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Karan Kakkar

Hello Everyone!!! Welcome to this live chat. I am Karan Kakkar, currently a second year MBA student at IIM Kozhikode.

01:27 PM

Tejas Iyer

Hi Karan. Thanks for being here.

01:28 PM

Shilpy Yadav

Hi karan

01:28 PM

Karan Kakkar

Please feel free to ask all your doubts, just keep them relevant and related to the Quantitative Ability section.

01:28 PM

Shilpy Yadav

I am not scoring well in this section actually attempts are less . So how i can go further in practising this part

01:29 PM

Tejas Iyer

Hi Karan. Thanks for being here.

01:28 PM

Karan Kakkar

Hey, Go ahead ask your queries!

01:29 PM

Jugal Popat

Hi Karan! I am a recent BMS graduate. I gave a serious attempt at CAT last year and got a disappointing 91%ile. I have resumed working hard again this year, with improving mock scores. I however am facing a kind of a phobia for algebra. I can solve sums with linear equations but as soon as quadratic comes on screen, I tend to skip that. Geometry, arithmetic, numbers are some of my strengths. Do you think there could be an issue in CAT with this mindset? I have tried real hard and solved Algebra sums several times but I prefer not even looking at them in mocks. Pls advise. (My target is ABCKLI, or none)

01:30 PM

Tejas Iyer

Suppose I do 3 chs and I am able to solve decently if any question pops up from these chs, but after a month, I miss out on few details in those questions. So how to revise and keep things on fingertips

01:31 PM

Shilpy Yadav

I am not scoring well in this section actually attempts are less . So how i can go further in practising this part

01:29 PM

Karan Kakkar

I assume you are in the initial stages of your preparation, of course mock level questions are at a completely different level from your study materials. It would be best to practice and continuously revise questions from Past year CAT papers (2000-2008), after some time you will begin to see the difference.

01:32 PM

avpotdar1234

How should we analyse our mock score

01:33 PM

Harsh Jethani

Hi Karan. I am doing decent in QA. I manage to get 90%tile in QA but am aiming at 100%tile. How do I increase my attempts?

01:34 PM

Mohit

Sir which books would you suggest for advanced Quant questions.

01:35 PM

Jugal Popat

Hi Karan! I am a recent BMS graduate. I gave a serious attempt at CAT last year and got a disappointing 91%ile. I have resumed working hard again this year, with improving mock scores. I however am facing a kind of a phobia for algebra. I can solve sums with linear equations but as soon as quadratic comes on screen, I tend to skip that. Geometry, arithmetic, numbers are some of my strengths. Do you think there could be an issue in CAT with this mindset? I have tried real hard and solved Algebra sums several times but I prefer not even looking at them in mocks. Pls advise. (My target is ABCKLI, or none)

01:30 PM

Karan Kakkar

Well 91%ile is decent, try to solve past year mock and CAT quadratic questions, If you have a phobia or if you are uncomfortable with a particular topic, try to solve it at the end of the exam when you might have some time remaining. Always see the detailed solutions after the end of the mock, I am sure you will find that the questions are not that tough but just have a particular trick associated with them. Slowly your phobia will go away.

01:36 PM

Vikas Rana

Hello karan

01:37 PM

Stuti Goel

How should I remember quant concepts when I move to next topic I forget the previous one????

01:38 PM

Jugal Popat

Sure, Thank you!

01:38 PM

Shilpy Yadav

Okay thankyou

01:38 PM

Tejas Iyer

Suppose I do 3 chs and I am able to solve decently if any question pops up from these chs, but after a month, I miss out on few details in those questions. So how to revise and keep things on fingertips

01:31 PM

Karan Kakkar

Whenever you are solving questions from any study material try to make notes related to that particular topic, Its important you write down any new/interesting concepts encountered (write down the entire question/solution if u can) and whenever you are about to give a mock revise from those notes. I tried this and it worked for me.

01:39 PM

Vikas Rana

I have done geometry from arun sharma but i m still not confident in geometry and i always skip geometry questions during mock . Can you guide me through what should i do .

01:39 PM

Shilpy Yadav

And, is it possible to achieve a decent score till cat from scratch?

