I am aspiring for CAT 2017. Please help me in preparing for the exam.
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You can give 2-4 mock exams in last week to get hands kn experience jn cherry picking questions of your choice.
Make sure you solve them with accuracy in given time to get good percentile.You need to put in 10hours everyday, incase you get low marks you can try again in 2018 with complete preparation.
Either ways you will get good experience, and you shall do great ahead.
You need to brush up on your basics, make sure that all your doubts are clear and there is no question among the basics. And start giving lots of online mock test and analyse their solutions which will help you in overcoming your mistakes and come up with a strategy to attempt your paper which will definitely help you in improving your marks and percentile.
Analysing the solutions will also help you in knowing your strength and weakness which will help you in attempting your paper. Like you can attempt easy questions first that will help you in reducing the chance of errors and missing an easy question. This will help you in increasing your marks and save your time for other questions.
This will also make enough time available to attempt medium level questions which will also help you in increasing your accuracy. And you will also be able to avoid wasting time on difficult questions for you. If time permits in a section you can go through them in the end otherwise ignore them. This will help you in saving time for the other questions which has more probability of getting you marks.
Analysing the solutions will also help you in figuring out whether the question you got correct was done by the right approach or there is an alternative solution which is easy and consumes less time. Also you can check out what mistake you committed in the wrong questions and where were you stuck in the approach of unattended question. Make sure you keep a note of all these things so when the same type of question comes again you can do it quickly and correctly.
At this time making up a strategy is very important because CAT exam is all about speed with accuracy. So try attempting and analysing 1 mock test daily.
All the best!!
Common Admission Test (CAT) is the biggest National level MBA entrance Exam Which is conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs).This year CAT will be conducted by Indian Institute of Management Lucknow.
You should be well prepared for the exam, Here are some of the preparation tips you can follow.
Take mock tests in online environment:
You must take computer-based mock CAT 2017 so that you are familiar with the actual test environment. Taking the mock CAT in real environment will make you completely prepare for CAT 2017 and save any wastage of time on understanding the mode of test.
Analysis is must
: After every CAT mock test, you must analyse your performance and evaluate your scoring areas based on CAT exam pattern.In order to prepare for CAT 2017, you also must go through the explanation of answers and see whether you already knew the core concept for solving each question.
Focus on strength
: Going by your own evaluation, you must focus on your strong areas and build on the same. you should put all your efforts towards the areas which you have nearly been able to control and solve questions on the same.
Practice a lot
: Regular practice with a scheduled stretch will not only help increase your question-solving speed but also make you habituated to sit for three hours. “Regularly practice and revise the formula, vocabulary and grammar rules.
Time management
: If you are doubtful on a question in the first glance, you leave it in the first round and come back to it in sequence after you have completed the first round of attempts. As you quickly solve a few questions, it will instill a higher level of confidence to attempt.
Don’t compromise with accuracy:
Time management is one of most important part of the CAT with prioritisation of questions becoming one of the key areas to success. As you go on attempting questions during your CAT, make sure that you compromise very little on accuracy.
Good Luck!
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