“How many GRE mock tests should I give?” I am sure that you have asked a friend, a faculty or yourself this question a few times. Well, is there really a clear cut answer? NO! Give as many as you can, and till you feel confident!
GRE Mock tests are key components in your GRE preparation. In fact, try and do at least 1 mock test before writing the exam. You need a clear cut understanding of what you might face, and what’s more: The exam is TIME BOUND? How will you account for this parameter without practicing?
A lot of students make the mistake of just practicing the different question types and directly sitting for the exam; this is a BIG NO!! Mock tests are required for self-evaluation and determining whether you are actually GRE-exam ready.
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Let us examine a few pointers while doing mock tests and why these might form key evaluation points:
A student can evaluate where he or she stands in the whole process of preparing for the GRE. Mock tests are a reality check. For example, if a student continues scoring really high marks in the Quant section (162+, let say), the focus can shift from that section to the Verbal section, in which he or she probably needs more practice, depending on the score.
Detailed analytics will help the student focus on specific subtopics. Once you finish your mock tests, reviews of the same will enable you to understand where you are losing time, and your marks. Did you spend too much time on one question? Could you have prepared for Reading Comprehensions in a better manner? Is there a specific question type across the sections that you are weak in?
The answers to all these questions will give you a holistic view of how to move ahead with your preparation.
Time Management is another CRUCIAL determiner of your score. If you are given 30-35 minutes, how many questions, can you solve confidently, and what will your average accuracy be? This is exactly what the GRE is asking you in every section. A lot of students run out of time due to poor time mapping. Be confident, and time aware while answering your questions.
To summarize, please do give enough time to prepare for the exam using mock tests. Not only will this give you an idea about how to proceed with your preparation, but also will boost your confidence levels.
The IBSAT National Mock Test is being conducted from October 1 to November 15, 2020. The registration process for an equivalent has opened. Candidates who will appear within the national mock test of IBSAT, they're going to be ready to prepare well for the doorway exam. Those candidates who will perform well in test, they're going to be rewarded, counting on their performance. However, before appearing within the mock test, candidates must check the eligibility criteria. Once the candidate successfully registers, they're going to be ready to take the IBSAT national mock test.
IBSAT Exam Dates 2020
Candidates who are meaning to appear for IBSAT 2020 must stay updated with the exam dates of IBSAT 2020. The table below mentions the updated dates.
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Important Dates of IBSAT 2020:
Events
Dates
Registration opens
July 1, 2020
Last date to fill the application form
December 16, 2020
IBSAT mock test 2020
August 10- September 30, 2020
IBSAT National level mock test 2020
October 1 - November 15, 2020
Admit card of IBSAT 2020
Third week of December, 2020
IBSAT 2020 Exam Date
December 26 and 27, 2020
Eligibility Criteria for IBSAT National Mock Test
In order to be eligible to seem for IBSAT mock test, candidates must meet the subsequent eligibility criteria:
College Comparison supported Courses, Placement, Rank, Fee Candidates should have passed out of 2018 to 2020 or be within the final year and pass call at 2021.
Should have attained the age of majority as per the laws of the jurisdiction applicable
Be a resident of India
Must have a legitimate email address and telephone number
Must have an aadhaar card and people who are from NE states they ought to provide a legitimate photo ID card
Those who are Current employees, directors, agents and officers of the ICFAI graduate school and its affiliates, and their respective immediate families and other people living in their household won't be ready to participate during this IBSAT
IBSAT National Mock Test Registration
Candidates will need to register to seem for the national mock test of IBSAT which can be held from October 1 to November 15. Click here to seem . Candidates are going to be ready to appear for the national mock test of IBSAT just one occasion and ICFAI graduate school server will function the official timekeeper for the promotion.
All the knowledge are going to be provided to the candidates on the e-mail address that has been provided.
Judging the IBSAT National Mock Test
The winners of the mock test are going to be announced only after seven days of the exam. Candidates must be amongst the highest 50 percentile scores to be eligible to win the prize.
Prizes are going to be awarded to the candidates after verification of 10th certificate and graduation marks sheets
It is mandatory for the candidates to urge 50 Markova in their graduation.
