What strategy you have made to score good percentile in CAT and other exams?
Asked about IIM Ahmedabad - Indian Institute of Management - Master of Business Administration (MBA)
I am doing self-study for CAT exam, so can you tell me which college is best for MBA?
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You need to work regularly on your skills. Learn new words, make small calculations every day. Give lots of mock tests and quizzes with utmost discipline just like you're giving your final day test and that's all. You'll be confident and will be able to score well in the exam.
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Answered by
Anirban Ghosh Member - Branding and Sports Committee @ IMIB | Contributor-Level 8
7 years agoMock tests and self-evaluation is the best way to judge yourself for CAT. Keep on practicing and have a good on the time limit even. Try taking mocks on a regular basis and do evaluate the performance.
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shubham chaudhari Mgmt committe member at Welingkar College ,Mumbai. | Contributor-Level 10
7 years agoDaily mock test, practice test and also analysis of the same makes us get good score. -
For cracking IIM-A you need to be through with your maths and reasoning as well as English. You need to make sure that when answering the question they need to be correct because not only it will fetch you negative marks but will also affect your efficiency and reduce your percentile. Hence go for questions which you think are 100% sure.
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