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Days to
CAT
Important Exam Dates
• NMAT – 4th October to 17th December
• CAT – 25th November
• IIFT – 2nd December
• SNAP – 17th December
• XAT – 6th January
• MICAT – 2nd December
• TISSNET – January 1st week (Tentative)
Complications Involved
• College Studies:
- Exam Preparation
- Practical/viva
- Submissions
- Placements
• Festivals:
- Sept: Ganesh Chaturthi, Muharram,
- Oct: Gandhi Jayanti, Navaratri, Dassehra
- Nov: Diwali, Eid
Pattern of CAT 2018
What is same as last year?
- 3 hours
- Sectional Time limit
- Sectional Cut offs – Forced Sectional Balance!
- Calculator
- Key-In Questions

What is uncertain?
- Difficulty Level
And…
• Planning of IIFT/CAT/Uni. Exams/NMAT

- Different formats/timings
- Different Strategies
- University Exam near CAT
- Slot Booking for NMAT’s attempts
And…
• Form Filling
- Exams:
CAT/IIFT/NMAT/SNAP/XAT/MICAT/TISS/IBSAT/
CMAT etc.
- Colleges: Apply for 15-20 courses among 100+ decent
courses and colleges available
 Our
Planning
Aptitude Building
• Stage 1: Course Completion
- QA-1, QA-2, 27DQC
- DI, AR
- RC Module, Grammar, VE, Prep RC, Verbal Logic
• Stage 2: Next Level
- Quant Marathon + DI Marathon + Verbal Marathon
• Stage 3: Essentials
- Quant + RC + Verbal Ability + LRDI
• Stage 4: Test Series
Planning of Growth

OMCs
(60 mins)
Essentials
(40 mins)

Marathon
(30/35 mins)
And…
• Form Filling Seminar: “All About B-schools”
• One to one Counseling
- for material completion in Aug/Sept
- for College Selection in Oct/Nov
• Reinforcement Lectures (to be spaced out in Sept-
Oct-Nov Phase)
• OMC/FLT Doubt-clearing Lectures (As per the
Schedule)
Test Series
• Online Mock CATs (OMCs): 25+2(Take Home)
- Next: OMC 6: 15th Sept

• Full Length Tests (FLTs): 5

- Paper Based
- Different test patterns
- Speed Building Practice
Test Series (Cont.)
• Mock SNAP: 5
• Mock XAT: 5
• Mock NMIMS: 5
• Mock IIFT: 5
• Mock CMAT: 3
• Mock MICAT: 2
• Mock TISS: 2
• Mock MHCET
Your Job
Material Solving
• Finish materials with zero doubt
• Grow with every stage
• Measure growth during every stage
 Test Scores during basic chapters
 Good Score in Marathon
 Good Score in Essentials (Last Page)
In Test Series Phase
• Use of Test Series
- Attempt all OMCs and FLTs
- Solve/Analyse on same day (4-5 hours). Find and accept
weaknesses:
 Silly errors
 Issue in selection/rejection of Qs/speed
 Sectional Imbalance
 Issue of stamina
- Identify the points to be noted for next mock
- Repeat the process
Use of Online Quick Tests
- 400+ Quick Tests (to be uploaded in phases)
- 8000+ Questions
- Chapter-wise Tests for all subjects
- Different difficulty Levels: A, B, C
- Sectional Tests
- Fillers between modules and during Test Series
It’s not about
CAT
Who wins?
- The one who keeps fighting during Test Series despite
fluctuations in scores
- The one who keeps preparing for exams and takes this
as a phase rather than a destination

Examples:
Prerona- XLRI
Manas- NMIMS, IIMs
Chandarsekhar- NMIMS, IIM`S, DFS
Who wins?
- The one who knows importance of GD/PI/WAT in
admission process

 GDPI Sessions in Dec-Jan

 Reading/ Self-improvement Plans
 College Specific GDPI Preparations
 Seminars on GDPI Preparations

Just see the phase through…

Success Stories
1. Satya
2. Sidharth
3. Manas
4. Prerona
5. Chandrasekhar
Great works are performed not by strength
but by perseverance – Samuel Johnson
 DREAM

• Lets Watch it 
I CAN DO IT !! AGAINST ALL NO DREAM TOO TO DREAM EVEN
ODDS/MYTHS.. SMALL….. BIGGER…….