORE 230+ IN NMAT 2024?
asim : Please take the AIM NMAT of T.I.M.E. without fail.

akhilan : I AM 9 9 9 GEM FRESHER HOW MUCH MIN PERCENTILE SHOULD I SCORE IN CAT 2024 TO GET ATLEAST CALL FROM ANY IIM? OR IDEAL PERCENTILE GET INTO ANY 1 IIM?
philipthomas : Nothing less than a 97 percentile

a : I ALWAYS GET NEAR TO 20 PERCENTILE (EXCEPT FOR 2 AIMCATS WHERE I GOT 40 AND 48 PERCENTILE). WHAT SHOULD I DO TO IMPROVE MYSELF?
asim : Your basics are not clear, please start with the basic study material, discuss your doubts regularly with faculty members

soni : ATLEAST HOW MANY DILR SET AND QUANT QUESTION SHOULD BE PRACTICE IN A DAY.
supratim : 20 questions of quant, 3 sets of DI/LR.

sakshi : WHAT KIND OF DIFFICULTY LEVEL OF QUANT WE CAN EXPECT IN THE UPCOMING AIMCAT
asim : Hey! we do not disclose this information in advance.

raunak : I AM INTERESTED IN HR DOMAIN, WHAT ARE THE MOST RELEVANT CERTIFICATIONS THAT I SHOULD DO?
asim : Right now please focus on your preparation for CAT, do not invest time in other activities as pursuing certifications.

akhilan : HOW DOES DOING MBA IN IIT DIFFERS FROM IIM? CAN WE CHOOSE IIT OVER BABY IIMS? IS THE OUTCOME SAME FROM DOING FROM BOTH?
philipthomas : Suggest that you focus on doing well in the CAT, you can decide where to join after you get your final selections.

gunjan : MY PERCENTILE IN 5 AIMCATS I HAVE GIVEN SO FAR IS-91.5,96.3,84.5,91.3AND 77.7.THIS TIME I GOT LESS THAN 80 PERCENTILE EVEN AFTER PRACTICING REGULARLY.I DON'T KNOW WHERE AM I LACKING? PLEASE GIVE SOME SUGGESTIONS ON THIS BEHALF.
supratim : It happens. Do not worry. Find out where you went wrong in questions/set selections in each section. You will get your mistakes. Do not repeat those mistakes from next AIMCAT onwards. Keep on working hard.

sakshi : IS PRACTISING LEVEL 2 AND LEVEL 3 QUESTION OF ALGEBRA AND GEOMETRY CAN HELP ME TO GET HIGHER MARKS IN CAT
supratim : Yes provided you are revising all AIMCAT papers too and writing online sectional tests.

hyca4a368 : IN VARC I AM ABLE TO ATTEMPT 3 FULL RCS WITH AROUND 70% ACCURACY BY SPENDING ALMOST 32 MINS AND REST OF THE 8 QUESTIONS I TAKE UP VA TITA QUESTIONS WHERE MY ACCURACY IS DICEY BUT AVOID LOOKING AT PARA SUMMARIES. IS THIS IS GOOD STRATEGY?
tarannumraza : You can work on reducing the time for the RCs...can skip the difficult questions. Para summaries are like small RCs. The options are close, so read carefully.

harsh : IS IT GOOD TO GIVE AIM CAT AFTER GETTING DISAPPOINTMENT IN EVERY AIM CAT?
tarannumraza : It is very good to practice the areas/topics you thought you knew ell but faltered in them in the AIMCAT. Enough time to pull up your socks & get down to daily practice. Keep taking the AIMCATs . Analyse the test. Identify & work on the weaknesses.

sakshi : HOW MANY HOURS DO YOU SUGGEST TO WORK ON ALL SECTIONS, TO GET A CALL FROM BLACKI
supratim : Take as many hours as needed to solve 4 passages/day, solve 3 LR/DI sets/day and 20 quant questions/day. Increase pace after a month after looking at your own AIMCAT score and percentile both.

sb : FOR DILR, I AM CHOOSING THE RIGHT SETS BUT STRUGGLING WITH TIME MANAGEMENT. HOW CAN I MANAGE TIME WHILE SOLVING THIS SECTION?
supratim : Start solving one set right consistently from next AIMCATs. Do it for next 3 AIMCATs. Then you will start thinking of getting 2 sets right.

hyca4a368 : IN DILR, I AM ABLE TO CRACK A SET BUT TO SOLVE ANOTHER SET I WILL BE LEFT WITH 15 MINS OF THE SECTION AND END UP NOT SOLVING THE 2ND SET? IS THERE ANY WAY I CAN BRIDGE THIS GAP AND SOLVE 2 COMPLETE SETS?
supratim : 1. Write online sectional tests of DI/LR, 2. Revise DI/LR from all previous AIMCATs. 3. Please remember solving a DI/LR set may not mean solving all questions. Why do not you try for 2/3 questions from the second set which you try. There may be 2/3 questions which can be done in the time left with you.

