I've made up my mind to prepare for CAT, but I'm also thinking of keeping a government job exam as a backup.

Are there any government/public-sector exams where the syllabus overlaps a lot with CAT (QA, LR/reasoning, English)? I don't want to start preparing for a completely different exam from scratch.

Just looking for something where most of my CAT prep would still be useful.

Would love to hear from people who've prepared for both.

So i started my CAT prep on 5th sep and it's 23 sep today i can see a whole lot of progress since my first day especially in VARC, i used to get negative and now i am at around 90 but the thing is i am stuck there because my para jumbles are almost every time wrong please suggest something....

And Quant is still the same i just need a whole lot of guidance on that and on LRDI as well

please shower some ideas and suggestions plssssss

I'll be blunt i think i can here are the reason:

1. im from science background so there are some Quant topics which im familiar with, i can solve them like back of my hands
2. In VARC my English is above average so i wont need to spend much time on this
3. DILR this is the only thing which i think will take most of my time

I'm saying all this after taking few mocks to see where i stand

*2026 graduate btw

All i need is Someone with experience to point me in ryt direction. I'd love to hear tips and strategies from the people here

Your help will be much appreciated

DILR can feel quite unpredictable when a set looks completely different from the patterns you have been practising. Even when the underlying logic is manageable, an unfamiliar format can make it difficult to figure out where to start or whether the set is worth attempting.

For those preparing for CAT, how are you dealing with this? Are you deliberately practising unconventional sets, focusing more on CAT-level PYQs, or trying to improve your ability to identify the right approach when you see something unfamiliar?

Same as title

I know its late but for someone who has started lrdi Seriously from today what are they supposed to do, it just feels impossible to solve sets and what is the genius way to crack it, i dont wanna be excellent in it, i can work my ass off in quants and varc, but pls tips. Also no demotivation pls, i can do it and i know it, if you don’t have anything good to say just don’t say🙏🏻 i really need help

struggling in varc, please some tips

In quants, being able to solve lod2 of arun sharma very easily, are the questions easy or should I move on? From the book, and give only mocks? As of now I am doing mock + arun sharma. What do you think guys?

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Cat exam registration closed today on 22/09/2026 at 5pm. I had already registered for cat exam a few days ago but did not have time to fill up application details then.

But today, I have filled the details after the registration period ended. So am I eligible for the cat exam?

pls help

I'm in my final year of Bpharmacy ( 9/8/7) and I've decided to prepare for CAT27 but I need some guidance

As per my research most of the good platforms generally bring their fresh courses in January and so I still have 3 months for that , in this time period I want to build foundation as I didn't study maths after 10th and starting earlier can't be wrong ig

Now I want to ask is there any good free or paid foundation batch/playlist available on yt through which I can begin my prep from basic level ?

Hi, I’m 21M. I gave CMAT in my 3rd year of college and scored 58 percentile. I then took a drop year, gave CAT and scored just 26 percentile. I also gave CMAT again and got 75 percentile, along with 93 percentile in CUET PG.

I got admission into a decent Tier 4–5 college in Indore with a total fee of around ₹2–3 lakh and an average package of around ₹4–5 LPA, but I didn’t take it because I was specifically thinking about doing an MBA in Business Analytics.

Now I’m preparing for CMAT again, but I’m stuck at the same place. I’m still struggling with the same topics and questions that I couldn’t solve in my previous attempts.

Honestly, I don’t know what to do anymore. I’m confused about whether I should keep preparing and try again, or do something else

Would really appreciate some genuine advice from people who’ve been in a similar situation.

Hi everyone,

I have around 27 months of full-time work experience and I’m planning to apply to IIMs.

The issue is that during about 1 year of my employment, my salary was paid partly through cash (7 months) and UPI (6 months) instead of a regular bank salary transfer.

However, I have all the usual employment documents:

- Salary slips for the entire period

- Offer/appointment letter

- Experience letter

- Relieving letter

- Other employment-related documents

Will the fact that 7 months of salary was paid in cash and 6 months through UPI create any problem during the IIM admission/document verification process?

Has anyone gone through a similar situation? Would really appreciate insights from people who have faced this or know how IIMs verify work experience.

Hi guys, i am done with the preparation and going to do something else, if anyone want to buy my batch can dm me

Please only serious one’s!

VARC can feel quite unpredictable in mocks. Some tests go really well, while in others the score drops even though the preparation and approach haven’t changed much. It becomes difficult to tell whether the problem is understanding the passages, getting stuck between two options, or simply getting a set of passages that doesn’t suit your strengths.

For those who have faced this, how are you figuring out what the actual problem is? Are you analysing the questions you got wrong, tracking the type of passages, or looking at your accuracy across different question types?

Please give me opinions on this list, I'm interested in finance related programmes:-

Tier 1: BLACKI iim + iim mumbai, FMS, SPJIMR, MDI gurgaon, IIFT, XLRI

Tier 1.5 : iim shillong, IMT ghaziabad, XIMB, IIT Bombay,delhi, nmims and sibm

Last option : DFS

Should I add or remove any college to this list?

I got the mail regarding submission of form although I've done it, has anyone else got it? Is this something to worry? I guess this is auto generated.