CAT Preparation

Some people find 4-6 months and some 12 months, its depends. But certainly this is largely depends upon person to person.

Identify your strength and weaknesses. Make sure you practice more on your weaknesses more and also do not leave your strengths aside. You keep giving less hours on your strength and more hours on your weaknesses. Also keep on practising model papers and keep time yourself for each section as time is an important factor in CAT.

With availability of online resources now, this is not a tough task to prepare at home. One need to prepare a schedule and need to follow strictly.

For CAT topic: You must identify the section you can improve most in, it is worth the effort. If by Goa you mean Goa Institute of Management, we had 100% placement, the highest salary is of 22L, and average is of 10.5L.

Call from IIM will depend on your score that has to be above 99% at least. Your class 10th and class 12th percentage are fine.

Know the exam pattern and syllabus in detail.
Get the right study material.
Take online mock tests.
Create Study Group
Utilise the Internet.
Be confident and stay motivated.

I believe, there is not much in scope in MBA biotechnology, there are not much placement opportunities here in India. But if you want to pursue your career outside India, then it MBA in biotech is good. You will get many opportunities there.

Hi Shyam, You can refer to CAT preparation pooks by Arun Sharma or RS Aggarwal.

You need to dedicate good 6-7 hours per day to learn and understand the concepts. Once you are done with concepts, start giving mock tests. Give as many mock tests as you can so that you know what's your preparation level and how much more you need to prepare. Most of all, dedication and commitment towards studies are required.

Hi Nikita, Students new to paper pattern can take up to a year or more, but the ones with a bit background or knowledge can grasp the concept overall in 6 to 8 months. There are students who study from years and still can't make to Iims and even the fresher crack the admission process with less training. You need passion and determination.