Prizes for Mock Test of IBSAT
Particulars
Prize Money
First Prize
Rs.20000/- Gift card for first rank
Second Prize
Rs.10000/- Gift card for second rank
Third Prize
Rs.5000/- Gift card for third rank
Fourth Prize
Rs.2000/- Gift cards for (Ranks 4 to 50).
Notification For Winners
The ICFAI graduate school will notify the prize winners over the e-mail . After the close of the promotion, the primary name and first initial of every winner's surname also will be posted on the web site at ibsindia.org.
Winners must claim their prize within five days after they receive the mail intimating them. Transfer, substitution and assignment of the prize won't be allowed.
Delivery of Prizes
Prize winners must expect to receive the prize within 30 days of the exam.
It is the only discretion of ICFAI graduate school to Disqualify, Modify, Cancel, Suspend or Amend a person who tampers with the entry process.
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The Common Admission Test (CAT) is a national-level examination conducted by The Indian Institute of Management (IIM). It is a mandatory exam for seeking admission into IIM or other prestigious Business Schools like the Faculty of Management Studies (Delhi), Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management (Mumbai), SP Jain Institute of Management and Research (Mumbai), and many more. The exam is conducted annually in the last week of November. CAT 2021 will be conducted on November 28, 2021. Click here to get complete detail about the CAT 2021 syllabus and important dates
Why are CAT Mocks Important?
One thing that makes a CAT topper stand out among the other candidates is ‘CAT Mocks’. A mock means solving a test for practice following all the rules of the actual examinations. This helps a lot while appearing for the actual examination. A candidate can analyze his/her performance in the mock and make the necessary changes in order to avoid the same mistakes in the actual examination. Just like other exams, there are mocks for CAT as well. Official CAT mocks are available on the CAT official website. It has verbal reasoning and reading comprehension (VARC), data interpretation and logical reasoning (DILR), and quantitative analysis (Quants) sections in it. Solving the mocks will help you to get to know how the actual CAT test will be. It will give you an idea about various things like the paper pattern, what kind of questions can be asked, the difficulty level of the questions, and how much time does it actually take to complete the test. Without taking the mocks you will not know how good/bad your preparation is. You can take the mocks and make strategies, plan your study schedule and make your preparation to the mark.
Here are top CAT mock strategies that are a must follow:
Practice and analyze
Solve as many questions as you can. Keep practicing regularly. Work harder on the topics that you find tough. Keep practicing all the topics even the ones you are already good at. Be careful while solving each question and concentrate completely on it.
Eliminate the options
If you cannot come to one final answer then try eliminating the options. This can make the process of coming to a conclusion. Most of the time, options can be eliminated using simple logic without thinking much or without even solving the complete problem. After eliminating the options, coming to a result will not be that difficult. This might also consume less time than the traditional method of solving the whole problem.
Time management
Be quick with solving the problems. Don’t waste much time on a particular question. If you are not sure about an answer, keep the question for later and solve it if you have time in the end. But while solving with speed, you cannot afford to make silly mistakes. Silly mistakes are a major reason for the low percentile. You need to be careful and alert with every question. Understand the question correctly.
Be in the correct state of mind
Be confident of the practice and hard work you have done in order to prepare for the section. Being calm and patient do wonders not just while preparing but also while actually appearing for the exam. Do not panic before or during the exam as it can wash away all the hard work that you did before finally appearing for the exam. Being in the right mind will give more effective results.
Avoid making the same mistake
Once you analyze your mistakes, try noting them down in a book. Before solving a mock each time, have a glance through it. This will help you avoid the same mistakes. Also, try and not to make new mistakes. This will help you lose fewer marks. Be careful while solving. Be quick with solving the problems. While solving with speed, you cannot afford to make silly mistakes. Silly mistakes are a major reason for low percentile. You need to be careful and alert with every question. Understand the question correctly.
Post-mortem analysis
Analyze your performance in absolute detail. Look where you have made major or silly mistakes. Question yourself on why you made those mistakes. Recognize the questions that consumed more time. Know which questions shouldn’t have been attempted by you which resulted in unnecessary loss of marks. Also, identify the questions that were unattempted but were doable in actuality.
