samantha: HI, I AM TARGETING CLOSE TO 93-94 PERCENTILE ... HOW MUCH
MARKS SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT FOR DIS ??
ramnath: Check your AIMCATs..what has been the score for this
percentile range across AIMCATs..You have the data infront of you
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pinu: THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT THROUGH OUT OUR PEPARATION BY
TIME...TOMARROW D-DAY FOR -99 TO 100 %..LETS SEE..TO ACHIEVE IT
tanveer: You will ! All the best ! Edit
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ni24: PLEASE REPLY...AIMCAT PERCENTILES BETWEEN 83 AND 95..CAT TOMM...CHANCES??
krishnakumar: Very good. Best wishes
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navs: I WAS SCORING ABOVE 99 IN ALL MOCKS BUT 1N GOT 96...WHAT CAN THE
REASON BE?
tanveer: Just look at the reason . An ignore . Even toppers have one
off blips .You will do well Edit
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jiya: PLEASE ANSWER MY QUESTION, I HAVE MY EXAM TOMORROW, AND I M LITTLE NERVOUS
krishnakumar: That is the whole issue with VA isn't it. Two answers
seem possible, after eliminating all other choices. Check out your
succes rate in the past with AIMCATs, if it is below 70%, it may not
work for you
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rohit: SIR, HOW MANY HOURS ONE SHOULD STILL PUT IN DAILY IN THIS LAST
WEEK OF PREPS , AM CONFUSED HOW I SHOULD DEVOTE MY TIME AIMCATS, MOCKS
,CRTS, PREVIOUS PAPERS ???
viveknair: Look at it from areas perspective. What are you already
good at. Just revise it. What are you ok at? Do more practise in those
areas. So in those areas, refer to all material you have. not just the
study material. Such preparation also helps you choose wisely and
quickly in the exam.
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abhi: SIR, DO IIM'S HAVE CUT OFF FOR ONLY 2 SECTIONS (I.E. VALR ND
QUANT DI ) OR 4 SECTIONS ( VA LR DI QUANT )
ramnath: Cut off is for the 2 sections and not for the 4 areas
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arushi: MY TIME SPEED DISTANCE AND TIME AND WORK ARE WEAK AREAS IN
QUANT . IS IT OK IF I SKIP THESE TOPICS. I AM NEVER ABLE TO SOLVE
THEM.
tanveer: No point in getting psyched now . Just know the basic formulaae Edit
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kb: SIMPLE QUESTION - VERBAL FIRST OR QUANT?
ramnath: DO not change your strategy now at the last minute..go by
what has been working for you so far
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deep: HI
tanveer: Hi Edit
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jai: ON MY AAIMCAT MY SCORE IS BETWEEN 56-80 /ANY POSSIBILITY FOR IIM CALLS?
viveknair: answered. pls chk
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kb: [[[[[[URGENT]]]]]]] IS THERE A CHANCE THAT THE DIFFICULTY THIS
YEAR IS GOING TO BE SIMILAR TO EARLIER CATS WITH ~100 QUESTIONS
vijayalaxmi: Unpredictable take the test without any pre set notions
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confused_chris: MR. RAMNATH, SINCE NE OF YOUR REPLY SAYS THAT "
DIFFERENT PEOPLE GET DIFFERENT PERCENTILES BECAUSE OF DIFFERENT MEAN
SCORES OF THE SLOTS THEY HAVE TAKEN THE TEST IN AND NOT BECAUSE OF
DIFF ACCURACY ". DOES THIS MEAN THAT ACCURACY WONT PLAY ANY
SIGNIFICANT ROLE, ALL ONE NEED TO DO IS TO SCORE BY HOOK OR CROOK??
ACCURACY WONT PLAY ANY ROLE LIKE IT USED TO DO??
ramnath: Accuracy never had any role even earlier...The note put up by
the CAT authorities never spoke about accuracy being a factor. The
same applies now too.
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ram: SIR,I COULDN'T CROSS CUT OFF IN SECTION 1 .BUT DOING GOOD IN
SECTION 2 .IS IT ADVISABLE TO LEAVE DI COMPLETELY SO THAT I CAN GET
TIME FOR SINGLE QUESTIONS?
krishnakumar: No. what if there are doable questions in DI ? So,
budget some time for DI. If you find the questions tough, you can
always move away
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jk: SIR SHOULD I STRT WTH DI FRIST
raghavender: It's up to your comfort. You could, but we recommend that
you give a glance at all the ques and try to identify the easy ones
and get done with them first.
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kb: CAN WE EXPECT THIS YEAR'S CAT TO BE EASIER THAN WHEN THE NUMBER OF
QUESTIONS WAS 30 PER SECTION?
krishnakumar: We need to wait and see. No point guessing. Whether the
paper is easy or difficult, the key is your score relative to the
other test takers
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will: @VIJAYLAXMI.. I AM NOT GOOD WITH LR.
vijayalaxmi: Then concentrate more on VA
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jai: SIR, I AM SCORING MARKS BETWEEN 60 - 80,,, ANY HOPE FOR IIM CALL?
viveknair: The marks you have been scoring so far are just an
indication. It takes one spirited performance tomorrow. Thats all.
Anyone can pull it off tomorrow. Focus on the fundamentals. Answering
questions gets you in. Think you know a qtn? Go for it. Dont get
attached too much to questions, Be objective, no one knows every qtn,
you dont even need to. All the best!!!
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kb: APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY ATTEMPTS SHOULD BE MADE FOR THE AFTERNOON
SLOT TOMORROW?
raghavender: Depends on your comfort with the exam and the overall
level of difficulty of the sections.
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asi: THANK YOU ALL TIME AND AGAIN FROM TIME INSTITUTE! HOPE EVERYTHING
GOES WELL TOMM.THANK YOU ALL FACULTY MEMBERS.
tanveer: Welcome . all the Best! Edit
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ashu: SIR I AM VERY NERVOUS ABOUT CAT
vijayalaxmi: Ashu Relax and count on your hard work and you wwill do
well Best of luck
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nilesh: TANVEER SIR IT WAS MY VERY 1ST ATTEMPT FOR NMAT AND I FEEL
THAT I DID NOT DO WELL IN ANY OF THE SECTIONS AS THE QUESTION PATTERN
WAS VERY LENGTHY AND THEY WERE DIFFICULT TO ANSWER IN 1 MINUTE TIME.
KINDLY ADVICE WHETHER I SHOULD STILL PROCEED TO GIVE THE REMAINING 2
ATTEMPTS AND WILL THEY CHECK THE AVERAGE OF ALL 3 EXAMS OR WHETHER
THEY WILL TAKE 1 GOOD SCORE OUT OF ALL 3 ATTEMPTS. KINDLY ADVICE.
tanveer: You did not give me the specific inputs in numbers as
requested . How do I advise without that . Email me your self analysis
on tanveer.ahmed@time4education.com Thanks Edit
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lucky: 6 MINS LEFT PLS ANS !!
krishnakumar: Answered . pls check
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manu: THANK U KRISHANKUMAR SIR FOR UR VALUABLE ADVICE,BUT PLZ TELL
THAT CAN ONE GET A GUD PERCENTILE BY SOLVING DI,N SEC 2 WITH 80-85%
ACCURACY ?
krishnakumar: 80+ is a good accuracy level
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iambatman5164: @TANVIR SIR, ANY LAST MINUTE TIPS FOR VA SECTION?
tanveer: Net Correct for Sec 2 - LR - 10 -12 / PJ - 3-5 / FIB - 1-2 /
RC -5-6 Edit
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ketan: I WAS CONSTANTLY HITTING 90+ IN ALL AIMCATS. BUT COULD NOT
APPEAR FOR LAST 4-5 DUE TO COLLEGE EXAMS. I AM FEELING LIKE I HAVE
LOST ALL MY TEMPERAMENT. I HAVE CAT ON 22ND. WHAT SHOULD I DO?
ramnath: Take a couple of AIMCATs that you have missed over the next
2-3 days, analyse them in detail and formulate your strategy for the
dday. All the best
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chaitanyav: ANY TIPS ON COVERING THE PASSAGE SUMMARY IN THE LAST
MOMENT ? MY EXAM IS ON 22 OCT..
tanveer: Please email me on tanveer.ahmed@time4education.com . Will
email you . Edit
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piyush: @VIJAYLAXMI MAM I USED TO ATTEMPT NEARLY 35 TO 40 QUES. WITH
ACCURACY OF AROUND 80%. WILL I GET CALL IF I DO THE SAME
TOMORROW......?????
vijayalaxmi: Depending on the difficulty level attempt 35 or 40 and be
a little cautious you will make it Best of luck
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lucky: WILL LOW ATTEMPTS IN RC EFFECT THE OVERALL PERCENTILE ????
krishnakumar: If you can squeeze out some marks from at least 2 RC
passages, it will boost your percentile
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robin: TANVEER SIR PLSS @TANVEER SIR THANK YOU SO MUCH MY D-DAY IS
TOMORROW & I WILL GIVE MY BEST SHOT IN WHATEVER WAY I CAN. MY STRATEGY
IS I WILL ATTEMPT VA SECTION FIRST IT TAKES ME COMPLETE 100 MINUTES TO
SOLVE SELECTED 22-25 QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION , THEN I MOVE TO DI BT
WHEN I ATTEMPT DI I FEEL TIME IS LESS WHICH MAKES ME FEEL NERVOUS.
ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO INCREASE ATTEMPTS IN QUANT
tanveer: Do not give more than 90 minutes to section if you are
targeting IIM Calls . All the Best ! Edit
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jai: MY FEAR IS GROWING UP EVENTHOUGH I AM HAVING EXAMS ON 22ND
krishnakumar: Tension will only bring down performance level and
score. Believe in yourselves
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gaurav: SIR, IS IT OK TO ATTEMPT RC AT LAST??
ramnath: That depends on ones comfort level with RCs. If you need more
time for RCs, it is not a good idea to leave them to the end, where
you cannot give them any additional time if required
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will: I STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FORM PROPER STRATEGY FOR VA-LR ..
MY EXAM IS TOMORROW AND I KNOW ITS TOO LATE TO ASK FOR. BUT ANY LEADS
vijayalaxmi: Will Depends on what your strong with .Familiarity plays
a big role in LR so take the test as it comes. If LR is familiar
strike it else balance it with VA and RC
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cat_16nov_morn: WOW GREAT !! THANKS A LOT SIR.. I SHALL USING AS A
MODEL TO GO ABOUT TOMORROW (DEPENDING ON WHICH SIDE THE WINDS BLOW)
tanveer: All the Best! Edit
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nisant: SIR AT LAST CAN I BELEIVE IN LUCK
krishnakumar: Best wishes
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sunny: HOW DO I BALANCE MY QUANT AND VERBAL ABILITY ?
ramnath: Allott time to the areas according to your comfort level. See
if you need to change this allocation based on the difficulty level of
the areas
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ashu: I AM FEELING VERY SCARED BCOZ I AM ATTEMPTING CAT ON BASIS OFL R
AND DI...ANY TIPS FOR IT...WHETHER IT WILL BE EASY OR TOUGH
tanveer: Make sure you do well in LR . then do a few of VA RC . Make
sure you do well of DI . Then do a few of QA . Edit
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ankita: SIR I AM GOING TO WRITE CAT PAPER ON 22 AND HAVE MISSED LAST
4-5 AIMCATS DUE TO MY SESSIONAL PAPERS WHAT WOULD YOU SUGGEST ME NOW
FOR NEXT 6 DAYS?
krishnakumar: Take a couple of these tests and review. Go through
previous CAT papers on your SHP
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parul: MY CAT TOMMOROW REALLY NERVOUS GETTING A FEEL THAT WONT BE ABLE
TO DO WELL?
vijayalaxmi: Hi Parul Relax have faith in your hard work you will do
well. Bets of luck
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prath: HELLO , I HAVE REALISED THAT I AM MAKING A LOT OF SILLY
MISTAKES [ IN AIMCATS ] ; WHENEVER I DO NOT MAKE THESE SILLY MISTAKES,
I CROSS THE IIM CUT OFF MARKS. PLEASE SUGGEST - [ MY CAT IS ON 22ND ]
prakashrajput: Pl reread the last statement in the question before
marking the answer. Also, do not mark answers if you are not getting
an exact answer.
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rick: @TANVEER SIR I AM GETTING ABOVE 85 PERCENTILE IN 2ND SECTION BUT
IN QUANT IT IS ALWAYS VERY POOR WHAT SHOULD MY STRATEGY BE FOR
TOMORROW
tanveer: Try to maximise score in section 2 without hurting accuracy .
Then take it 5 at a time from Section 1. Focus on chapters you are
comfortable with.. All the Best! Edit
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dhaval: RPLY ME SIR...
krishnakumar: You are comfortable with CRTs which are CAT Replica
questions. So. go for CAT with confidence
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sampath: SIR, 90% MEANS HOW MANY RIGHT ANSWERS OUT OF 100?
prakashrajput: It depends on the difficulty level of the test. Do not
go with any set frame of mind.
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k: IS VOTER ID CARD ENOUGH AS AN IDENTIFICATION PROOF,SINCE IT DOESNT
HAVE ANY SIGNATURE ON IT..OR WILL THE COLLEGE ID WORK??? PLZ REPLY
viveknair: Take both to be on the safe side. Voter ID should usually
be fine enough
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deep: SIR I DID NOT TAKE A COLOR PRINT OF HALLTICKET..IS THAT FINE.
BECAUSE IT WAS NO WHERE METIONED IT SHOULD BE COLOR PRINT
vijayalaxmi: Don't worry it iss fine Bets of luck
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anshu: CAN ANY FACULTY SUGGEST ANY STRATEGY HOW TO ATTEMPT QUESTNS
krishnakumar: It works differently for different people. Stick to your
strengths and to a strategy which has worked best for you in mocks
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nilesh: I APPEARED FOR NMAT 1ST ATTEMPT YESTERDAY AND DID NOT DO WELL.
DO YOU THINK THAT I SHOULD GO FOR THE 2ND AND 3RD ATTEMPT NOW AND THAT
WILL BE WORTH ENOUGH FOR NMIMS? DO NMIMS NEED A GOOD SCORE IN ALL THE
3 ATTEMPTS AND THEN THEY TAKE AN AVERAGE OUT OF IT? IF YES, THEN WHAT
WILL BE THE AVERAGE CUTOFF OR RATHER THEY CONSIDER 1 GOOD SCORE OUT OF
ALL THE 3 ATTEMPTS. IF YES THEN WHAT IS IT? KINDLY ADVICE.
tanveer: What kind of attempts did you have and with what accuracy in
different sections? Edit
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akash: SHOULD I GO FOR NEW UNIT IN MATH IN LAST MOMENT?
prakashrajput: No need.
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j: SIR I AM GETTING THE AVERAGE OF 60-70 PERCENTILE ..ANY HOPE ??
prakashrajput: 60-70 can become 85-90 also. And that could mean a call
from a lot of very good colleges. Write the exam well.
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cat_16nov_morn: @TANVEER SIR..SO FOR THAT PAPER WHAT WOULD THE
QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED RANGE.. PLS ANSWER AS THIS WOULD GIVE ME A
SENSE OF DIRECTION WITH THE EXAM TOMORROW
tanveer: Lets focus on what should happen tomorrow . Net Correct - LR
- 10 -12 / PJ - 3-5 / FIB - 1-2 / RC -5-6. Edit
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masa: SIR I AM PLANNING TO ATTEMPT 20 QUESTION IN VERBAL AND 20
QUESTION IN NON VERBAL WITH 100% ACCURACY. HOW MUCH PERCENTILE IT WILL
FETCH.
prakashrajput: pl refrain from asking purely speculative questions.
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manu: NO PROBLEM IF ANY OF U CANT RPLY TO MY QUES NOW,BUT PLZ DO REPLY
BEFORE THE END OF THIS CHAT,THANK U
krishnakumar: What if there are easy qns in QA and in section 2 ? So,
have an open mind to the other sub sections. If you stick only to your
pet area(s) then you will not be able to use your time productively as
there is a limit to what you can squeeze out from these areas
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asi: SIR BILLI WILL DO MEOW TOMM!HOPE I CAN TACKLE IT.
vijayalaxmi: Billiko bell kardo!!! Best of luck
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cat14: MY EXAM IS ON 22ND.. CAN WE GET THE ANALYSIS OF THE EXAM WHICH
IS GOING TO HAPPEN TOMMOROW?
prakashrajput: Pl visit the site tomorrow for updates (if the CAT
authorities allow sharing info i.e.).
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manu: SIR,DO RELYING COMPLETELY ON DI AND FOR ATMOST 5-7 QUES OF QUANT
FOR FIRST SEC TO SCORE GUD PERCENTILE ,A GUD IDEA ?
viveknair: Completely relying on any one approach is generally not
recommended. If it has served you well in the past, that means you
must be really good at DI. Try it, but be prepared to change if things
arent going too well in the first 30-40 mins.
