Mystory@Arnav: How I prepared for my competitive exams

1 min readUpdated on Apr 18, 2017 18:38 IST
Find out how Arnav, an MBA aspirant, prepared for CAT. Read more on Shiksha.

If you have brains nothing can stop you from scoring in CAT. I didn’t prepare at all but I had good control on my basics. Getting above 96 percentile in CAT is easy. But to score over 99.5 percentile you should have a good command on each section. I just gave two free mock tests, appeared for CAT and secured 96 percentile.

MBA gives you the leap of more than 10 years over any other normal BTech or a diploma holder. Even more in case of a very speedy promotion. If you are working in a private firm go for MBA.

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I am right now in my final year pursuing BTech from IIT Dhanbad. My hobby includes dancing. I have been a member of my college dance club since three years.

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The JEE Advanced counselling is ongoing. The JEE Advanced 2026 cutoffs round 5 have been released for IIT Dhanbad B.E. / B.Tech admissions. During the fifth round of admission, the closing ranks ranged from 4167 to 17791 for the General AI category candidates. Under IIT Dhanbad BTech course, the the

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The score required by the SC All India category for admission to the MTech course should be at least 116, according to the last round. Students can check the table below to know the cutoff rank for different Engineering branches for the SC AI category. 

CourseLast Round Cutoff 2026
M.Tech. in Petroleum Engineering116
M.Tech. in Material Science and Technology197
M.Tech. in Pharmaceutical Science and Engineering209
M.Tech. in Fuel Mineral and Metallurgical Engineering215
M.Tech. in Metallurgical Engineering232
M.Tech. in Chemical Engineering254
M.Tech. in Mining of Critical Minerals277
M.Tech. in Earthquake Science and Engineering282
M.Tech. in Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology282
M.Tech. in Mineral Engineering286
M.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering with Spl in Manufacturing Engineering290
M.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering with Spl in Thermal Engineering312
M.Tech. in Environmental Science and Engineering319
M.Tech. in Intelligent Control and Instrumentation323
M.Tech. in Water Resources Engineering330
M.Tech. in Electronics Engineering (Optical Communication & Integrated Photonics) (OC)334
M.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering (Machine Design)340
M.Tech. in Structural Engineering346
M.Tech. in Radio Frequency and Microwave Engineering350
M.Tech. in Geotechnical Engineering350
M.Tech. in Transportation Engineering353
M.Tech. in Industrial Engineering and Management361
M.Tech. in Geomatics362
M.Tech. in Power System Engineering384
M.Tech. in Power Electronics and Electrical Drives384
M.Tech. in Electronics Engineering (Communication & Signal Processing) (SP)439
M.Tech. in Data Analytics449
M.Tech. in Electronics Engineering (VLSI Design)455
M.Tech. in Mining Engineering466
M.tech. in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science530
M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering542

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IIT Dhanbad COAP cutoff 2026 has been released for the last round of admission to the M.Tech course and its branches. For the General AI category, the last round scores varied from 197 to 714. As per this range, M.Tech CSE was the most competitive course for admission, with the score of 714. Student

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A rank of 200 could get you admission at IIT Dhanbad if you belong to the General AI category. For this category, the last round cutoff ranged from 73 to 886. So, getting admission with the attained rank might be possible to all courses, expect M.Sc. Tech in Applied Geology, which had the last round

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The OBC category students need a rank of at least 1493 to be considered eligible for a seat at this instution. For this category, MSc Tech in Applied Geology turned out to be the most preffered course for admission, with the Round 1 closing cutoff of 166, which later moved up to 177 in the last roun

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IIT Dhanbad JEE Advanced cutoff 2026 has been released for admission to the BTech course and its various branches. For the General AI category, the last round cutoff ranged from 4167 to 18977. As per this range, BTech CSE (4167), followed by BTech in Mathematics and Computing (4938) and BTech in Ele

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The highest rank acceptable is 29025 for the General female category students under the All India quota. Hence, students need to attain a rank of at least 29025 to qualify for admission. Students can check the table below to know the last round closing rank for different UG-level courses. 

CourseIIT Dhanbad cutoff 2026
B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering8539
B.Tech. in Mathematics and Computing10628
B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering12818
B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering15221
B.Tech. in Engineering Physics19315
B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering20007
B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering20265
B.Tech. in Civil Engineering24253
B.Tech. in Mineral and Metallurgical Engineering25774
B.Tech. in Petroleum Engineering26417
B.Tech. in Mining Engineering26813
B.Tech. in Environmental Engineering27032
B.Tech. in Geophysical Technology27317
Integrated B.Sc. + M.Sc in Physical Science27720
Integrated B.Sc. + M.Sc in Chemical Science28062
B.Tech. in Mining Machinery Engineering28531
B.Tech. in Geological Engineering28726
Integrated B.Tech Mining Engineering + MBA in Logistic and Supply Chain Management (IIM Mumbai)29025

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IIT Dhanbad CSE cutoff 2026 ranged from 3994 to 4167 for the General AI category. Hence, students need a rank of at least 4167 to qualify for admission. Students can check the table below to know the BTech CSE Round 1 and last-round closing ranks for various other All India categories. 

CategoryRound 1 Cutoff 2026Last Round Cutoff 2026
General39944167
OBC12921334
SC780780
ST306336
EWS536567
PWD148153

 

 

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