1. 120 days to CAT 2014: Self study and right study material is the key to success
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Those who can pass other exams with high scores can
also score high in CAT if they seriously devote time to
self study.
Approximately 2 lacs of MBA aspirants are expected to
take CAT 2014 in the last quarter of this year. The vast
syllabus and question pattern creates confusion where
to begin with the CAT preparation journey. All the four
parts clubbed into 2 sections of CAT comprising Quant
and DI; Verbal and LR need the specific attention, good
amount of study followed by mentor guidance.
All the topics are important but it is difficult to decide which one is to be picked up first, how to study it and what should
be the right study material that could guide and take you in right direction of preparation. It’s definitely not difficult to
walk but more difficult is to find the right path to walk.
CAT needs inspiration and great motivation. When you begin your CAT preparation journey think of these factors and the
source wherefrom you can have them. You can remain motivated and inspired if you know you have the ability to crack
CAT. This inspiration is the bye product of the meticulous study pattern that you derive from your predecessors when you
are trying to finalise your CAT 2014 study plan for next 120 days.
MBAUniverse.com brings for the benefit of the CAT aspirants the route map on how to begin self preparation from Prof S
K Agarwal, Mentor and expert on CAT Verbal Ability. It will help you chalk out your CAT preparation journey for next 120
days.
No other MBA entrance examination is so preferred as CAT. It needs hardcore in- depth preparation, where nothing can
be left to chance. One should start preparing for this examination at least 4-5 months before the commencement of it. It
is a computer based on line examination. The success in CAT awards you with the opportunity to enter top B-schools like
IIMs/FMS/MDI/SPJIMR
Self Preparation: choice of many
Usually, we run hither and thither to get admission in one or other coaching centre to prepare for examination like CAT.
We not only spend a lot of money but also waste a lot of energy and time commuting to and fro visiting the coaching
centres which are situated mostly in big cities.
You may be interested to know that around 50% candidates who opt for self study get higher percentile in CAT than
those who depend on coaching centres. If you wish to get into IIMs, apart from your CAT scores, your academic record
and other factors like work experience, gender diversity play an important role. Those who can pass other exams with
high scores can also score high in CAT if they seriously devote time to self study.
How to start our CAT 2014 preparations? I need help?
Know the syllabus: Then begin
“Well begun is half done” if you know what to study, the preparation will be easier. Let us have a well organized
understanding of CAT and the strategy to begin the preparation for the same
Verbal Ability in CAT no doubt has a vast syllabus, it is like a big tree with multiple branches, and every branch has got its
due importance. One thing is however clear that you have to go up the trunk to reach those branches else will remain
unfamiliar with it.
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