01:42 PM

avpotdar1234

How should we analyse our mock score

01:33 PM

Karan Kakkar

Never take the mock score at its absolute value but rather its relative value i.e if you are improving from your last mock score that would mean you are doing well. try to look for strengths and weaknesses from your mock scores like in which sections you have high accuracy,speed and which sections give you a negative return in terms of the time spent. Then simply capitalize on your strengths and improve on your weaknesses using a lot of practice.

01:43 PM

Harsh Jethani

Hi Karan. I am doing decent in QA. I manage to get 90%tile in QA but am aiming at 100%tile. How do I increase my attempts?

01:34 PM

Karan Kakkar

Practice the Quant section in a time-constrained environment i.e give a lot of sectional tests. Doing this prepares your mind to solve questions in 2-3 minutes and over time with practice your attempts will increase.

01:44 PM

Avneet Khosa

Hello sir,

01:45 PM

Mohit

Sir which books would you suggest for advanced Quant questions.

01:35 PM

Karan Kakkar

1. Past year CAT questions (2000-2008) 2. Sectional and Mock questions (Both Current and Past) 3. Level 1 and Level 2 of Quantum CAT by arihant is also very good 4. Advance Level modules of TIME/CL/IMS

01:46 PM

Avneet Khosa

I am not able to score well in quant although i have been witnessing an increase in scores in othe two sections but quant is my weakest point even after practising i am not able to solve even 15questions in quant what should i do and how should i tackle this section

01:47 PM

Stuti Goel

How should I remember quant concepts when I move to next topic I forget the previous one????

01:38 PM

Karan Kakkar

Whenever you are solving questions from any study material try to make notes related to that particular topic, Its important you write down any new/interesting concepts encountered (write down the entire question/solution if u can) and whenever you are about to give a mock revise from those notes. I tried this and it worked for me. After continuous revision, the concepts tend to go into your long term memory and you won't forget them after that

01:48 PM

Chetan Jadhav

Hello

01:51 PM

Amulya Reddy

Hello Mr.karan... im scoring around 96 percentile i tried improving the scores to 100 i dono what is going wrong... How to get 100 percentile apart from time,ims mocks

01:51 PM

Vikas Rana

I have done geometry from arun sharma but i m still not confident in geometry and i always skip geometry questions during mock . Can you guide me through what should i do .

01:39 PM

Karan Kakkar

Geometry is by far the toughest topic in the Quant section, However since it is asked heavily one cannot afford to simply skip it while solving CAT. I was also never really comfortable with geometry so I used to solve it towards the end after I have exhausted all the easy/medium level questions from other topics. Don't develop a phobia regarding geometry, always see the detailed solutions of mock questions and make notes. I actually ended up solving 3-4 questions related to geometry in the real CAT but of course I solved them towards the end.

01:54 PM

Shilpy Yadav

And, is it possible to achieve a decent score till cat from scratch?

01:42 PM

Karan Kakkar

Absolutely yes, 4-5 months if properly utilised are enough to CAT crack. refer to insideIIM for many articles related to this.

01:55 PM

Shilpy Yadav

Okay ...

01:59 PM

burhanjw

Hi Karan

01:59 PM

Avneet Khosa

I am not able to score well in quant although i have been witnessing an increase in scores in othe two sections but quant is my weakest point even after practising i am not able to solve even 15questions in quant what should i do and how should i tackle this section

01:47 PM

Karan Kakkar

Hi, Quant is the most practice intensive among the 3 sections. The reason that you might be attempting and scoring less in mocks could be that the level of questions asked in mocks would be considerably higher than that of asked in Basic materials. Try to practice from last year CAT and Mock questions, also learn the art of spotting easy/medium level questions in a mock. you will acquire that ability after a lot of practice so don't give up and keep grinding!!

01:59 PM

burhanjw

Hi Karan

01:59 PM

Karan Kakkar

hello

02:00 PM

burhanjw

Can you please advice on how to divide my time daily/weekly or monthly between different topics of quant for practice?

02:00 PM

burhanjw

Can you please advice on how to divide my time daily/weekly or monthly between different topics of quant for practice?

