Photo Credit: Oatsy 40 (flickr) Questions on clocks (or even calendars) are not really frequent in CAT these days. They used to be really popular few years ago. Having said that, it is always better to understand some of the basic principles and the types of problems that get asked. They might come in handy in case of other exams like CMAT, MAT, SNAP, etc. Clock problems can be broadly classified in two categories: a) Problems on angles b) Problems on incorrect clocks...

Photo Credit: thethreesisters When you are competing against thousands or rather lakhs of people for a few seats, every minute matters. These days, probably what you did in your class 10th, 12th and graduation matters more than most things – but hey, you cannot do anything about that until someone invents a time machine. Although it can be debated whether it is fair / unfair / valid, etc. but I would like to reiterate – you cannot do anything about that. So, let us concentrate on...

Photo Credit: Urban Hafner There are some topics in Quantitative Aptitude, like permutation & combination, where you can easily find out the answer, (it is in the options) but it turns out to be wrong. And then there are some topics in which you read the question, understand it but cannot even begin solving it. You get stuck at the first step and you have no idea about how to even approach the question. The irritating fact is that you understood the question properly. It happens...

Photo Credit: Sean McEntee Data Sufficiency questions often involve very simple calculations. This does not mean that the questions are simple. It just means that the chances to make conceptual mistakes and / or silly mistakes are a little higher than usual. You will need to pay attention to detail in such questions. In Data Sufficiency, you need to figure out whether or not the data given in the question / statements is good enough to find out a unique answer. Once again – is the data...