sakshi : IM A LIFE SCIENCE STUDENT WITH 889 PROFILE FRESHER HOW MUCH PERCENTILE IS REQUIRED TO INTO TO GET CALLS FROM BLACKI
supratim : You should look for 98+ percentile if from general category. BLACKI is not a homogeneous set. Each one has their own call giving criteria.

rohit : WHILE PREPARING FOR QUANTS FROM STUDY MATERIAL, IT TAKES ON AVERAGE 2 HOURS+ TO SOLVE 20 QUESTIONS FROM EXERCISE_(A) LEVEL QUESTIONS. IS THIS OKAY OR AM I DOING SOMETHING WRONG? CURRENTLY I AM DOING THIS EVERY DAY, SHOULD I KEEP THIS UP OR INCREASE FOCUS ON QUANTS? MY PREVIOUS QUANTS SCORE IN AIMCAT WAS 15(6 RIGHT & 3 WRONG).
supratim : Keep it up. Select the questions correctly so that you can get all 6 or 7 or 8 or 9 right instead of getting 6 right and 3 wrong. May be you reduce your attempt to 7 or 8 to get all right.

hyca4a368 : I AM A WORKING PROFESSIONAL AND DEVOTE ALMOST 10-12 HOURS WORKING, SPECIFICALLY IN QUANT I HAVE HUGE CHUNKS OF PORTION TO COMPLETE, ANY ADVISE ON HOW TO GO ABOUT IT?
supratim : Write one sectional test ( basic) in every 2 days and solve difficult questions of that particular chapter from the book for those 2 days. In a months time you will be able to solve almost all arithmetic and algebra chapters ( 15 chapters in 30 days if you take 2 days/chapter).

sb : FOR QA. I AM NOT GETTING THE DESIRED PERCENTILE IN ALL AIMCATS. I HAVE COVERED THE ENTIRE SYLLABUS BUT STRUGGLING WITH TIME MANAGEMENT AND CHOOSING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS. HOW DO I ANALYZE THAT THIS QUESTION IS RIGHT FOR ME OR NOT? I HAVE REALIZED THAT MY ALGEBRA IS ON LITTLE WEAKER SIDE. I AM CLEAR WITH MY CONCEPTS IN GEOMETRY BUT STRUGGLE WITH REMEMBERING THE FORMULAE AND ARITHMETIC AND NUMBERS ARE MY STRENGTHS. DO YOU HAVE ANY TIPS FOR ME TO MANAGE MY TIME AND IMPROVE MY ALGEBRA SECTION?
supratim : Preparation- please revise the chapters. Test taking strategy - divide the section in 2 parts - 11Q/part. Divide 40 min in 2 parts - 20 min each. Now dedicate 20 min for identifying(3/4 min) easy questions from the first 11Q and solve them.( 15 min). Repeat the process for the next 11Q.

sweta : SIR, EVEN AFTER COMPLETING THE WHOLE SYLLABUS, I STRUGGLE TO SOLVE 10 QUESTIONS IN QUANTS. IN VARC I AM ABLE TO ATTEMPT 20 QUESTIONS, BUT THE ACURACY IS ONLY AROUND 50 TO 60 PERCENT, SO WHICH STRATEGY SHOUD I FOLLOW, SHOULD I LOWER THE ATTEMPT RATE?. IN DILR I CAN ONLY SOLVE 1 SET, WHILE ANAYSING I CAN SOLVE ALL OF THEM SO BASICALLY I AM HAVING ISSUES IN SET SELECTION. ALSO, I GOT 87 PERCENTILE IN THIS AIMCAT, IS THIS CONSIDERED GOOD?
supratim : For a start, solve/revise last 5 AIMCATs - all 3 sections separately. For quant get back to study material booklet to revise. Write sectional tests for RC, DI/LR.

bhca4a382 : I HAD BEEN SCORING AROUND 70-80 PERCENTILE IN FIRST 10 AIMCATS BUT SUDDENLY FROM LAST 5 AIMCATS MY PERCENTILE IS ONLY AROUND 50S HOW CAN I IMPROVE IT TILL 98+ PERCENTILE WHAT MATERIALS SHOULD I REFER TO AND HOW TO CHANGE THIS APPROACH?
supratim : Please revise/solve the last 5 AIMCATs again. You will find out what went right and what went wrong. Start taking rectification measures for each section. Prepare a plan for improvement section wise.

