if you know what your result is going to be, for example, if you think that you will be getting average or below average marks chill, no worries but if you think you can score good marks and you want to give yourself a next chance then surely give it.
Never give up or let yourself down after failing in the first attempt. Neha Deore shares some important tips to overcome your CAT failure and gear-up again.
Who loves failure? No one right, but now what? We failed in CAT exam! When we fail in any exam, somewhere we want to maintain an attitude like chill, leave it or we will try for some other exam. No, a big NO, never have such an attitude. You should get hurt, you should feel it, you should feel that I did a big mistake and I want to overcome it. Never listen to others who always poke you in your failure
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"How did you fail?"
"It was your wrong decision to give this exam!"
Ignore such demotivating questions and people too. One common thing that we all do is we never accept failure. We always give excuses; never do that!
Step 1: Face it completely, investigate where you went wrong, find it and correct it if you want to succeed.
Step 2: Accept the reality, face it and accept it. You will surely succeed not only in CAT exam but also in your life!
Step 3: Learn from your mistakes. Most important if you fail then look at what all things you learn what is left, learn that! Pass or fail doesn't matter, what matters is if you fail became zero then you should have that ability to grow again, learn again.
Step 4: Grow from it. Prepare for the next CAT exams and get success!
Switch to Plan B, if you score average or below average then what to do.
Plan B
Now Plan B friends, if you know what your result is going to be, for example, if you think that you will be getting average or below average marks chill, no worries but if you think you can score good marks and you want to give yourself a next chance then surely give it. Take a one-year gap and prepare for your next attempt, and along with that, you can also do a course. This course will be an add-on or base for your future MBA programme.
Eg: If you are planning to do MBA in Marketing then do a digital marketing course, which will help you in the future. OR If you are planning to do MBA in finance then do a financial modeling course.
And yes, Plan B is for all students. Everyone must be prepared for results because no one knows what's going to happen. Right!
So, first, do your research then plan!
About the Author:
Neha Rajendra Deore is from Mumbai, Pursuing her 'MBA in finance' from Indira Institute of Business Management, Mumbai. A state-level sports player in diving (water sports) and she loves to dance as well.
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The online application for GIBS Business School is very well-organized and student-friendly for its MBA, PGDM, and BBA programs.
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Getting into the MBA programme of NIT Trichy with a 300 SC CAT rank is somewhat uncertain. As the recent data sets suggest, NIT Trichy's CAT cutoff for SC category admission stands around 65th percentile. A 300 SC rank could be borderline depending on how many SC candidates apply and the quality of
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Candidates who did not appear for the CAT entrance exam can apply St. Xavier's College, Kolkata admissions as it is not a mandatory entrance exam. The candidates who wish to gain admissions into the MBA course of the institute have to appear for the Kolkata University entrance test for St. Xavier's
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PGCET and CAT serve distinct purposes. The PGCET is primarily conducted for MBA admissions in colleges in the state of Karnataka, specifically for government colleges and private universities with lower fees. CAT is a national level exam for top-ranking B-schools and colleges such as the IIMs that h
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That's a wonderful goal to push your son toward right at the start. To obtain previous CAT model papers, you can check many available popular exam preparation books in any bookstore or online store. Coaching interest such as TIME, IMS, Career Launcher, etc., usually have mock tests and sample papers
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Yes, you can get admission to Jaypee Business School (JBS), Noida for MBA even if you don't have CAT. JBS accepts scores from several other exams such as MAT, CMAT, XAT, GMAT, ATMA, and also CUET-PG. Just make sure you have a bachelor's degree with at least 50% marks, then apply with any of those va
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