A 30-day plan to crack CAT
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With just a month left for
the CAT exam date 2018, here are
answers to some FAQs to pull up your percentile in CAT Examination.
How
should an aspirant prepare a timetable for the last month?
In the last month, a
candidate can take mock tests (AIMCATs and SAMCATs), analyse the performance
and study and prepare to overcome shortcomings. One can also focus on revision
of important concepts and formulas.
What
should now be the ideal strategy for taking mock tests?
Don’t attempt too many of
them. Two a day are enough. More than that is overkill. But, it is important to
take tests. And a far more important thing is to objectively analyse and then
work on the feedback received. Most aspirants can manage this if they make a
cycle of two three days. If you are very sure about your preparation, then
maybe you can manage more. However, if you still need to practice, then take
two tests in a week and focus on concepts. Now that the CAT authorities have
sent the admit cards, you know your time slot for the examination. Attempt as
many mocks tests as possible at the time of your actual exam slot. This will
sync your body clock and body cycle to perform best on the exam day.
What
are the important topics for last-minute revision?
There is nothing less or
more important in CAT. As a rule, CAT is an exam that is meant to surprise
candidates with questions that are unexpected. Don’t focus on vocabulary
building, but do revise tricky questions of QA or common mistakes of grammar.
How
can the students stay calm and motivated at this time?
Focus on the alternatives.
Thinking that CAT is the most important thing in life will create unnecessary
pressure. Think of past successes and how you overcame hurdles.
How
can students increase their accuracy and speed?
Build accuracy first and
then with practice, you will gain speed on your own. Build a sense of urgency
while taking the exam.
How
should the ideal questions in the CAT be selected?
Maximum accuracy should
not be the aim. Due to time pressure and negative marking, doing questions with
100 per cent accuracy may lead to a drop in the percentile since you are
sacrificing attempts. Check all the questions and attempt ones that consume
less time. You can do the sections in two rounds. In the first, do easy
questions and “bookmark for review” the moderate ones. In the second round, do
the “bookmarked for review” questions to do the moderate ones and drop the
tough ones.
How
many questions should be attempted in each section to score 99+ percentile?
It all depends on the
difficulty level of the test. In case the test is difficult, the attempts will
fall and conversely in an easy test, the attempts will rise.
What
are the common mistakes to avoid on the exam day?
Make sure you check the
physical location of the centre at least a day before and analyse how you reach
the exam centre much before time. Carry all the necessary documents. Avoid
heavy meals before the exam, as it is a long and mentally and physically taxing
exam. Don’t panic if the paper seems tougher than usual. If it is indeed so, it
is true for all others too and thus percentiles will not be affected. Don’t
take the exam with a pre-determined number of attempts or scores in your mind.
Don’t waste time on any one question.
A
last-minute advice to the aspiring candidates... Relax on the last day. Watch a
movie. Take your mind off the exam. That actually helps the performance on the
D-day.
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