Countdown for CAT 2013 has begun with just 3 days to go for one of the toughest MBA entrance exams and gateway to 13 IIMs and other Top B schools
MBAUniverse.com in its pursuit to help CAT 2013 aspirants has regularly shared tips, tricks and suggestions from previous year CAT toppers and students of IIMs, FMS Delhi, MDI Gurgaon, NITIE Mumbai, IRMA, etc.
This article shares with you some last minute tips for CAT 2013, How to prepare for exam day and how to keep yourself motivated for the D day from CAT toppers of IIM Kashipur and IIM Raipur.
Following are the responses from Mr. Tanmay Sharma of IIM Kashipur who scored 99+ percentile in CAT. Mr. Tanmay has done his graduation in Chemical Engineering from IIT, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi. He received final admission calls from top B schools including IMT Ghaziabad, IIT Madras, IIT Kanpur and IIM Kashipur.
Q: How was your Preparation schedule during last week of CAT Exam?
Majorly during the last week of the exam, I focused on solving as many questions as possible. I tried to solve the questions in the format as they would appear in CAT. I made it a habit to do at least one mock test every day.
Q: What will be your advice to Aspirants who will be giving their CAT 2013 Exams on October 16th, First day?
CAT, like most other exams, is a game that is played on one single day. It can be a good day, it can be a bad one. All you can do is give your best. So just relax and attempt all the questions as you would do on any other day.
Q: What was your preparation for the D day? What is your advice to the CAT 2013 Aspirants on their Exam Day?
Watch a movie, hangout with family, eat some nice food and sleep. That is the best thing to do on D Day. No formula revision is going to help you more. Personally, I watched my favorite team Manchester City win and went to eat out.
Q: Give one Tip/trick to Aspirants on any Section of CAT 2013?
Verbal ability can be enhanced by regular reading of newspapers even a couple of weeks before CAT. So, do not ignore reading newspapers.
Q: How did your motivated or relaxed yourself during CAT exam Window?
I listened to songs and ate a lot. I would visit a lot of places and hang out with friends. But again, this is specific to me
Following responses are from Ms. Shreesti Rastogi of IIM Raipur who scored 99 percentile in CAT. She has done B. Tech. in Information Technology. Apart from IIM Raipur, she received final admission offers from various top B schools including IIM Lucknow (ABM), IMT Ghaziabad, IIM Rohtak, IIM Udaipur and IIM Kashipur.
Q: What are the advantage & disadvantage of choosing first couple of day slot for CAT exam?
The only disadvantage, an aspirant can face for choosing the first couple of days as a time slot would be the extra time for preparation that other candidates would get. Apart from it, there are no specific advantages or disadvantages that can be associated with the scheduling of the test slot.
Q: What will be your advice to aspirants who will be giving their CAT 2013 exams on October 16th, first day?
I would advise them to take it easy and have confidence in themselves. Their hard work & preparation will pave the way to success. It is important not to take stress and be cool-headed during the exam for better concentration and efficiency.
Q: What was your preparation for the D day?
I did not do much on the day before the CAT, I simply flipped through whatever I had studied previously. I made it a point to not talk to any of my friends who had previously given CAT so that I don’t get flustered.
Q: How did your motivated or relaxed yourself during CAT exam Window?
During the exam window, I relaxed myself by concentrating on the number of questions that I could answer, and not on the questions that I couldn’t answer.
Stay tuned to MBAUniverse.com for more Toppers Mantra on CAT 2013 exam.
