What is the right time to start for CAT preparation to clear it more easily after graduation or after 12th?

I passed 12th and got 91.6%.

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Devesh Lathi
9 years ago
The best time to start preparing is during the second year of your graduation (third year for engineering students) You can take CAT even after 12th grade but there is no point of doing so because the score of CAT is valid for just one year (unlike GMAT/GRE). Since you can't do Post graduation (MB

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Animesh Wadhwa
9 years ago
Good afternoon You should start preparation for CAT from now itself. You have good grades in 12th. Thank you and all the best.

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Srushti Patel
9 years ago
That is a lot of time to prepare for CAT. In fact, that is a lot of time to prepare for anything. That represents around 3% of your total lifetime. Don't worry. Don't panic. I am not telling you to start attending classes or skimming through heaps of study material right now. Now is the time to do

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