All You Need To Know About QA Section For CAT'18

Samaksha Vaish

Hi Everyone,Samaksha here from IIM Lucknow.

01:35 PM

Samaksha Vaish

Shoot all your queries about anything.

01:35 PM

Prateek Joshi

i have some off topic doubt regarding certification to be done before CAT. can i ask it here ?

01:39 PM

Prateek Joshi

i have some off topic doubt regarding certification to be done before CAT. can i ask it here ?

01:39 PM

Samaksha Vaish

Yeah sure

01:40 PM

Samaksha Vaish

Guys you can ask anything. Not necessarily about QA.

01:41 PM

Prateek Joshi

i am an from IIT Kanpur and want to pursue certifications in finance domain like CFA,FRM . what will be ideal time to appear for CFA level 1 and FRM level 1. I will appear for CAT 2019 . But as CFA can only be given in final year. Should i prepare for CAT and CFA at the same time ?

01:42 PM

lavanyas714

what are the topics where we need to focus more in QUANT and LR-DI

01:43 PM

Prateek Joshi

i am an from IIT Kanpur and want to pursue certifications in finance domain like CFA,FRM . what will be ideal time to appear for CFA level 1 and FRM level 1. I will appear for CAT 2019 . But as CFA can only be given in final year. Should i prepare for CAT and CFA at the same time ?

01:42 PM

Samaksha Vaish

See if you can prepare simultaneously well and good. Ideally if you have CFA L1, it will help you in summer placements once you join a B school. If you can't manage both, stick to CAT prep I would suggest.

01:44 PM

Prateek Joshi

i have done two FLIP certifications (finance basics and equity research) . Are the FLIP certifications recognized by the interview panels across companies and for the IIM interviews ?

01:45 PM

Prateek Joshi

in comparsion to CFA and FRM

01:46 PM

Prateek Joshi

in comparsion to CFA and FRM

01:46 PM

Samaksha Vaish

See CFA is of course highly valued. For summers and even IIM selections FLIP will give you a slight edge as it shows you have interest in fin.

01:47 PM

lavanyas714

hello sir what will be the key areas where we will need to focus more in QA and LR-DI section

01:47 PM

Prateek Joshi

for summer placements is CFA level 1 only sufficient or do i need to have CFA level 2 also done before joining b-school

01:50 PM

lavanyas714

hello sir what will be the key areas where we will need to focus more in QA and LR-DI section

01:47 PM

Samaksha Vaish

Hi, initially I would say focus on all topics given in CAT syllabus. However in general many questions come from number system, geometry, PnC etc. But then again the division of questions keeps changing. Best is to focus on all topics

01:51 PM

Prateek Joshi

for summer placements is CFA level 1 only sufficient or do i need to have CFA level 2 also done before joining b-school

01:50 PM

Samaksha Vaish

If you can do L2, well and good. But will it be possible given the time line and your schedule?

01:51 PM

snm.viit

How to go about geometry?

01:52 PM

snm.viit

How to go about geometry?

01:52 PM

Samaksha Vaish

Hey, begin with the basics. Class 10th level questions. Then move on to tougher ones

01:52 PM

Prateek Joshi

yeah that is what I am asking about . if I give CFA level 1 after my third year (june attempt) and then CAT in december and then CFA level 2 in june next year. Is it possible to do so ?

01:53 PM

lavanyas714

sir what should be he strategy for LR-DI.... i gave CAT this year but the LR-DI was a blunder....

01:54 PM

lavanyas714

sir what should be he strategy for LR-DI.... i gave CAT this year but the LR-DI was a blunder....

01:54 PM

Samaksha Vaish

How much did you practice? It is a tough section without a doubt. Try to do different types of questions when you practice. Keep a tab on time you take to solve them. Begin with most easy ones. Will give you confidence

01:57 PM

Prateek Joshi

yeah that is what I am asking about . if I give CFA level 1 after my third year (june attempt) and then CAT in december and then CFA level 2 in june next year. Is it possible to do so ?

01:53 PM

Samaksha Vaish

If you can give L2 in June and clear it, it will be great

01:58 PM

ritikaray92

What percentile is needed to convert FMS?

01:59 PM

ritikaray92

What percentile is needed to convert FMS?

01:59 PM

Samaksha Vaish

99.8 would be safe I guess

01:59 PM

Prateek Joshi

best video lectures for CAT ? TIME , CL or handa ka funda ?

02:00 PM

Prateek Joshi

best video lectures for CAT ? TIME , CL or handa ka funda ?

02:00 PM

Samaksha Vaish

Handa ka funda are pretty good. Not sure about video lectures of others

02:01 PM

Prateek Joshi

what was your journey for CAT ? how you prepared and how much time for preparation ?

02:03 PM

ritikaray92

https://insideiim.com/two-failed-attempts-story-entering-iim-lucknow/ This is his story

02:03 PM

Samaksha Vaish

Haha thanks for sharing

02:04 PM

Prateek Joshi

when should I ideally start preparing for CAT2019 ?

02:07 PM

Prateek Joshi

when should I ideally start preparing for CAT2019 ?

02:07 PM

Samaksha Vaish

Begin mild prep after june I would say. If you are weak in any particular area begin now if you have time. Do give Cat 18 to get some idea.

02:09 PM

Prateek Joshi

any general book for puzzles and DI-LR ?

02:10 PM

Prateek Joshi

any general book for puzzles and DI-LR ?

02:10 PM

Samaksha Vaish

Yaar I only referred to CL books and Arun Sharma. Don't remember any names as of now. Sorry

02:12 PM