CAT is the most important part of getting admission into the prestigious Indian Institutes of Management. A good performance in CAT gives one a head start over the others, and often offsets other factors in the admission process.
The last week before CAT is crucial in terms of your mental preparedness on D-Day.
Do not exert yourself too much during this week. Spend no more than two or three hours per day on CAT preparation. Try to relax as much as possible. Losing sleep and your nerves at the last moment won’t really help as it is a mental game, after all!
If you are in the habit of using a stop watch, make sure that you start it as soon as you get the signal from the invigilator to start the test. There have been instances of students getting tensed on account of not starting their stop watches.
Be smart to choose, the easiest of the questions and the ones that you have practiced a lot and smash them. Do not venture into unsafe territories or to questions which you only have a vague idea. CAT and entrance tests of other top B Schools are a unique breed of entrance exams. They focus on testing some of the basic qualities essential for managers - the grit to work hard, smartness to choose the best alternative, quick thinking and above all perseverance.
Give your best. Take the fear out of CAT. Clearing CAT is certainly not an elusive dream. With hard work and commitment, one can easily bell the CAT.
Even if you fail to clear your CAT, you know where you stand this year. Here are some options ahead of you:
a. You are reasonably well equipped for CAT next year.
b. You can now prepare and sit for all the other major exams that follow — like the XLRI Admission Test, Faculty of Management Studies Test, Common Entrance Test and so on.
Don’t limit your options. Plan ahead !!!
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