Hi Mohit,

Thanks for A2A.

The eligibility criteria for CAT states that the candidate must have complete 10th, 12th and muzt hold a degree from any recodnised college. An equivalent to these is also accepted. Students in final year of degree are also allowed toattempt CAT but if selected for GDPI, and then admission they will have to provide the college degree completion certificate within the stipulated time failing which the admission will be cancelled. Few colleges also have a cap for minimum aggregate in 10/12/Degree.

You still have a lot of time to prepare for CAT. The stream which you pursue in 12/Degree has no bearing on your eligibity for CAT.

All the best

Dear Mohit,
Greetings!

It is good to start preparing early for the exam, however, as per the eligibility criteria, you can only appear in CAT after graduation (or in the last year of graduation). At this point, when you have around three years for preparation, it would be beneficial to focus on self learning in stead of joining any coaching institute straight ahead.

For self directed learning, you can focus on the following measures:

1. Look at the previous year’s question paper : Since the pattern has remained same over the years, for understanding the type of questions, it is advisable to have a look at the last year’s question paper. This will prepare the base and will help in comprehending and solving questions in an efficient manner.

2. Practice through sample papers : In order to save time, instead of practising random questions, follow the questions given in the sample papers. The possibility of similar questions appearing in the paper is higher than following a random book with a plethora of different questions.

3. Use mock tests : After focusing on the previous year’s paper and sample paper, one will develop a thorough understanding of the pattern, type of questions asked and syllabus. Undertaking certain mock tests will aid in enhancing the efficiency of solving the questions while telling you the time involved. This is necessary to know the speed. Through such mock tests, one can know, where one is giving more time and whether the distribution of time is appropriate or not.

4. Watch tutorials : There are few tutorials available at YouTube and other platforms. These tutorials usually involve tips from the experts which can definitely be beneficial during the exam.

5. Books and Current Affairs : For preparation of verbal and non-verbal reasoning, one can rely on RS Aggarwal . While for the current affairs, it will be better to focus on the news covering last 3 months . There are plenty of sites which provide day to day current affairs for the preparation of competitive exams such as Jagran Josh and Current affairs.

In case of any doubt, feel free to raise more queries. We will be happy to assist you.

I hope you find this information useful.
All the best for your future endeavours!

Hi Mohit !

• Yes you can start preparing ! As they say , you can never be too prepared .

• But the minimum eligibility criteria for appearing for the CAT would be graduation ( 3 year or 4 year course) from a recognized university .

• Some of the top management coaching institutes in India are Career Launcher, T.I.M.E., and IMS Learning Centre .

• These institutes are present in almost every major city in India like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Kochi, Bangalore and Hyderabad.

• Usually the preparation for CAT was done through classroom sessions,

but with the CAT going online (computer-based), and students preferring

to prepare online as well, CAT preparation material is now available online as well.

• Some of these online sessions are free whereas some cost money.

• As a result, IMS, CL, TIME etc. which were famous for their classroom CAT preparation,

now also offer online and/ or computer-based preparation material (such as CDs, video

lectures, webinars, online sample tests etc.)

• Depending upon the city in which you live in, you can enroll in one or more of

these institutes either for classroom sessions, online sessions or both.

Hope this helps , all the best!