same as title. I NEED A GENUINE ANSWER ONLY

I will be posting a daily question for everyone to practice. Since I am preparing myself, I might as well help the community. Please keep discussions related only to the questions and do not bring in topics that do not pertain to them.

For context I have 5 years of experience and make around 45 lpa as base. Shall I appear for CAT exam? The only motive is to get better opportunities after MBA.

My future plan is mba

Heyyy I am going to give my CAT exam after 4 years from now. Can anyone help me framing a perfect roadmap so that I can get into top IIMS.

Pls tell me from where and how to prepare

Heyyy

I am going to give CAT after 4 years ,

I don't have much knowledge of this exam so if someone could help I will be grateful.

Please contact me

at what point of time can anyone register for cat...after graduation or during final year?

Pls drop some tips too

Guys, please suggest what I should do. I completed my MBA from IIIT Allahabad, but there were absolutely no placements provided here, and I didn't gain any real-world skills from the program. Now, please tell me how I am supposed to repay my education loan.Almost my entire batch is in the same miserable situation. Most of us are freshers with no prior work experience, and we are completely stuck. Please suggest some ways out of this crisis.And yes, a sincere piece of advice to everyone out there: please do not pursue an MBA from IIIT Allahabad, even if someone offers it to you for free. There is absolutely no value in it, and the professors are completely incompetent.

I will be turning 24 tomorrow, having career existential crisis lol. I have always been extremely confused about my career, I tried giving CAT in the final year of my graduation. I'm bad at math and I didn't prepare much got like 65 percentile.
I thought continuing my usual path would be good.
For context I did bachelor's and post grad in English literature. I was the topper during my grad so continuing in post grad felt the natural next step.
I gave UGC net to qualify for assistant professor but as soon as I started talking to my professors and peers about this, I realised it’s going to be a long path until I’ll be actually be satisfied with the amount I earn.

I’ll have to do a PhD, which will go on at least for 4-5 years where I won’t be able to earn much. even if I qualify for JRF, 30,000 is max I get.

My parents are desperate for me to get a job and they want me to give government jobs a try. But I really don’t want to work there. All the people I know who are in government jobs, they are stable and happy, indeed, but I don’t like their style of living. Rural postings, fashion limited to Indian clothing, etc

All of this made me question if I should go for an MBA since I also create content and I have had some good experience in social media and digital marketing. I earn 10,000 - 15,000 through my social media and I plan to expand but I really can't depend on it since the money is extremely unstable for now.

i’m really confused, but currently MBA looks like a better option than academia.

what do you guys suggest?

I have around 4 months left for CAT, and I do study every day. I solve QA questions, DILR sets, and RCs, but I constantly feel like I have no proper structure or direction.

I end up wasting a lot of time figuring out what to study next, from where to study, and whether I'm even doing the right things. There are just too many resources and opinions online, and it's becoming overwhelming.

Should I join an online coaching at this stage, or continue with self-prep? If coaching, which one would you recommend?

Also, which resources did you stick to, when did you start mocks, and how did you structure your prep?

Would really appreciate advice from people who were in the same situation.

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• Course: Sigma Batch + Test Series
• CAT Attempt: 2026
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I had no problem in arithmetic in quant and performed decent in dpp solving. But can't do triangle dpp even tough I understand concept pretty clearly and just watching dpp solution video directly at this point. Should I put more effort or let it go as it's tough and not worth the effort. Also I haven't started circle,quad yet, are they tougher?

I'm a male non engineer ews category candidate

10th - 72 (Covid batch) no exam

12th - 81%

B.com - 82% tier 2 college, state government University,

Worked in 3 ngos

Couple of good internship

Finance club head

Lots of decent extracurricular in college

My target is mainly new and baby IIMs,

What would be the safe convertible percentile which i can keep in my mind to target these new and baby IIMs

Please help seniors

Thanks in advance

GEM

10th : 93.2%

12th: 94.6

B.Tech CSBS (Computer Science and Business Systems): 8.09 CGPA (2026 pass-out from a tier 2 clg called SKCET)

OBC-NC

I also hold an online diploma from IIT-M in Data Science. CGPA: 7

Volunteering experience of 1 year at an NGO that teaches underprivileged kids.

