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academic
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early in life as
pathetic. With
scores of 61% in
Xth and 65% in
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CAT16 has been done with. The dreams of many
an aptitude
students have been realized; while of some students
guru who
have been broken. But its not the end for the ones
simpli es
who did not get the desired percentile. And for the
fundamentals,
fresh aspirants looking at CAT 2017 exam, it is an
problem
ideal time to begin. Before I take you towards CAT
solving, and test
2017 strategy, I would suggest you have a look at
taking strategy.
the CAT16 analysis.
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For an exam that attracts applicants in lakhs, make
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sure you are ahead of them by making a right
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choice for your type of preparation. A student
road adventure.
while deciding has mostly the following options to
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Online classes that can help the students to

prepare from locations convenient to them ARCHIVES
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A careful decision must be made after analyzing the

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select you. Look at the IIM Pro lizer to get a S
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basic principles of solving such questions. Build a
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revisiting the fundamentals of quant, verbal and
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logical reasoning. Study material and books can be
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perused for a conceptual understanding. After which
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Realize where you spend more time and the
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It must be pointed out here that the mocks are an

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you sculpt your exam strategy and provide you
vital insights for your preparation. The mocks will
help you analyse your attempts and accuracy, which
topics you need to focus on, simulate real exam RECENT
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experience and help you track your scores and
evaluate performance after each test that you take. It
CAT
is advisable that an aspirant takes at least 1 mock
2017
every week. Start with Test Series now, which Unplu
provides su cient mocks to practice and strategize gged
for the CAT exam. Sep 12,
2017 |
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MBA,
Analyse the mocks carefully. Find out your
Prepari
strengths. This is necessary as it will point out the ng for
CAT,
areas that you need to improve and the questions
Test
that you must attempt in the exam based on your Taking
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strengths. CAT Score Booster lets you nd out your es
strong areas and thereby you can develop a strategy
to master these areas and rebuild your next mock
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strategy. It is only through mocks that a student can
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learn which sections are going to improve his nal to
exam percentile. excel
in CAT
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Section-wise suggested strategies for CAT 2017 sectio
based on the 2016 and 2015 exam pattern: n
Sep 7,
2017 |
Quantitative Aptitude (QA): This section comprises of Academ
5 areas in a nutshell. ics,
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hip,
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Numbers: 6-8 questions approx hip,
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Algebra: 7-8 questions approx ng for
CAT,
Arithmetic: 10-12 questions approx Test
Taking
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Geometry: 6-8 questions approx
es

Modern Math: 2-3 questions approx

In CAT 2016 a score of 52, i.e., an accurate attempt of

18 questions would compound to a 99 percentile. In
CAT 2015, the same was possible at a score of 73.The
students may pick either Geometry, Numbers or
modern maths along with Arithmetic and algebra
this would ensure a good attempt of 18-20
questions. The students may focus on the chosen

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areas only. However, the decision should not be Are

made randomly. The students are advised to give you
choosi
few mocks and then based on their analysis can
ng the
make a pick as this would highlight the topics that right
they are most comfortable with and from then on questi
ons in
focus on these topics on a priority basis.
your
Mock
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC): CATs?
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Reading Comprehension (RC): 24 questions Academ
ics,
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Verbal Ability (VA): 10 TITA questions
hip,
Prepari
An accurate attempt of 25 questions would amount ng for
CAT,
to a score of 75 (CAT 15 and 16) which is a very good
Test
score to lead to a 99 percentile. The VARC questions Taking
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have remained consistent over the past few years
es
and relatively easy to moderate. Absence of abstract
RC passages makes the passages easier to
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understand. Time consuming and ambiguous
-A
questions in VA and RC can be avoided and by new
practicing the mocks regularly one can get a good progra
m with
eye to pick out the easy and direct questions.
a
promis
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR); ing
career!
Jul 19,
Data Interpretation (DI): 4 sets of 4 questions each 2017 |
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Logical Reasoning (LR): 4 sets of 4 questions each MBA

In CAT 2016 it was di cult to di erentiate between

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DI and LR. Logic based DI formed the crux of the CLs
paper and an accurate attempt of 4 sets fetched a FreeZo
ne can
score of 43-45 which, together with the suggested
help
score for quant and VARC, led to a 99percentile, you
while in CAT 2015 a score of 51 would have fetched a practic
99.The secret to a good score in DILR lies in picking e for
CAT17
up the right DILR sets. This secret is revealed as the
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aspirant takes on mocks and carefully evaluates 2017 |
his/her performance in each mock. Prepari
ng for
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Good practice is likely to lead to a good performance
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Starting April till August it is recommended that you:
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take at least 1 mock every fortnight, thats about

10-12 Mocks till August end, leaving you with
another 18-20 for the next 2.5-3 months
depending on whether CAT 2017 is in Nov end or
Dec beginning

For classroom students, it is important to practice

daily with class-sheets and examples in the books

Take a topic test on the ongoing topic in

class/session. Practice the questions level wise and
rise to level 3 ensuring a strong hold on the topic

From September till November it is recommended

that you:

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