Common Admission Test aka CAT always has a unique journey for each MBA aspirant and on those lines my story too is a bit off the beaten path. Couple of reasons behind it. Firstly, I am not a typical MBA aspirant as I am 31 (psst psst, those who ask if 26 is too old to get into an IIM, look at this) and have had experience primarily in a single sector, namely academia. I have … [Read more...] about My Journey to IIM Calcutta | Non-engineer | Achievers Talk – 1
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6 Conundrums faced by CAT Aspirants everyday – How to deal with them?
Conundrums faced by CAT aspirants - How to deal with them? Do you still remember that beautiful Sunday morning? You entered the examination center. You hit the start button and started going through the question paper. And you see a question. The question seems easy to you, you pick up your pen and now you're trying to solve it. 10 minutes have passed by since then and … [Read more...] about 6 Conundrums faced by CAT Aspirants everyday – How to deal with them?
Covid-19, Lockdown and CAT Preparation
Stay Safe - Covid is dangerous You might be tired hearing this, nevertheless it does not cause any harm to repeat this again. Covid kills. It is super dangerous, and is super contagious. To begin with, the most important thing is stay safe. If you need to go out, and cannot avoid it, take all required precautions including wearing double masks, using clean masks, … [Read more...] about Covid-19, Lockdown and CAT Preparation
How to Plan my CAT Preparation From May?
CAT Preparation From May - How to Plan? It is been a while since we published a blog post apart from weekly reading list rewind. So here goes the next post. This is going to be a series of questions, and how we tackle them and make a solid preparation strategy from now until CAT 2021. How far away from CAT are we? We have about 7 full months from now until CAT 2021. … [Read more...] about How to Plan my CAT Preparation From May?
CAT preparation strategy: Crossing the 95th percentile in DILR
CAT preparation strategy is important, not just to have a sense of where a candidate stands, vis-a-vis where they have to be at a particular timeframe. The strategy is not just limited to an overall preparation plan, but also extends itself to specifics pertaining to each and every section of the CAT. This is the third article of our series on 'How to' score 9x.xx percentile … [Read more...] about CAT preparation strategy: Crossing the 95th percentile in DILR