[manu hoysala]

Hi ppl,
Iam Manu.Im from Bangalore and I work for IBM.
2008 would be my first attempt to bell the cat.
Looks like Iam very late to join here.Anyways better late than never. This thread would be very helpful for ppl like me.
Hope to see all of getting the call letters from IIMsthis year.
I am yet to start serious prep. Since most of u have already started prep. Can u plz help me by telling me wer to start.

[avinav2712]

Originally Posted by manu hoysala

Hi ppl,
Iam Manu.Im from Bangalore and I work for IBM.
2008 would be my first attempt to bell the cat.
Looks like Iam very late to join here.Anyways better late than never. This thread would be very helpful for ppl like me.
Hope to see all of getting the call letters from IIMsthis year.
I am yet to start serious prep. Since most of u have already started prep. Can u plz help me by telling me wer to start.

You could start by joining a weekend batch of any of the reputed coaching centres(you'll have to find out which is better for your city) and practice as much as possible, depending on the time you get from work.

If you don't wish to join a coaching, you can get hold of their study material from somewhere and start preparing yourself, but it's always difficult to get the motivation to study yourself while working(I know it as well, have 15 months of work-ex).

You can also study from Arun Sharma for QA and DI. He explains in a very simple manner and focusses more on concepts, so it should suit you.

I've also posted how/what to dos etc for CAT '08 aspirants, citing my own example in most cases, which I think you would find useful and avoid a few mistakes that I committed.

Link: http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/cat-an...ml#post1022225 (tool and method of prepration for CAT 2008?????)

[saurabh86.yadav]

Hi avinav2712 thanks for ur all valuable posts...
I hav started preparing fot cat08....but facing problem with speed....in cat in may not matter but in jmet and all we cant ignore it.....so what to do for the same.....and in cat do u think we need to put extra efforts on topics like geo that that has not appeared much as earlier used to...

[chawlamohit]

Originally Posted by shaky_143

Hi guys,

this thread is going well , i also joined CL at bhatinda , punjab after seeing that so many guys r joinining also , i hope coaching will make a diference, so from where to start for cat 08 ? is it late ?

u guys looking experienced and awaken please make me count.

shaky

u r not late yaar . anywaz gud to se a punjab guyon pagalguy .anywaz beter just go through ur coaching classes carefully if u have started ur prep first time . see which is ur weakest portion and start working on it .

The battles of life does not always go to those who r faster and stronger, but sooner or later the man who wins is the one who thinks he can. Cheers

so cheer up and do ur best

[avinav2712]

Originally Posted by saurabh86.yadav

Hi avinav2712 thanks for ur all valuable posts...
I hav started preparing fot cat08....but facing problem with speed....in cat in may not matter but in jmet and all we cant ignore it.....so what to do for the same.....and in cat do u think we need to put extra efforts on topics like geo that that has not appeared much as earlier used to...

Ya speed is one thing that's good to have, even if CAT is nowadays moving more towards logic and reasoning. I think currently, you should focus more on the concepts. Speed will only come with time, when you're almost sure of the concepts, you know how to solve and think for various types of questions. Until and unless you know all this, how can solve quickly?? So, it's better you set a timeframe for yourself, depending on your level of learning and the time you are able to devote. Only after that time should you time your efforts, before that there'll just be too much pressure on you.

Regarding topics that have not appeared much in CAT, never think they can't appear again. In CAT 2006, FIJs(in Eng) appeared after a gap of 11-12 yrs, when everyone thought they won't be repeated again. So it's better to study as much as possible, but more than that, whatever you study, study absolutely thoroughly. Nothing should be half baked. It's like binary, either 0 or 1

All the best

[ghosh84]

hi guys...wanna share something with u....please remember ke cat is not about speed....its all about concept...and the competetion is very tough...i socred 96 percentile this time....but i wanna try for iims only......so i am going for cat 2008..have a job infy...so joining this thread ....anyways found this one.....u have have a look at this mbageeks.com :: View topic - Kill the CAT - Sure Shot 90 Percentile plus...

[vickyvicky]

Originally Posted by ghosh84

hi guys...wanna share something with u....please remember ke cat is not about speed....its all about concept...and the competetion is very tough...i socred 96 percentile this time....but i wanna try for iims only......so i am going for cat 2008..have a job infy...so joining this thread ....anyways found this one.....u have have a look at this mbageeks.com :: View topic - Kill the CAT - Sure Shot 90 Percentile plus...

Absolutely correct. CAT is all about concept rather than speed. First, we need to know the concept thoroughly and speed will automatically will come in course of time.

[ashwinrulz]

Originally Posted by vickyvicky

Absolutely correct. CAT is all about concept rather than speed. First, we need to know the concept thoroughly and speed will automatically will come in course of time.

m also in complete agreement with u guys...

but yea @ d same tym...for other xamz..like...jmet..snap..fms etc...u need speed....and dat also playz a vital role...but yea...alwayz...concepts...has itz own stands above speed...infact i guess both r directly proportional...if ur concept is clear..automatically u will tend to get rid of problem soner...

keep rockin

[mirage101]

Speed is important nobody disagrees but still there is much time left before cat or other exams so in the meantime it will be better to concentrate on the concepts and get a stronghold in basics
All correspondence courses send in a batch of supplementary materials around June with emphasis on speed workarounds time-saving and of course a heightened level of difficulty
Till then in my opinion its best to be crystal clear with the concepts and to make sure sitters are not gonna be missed anytime
Gradually we can work on increasing the coverage of our comfort zone and speed without compromising on accuracy coz after June due to mocks one hardly gets the time to get back to the fundamentals so why not make it a bastion when time is on our side
Best of luck guyz Rock on !!!

[rahul_kash]

hi guys

I have just started the preparation.
Joined TIME(aundh) ;-)

It was a session on Quant , topics covered were equations, ratio & proportions,
Faculty is good , he told us to look on the question with a different perspective, gave some good examples from last CAT exams.

a simple question was given by him , it was
How many possible values are there for a and b in equation a^2 - b^2 =417.

all the students made mistake as they started solving by making the equation like
(a+b)(a-b)=417. and said that there are 8 possible values.

BUT Faculty told us that , think for the question like a^2 = 417 + b^2.
then for every value of b ,you will get a value of a , so it has infinite solutions

BASIC is that questions do have some tricks in them so we have to develop a CAT attitude for that.