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gaur007: IDEAL ATTEMPTS AND ACCURACY FOR TOMORROW??
tanveer: As many as you can do correctly with confidence . 90 %
accuracy in Sec1 . 80 % accuracy in Sec 2 Edit
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sonalm: I HAVE MY CAT ON 22ND.. CAN U GIVE ME ANY TIPS TO IMPPROVE MY
ACCURACY IN VA/RC SECTION, AS I AM ALWAYS INCLINED TO MARK SOME
ANSWERS BECAUSE THEY LOOK CORRECT. SOMETIMES, I GET MANY OF THEM WRONG
charlton: By now you should have improved on accuracy with reference
to parajumbles, word usage and paracompletion questions. Anyways in
the next few days, I suggest that you look up the V.A. question types
in the actual CAT papers and AIMCAts and go over them in complete
detail. All areas should be touched upon with an emphasis on speed and
accuracy. Also practice three or four R.C. passages daily. So that you
may at least be able to read the actual CAT passages and comprehend
them in the time frame during the test.
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engg_guy: WILL TAKING THE 4 HIGHER LEVEL SECTIONAL TEST HELP NOW? MY CAT IS TOMM
krishnakumar: Time to unwind.
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neha: IS THERE A SEPARATE CUTOFF FOR VA AN LR?
ramnath: No
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dolly: MY AVG AIMCAT PERCENTILE IS 40. I WOULD LIKE TO GO FOR
DU-MHROD..IS THERE ANY HOPE FOR IT?
krishnakumar: Need to pull up your performace, Hope you can do that.
All the best
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saksham: SIR I AM GENERALLY GETTING 96-99 PERCENTILE IN AIMCATS, BUT
THERE IS TOO MUCH ANXIETY FOR TOMORROW, WHAT SHOULD I DO ?
viveknair: Dont do anything new. You have been doing great. Distract
yourself. Watch a movie, sleep early. Be well rested for tomorrow.
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cat_16nov_morn: GOING BY THE LEVEL OF THE MOCK EXAM IN THE IIMCAT
PORTAL, GIVEN THAT STANDARD (WOULD DEFINE IT AN EASY TO MEDIUM PAPER)
WHAT WOULD THE NUMBER OF QUESTIONS,SCORE FOR A 95%TILE AND 99%TILE +..
PLS REPLY
tanveer: That is an indicative paper made up of uestions from previous
year . Edit
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cat_iima: SIR TOMORROW IS MY EXAM FIRST SLOT AS OF NOW I AM RELAXED,
REVISED ALL THE FORMULAE AND NOW JUST LOOKING AT THE PAST 10 YEARS
PAPERS IS IT OK A DAY BEFORE THE D-DAY OR I AM MISSING SOMETHING IF
YES THEN TELL
ramnath: Relax and chill for tonight. DO not stress yourself with any
further prep today, but for a light revision of formulae
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shalaka: SIR, I NEVER REACHED UPTO ALL TH 50 QUESTIONS IN QUANT,
SHOULD I REVIEW ALL THE QUESTIONS FIRST ANS THEN SOLVE?
krishnakumar: Do that only if you can do it very quickly and also with
the ability to pick qns to attempt. Don't try it first time in CAT.
Try doing that in a mock and see if it works or really makes in
difference
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rick: SIR IN LAST 5 AIMCATS MY MEDIAN SCORE IS 75 PERCENTILE WHAT
SHOULD I EXPECT I AM FEELING VERY TENSED MY EXAM IS TOMMOROW
tanveer: Being tense wont help now . Just revise some basic concepts .
And try to calm yourself dowm . remember you have worked hard . It
will pay off tomorrow . Edit
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akash: I HAVE MY CAT ON 22 NOV., SO I HAVE 6 DAYS LEFT, SO ANY TIPS U
CAN GIVE ME TO PREPARE NY SELF FOR CAT IN THESE 6 DAYS.
raghavender: Just revise the AIMCATs and CRTs. Study the explanations
thoroughly and revisit any concepts that you think might require a
revisit.
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sachin: HI, SHOULD I REVISE FORMULA FOR QUANT NOW?? NOV,16TH
vijayalaxmi: If there is some concept that needs a second look then
makes sense . But do not take up anything new. Best of luck
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will: SIR,THIS IS AN OFF QUESTION. BUT , I DEFINITELY NEED A BIO BREAK
AFTER 1 HR. I AM WORRIED THEY WONT ALLOW. THIS MAY HAMPER MY
PERFORMANCE.
tanveer: Request them sincerely. It is at their discretion. Edit
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dday: HI SIR, I HAVE MY EXAM ON 22ND, LAST SLOT. I HAVE BEEN
CONSTANTLY SCORING ABOVE 93 PERCENTILE IN THE AIMCATS. ONLY PROBLEM
BEING, MY SECTION 1 SCORE IS MUCH MORE THAN THE SECTION 2. ANY LAST
MINUTES TIPS TO CONCENTRATE IN THE LAST WEEK FOR ENGLISH?
krishnakumar: Take up a few questions from major VA types and
practice. Review why you got some answers wrong and also the logic
behind the answers yo got correct. Also go through VA/RC qns in
previous CAT papers on your SHP
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lucky: @RAGHAVENDER SIR : IM IN WEAK IN RC'S AND I WANT TO GO WITH LR,
PARA COMPLETION QUESTIONS AND OTHER GRAMMAR QUESTIONS. WILL THAT
EFFECT MY OVERALL PERCENTILE ?? A BIT CONFUSED HERE.. COULD YOU PLEASE
HELP. PLEASE ANS..
raghavender: Do not completely ignore RCs. Remember that they come
with groups of questions! So, that could always be scoring.
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gsk: MY SIGNATURE IN THE ADMIT CARD AND PHOTO ID PROOF ARE DIFFERENT?
viveknair: pls chk
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16november: HI, I AM AN SC CATEGORY STUDENT-HOW MANY NET CORRECT IN
EACH SECTIONS WILL BE GOOD TO CLEAR SECTIONAL CUTOFF?
ramnath: This will depend on the difficulty level of the sections ..a
unique number is not to be targeted
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rakesh10: MR.TANVEER EVERYONE WILL KNOW TOMORROW
tanveer: My point Rakesh. do not get distracted right now . Get into
the right frame of mind . No distractions. Edit
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gsk: MY SIGNATURE IN THE ADMIT CARD AND PHOTO ID PROOF ARE DIFFERENT?
IS IT NECESSARY TO BE SAME
viveknair: Replicate the one in the admit card. There should not be any issue.
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abhi: SIR, CAN TWO PERSONS WITH SAME MARKS GET DIFFERENT PERCENTILE
BECAUSE OF DIFFERENT ACCURACY ?
ramnath: They may get different percentiles because of different mean
scores of the slots they have taken the test in and not because of
diff accuracy
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will: SIR , THIS IS AN OFF QUESTION.
krishnakumar: ?
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keermal: SIR/MADAM,THERE IS NO SEPERATE CUT OFF FOR THE VA SECTION ALONE,RIGHT?
ramnath: Yep
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akshays: SIR, MY MAXIMUM MARKS IN AIMCATS ARE 80-85MARKS ,BUT WHEN I
GIVE MCS I HAVE SCORED 135-140,AND HAVE CLEARED 1 CALL CUTOFF
MARKS.CAN I SCORE IN CAT??
charlton: Yes you can score on the test provided you stay focussed and
competitive. If your test is on 22nd, then you still have time to
cover concepts and sharpen certain strategies or gameplans. If your
test is tomorrow, then stay calm and relax. Give your best shot in the
exam. Do not miss out on easy questions or sitters.
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manna: HELLOO
tanveer: Hi Edit
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swapnil: IT IS WIRED BUT ANY PATTERN GUESS FOR SEC 2
ramnath: Your guess is as good as ours at this stage Swapnil..We have
our fingers crossed too
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sairam: SIR, PL REPLY TO MY MESS REGD IIFT PREP..
krishnakumar: Nothing much on 22nd after a CAT exam. Go through
previous IIFT papers
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swapnil: MINIMUM %ILE BY OBC CANDIDATE TO GET GD/PI CALL FROM TOP 6 IIM
viveknair: Arnd 90 percentile gives you a chance to get one or few of
the top 6 IIM calls assuming all else (acads, work ex etc is in
order)..
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aimforcat: @VIJAYALAXMI MA'AM_ IF MY AVERAGE IS 65 PERCENTILE IN 10
AIMCATS, THEN WHAT ARE THE CHANCES TO SCORE ABOVE 90 PERCETILE IN CAT?
vijayalaxmi: You stand a fair chance just try and avoid taking too many risks
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parth: WHAT RANK OR PERCENTILE IN AIMCAT CONVERTS TO 99+ GENERALLY?
ramnath: In general, a 94-95+ converts into a 99+
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bharat: SIR WHAT IS THE BEST I CAN DO NOW TO KEEP MY MIND FREE AND RELAX
krishnakumar: Just chill (movie, friends, music..) with the feeling
that you have done what you can and with th determination that you
will take the exam as it comes and do your best.
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pt: SIR, I AM PLANNING TO START SECTION 2 LR FIRST. HOW MUCH TIME I
SHOULD PROVIDE TO SECTION 2 ALONE ????
viveknair: Depends on a lot of factors. Typically your first half is
far more productive than the second half. Because the easier questions
get attempted first or you are more alert. Hence, either spend lesser
time on the section that you start off with, or switch between
sections, etc many options are there. It all depends on what you have
seen in the AIMCATs that has worked for you.
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china: @VIJAYLAKSHMI MADAM: BY FEW MINUTES, OF COURSE I MEAN 1-2 MINUTES....
vijayalaxmi: That should be fine
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rakesh10: IS LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY SAME AS LIKE MOCK CAT IN CAT2014
OFFICIAL WEBSITE?
tanveer: You will know tomorrow Edit
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nobody: HELLO SIR/MA'AM, I AM ABLE TO SOLVE ALMOST WHOLE PAPER
CORRECTLY WHEN THE TIMER IS OFF, BUT MY ACCURACY DURING PAPER SOLVING
IS LOW, BUT IMPROVING. LAST MINUTE TIPS/STRATEGIES? CAT ON 22ND
charlton: Time Management and Accuracy of answers are both critical.
In the first two minutes, scan and plan your performance. It is your
match. You are a manager of the sections of the test. So if you feel
that you are spending too much time on a question, flag it and come
back to it later. DO the paper in rounds - all easy questions first,
then medium level and then difficult questions.
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naman: SIR MY BASIC CONCEPTS ARE NOT MUCH CLEAR TOMORROW IS CAT SHOULD
I REVISE ALL THE CONCEPTS??
raghavender: Just stay calm. You will recollect concepts when you deal
with a question. Don't worry. G'luck!
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abhi: SIR, CAN TWO PERSONS SCORING SAME MARKS GET DIFFERENT PERCENTILE
DUE TO DIFFERENT ACCURACY ?
tanveer: Does it affect your preparation now ? Edit
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nehu: CAN ANY ONE REPLY
krishnakumar: what marks will mean 80 percentile depends on the level
of difficulty of the paper and your relative performance. Even in
AIMCATs, you would have seen that the score required for 80 percentile
varies from one AIMCAT to another. Instead of going in with a pre
fixed mindset. take the exam as it comes.
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engg_guy: SIR, MY ENGG EXAMS ARE GOING ON, AND I HAVE AN AN EXAM ON
MONDAY, AND CAT TOMORROW, BUT I NEED TO STUDY TOMORROW TO PASS. MY
PREP IS SO-SO WITH AVG 75%ILE IN AIMCATS. WHAT TO DO? PLEASE HELP.
vijayalaxmi: Exam tomorrow relax and rely on your concepts to help
you. Do not get anxious. Best of luck
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china: I HOPE THEY WILL ALLOW US TO CARRY "EYE-DROPS" TO THE LAB. LAST
YEAR THEY HAD ALLOWED ME TO CARRY IT. I SUFFER FROM "COMPUTER VISION
SYNDROME" AND CANNOT FOCUS ON THE SCREEN FOR LONG.
tanveer: Take a doctor's letter if possible Edit
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viru: IF I STUCK ABOUT 2 OPTIONS IN VERBAL THEN SHOULD I TAKE A RISK
TO ATTEMPT ANY ONE OF THEM?
vijayalaxmi: A certain number of risks can be taken but do not take only risks
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abcxyz: MY CONCEPTS IN GRAPHS ARE NOT CLEAR. I HAVE SOLVED THE
EXERCISES IN THE BOOK TWICE, BUT DO NOT GET THE AIMCAT QUESTION. WHAT
CAN I DO ABOUT THAT?
raghavender: Don't let a couple of things bother you at this stage. Do
your best on the rest of the areas!
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gaur007: SIR, VA ACCURACY IS NOT 80%...HOW MANY TO ATTEMPT?? SHOULD WE
ATTEMPT MORE??
tanveer: Attempt PJ - 4-5 RCs 5-6 FIB - 1-2 Edit
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china: WHILE ATTEMPTING AIMCATS, SUPPOSE I HAD A MINUTE OR 2 LEFT, I
WOULD CLICK SUBMIT SINCE IT IS HARDLY ENOUGH TO GO TO A PARTICULAR
QUESTION, APPLY YOUR BRAIN AND CLICK YOUR CHOICE. DO YOU THINK IT IS A
WASTE OF TIME TO LET GO OFF THE FINAL FEW MINUTES?
vijayalaxmi: Final few minutes or 1 or 2 mins? 1 or 2 its ok not few
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pulkit: I GAVE 4 MOCKS/CRTS (NOT AIMCATS ) ON TIME WEBSITE GOT SCORE
OF 98 90 95 N 120 ...IS THIS OK ... I HAV TST ON 22D
ramnath: A higher score will help...Relook your test taking strategy,
question selection, section/area order
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swapnil: IT IS GOOD TO REVISE AIMCAT CONCEPT TOMORROW CAT EXAM
tanveer: Try to relax before the exam and not psyche yourself out .
You will do well. Believe it ! Edit
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viru: IM GOOD IN QUANT BUT SOMETIMES I DEMORALISE WHEN I DID NOT GET
ANSWER SO IN THIS SHOULD I ATTEMPT VA FIRST. INEVER TRY THUS
EXPERIMENT IN AIMCAT.
charlton: This is not the time to be demoralized, my friend. Ideally
if you are good in quant, then start with quant first. In VERBAL also
there will be easy questions which you must isolate and do first. All
the best.
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cat2014: PLS REPLY..M WAITING FOR SO LONG...:(
vijayalaxmi: You will get an analysis of the exam on many forums .
Please talk to your mentors you will get the right information.
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rishabjolly24: PLZ REPLY
krishnakumar: Potential to crack 90 percentile +
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gaur007: SIR, QUANT 1 HR 40 MINS AND VA REST....IS IT FINE??
raghavender: You might want to change your plan based on the level of
difficulty of the sections t'row!
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sreenath: SIR WHAT RANK I SHOULD EXPECT IF I USED TO BE IN TOP 1600 IN AIMCATS?
ramnath: Given that you put in a similar performance, you can expect
to get into the high nineties..ALl the best
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kohli: WOT ISTHE PERCENTICLE REQUIRED FOR IIM A,B,C..?
tanveer: Minimum cut offs are known not exact percentiles Edit
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vinodh: SIR,MY EXAM IS TOMORROW(NOV16) .IF I ATTEMPT 30 QUESTIONS FROM
EACH SECTION,IS IT EFFICIENT TO GIVE ME ATLEAST 80 PERCENTILE?
ramnath: If Attempted accurately, Definitely more than 80 and closer
to the mid-high nineties
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vinodh: VINODH: SIR,MY EXAM IS TOMORROW(NOV16) .IF I ATTEMPT 30
QUESTIONS FROM EACH SECTION,IS IT EFFICIENT TO GIVE ME ATLEAST 80
PERCENTILE?I AM FROM S.T. CASTE STUDENT.I HAVE RESERVATION ALSO.CAN I
GET CALL FROM IIMS.
tanveer: You stand a great chance . All the Best! Edit
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dhaval: MY SCORE IN AIMCAT 30-50 BUT IN CRT 70-85. IS IT GOOD AVG OR BAD?
tanveer: Go by the AIMCAT scores .. Edit
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china: IS IT REALLY TRUE THAT THEY WILL ALLOW US NO BIO-BREAK OR IS IT
JUST A WARNING TO US?
viveknair: Be prepared for the worst. Bio breaks would also eat into your time..
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nisant: SIR I AM LITTLE BIT WEAK IN MATHS SESSIONS AND HOW TO FACE
MATHS ALONE FOR TOMORROWS EXAM
charlton: Can you try the DI sets and get all questions correct. Also
there will be many sitters or easy questions in the problem solving
area. Do them with atleast 85% accuracy.
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sruti13: COULD YOU PLEASE GIVE SOME LAST MIN TIPS. I HAVE EXAM TOMORROW
vijayalaxmi: Relax and Recall important concepts Best of luck
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iim: SIR IN MC AND CRT I AM CONSTANTLY SCORING 100-160....CAN I EXPECT
GOOD PERCENTILE IN ACTUAL CAT
ramnath: Yes..All the best
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lucky: RAGHAVENDER SIR :MY AVERAGE AIMCAT PERCENTILE IS 75. DO I STAND A CHANCE?
raghavender: Yes, you do! Stay focused, be calm! G'luck!
