When should I start preparing for CAT 2019? I am currently in 3rd year of engineering.

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Asked by Akash Gupta
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Harshit Jain
8 years ago
You should start preparing for CAT from now onwards. It will help you in preparing for CAT 2018 also. Also you will be able to score better as you have almost more than 1 year for preparation. If you are focussing on CAT 2019, then also your preparation can fetch you good percentage.

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6 years ago
You would basically need to join a crash course now (if you feel like you can't prepare on your own). But in case you are the smart one and think you can practice by yourself - then do so. Nothing better than giving hours and hours of smart work (not hard work) by yourself to CAT preparation. In cas

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K
7 years ago
I started preparing for CAT in 3rd year of my engineering, but I was never serious so I ended up missing a lot of classes and was very irregular. Ended up scoring less. Decided to give CAT another attempt and this time promised myself to be serious about it. After my engineering, I didn't take up a

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So, finally into IIMs? Because even I am planning not to take job and work in my family business also side by side prepare for CAT exam currently I am in 4th year of engineering. Will be appearing for CAT'18 with less preparation?

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8 years ago
Hi, Anywhere between 12 months to 18 month is more than enough if prepared by enrolling for classes and studying regularly. In certain cases, people have prepared in 6 months as well and cracked CAT with good score. Hence, a lot of it depends on your capacity to grasp subject matter, speed, and cons

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