Students’ Speak: Tips & Tricks to crack CAT exam

Kumar shares top tips and tricks that will help you crack the upcoming Common Admission Test (CAT) exam scheduled for November 24.

• Practice of mock test can tell you how good you are at solving the questions. Previous years’ mock CAT results can be beneficial for evaluation of your preparation. Don’t leave any easy questions whether you are practicing or are in the examination hall.
• Regular practice will be helpful in increasing accuracy. To improve accuracy, you should focus on the basic concept first. Evaluate your preparation through a mock test or if you don’t want to solve the mock test then go for the previous year’s question papers. Keep in mind that the revision of the topics is important.
• At the examination, attempt easy questions first from every section. By this, you will get more time to solve more questions. Before, attempting the questions, read all questions carefully. There will be many questions in the question paper that you can answer easily just by reading once.
• Focus more on Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation because these are the deciders of your selection. The answers would be completely dependent on your judgment skills. Now coming to the marking scheme, for every correct answer, three marks will be given. For every incorrect answer, one marks will be deducted. No marks will be given for the unattempted questions.
• Important points to note that your computer screen at the time of examinations will display the remaining time for every section. You should divide your time accordingly. Every 60 minutes, one section will be locked that you are attempting. If you are a person with disabilities (PwD) candidate, then you will get 80 minutes for every section. For the preparation of CAT, you can directly follow R S Aggarwal for Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning and Objective English.
• Apart from this, for the mock tests, you can join any coaching institutes through online mode such as CL, T.I.M.E, etc. they will provide you the mock papers that will help you to reach your level. Also for the mock tests, you can follow the mock paper issued by IIM Kozhikode, the exam-conducting institute this year.

About the Author:

Aman Kumar is an MBA student at Lovely Professional University with experience in marketing, banking, educational management and strategy. Some of the key skills include leadership, team building and strategy-focused work along with problem-handling skills. Experienced in crop residue management, Kumar has worked as an intern at Bihar State Milk Federation (COMFED).