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sreeza: HOW MANY QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY WILL FETCH AN IIM CALL?
tanveer: Focus on the Examination please . Edit
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vin: I FEEL STUPID WAITING FROM THE BEGINNING WITH MY QUESTION UNANSWERED!
krishnakumar: More than writing more mocks it is a question of dong a
couple of mocks and reviewing them thoroughly. You can also opt to
take up papers which you have already done and review them. Go through
the paper to see whether you can extract more marks from it. THen
think of how you would have approached the paper if you were to do it
again. Also, go through previous CAT papers on your SHP
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cat14: I HAVE HEARD THAT GREAT LAKES ALSO CONSIDER YOUR PREVIOUS
CAT/XAT SCORE FOR ITS 1 YEAR PROGRAMME.. IS THIS TRUE?
tanveer: Yes . Edit
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dhaval: I PRSNLY THNK DAT THIS NEW PATTERN OF CAT IS JUST A TRAP.IT
WILL LEAD STUDENT TO MORE NEGATIVE MARKS. :D SO I THNK WE SHOULD FOCUS
ON ACCURACY OR ANYTHNG ELSE?
viveknair: With the entire paper available for view, you can quickly
zone in on your fav areas etc. Hence, negatives can reduce. Work
towards utilizing your 170 mins to the maximum.
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riku: FROM WHICH SECTION SHOULD ONE START FROM IRRESPECTIVE OF STRONG POINTS?
tanveer: Start from your strong section . Get rid of the Jitters .Pick
up self confidence along the way Edit
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manna: IS THIS A GOOD TIME TO START PREPARING?
ramnath: Yes..for CAT 15
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nilesh: APART FROM THE STUDY MATERIAL AND THE HANDOUTS PROVIDED BY THE
CLASSES WHAT ELSE I CAN REFER TO STUDY FOR CAT? KINDLY ADVICE.
charlton: Your AIMCATs, MCs and CRTs (Online tests on your Student
Home Page). If your test is tomorrow then relax.
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asi: SIR IF THE PAPER IS REALLY TOUGH TOMM,STILL I SHOULD TRY TO
MAXIMIZE ATTEMPTS? OR WORK ON LESS QUESTIONS WITH UTMOST ACCURACY
ramnath: You need to work on maximising your score, balancing your
speed and accuracy, regardless of the difficulty of the paper
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china: @RAGHVENDRA SIR: I THINK IT IS LIKE A 50-50 MATCH SINCE WE HAVE
TO BE JUDICIOUS ABOUT LEAVING A FEW QUESTIONS AND YET MAXIMIZE OUR
STRIKE RATE...
raghavender: Bingo!
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kichu: SIR,FOR AN IIM CALL,CAN YOU JUST PROVIDE AN ESTIMATE NUMBER OF
ATTEMPTS AT THE LEAST IN EACH SECTION
tanveer: Please focus on the Exam . Not calls Edit
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simba: SHOULD QUESTIONS IN SECTION 2 BE SOLVED LINE WISE..MEANS IF A
RC COMES SOLVE THAT AND THAN IF LR COMES SOLVE THAT...OR WE SHOULD
FIRST FIND ALL LR QUESTIONS AND THAN SOLVE..?
charlton: I think this should depend on what strategy has worked best
for you in the AIMCATs.
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riku: FROM WHICH SECTION SHOULD ONE START FROM?
ramnath: Riku..Do not make any last minute changes..Stick to the
strategy that you have been following so farin the AIMCATs
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swapnil: I AM PLANNING FOR 10 MIN OVERALL LOOK FOR PAPER WITH
QA-35MIN,DI-30MIN,VA-25MIN,LR-30MIN & RC-30MIN WITH 10 MIN LAST FOR
REVISION IT IS GOOD?
tanveer: Yes. All the Best! Edit
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nilesh: THNK YOU I RECEIVED YOUR REPLY VIVEK SIR AND VIJAYLAXMI MADAM.
viveknair: welcome!
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kohli: SIR IN MOCK CATS MY SCORE VARIES BETWEEN 120 TO 150..WOT CAN I
EXPECT IN CAT?
viveknair: Good percentiles can be expected with IIM calls.. All the best.
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santa: I HAVE MY EXAM TOMORROW , FORENOON SESSION. ANY ADVICE ON HOW
TO HANDLE THE LAST MINUTE JITTERS ? SHOULD I GO BACK AND REVISE
CONCEPTS WHICH I HAVE LEARNT PREVIOUSLY OR SHOULD I RELAX ?
ramnath: Just relax. Only ensure that you reach the center ontime and
with the necessary ID & admit card
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sreenath: HELLO, I HAVE BEEN SCORING 90+ PERCENTILE IN AIMCATS. BUT I
AM BIT NERVOUS FOR TOMORROW(I HAVE MY SLOT TOMORROW... HOW SHOULD I
TACKLE IT
tanveer: Treat it like another mock where you have to beat all the
competitors like you have been doing all along . what is there to be
nervous about ? :) Edit
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piyush: SIR ,FOR IIM CALL ,WHAT IS THE MIN. NO. OF QUESTIONS TO BE
ATTEMPTED IN BOTH THE SECTIONS???
prakashrajput: Depends on the paper. Do not worry about these things
now. Focus on doing your best in the test.
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aimforcat: TANVEER SIR PLS SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE OF FIRST CAT?
tanveer: Did not understand the Question Edit
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bhanu: PLZ TELL ME, ARE THERE PENALTY CHARGES BEING APPLIED TO
UNANSWERED QUESTIONS ?
vijayalaxmi: no
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imready: THANK YOU MY DEAR TEACHERS
prakashrajput: you most welcome.
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china: JUST ASKING, HOW SHOULD CAT, BE APPROACHED: LIKE A TEST MATCH,
A 50 OVER MATCH OR 20-20...??
raghavender: Unfortunately, we don't yet have a 6-ball match! No such
thing! Choose your strategy depending on the difficulty of the paper.
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rehnz: SIR FOR DI WHICH TYPE OF QUESTNS SHUD GVN 1ST PREF?
viveknair: Usually depends on whether your comfort - calculation based
or logical based, whether qtns have a Cannot be Determined option, no.
of qtns in a set etc. Based on all these, prioritize
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abc: HOW TO CALM MY NERVES, I AM GETTING VERY NERVOUS? PLEASE HELP..
vijayalaxmi: Listen to some soothing music will help and have faith in
your hard work. Best of luck
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sreenath: HELLO
tanveer: Hi Edit
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robin: @TANVEER SIR..TOTAL 30 QUESTIONS 20 OUT OF DI & LR AND 5 FROM
VA & 2-3 QUANT QUESTIONS. CAN I EXPECT BETWEEN ATLEATS 80 PERCENTILE
tanveer: If I tell you NO then you will do more questions even if you
dont know the answer ? If I tell you YES you will stop doing questions
even if you know the answer? Please focus on the exam . Not the
results . All the Best ! Edit
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ggf: DOES NO. OF QUESTIONS MATTER
raman: Cant say. Tray and answer as many as you can correctly
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shetty: SIR MY EXAM IS ON 22ND, WHAT I NEED TO DO FOR NEXT ONE WEEK?
IS IT POSSIBLE JUDGE THE LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY BASED ON TOMORROW PAPER
(BASED ON WHAT MY FRIENDS SAYS). WHAT I NEED TO PLAN, AFTER SEEING THE
STUDENTS TOMORROW'S REACTION.
viveknair: Dont over rely on online forums too much. Have a plan
beforehand for the next week. Tweak it maybe slightly based on what
you see as a general feedback. No major course correction expected.
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priyanka: IM NOT TOO CONFIDENT ABOUT GEOMETRY. PLEASE HELP
prakashrajput: Leave it for later rounds. Focus on the comfortable areas first.
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arp: I HAVE READ SOMEWHERE THAT NEGATIVE MARK FOR EACH QUESTION
INCREASES LINEARLY WITH THE NUMBER OF WRONG ANSWERS.. IS THAT TRUE?
P.S THIS ANSWER HELPS ME IN TAKING CALCULATED RISKS MORE WISELY.. SO
PLEASE ANSWER
charlton: No that is not true for CAT.
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aimforcat: SIR , MY AVERAGE PERCENTILE IN 10-12 AIMCAT IS 65, CAN I
SCORE ABOVE 90 PERCENTILE IN CAT?
prakashrajput: Tomorrow is the D-day. It all depends on how you
perform tomorrow. Yes, you can!
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rehnz: ANY LAST MIN TIPS FOR LR VERBAL & DI & WHICH QUESTIONS SHOULD
BE CHOSEN TO ATTEMPT TIPS?
charlton: The parajumbles or word usage qs can be done first along
with a medium level RC passage and some LR sets in the second section.
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swapnil: MINIMUM %ILE BY AN OBC CANDIDATE TO GET GD/PI CALL FROM IIM
prakashrajput: 90
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nilesh: IS THERE ANYONE WHO CAN ASSIST ME AS I HAD POSTED MY QUERY FOR
3 TIMES NOW AND STILL NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE ON IT. KINDLY REPLY.
viveknair: pls chk
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ggf: TANVEER SIR 30-60
tanveer: Focus hard you can hit 70 if you are averaging 60 Edit
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nilesh: HELLO SIR/MADAM, I AM A CURRENT STUDENT OF T.I.M.E FOR CET
WEEKEND BATCH. YESTERDAY I HAD APPEARED FOR NMAT 1ST ATTEMPT AND I
FOUND VERY DIFFICULTY IN MY PREPARATION BASED ON THE STUDY MATERIAL
AND THE HANDOUTS PROVIDED BY THE CLASSES. NOW I HAVE MY CAT EXAM ON
22ND NOV 2014. I ONLY HAVE 1 WEEK OF TIME FOR PREPARATION. KINDLY
ADVICE WHAT SHOULD I DO TO MAKE MY PREPARATION STRONGER FOR UPCOMING
CAT EXAM.
viveknair: Pls chk
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sai: WHICH QUESTIONS SHOULD I ATTEMPT IN SECOND SECTION EITHER RC OR
VERBAL(ACTUALLY IM WEAK IN VERBAL)
prakashrajput: Depends on what your target is. For an IIM call you
should attempt at least 15 questions from the area.
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nilesh: HELLO SIR/MADAM, I AM A CURRENT STUDENT OF T.I.M.E FOR CET
WEEKEND BATCH. YESTERDAY I HAD APPEARED FOR NMAT 1ST ATTEMPT AND I
FOUND VERY DIFFICULTY IN MY PREPARATION BASED ON THE STUDY MATERIAL
AND THE HANDOUTS PROVIDED BY THE CLASSES. NOW I HAVE MY CAT EXAM ON
22ND NOV 2014. I ONLY HAVE 1 WEEK OF TIME FOR PREPARATION. KINDLY
ADVICE WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW TO MAKE MY PREPARATION STRONGER FOR
UPCOMING CAT EXAM.
viveknair: nilesh, it depends on the areas that you are comfortable
in, how much time you have on your hands in the next one week etc.
Work on Speed maths and revise stronger topics at least twice before
the exam. Practise sitting in front of a comp screen for 170 mins
doing CAT related practise or preparation (not necessarily mocks)
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ravi: SIR,HOW MANY QUESTION I SHOULD ATTEMPT TO SCORE 97+ PERCENTILE
WITH ABOUT 80-85 % ACCURACY.
raghavender: Can't say. Depends on the level of difficulty.
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pulkit: HELLO SIR INITIALLY IN D AIMCATS I USE TO SCORE AROUND 90
PERCENTILE BUT TOWARDS THE END I COULD SCORE ONLY AROUND 80 ..SO HOW I
COULD I IMPROVE HAV D XAM ON 22ND.PLZ SUGEST
tanveer: The fall in percentile was due to ? Acuracy issue ? Speed ? Edit
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anup: HELLO SIR CAN YOU STRATERGIZE WHEATHER TO DO RCS FIRST OR AT
LAST AS AT LAST I AM UNABLE TO CONCENTRATE ON LONG PASSAGES AS TIME
TICKS MY NERVES SO SHOULD I KEEP IT AT BEGINING OR AT LAST OR
SOMEWHERE IN MID PLEASE GUIDE
charlton: Rank the passages as I, II and III depending on your
familiarity with the topic or question types and then do the easy one
first.Then after some easy or medium LR sets or Verbal Ability sets
you may then do the second RC passage. i.e. You are doing the second
section in multiple rounds. Do not miss on the easy questions in the
section.
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swapnil: MY EXAM IS TOMORROW SOME TIPS
vijayalaxmi: Hi Swapnil Relax keep calm . Revise anything that you
feel needs a second look and take the bull by its horns tomorrow. Best
of luck
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swapnil: I HAD GIVEN AIMCAT 1501 BUT IT IS SHOWING IN MISSED AIMCAT
tanveer: Focus on the CAT Edit
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bgy: WHAT TO DO EMPHASISE ON ACCURACY OR ATTEMPTS
tanveer: Accuracy . with some intelligent risk taking Edit
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df: I AM NOT ABLE TO SOLVE "MID-HIGH" LEVEL QUESTIONS OF MIXTURE &
ALLEGATION AND TRADERS FALSE WEIGHT QUESTION OF PROFIT AND LOSS.
SHOULD I PRACTICE MORE ON THESE TOPICS OR FOCUS ON MY STRONG AREAS ??
ALSO SHOULD I REVISE SECTIONAL TEST OR AIMCATS AS I HAVE GIVEN MORE
EMPHASIS TO SECTIONAL TEST ? PS-> MY CAT IS SCHEDULE ON 22ND.
raghavender: Focus on your strengths. Revise AIMCATs, CRTs
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abcxyz: @TANVEER SIR... THANK YOU :)
tanveer: Pleasure Edit
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cat14: MY AIMCAT PERCENTILES ARE ....90, 92, 89, 96, 95, 74, 94, 96..
WAT PERCENTILE CAN I EXPECT IN ACTUAL CAT?
prakashrajput: Definitely more than 98. Do your best. Concentrate. All the best.
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aratrika: SIR, SINCE SIX NEW IIMS ARE INCLUDED THIS YEAR, WHAT CAN BE
THE EXPECTED PERCENTILE CUT-OFF FOR THIS YEAR AND WILL IT BE ADVISABLE
TO JOIN?
tanveer: Once you secure an admission we can discuss . An IIM brand is
always good to have on the resume . Edit
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robin: MY EXAM IS TOMORROW NOT GIVEN ENUF TIME FOR PREPARATION DUE TO
HECTIC WORK SCHEDULE. CAN 25 QUESTIONS OF DI & LR & 5 QUESTIONS MORE
WITH 100 % ACCURACY ONLY BE ABLE TO SAIL ME THROUGH TO AT-LEAST 80
PERCENTILE. I HAVE THREE YEARS OF BANKING EXPERIENCE. LOOKING TO GET
ADMISSION IN GREAT LAKES. KINDLY GUIDE...
tanveer: QA VA RC? Edit
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sarthak: IS THERE ANY MAX NO OF VA QUESTIONS IN SECTION 2?
prakashrajput: In its likelihood it should be 34 VA and 16 LR. Within
VA there should be 16 RC questions.
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asi: SIR CAN THERE BE ANOTHER GK AWARENESS SESSION NEXT WEEK.MISSED IT
BECAUSE OF PREPARATION
prakashrajput: Pl speak with your centre.
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ggf: SIR HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THAT STUDENTS WHO SCORED REALLY LIE IN
AIMCATS WENT ON SCORING ATLEAST A 70 IN ACTUAL CAT?
tanveer: Yes. Many . You too can do it . How low by the way ? Edit
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nilesh: KINDLY ADVICE WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO MAKE MY PREPARATION
STRONGER IN ORDER TO DO WELL FOR BOTH THE EXAMS I.E CAT ON 22ND AND
FOR NMAT 2ND AND 3RD ATTEMPT.
vijayalaxmi: Hi Nilesh Revise all your hand outs . Revise the
formulae. and attempt atleast 3 passages on a daily basis atleast till
the 19th . Best of luck
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abcxyz: MY AIMCAT PERCENTILE IS CONSTANTLY BETWEEN 98-99. I AM WORRIED
AS IT HAS NOT IMPROVED. WHAT CAN I DO IN THE LAST ONE WEEK TO KEEP MY
CONFIDENCE HIGH?
tanveer: Not much scope for improvement left :) Lets hop e you hit 100
on CAT Day . ATB! Edit
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nisant: SIR CAT IS WHETHER ONLINE TEST OR WRITTEN TEST
raghavender: Online
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cat_16nov_morn: WILL A 85%TILE + HELP ME GET A CALL FROM BB GRADE
COLLEGES AT LEAST.. ON A SKEPTICAL NOTE
prakashrajput: Definitely yes. All the best.
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maitreyi: I HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO GET A 3-DIGIT SCORE IN AIMCATS. AND MY
STRONG AREAS COMPRISE OF VA AND LR. BUT I AM SCARED I MIGHT SCREW UP
MY PAPER TOM. IS THERE ANY CHANCE I CAN SCORE A MIN OF 80 PERCENTILE?
MY ACCURACY IN AIMCATS HAS BEEN IN THE RANGE OF 60-70 PERCENTAGE!
prakashrajput: Focus on the test. Do your best. Do not worry about all
these things now.
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arindam: SIR I HAVE BEEN JUMPING FROM 99%ILE IN A COUPLE OF AIMCATS TO
AS LOW AS 68%ILE IN A FEW, ANXIETY IS KILLING ME NOW , 22ND IS MY
D-DAY, AND THE ANXIETY IS BUILDING UP EVERY SECOND, SOME SUGGESTIONS
PLEASE...!
tanveer: Analyse what caused you to fall to 68? Avoid that Edit
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asi: SIR CAN THERE BE ANOTHER GK AWARENESS SESSION NEXT WEEK.MISSED IT
BECAUSE OF PREPARATION
tanveer: Will happen for IIFT Edit
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vv14: LAST YEAR PERCENTILE FOR SC CANDIDATE ADMITTED TO IIM
LUCKNOW?PLS REPLY SIR
viveknair: Varies year to year. Arnd 80-85 percentile.
