CAT 2013 topper: Abhinav Jain loves to party and watch sitcoms

Meet Abhinav Jain, our second CAT 2013 toppers with 99.99 percentile. An engineering graduate in Electronics and Communication from Nirma University, his CAT score card reads: Section 1 - 100 percentile (205/225); Section 2 - 99.15 percentile (147/225).

Abhinav loves watching sitcoms and partying. A complete fresher, he received an offer from Cognizant Technologies Solutions during final placements, but opted to go for CAT. He has already got a call from IIM Ahmedabad. Originally from Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, Abhinav thanks his teachers and friends for this spectacular CAT performance.

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Here’s an excerpt from the interview.

No, my second attempt

98.13 percentile

IIFT-70, SNAP-99.9, NMAT- 247, XAT- yet to declared. But obviously, my first preference is CAT.

Six to eight months is sufficient, especially since everyone has some sort of experience in Maths and English. Maximum - a year is sufficient.

I started preparing from the end of third year of my college. I reattempted CAT this year. So for me, it’s almost a period of one and a half years.

I started with the topics that interested me most. Towards the last six months, after I graduated, I started going topic wise – preparing with topics like Verbal, which was weaker than Quant. But, I ended up giving more time to Quant.

Basically, counsel with my teachers at the coaching institute – Endeavour Careers. And then my friends were there to support me. During a free period, we would sit together and clear all doubts. Vocabulary was one area that concerned me very much. I focused on learning English and use it as much as I could.  In Quant, I was good enough. I did some regular practice and solved tough questions found on internet or ones that teachers gave me.

I revised for almost a month, with focus on Mock CATs.

It’s a personal opinion. Some consider themselves good enough to pull it off with coaching – it is OK. It not something that is done under peer pressure.

But most of us feel that some guidance is need. Because, coming from engineering background and a relatively small town, I didn’t know much about the process of CAT. I could have tried to do maths and English on my own. But whole thing converts into Quant, Verbal, reading and personal development. That is something coaching institutes do. There is a competitive environment and a bigger circle of friends. That motivated me to join coaching centre.

I belong from Rewa, Madhya Pradesh; but currently based out of Bhopal. I did my schooling from Kendriya Vidyalay, Rewa. I am living in Ahmedabad because of college.

Yeah, of course. They supported me very well even when I decided to reattempt CAT. My parents and all my relatives are very happy. My mother is a home-maker and father works in MP Government.

Yes, I was always good academically.

I love watching TV shows – sitcoms. It started from first year of my college —watching shows like Friends. Now I watch lot many shows like Breaking Bad, shows related to crime fiction, comedy and other sitcoms. I also like to club and partying.

Just believe in yourself!

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