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CAT Topper 2023, Anmol Gupta with 99.47 percentile shares his CAT self-preparation strategy and important tips to crack India's biggest MBA entrance exam, CAT. Read further to know more about his CAT preparation journey and post-result career plans.
CAT Topper 2023 Interview: Anmol Gupta 99.47%iler
CAT Topper 2023 Interview: With a 99.47 percentile, Anmol Gupta is targeting IIM BLACKI along with other Top MBA colleges in India such as MDI, FMS, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, etc. Gupta is a software engineer. He has completed his BTech in Computer Science fm a 3-tier engineering college. CAT result was declared on December 21. CAT exam was held on November 26.
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After cracking CAT 2023, Anmol now aims to pave his way in the management field by targeting top b-schools in India. In his exclusive interview with Shiksha, CAT 2023 topper Anmol Gupta shares the CAT preparation strategy along with a few tips and tricks that helped him crack India’s largest management entrance exam, CAT. He further talks about how CAT is possible by self-preparation. Read further to know how CAT topper 2023 Anmol Gupta aced CAT 2023 with self-prepration.
Commonly asked questions
Yes CAT syllabus is difficult to crack if you do not have enough time. There are three subjects in CAT- VARC, DILR and Quantitative Aptitude. Most of candidates find RC passages tough to crack. In Quants, Arithmetic, Algebra and Geometry pose significant challenge during preparation. In DILR, Reasoning questions often turnout to be tricky and confusion.
CAT is a speed-based test of analytical aptitude, logical reasoning skills, data interpretation and English comprehension. Now, it may sound tough, but these are the skills which we are taught in school so there is nothing new to learn. What is required is to learn these subjects at advanced level. If you are an average student but have studied Science or Commerce in Class-12 and graduation, you will find a lot of familiar topics in Data Interpretation, Quantitative Aptitude and Logical Reasoning. All you will need is brush up the basics and practice the concepts on advanced-level problems.
However, since the competition is so high in CAT and less than 95 percentile can break your dream of joining a top college like IIM, the preparation for CAT requires a lot of focus, dedication, discipline and diligence. If you can do that, despite being an average student, you can crack the CAT exam.
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CAT 2023 Topper Anmol Gupta: Interview Highlights
Check out the table below to get an overview of the Anmol Gupta CAT percentile 2023:
| CAT Sections |
CAT Percentile |
|---|---|
| Overall |
99.47 |
| 99.13 |
|
| 96.83 |
|
| 98.14 |
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Shiksha: Congratulations! Are you satisfied with your CAT result? How much score were you expecting?
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Anmol: Thank you! Yes, I am satisfied with my result and really happy with what I have got. I wasn't expecting such a good result I was expecting 98.8-99%ile and the predictors were predicting 99.2-99.3%ile but result turned out to be much better.
Shiksha: Was this your first attempt at CAT?
Anmol: Yes, this was my first attempt at CAT.
Shiksha: When did you start preparing for the CAT exam? What was your overall prep strategy?
Anmol: I started preparing around June. At that time I just used to watch YouTube videos from Rodha and Elitea Grid and after that in the month of August - September I started giving some free mocks. Towards the end, my strategy was to solve every previous year CAT paper.
Shiksha: Please share with us your section-wise strategy.
Anmol:
VARC - I tried solving all the previous year papers
that I could solve in the time frame. Try to understand the passage and comprehend it.
DILR - It was my strongest section, yet, I did this wrong in the exam. My strategy was to understand the set first, try solving by looking at the conditions given and reaching out towards the answer. I didn't wasted more than 5 minutes if I know that the set is not getting solved.
QA - I made a formula book and revised all the quant formulas and solved all the previous year questions.
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Shiksha: Which books did you refer to for CAT preparation?
Anmol: I didn't refer to any book specifically but I will advise if someone wants to use books, he/she can refer to Arun Sharma books.
Shiksha: How many mock tests did you attempt and how important is a mock test series?
Anmol:
I attempted around 5-7 free CAT Mocks and mostly I attempted previous year papers from 2015-2022 of all slots as mock. Mock test series is not at all important but solving previous year papers and analysing them is the key.
Shiksha: Did you join any coaching institute? How does the coaching institute help in CAT preparation?
Anmol: I self-prepared for CAT. Didn't join any coaching institute.
Shiksha: What was your exam day strategy?
Anmol: It was same which I used in previous year papers.
VARC - Tried solving 2-3 RC first and then jump to the VA section.
DILR - Read a set, try devoting 5 minutes if I am able to progress ahead then tried solving the set.
QA - I always solve arithmetic questions first. This time there were inital questions from Algebra which really made me tense. But, towards the mid luckily I could find arithmetic questions.
Shiksha: Which IIMs /Institutes are you targeting?
Anmol: I am targeting all the Top MBA Colleges IIM BLACKI (IIM Bangalore, IIM Lucknow, IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Calcutta, IIM Kozhikode, IIM Indore). IIM Mumbai and FMS, MDI, IIFT, XLRI via XAT, IIT Bombay and IIT-Delhi.
Shiksha: Tell us something about your educational background, family and hobbies.
Anmol: I am a software engineer. I have done engineering from a 3-tier college, ABES Engineering College. My specialization is in computer science. My family has always been very supportive in my journey and they were happy to see my result. I love to write poetries.
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Shiksha: Any tips for future CAT aspirants?
Anmol: My advice would be to "Trust yourself." And those who feel is it possible by self-preparation, then, I would like to say yes, just be focussed.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered Yesterday
Some frequent traps in CAT exam are:
- Confusing the counts of original and new members in replacement vs. inclusion problems.
- Weighting by values instead of quantities or frequencies in weighted average setups.
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Yes. Most CAT-level problems involving replacements, group additions, or combinations are designed to test logical shortcuts rather than heavy calculations.
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Direct questions on Averages typically range from 1 to 2 per slot in the CAT exam. However, the concept appears across several other topics, including Mixtures & Alligations, etc.
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Candidates can refer to How to Prepare for Logical Reasoning for CAT by Arun Sharma and DILR for CAT by Nishit K. Sinha.
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Yes, Routes and Networks is an important topic for CAT DILR. It tests logical thinking, visualisation and the ability to analyse connections and pathways.
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CAT does not have a fixed number of questions from Routes and Networks. The topic may appear as part of a DILR set, usually comprising 4-5 questions.
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Candidates should spend no more than 1.5 to 2 minutes on an Odd One Out question.
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Many top scorers spend the first 8-10 minutes tackling independent VA questions, including Odd One Out and Para Summary, before settling into long RC passages.
Candidates preparing for CAT must devise a exam day plan based on how they perform during mocks.
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In most of the recent CAT exam sessions, Odd One Out questions have appeared as TITA (Type In The Answer) questions with no negative marking.
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Candidates can refer to How to Prepare for Logical Reasoning for CAT by Arun Sharma and DI & LR for CAT by Nishit K. Sinha.
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