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priyanka: WHAT SHOULD BE THE IDEAL NUBER OF QUESTIONS AND ACCURACY TO
GET MORE THAN 90 PERCENTILE?
prakashrajput: depends on the paper. do not worry about these things now.
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mohit: WHAT DOES THE STATEMENT THAT THE SYSTEM WILL GET LOCKED ON
TOUCHING THE KEYBOARD MEAN
tanveer: Answered Edit
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cat14: I HAVE MY CAT ON 22ND.. HOW TO SELECT WHICH RC SHOULD I
SELECT.. IN SOME RCS I GOT ALL THE CORRECT ANSWERS.. AND I SOME RCS, I
READ THE WHOLE PASSAGE AND AFTER THAT I GET TO KNOW THAT I M NT ABLE
TO SOLVE IT
vijayalaxmi: Go by the subject matter . Read the 2nd para of the
passage quickly that will give you a fair idea of the subject matter
then attempt. Best of luck
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mohit: WHAT DOES THE STATEMENT THAT THE SYSTEM WILL GET LOCKED ON
TOUCHING THE KEYBOARD MEAN
tanveer: Work with the mouse Edit
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impetus: TANVEER SIR, THANKS FOR YOUR FEEDBACK. THAT REALLY HELPED.
tanveer: Pleasure! ATB! Edit
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santa: SIR, WILL WE HAVE 4 OPTIONS OR 5 OPTIONS FOR THE CAT EXAM? I
CHECKED THE MOCK FROM HE OFFICIAL SITE AND EACH QUESTION HAD 5 OPTIONS
prakashrajput: 4 options
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deepika: GUDEVE SIR,MOST OF TIME I CONFUSE BETWEEN TWO OPTIONS, WT
SHOULD I DO.... GO WITH IT OR NOT?????
tanveer: How often? Compare what is the difference between the 2
options ? What is your track record for guessing in such scenarion?
Edit
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aakash: IS ACCURACY GONNA AFFECT THE NORMALIZED SCORE ? OR ONE SHOULD
FOCUS MORE ON SCORE AND LESS ON ACCURACY ?
viveknair: We will not ask you to attempt recklessly. But yes, over
caution is also to be avoided. If you are able to reduce the choices
down to two options, then an educated guess can be made.
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abinashk4: SIR I CANT ACCESS THE CAT MOCKS AVAILABLE ON TIME WEBSITE???
raghavender: Pls check with info@time4education.com
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sai: IS IT BETTER TO ATTEMPT THE AREAS WHICH IAM STRONG OR TO ATTEMPT
WEAK AREA FIRST?
raghavender: It should be about what an easy ques is vs what is not.
Focus on your strengths.
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rks: I GT 90% IN CAT LAST YEAR... THIS YEAR I COULDN'T PREPARE BCOZ OF
JOB AND NOT ATTMPTED ANY MOCK THIS YEAR... WAT SHUD I DO MAINTAIN GUD
SCORE...??
tanveer: Just carry that confidence . You were top 10 % of the country
. Keep calm . Try to apply your native aptitude. Do not be over
ambitious . do not panic . revise some of your basic formulae . All
the Best Edit
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gaurav: SIR ANY LAST MIN TIPS OVER RC SECTION OR HOW TO KNOW
DIFFICULTY LEVEL OF RC?? IT WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL.
vijayalaxmi: Hi Gaurav Difficulty level depends on what you are
comfortable with. Abstract topics or general, Depending on your
acquaintance to subject matter prioritise the passages and then
attempt. Best of luck
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sampath: SIR,I HAVENT PREPARED FOR CAT. WHAT SHOULD BE MY EXAM
STRATEGY TOMORROW?
raghavender: Identify any easy looking questions and give them your best shot.
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kittycat: HELLO EVERYONE,MY QUESTION IS"HOW TO DEAL WITH LAST
5-10MIN...THEY ALWAYS SCARY...."
tanveer: Review all that you have done . See if any incomplete marked
for review questions are pending . squeeze out the maximum marks in
the minimum time . It could make a big difference . Do not panic Edit
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palashsachdeve: GOOD EVENING... SIR CAN U PLS TELL ME WHAT SHOULD I DO
AT THIS LAST MOMENT.. M VERY NERVOUS AT THIS MOMENT
viveknair: Distract yourself with something else. It is not the end of
the world. All the best!
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my: SIR A COMPETETOR PREP INSTITUTE HAS COME OUT WITH A POST DECLARING
THAT 50 CORRECT QUESTIONS WILL FETCH 99.5 PERCENTILE..WHUD V TAKE NOTE
F\OF THAT
tanveer: Focus on the exam right now . How can somebody make
predictions without knowing the level of the exam or the level of the
students. Keep a high level of accuracy . Do as many questions as you
can . Edit
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abcxyz: CAN THE FACT THAT I HAVE NOT BEEN WORKING SINCE APRIL THIS
YEAR AFFECT ME GETTING AN ADMIT?
viveknair: No problem, rt now focus on CAT
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aimforcat: SIR ACCURACY MATTERS FOR NUMBERS OF CORRECT ANSWERS?
tanveer: No one knows for sure . But do not guess indiscriminately Edit
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rochek: WHICH EXAM ALLOWS US TO JOIN IN THE GOOD COLLEGES MAT OR CMAT ?
viveknair: Diff colleges are using diff exams - MAT is accepted by
Great Lakes, ITM, Christ CMAT by GIM, IFMR, KJ Somaiya, Welingkar
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dlcc4vt04: MY EXAM IS TOMWRW. I DONT REMEMBER THE GEOMETRY CONCEPTS,
SHOULD I STUDY THEM NOW OR JUST LEAVE IT?
raghavender: Take it easy. Rest well.
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sachin: HI TANVEER SIR, I HAVE MY EXAM TOMORROW. NUMB AND CLUELESS. ANY HELP.
tanveer: Listen to your favourite band . Watch your most inspiring
movie . Replay the best moments of your life in your head . Walk into
the hall believing - I Can Do It ! Do not Panic ! all that you need to
crack this exam is within you . you need to tap deep within . Edit
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nisant: I AM FEAR OF NEGATIVE MARKING AND THANX TO RAGHAVENDER SIR I
DO MY LEVEL BEST
raghavender: Good luck!
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sampath: WHAT IS THE MINIMUM NO.QUESTIONS TO BE ATTEMPTED IN EACH
SECTION ? PLEASE ANSWER ME.
raghavender: No correct answer. Depends on the level of difficult of the exam.
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success: IS IT GOOD TO SHUFFLE BETWEEN SECTIONS..I MEAN IF I DO ONE
PASSAGE AND THEN GO TO QUANT SECTION AND THEN COME BACK TO VERBAL FOR
ANOTHER PASSAGE
tanveer: If you can keep your concentration and did that in the mocks
as an experiment. Dont do new things now . Edit
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lucky: RAGHAVENDER SIR AND PRAKASH RAJPUT SIR: IM PLANNING TO SPEND
FIRST 1 HR ON QUANT/DI AND THEN NEXT ONE HOUR ON VERBAL AND RC.. LAST
50 MINS GOING THROUGH ALL THE QUESTIONS. WILL IT BE GOOD TO FOLLOW
THIS ? MY EXAM IS ON 22ND.
raghavender: Looks alright. But, you should be flexible to change
plans depending on the level of difficulty of the sections.
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sairam: SIR,MY AVERAGE AIMCAT PERCENTILE IS 75. DO I STAND A CHANCE?
tanveer: Yes . More than a chance . The battle goes on till the last
minute . Keep fighting . all the Best! Edit
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impetus: GOOD EVENING MENTORS. I HAVE MY CAT TOMORROW, FORENOON
SESSION. APART FROM THE REGULAR EXAM JITTERS, ONE WORRY IS INCESSANTLY
NAGGING ME AND THAT IS- I HAVE GOT 2 YEARS WORK EXPERIENCE. IF I DON'T
MAKE IT THIS TIME WOULD IT BE TOO LATE FOR ME? I MEAN IS 3 YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE(ASSUMING I APPEAR AGAIN NEXT YEAR) TOO MUCH? COZ I HAVE
BEEN HEARING THIS CONSTANTLY THAT TOO MUCH OF WORK EXPERIENCE IS A
DISADVANTAGE. KINDLY SHARE YOUR FEEDBACK.
tanveer: Not at all too late . Students have converted with more than
3 years experience Edit
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gamblor: WHAT DO THEY MEAN BY NORMALIZATION OF SCORE, SIR... PLEASE
GIVE DETAILS.
raghavender: Don't let that bother you now. COncentrate on the exam.
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niss123: WHAT IS THE MARK STRATEGY? +3 FOR EVERY RIGHT AND -1 FOR A
WRONG ANSWER?
tanveer: you mean marking scheme ? . Yes Edit
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sachin: I STOPPED PREPARING FOR CAT'14 A MONTH AGO, BUT I GOT 96.5
PERCENTILE IN CAT'13. RIGHT NOW I'M FEELING NUMB, WHAT SHOULD I DO?
tanveer: When is your CAT 16 or 22? Edit
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cat2014: HI SIR/MAM....AS MY EXAM IS ON 22ND I HAV A WEEK TIME
LEFT...WAT SHOULD I DO IN THIS WEEK??REVISE BASICS?? PRACTICE
HADOUTS?? ANS MOCK TESTS N PREVIOUS YRS PAPERS?? M VERY CONFUSED...
vijayalaxmi: Hi Revise the basics and as a part of that revision
revise your handouts as well. Best of luck
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robin: DOES ACCURACY MATTER MORE OR RAW SCORE. ALSO IF RAW SCORE IS
SAME FOR TWO PERSON ONE WITH COMPLETE ACCURACY & ONE WITH MORE
ATTEMPTS BT GETTING SOME WRONG. HOW MUCH DIFFERENCE IN PERCENTILE ????
tanveer: Do you intend to make mistakes in the exam based on this data
? :) Just aim for high accuracy . And calculated guesses, if any .
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stolenjelly: I'M ABLE TO SOLVE THE QUESTIONS IN THE OLD CAT
PAPERS(UNTIL 2008) QUITE EASILY. CAN WE EXPECT THE EXAM TO BE ALONG
THE SAME LINES OR TOUGHER?
vijayalaxmi: Nothing can be predicted . Take the test with an open
mind and your hardwork should help you. Best of luck
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sagar: WHAT MAJOR TOPICS SHOULD I COVER IN QUANT SECTION IN NEXT 3 DAYS
raghavender: None. Just revise concepts based on CRTs and AIMCATs.
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rochek: SIR CAN I SCORE WELL IF I SOLVE MAX NO OF QUES OF DI LR AND QUANT?
raghavender: Do not leave out the other set-based ques - RC!! You
should attempt ALL easy ques across all areas!
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appy: IDEAL ATTEMPTS IN QA AND VA ?
tanveer: As many as you can attempt with high accuracy . Edit
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pinu: VIJAYALAKSHIMI..MAM I HAVE GIVEN THE AIMCAT -MADE MY STRAGERGY
FOR TOMARROWS EXAM LIKE THIS-FIRST ENGLISH USAGES,LR,RC,MATHS,DI AS
PER MY STRONG AREASI AM GETTING ABOVE 90 BY ATTEMPTING ONLY AVG 20
QUESTION PER SECTION.WHAT IS YOUR COMMENT,PLEASE SHARE
vijayalaxmi: I presume you are able to attempt more than 20 questions
as well since your average is 20 questions. You have already decided
on the strategy so stick by it. If your exam is tomorrow do not take
do many risks. If your exam is on the 22nd then try to increase your
number of attempts slightly Best of luck
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john: HOW MANY QUESTION SHOULD I ATTEMPT TO GET AROUND 99 PERCENTILE??
tanveer: As many as you can correctly n your opinion. Edit
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bhavana: WILL THE DIFFICULTY LEVEL OF THE CAT PAPER BE MORE OR LESS
THAN THE AIMCATS?
tanveer: In most cases students find that they are better equipped to
handle the CAT because of AIMCAT analysis Edit
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shruti: SIR HOW MUCH TIME SHOULD WE IDEALLY GIVE TO A SINGLE QUESTION
IF WE ARE PLANNING TO ATTEMPT MAX 50 QUESTIONS
raghavender: Why have you already decided that you'd attempt only 50
ques? In any case, if you're spending more than 3 mins on a ques just
to comprehend it, then you need to move on.
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stolenjelly: I WANT TO KNOW HOW CLOSE THE CRTS ARE TO THE ACTUAL CAT?
I'M ABLE TO SCORE 170 IN THEM BUT NOT CROSSING 120 IN AIMCATS
viveknair: All are quite close. The difference could be attributed to
the areas from the questions came etc.
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asi: SIR THE QUESTION PAPER WILL BE SAME FOR THE 1ST SLOT?OR ARE THEY
DIFFERENT?OR SHUFFLED?
tanveer: PLease focus on your exam . How does it affect you now ? Edit
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nisant: I AM AVERAGE STUDENT IS IT POSSBLE TO ME SCORE HIGH MARKS IN CAT
raghavender: Yes.
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tothelastmintip: SIR SHUD WE NOT TAKE ANY GUESSES TOMORROW? JUST WHAT
WE ARE SURE OF ONLY THOSE SHUD BE ATTEMPTED CAUSE I TAKE CHANCES IN QA
AS MY ATTEMPTS ARE TOO FEW.
raghavender: Smart guesses can always work in your favour. You need to
weigh out whether or not you want to take a guess.
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: FOR EXAM, DO WE HAVE TO CARRY XEROX COPY OF OUR ID PROOFS AS WELL???
tanveer: Keep it . Wont hurt . Follow the insstructions on the admit
card to the letter. Edit
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kichu: SIR I HAVE PREPARED 17 AIMCATS WELL,WILL THAT BE ENOUGH FOR A
GUD PERCENTILE?
tanveer: If you have analysed well that is a good number Edit
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jay: SIR,AS IN MOCK CAT ON WEBSITE THE PAPER WILL HAVE FIRST 34 QUANT
THEN 16 DI QUESTIONS
tanveer: That is just indicative . Edit
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asi: SIR I HOPE THEY DON'T GIVE CUBES.REALLY TOUGH TO UNDERSTAND
raghavender: Not much you can do if your exam is t'row and CAT tests
on Cubes. If your exam is next Sat, at least go over the basics to
have an idea.
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cat14: MY AVG. SCORE IS 90-95 MARKS IN AIMCATS. HOW MUCH PERCENTILE
SHOULD I EXPECT.
viveknair: Your AIMCAT percentiles will give you a better idea of your
CAT percentile. Your CAT percentile is expected to be slightly better
than your average AIMCAT percentile.
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stolenjelly: ANY INPUTS ON HOW RELEVANT THE CRTS ARE WITH RESPECT TO CAT?
raman: Yes it is pretty much relevant. About 5 or 6 such papers would help you
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manu: HI SIR, I HAVE PREPARED FOR CAT AND COMPLETED ALL MY STUDY
MATERIAL, FEW AIMCATS ANALYSIS ETC. SIR I COULD REVISE LR, DI AND
ENGLISH, BUT HAVE NOT COMPLETED MY QUANT REVISION, WHAT SHOULD I DO
KNOW ??
raghavender: If your exam is next Sat, just revise key concepts from
the explanations of AIMCATs and CRTs. If it's t'row, do nothing.
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aakash: THANKS YOU MAM :)
vijayalaxmi: welcome
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mridul: SIR I CHANGED MY SIGNATURE A WHILE AGO, AND NOW THE SIGNATURE
I PROVIDED CAT IS THE NEW ONE BUT THE ONE ON MY ID IS OLD ONE.
viveknair: Take documentary proof of the change. Hope you can still
sign both of them, if need be.
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niss123: HELLO SIR, IS THE ORIGINAL COPY OF PHOTO ID SUFFICIENT? OR DO
I NEED TO CARRY A PHOTOCOPY OF THAT?
vijayalaxmi: Just the original will do Best of luck
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bhuvanesh: WHAT FACTOR SHOULD FOCUS ACCURACY OR MAXIMUM RAW SCORE IN CAT?
ramnath: Focus on score maximisation only..How you get the score is
not relevant.
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aakash: THANK YOU VIJAYALAXMI MAM :-). ANY OTHER TIPS TO BE CALM ?
vijayalaxmi: Aakash A little bit of anxiety is good you will do well.
Calm yourself and maybe listen to some nice music its a good elixir.
Good luck
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abcxyz: ALSO, I HAVE NOT SOLVED ANY CRTS YET.. SHOULD I SOLVE THEM IN
THE UPCOMING WEEK
raghavender: Take a look at them and see if you are able to solve.
Prep backwards from the solutions to have a revision of some key
concepts.
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jay: IN ANY AIMCAT I GET ONLY 20-25 CORRECT OUT OF MAX 50Q
ATTEMPTED.WHAT PERCENTILE CAN I EXPECT IN ACTUAL CAT
tanveer: Please attempt as many as possible correctly . Do not focus
on the percentiles . Wrong way to go about it . Edit
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sairam: SIR,HOW DIFFICULT IS AIMCAT COMPARED TO CAT?
raghavender: AIMCATs prepare you for all possible variations of the
actual CAT. AIMCATs are very comparable to the actual CAT in terms of
level of difficulty.
