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7 mistakes to avoid while preparing for CAT

Ashutosh Soni

Dec 2, 2021

7 mistakes to avoid while preparing for CAT

 

  • Start Too Late:

This one is clear. To avoid this, try to find your own optimum time to prepare for each section, and make sure to start at the right time for each section. Also, remember that ideally you want at least 3-4 months to appear for the exam (ideally these should be 4 months after you complete your service, but there are options available where you can participate and participate simultaneously). can test).

 

  • Unbalanced Preparation:

As the name suggests, balancing your CAT preparation and spreading your study time across sections is an important thing that you must remember in your CAT preparation journey. Be sure to avoid the following minor errors:

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Not balancing your preparation weekly between sections. I often see students who end their week with an incomplete section. Remember to balance your weeks between Verbal, QA, and DI/LR. However, you don't need to balance your CAT preparation every day. Balancing it weekly should be enough.

  • 3. Play at a straight tempo

Before you start increasing your speed, first learn to answer the questions correctly. Remember, learning to walk will always precede learning to run. Once you have answered your questions correctly on any type of question comfortably, the speed will come automatically.

 

  • Too long to test:

Remember you need at least 3-4 months of trial to be able to achieve peak performance in CAT time. Trying to crack your exam in less time than this will inevitably result in below average performance in your CAT exam.

 

  • Not doing enough segment testing:

Testing should be done at two levels. While complete mock tests are important, sectional tests are just as important, and not doing enough number of sectional tests is an important mistake that you should try to avoid.

 

  • Do not analyze enough tests:

Taking the exam is not enough. There is a lot to learn from analyzing exams during your CAT preparation process. Unfortunately, most of the students do not devote enough time to analyze their tests after the test. There are two important things to remember when analyzing your CAT test.

 

Intelligent Question Analysis - Drill down into each question. Extract the learning and process to arrive at the correct answer in each question.

Behavior Analysis and Decision Making: Take a closer look at your time investment decisions on each question, take a closer look at the relationship between your time and your efforts during each section time, evaluate your question leaving decisions, reasons and Analyze the source.

7. Don't Believe in Yourself:

Having faith is the most important part of your CAT preparation journey. I have often met very good students who lose out in races simply because they have lost faith in themselves very easily in the process. Remember the biggest battle of life is won against all odds only when you believe in yourself. Being with you is what you want to do on your CAT Prep journey!