Afraid of Quantitative Ability? CAT Toppers leak out secrets for high Sectional Marks

DELHI/NCR, India - July 25, 2014 - PRLog -- Quantitative Section of CAT exam is usually the most feared section among CAT aspirants. The level of difficulty of Quant and DI questions has been increasing each year in CAT exam.
The increased emphasis of IIMs and top b-schools on Sectional Cut-offs have added more misery for CAT aspirants as they now need to adopt a successful strategy to score high Sectional Cut-offs in CAT 2014 exam.
So how do you score 99+ scores in Quant Section of CAT exam? Do you need to be a Mathematics wizard? Do you need some special preparation?
Ever imagined, what CAT Toppers did to score high Sectional Marks in their CAT exam and secure admission in IIMs or Top B schools?
Stop wondering as this article will spill out the beans for you!
We bring forward CAT Toppers and their strategy to tame the difficult Quant Section of CAT exam. These CAT Toppers will share their Quant Preparation Strategy and how they performed on the actual CAT testing Day.
These CAT toppers are similar to you, some are under grads, some have work experience, some are freshers, etc. but one thing that is common among all of them is that they had the determination to achieve success and join Top B-schools.
If you have a similar dream, then, go ahead and read the secrets of CAT toppers on how they prepared for Quantitative Section of CAT exam.
CAT Toppers on How to Prepare for Quantitative Section of CAT Exam:-
1. Ankur Khanna: I started my Preparation in July when I used to devote 15 hours a day to CAT preparation. My Strategy was to improve my accuracy and then capitalize on my strong part i.e. Quant. I used to study nearly 18-19 hours a day during the last few days. Solve all the questions that you come across. Join at least 2 mock series and practice lots of online stuff available free of cost.

2. Arshpreet Singh: I cracked CAT 2012 with an overall 99.97 percentile and secured admission to IIM Ahmedabad. I scored 99.05 percentile in Quant & DI section. The toughest section for me was the QA+DI section. I started my self-preparation for CAT 3 months before the actual date. So, I devoted around 3 hours a day on studying the concepts and solving exercises related to them. The ideal duration for study should be around 2 hours a day if you start early with around 3-4 hours on weekends for the online mock tests and their analysis. So, around 15 hours a week for the preparation is ideal. mocks.

3. Aayush Agarwal: I being from a commerce background, realized that I am at a slight disadvantage in quants. For candidates who feel that they are weak in QA section, focus on arithmetic, maintain accuracy, try to improve your score in logic driven sections like DI and LR. Also, try to work with options. You can solve at least 3-4 questions by using unconventional methods.

4. Sumedha Deogharia: As I was a fresher, I used to study for two hours in the morning.  I used to study for another 2 hours after college.  A total of 5-6 hours of effective study per day would do the magic!! I used to take a day off and enjoy myself during the weekends so that I could start the next week with renewed energy.
One good piece of advice for CAT 2014 aspirants from my side is that you should practice a lot; only practice can make you perfect and improve your accuracy. Take as many mock tests as you can. Come out with a proper analysis of your performance after each mock test and try to find out weaknesses and strengths. Work very hard if you want to bell the CAT this year itself!

5. Debjit Nag- I scored 99.97 %ile in CAT 2012 and also secured final admission offers from 10 top B-schools including 9 IIMs and FMS Delhi, presently a student of 2013-15 PGP batch of Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad. My percentile in QA-DI was 99.82 and the same for VA-LR was 99.79. Focus on accuracy on the D-Day. Lack of accuracy is penalized heavily in CAT.

6. Ishika Ray: I was advised by my teacher to follow a simple rule-Solve, Mark, Skip.
As soon as you see a question take any one of the three actions: solve it-if you are confident, mark it-if you think you can solve but need some time to work on it, skip-when you know that this cannot be solved by you. This strategy really worked for me!

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