CAT Topper 2023 Anmol Gupta, 99.47%iles talks about how to ace CAT with Self Study

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 2023 result was declared on December 21. CAT 2023 exam was held on November 26. 

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. 

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CAT 2023 Topper Anmol Gupta: Interview Highlights

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Shiksha: Congratulations! Are you satisfied with your CAT result? How much score were you expecting?

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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