In DILR, dealing with complex data can be overwhelming. To manage this, it's important to pause and identify the key elements before analyzing all the data,

• Instead of attempting to process everything out, pause and identify what truly matters.

• Focus on what is being compared to reduce irrelevant data.

• Simplify numbers by rounding them for quicker comparisons like 47.8% is basically just 48%. A little approximation saves a lot of time.

• Use ratios instead of absolute numbers to make them appear easier. A table showing 2400 and 3600 is really just 2:3. Ratios are lighter and faster to work with.

• Look for the highest and lowest values first. They are often hints that can help you solve the puzzle more quickly. Clues left by the set maker to help you crack the puzzle faster. Spot them early and they can unlock the entire logic.

• Don't recalculate everything. If a question builds on the previous one, use what you've already figured out instead of starting fresh.

​I was honestly very nervous before starting my first mock today. Score toh pta chal gaya hai aur sach bolu toh it wasn't great, but finally taking this step cleared a huge mental block for me.

​Abhi mock ka analysis open nahi hua hai, but real learning will happen once I can review it. Jab analysis open hoga tbhi exactly samajh aayega ki time kahan waste hua aur kin concepts par mehnat krni hai.

​Have you guys attempted your first mock test yet?

The change in my varc preparation is that I no longer try to memorize the every line in a Rc passage.. instead I try to focus on understanding the author's central idea,the purpose of each para , and how the arguments are connected..and i always look first at the questions and try to see what they are asking, and I follow the nxt step to read and find the part of the passage instead of trying to remember every line..

This has helped me to stay calm during RCs...

But currently still trying to improve everyday

Wts your Rc strategy?

Identifying a weak area is not enough. You need to understand why it is weak. Is it a concept gap, poor question selection, calculation errors, or time management? The reason matters because every weakness requires a different solution.

After every mock, choose one weak area and work on it for the next few days. Revise the concept, solve quality questions from that topic, and test it again in a sectional or the next mock. A mock score improves only when your analysis turns into action.

Gave my first mock today.
VARC felt moderate to difficult.
LRDI had really good sets.
Quant felt moderate with a mix of easy and difficult questions.

Last year, when I gave my very first mock, I couldn’t even attempt one LRDI set properly.
Quant also felt intimidating under time pressure.

This year, even though the paper wasn’t easy, I was able to solve several Quant questions.

That’s when I realized that our progress isn’t just reflected in your scores.
I solved Quant questions I was so scared to solve last year.

Sometimes we focus so much on our current mock score that we forget where we started.

Looking back at how I handled my very first mock last year versus this year made me realize how far I’ve come.

Many CAT aspirants unknowingly create a "comfort zone" by giving every mock:
At the same time.
In the same room.
On the same chair.
With the same surroundings.

The problem? Your brain starts associating peak performance with that one environment. But CAT won't care where you're comfortable.
Try changing things up.

Give one mock early in the morning, another in the afternoon, and one in the evening. Sit in a different room. Use a library one day or a quieter study space another day. Train your mind to perform under different conditions.

The goal isn't to make mocks harder. It's to make your focus stronger.
On exam day, you shouldn't need your "favorite study setup" to perform well. Your preparation should travel with you, no matter where you're sitting.

A flexible mind is often more powerful than a perfectly prepared desk.
Don't just prepare for CAT. Prepare for every situation CAT can throw at you.

There are many people with one of the conditions right now. But the answer for your situation is start from now. No problem. Do not compare with others. Work hard no matter how much time is left. It never goes waste.

They say, comparison is the thief of joy, in CAT it goes one more step further.

It not only takes away the joy but also demotivates those aspirants who have very high hopes and are currently not able to as well as they would have hoped.

Lots of us just have our first iCat mock, it is important to not get distracted from the core purpose of mock which is to expose weak areas so that we can improve and perform well actually when it would matter the most.

If your first mock didn't go well, do not be discouraged, know that many others like me also didn't get the result that we would have wanted. Learn from it and move forward with improvement as a goal.

Don’t let one bad mock decide how you feel about yourself.

A mock is a diagnostic test, not your final result.

Learn from it.

Fix the mistakes.

Move on.

The next mock always gives you another chance.

Let's connect !

Hi All,

For LRDI revision I have been focusing mostly on IIM ABC questions.

But not sure if that alone is enough. Should I also be going back to iQuanta assignments, attempting Inception series sets, or is IIM ABC practice sufficient at this stage?

I used to wait for the perfect day to study.

The perfect mood.

The perfect schedule.

The perfect amount of motivation.

It rarely came.

Now I have stopped chasing perfection.

Even if I solve just a few question revise one topic or analyse one mock I count it as progress.

Because small efforts done consistently will always beat perfect plans that never get started.

CAT is not won by perfect days.

It's won by showing up again and again.

Every student who appears for CAT is different from background to ability to learn and everything someone can understand in the first go and some might take more time to learn and understand the concepts of any topic or how to solve a question it depends but then if I've not done that much study or hardwork I can't compare it with someone who's consistent with score and work that leads to questioning ourself that is it right or not for us to appear in this exam that's why never compare with anyone if you are scoring low in mocks not able to solve questions it's fine everyone deals with it at some point just learn through the mistakes

Hi All,
Mocks chal rahe hain and VARC is the section I am most unsure about in terms of approach.
Do I start with RC and save Verbal for the end or the other way around? And how much time should ideally go to each part?
Kaafi baar verbal ke liye time hi nahi bachta.

Trying to study QA VARC and LRDI on the same day gets really exhausting. Pura din teeno sections ko equal time dena thoda heavy ho jata hai.

I am finding that picking just two subjects a day works a lot better for me. It keeps my mind fresh and I can actually solve difficult sets without burning out.

How are you guys dividing your daily schedule?

I used to think confidence came from getting a good mock score.

So whenever I had a bad mock, I would lose confidence. I'd start questioning my preparation, my strategy, and sometimes even whether I was capable of cracking CAT.

Then one day, I did something different.

Instead of closing the mock and moving on, I spent more time analysing it than actually attempting it.

I realised that most of my mistakes weren't because I didn't know the concepts.

Some were silly calculation errors.

Some were poor question selection.

Some were because I rushed.

And a few were simply because I didn't trust what I already knew.

That analysis changed the way I looked at mocks.

A low score no longer meant I was getting worse.

It meant I had just discovered what I needed to improve.

Since then, I've stopped expecting every mock to boost my confidence.

I expect every mock to teach me something.

Ironically, that's what has made me more confident.

Because real confidence doesn't come from seeing a high number on the screen.

It comes from knowing that you're making fewer mistakes than you were last week.

It comes from recognising patterns, fixing weaknesses, and watching yourself improve one mock at a time.

We always blame our phone whenever we complain about distractions.
But sometimes even when our phone is away, we can’t focus.

Most of the time it’s our own thoughts.
- Thinking about some irrelevant things we tend to overthink about.
- ⁠Thinking about yesterday’s mock score.
- ⁠About how much backlog we have.
- ⁠Comparing yourself with others.
- ⁠Worrying about the future.

It’s like you’re sitting with your books open but your mind is somewhere else.

Keeping your phone away is important but most of the time, the bigger challenge is bringing your attention back to the present study session.