CAT 2012: Preparation with minimizing mistakes

There are certain mistakes that many students make every time they sit for the final paper. If you keep a track of these mistakes and avoid them, then for sure, you can handle the pressure of pattern change as well.

Divide your section into sets. Read all the questions in each block and assign them an equal amount of time. These time limits should be sacrosanct. There can be nothing worse than missing out on an easy question just because it appears towards the end of the section. Thus, selecting the right questions is extremely important.

Speed matters. Not only when you’re solving questions but when you’re reading them! The faster you can read all the questions and select those you think you should attempt; the better will be your chances of a good score.

For some students, solving a question becomes an ego issue. This is the worst thing you can do to your CAT 2012 paper. If you have spent a considerable amount of time on a problem to no avail - leave it and go ahead. There may be an easier question ahead, just waiting to be capitalized upon.

There will be no time in the CAT 2012 for being indecisive about your answers. Especially if you face a pattern change, the new format should not make this harder for you by taking away some of your confidence.

If you know your basics and you are sure of your solution, pattern or presentation change should be the last thing on your mind to achieve mission CAT 2012 

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CAT 2012: Vocab Tips

Good Vocabulary is one of the prerequisite if you want to score very high in CAT 2012 exam. There are various ways of developing good vocabulary like reading as much as possible, listening to English news bulletin, marking words you don’t understand and then finding its meaning.

This has been the most traditional way of enhancing vocabulary. Today also this technique is unbeatable.

If you really want to enhance your vocabulary or word power, you should start reading English newspapers, magazines, novels or any other material if you wish to. Just remember one thing – Even if you understand the context in which a word is used, you should know the exact meaning of that word as well.

If you come across a word whose exact meaning is not clear, you should try and find out the meaning of that word. Together with the meaning, you should focus on the synonym and antonym of that particular word. 

Vocabulary in general will also help you to be the strongest in communication. Go ahead and work out on words to enrich your vocabulary and achieve mission CAT 2012.

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CAT 2012: LR Preparation Strategy

The LR area is considered tough by most CAT aspirants as it consists of logical puzzles followed by several questions. As per the analysis of previous year questions, you can make it out that this section of CAT exam usually consists of family trees and analogies, which require a good concentration and flow of thoughts, therefore, Logical Reasoning needs maximum practice with increasing logical abilities. 

Along with your CAT preparation material, try looking for puzzle books or newspaper leisure sections that contain logic puzzles which will help you to build up confidence for LR.

Puzzle-solving is a knack, and the more you start enjoying logic puzzles, the better you will get at them. That is why a fun way of preparing for this section of CAT exam is by solving puzzles like Sudoku, Crosswords etc. Solve puzzles from puzzle books easily available in the market, and puzzle sites on the Internet, to improve reasoning skills and speed.

Practice with persistent will power on improving would certainly help you to achieve mission CAT 2012 

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CAT 2012: Preparation of Vocabulary

If you are a CAT 2012 aspirant, good vocabulary could be you buoy. It is very important for a high CAT percentile and it is required for solving almost all the questions based on Sentence Completion and Reading Comprehension in CAT Exam. But this not it! 

You need to have a good vocabulary for writing meaningful essay in written ability test (WAT) conducted by IIMs after CAT. Good Vocabulary gives your imagination wings and helps you to express your thinking in exact word, phrase and sentence. 

In CAT 2012 you will come across many difficult words. Each correct answer in CAT 2012 is worth roughly 1-2 points. Even if you could increase your Word Power marginally, you could have many more correct answers and a significantly higher score and a good vocabulary is inextricably linked to a good memory. 

To have a deep and wide vocabulary, a student needs a very good memory. So CAT Winners have to go about developing a good memory.

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CAT 2012: Mother of All Exams: What are the other exams I can sit for if I prepare for CAT?

You can sit for almost all the management entrance exams that test the aptitude of the candidate like XAT, MAT, SNAP, CET, SRCC GBO, IIFT, JMET, NMAT, etc. Rather it will not be wrong to call CAT the mother of all MBA Entrance Exams in India. 

The aptitude test consists of English (verbal ability and reading comprehension), Quantitative Ability (mostly Class X level math, except in some exams like XAT and JMET where pure math, which is taught at the higher secondary level, questions are asked), Data Interpretation, Data Sufficiency and Reasoning. 

In some exams such as MAT (Management Aptitude Test, another all-India common entrance exam), SNAP (Symbiosis National Aptitude Test, for the institute in Pune), IIFT (entrance test for the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade), IRMA (entrance test for the Institute of Rural Management at Anand) and ATMA (the Association of Indian Management Schools' Test for Management Admissions, another all-India exam), there will also be an additional section of General Awareness.

As can be seen, once you prepare for CAT, you can attempt almost all the management entrance exams.

In addition, the preparation will also be helpful in cracking the campus recruitment related exams. However, the patterns of different exams have to be studied and attempted individually to get maximum results.

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CAT 2012: Tips for scoring in Quant

Quant is tough but if planned and prepared well, it can be handled with perfection. Here are some tips to help you score in Quant. Always make a planned move. 

Divide all questions into three categories, according to your knowledge and understanding of concepts.

a.     Easy These are your strong points. You are comfortable and can solve them in the least possible time.

b.     Can be handled: You know how to tackle them but you need to devote more time. Your comfort level is not as good as you may have come across such questions only in the study material and not during school days or college.

c.   Tough: You have no idea how to do them as they may not have a standard formula, and may involve higher order mathematical techniques or a mix of two or more techniques.

Tips may sound general but no harm to keep them top of mind as these small reminders will take you on top to achieve mission CAT 2012.

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