02:00 PM

Karan Kakkar

I don't have a very definitive answer related to this, i would want you to ensure that you don't have any weakness in quant as you do not know which topic might get easier questions and if you are short on practice you won't be able to jump on them and solve them quickly. So try to divide your time equally, give slightly more weightage to geometry and number system since they take more time to master. All the best!!

02:07 PM

Mohit

KAran sir can recommend some websites which offer sectional test for free or reasonable price

02:07 PM

Mohit

KAran sir can recommend some websites which offer sectional test for free or reasonable price

02:07 PM

Karan Kakkar

Refer to hitbullseye for free sectional mocks and www.cat100percentile.com for free theory. otherwise IMS offers at a very reasonable rate from what I know.

02:09 PM

So Nu

karan sir i am a BBA graduate with major in HR but I want to take specialization in Finance in my mba in Finance so can I do the certificate program in finance from national stock exchange as I am HR specialization in BBA will it be a problem in the interviews of IIMs

02:10 PM

So Nu

karan sir i am a BBA graduate with major in HR but I want to take specialization in Finance in my mba in Finance so can I do the certificate program in finance from national stock exchange as I am HR specialization in BBA will it be a problem in the interviews of IIMs

02:10 PM

Karan Kakkar

NSE certifications are open for everyone, no it won't be a problem during the interviews. Please try to keep the questions related to the Quant section for today.

02:12 PM

Mohit

Sir i am taking admission in Tier - 3 college for MBA. College would be starting in August. Please tell me how to manage first year MBA preparation and CAT preparation. (decision over joining this Tier - 3 college is fixed.)

02:13 PM

garima priyadarshee

Hi Sir, I am very weak in algebra..even though I read from the book still unable to solve questions..which book would you suggest for clearing this topic..also how much marks are allotted to this section in cat...

02:13 PM

garima priyadarshee

Hi Sir, I am very weak in algebra..even though I read from the book still unable to solve questions..which book would you suggest for clearing this topic..also how much marks are allotted to this section in cat...

02:13 PM

Karan Kakkar

For theory related to algebra refer to cat100percentile.com, solve past year CAT and mock questions. It depends, the marks allocated keep on changing every year.

02:16 PM

kakkarsimran01

Sir can u recommend the book for DI LR for beginner??

02:16 PM

So Nu

k sir

02:16 PM

kakkarsimran01

Sir can u recommend the book for DI LR for beginner??

02:16 PM

Karan Kakkar

1. TIME/IMS/CL Materials 2. Arun Sharma for DILR 3. Past year CAT questions

02:17 PM

So Nu

karan sir i facing some problems in the arithmetic and geometry sections while giving the mocks of TIME could u suggest for some online Help if I don't get my query get solved through the 100percentile.com

02:20 PM

AaRti Sharma

hey. i am not gaining confidence in wtver i do. like if i have done a chap,i got it but after a week could not remember that much. and thus repeating things again and not able to move further and loosing confidence. kindly help.

02:21 PM

kakkarsimran01

Will it be ok if one is good in 2 out of the three sections?? And to perform just okk okk in the third one..

02:21 PM

So Nu

karan sir plz reply

02:22 PM

So Nu

karan sir i facing some problems in the arithmetic and geometry sections while giving the mocks of TIME could u suggest for some online Help if I don't get my query get solved through the 100percentile.com

02:20 PM

Karan Kakkar

TIME also conducts these live chats, you can ask for help there, Also there is a group called iQuanta on facebook, you can get your queries solved in that group. hope it helps!!

02:25 PM

So Nu

karan sir plz reply

02:22 PM

Karan Kakkar

done

02:25 PM

So Nu

thank you sir

02:25 PM

Mohit

Sir i am taking admission in Tier - 3 college for MBA. College would be starting in August. Please tell me how to manage first year MBA preparation and CAT preparation. (decision over joining this Tier - 3 college is fixed.) Sir i am taking admission in Tier - 3 college for MBA. College would be starting in August. Please tell me how to manage first year MBA preparation and CAT preparation. (decision over joining this Tier - 3 college is fixed.) Sir i am taking admission in Tier - 3 college for MBA. College would be starting in August. Please tell me how to manage first year MBA preparation and CAT preparation. (decision over joining this Tier - 3 college is fixed.) Sir i am taking admission in Tier - 3 college for MBA. College would be starting in August. Please tell me how to manage first year MBA preparation and CAT preparation ( Quant ) . (decision over joining this Tier - 3 college is fixed.)