Take a break
Make sure you take enough rest. Do not fatigue your brain and body. One must rest well in order to perform well. The amount of time you take rest is equally important to the amount of time you study. Make a schedule and make sure you just don’t study but also do other activities that you like.
Try different plans of actions
You can plan and implement different strategies in each of your mocks and implement the best one during the actual exam. This will give you a chance to experiment and strategize well for the exam day.Click here to know about the top non-IIM institutes for MBA
One thing that is common to any aspirant’s preparatory journey is taking mock tests. Many of the serious aspirants end up appearing for anywhere between 25-75 mocks in a season. While there is no particular number of mocks that ensure success, the quality of analysis of a mock can make a significant difference to the outcome of one’s score. As high as it is rated by CAT toppers and institutes alike when it comes to the analysis of a mock, many aspirants are clueless/resort to insufficient techniques to analyze a mock and end up defeating the purpose of the entire activity.
The commonly known, universally followed quick-fix method is the solve the paper without any time limit -> go through the solutions -> make a note of the key findings -> understand your strengths and weaknesses -> take the next mock
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As much as there are merit and simplicity to this process, there could be times when you are not able to figure out how to improve in spite of following all these steps religiously. We will try to explore why and figure out a process that would be a bit more insightful.
Lack of objective/Misplaced objective:
The main objective behind enrolling yourself for a mock test series should be to understand the intricacies of test-taking the process through real-life scenario simulation, understanding your prep status with regards to your strengths and weaknesses, and trying out means to get into a better shape with each passing mock. The common misconceptions involved in mock taking are:
Practice free mocks
My percentile in mocks has a direct bearing on my performance in CAT:
Mock percentiles are more of a marketing gimmick than anything else. Yes, you get to know where you stand with regards to the rest of the competition but then again, the conditions are not standardized at all, leading to quite a few variations with regards to place (home vs. in a badly proctored environment), time (leisurely over 170 mins vs. shorter duration owing to commitments/lack of time) and seriousness (there are quite a few casual mock takers who believe in upping their performance come to CAT) at the very least.
This results in either a false sense of security or a feeling of worthlessness and disappointment thus shifting the focus from getting better at preparation and understanding your strengths to that of competing with the others. Even straight 100%iles across mocks would mean nothing when you go for the real test except maybe, an ounce of confidence.
I am not seeing instant results in the mocks and so, should stop taking mocks for some time:
Again, there are no quick fixes when it comes to conceptual knowledge. It takes some time to get used to a concept and apply it in a real test-taking scenario. You cannot force it on your brain to accelerate that process if that is not your learning style. So, it is advisable to stick to your learning process and not worry about the result much (unless of course there is a significant gap between your classroom solving ability and your mock performances in which case, you need to question your faculty or an expert who can advise on the basis of your profile, aptitude, etc.).
Also read: How to Analyze CAT Mocks
Wildly fluctuating scores are just a part of normal prep and these are phases every aspirant goes through:
Now this depends on your definition of ‘wildly fluctuating’. For example, a fluctuation between a 95%ile and a 99%ile can be termed as normal as it would be impacted due to either an unbalanced paper, testing conditions, number of takers and so on but a fluctuation between a 90%ile and a 70%ile would point towards a major issue: either you are heavily dependent on being ‘in the zone’ while taking the test and cannot tolerate minor fluctuations (bad scenario to be in and has to be rectified before the actual test) or the fact that you are a bit reliant on the guessing game when it comes to boosting your attempts or that there is a conceptual gap and whenever these questions surface, you tend to lose it a bit.
So, as a benchmark, a +3%ile fluctuation is ok and needs no special attention as such but anything consistently greater than that could mean there is something amiss. (Why percentiles, you may ask especially after the first point: absolute percentage is not really an indicator of a change in your performance, because the difficulty levels of mocks keep on fluctuating and so, you would rely a bit on your percentile to understand a trend)
If you have either of the above-mentioned issues, you need to straighten your objective first and then go about taking mocks and analyzing them.
