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Tips to Crack CAT 2008

by Shiva Kumar *

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With just about a fortnight remaining for the D-day, the anxieties of students who will take the CAT this year will be on a high. The long nights and days of hard work will finally be put to test soon. So what should be the ideal strategy for these final days?

  • Get motivated to perform! Start feeling good about your preparation. You have slogged for this for long now. Think about your dream, about how you started, why you started, and what you wanted to achieve. This will give you the required fuel to get going for this last lap.

  • Identify the apt frequency of test taking for you. So while somebody may be comfortable with taking a full-length test in a week, others may be fine with three full-length tests a week. Do not over-stress on taking tests. However, you should be comfortable sitting for a 2.5 hour test with full concentration. The revision and analysis part is more important. Maintaining the same level of concentration for a period of 150 minutes is in itself a challenge. We suggest you practice yoga or meditation techniques so that you can remain focused for the entire duration.

  • Do make it a point to go through the last few years' CAT papers. Analyse on the trends and the kind of questions that have appeared in previous years' papers. So there may be topics which have a higher probability of coming again, compared to other topics.

  • Identify the type of questions which you are good at. Revise them so well that chances of making a mistake in those questions are minimised. In the last few months, it is only strengths, strengths and strengths. Nothing else! Do it so thoroughly that there's no scope for error.

  • Try to devote equal time to all sections. Don't give undue weightage to one section in terms of time because the other sections are going to suffer. If you make that mistake, you will not be able to clear the cut-offs.

  • Even in this last lap, continue with the good habits you started with. You still need to read a lot. Read anything and everything you can lay your hands on. Read into diverse topics and, most importantly, read to enjoy!

  • At this stage, do not worry about topics that you have not been very confident with. Glance idly, but don't scrutinize through fundamental books. Do not worry about the sections that appear to be completely alien. You really don't need to study them now.

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    * Contributed by -
    Shiva Kumar,
    Director (R&D),
    Career Launcher India Ltd.
    Article posted on November 1, 2008.


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