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4 months ago
Ask Tejaswini A (IIM Indore) & Ayush Patel (IIM Calcutta) Anything About CAT Prep, Strategy, and MBA Life!
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🔥 Cracked CAT 2023 with 99+ percentiles
📍Now at Top IIMs — Indore & Calcutta
🧠 Ready to answer all your doubts on:
✅ VARC / QA / DILR Section-wise strategy
✅ Time management in mocks
✅ How to deal with low scores and bounce back
✅ Mental health during CAT prep
✅ College selection & form filling
✅ Interview prep tips after CAT
✅ Life at IIM — classes, clubs, and placements
✅ Daily routine and consistency hacks
✅ Resources they used (free + paid)
✅ What they would do differently if given another chance!
🎙️ Meet Your Mentors:
👩🎓 Tejaswini A
99.30%ile | Now at IIM Indore
Known for her killer accuracy in VARC and calm approach to pressure!
👨🎓 Ayush Patel
99.40%ile | Now at IIM Calcutta
QA champ who believes in data-driven prep & smart hacks
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Ok thanks a lot fir clearing my doubts 🙏👍
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You'll find free CAT resources on CATKing
You can refer to them to build your foundation. -
Ok can u tell me best resources for cat?
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Ok👍
May I crack cat and join blacki 💯
But muje sirf gap years ka darr hai Agar cat me 99+ aa bi gye to interview me reject na ho jau 🥲🥲
Inteerview se mat daro. Just think of it as a simple conversation between the panel and you
They are not there to judge you or criticise you. They want to genuinely listen to your story and your background
All my interviews were very chill and if you present yourself well, gap years would not matter -
Ok👍
May I crack cat and join blacki 💯
But muje sirf gap years ka darr hai Agar cat me 99+ aa bi gye to interview me reject na ho jau 🥲🥲
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Thanks a lot didi and bhaiya👍👍
Didi kya aap bta skte hai IIM life kaisi hai 😅😅
Very fun, very chiil. Campus bohat sahi jagah hain. You learn a lot and at the same time bohat partiya bhi hoti hain. You are surrounded with people jinka IQ is high. So peer learning and personal development achhe se hoga. :) Hoping to see you on the other side soon.
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Thanks a lot didi and bhaiya👍👍
Didi kya aap bta skte hai IIM life kaisi hai 😅😅
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Ok thanks didi 👍
If I start from April kya cat me 99+ aa skte hai or I am late ?
Easily aa sakti hain. I started around last week of May and still was able to make it. You can also do it. All the best!
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Ok bhaiya kya aap muje 99+ lane ki koi strategy bta skte hai ?
Haa bilkul
Focus on strengthening your basics in all three sections — especially Quant if it’s a weaker area.
Make VARC your scoring section by reading daily and practicing RCs and verbal logic regularly. MAke a habit of reading newspaper editorials.
DILR is all about practice and smart set selection, so work on puzzles and previous CAT sets. This helps a lot
Start taking mocks by early July, and analyze each one deeply — learn where you're going wrong and how to improve your speed and accuracy.
Stay consistent with 2–3 hours of focused prep daily. With the right strategy and mindset, a 99+ percentile is completely achievable -
Ok thanks didi 👍
If I start from April kya cat me 99+ aa skte hai or I am late ?
