It
is the high time for CAT as the exam is almost 3 months away. Every
single day of these 3 months should be productive. You have to do a lot
in these 3 months (Syllabus completion, practice, revision and test
series).
To get a good percentile in CAT Coaching
smart strategy for hard work is required. Before starting the
preparation strategize it. Go through the interviews of toppers. They
share their preparation strategy in these interviews. These strategies
can be very helpful in your preparation because toppers know the right
path to reach the goal. They put their efforts in the right direction
and so they became toppers.
Before you start the preparation, know about the exam. Also, know the Syllabus & Weightage of each section.
- CAT is a 180 minutes exam consisting 100 questions having maximum 300 marks.
- It comprises 34 from Quantitative Ability (QA), 34 from Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC), and 32 from Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR).
- The question paper will consist of both multiple choice questions and numerical answer type questions.
CAT preparation is broadly divided in 4 parts:
Syllabus Completion:
In
these 3 months nothing can help you more than an online course. It will
help you in completing the syllabus at a faster speed so that you get
more time for revision and tests. So join an online course as soon as
possible. Start from any topic of your choice and just keep going. You
need to finish 75% syllabus by mid September and then start writing
mocks along with the remaining 25% syllabus.
Practice:
Practice at least 20–30 questions based on each topic. Here is a list of recommended books: Recommended and Best Books for CAT Exam Preparation.
Practice previous years questions. If you can’t solve much questions
from books, make sure that at least you cover the previous years
questions.
Test series:
Solve the tests series religiously. Start solving the full length mock in the given time frame after completing 75% syllabus.
Analyze
the tests: You are not writing tests to know your marks / rank or to
celebrate your preparation. But you are doing this to know about the
areas where you need to work more or the areas which needs improvement.
After completing the test, check the wrongly attempted questions and
find out what was wrong. Then go on unattempted questions. If these
questions are from the topics which you have not studied yet then no
problem. But if you could not attempt the questions from the already
learnt topics, then understand the approach of those questions. Also
make notes of your mistakes so that you do not repeat them again.
Revision:
Revise
at least 3 times before the exam. It will help you in being confident
while attending the exam. Also, we have a tendency to forget things if
we do not revise them. So revision is a must.
Following blogs should be helpful for your preparation:
It is completely natural to feel anxious due to stress when you have to do everything in just 3 months. My answer to Nidhi Sharma's answer to How did you break away from the stress during your CAT preparation days? should help you in overcoming stress.
All the best!!
Original Source https://www.quora.com/profile/Nidhi-Sharma-710
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