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MARKS SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT FOR DIS ??
ramnath: Check your AIMCATs..what has been the score for this
percentile range across AIMCATs..You have the data infront of you
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pinu: THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT THROUGH OUT OUR PEPARATION BY
TIME...TOMARROW D-DAY FOR -99 TO 100 %..LETS SEE..TO ACHIEVE IT
tanveer: You will ! All the best ! Edit
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ni24: PLEASE REPLY...AIMCAT PERCENTILES BETWEEN 83 AND 95..CAT TOMM...CHANCES??
krishnakumar: Very good. Best wishes
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navs: I WAS SCORING ABOVE 99 IN ALL MOCKS BUT 1N GOT 96...WHAT CAN THE
REASON BE?
tanveer: Just look at the reason . An ignore . Even toppers have one
off blips .You will do well Edit
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jiya: PLEASE ANSWER MY QUESTION, I HAVE MY EXAM TOMORROW, AND I M LITTLE NERVOUS
krishnakumar: That is the whole issue with VA isn't it. Two answers
seem possible, after eliminating all other choices. Check out your
succes rate in the past with AIMCATs, if it is below 70%, it may not
work for you
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rohit: SIR, HOW MANY HOURS ONE SHOULD STILL PUT IN DAILY IN THIS LAST
WEEK OF PREPS , AM CONFUSED HOW I SHOULD DEVOTE MY TIME AIMCATS, MOCKS
,CRTS, PREVIOUS PAPERS ???
viveknair: Look at it from areas perspective. What are you already
good at. Just revise it. What are you ok at? Do more practise in those
areas. So in those areas, refer to all material you have. not just the
study material. Such preparation also helps you choose wisely and
quickly in the exam.
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abhi: SIR, DO IIM'S HAVE CUT OFF FOR ONLY 2 SECTIONS (I.E. VALR ND
QUANT DI ) OR 4 SECTIONS ( VA LR DI QUANT )
ramnath: Cut off is for the 2 sections and not for the 4 areas
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arushi: MY TIME SPEED DISTANCE AND TIME AND WORK ARE WEAK AREAS IN
QUANT . IS IT OK IF I SKIP THESE TOPICS. I AM NEVER ABLE TO SOLVE
THEM.
tanveer: No point in getting psyched now . Just know the basic formulaae Edit
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kb: SIMPLE QUESTION - VERBAL FIRST OR QUANT?
ramnath: DO not change your strategy now at the last minute..go by
what has been working for you so far
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deep: HI
tanveer: Hi Edit
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jai: ON MY AAIMCAT MY SCORE IS BETWEEN 56-80 /ANY POSSIBILITY FOR IIM CALLS?
viveknair: answered. pls chk
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kb: [[[[[[URGENT]]]]]]] IS THERE A CHANCE THAT THE DIFFICULTY THIS
YEAR IS GOING TO BE SIMILAR TO EARLIER CATS WITH ~100 QUESTIONS
vijayalaxmi: Unpredictable take the test without any pre set notions
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confused_chris: MR. RAMNATH, SINCE NE OF YOUR REPLY SAYS THAT "
DIFFERENT PEOPLE GET DIFFERENT PERCENTILES BECAUSE OF DIFFERENT MEAN
SCORES OF THE SLOTS THEY HAVE TAKEN THE TEST IN AND NOT BECAUSE OF
DIFF ACCURACY ". DOES THIS MEAN THAT ACCURACY WONT PLAY ANY
SIGNIFICANT ROLE, ALL ONE NEED TO DO IS TO SCORE BY HOOK OR CROOK??
ACCURACY WONT PLAY ANY ROLE LIKE IT USED TO DO??
ramnath: Accuracy never had any role even earlier...The note put up by
the CAT authorities never spoke about accuracy being a factor. The
same applies now too.
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ram: SIR,I COULDN'T CROSS CUT OFF IN SECTION 1 .BUT DOING GOOD IN
SECTION 2 .IS IT ADVISABLE TO LEAVE DI COMPLETELY SO THAT I CAN GET
TIME FOR SINGLE QUESTIONS?
krishnakumar: No. what if there are doable questions in DI ? So,
budget some time for DI. If you find the questions tough, you can
always move away
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jk: SIR SHOULD I STRT WTH DI FRIST
raghavender: It's up to your comfort. You could, but we recommend that
you give a glance at all the ques and try to identify the easy ones
and get done with them first.
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kb: CAN WE EXPECT THIS YEAR'S CAT TO BE EASIER THAN WHEN THE NUMBER OF
QUESTIONS WAS 30 PER SECTION?
krishnakumar: We need to wait and see. No point guessing. Whether the
paper is easy or difficult, the key is your score relative to the
other test takers
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will: @VIJAYLAXMI.. I AM NOT GOOD WITH LR.
vijayalaxmi: Then concentrate more on VA
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jai: SIR, I AM SCORING MARKS BETWEEN 60 - 80,,, ANY HOPE FOR IIM CALL?
viveknair: The marks you have been scoring so far are just an
indication. It takes one spirited performance tomorrow. Thats all.
Anyone can pull it off tomorrow. Focus on the fundamentals. Answering
questions gets you in. Think you know a qtn? Go for it. Dont get
attached too much to questions, Be objective, no one knows every qtn,
you dont even need to. All the best!!!
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kb: APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY ATTEMPTS SHOULD BE MADE FOR THE AFTERNOON
SLOT TOMORROW?
raghavender: Depends on your comfort with the exam and the overall
level of difficulty of the sections.
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asi: THANK YOU ALL TIME AND AGAIN FROM TIME INSTITUTE! HOPE EVERYTHING
GOES WELL TOMM.THANK YOU ALL FACULTY MEMBERS.
tanveer: Welcome . all the Best! Edit
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ashu: SIR I AM VERY NERVOUS ABOUT CAT
vijayalaxmi: Ashu Relax and count on your hard work and you wwill do
well Best of luck
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nilesh: TANVEER SIR IT WAS MY VERY 1ST ATTEMPT FOR NMAT AND I FEEL
THAT I DID NOT DO WELL IN ANY OF THE SECTIONS AS THE QUESTION PATTERN
WAS VERY LENGTHY AND THEY WERE DIFFICULT TO ANSWER IN 1 MINUTE TIME.
KINDLY ADVICE WHETHER I SHOULD STILL PROCEED TO GIVE THE REMAINING 2
ATTEMPTS AND WILL THEY CHECK THE AVERAGE OF ALL 3 EXAMS OR WHETHER
THEY WILL TAKE 1 GOOD SCORE OUT OF ALL 3 ATTEMPTS. KINDLY ADVICE.
tanveer: You did not give me the specific inputs in numbers as
requested . How do I advise without that . Email me your self analysis
on tanveer.ahmed@time4education.
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lucky: 6 MINS LEFT PLS ANS !!
krishnakumar: Answered . pls check
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manu: THANK U KRISHANKUMAR SIR FOR UR VALUABLE ADVICE,BUT PLZ TELL
THAT CAN ONE GET A GUD PERCENTILE BY SOLVING DI,N SEC 2 WITH 80-85%
ACCURACY ?
krishnakumar: 80+ is a good accuracy level
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iambatman5164: @TANVIR SIR, ANY LAST MINUTE TIPS FOR VA SECTION?
tanveer: Net Correct for Sec 2 - LR - 10 -12 / PJ - 3-5 / FIB - 1-2 /
RC -5-6 Edit
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ketan: I WAS CONSTANTLY HITTING 90+ IN ALL AIMCATS. BUT COULD NOT
APPEAR FOR LAST 4-5 DUE TO COLLEGE EXAMS. I AM FEELING LIKE I HAVE
LOST ALL MY TEMPERAMENT. I HAVE CAT ON 22ND. WHAT SHOULD I DO?
ramnath: Take a couple of AIMCATs that you have missed over the next
2-3 days, analyse them in detail and formulate your strategy for the
dday. All the best
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chaitanyav: ANY TIPS ON COVERING THE PASSAGE SUMMARY IN THE LAST
MOMENT ? MY EXAM IS ON 22 OCT..
tanveer: Please email me on tanveer.ahmed@time4education.
email you . Edit
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piyush: @VIJAYLAXMI MAM I USED TO ATTEMPT NEARLY 35 TO 40 QUES. WITH
ACCURACY OF AROUND 80%. WILL I GET CALL IF I DO THE SAME
TOMORROW......?????
vijayalaxmi: Depending on the difficulty level attempt 35 or 40 and be
a little cautious you will make it Best of luck
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lucky: WILL LOW ATTEMPTS IN RC EFFECT THE OVERALL PERCENTILE ????
krishnakumar: If you can squeeze out some marks from at least 2 RC
passages, it will boost your percentile
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robin: TANVEER SIR PLSS @TANVEER SIR THANK YOU SO MUCH MY D-DAY IS
TOMORROW & I WILL GIVE MY BEST SHOT IN WHATEVER WAY I CAN. MY STRATEGY
IS I WILL ATTEMPT VA SECTION FIRST IT TAKES ME COMPLETE 100 MINUTES TO
SOLVE SELECTED 22-25 QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION , THEN I MOVE TO DI BT
WHEN I ATTEMPT DI I FEEL TIME IS LESS WHICH MAKES ME FEEL NERVOUS.
ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO INCREASE ATTEMPTS IN QUANT
tanveer: Do not give more than 90 minutes to section if you are
targeting IIM Calls . All the Best ! Edit
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jai: MY FEAR IS GROWING UP EVENTHOUGH I AM HAVING EXAMS ON 22ND
krishnakumar: Tension will only bring down performance level and
score. Believe in yourselves
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gaurav: SIR, IS IT OK TO ATTEMPT RC AT LAST??
ramnath: That depends on ones comfort level with RCs. If you need more
time for RCs, it is not a good idea to leave them to the end, where
you cannot give them any additional time if required
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will: I STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FORM PROPER STRATEGY FOR VA-LR ..
MY EXAM IS TOMORROW AND I KNOW ITS TOO LATE TO ASK FOR. BUT ANY LEADS
vijayalaxmi: Will Depends on what your strong with .Familiarity plays
a big role in LR so take the test as it comes. If LR is familiar
strike it else balance it with VA and RC
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cat_16nov_morn: WOW GREAT !! THANKS A LOT SIR.. I SHALL USING AS A
MODEL TO GO ABOUT TOMORROW (DEPENDING ON WHICH SIDE THE WINDS BLOW)
tanveer: All the Best! Edit
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nisant: SIR AT LAST CAN I BELEIVE IN LUCK
krishnakumar: Best wishes
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sunny: HOW DO I BALANCE MY QUANT AND VERBAL ABILITY ?
ramnath: Allott time to the areas according to your comfort level. See
if you need to change this allocation based on the difficulty level of
the areas
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ashu: I AM FEELING VERY SCARED BCOZ I AM ATTEMPTING CAT ON BASIS OFL R
AND DI...ANY TIPS FOR IT...WHETHER IT WILL BE EASY OR TOUGH
tanveer: Make sure you do well in LR . then do a few of VA RC . Make
sure you do well of DI . Then do a few of QA . Edit
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ankita: SIR I AM GOING TO WRITE CAT PAPER ON 22 AND HAVE MISSED LAST
4-5 AIMCATS DUE TO MY SESSIONAL PAPERS WHAT WOULD YOU SUGGEST ME NOW
FOR NEXT 6 DAYS?
krishnakumar: Take a couple of these tests and review. Go through
previous CAT papers on your SHP
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parul: MY CAT TOMMOROW REALLY NERVOUS GETTING A FEEL THAT WONT BE ABLE
TO DO WELL?
vijayalaxmi: Hi Parul Relax have faith in your hard work you will do
well. Bets of luck
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prath: HELLO , I HAVE REALISED THAT I AM MAKING A LOT OF SILLY
MISTAKES [ IN AIMCATS ] ; WHENEVER I DO NOT MAKE THESE SILLY MISTAKES,
I CROSS THE IIM CUT OFF MARKS. PLEASE SUGGEST - [ MY CAT IS ON 22ND ]
prakashrajput: Pl reread the last statement in the question before
marking the answer. Also, do not mark answers if you are not getting
an exact answer.
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rick: @TANVEER SIR I AM GETTING ABOVE 85 PERCENTILE IN 2ND SECTION BUT
IN QUANT IT IS ALWAYS VERY POOR WHAT SHOULD MY STRATEGY BE FOR
TOMORROW
tanveer: Try to maximise score in section 2 without hurting accuracy .
Then take it 5 at a time from Section 1. Focus on chapters you are
comfortable with.. All the Best! Edit
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dhaval: RPLY ME SIR...
krishnakumar: You are comfortable with CRTs which are CAT Replica
questions. So. go for CAT with confidence
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sampath: SIR, 90% MEANS HOW MANY RIGHT ANSWERS OUT OF 100?
prakashrajput: It depends on the difficulty level of the test. Do not
go with any set frame of mind.
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k: IS VOTER ID CARD ENOUGH AS AN IDENTIFICATION PROOF,SINCE IT DOESNT
HAVE ANY SIGNATURE ON IT..OR WILL THE COLLEGE ID WORK??? PLZ REPLY
viveknair: Take both to be on the safe side. Voter ID should usually
be fine enough
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deep: SIR I DID NOT TAKE A COLOR PRINT OF HALLTICKET..IS THAT FINE.
BECAUSE IT WAS NO WHERE METIONED IT SHOULD BE COLOR PRINT
vijayalaxmi: Don't worry it iss fine Bets of luck
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anshu: CAN ANY FACULTY SUGGEST ANY STRATEGY HOW TO ATTEMPT QUESTNS
krishnakumar: It works differently for different people. Stick to your
strengths and to a strategy which has worked best for you in mocks
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nilesh: I APPEARED FOR NMAT 1ST ATTEMPT YESTERDAY AND DID NOT DO WELL.
DO YOU THINK THAT I SHOULD GO FOR THE 2ND AND 3RD ATTEMPT NOW AND THAT
WILL BE WORTH ENOUGH FOR NMIMS? DO NMIMS NEED A GOOD SCORE IN ALL THE
3 ATTEMPTS AND THEN THEY TAKE AN AVERAGE OUT OF IT? IF YES, THEN WHAT
WILL BE THE AVERAGE CUTOFF OR RATHER THEY CONSIDER 1 GOOD SCORE OUT OF
ALL THE 3 ATTEMPTS. IF YES THEN WHAT IS IT? KINDLY ADVICE.
tanveer: What kind of attempts did you have and with what accuracy in
different sections? Edit
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akash: SHOULD I GO FOR NEW UNIT IN MATH IN LAST MOMENT?
prakashrajput: No need.
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j: SIR I AM GETTING THE AVERAGE OF 60-70 PERCENTILE ..ANY HOPE ??
prakashrajput: 60-70 can become 85-90 also. And that could mean a call
from a lot of very good colleges. Write the exam well.
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cat_16nov_morn: @TANVEER SIR..SO FOR THAT PAPER WHAT WOULD THE
QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED RANGE.. PLS ANSWER AS THIS WOULD GIVE ME A
SENSE OF DIRECTION WITH THE EXAM TOMORROW
tanveer: Lets focus on what should happen tomorrow . Net Correct - LR
- 10 -12 / PJ - 3-5 / FIB - 1-2 / RC -5-6. Edit
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masa: SIR I AM PLANNING TO ATTEMPT 20 QUESTION IN VERBAL AND 20
QUESTION IN NON VERBAL WITH 100% ACCURACY. HOW MUCH PERCENTILE IT WILL
FETCH.
prakashrajput: pl refrain from asking purely speculative questions.
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manu: NO PROBLEM IF ANY OF U CANT RPLY TO MY QUES NOW,BUT PLZ DO REPLY
BEFORE THE END OF THIS CHAT,THANK U
krishnakumar: What if there are easy qns in QA and in section 2 ? So,
have an open mind to the other sub sections. If you stick only to your
pet area(s) then you will not be able to use your time productively as
there is a limit to what you can squeeze out from these areas
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asi: SIR BILLI WILL DO MEOW TOMM!HOPE I CAN TACKLE IT.
vijayalaxmi: Billiko bell kardo!!! Best of luck
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cat14: MY EXAM IS ON 22ND.. CAN WE GET THE ANALYSIS OF THE EXAM WHICH
IS GOING TO HAPPEN TOMMOROW?
prakashrajput: Pl visit the site tomorrow for updates (if the CAT
authorities allow sharing info i.e.).
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manu: SIR,DO RELYING COMPLETELY ON DI AND FOR ATMOST 5-7 QUES OF QUANT
FOR FIRST SEC TO SCORE GUD PERCENTILE ,A GUD IDEA ?
viveknair: Completely relying on any one approach is generally not
recommended. If it has served you well in the past, that means you
must be really good at DI. Try it, but be prepared to change if things
arent going too well in the first 30-40 mins.
