75 Days To CAT - How To Maximize Your Score
75 Days to the D-Day! How many mocks are you taking and how many more should you take? How can you increase your speed and accuracy in these many days? What should be an ideal score at this point in time? Should you start new topics? How do you make sure that you make the most of these remaining days? These and many such questions to be answered in this live chat by Srinivas Akkapeddi, IIT Dhanbad and IIM Indore Alumnus. He has been coaching students for CAT for close to 6 years.
Srinivas Akkapeddi
07:00 PM
08:15 PM
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agrshvm123
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Saakhi Kaur
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agrshvm123
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Suvek Venugopal
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Amit Sharma
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Yash Aggarwal
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Vidhi Agarwal
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Srinivas Akkapeddi
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agrshvm123
Sir I am scoring very less in mocks what to do sir ???
01:24 PM
Srinivas Akkapeddi
firstly, you need to identify why are the scores less? how many attempts? how many corrects? how many incorrects? are you missing out on easy questions? are you spending more time on difficult questions in the exam? the mock analysis has to be done on these lines
01:50 PM
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sakshi.singh1708
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Sir, I'm consistently practicing quant but my aimcat score is very low. Also, my accuracy in verbal is 50%. I have given more than 10-15 mocks , any help?
01:28 PM
Srinivas Akkapeddi
In verbal are you able to attempt all? also what is the break up of accuracy in RC vs Non MCQ VA part?
01:52 PM
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Amit Sharma
sir initially i was good in varc but as time has progressed my performance has gone down...also i have complete 80% of quant's syllabus but i am not able to do the questions and my score is consistently low in quant..how should i improve my scores now?
01:34 PM
Srinivas Akkapeddi
the questions in quant that come in the exam, are you able to solve them post the exam? you have to tell me if solving in the exam is the only problem or even outside the exam you are unable to solve
01:53 PM
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Sir my mock test percentile is fluctuating sometimes it's over 90 another time 80 or sometimes 70, i have completed quants syllabus, my DI/LR is average every time i am scoring over 85 percentile..can you pls suggest some strategies to increase my overall percentile??
01:38 PM
Srinivas Akkapeddi
in quant and verbal where you are not scoring much, you need to figure out if you are leaving out easy questions or not. The idea is you should scanning the whole section once before solving questions. Also all easy questions MUST be attempted. If you are not doing this, you are spending time on unproductive questions which has to be cut down
01:56 PM
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My mock percentile fluctuates from 65 to 95. And it is showing a downward trend recently. I am mostly never able to clear my LRDI and Quant cutoff.
01:43 PM
Srinivas Akkapeddi
Vidhi, once again, please read my comments on similar query. Score low is like saying you have a pain in body. You have to get to which part, what kind of pain etc as a doctor. Similarly, you have to give me some idea on your scores. Usually I advise students to check 1. Are you attempting all easy questions? 2. What is your accuracy in MCQ and non MCQ section wise? 3. Are you missing out of questions that are from your topic of liking? these three points will shed a lot of light on your actual problem
01:59 PM
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Amit Sharma
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sakshi.singh1708
Sir please discuss strategies to handle reading comprehension. Whenever I attempt RC I'm never sure about the answer. I'm always confused between the options. So I have to depend more on luck in RCs than logic. Please suggest some ways on how can I overcome this.Thanks.
01:51 PM
Srinivas Akkapeddi
First, even on luck it doesn't mean that you will not be able to eliminate at least one possibility. If you can eliminate two possibilities, then your chances get even more better. What has been your strike rate?
02:00 PM
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Sir my negatives are less in varc. Also, I'm only able to attempt 15-20 questions
01:53 PM
Srinivas Akkapeddi
Break up of RC and VA? I mean how many of these 15-20 are from RC and how many are from VA?
02:01 PM
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Amit Sharma
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In quants i am able to do questions post exam..i am not leaving easy questions but sometimes i am not able to crack the logic for the question..in verbal my attempts for VA is very less i attempt only 3-4 questions and get 2 correct..but in RC I am always confused with 2 options and at last i end up with wrong option
02:00 PM
Srinivas Akkapeddi
Then in RC, which ever option you decide on, mark the other one! :D But on a serious note, normally verbal attempts should be around 25 and above. While you are attempting 3-4 questions in VA, how much time are you spending on these? Next test, why don't you try leaving VA and spending all time on RC?
02:03 PM
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Amit Sharma
i usually attempt most of the va questions but am able to get only 40% correct...also in RC passages i am not able to recall the passsage as soon as i have read it and have to read it again and again which takes up a lot of time
02:03 PM
Srinivas Akkapeddi
Clearly you have a problem of excessive reading speed without comprehending. Try keeping the attempts to 25 as a hard rule and go slow on passages. You can look at attempting around 18 from RC and 6 -7 from VA. Try if this helps in your next mock
02:05 PM
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Amit Sharma
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In every RC passage , I get 2-3 questions wrong and in parajumbles, I get around 50 % wrong.
02:05 PM
Srinivas Akkapeddi
Clearly your accuracy in VA is much better than in your RC. Try attempting all 10 from VA and around 15 from RC. Also in RC, go slow on passages. Pick the passages where the topic is of your liking (if possible).
