How can I prepare for CAT? I want to take CAT 2018 but cannot study with my job.

I am sharing someone else experience. I am quoting him. I graduated now from IIM B. I prepared for CAT while I was working. I used to leave from home by 9.30 - 10 times in morning and be back in home by 9 - 10 after dinner from work. Some days, I had to stay in office late. My work comes under the category of hectic ( mentally, not physically ). This is what I did for the written CAT exam. Spend one hour every day in the morning, going through the chapters (Apti, DI, LR). I had materials, and I went chapter by chapter some day and random questions some day. Ensured I solved 20 problems in the beginning and as I progressed the speed increased tremendously. In office, open a browser tab and go to Arts & Letters Daily. Ensured I read three articles each day before I leave office. I'm generally curious, so I would read some random things without any background. Helped a lot in RC. The Hindu, Business standard in browser tab in office. Read in between meetings, when I was distracted etc. But, utilize time in office. Along with wordweb. Everyday, walk for 20 minutes or so in the night leisurely and recite to myself all multiplication tables ( 1 to 20 ) Squares of numbers, cubes of numbers Calculate % components for 1/2, 1/3. 1/15 Take 5 random numbers and compute their squares and cubes ( short cut ways ) I know the set of people who are preparing for CAT we especially had a guy who is very motivated and he would provide us the problems that are challenging & we would spend time discussing quickly. Mostly casual chat types. In our office, it was appreciated to prepare for exams and hence this was easy. Weekends, I gave one mock test, either from home or test center. I would try to solve the problem after the exams ( the ones I was not able to find quick solutions for ) & see if there are options. This would be complete in the weekend itself. Overall, CAT is about being in touch with the basics. You can solve the paper if you are given twice the time. It is all about speed and accuracy. These will not come unless you are in regular touch. Allot small amounts of time every day and you will surely crack it. All the best for your CAT.

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