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gaur007: IDEAL ATTEMPTS AND ACCURACY FOR TOMORROW??
tanveer: As many as you can do correctly with confidence . 90 %
accuracy in Sec1 . 80 % accuracy in Sec 2 Edit
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sonalm: I HAVE MY CAT ON 22ND.. CAN U GIVE ME ANY TIPS TO IMPPROVE MY
ACCURACY IN VA/RC SECTION, AS I AM ALWAYS INCLINED TO MARK SOME
ANSWERS BECAUSE THEY LOOK CORRECT. SOMETIMES, I GET MANY OF THEM WRONG
charlton: By now you should have improved on accuracy with reference
to parajumbles, word usage and paracompletion questions. Anyways in
the next few days, I suggest that you look up the V.A. question types
in the actual CAT papers and AIMCAts and go over them in complete
detail. All areas should be touched upon with an emphasis on speed and
accuracy. Also practice three or four R.C. passages daily. So that you
may at least be able to read the actual CAT passages and comprehend
them in the time frame during the test.
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engg_guy: WILL TAKING THE 4 HIGHER LEVEL SECTIONAL TEST HELP NOW? MY CAT IS TOMM
krishnakumar: Time to unwind.
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neha: IS THERE A SEPARATE CUTOFF FOR VA AN LR?
ramnath: No
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dolly: MY AVG AIMCAT PERCENTILE IS 40. I WOULD LIKE TO GO FOR
DU-MHROD..IS THERE ANY HOPE FOR IT?
krishnakumar: Need to pull up your performace, Hope you can do that.
All the best
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saksham: SIR I AM GENERALLY GETTING 96-99 PERCENTILE IN AIMCATS, BUT
THERE IS TOO MUCH ANXIETY FOR TOMORROW, WHAT SHOULD I DO ?
viveknair: Dont do anything new. You have been doing great. Distract
yourself. Watch a movie, sleep early. Be well rested for tomorrow.
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cat_16nov_morn: GOING BY THE LEVEL OF THE MOCK EXAM IN THE IIMCAT
PORTAL, GIVEN THAT STANDARD (WOULD DEFINE IT AN EASY TO MEDIUM PAPER)
WHAT WOULD THE NUMBER OF QUESTIONS,SCORE FOR A 95%TILE AND 99%TILE +..
PLS REPLY
tanveer: That is an indicative paper made up of uestions from previous
year . Edit
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cat_iima: SIR TOMORROW IS MY EXAM FIRST SLOT AS OF NOW I AM RELAXED,
REVISED ALL THE FORMULAE AND NOW JUST LOOKING AT THE PAST 10 YEARS
PAPERS IS IT OK A DAY BEFORE THE D-DAY OR I AM MISSING SOMETHING IF
YES THEN TELL
ramnath: Relax and chill for tonight. DO not stress yourself with any
further prep today, but for a light revision of formulae
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shalaka: SIR, I NEVER REACHED UPTO ALL TH 50 QUESTIONS IN QUANT,
SHOULD I REVIEW ALL THE QUESTIONS FIRST ANS THEN SOLVE?
krishnakumar: Do that only if you can do it very quickly and also with
the ability to pick qns to attempt. Don't try it first time in CAT.
Try doing that in a mock and see if it works or really makes in
difference
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rick: SIR IN LAST 5 AIMCATS MY MEDIAN SCORE IS 75 PERCENTILE WHAT
SHOULD I EXPECT I AM FEELING VERY TENSED MY EXAM IS TOMMOROW
tanveer: Being tense wont help now . Just revise some basic concepts .
And try to calm yourself dowm . remember you have worked hard . It
will pay off tomorrow . Edit
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akash: I HAVE MY CAT ON 22 NOV., SO I HAVE 6 DAYS LEFT, SO ANY TIPS U
CAN GIVE ME TO PREPARE NY SELF FOR CAT IN THESE 6 DAYS.
raghavender: Just revise the AIMCATs and CRTs. Study the explanations
thoroughly and revisit any concepts that you think might require a
revisit.
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sachin: HI, SHOULD I REVISE FORMULA FOR QUANT NOW?? NOV,16TH
vijayalaxmi: If there is some concept that needs a second look then
makes sense . But do not take up anything new. Best of luck
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will: SIR,THIS IS AN OFF QUESTION. BUT , I DEFINITELY NEED A BIO BREAK
AFTER 1 HR. I AM WORRIED THEY WONT ALLOW. THIS MAY HAMPER MY
PERFORMANCE.
tanveer: Request them sincerely. It is at their discretion. Edit
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dday: HI SIR, I HAVE MY EXAM ON 22ND, LAST SLOT. I HAVE BEEN
CONSTANTLY SCORING ABOVE 93 PERCENTILE IN THE AIMCATS. ONLY PROBLEM
BEING, MY SECTION 1 SCORE IS MUCH MORE THAN THE SECTION 2. ANY LAST
MINUTES TIPS TO CONCENTRATE IN THE LAST WEEK FOR ENGLISH?
krishnakumar: Take up a few questions from major VA types and
practice. Review why you got some answers wrong and also the logic
behind the answers yo got correct. Also go through VA/RC qns in
previous CAT papers on your SHP
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lucky: @RAGHAVENDER SIR : IM IN WEAK IN RC'S AND I WANT TO GO WITH LR,
PARA COMPLETION QUESTIONS AND OTHER GRAMMAR QUESTIONS. WILL THAT
EFFECT MY OVERALL PERCENTILE ?? A BIT CONFUSED HERE.. COULD YOU PLEASE
HELP. PLEASE ANS..
raghavender: Do not completely ignore RCs. Remember that they come
with groups of questions! So, that could always be scoring.
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gsk: MY SIGNATURE IN THE ADMIT CARD AND PHOTO ID PROOF ARE DIFFERENT?
viveknair: pls chk
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16november: HI, I AM AN SC CATEGORY STUDENT-HOW MANY NET CORRECT IN
EACH SECTIONS WILL BE GOOD TO CLEAR SECTIONAL CUTOFF?
ramnath: This will depend on the difficulty level of the sections ..a
unique number is not to be targeted
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rakesh10: MR.TANVEER EVERYONE WILL KNOW TOMORROW
tanveer: My point Rakesh. do not get distracted right now . Get into
the right frame of mind . No distractions. Edit
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gsk: MY SIGNATURE IN THE ADMIT CARD AND PHOTO ID PROOF ARE DIFFERENT?
IS IT NECESSARY TO BE SAME
viveknair: Replicate the one in the admit card. There should not be any issue.
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abhi: SIR, CAN TWO PERSONS WITH SAME MARKS GET DIFFERENT PERCENTILE
BECAUSE OF DIFFERENT ACCURACY ?
ramnath: They may get different percentiles because of different mean
scores of the slots they have taken the test in and not because of
diff accuracy
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will: SIR , THIS IS AN OFF QUESTION.
krishnakumar: ?
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keermal: SIR/MADAM,THERE IS NO SEPERATE CUT OFF FOR THE VA SECTION ALONE,RIGHT?
ramnath: Yep
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akshays: SIR, MY MAXIMUM MARKS IN AIMCATS ARE 80-85MARKS ,BUT WHEN I
GIVE MCS I HAVE SCORED 135-140,AND HAVE CLEARED 1 CALL CUTOFF
MARKS.CAN I SCORE IN CAT??
charlton: Yes you can score on the test provided you stay focussed and
competitive. If your test is on 22nd, then you still have time to
cover concepts and sharpen certain strategies or gameplans. If your
test is tomorrow, then stay calm and relax. Give your best shot in the
exam. Do not miss out on easy questions or sitters.
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manna: HELLOO
tanveer: Hi Edit
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swapnil: IT IS WIRED BUT ANY PATTERN GUESS FOR SEC 2
ramnath: Your guess is as good as ours at this stage Swapnil..We have
our fingers crossed too
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sairam: SIR, PL REPLY TO MY MESS REGD IIFT PREP..
krishnakumar: Nothing much on 22nd after a CAT exam. Go through
previous IIFT papers
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swapnil: MINIMUM %ILE BY OBC CANDIDATE TO GET GD/PI CALL FROM TOP 6 IIM
viveknair: Arnd 90 percentile gives you a chance to get one or few of
the top 6 IIM calls assuming all else (acads, work ex etc is in
order)..
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aimforcat: @VIJAYALAXMI MA'AM_ IF MY AVERAGE IS 65 PERCENTILE IN 10
AIMCATS, THEN WHAT ARE THE CHANCES TO SCORE ABOVE 90 PERCETILE IN CAT?
vijayalaxmi: You stand a fair chance just try and avoid taking too many risks
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parth: WHAT RANK OR PERCENTILE IN AIMCAT CONVERTS TO 99+ GENERALLY?
ramnath: In general, a 94-95+ converts into a 99+
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bharat: SIR WHAT IS THE BEST I CAN DO NOW TO KEEP MY MIND FREE AND RELAX
krishnakumar: Just chill (movie, friends, music..) with the feeling
that you have done what you can and with th determination that you
will take the exam as it comes and do your best.
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pt: SIR, I AM PLANNING TO START SECTION 2 LR FIRST. HOW MUCH TIME I
SHOULD PROVIDE TO SECTION 2 ALONE ????
viveknair: Depends on a lot of factors. Typically your first half is
far more productive than the second half. Because the easier questions
get attempted first or you are more alert. Hence, either spend lesser
time on the section that you start off with, or switch between
sections, etc many options are there. It all depends on what you have
seen in the AIMCATs that has worked for you.
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china: @VIJAYLAKSHMI MADAM: BY FEW MINUTES, OF COURSE I MEAN 1-2 MINUTES....
vijayalaxmi: That should be fine
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rakesh10: IS LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY SAME AS LIKE MOCK CAT IN CAT2014
OFFICIAL WEBSITE?
tanveer: You will know tomorrow Edit
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nobody: HELLO SIR/MA'AM, I AM ABLE TO SOLVE ALMOST WHOLE PAPER
CORRECTLY WHEN THE TIMER IS OFF, BUT MY ACCURACY DURING PAPER SOLVING
IS LOW, BUT IMPROVING. LAST MINUTE TIPS/STRATEGIES? CAT ON 22ND
charlton: Time Management and Accuracy of answers are both critical.
In the first two minutes, scan and plan your performance. It is your
match. You are a manager of the sections of the test. So if you feel
that you are spending too much time on a question, flag it and come
back to it later. DO the paper in rounds - all easy questions first,
then medium level and then difficult questions.
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naman: SIR MY BASIC CONCEPTS ARE NOT MUCH CLEAR TOMORROW IS CAT SHOULD
I REVISE ALL THE CONCEPTS??
raghavender: Just stay calm. You will recollect concepts when you deal
with a question. Don't worry. G'luck!
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abhi: SIR, CAN TWO PERSONS SCORING SAME MARKS GET DIFFERENT PERCENTILE
DUE TO DIFFERENT ACCURACY ?
tanveer: Does it affect your preparation now ? Edit
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nehu: CAN ANY ONE REPLY
krishnakumar: what marks will mean 80 percentile depends on the level
of difficulty of the paper and your relative performance. Even in
AIMCATs, you would have seen that the score required for 80 percentile
varies from one AIMCAT to another. Instead of going in with a pre
fixed mindset. take the exam as it comes.
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engg_guy: SIR, MY ENGG EXAMS ARE GOING ON, AND I HAVE AN AN EXAM ON
MONDAY, AND CAT TOMORROW, BUT I NEED TO STUDY TOMORROW TO PASS. MY
PREP IS SO-SO WITH AVG 75%ILE IN AIMCATS. WHAT TO DO? PLEASE HELP.
vijayalaxmi: Exam tomorrow relax and rely on your concepts to help
you. Do not get anxious. Best of luck
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china: I HOPE THEY WILL ALLOW US TO CARRY "EYE-DROPS" TO THE LAB. LAST
YEAR THEY HAD ALLOWED ME TO CARRY IT. I SUFFER FROM "COMPUTER VISION
SYNDROME" AND CANNOT FOCUS ON THE SCREEN FOR LONG.
tanveer: Take a doctor's letter if possible Edit
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viru: IF I STUCK ABOUT 2 OPTIONS IN VERBAL THEN SHOULD I TAKE A RISK
TO ATTEMPT ANY ONE OF THEM?
vijayalaxmi: A certain number of risks can be taken but do not take only risks
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abcxyz: MY CONCEPTS IN GRAPHS ARE NOT CLEAR. I HAVE SOLVED THE
EXERCISES IN THE BOOK TWICE, BUT DO NOT GET THE AIMCAT QUESTION. WHAT
CAN I DO ABOUT THAT?
raghavender: Don't let a couple of things bother you at this stage. Do
your best on the rest of the areas!
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gaur007: SIR, VA ACCURACY IS NOT 80%...HOW MANY TO ATTEMPT?? SHOULD WE
ATTEMPT MORE??
tanveer: Attempt PJ - 4-5 RCs 5-6 FIB - 1-2 Edit
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china: WHILE ATTEMPTING AIMCATS, SUPPOSE I HAD A MINUTE OR 2 LEFT, I
WOULD CLICK SUBMIT SINCE IT IS HARDLY ENOUGH TO GO TO A PARTICULAR
QUESTION, APPLY YOUR BRAIN AND CLICK YOUR CHOICE. DO YOU THINK IT IS A
WASTE OF TIME TO LET GO OFF THE FINAL FEW MINUTES?
vijayalaxmi: Final few minutes or 1 or 2 mins? 1 or 2 its ok not few
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pulkit: I GAVE 4 MOCKS/CRTS (NOT AIMCATS ) ON TIME WEBSITE GOT SCORE
OF 98 90 95 N 120 ...IS THIS OK ... I HAV TST ON 22D
ramnath: A higher score will help...Relook your test taking strategy,
question selection, section/area order
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swapnil: IT IS GOOD TO REVISE AIMCAT CONCEPT TOMORROW CAT EXAM
tanveer: Try to relax before the exam and not psyche yourself out .
You will do well. Believe it ! Edit
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viru: IM GOOD IN QUANT BUT SOMETIMES I DEMORALISE WHEN I DID NOT GET
ANSWER SO IN THIS SHOULD I ATTEMPT VA FIRST. INEVER TRY THUS
EXPERIMENT IN AIMCAT.
charlton: This is not the time to be demoralized, my friend. Ideally
if you are good in quant, then start with quant first. In VERBAL also
there will be easy questions which you must isolate and do first. All
the best.
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cat2014: PLS REPLY..M WAITING FOR SO LONG...:(
vijayalaxmi: You will get an analysis of the exam on many forums .
Please talk to your mentors you will get the right information.
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rishabjolly24: PLZ REPLY
krishnakumar: Potential to crack 90 percentile +
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gaur007: SIR, QUANT 1 HR 40 MINS AND VA REST....IS IT FINE??
raghavender: You might want to change your plan based on the level of
difficulty of the sections t'row!
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sreenath: SIR WHAT RANK I SHOULD EXPECT IF I USED TO BE IN TOP 1600 IN AIMCATS?
ramnath: Given that you put in a similar performance, you can expect
to get into the high nineties..ALl the best
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kohli: WOT ISTHE PERCENTICLE REQUIRED FOR IIM A,B,C..?
tanveer: Minimum cut offs are known not exact percentiles Edit
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vinodh: SIR,MY EXAM IS TOMORROW(NOV16) .IF I ATTEMPT 30 QUESTIONS FROM
EACH SECTION,IS IT EFFICIENT TO GIVE ME ATLEAST 80 PERCENTILE?
ramnath: If Attempted accurately, Definitely more than 80 and closer
to the mid-high nineties
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vinodh: VINODH: SIR,MY EXAM IS TOMORROW(NOV16) .IF I ATTEMPT 30
QUESTIONS FROM EACH SECTION,IS IT EFFICIENT TO GIVE ME ATLEAST 80
PERCENTILE?I AM FROM S.T. CASTE STUDENT.I HAVE RESERVATION ALSO.CAN I
GET CALL FROM IIMS.
tanveer: You stand a great chance . All the Best! Edit
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dhaval: MY SCORE IN AIMCAT 30-50 BUT IN CRT 70-85. IS IT GOOD AVG OR BAD?
tanveer: Go by the AIMCAT scores .. Edit
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china: IS IT REALLY TRUE THAT THEY WILL ALLOW US NO BIO-BREAK OR IS IT
JUST A WARNING TO US?
viveknair: Be prepared for the worst. Bio breaks would also eat into your time..
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nisant: SIR I AM LITTLE BIT WEAK IN MATHS SESSIONS AND HOW TO FACE
MATHS ALONE FOR TOMORROWS EXAM
charlton: Can you try the DI sets and get all questions correct. Also
there will be many sitters or easy questions in the problem solving
area. Do them with atleast 85% accuracy.
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sruti13: COULD YOU PLEASE GIVE SOME LAST MIN TIPS. I HAVE EXAM TOMORROW
vijayalaxmi: Relax and Recall important concepts Best of luck
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iim: SIR IN MC AND CRT I AM CONSTANTLY SCORING 100-160....CAN I EXPECT
GOOD PERCENTILE IN ACTUAL CAT
ramnath: Yes..All the best
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lucky: RAGHAVENDER SIR :MY AVERAGE AIMCAT PERCENTILE IS 75. DO I STAND A CHANCE?
raghavender: Yes, you do! Stay focused, be calm! G'luck!
