If you want to crack CAT, there are some things you must do and some things you shouldn’t do. There are some vital rules that you should follow in order to get through CAT. You should develop good reading habits, interest in solving puzzles, have a questioning mind and always think logically. If you have the above mentioned factors then, your CAT preparation will go without any hindrance. And one more thing is that you should have a strong sense of passion – only this passion to win will help you in getting through CAT and make you stand out.

In order to crack the CAT exam, you must develop critical thinking ability, know clearly how he is being judged on what parameters and prepare him self keeping that in mind. The test judges you on your thinking ability keeping English and Maths as a medium. Your ability to think logically, making reasonable assumptions, reject info that is relevant and incorrect, to access statements and arguments, to focus on key issues quickly and to examine the problem from each angle are judged from this test.

You should know how and what to study. Focus more on quality rather than quantity. Those students who study for fewer hours with a concentrated mind bring good results than those who study days and nights. If you really have interest in what you are preparing then the learning process would really be a fun experience and more effective. Practicing on memory training exercises and playing mind testing games like Sudoku and solving puzzles is a good way to prepare for the test too. Whenever you solve a problem, you should go in-depth analyzing the problem from every angle there is, solving it in as many ways you can. And later on, analyze the impact on the question and answer altering some facts and figures and try to understand the implication of conditions given in the question. If the student is weak in maths, he should at first build a strong base of fundamentals. He should practice regularly to improve familiarity with large variety of questions in mathematics. Build a good speed through mental speed calculations and mathematics tricks. Focus on basic chapters like percentage, average, number system, algebra and geometry. If you find chapters like probability, permutation and combination difficult, you can deal with it later on. So for preparing for CAT, the student should make up his mind, collect resources and then choose his action plan accordingly.