hyca4a368 : ARE THE SELF ADMINISTERED AIMCATS AND REGULAR AIMCATS SIMILAR IN TERMS OF DIFFICULTY, NUMBER OF PEOPLE TAKING IT ETC?
supratim : Yes.

std : AT WHAT POINT ONE SHOULD DECIDE THAT THEY'RE NOT MADE FOR THIS EXAM AND LET GO?
supratim : After a min or so in quant. After 5 min or so in case of DI/LR sets.

sweta : SIR AFTER SOLVING 3 RCS I LEFT OUT WITH 13 TO 14 MINUTES, SO IN THAT TIME SHOULD I DO THE 4TH RC OR SOLVE VA QUESTIONS
philipthomas : Try the VA questions.

indian : WITHOUT TIME CONSTRAINT I AM ABLE TO SOLVE ANY AND ALL DILR SETS BUT IN AIMCAT I AM ABLE TO SOLVE 1 FULL AND 1 PARTIAL SET ONLY. THE ISSUE IS SPEED. HOW DO I IMPROVE IT? I AM ABLE TO SELECT THE EASY SETS AND MY SOLVING ABILITY IS NOT THE ISSUE
supratim : Write time bound sectional test everyday.

hsca4a019 : HOW MUCH TIME ARITHMETIC SECTION WOULD TAKE IF I START TODAY AND HOW CAN I COMPLETE IT
supratim : Approx 3 days/chapter if you solve 20/25 questions/day. So it will take approx 21 days for 7 chapters.

aslima : NOW I AM GOING GOOD IN DILR SECTION IN CAT. REST OF THE SECTIONS I AM NOT EVEN ABLE TO SCORE CUT OFF. HOW MANY QUESTIONS SHOUD I PRACTICE FROM EACH SECTIONS NOW
supratim : Solve at least 3 passages/day and 20 questions of quant/day.

123 : HELLO, I AM ABLE TO SCORE IN RC IN FOUNDATION N INTERMEDIATE LEVEL BUT UNABLE TO SOLVE THE RC IN AIMCAT AND AS A RESULT SCORES ARE VERY LOW IN VARC, WHAT TO DO ?
philipthomas : Could be more to do with time management rather than lack of skills. Suggest that for the next 3 AIMCATs, you do only the RCs in section1, the lack of pressure will enable you to do better.

mohammed : SIR MY VARC SCORE IS GETTING LOW I DAILY PRACTICE BY WRITING ONLINE SECTIONAL TEST IN THAN MY SCORE RANGES FOR 10 TO 20 DURING MOCK I GET LOW SCORE I GOT ONLY 4 TO 6 QUESTIONS CORRECT IN EVERY MOCK WHILE ANALYSING I FIND I NEED TO INCREASE MY COMPREHENDING SKILLS I ALSO CANT ABLE TO RETAIN THE KEY IDEAS OF THE PASSAGE
tarannumraza : Go through the booklets too. Take a mix of online sectional tests & booklet exercises. Focus on understanding what you are reading. Do not rush. Read the question carefully. You should know what is being asked. Remember that just because an option is true , it need not be the answer to the question. Learn to eliminate obviously wrong options, so that you can focus on the other options. You can write down the key words for each para.This will help you retain the idea flow. Have patience. Keep up your daily practice along with analysis. You will do well.

123 : AFTER COMPLETING ARITHMETIC WHAT TOPIC SHOULD I PICK NEXT, FOR CAT N NMAT?
supratim : Numbers followed by algebra chapters.

aslima : WHICH MATERIAL OF QUANT MUST BE REVISED MORE TO SCORE IN AIMCATS
supratim : You have to write moderate and difficult level of sectional tests. Along with that you have to revise previous AIMCATs.

bpca4a495 : I AM TAKING TOO MUCH TIME IN EVERY SECTION, HOW CAN I REDUCE THAT. IN THIS AIMCAT I COULD ONLY SOLVE 1 PART IN DILR
supratim : Write online sectional tests for LR/DI.

akhilan : SHOULD I LEAVE GEOMETRY AND MODERN MATH FULLY OR SHOULD I LEARN BASICS ON BOTH OF THESE?
supratim : Learn both. You have time. However arithmetic and algebra comes first in priority.

vish : SOR , WHAT TO DO IF I HAVE ALOT OF BACKLOGS
supratim : Spend time on todays task. After completing that take a few backlog. Do it everyday from now on.