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sreeza: HOW MANY QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY WILL FETCH AN IIM CALL?
tanveer: Focus on the Examination please . Edit
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vin: I FEEL STUPID WAITING FROM THE BEGINNING WITH MY QUESTION UNANSWERED!
krishnakumar: More than writing more mocks it is a question of dong a
couple of mocks and reviewing them thoroughly. You can also opt to
take up papers which you have already done and review them. Go through
the paper to see whether you can extract more marks from it. THen
think of how you would have approached the paper if you were to do it
again. Also, go through previous CAT papers on your SHP
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cat14: I HAVE HEARD THAT GREAT LAKES ALSO CONSIDER YOUR PREVIOUS
CAT/XAT SCORE FOR ITS 1 YEAR PROGRAMME.. IS THIS TRUE?
tanveer: Yes . Edit
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dhaval: I PRSNLY THNK DAT THIS NEW PATTERN OF CAT IS JUST A TRAP.IT
WILL LEAD STUDENT TO MORE NEGATIVE MARKS. :D SO I THNK WE SHOULD FOCUS
ON ACCURACY OR ANYTHNG ELSE?
viveknair: With the entire paper available for view, you can quickly
zone in on your fav areas etc. Hence, negatives can reduce. Work
towards utilizing your 170 mins to the maximum.
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riku: FROM WHICH SECTION SHOULD ONE START FROM IRRESPECTIVE OF STRONG POINTS?
tanveer: Start from your strong section . Get rid of the Jitters .Pick
up self confidence along the way Edit
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manna: IS THIS A GOOD TIME TO START PREPARING?
ramnath: Yes..for CAT 15
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nilesh: APART FROM THE STUDY MATERIAL AND THE HANDOUTS PROVIDED BY THE
CLASSES WHAT ELSE I CAN REFER TO STUDY FOR CAT? KINDLY ADVICE.
charlton: Your AIMCATs, MCs and CRTs (Online tests on your Student
Home Page). If your test is tomorrow then relax.
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asi: SIR IF THE PAPER IS REALLY TOUGH TOMM,STILL I SHOULD TRY TO
MAXIMIZE ATTEMPTS? OR WORK ON LESS QUESTIONS WITH UTMOST ACCURACY
ramnath: You need to work on maximising your score, balancing your
speed and accuracy, regardless of the difficulty of the paper
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china: @RAGHVENDRA SIR: I THINK IT IS LIKE A 50-50 MATCH SINCE WE HAVE
TO BE JUDICIOUS ABOUT LEAVING A FEW QUESTIONS AND YET MAXIMIZE OUR
STRIKE RATE...
raghavender: Bingo!
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kichu: SIR,FOR AN IIM CALL,CAN YOU JUST PROVIDE AN ESTIMATE NUMBER OF
ATTEMPTS AT THE LEAST IN EACH SECTION
tanveer: Please focus on the Exam . Not calls Edit
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simba: SHOULD QUESTIONS IN SECTION 2 BE SOLVED LINE WISE..MEANS IF A
RC COMES SOLVE THAT AND THAN IF LR COMES SOLVE THAT...OR WE SHOULD
FIRST FIND ALL LR QUESTIONS AND THAN SOLVE..?
charlton: I think this should depend on what strategy has worked best
for you in the AIMCATs.
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riku: FROM WHICH SECTION SHOULD ONE START FROM?
ramnath: Riku..Do not make any last minute changes..Stick to the
strategy that you have been following so farin the AIMCATs
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swapnil: I AM PLANNING FOR 10 MIN OVERALL LOOK FOR PAPER WITH
QA-35MIN,DI-30MIN,VA-25MIN,LR-
REVISION IT IS GOOD?
tanveer: Yes. All the Best! Edit
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nilesh: THNK YOU I RECEIVED YOUR REPLY VIVEK SIR AND VIJAYLAXMI MADAM.
viveknair: welcome!
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kohli: SIR IN MOCK CATS MY SCORE VARIES BETWEEN 120 TO 150..WOT CAN I
EXPECT IN CAT?
viveknair: Good percentiles can be expected with IIM calls.. All the best.
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santa: I HAVE MY EXAM TOMORROW , FORENOON SESSION. ANY ADVICE ON HOW
TO HANDLE THE LAST MINUTE JITTERS ? SHOULD I GO BACK AND REVISE
CONCEPTS WHICH I HAVE LEARNT PREVIOUSLY OR SHOULD I RELAX ?
ramnath: Just relax. Only ensure that you reach the center ontime and
with the necessary ID & admit card
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sreenath: HELLO, I HAVE BEEN SCORING 90+ PERCENTILE IN AIMCATS. BUT I
AM BIT NERVOUS FOR TOMORROW(I HAVE MY SLOT TOMORROW... HOW SHOULD I
TACKLE IT
tanveer: Treat it like another mock where you have to beat all the
competitors like you have been doing all along . what is there to be
nervous about ? :) Edit
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piyush: SIR ,FOR IIM CALL ,WHAT IS THE MIN. NO. OF QUESTIONS TO BE
ATTEMPTED IN BOTH THE SECTIONS???
prakashrajput: Depends on the paper. Do not worry about these things
now. Focus on doing your best in the test.
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aimforcat: TANVEER SIR PLS SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE OF FIRST CAT?
tanveer: Did not understand the Question Edit
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bhanu: PLZ TELL ME, ARE THERE PENALTY CHARGES BEING APPLIED TO
UNANSWERED QUESTIONS ?
vijayalaxmi: no
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imready: THANK YOU MY DEAR TEACHERS
prakashrajput: you most welcome.
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china: JUST ASKING, HOW SHOULD CAT, BE APPROACHED: LIKE A TEST MATCH,
A 50 OVER MATCH OR 20-20...??
raghavender: Unfortunately, we don't yet have a 6-ball match! No such
thing! Choose your strategy depending on the difficulty of the paper.
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rehnz: SIR FOR DI WHICH TYPE OF QUESTNS SHUD GVN 1ST PREF?
viveknair: Usually depends on whether your comfort - calculation based
or logical based, whether qtns have a Cannot be Determined option, no.
of qtns in a set etc. Based on all these, prioritize
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abc: HOW TO CALM MY NERVES, I AM GETTING VERY NERVOUS? PLEASE HELP..
vijayalaxmi: Listen to some soothing music will help and have faith in
your hard work. Best of luck
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sreenath: HELLO
tanveer: Hi Edit
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robin: @TANVEER SIR..TOTAL 30 QUESTIONS 20 OUT OF DI & LR AND 5 FROM
VA & 2-3 QUANT QUESTIONS. CAN I EXPECT BETWEEN ATLEATS 80 PERCENTILE
tanveer: If I tell you NO then you will do more questions even if you
dont know the answer ? If I tell you YES you will stop doing questions
even if you know the answer? Please focus on the exam . Not the
results . All the Best ! Edit
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ggf: DOES NO. OF QUESTIONS MATTER
raman: Cant say. Tray and answer as many as you can correctly
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shetty: SIR MY EXAM IS ON 22ND, WHAT I NEED TO DO FOR NEXT ONE WEEK?
IS IT POSSIBLE JUDGE THE LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY BASED ON TOMORROW PAPER
(BASED ON WHAT MY FRIENDS SAYS). WHAT I NEED TO PLAN, AFTER SEEING THE
STUDENTS TOMORROW'S REACTION.
viveknair: Dont over rely on online forums too much. Have a plan
beforehand for the next week. Tweak it maybe slightly based on what
you see as a general feedback. No major course correction expected.
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priyanka: IM NOT TOO CONFIDENT ABOUT GEOMETRY. PLEASE HELP
prakashrajput: Leave it for later rounds. Focus on the comfortable areas first.
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arp: I HAVE READ SOMEWHERE THAT NEGATIVE MARK FOR EACH QUESTION
INCREASES LINEARLY WITH THE NUMBER OF WRONG ANSWERS.. IS THAT TRUE?
P.S THIS ANSWER HELPS ME IN TAKING CALCULATED RISKS MORE WISELY.. SO
PLEASE ANSWER
charlton: No that is not true for CAT.
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aimforcat: SIR , MY AVERAGE PERCENTILE IN 10-12 AIMCAT IS 65, CAN I
SCORE ABOVE 90 PERCENTILE IN CAT?
prakashrajput: Tomorrow is the D-day. It all depends on how you
perform tomorrow. Yes, you can!
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rehnz: ANY LAST MIN TIPS FOR LR VERBAL & DI & WHICH QUESTIONS SHOULD
BE CHOSEN TO ATTEMPT TIPS?
charlton: The parajumbles or word usage qs can be done first along
with a medium level RC passage and some LR sets in the second section.
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swapnil: MINIMUM %ILE BY AN OBC CANDIDATE TO GET GD/PI CALL FROM IIM
prakashrajput: 90
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nilesh: IS THERE ANYONE WHO CAN ASSIST ME AS I HAD POSTED MY QUERY FOR
3 TIMES NOW AND STILL NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE ON IT. KINDLY REPLY.
viveknair: pls chk
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ggf: TANVEER SIR 30-60
tanveer: Focus hard you can hit 70 if you are averaging 60 Edit
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nilesh: HELLO SIR/MADAM, I AM A CURRENT STUDENT OF T.I.M.E FOR CET
WEEKEND BATCH. YESTERDAY I HAD APPEARED FOR NMAT 1ST ATTEMPT AND I
FOUND VERY DIFFICULTY IN MY PREPARATION BASED ON THE STUDY MATERIAL
AND THE HANDOUTS PROVIDED BY THE CLASSES. NOW I HAVE MY CAT EXAM ON
22ND NOV 2014. I ONLY HAVE 1 WEEK OF TIME FOR PREPARATION. KINDLY
ADVICE WHAT SHOULD I DO TO MAKE MY PREPARATION STRONGER FOR UPCOMING
CAT EXAM.
viveknair: Pls chk
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sai: WHICH QUESTIONS SHOULD I ATTEMPT IN SECOND SECTION EITHER RC OR
VERBAL(ACTUALLY IM WEAK IN VERBAL)
prakashrajput: Depends on what your target is. For an IIM call you
should attempt at least 15 questions from the area.
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nilesh: HELLO SIR/MADAM, I AM A CURRENT STUDENT OF T.I.M.E FOR CET
WEEKEND BATCH. YESTERDAY I HAD APPEARED FOR NMAT 1ST ATTEMPT AND I
FOUND VERY DIFFICULTY IN MY PREPARATION BASED ON THE STUDY MATERIAL
AND THE HANDOUTS PROVIDED BY THE CLASSES. NOW I HAVE MY CAT EXAM ON
22ND NOV 2014. I ONLY HAVE 1 WEEK OF TIME FOR PREPARATION. KINDLY
ADVICE WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW TO MAKE MY PREPARATION STRONGER FOR
UPCOMING CAT EXAM.
viveknair: nilesh, it depends on the areas that you are comfortable
in, how much time you have on your hands in the next one week etc.
Work on Speed maths and revise stronger topics at least twice before
the exam. Practise sitting in front of a comp screen for 170 mins
doing CAT related practise or preparation (not necessarily mocks)
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ravi: SIR,HOW MANY QUESTION I SHOULD ATTEMPT TO SCORE 97+ PERCENTILE
WITH ABOUT 80-85 % ACCURACY.
raghavender: Can't say. Depends on the level of difficulty.
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pulkit: HELLO SIR INITIALLY IN D AIMCATS I USE TO SCORE AROUND 90
PERCENTILE BUT TOWARDS THE END I COULD SCORE ONLY AROUND 80 ..SO HOW I
COULD I IMPROVE HAV D XAM ON 22ND.PLZ SUGEST
tanveer: The fall in percentile was due to ? Acuracy issue ? Speed ? Edit
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anup: HELLO SIR CAN YOU STRATERGIZE WHEATHER TO DO RCS FIRST OR AT
LAST AS AT LAST I AM UNABLE TO CONCENTRATE ON LONG PASSAGES AS TIME
TICKS MY NERVES SO SHOULD I KEEP IT AT BEGINING OR AT LAST OR
SOMEWHERE IN MID PLEASE GUIDE
charlton: Rank the passages as I, II and III depending on your
familiarity with the topic or question types and then do the easy one
first.Then after some easy or medium LR sets or Verbal Ability sets
you may then do the second RC passage. i.e. You are doing the second
section in multiple rounds. Do not miss on the easy questions in the
section.
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swapnil: MY EXAM IS TOMORROW SOME TIPS
vijayalaxmi: Hi Swapnil Relax keep calm . Revise anything that you
feel needs a second look and take the bull by its horns tomorrow. Best
of luck
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swapnil: I HAD GIVEN AIMCAT 1501 BUT IT IS SHOWING IN MISSED AIMCAT
tanveer: Focus on the CAT Edit
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bgy: WHAT TO DO EMPHASISE ON ACCURACY OR ATTEMPTS
tanveer: Accuracy . with some intelligent risk taking Edit
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df: I AM NOT ABLE TO SOLVE "MID-HIGH" LEVEL QUESTIONS OF MIXTURE &
ALLEGATION AND TRADERS FALSE WEIGHT QUESTION OF PROFIT AND LOSS.
SHOULD I PRACTICE MORE ON THESE TOPICS OR FOCUS ON MY STRONG AREAS ??
ALSO SHOULD I REVISE SECTIONAL TEST OR AIMCATS AS I HAVE GIVEN MORE
EMPHASIS TO SECTIONAL TEST ? PS-> MY CAT IS SCHEDULE ON 22ND.
raghavender: Focus on your strengths. Revise AIMCATs, CRTs
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abcxyz: @TANVEER SIR... THANK YOU :)
tanveer: Pleasure Edit
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cat14: MY AIMCAT PERCENTILES ARE ....90, 92, 89, 96, 95, 74, 94, 96..
WAT PERCENTILE CAN I EXPECT IN ACTUAL CAT?
prakashrajput: Definitely more than 98. Do your best. Concentrate. All the best.
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aratrika: SIR, SINCE SIX NEW IIMS ARE INCLUDED THIS YEAR, WHAT CAN BE
THE EXPECTED PERCENTILE CUT-OFF FOR THIS YEAR AND WILL IT BE ADVISABLE
TO JOIN?
tanveer: Once you secure an admission we can discuss . An IIM brand is
always good to have on the resume . Edit
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robin: MY EXAM IS TOMORROW NOT GIVEN ENUF TIME FOR PREPARATION DUE TO
HECTIC WORK SCHEDULE. CAN 25 QUESTIONS OF DI & LR & 5 QUESTIONS MORE
WITH 100 % ACCURACY ONLY BE ABLE TO SAIL ME THROUGH TO AT-LEAST 80
PERCENTILE. I HAVE THREE YEARS OF BANKING EXPERIENCE. LOOKING TO GET
ADMISSION IN GREAT LAKES. KINDLY GUIDE...
tanveer: QA VA RC? Edit
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sarthak: IS THERE ANY MAX NO OF VA QUESTIONS IN SECTION 2?
prakashrajput: In its likelihood it should be 34 VA and 16 LR. Within
VA there should be 16 RC questions.
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asi: SIR CAN THERE BE ANOTHER GK AWARENESS SESSION NEXT WEEK.MISSED IT
BECAUSE OF PREPARATION
prakashrajput: Pl speak with your centre.
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ggf: SIR HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THAT STUDENTS WHO SCORED REALLY LIE IN
AIMCATS WENT ON SCORING ATLEAST A 70 IN ACTUAL CAT?
tanveer: Yes. Many . You too can do it . How low by the way ? Edit
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nilesh: KINDLY ADVICE WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO MAKE MY PREPARATION
STRONGER IN ORDER TO DO WELL FOR BOTH THE EXAMS I.E CAT ON 22ND AND
FOR NMAT 2ND AND 3RD ATTEMPT.
vijayalaxmi: Hi Nilesh Revise all your hand outs . Revise the
formulae. and attempt atleast 3 passages on a daily basis atleast till
the 19th . Best of luck
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abcxyz: MY AIMCAT PERCENTILE IS CONSTANTLY BETWEEN 98-99. I AM WORRIED
AS IT HAS NOT IMPROVED. WHAT CAN I DO IN THE LAST ONE WEEK TO KEEP MY
CONFIDENCE HIGH?
tanveer: Not much scope for improvement left :) Lets hop e you hit 100
on CAT Day . ATB! Edit
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nisant: SIR CAT IS WHETHER ONLINE TEST OR WRITTEN TEST
raghavender: Online
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cat_16nov_morn: WILL A 85%TILE + HELP ME GET A CALL FROM BB GRADE
COLLEGES AT LEAST.. ON A SKEPTICAL NOTE
prakashrajput: Definitely yes. All the best.
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maitreyi: I HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO GET A 3-DIGIT SCORE IN AIMCATS. AND MY
STRONG AREAS COMPRISE OF VA AND LR. BUT I AM SCARED I MIGHT SCREW UP
MY PAPER TOM. IS THERE ANY CHANCE I CAN SCORE A MIN OF 80 PERCENTILE?
MY ACCURACY IN AIMCATS HAS BEEN IN THE RANGE OF 60-70 PERCENTAGE!
prakashrajput: Focus on the test. Do your best. Do not worry about all
these things now.
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arindam: SIR I HAVE BEEN JUMPING FROM 99%ILE IN A COUPLE OF AIMCATS TO
AS LOW AS 68%ILE IN A FEW, ANXIETY IS KILLING ME NOW , 22ND IS MY
D-DAY, AND THE ANXIETY IS BUILDING UP EVERY SECOND, SOME SUGGESTIONS
PLEASE...!
tanveer: Analyse what caused you to fall to 68? Avoid that Edit
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asi: SIR CAN THERE BE ANOTHER GK AWARENESS SESSION NEXT WEEK.MISSED IT
BECAUSE OF PREPARATION
tanveer: Will happen for IIFT Edit
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vv14: LAST YEAR PERCENTILE FOR SC CANDIDATE ADMITTED TO IIM
LUCKNOW?PLS REPLY SIR
viveknair: Varies year to year. Arnd 80-85 percentile.
