Unpopular opinion:
A lot of people preparing for CAT probably shouldn’t be.

Not because CAT is a bad exam.
But because most people never really ask why they’re doing it.

If your reason is weak, the process will expose it.

• If you’re doing it because your friends are preparing you’ll lose momentum the moment it stops being fun

• If you think CAT = IIM = life sorted GDPI and placements will reality-check that pretty quickly

• If you struggle to stay consistent for even 2–3 weeks this prep will feel exhausting, not exciting

• If your profile is weak and you’re ignoring it percentile alone won’t carry everything

• If you hate reading, problem solving, or sitting with questions burnout will hit early

• If you haven’t explored other paths you’re not choosing CAT, you’re defaulting into it

Most people don’t decide to prepare for CAT. They just drift into it.

Then a few months later it turns into: mock scores → pressure → comparison → self-doubt

The exam itself isn’t the hardest part. Staying consistent when motivation disappears is.

So yeah, if your only reason is
“everyone else is doing it”

You might want to pause and think before committing a year to it.