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Originally Posted by kapilkalra85
that is very correct but end result which i am getting from all opinions is this k i should not leave ma job and try to manage time...means i shuld not leave job..this is my end suggestion..
acha tell me take the case k if is start my preparation rite now and and jus givin 1.5 to 2 hrs to my study will be enough..tell evry frankly....m not good at maths but i can manage it after studying..tell me plssss abut this
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Before answering your question.. let me give my example
I am a software engineer working for an MNC... last year i appeared for CAT when my experience was around 2 yrs (at the time of writing CAT). my work timings used be on an avg from 11 - 12 noon to 10 - 11pm in the night. I scored around 95%ile though was VAied. I used to study either early in the morning or at night after coming back and weekends. I think this much amount of prep time is more than enough for any serious CAT contender to crack CAT. I can say that because i myself knew where i went wrong with CAT and that cannot be blamed on the lack of time. After somewhat figuring out my weak areas in the month of july -aug, i did not bother to improve upon them later on and that's where i lost 2-3%iles. And those weak areas were:
DI - lack of practice (which i cannot blame on lack of time)
QA - scored around 97%iles .. so fine
VA - there can be no particular weak point in VA. The only way one can improve in this section is read, read, read..... And this is irrespective of whether you get time out of your office hours.
I would suggest you to read a good newspaper (say The Hindu) in the morning (between 6 to 9) depending upon when you want to reach office.
Thereafter.. if you are in the morning shift and come home by around 7-8, take a break of around an hour and start working on your weak areas of QA and DI. (you can figure out your weak areas by giving Mock cats).
And before sleeping, read a good non-fictional book for about an hour.
Then you can devote the whole of weekend for just studying all the 3 sections and practice them.
I don't think any working professional would require more time than this as CAT does not test your cramming abilities. It only checks your logic provided you have your basics clear. I can say this because there are friends of mine who are in IIMs with having just prepared (read practiced QA and DI) just a month before CAT. But they had their basics in maths very clear (10th std) and had a good reading habit.
Hope this helps you
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