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priyanka: WHAT SHOULD BE THE IDEAL NUBER OF QUESTIONS AND ACCURACY TO
GET MORE THAN 90 PERCENTILE?
prakashrajput: depends on the paper. do not worry about these things now.
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mohit: WHAT DOES THE STATEMENT THAT THE SYSTEM WILL GET LOCKED ON
TOUCHING THE KEYBOARD MEAN
tanveer: Answered Edit
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cat14: I HAVE MY CAT ON 22ND.. HOW TO SELECT WHICH RC SHOULD I
SELECT.. IN SOME RCS I GOT ALL THE CORRECT ANSWERS.. AND I SOME RCS, I
READ THE WHOLE PASSAGE AND AFTER THAT I GET TO KNOW THAT I M NT ABLE
TO SOLVE IT
vijayalaxmi: Go by the subject matter . Read the 2nd para of the
passage quickly that will give you a fair idea of the subject matter
then attempt. Best of luck
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mohit: WHAT DOES THE STATEMENT THAT THE SYSTEM WILL GET LOCKED ON
TOUCHING THE KEYBOARD MEAN
tanveer: Work with the mouse Edit
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impetus: TANVEER SIR, THANKS FOR YOUR FEEDBACK. THAT REALLY HELPED.
tanveer: Pleasure! ATB! Edit
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santa: SIR, WILL WE HAVE 4 OPTIONS OR 5 OPTIONS FOR THE CAT EXAM? I
CHECKED THE MOCK FROM HE OFFICIAL SITE AND EACH QUESTION HAD 5 OPTIONS
prakashrajput: 4 options
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deepika: GUDEVE SIR,MOST OF TIME I CONFUSE BETWEEN TWO OPTIONS, WT
SHOULD I DO.... GO WITH IT OR NOT?????
tanveer: How often? Compare what is the difference between the 2
options ? What is your track record for guessing in such scenarion?
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aakash: IS ACCURACY GONNA AFFECT THE NORMALIZED SCORE ? OR ONE SHOULD
FOCUS MORE ON SCORE AND LESS ON ACCURACY ?
viveknair: We will not ask you to attempt recklessly. But yes, over
caution is also to be avoided. If you are able to reduce the choices
down to two options, then an educated guess can be made.
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abinashk4: SIR I CANT ACCESS THE CAT MOCKS AVAILABLE ON TIME WEBSITE???
raghavender: Pls check with info@time4education.com
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sai: IS IT BETTER TO ATTEMPT THE AREAS WHICH IAM STRONG OR TO ATTEMPT
WEAK AREA FIRST?
raghavender: It should be about what an easy ques is vs what is not.
Focus on your strengths.
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rks: I GT 90% IN CAT LAST YEAR... THIS YEAR I COULDN'T PREPARE BCOZ OF
JOB AND NOT ATTMPTED ANY MOCK THIS YEAR... WAT SHUD I DO MAINTAIN GUD
SCORE...??
tanveer: Just carry that confidence . You were top 10 % of the country
. Keep calm . Try to apply your native aptitude. Do not be over
ambitious . do not panic . revise some of your basic formulae . All
the Best Edit
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gaurav: SIR ANY LAST MIN TIPS OVER RC SECTION OR HOW TO KNOW
DIFFICULTY LEVEL OF RC?? IT WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL.
vijayalaxmi: Hi Gaurav Difficulty level depends on what you are
comfortable with. Abstract topics or general, Depending on your
acquaintance to subject matter prioritise the passages and then
attempt. Best of luck
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sampath: SIR,I HAVENT PREPARED FOR CAT. WHAT SHOULD BE MY EXAM
STRATEGY TOMORROW?
raghavender: Identify any easy looking questions and give them your best shot.
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kittycat: HELLO EVERYONE,MY QUESTION IS"HOW TO DEAL WITH LAST
5-10MIN...THEY ALWAYS SCARY...."
tanveer: Review all that you have done . See if any incomplete marked
for review questions are pending . squeeze out the maximum marks in
the minimum time . It could make a big difference . Do not panic Edit
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palashsachdeve: GOOD EVENING... SIR CAN U PLS TELL ME WHAT SHOULD I DO
AT THIS LAST MOMENT.. M VERY NERVOUS AT THIS MOMENT
viveknair: Distract yourself with something else. It is not the end of
the world. All the best!
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my: SIR A COMPETETOR PREP INSTITUTE HAS COME OUT WITH A POST DECLARING
THAT 50 CORRECT QUESTIONS WILL FETCH 99.5 PERCENTILE..WHUD V TAKE NOTE
F\OF THAT
tanveer: Focus on the exam right now . How can somebody make
predictions without knowing the level of the exam or the level of the
students. Keep a high level of accuracy . Do as many questions as you
can . Edit
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abcxyz: CAN THE FACT THAT I HAVE NOT BEEN WORKING SINCE APRIL THIS
YEAR AFFECT ME GETTING AN ADMIT?
viveknair: No problem, rt now focus on CAT
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aimforcat: SIR ACCURACY MATTERS FOR NUMBERS OF CORRECT ANSWERS?
tanveer: No one knows for sure . But do not guess indiscriminately Edit
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rochek: WHICH EXAM ALLOWS US TO JOIN IN THE GOOD COLLEGES MAT OR CMAT ?
viveknair: Diff colleges are using diff exams - MAT is accepted by
Great Lakes, ITM, Christ CMAT by GIM, IFMR, KJ Somaiya, Welingkar
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dlcc4vt04: MY EXAM IS TOMWRW. I DONT REMEMBER THE GEOMETRY CONCEPTS,
SHOULD I STUDY THEM NOW OR JUST LEAVE IT?
raghavender: Take it easy. Rest well.
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sachin: HI TANVEER SIR, I HAVE MY EXAM TOMORROW. NUMB AND CLUELESS. ANY HELP.
tanveer: Listen to your favourite band . Watch your most inspiring
movie . Replay the best moments of your life in your head . Walk into
the hall believing - I Can Do It ! Do not Panic ! all that you need to
crack this exam is within you . you need to tap deep within . Edit
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nisant: I AM FEAR OF NEGATIVE MARKING AND THANX TO RAGHAVENDER SIR I
DO MY LEVEL BEST
raghavender: Good luck!
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sampath: WHAT IS THE MINIMUM NO.QUESTIONS TO BE ATTEMPTED IN EACH
SECTION ? PLEASE ANSWER ME.
raghavender: No correct answer. Depends on the level of difficult of the exam.
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success: IS IT GOOD TO SHUFFLE BETWEEN SECTIONS..I MEAN IF I DO ONE
PASSAGE AND THEN GO TO QUANT SECTION AND THEN COME BACK TO VERBAL FOR
ANOTHER PASSAGE
tanveer: If you can keep your concentration and did that in the mocks
as an experiment. Dont do new things now . Edit
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lucky: RAGHAVENDER SIR AND PRAKASH RAJPUT SIR: IM PLANNING TO SPEND
FIRST 1 HR ON QUANT/DI AND THEN NEXT ONE HOUR ON VERBAL AND RC.. LAST
50 MINS GOING THROUGH ALL THE QUESTIONS. WILL IT BE GOOD TO FOLLOW
THIS ? MY EXAM IS ON 22ND.
raghavender: Looks alright. But, you should be flexible to change
plans depending on the level of difficulty of the sections.
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sairam: SIR,MY AVERAGE AIMCAT PERCENTILE IS 75. DO I STAND A CHANCE?
tanveer: Yes . More than a chance . The battle goes on till the last
minute . Keep fighting . all the Best! Edit
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impetus: GOOD EVENING MENTORS. I HAVE MY CAT TOMORROW, FORENOON
SESSION. APART FROM THE REGULAR EXAM JITTERS, ONE WORRY IS INCESSANTLY
NAGGING ME AND THAT IS- I HAVE GOT 2 YEARS WORK EXPERIENCE. IF I DON'T
MAKE IT THIS TIME WOULD IT BE TOO LATE FOR ME? I MEAN IS 3 YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE(ASSUMING I APPEAR AGAIN NEXT YEAR) TOO MUCH? COZ I HAVE
BEEN HEARING THIS CONSTANTLY THAT TOO MUCH OF WORK EXPERIENCE IS A
DISADVANTAGE. KINDLY SHARE YOUR FEEDBACK.
tanveer: Not at all too late . Students have converted with more than
3 years experience Edit
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gamblor: WHAT DO THEY MEAN BY NORMALIZATION OF SCORE, SIR... PLEASE
GIVE DETAILS.
raghavender: Don't let that bother you now. COncentrate on the exam.
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niss123: WHAT IS THE MARK STRATEGY? +3 FOR EVERY RIGHT AND -1 FOR A
WRONG ANSWER?
tanveer: you mean marking scheme ? . Yes Edit
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sachin: I STOPPED PREPARING FOR CAT'14 A MONTH AGO, BUT I GOT 96.5
PERCENTILE IN CAT'13. RIGHT NOW I'M FEELING NUMB, WHAT SHOULD I DO?
tanveer: When is your CAT 16 or 22? Edit
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cat2014: HI SIR/MAM....AS MY EXAM IS ON 22ND I HAV A WEEK TIME
LEFT...WAT SHOULD I DO IN THIS WEEK??REVISE BASICS?? PRACTICE
HADOUTS?? ANS MOCK TESTS N PREVIOUS YRS PAPERS?? M VERY CONFUSED...
vijayalaxmi: Hi Revise the basics and as a part of that revision
revise your handouts as well. Best of luck
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robin: DOES ACCURACY MATTER MORE OR RAW SCORE. ALSO IF RAW SCORE IS
SAME FOR TWO PERSON ONE WITH COMPLETE ACCURACY & ONE WITH MORE
ATTEMPTS BT GETTING SOME WRONG. HOW MUCH DIFFERENCE IN PERCENTILE ????
tanveer: Do you intend to make mistakes in the exam based on this data
? :) Just aim for high accuracy . And calculated guesses, if any .
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stolenjelly: I'M ABLE TO SOLVE THE QUESTIONS IN THE OLD CAT
PAPERS(UNTIL 2008) QUITE EASILY. CAN WE EXPECT THE EXAM TO BE ALONG
THE SAME LINES OR TOUGHER?
vijayalaxmi: Nothing can be predicted . Take the test with an open
mind and your hardwork should help you. Best of luck
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sagar: WHAT MAJOR TOPICS SHOULD I COVER IN QUANT SECTION IN NEXT 3 DAYS
raghavender: None. Just revise concepts based on CRTs and AIMCATs.
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rochek: SIR CAN I SCORE WELL IF I SOLVE MAX NO OF QUES OF DI LR AND QUANT?
raghavender: Do not leave out the other set-based ques - RC!! You
should attempt ALL easy ques across all areas!
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appy: IDEAL ATTEMPTS IN QA AND VA ?
tanveer: As many as you can attempt with high accuracy . Edit
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pinu: VIJAYALAKSHIMI..MAM I HAVE GIVEN THE AIMCAT -MADE MY STRAGERGY
FOR TOMARROWS EXAM LIKE THIS-FIRST ENGLISH USAGES,LR,RC,MATHS,DI AS
PER MY STRONG AREASI AM GETTING ABOVE 90 BY ATTEMPTING ONLY AVG 20
QUESTION PER SECTION.WHAT IS YOUR COMMENT,PLEASE SHARE
vijayalaxmi: I presume you are able to attempt more than 20 questions
as well since your average is 20 questions. You have already decided
on the strategy so stick by it. If your exam is tomorrow do not take
do many risks. If your exam is on the 22nd then try to increase your
number of attempts slightly Best of luck
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john: HOW MANY QUESTION SHOULD I ATTEMPT TO GET AROUND 99 PERCENTILE??
tanveer: As many as you can correctly n your opinion. Edit
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bhavana: WILL THE DIFFICULTY LEVEL OF THE CAT PAPER BE MORE OR LESS
THAN THE AIMCATS?
tanveer: In most cases students find that they are better equipped to
handle the CAT because of AIMCAT analysis Edit
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shruti: SIR HOW MUCH TIME SHOULD WE IDEALLY GIVE TO A SINGLE QUESTION
IF WE ARE PLANNING TO ATTEMPT MAX 50 QUESTIONS
raghavender: Why have you already decided that you'd attempt only 50
ques? In any case, if you're spending more than 3 mins on a ques just
to comprehend it, then you need to move on.
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stolenjelly: I WANT TO KNOW HOW CLOSE THE CRTS ARE TO THE ACTUAL CAT?
I'M ABLE TO SCORE 170 IN THEM BUT NOT CROSSING 120 IN AIMCATS
viveknair: All are quite close. The difference could be attributed to
the areas from the questions came etc.
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asi: SIR THE QUESTION PAPER WILL BE SAME FOR THE 1ST SLOT?OR ARE THEY
DIFFERENT?OR SHUFFLED?
tanveer: PLease focus on your exam . How does it affect you now ? Edit
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nisant: I AM AVERAGE STUDENT IS IT POSSBLE TO ME SCORE HIGH MARKS IN CAT
raghavender: Yes.
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tothelastmintip: SIR SHUD WE NOT TAKE ANY GUESSES TOMORROW? JUST WHAT
WE ARE SURE OF ONLY THOSE SHUD BE ATTEMPTED CAUSE I TAKE CHANCES IN QA
AS MY ATTEMPTS ARE TOO FEW.
raghavender: Smart guesses can always work in your favour. You need to
weigh out whether or not you want to take a guess.
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: FOR EXAM, DO WE HAVE TO CARRY XEROX COPY OF OUR ID PROOFS AS WELL???
tanveer: Keep it . Wont hurt . Follow the insstructions on the admit
card to the letter. Edit
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kichu: SIR I HAVE PREPARED 17 AIMCATS WELL,WILL THAT BE ENOUGH FOR A
GUD PERCENTILE?
tanveer: If you have analysed well that is a good number Edit
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jay: SIR,AS IN MOCK CAT ON WEBSITE THE PAPER WILL HAVE FIRST 34 QUANT
THEN 16 DI QUESTIONS
tanveer: That is just indicative . Edit
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asi: SIR I HOPE THEY DON'T GIVE CUBES.REALLY TOUGH TO UNDERSTAND
raghavender: Not much you can do if your exam is t'row and CAT tests
on Cubes. If your exam is next Sat, at least go over the basics to
have an idea.
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cat14: MY AVG. SCORE IS 90-95 MARKS IN AIMCATS. HOW MUCH PERCENTILE
SHOULD I EXPECT.
viveknair: Your AIMCAT percentiles will give you a better idea of your
CAT percentile. Your CAT percentile is expected to be slightly better
than your average AIMCAT percentile.
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stolenjelly: ANY INPUTS ON HOW RELEVANT THE CRTS ARE WITH RESPECT TO CAT?
raman: Yes it is pretty much relevant. About 5 or 6 such papers would help you
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manu: HI SIR, I HAVE PREPARED FOR CAT AND COMPLETED ALL MY STUDY
MATERIAL, FEW AIMCATS ANALYSIS ETC. SIR I COULD REVISE LR, DI AND
ENGLISH, BUT HAVE NOT COMPLETED MY QUANT REVISION, WHAT SHOULD I DO
KNOW ??
raghavender: If your exam is next Sat, just revise key concepts from
the explanations of AIMCATs and CRTs. If it's t'row, do nothing.
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aakash: THANKS YOU MAM :)
vijayalaxmi: welcome
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mridul: SIR I CHANGED MY SIGNATURE A WHILE AGO, AND NOW THE SIGNATURE
I PROVIDED CAT IS THE NEW ONE BUT THE ONE ON MY ID IS OLD ONE.
viveknair: Take documentary proof of the change. Hope you can still
sign both of them, if need be.
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niss123: HELLO SIR, IS THE ORIGINAL COPY OF PHOTO ID SUFFICIENT? OR DO
I NEED TO CARRY A PHOTOCOPY OF THAT?
vijayalaxmi: Just the original will do Best of luck
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bhuvanesh: WHAT FACTOR SHOULD FOCUS ACCURACY OR MAXIMUM RAW SCORE IN CAT?
ramnath: Focus on score maximisation only..How you get the score is
not relevant.
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aakash: THANK YOU VIJAYALAXMI MAM :-). ANY OTHER TIPS TO BE CALM ?
vijayalaxmi: Aakash A little bit of anxiety is good you will do well.
Calm yourself and maybe listen to some nice music its a good elixir.
Good luck
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abcxyz: ALSO, I HAVE NOT SOLVED ANY CRTS YET.. SHOULD I SOLVE THEM IN
THE UPCOMING WEEK
raghavender: Take a look at them and see if you are able to solve.
Prep backwards from the solutions to have a revision of some key
concepts.
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jay: IN ANY AIMCAT I GET ONLY 20-25 CORRECT OUT OF MAX 50Q
ATTEMPTED.WHAT PERCENTILE CAN I EXPECT IN ACTUAL CAT
tanveer: Please attempt as many as possible correctly . Do not focus
on the percentiles . Wrong way to go about it . Edit
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sairam: SIR,HOW DIFFICULT IS AIMCAT COMPARED TO CAT?
raghavender: AIMCATs prepare you for all possible variations of the
actual CAT. AIMCATs are very comparable to the actual CAT in terms of
level of difficulty.
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