The greatest fear of a storyteller is that of his story going unheard. And I shared the same apprehension whenever I thought of sharing it. But then a friend of mine managed to convince me to share it. And what better time than CAT season at its peak and what better place than PaGaLGuY to share it. After all u have given to me Puy, it’s the least I can do. First of all this is not a rickshawpuller-son-getting -into-IIM kind of story. So for those looking for sensational stories turn away, there are Asaram’s sexcapades to look forward to. For those who want to know how normal guys go about preparation, keep reading. My CAT story is basically divided into two phases one during graduation and other at Infosys Training.
Phase 1-
After giving two hard years to engineering I realized that I can not become a good engineer. I had only one option of taking CAT and begin my career thereon. Also CAT as a challenge was pretty enjoyable to me.English was always my first love in school and Mathematics wasn’t my most hated subject, so things fell in place and I started preparing. In the 3rd year I got enrolled at TIME Bhopal. I did not miss a single class atleast in the first six months, that enjoyable the classes were to me. I finished daily practice assignments in classes and used to get my doubts clarified then and there. The teachers we had in Bhopal were fantastic and gave personal attention to each.I used to read newspapers daily and maintain my vocabulary copy without fail. Going for CAT examination for the first time was a very jittery prospect, and I crumbled.I fared very badly and ended up getting 80 odd percentile.I recovered and did well in XAT, SNAP and IIFT. But the CAT dream was well and truly over. Meanwhile in February I got recruited in Infosys. Also in March an unfortunate incident occurred. I fractured my left arm severely. So with a job offer and one broken arm, I vowed to give CAT again.
Phase 2-
Our joining date at Infosys came as August 8. Our final year exams got over in May. I realised I had enough rest after that incident and decided to start my preparation in earnest. I went through all the booklets again and solved it. Quant had never been my forte, so I knew I had to work doubly hard on it. I had borrowed a book for the same from my friend and started going thorough it.The concepts were very well illustrated and carried a lot of questions. I started enjoying Quant and finished the major chunk of geometry and number system before going for job. …
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