With CAT you can’t take chance

CAT 2013 is hardly 3 months near and focused aspirants like you are on preparation. Exam will be conducted in coming October.

In absence of any specified syllabus CAT is always a puzzle to crack. Only trends of yesteryears exams can get you some idea but since for the last 3 years CAT has become computer based exam, it is difficult to recall questions. 

Wrong answers also deduct allotted numbers and make CAT much more difficult. 

 

Nature of exam is to test your analytical skills in a stipulated time frame. Guessing answers is suicidal in CAT. 

CAT can’t be taken with chances which might be with those who prepare for exam thoroughly and each section of CAT viz; DI/QA/LR/VA is well understood and practiced with Mock Tests. 

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How to improve Essay Writing ?

CAT or XAT or IIFT aspirants may have to undergo for Essay writing after they have been shortlisted by respective exam conducting bodies. 

Let us be clear that Essay is a piece of couple of stanzas which contains introduction, body and conclusion. 

Over here domain knowledge, expression of thoughts and hand writing plays vital role. You need to have updated knowledge on variety of subjects so to attain this you must read books beyond text books besides news papers and magazines. 

Nevertheless, practice can only take you forward in Essay writing because with practice only you will be able to mange time limit and word limit. 

For Essay, you need to be crystal clear on assigned topic and you must ensure that there is take away message for the reader of your Essay. 

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How to prepare for WAT ?

Written ability test can also become tricky if you are not having the domain knowledge on variety of subjects. You can be given topic of WAT which can be of current affairs or contemporary. 

When you write WAT, it is essential to immediately express thoughts related to topics because of two factors of time limit and word limit.

It is suggested that you should read one English newspaper and second business newspaper besides one business magazine also.

It will be equally good if you can read some general motivational books and autobiographies of successful people and must develop reading habit. 

You should read at least one chapter before you go to bed but until and unless you are not practicing for writing, WAT can be very tricky and you may hit road block even if you have got high percentile in CAT. 

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What will be judged in WAT ?

CAT 2012 is almost over and now candidates are looking forward to result on 9^th January 2013 very anxiously. Selected candidates for PI will be called for written ability test in a stipulated time of 15 minutes.

In WAT you will be judged on domain knowledge, hand writing, grammar, creative writing and expression of thoughts.

Each and every ingredient of WAT is necessary to be understood and you need to practice a lot. It is not just expression of thought which is necessary but hand writing is also very crucial. 

You need to ensure that there must be a message which should be loud and clear to the readers of WAT. With this not only you will be able to compete in WAT but you will be also building a base for your personal interview in which selection panel might ask few questions out of your WAT.

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Difference between WAT & Essay

CAT aspirants who have just gone through written examinations must be ready now for written ability test. On your getting short listed based on your percentile, IIMs will send you invitation letter for PI but before that you need to undergo for WAT in a stipulated time of 15 minutes.

Let us be clear that WAT is not essay and you need to write 150 – 170 words on an assigned topic which you need to close with a take away message for the audience of WAT.

Essay needs formal introduction in opening para followed by body of the essay and later conclusion whereas in WAT you need to immediately come up to the message for the topic.

Practice can only get you success in WAT. 

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