Strange problem with the current process
While preparing a mock, a lot of thought is put into ascertaining the difficulty level of a mock. There cannot be all easy questions and there cannot be all difficult questions. The difficulty level can be increased in two ways: 1. by making a conceptually deep question which is beyond the repertoire of a normal CAT aspirant or 2. by putting too much information in a question, leading to a disproportionate amount of time required to solve the question. In the case of the latter, even if you solve it without the time constraint and succeed, it does not necessarily mean that you should solve the same question if it appears in another test.
Many aspirants, under the pretext of analyzing a mock, spend hours together on solving the unsolved questions. If you ask yourself the question ‘What have I gained through this exercise?’, there won’t be a concrete answer that you could tell yourself. At most, you can say that you understood that your score could have increased by an x amount without understanding either your mental state during the test or the way forward. If eliminating silly mistakes is your only takeaway post-analysis of a mock, it is not really an insight.
Importance of Mocks
The ideal process
The broad steps indeed remain the same. First of all, you take a mock with some objective in mind (changing order of attempt, splitting sections, leaving certain question types for the end, using the view question paper option to understand the difficulty level of the paper before you start and so on). Taking mocks just for the sake of scoring a high percentile does not make much sense considering the scenarios we saw above. Not to say that you neglect percentiles altogether but then there is a big difference between considering your score and percentile as the principal outcome of a mock and focusing on other, more pertinent issues while keeping an eye on your relative performance as well. Mock-taking is for self-improvement, and not for showing off your competitive edge. A small change in outlook would make a big difference to the end result.
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Glance through the missed questions:
The next step would involve glancing through the missed questions once the results are out. While it is ok not to completely solve all the questions, you can keep a sheet handy and put a reason next to the question as to why didn’t you attempt it in the original test:
(a) because you did not know the concept/are not particularly fond of the topic
(b) because you thought that it would be too time-consuming
(c) because even after spending a few minutes on the question, you were not able to figure out the way to proceed
(d) because you were not able to go through the question during the test due to mismanagement of time
(e) fear of getting negatives. While going through the question during analysis, it is ok if you don’t solve the entire thing.
Even if you are confident of having made a headway, you can let go of the question. Once you have done this, you can decide again whether you would stick to your original option behind the reason for leaving the question or would like to change it.
You can check the solution now. The possible causes are:
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This is a broad overview of your intent during a mock. If you analyze all the questions using this framework, you can understand your overall level of preparation and the way forward while attempting the next mock.
With regards to the incorrect answers, you will encounter the following scenarios:
(a) Silly mistakes:
In spite of cracking the logic and going all the way, you ended up getting entangled in the paper setter’s trap, because of reading the question incorrectly or comprehending it wrongly or because of a calculation mistake. It is a crime to make such mistakes and you should find the reason and fix it as soon as is possible. This is more critical in case you are attempting fewer questions and so, cannot afford to make such errors due to lack of concentration, minor lapses, or pure carelessness while taking a mock.
(b) Conceptual errors:
You might have read a concept somewhere and have imbibed the same in your system to be plugged in next time you see a question. Paper-setters thrive on this naivety of aspirants and play around oh-so-slightly with words. There is a lot of difference between 4 cards put into 8 boxes, 4 identical cards put into 8 boxes, 4 identical cards put into 8 identical boxes and 4 cards put into 8 identical boxes. If one blindly applies the ‘number of non-negative solutions to an equation’ concept in each of these cases, it would be incorrect. The better thing would be to make sure that you understand a concept fully along with all the relevant wordplay before considering it ready-to-use.
(c) Inappropriate shortcuts:
A lot of aspirants get impressed by shortcuts and reverse-engineering techniques propagated by seasoned takers and past/present toppers and try to replicate the same. These techniques are a result of years of hard work and dedicated preparation and crystal clear understanding of concepts. Just because it looks easy doesn’t mean that it is easy. Many aspirants fall into the trap of blindly going for these techniques without understanding the hidden connections and end up getting a lot of incorrect answers (which gives false security with regards to the number of attempts during a test). If you are unaware of the depth of a concept, shortcuts won’t help. Most of the time, it is better to swallow your ego and do it the conventional way unless you have mastered the art of shortcuts.