bhca4a382 : I HAD BEEN SCORING AROUND 70-80 PERCENTILE IN FIRST 10 AIMCATS BUT SUDDENLY FROM LAST 5 AIMCATS MY PERCENTILE IS ONLY AROUND 50S HOW CAN I IMPROVE IT TILL 98+ PERCENTILE WHAT MATERIALS SHOULD I REFER AND HOW TO CHANGE THIS APPROACH? PLSSS REPLY
tarannumraza : Time to work on your daily practice schedule. Revise the basics done in the class. Take up questions from the study material. Take the online sectional tests, mixing the basic & the intermediate ones. Every AIMCAT is to be carefully analysed to identify weak areas/ topics...possible reasons for wrong answers. Consistent practice will be the way forward. Make a note of conceptual errors you are making & work on them.

sakshi : HOW MANY QUESTIONS ON AN AVERAGE WE SHOULD PRACTICE ON EACH TOPIC OF QUANT TO GET HIGHER PERCENTILE
supratim : Solve 20 questions of quant/day.

vish : I AM FINDING ALOT OF GAPS IN MY PREPARATION , INCLUDING REVISIONS , HUGE SYLLABUS WHICH IS STILL LEFT - HOW CAN I JUST GIVE AIMCATS SINCE MY PREP IS NOT FULLY DONE YET AT ALL
philipthomas : AIMCATs should be done only at intervals just to check where you stand with regard scores , speed and accuracy, so focus more on the syllabus , do not worry , you can do the AIMCATs later.

gul : SHOULD I REGISTER FOR SNAP?IS IT WORTH IT?
supratim : SIBM Pune and SCMHRD are very good colleges.

bpca4a495 : VARC SEEMS VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME SO WHAT SHOULD BE MY PREPARATION STRATEGY SO THAT I CAN IMPROVE MY SCORE
philipthomas : Focus on the basics , including Grammar and Vocab, this month. In September, move on to advanced levels, and in October do your revision . In November do only tests so that you can work out your strategy.

aslima : SHOULD SECTIONAL TESTS BE TAKEN ON DAILY BASIS?
supratim : Better if you can.

123 : IS GIVING ONE FULL LENGTH MOCKS WEEKLY ENOUGH FOR SCORING IN CAT?
supratim : Yes. You may increase pace in October if need be. But consistent from now on.

akhilan : SOLVING 20QST PER DAY IS FINE SIR BUT IT SHOULD BE FROM SAME CHAPTER OF DIFFERENT?
supratim : One chapter, one day. Do the same chapter for the next day( 2 days) if it's a difficult chapter. Otherwise you may do next chapter next day and so on.

pnca4a141 : FROM WHICH TOPIC SHOULD I START TO STUDY FOR THE DILR SECTION?
supratim : Start solving 3 analytical puzzles from LR book and revise percentages chapter. Solve 3 LR sets/day for the next 15 days and then start doing 2 DI sets/day along with 2 LR sets.

a : CAN U PROVIDE ME A ROUGH PREPARATION SCHEDULE? I'M WEAK AT RCVA AND I CAN DO WELL WITH THE OTHER 2 SECTIONS (BUT IDK THE BASICS)
philipthomas : Focus on the basics in August, on advanced levels in September , revision in October and testing in November.

meg : I HAVE NOTICED THAT I ALWAYS SCORE ABOUT 35 MARKS IN VARC BUT MY ACCURACY LOW. I HAVE TO ATTEMPT ABOUT 20 QUESTION TO GET 34-35 MARKS. HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY ACCURACY
philipthomas : Suggest that you identify areas where you have low accuracy and work upon them

pp : MY VARC SCORE IS COMING LESS IN ALMOST ALL AIMCATS. CAN I TRY TO HAVE A STRATEGY TO DO 1 RC, THEN TRY TO SOLVE VA QUESTIONS AS MUCH AS I CAN AND THEN AGAIN GO FOR RC AT THE END 10MINS?
tarannumraza : In your daily practice, take up 2 to 3 RCs in one go. Do not go for only one RC while practising. An RC in the end, doesn't work as you tend to read hurriedly. Practice 2 types of para-based questions every week. Be patient & regular with your practice.

123 : HOW TO SCORE WELL IN VARC,IF DESPITE PRACTISING RC ON REGULAR BASIS FROM FOUNDATION N INTERMEDIATE LEVEL, AIMCAT SCORE IS NOT IMPROVING?
tarannumraza : Do not go for guess work. If you are able to eliminate 2 options, good. Find out the difference between the other two options. Keep the idea-flow in mind while reading the passage. Link together the paragraphs. Identify the central idea & the author's tone. Leave out the questions for which you are unable to eliminate options. Keep on practising. You will see improvement.

akhilan : SHOULD I PRACTICE CAT PYQ FOR ALL SECTIONS IF YES FROM WHICH YEAR CAT PAPER SHOULD I START?
supratim : 2018 onwards.

anonymous : PLEASE ANS MY QUESTIONS?
supratim : Answered.