How much do Mocks help?

Yash Gupta

Hi there

02:29 PM

Yash Gupta

Hi Abhishek.. Wrt to TIME & Career Launcher Mocks.. What is the Mock %ile number that converts to the actual %ile in the CAT?. as in if is score 90 in TIME.. how much does that mean in Real?

02:31 PM

Yash Gupta

Hi there

02:29 PM

Abishake Koul

Hi

02:33 PM

Yash Gupta

Hi Abhishek.. Wrt to TIME & Career Launcher Mocks.. What is the Mock %ile number that converts to the actual %ile in the CAT?. as in if is score 90 in TIME.. how much does that mean in Real?

02:31 PM

Abishake Koul

There is no fixed conversion number. However, mocks are a good indication of how well you will do in actual exam. So, try to score consistently between 95-99

02:34 PM

Yash Gupta

Alright. Thanks

02:37 PM

Navjeet Nanda

Hello abhishek

02:46 PM

Navjeet Nanda

Hello abhishek

02:46 PM

Abishake Koul

Hi

02:46 PM

Navjeet Nanda

I find TIME mocks very difficult And have a percentile to 70-80 How much can i expect in cat 2016

02:48 PM

Archit Aggarwal

same is the case with me

02:49 PM

Archit Aggarwal

first of all good evening abishake

02:49 PM

Navjeet Nanda

I find TIME mocks very difficult And have a percentile to 70-80 How much can i expect in cat 2016

02:48 PM

Abishake Koul

AIMCATs are generally tougher than CL Mocks. Try giving some CL Mocks Also, You need to analyse what you are doing wrong in the mocks which is very important. This will help you to improve your %ile

02:50 PM

Archit Aggarwal

first of all good evening abishake

02:49 PM

Abishake Koul

Good evening

02:50 PM

Archit Aggarwal

i havent scored more than 90 in my aimcats tho few are left

02:51 PM

Navjeet Nanda

But when i gave the mock cat which is available in iimcat.ac.in i scored pretty well.

02:51 PM

Archit Aggarwal

90 is my score and my friends says that CL mocks are difficult then AIMCATS

02:52 PM

Archit Aggarwal

same is the case with me

02:49 PM

Abishake Koul

Yeah as discussed, proper analysis of mocks is very important. You can give mocks on day and you need to analyse it on the next day where you did well and where you went wrong. You can give it again after 10 weeks This will help you in identifying which questions to target first and which to leave to save time

02:52 PM

Navjeet Nanda

But when i gave the mock cat which is available in iimcat.ac.in i scored pretty well.

02:51 PM

Abishake Koul

I haven't seen the mock CAT on its website but you can't compare by just one paper. You need to give around 20 to set a benchmark

02:54 PM

Archit Aggarwal

thanks but abishake cant i get an idea of how much percentile i can expect from this much score in aimcats

02:54 PM

Archit Aggarwal

90 is my score and my friends says that CL mocks are difficult then AIMCATS

02:52 PM

Abishake Koul

You can use your friend's help to give CL mock for yourself and judge. Though whatever may be the case, it is important to do well in both

02:55 PM

Navjeet Nanda

Thanks abhishek

02:57 PM

Archit Aggarwal

thanks but abishake cant i get an idea of how much percentile i can expect from this much score in aimcats

02:54 PM

Abishake Koul

There is no 100% conversion factor. The whole thing about giving mocks is to gain confidence before the exam, If you are scoring consistently between 95+ with a few aberrations, there is a good chance of you scoring a decent %ile There may be outliers again in the latter part

02:58 PM

Akkshaya Varkhedi

My scores are fluctuating between 70's and 80's. I'm unable to score more than 100 yet. What are my chances?

02:59 PM

Akkshaya Varkhedi

My scores are fluctuating between 70's and 80's. I'm unable to score more than 100 yet. What are my chances?

02:59 PM

Abishake Koul

Can you rather tell your %ile

03:00 PM

Akkshaya Varkhedi

I am giving BYJU's mock tests which is supposed to be on the difficult side (my Mentor said do) , they don't reveal the percentiles. Recently I had given AIMCAT and scored 82 overall. Percentiles are yet to be revealed.

03:02 PM

Akkshaya Varkhedi

I am giving BYJU's mock tests which is supposed to be on the difficult side (my Mentor said do) , they don't reveal the percentiles. Recently I had given AIMCAT and scored 82 overall. Percentiles are yet to be revealed.

03:02 PM

Abishake Koul

It is difficult for me to understand scores. Can you rather tell your accuracy and your attempts in each section

03:04 PM

Archit Aggarwal

how much can i expect if i score 80-90 marks in aimcats like 85 + percentile ?

03:05 PM

Akkshaya Varkhedi

My % accuracy in verbal ranges from 55-60, in DI 50-95 and QA 60-70. I attempt around 24Q in verbal, 21 in DI and 22-24 in QA.

03:07 PM

Akkshaya Varkhedi

My % accuracy in verbal ranges from 55-60, in DI 50-95 and QA 60-70. I attempt around 24Q in verbal, 21 in DI and 22-24 in QA.

03:07 PM

Abishake Koul

Your accuracy is on the lower side Accuracy should be in the range of 85%+ Similarly you are attempting 75% Q's roughly but you have to increase that to as your accuracy is low to 80-85%. This is not hard rule but a general trend to do well Try to analyse your mocks to find out where you go wrong

03:10 PM

Archit Aggarwal

how much can i expect if i score 80-90 marks in aimcats like 85 + percentile ?

03:05 PM

Abishake Koul

Anything can happen on the D-day but try to increase your %ile to 95+, There is still time to improve Give mocks, analyse them and learn from them

03:11 PM

Akkshaya Varkhedi

How do I learn to pick the right passages for RC? I tend to read every passage given, even the vague ones that eventually pulls down my score. How do I identify the right set of passages? And how many questions should one attempt with an accuracy of 80% in each section?

03:13 PM

Archit Aggarwal

i cant abishake cause i have my final year exams also as i am fresher....from 20th nov and i have no holidays between them with compulsory attendance in college ..i just trying to give one mock in 1-2 days ..thats why i want to know how much i cant expect u are very well familiar with cat and aimcats

03:14 PM

Archit Aggarwal

i cant abishake cause i have my final year exams also as i am fresher....from 20th nov and i have no holidays between them with compulsory attendance in college ..i just trying to give one mock in 1-2 days ..thats why i want to know how much i cant expect u are very well familiar with cat and aimcats

03:14 PM

Abishake Koul

It is very difficult for me to give a number as there are a lot of external factors. But you will definitely score more than what you are right now by 5-7%ile i would recommend to work hard in the coming days and try to manage your exams and CAT Don't give up!

03:17 PM

Archit Aggarwal

just last one above

03:18 PM

Akkshaya Varkhedi

How do I learn to pick the right passages for RC? I tend to read every passage given, even the vague ones that eventually pulls down my score. How do I identify the right set of passages? And how many questions should one attempt with an accuracy of 80% in each section?

03:13 PM

Abishake Koul

It will come with practice. It is important to read RCs fast My strategy was to do all RCs but don't do all Qs as there are some inference based questions which are difficult and I used to get them wrong There are 32 Qs in each section, 80-85% attempt with an accuracy of 85%+ is a good bet!

03:19 PM

Akkshaya Varkhedi

Thank you so much Abishake. :)

03:21 PM

Abishake Koul

Thank you folks for joining in I hope I helped you out with your queries

03:31 PM