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(d) Guessing:
Many aspirants resort to ‘intelligent guessing’ while taking a mock to boost their attempts. If it is actually intelligent guessing, it is a very good idea to do so (generalizing scenarios as equilateral triangles, integers, squares, and so on). But many let go of the ‘intelligent’ part of it and mark options that they ‘feel’ are closer to what they have got. If there is no mention of the word ‘approximate’ in the question, it is a sure shot indicator that you have made some blunder while calculating the answer. In these cases, you can either check your calculation and figure out the right answer or again, swallow the humility pill and refrain from marking the ‘closest’ option.
The incorrect answers are a big revelation as to how your understanding of your strength is slightly misplaced and the minor factors that you need to focus on while attempting the test.
Mock Tests: Must known facts
Regarding the correct answers, it is sufficient to sit with your rough sheet while analyzing the mock and cross-checking your method. If there is a shorter alternate solution, you can make a note of it and try to understand the underlying concept.
I have tried to touch the major aspects of mock analysis in this post. There could be variations to this and you can customize it according to your needs as well.
Reference – http://learningroots.in/strategy-and-preparation/the-art-of-mock-cat-analysis/
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With the onset of the MBA exam season, preparations have started in full swing, and candidates have started learning concepts and taking up CET mocks. However, a lot of candidates appearing for the CET exam tend to forget one major factor which leads to a low percentile. Every candidate should analyze their CET mocks thoroughly. Mocks without thorough analysis are futile and a waste of time. Check out the CATKing Real CET Mocks Analysed by Experts
Overall Difficulty Level:
The overall difficulty level was Moderate to Difficult.
Overall Brief: VARC was Moderate to Difficult. LR was Moderate to Difficult. QADI was Moderate. AR was Difficult.
Total Questions: 50 Questions | 30 minutes
Overall Summary of the section
- The QA section was Moderate
- Number System was Moderate
- Arithmetic was Moderate
- Algebra was Easy
- Geometry was Moderate
- Modern Maths was Moderate
- DI / DS was Moderate to Difficult
Particular
Details
Easy Questions
1-4, 6, 9-11, 17-20, 24-25, 33-35, 44, 46-50
Must Solve Questions
1-4, 6, 9-11, 17-20, 24-25, 33-35, 44, 46-50
Qs that Toppers would leave
5, 7, 12-16, 22-23, 26-32, 43
Average time for each attempt
1.31 minutes
Overall Attempt
23
Tips & tricks to solve the difficult questions
Select the right questions and improve speed and accuracy.
Total Questions: 50 Questions | 30 minutes
Overall Summary of the section
- The VA section was Moderate to Difficult
- RCs were Moderate to Difficult
- Errors spotting was Moderate
- Grammar errors qs were Easy to Moderate
- Para completion was Moderate to Difficult
- Odd one out was Easy
- Vocab qs were Moderate to Difficult
- Para forming was Moderate
Particular
Details
Easy Questions
5-23, 43-44
Must Solve Questions
3, 5-23, 33, 43-44
Qs that Toppers would leave
1, 2, 4, 5, 24-32, 34-42, 45-50
Average time for each attempt
1.31 minutes
Overall Attempt
23
Total Questions: 75 Questions | 50 Minutes
Overall Summary of the section
The LR section was Moderate to Difficult.
Particular
Details
Easy Questions
8-13, 27, 28, 30, 31, 39-44, 72-75
Must Solve Questions
8-13, 11-19, 27, 28, 30, 31, 39-44, 57-67, 72-75
Qs that Toppers would leave
1-7, 20-26, 29, 32-38, 45-56, 68
Average time for each attempt
1.25 minutes
Overall Attempt
40
Tips & tricks to solve the difficult questions
Select the right sets. If a set takes more than 1-2 minutes to comprehend, leave it.
Total Questions: 25 Questions | 10 Minutes
Overall Summary of the section
The AR section was Difficult.
Particular
Details
Easy Questions
5-7, 13, 20, 22
Must Solve Questions
5-7, 13, 14, 16, 17, 20, 22, 24
Qs that Toppers would leave
1-4, 8-12, 15, 18, 19, 21, 23, 25
Average time for each attempt
1 minute
Overall Attempt
10
Tips & tricks to solve the difficult questions
Select the right questions.
