CAT: What you must know about D-day

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rahul_parab2006

Rahul Parab
TEST DAY CHECKLISTS : D DAY (19TH NOVEMBER)

TEST DAY CHECKLISTS

1. Carry your ADMIT CARD.

2. The 10 minutes before the test to read and comprehend the instructions will help you prepare a strategy. Read the questions before you begin so that you can prioritise and pace yourself.

3. Intelligent guessing –
Test the alternatives one by one for correctness for certain questions. Some answer options may just strike you as wrong when you first read them. Don’t discard such intuition; you have spent time preparing for this test and your learning is so ingrained that it is possible your mind unconsciously recognizes a certain type of sum.

4. Marking the ovals on the OMR sheet –

• Check thatbyou have marked your details properly.
• As you mark your answers, ensure you do so against the right question.
• Make sure you carry a good quality eraser that cleans the pencil marks without making a dark stain on the page.
• Clear marking is the only way your test will be scored properly. Every practice test in this week is a chance to learn to mark the ovals in the best way.

5. Don’t get mired in one particular question –
If you are stuck with the solution of a question, leave it. Students can’t let go of questions either because they feel that it’s impossible that they can not crack a problem, or after having spent precious minutes on this particular problem, a few more minutes will definitely get them the answer.

6. Watch the clock –
The value of timing yourself and sticking to your time limits can not be stressed upon enough. You have to display consistent performance acoss the sections.

7. Think positive –
Bottom line : Be alert. In the end, it’s not about your strengths or weaknesses in each section or the number of attempts, etc, but also about your self esteem and your belief in giving yourself a fighting chance.


BEST OF LUCK

:SugarwareZ-191:
 
Re: TEST DAY CHECKLISTS : D DAY (19TH NOVEMBER)

Few pointers from my side....

1) Wake up in the morning feeling confident. You have slogged many months and feel that u can do it.

2) Prepare all the items like ur admit card, pencil and eraser and other stuff ready the night before. It would be a good idea to visit ur centre before the exam, so that u can comfortably reach there and avoid any tensions on the way.

3) Avoid talking to too many people. The more u talk and look at tensed people, the more u feel nervous.

4) Keep a water bottle ready with u. Water helps u cool off and ease off the tension to some extent.

5) When u get the question paper, dont start immediately. First take some 10 mins to scan through the paper and spot the easy questions. Start off with them, to give u some confidence.

6) Follow the appropriate strategies u have planned during ur prep. Always keep some spare time for revision and tackling the questions, u would have left for the last. Keep roughly 15-20 mins for that.

7) After the exam take something cold and avoid talking to too many people. Some people might just scare u with a very bad paper. Always remember that everyone's prep level is different and at the end it is the relative grading that matters. So even if others have done too bad, even then, ur rank will be relative to all of them.

All the best !!

For any other advice or help of any kind, feel free to get in touch with me.

Regards,
Gaurav
 
21/2 hours of travel -- the time it takes to fly from Delhi to Mumbai!
2 1/2 hours of leisure -- the time spent in watching a foreign feature film!
2 1/2 hours of testing your resolve -- the time spent on taking the Common Admission Test.
With the D-day knocking at your door, we help you answer two important questions: What to do during the last two to three days? What to do on D-Day?
But first let's revisit some basic aspects of CAT:
It's not a single subject test and you must prove your overall ability to become a successful MBA. Hence, a net score of about 65 to 70 marks, with an equitable distribution across all sections of the paper is what will get you calls from the best B-Schools. So, identify and attempt 80 to 90 easier questions out of the 120 to 150 total questions, with an 85 per cent accuracy.
Tips for the final week
  • Take one or two tests in the last week before CAT -- say, Wednesday and Friday or Tuesday and Thursday.
  • Try not to take a test late at night. Take the tests at 11 am, if possible.
  • How to select questions? Read this write up now!
  • The list of B-Schools you aspire to get into is a very good motivation for you to do well on the test.
  • You may need to fine-tune your strategy and revise your targets while taking the test. This may either be due to variance in expected structure or level of difficulty of one or more sections. Analysis of all the tests taken so far should help you devise alternatives.
  • You have taken a lot of tests till date. You have solved a lot of questions by now. Now select questions based not only on your strengths but also the perceived level of difficulty of those questions and the time required to solve them. Ensure that you do not repeat the mistakes made in simulated tests.
Tips for D-day
  • Reach the venue before time. It's better to be early. Always.
  • Stay composed. Do not stress yourself by worrying and speculating.
  • Ensure that you carry your kit containing the CAT admit card, pencils, pen, sharpener and eraser and handkerchief (in case you sweat).
  • When the paper begins, enter your details and read the test instructions carefully. Check your test booklet before you begin.
  • Overall competency is the key to score more, so try and do well in all sections.
  • First attempt the questions you are 100 per cent sure of. If you have time, only then spend it on the other questions.
  • Clearly mark the oval of a question before you move onto the next one.
  • Do not get stuck for too long on one question. Select the easiest of the available questions and answer them accurately to maximise your score.
Last but not the least, believe in yourself. You can do it!
-- IMS Learning Resources is an educational services provider which prepares candidates for leading competitive examinations like CAT, GRE and GMAT.


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