Here are some strategies to help you prepare effectively for the CAT:

1. Understand the CAT Exam Pattern

- Sections: The CAT typically has three sections:

-Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC)

- Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR)

- Quantitative Ability (QA)

- Duration: The exam is usually 2 hours in duration, with 40 minutes allotted to each section.

- Scoring: In CAT, you get +3 for correct answer but -1 for incorrect answer.

2. Create a Study Plan

Assess Your Strengths and Weaknesses: Take a mock test to identify areas where you need improvement.

- Set a Schedule: Allocate specific hours each day for study and stick to this schedule.

- Balanced Preparation: Divide your time equally between the three sections. People make the mistake of devoting more time to the section they think they are good at.

3. Study Material and Resources

Books: Use standard CAT preparation books like "How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude" by Arun Sharma, "Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension" by Rajesh Balasubramanian, and others.

- Previous Years’ Papers: Practice previous years’ CAT papers to understand the exam pattern

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You can prepare and appear for the CAT or any other management entrance test and pursue an MBA. Although you have three years of gap, there is no need to worry about this as you will be given an opportunity to justify it during the Personal Interview process. Now, in order to justify this gap, you can do some certificate courses, work in an NGO, pursue something related to your area of interest, etc. This gap year will not directly impact your selection chances in the business school but you should have a valid reason to support you answer. Apart from going for an MBA, you can also look for a job or can appear for any other competitive examination.

Hello Aspirant

Seeing your marks, it is evident you are good in academics. Thus, you can get into a good MBA college but mind you, it won't be easy because there are thousands of students who are as good as you, if not better. MBA colleges do not choose candidates solely based on academic performance, although it has a big weightage in their selection process. They test your presence of mind, intellect, and communication skills through Group Discussions and Interviews.

The safest way to get into a good MBA college is to score 96-97+ percentile and do really well in GD and  PI. Top MBA colleges in India are IIMs, XISS (Ranchi), TISS, Delhi School of Business, and Symbiosis.

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Generally admissions are given based on your rank. So based on your overall percentile in JEE your rank could be between 56470 - 63480 approximately.

Unfortunately, Based on the marks you scored, it will be difficult to get admitted into NIT Trichy under OBC category. However there is also a second chance for you to attend for JEE, so I recommend you to take that chance and score better.

You can check the colleges you are eligible for using the below link.

https://engineering.careers360.com/jee-main-college-predictor?utm_source=qna&utm_medium=jee_cp

The Common Admission Test (CAT) is the most important component to get admission to any of the elite IIM. In order to get admission to IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore or Calcutta, you must obtain a good percentile in the CAT. However, even scoring a 99.5 percentile in the CAT will not give you a guarantee to get an interview call subject to the condition that you belong to the reserved category or diversified academic background. IIMs has a very complex admission process.

IIMs give consideration to a lot of factors while giving an interview call. These factors include CAT score, Class 10, Class 12, and Bachelor's degree marks, work experience, academic, and gender diversity, etc. Your first priority should be to clear both the overall and sectional percentile.

If you even score more than 99.5 percentile in the CAT , this will not mean that you will get a confirm Interview call. Therefore, the CAT score is not the only criteria but is one of the major criteria for admission.

The marks obtained by you in Class 10, Class 12, and Graduation will play a major role to get a shortlist for the WATPI process and during your final selection. Therefore, you have good chances to get admission in IIM A, B, C subject to the condition that you must perform well in the CAT followed by the WATPI process.

Also Check : CAT 2024 College Predictor

Hello Aspirant

Congratulations on your score, There are many good B schools at 80-85%ile in CAT and XAT
1)Great Lakes, Chennai
2)IRMA
3) Goa Institute of Management
4) NIBM
5) TAPMI
Do your research about these colleges as to what is their average package, the roles offered.

Colleges like NIBM specialize in Finance, and IRMA has a lot of sales marketing Roles. So ultimately the choice is yours which specialization you want to pursue.

Hello aspirant,

Here below are the names of the colleges that you can target:

• Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Research and Entrepreneurship Education, Mumbai
• Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Trichy
• University Business School, Panjab University, Chandigarh
• Delhi School of Management, Delhi Technical University, Delhi
• Institute of Rural Management, Anand

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