02:08 PM
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Sukriti Kanwar
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Amit Sharma
how much time should be spent on a passage f about 800 words with 6 questions ?
02:07 PM
Srinivas Akkapeddi
6 Questions passage should take around 8-9 min. you can extend it to 10 if your accuracy is 3 out of 4 or more.
02:09 PM
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sir while attempting mocks inam scoring 85ile.but after mocks analysis i am able to solve more questiojs and in lessntime. pls help
02:09 PM
Srinivas Akkapeddi
Classical case of exam pressure. You are capable of much better performance but the exam pressure is bogging you down. Why don't you keep a hard stop of 2 min for each question in quant. after 2 min, you will leave the question for sure. within 1 min if you dont get logic, then definitely leave and dont even bother about it later.
02:11 PM
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Sir, there is no regular trend in my performance. There have been mocks where I scored 0 in parajumbles. But, on an average my entire varc score has never crossed 30.
02:10 PM
Srinivas Akkapeddi
Parajumbles are not recommended in the present format. of the 4, 1 will be easy, 2 moderate and 1 difficult (last two years). usually 1 easy is what majojrity get. The other 3 are usually got wrong by students because of non MCQ. I suggest you dont waste time on those 3. So read all 4 but you will feel 1-2 are easier to do than the other 2-3. solve these 1-2 in PJ and leave the rest. This will save a lot of time
02:13 PM
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My accuracy is much lower for non MCQs.
02:12 PM
Srinivas Akkapeddi
Then don't bother with non MCQs. Spend more time on MCQs! It's obvious. Maximize your score by giving time to the type of questions where your accuracy is higher!
02:14 PM
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PRIYA PAHWA
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In VA, I tend to leave out easy questions on para forming; in LRDI I am weak in Tables and Sequencing; in Quant I leave easy questions from geometry and I haven't been able to improve on these topics.
02:11 PM
Srinivas Akkapeddi
Are you leaving out easy questions because you don't know the topic or because you are not reading them? If it is the former, then you should spend time on each topic so that atleast the basics are covered. If the problem is the latter, then it's a case of spending time on unnecessary questions. You should spend 7-8 min in Quant only on question browsing. Mark easy questions in these 7-8 min and solve only these. This way, you will not miss easy questions.
02:16 PM
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Amit Sharma
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PRIYA PAHWA
I am scoring 90-94 percentile in the aimcats. How can I increase my scores?
02:15 PM
Srinivas Akkapeddi
Where are you faltering? Sectional scores?
02:17 PM
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Srinivas Akkapeddi
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PRIYA PAHWA
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Ronak Thakkar
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Ronak Thakkar
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PRIYA PAHWA
It is usually 45-45-30/35. I am trying to improve Quant but sometimes I score 50-52 but mostly they lie between 30-35
02:20 PM
Srinivas Akkapeddi
your 45 in VA section is good. 45 in DI is very good. the improvement clearly has to be in quant. little scope in VA also. My recommendation is you should go for a minimum of 27-28 attempts in VA with around 70% accuracy. DI is fine. Probably you can try to optimize time and get 2-3 questions more so ill not comment much. Quant you should keep your attempts at 25-27 with 80% accuracy. So look at the paper as 1 hour for 25/27 questions. Make your mind such that mentally you are letting go of the 7-9 questions. Then identify which are these 7-9 that you will not touch. this should be done in first 5 min. In the next 4-5 min, make a list of questions you will definitely solve and list of questions you will solve later. Thse two category questions only should consist of the 25 or so of Quant for your attempts.
02:30 PM
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Ronak Thakkar
I am trying to increase my rc speed though i comprehend the data .i take alot time to solve the question and eventually end up taking alot of time
02:26 PM
Srinivas Akkapeddi
RC questions can be categorized into types: primary purpose agree disagree inference summary synonyms antynoms quotes tone and mood critical reasoning type direct Usually you will be good in some types and bad in other types. So try attempting only the types you are good at and leave the other type of questions.
02:32 PM
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sir,i've been consistently scoring 50-60 in VARC and quants but 25-35 in DILR. though my accuracy is high I take too much time comprehending the data. how do i improve my speed in DILR.
02:21 PM
Srinivas Akkapeddi
DI LR section in the last two years of CAT was very difficult. Anyone attempting 20 with 16 correct would have done an excellent job. So look at the paper as having only 5 sets. Choose these 5 sets carefully. To do this, spend the first 7-8 min in identifying the sets for you!
02:35 PM
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PRIYA PAHWA
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PRIYA PAHWA
Sir what should be the ideal score at this point of time?
02:36 PM
Srinivas Akkapeddi
anything around 35-40 per section and overall of 110 is okay for now. you can easily improve this to 45 per section and around 140 overall.
02:37 PM
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if im scoring 135-150 in career launcher mocks,will i'll be able to add 25-30 odd marks to my total in the coming 75 days?
02:38 PM
Srinivas Akkapeddi
Definitely! 135-150 right now is very good. keep it up and you will be easily be able to touch 160 and more. Keep up the preparation.
02:40 PM
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Srinivas Akkapeddi
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PRIYA PAHWA
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Srinivas Akkapeddi
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