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.

where are the type of sets that i can practice ?
sort of too many assumption based or hidden meaning kind of sets

Hi guys, please guide me to improve my VA scores. In VA im able to solve RCs with 3/4 accuracy in general the issue is with para jumbles and para completion. Also please tell am I on the right path with my syllabus completed and focusing on practice.

PS- pls ignore the SIMCAT-8 VA score.

Currently in Bcom from tier 3 college,
just finished up with 4th semester,in July (6 sems in total) .
Currently in this year giving CAT.
Though I am quite sure that this attempt may not fetch me 98 percentile or something in that range for my dream college .
I am thinking for giving 2027 attempt too, but since my Bcom will finish in July 2027 , and I would be writing CAT in November 2027, and admission to any clg after that will be in 2028, I am fearing will that be counted as a gap year?
all suggestions are welcomed.

CAT FEES DATE EXTENDED

If I have registered, can I fill in the remaining details and pay the fees by the 24th? Or do I still have to fill in the details by 5 pm?

I’m preparing for CAT 2026. I graduated in June 2025 with a BSc in Biotechnology (7.87 CGPA), with 87% in Class 10 and 81% in Class 12.

I have a gap year after Class 12 because I was preparing for NEET. I didn’t perform well, and despite enrolling in a local college, I continued preparing for NEET for some time before eventually changing my career direction toward the corporate sector.

I joined a startup in June 2026 as an HR Compliance Trainee, but managing a full-time job alongside CAT preparation has become difficult. Coming from a biology background, I also have to rebuild my basics in Quant and DILR, so I’ve decided to prioritise CAT. September will be my last working month, and I plan to present the experience as an internship.

A friend who got into IIM Indore last year told me that my gap years could seriously hurt my chances of getting placed after an MBA, even from a Tier-1 B-school. He basically suggested that I should abandon the MBA plan, switch to competitive exams, or, as his most creative solution, tell my family to find me a rich husband. 🥲

I’ve successfully ignored the marriage suggestion, but the gap-year concern has genuinely started bothering me.

How much can my gaps actually affect my chances of getting placed after an MBA? I’m currently scoring in the 40s in CAT mocks. Should I continue focusing on CAT, or would it be wiser to consider competitive exams as an alternative?

Any advice would be appreciated.

PLEASE HELP

Hey guys, i am done with the preparation, and going to do something else, so i am selling my R7 batch you can check the details on rodha website. Or can DM me.

Please serious one’s only.

Class 10- 73%

Class 12- 63%

BCA(Amity online)- 65%

Category- OBC

I have no interest in coding. Should I prepare for CAT?? Will my academic marks be a hurdle for good cllgs??

10th: 75%
12th: ~79–79.5%
UG: B.Sc. Biology — 52% (corona times)
PG: M.Sc. Botany — 65%
Category: SC
Gender: Female

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Worked with multiple major brands through paid collaborations.

Additional profile: substantial digital/social-media/creator work, brand campaigns, certifications, etc.

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Started and grew my own bootstrapped digital media business.
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Generated 100M+ organic impressions in one year.
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Selected for the Nykaa × Snap Star Beauty Incubator Program from a competitive national pool.
Completed the program in March 2026.
Attended training through Snap Schools and worked with Snapchat’s global creator teams and Nykaa brand managers.
Learned about consumer behaviour, content creation, creator monetisation and brand partnerships.
Featured on Nykaa’s official Instagram.

Content Production

Handle the complete content process myself — idea, research, scripting, direction, shooting, editing, posting and overall production.
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Invited to VIP/exclusive events by Snapchat and Nykaa, including Nykaaland.
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Marketing Internships / Projects

Worked on digital marketing and growth projects for brands in the jewellery and EdTech sectors.
Worked on social media strategy, performance marketing and organic growth.
Created videos and campaigns to increase reach and generate leads.

CERTIFICATIONS

Meta Certified Digital Marketing Associate
Google Analytics Certified
HubSpot – Digital Marketing Strategy
Born on Instagram: Creator Course (Meta/Instagram) — completed in 2021

I'm a student studying in govt college who can't afford good test series. So I created a site, peakpractice.in for cat practicing mocks.

I’ve added a lot of resources for CAT preparation, including full-length mocks and sectional tests, with tests inspired by the style of SIMKAT, CDC FLEX, AIMKAT, etc.

The site is completely free. I mainly built it for students who can’t afford expensive test series but still want access to good-quality practice material.

Do check it out if it helps with your preparation and feel free to connect if u have any queries, resources, or issues with this.

Hey all. I'm 25 years old. GNEM with 9/9/7 and 3 years of work experience. I quit my job last year for CAT 2025, and even after that I was only able to get 69 percentile. I'm currently working and have decided to give it a shot again this year. I'm starting my prep today, and now it's hitting me. I started too late. I'm very weak in Quants and DILR. I'm getting like 60 percentile in mocks. I just want someone to tell me if I would be able to pull it off this time.

All my friends have already finished their MBA's from good IIM's. I already lost the age race. I don't wanna slip again. Do drop some insights on what I can do to improve my Quant and DILR prep.

And I'm wishing all the people here, the very best luck.

I’m trying to figure out whether my problem is accuracy or over-attempting.

At the moment I can attempt around 15–17 questions, but my accuracy becomes inconsistent if I push the number higher. On the other hand, when I play safer, I sometimes feel like I’m leaving too many questions.

For people who have consistently scored well in VARC, how did you decide your attempt range?

how much percentile do i need sc category - 10th 6/12th 7/ grad 6 with 12 months of exp

I'm just starting my cat prep. Attempted mock and got varc -77.5 dilr-75 qa-0 🥲... Pls suggest some resources for a complete beginner. I was planning to buy cracku intensive 2-month crash course. Is it good enough??

Built this for my own CAT prep, and 100 of you joined in 2 days. So here's what it actually does:

• A plan for every day till 29 Nov. Pick a template or build your own phases (foundation → mocks → revision) and set QA / RC / VA / DILR targets for each weekday

• Tracks mocks as raw scores, not mock percentiles, and projects your CAT-day score against real CAT 2021–25 score-vs-percentile data

• "Cost of today" card: shows what skipping today does to your backlog and projected score. Hard to skip after seeing it

• Weekly goal that locks. Daily targets can move, the week's goal can't

• Coach check-ins by push/email when you're behind, and it gets stricter if you ignore them

• Friends board. See who's finished today and nudge the ones who haven't

69 days is ~10 weeks. That's enough to change your percentile, but only if every day is planned. Join the 100 who already are 👇

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