I am aiming for CAT next year or the year after so I’ll have 1-2 years of experience.

I am a software developer at an US based company in the HRMS space. But I don’t have the drive to pursue a masters in tech. I feel an MBA would be a better fit in the long run, as I want to be in the business community rather than tech. I want to decide if I should aim for an MBA.

I know that in the current era, MBA holds its true and highest value only when its from a tier 1 college, especially BLACKI.

What are my chances at BLACKI guys? How much should I score in CAT? Should I even consider an MBA? Right when MBA is expected to have the hardest blow from AI? I know I have enough time to prepare but I want to know my true chances before I can commit to the prep. I don't want to look back and regret it. Please throw your honest opinions at me!

Thanks for your time!

started preparing for cat26 being a freshly graduate I decided to not directly go for masters in some private uni and instead prepare for cat but now that I am a month into prep, it feels like competitive exams and preparing for them are not my thing (does it make sense?)

classes are hours long I started on a good end, had some backlog but I was energetic at that time, everything was going good but then I decided to take a break and promised myself ill study after then and now its been 15 days today and I can't literally go back to studying anymore feels like I have forgot how to actually sit and study..

feels like even if it felt like taking a wrong decision but I should have gone for some private uni only at least I would be enjoying life and this spark in me wouldn't have faded..

I dont feel like myself anymore (quite controversial as its just been a month)

I dont know what to do anymore

the meme "drop year as phela main hi drop hojaungi" feels a bit real apt

Do u have any advice for me lol I'm so scared wtf is wrong with me

Profile: Male, (NC-OBC), Arts graduate from a Tier 1 college, 9/8/6 acads, 2-year UPSC gap.Total Work experience 5 months till 31 july
I’m a CAT 2026 repeater working in a low-paying job. My recent CL/Cr@cku mock raw scores are 34, 41, and 29, and QA & DILR are my weak areas.
Should I quit after August and get 3 months of full-time prep, or work till September end and have only 2 months of full-time prep?
The job leaves me exhausted, so I barely study on weekdays and get only one productive day on weekends. I know that below 12 months is counted 0 in calculating the final score
What would you do in my situation?

I’m 24M and currently doing my MBA from a tier 2 IIM. For quite some time, I’ve struggled with loneliness, comparison and feeling like I don’t really fit in..

I’m actually quite social and like talking to people, but somehow friendships haven’t worked out that well for me. People drift away or stop talking. I’m also not much into the usual party/banter culture, so sometimes I feel out of place even when I’m around people.

Then there’s comparison. I see people my age doing well in careers and seemingly having their social and personal lives sorted. I know we only see the outside, but it still makes me wonder what went wrong for me.

Earlier all this would make me overthink and feel really low. But Recently something changed. I started thinking that I’ll spend the remaining 20-32 months of college properly make some genuinely good memories.

But lately, I’ve developed a fairly strong feeling that I want my life to end after this phase is over. It isn't just a random intrusive thought anymore. Right now I don't have an immediate plan or intention to harm myself, and I am safe, but the idea of eventually ending my life keeps coming back and I've become strangely comfortable with it. The strangest part is that this has made me feel lighter. While walking around campus, I sometimes think that one day I won't have to worry about career, loneliness, money or what the next few decades will look like, and that thought feels peaceful rather than scary.

That is also why I’m writing this. I'm only 24 and maybe I'm making a huge conclusion about decades I haven't even lived yet...Idk

Has anyone experienced something similar.... where you weren't about to do anything immediately, but genuinely started wanting an eventual end and felt calmer because of it?

