CAT: A reality check
Get Ahead has invited readers who have successfully cracked the Common Aptitude Test to share their tips/mantras for success. These CAT tips -- from among the many we have received -- is the first in a series of reader-driven articles.
he first myth about CAT -- and about most other competitive exams -- is: 'It's too difficult to crack; it's beyond my ability'.
I'd suggest you dump the self-deprecation and take a reality check on what CAT is all about.
CAT's tough? Think again!
CAT is not about testing whether your English is as good as the Queen's.
CAT is not about cracking rocket science math formulae.
CAT is definitely not about testing your statistical prowess.
CAT is a simple, well-balanced test of your basic skills in English vocabulary and grammar, your reading and comprehension skills, your basic mathematical abilities and your ability to interpret graphs and charts.
All of the above require only sound matriculate/higher secondary level academic grooming.
Which leaves you with no excuse to hide behind the 'CAT is tough' routine.
Having said that, not everyone makes it. Of the 80,000 or so who attempt the exam, only 5,000 odd get calls from the institutions.
What sets the winners apart is their sheer perseverance and the sustained practice they have put in over a three to six month period.
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Images ] (batch of 2000). He appeared for the CAT examination in 1997.
Illustration: Uttam Ghosh
Know how to ace CAT? Promod Radhakrishnan
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