CAT 2014: Preparation Plan for D-Day

The Common Admission Test (CAT) for the year 2014 will take place in a few days from now. This is the time when you need to concentrate on your preparation plan for D-Day. So far, your focus had been on building up of fundamentals, application of concepts, and exposure to MCQs, increasing speed and working out strategies for various types of questions.

But before you sit down to take the test on 16th November, 2014 and 22nd November, 2014, we would like to give you a final piece of advice for this last mile of preparation

The focus in this stage of preparation is primarily on ensuring a consolidation aimed at increasing the accuracy in the test.

Build on Your Strengths

This is not the time to worry about the question types that you are never able to solve. Remember, you can win only on the basis of your strengths. At this stage, you need to accept the fact that if you have not been able to understand a concept in the last six to nine months of preparation, no miracle will take place in the next few days.

Just keep in mind all the mistakes you did in the Mocks. Using the bookmarked questions of your test analysis is a good way to do this.

Identify questions that you need to ignore

When you sit down to give the paper, you should be able to identify the question types that know you can’t handle. In addition, you must zero in on the questions that you know will take up most of your time.

Basically, this exercise will help you prioritise well during the exam so that you do not end up wasting time.

Stick to your strategy

Trying out completely new strategies at this stage preparation will not work in your favour. Therefore, stick to the plan that has worked for you so far. For it has the most potential to reap benefits for you on the big day.

While a little adjustment here and there is Ok, trial and error method is not something that will work for you right now.

Manage your time well

Your ability to manage time during the exam is the most crucial aspect of CAT. Therefore, your preparation plan for D-day should be in sync with the total duration of the exam. This is necessary to optimise your scores.

What You Should Do Now?

Now is the time for revision, which can be done by revisiting the old CAT papers. By putting yourself in unnecessary pressure, you will only risk your preparation and confidence. In essence, this is the time to take it a little easy. Be positive about your preparation and try not to be bogged down by those low scoring mocks.