02:26 PM

kakkarsimran01

Will it be ok if one is good in 2 out of the three sections?? And to perform just okk okk in the third one..

02:21 PM

Karan Kakkar

IIMs and many other top b schools have sectional cutoffs (90+ or 85+) so it will depend on the particular college, try to be good in all the sections according to me.

02:26 PM

Mohit

i am sorry for this big message

02:26 PM

So Nu

sir do I quant gives instant reply to each and every query immediately

02:27 PM

burhanjw

Thanks for the advice Karan

02:28 PM

Mohit

Sir i am taking admission in Tier - 3 college for MBA. College would be starting in August. Please tell me how to manage first year MBA preparation and CAT preparation. (decision over joining this Tier - 3 college is fixed.) Sir i am taking admission in Tier - 3 college for MBA. College would be starting in August. Please tell me how to manage first year MBA preparation and CAT preparation. (decision over joining this Tier - 3 college is fixed.) Sir i am taking admission in Tier - 3 college for MBA. College would be starting in August. Please tell me how to manage first year MBA preparation and CAT preparation. (decision over joining this Tier - 3 college is fixed.) Sir i am taking admission in Tier - 3 college for MBA. College would be starting in August. Please tell me how to manage first year MBA preparation and CAT preparation ( Quant ) . (decision over joining this Tier - 3 college is fixed.)

02:26 PM

Karan Kakkar

allocate fixed amount of hours at least 10-20 for your CAT preparations during a particular week, if you don't get time on weekdays, try to study on weekends and vice versa. hope it helps!!

02:28 PM

AaRti Sharma

there?

02:28 PM

AaRti Sharma

hey. i am not gaining confidence in wtver i do. like if i have done a chap,i got it but after a week could not remember that much. and thus repeating things again and not able to move further and loosing confidence. kindly help.

02:28 PM

So Nu

karan sir will u hold the chats on quant again or this is the last

02:29 PM

AaRti Sharma

hey. i am not gaining confidence in wtver i do. like if i have done a chap,i got it but after a week could not remember that much. and thus repeating things again and not able to move further and loosing confidence. kindly help.

02:21 PM

Karan Kakkar

Well it is a very tiring process. There is no golden advice here but just that keep on practicing and don't lose hope. Refer to my above answer of making notes that will surely help.

02:29 PM

So Nu

sir do I quant gives instant reply to each and every query immediately

02:27 PM

Karan Kakkar

yes, you will usually get a reply within an hour. Try to join some Institute (TIME/IMS/CL) they will be able to help you better!!

02:31 PM

So Nu

karan sir will u hold the chats on quant again or this is the last

02:29 PM

Karan Kakkar

This is the last one!! But there will be more by other InsideIIM student team members and they will help you.

02:32 PM

AaRti Sharma

there?

02:28 PM

Karan Kakkar

I have answered your query, all the best!!

02:32 PM

Karan Kakkar

Thank you everyone!! I hope I have cleared most of your doubts, Just keep on practicing from your study material, past year mock questions and you will do fine in the Quantitative Ability section of CAT. All the best!!

02:34 PM

So Nu

sir I am already in ims but sir in Facebook the I quanta once posted that a boy got a 99.75 percentile in CAT all over in 2016 CAT but did not got even a single call from IIMs is that true sorry sir for asking this question not related to quant but sir plz if u can reply it will be a great help for me plz sir plz

02:34 PM

So Nu

karan sir plz reply

02:35 PM

So Nu

karan sir u won't conduct any more chat sessions or what sir

02:36 PM

So Nu

karan sir u said u will be conducting chats every Thursday plz sir reply

02:37 PM

So Nu

karan sir u won't conduct any more chat sessions or what sir

02:36 PM

Karan Kakkar

Hey, I will be conducting another chat session next thursday so you can ask all your doubts then. Please keep your questions relevant. All the best!!

02:37 PM

So Nu

I sir

02:38 PM

So Nu

ok * sir i mean

02:38 PM