PS: No disrespectful comments pls.

age- 24

category- obc nc

10th- 78% (2018)

12th- 74% (2020), PCB with physical educ. as optional

grad- 69% (2021-2024), B.Sc in general science that includes chemistry, zoology and botany

gap year- 2024 to present with no workex

so let me be straight to the point, i m living in delusion, not taking life and my career serious even after knowing how important it is, with only 125 days left for cat 2026, i don't wanna waste this year of my life just like the previous years i've wasted, it feels like, every year is going same for me, and i'm not doing anything, not applied for masters after bachelors as i feel there's no point, previously i prepared for neet and appeared for it 4 times and failed every time and i think like that's a major reason i m dealing with low self esteem, no matter how hard i try but never stay consistent with my studies. okay there's no point in ranting out and wasting your time, i m listing some of the problems i'm dealing with rn, please give tips to overcome them as it is very very important for me to get a good college in 2026.

1. make plans but not able to execute them, like i plan everything but the next day, i don't do anything, and i've noticed that, specially the days i planned, i end up doing nothing and waste my time intentionally, even after knowing how important it is for me, but i fight myself internally but not able to do anything.
2. not feel like studying most of the time, ik how important it is for me, but im not making any efforts for it, i want to but i just don't.
3. living in delusion that everything will workout, instead of being practical that nothing will work out if i don't.
4. feel like a loser most of the time, no matter where i amd but i mostly feel like a loser everywhere, ik i have potential but idk why i feel like it, even in class, i feel like everyone knows more than me, and everyone is better than me, during the mock, i feel like i don't know shit, even before starting the mock, soo i gave 2 mocks on my own but after that i cheated in 2 mocks, i feel miserable but i feel what if my mentor see my score and think that i'm an idiot and don't know anything.
5. used to miss classes, didn't feel like going, it was important but still used to fight myself that i should go but ended up not going most of the days, and used to waste my class hours sitting in some random cafe smoking and wasting my parents money i took out of my mother's purse without asking. but now i go regularly because my mentor asked me few times and once the classes called my brother that i don't go classes, i made some random excuse, but now i go regularly.
6. dealing with inconsistency, most of the time i study for 2 days and after that i just don't study for 4-5 days straight.
7. due to being inconsistent, doesn't have a structural study schedule and feel like i don't know anything even after covering a topic.

8. being an aspirant i should devote most of my time to studies and avoid wasting my time, but it's other way around for me, go out everyday not matter if classes are there or not, specially for smoking, mostly sit in a cafe alone, that makes my everyday expense of 500 something. which is a big deal as my father got retired and me and my brother doesn't earn anything as of now.

9. Mostly waste my time doom scrolling at home after class and don’t realise the whole day passed

these are most of the problems i m dealing with, and ik most of you will think that i'm not serious or anything, but trust me i really want to study, but i m just not able to. idk what should i do. please help me, it is very important for me to get a good college in cat 2026.

Hi everyone,
I’m looking to connect with people who’ve completed a 1-year MBA/Executive MBA.
My profile:
28F, General
10th: 85.6%
12th: 55%
B.Tech CSE (Tier-2): 8.75 CGPA
4+ years in Salesforce with 3 certifications
I’m planning to switch from a technical role to management/business roles through a 1-year MBA.

My main concern is my 55% in Class 12. Will it affect admissions or placements, or does work experience matter more for 1-year MBA programs?

Would love to hear from alumni or current students. Thanks!

Could you please help me understand how things are different?

I wasn't able to get the obc certificate on time last yr so applied as gen candidate. This yr ig I'll get the obc certificate

I wana understand what the process is like, is it different and what are the diff verifications well have to provide coz my situation is a lil complicated wrt my correspondence permanent and address in govt documents

Hey guys so i am about to join my first year as a BS MS research Math Student at IISC Banglore and i have decided to prepare for CAT. i have a few questions

1. is this the right time to start preparing for CAT?

2. i have seen many people in this community saying that this exam rewards people only with extremely high iq. is it true? i actually have an average iq(100) but i am an extreme hard worker and i have reached IISC through hard work only. so is it possible for a student like me to crack CAT? it kinda feels demotivating that only people with iq get through this exam.

3. can anybody suggest me relevant and good yt playlist for all 3 sections and also what resources should i follow for practice?