Key Learning from the Mock:
Focus on reading more RCs, squat RCs, para completion, and para forming questions. Practice Geometry, Functions, and Modern Maths in Quants. Improve question selection in LR and practice more questions. Practice Visual Reasoning questions.
What next? (After Mock):
Analyzed the mock and got to know what went wrong and why.
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I have been associated with CATKing since I began my journey; since then it has been nothing short of wonders. Coming from a Commerce background I was not particularly strong in Quants/DI or verbal either but the faculty at CATKing helped me gain excellence in these topics at ease especially Ekagra sir’s quants shortcuts. My journey in cracking top MBA entrance exams is incomplete without mentioning Rahul Sir who has been constant support and pushing me and believing in me that i can achieve great scores.He has been a true mentor and motivation in this Journey.Last but not the list I would like to thank all the CATKing faculties for their esteemed support.
Vaibhav Shah – IIM Shillong, NMIMS & MICA
Pyarelal – IIM Ranchi
The preparation experience with CATKing was amazing; they know their stuff. They gave me a very clear idea about what needs to be prepared when. I was skeptical about quants however the faculty made sure they would start from the basics & then gradually move to the advance level. I took all the mocks and did a deep-dive analysis for each of them, which helped me score good in actual CAT.
Pyarelal – IIM Ranchi
Jagesh Golwala,CAT 2018 100%iler IIM A, B, C Convert
I had joined CATking in June 2018 to get help in the VARC section. Initially, I attended a few classes and one-on-one sessions with Anisha ma’am. This helped me gain familiarity with the kind of questions appearing in CAT and how to go about solving them.
Jagesh Golwala,CAT 2018 100%iler IIM A, B, C Convert
Prerak Thakkar – IIM Rohtak
I would like to thank CATKing team and Rahul sir for my IIM convert. I was very fortunate to join CATKing which was not only a good place to study but also helped visualise the life during and post MBA. This was a motivating factor and kept us going. If you are serious about CAT, CATKing is the place to be.
Prerak Thakkar – IIM Rohtak
Keval Satra – IIM Rohtak
Thanks to CATKing I was able to make it to IIMs; all the lectures are excellent esp the workshop that they conducted just few days before the exams. These workshops are not only filled with tips and tricks but also are full of motivation which is very much required for any student serious about these exams.
Keval Satra – IIM Rohtak – 98.74%ile
Rukhsar Khan – IIM Raipur
CATKing team and Rahul sir has played an instrumental role in my success in the most competitive exam. The team was just a call away for any doubts or questions which we had. The professors and staff members both helped whenever and wherever needed. Thanks CATKing for a great and much needed mentor-ship & motivation.
Rukhsar Khan – IIM Raipur, Rohtak, Ranchi & MICA
Tushar Sawant- IIM Kashipur
My journey for CAT preparation has been very exciting and the credit of my success goes to all the CATKing Faculty, esp Ekagra sir who resolved all the Quants & DI related doubts. I must also thank Rahul sir who cleared all the fundamental doubts about verbal ability and also kept the students motivated.
Tushar Sawant – IIM Kashipur
Gaurav Deshmukh- IIM Kashipur
Excellent faculty with every individual being an expert in their subject. Rahul sir is undoubtedly the best teacher for English. Ekagra and Rohit Sir got my quants concept clear & their tips and tricks for solving advanced quants problems was awesome. The best part is that everyone is a MBA grad from one of the best colleges in the country. Workshops conducted for every exam helped understand the the paper the better and crack it smartly. Reaching out students through social media was a big benefit to keep us updated with every event happening. GK sessions held on Facebook was a great way to study the subject. Also, every teacher is a true motivator!
Gaurav Deshmukh – IIM Kashipur
Anjali Verma – SIMSR
I have been fortunate to join CATKing for my MBA entrance exam preparation. All the faculty were very good and helpful. Rahul sir played an important role not only as a verbal faculty but also to maintain the high moral of the students. He was very motivating.
Anjali Verma – IIM Jammu
Kaushal Bavishi – IIM Raipur
When the exams approached near, while the other coaching institutes stopped conducting lectures; CATKing started to teach the strategies to do in the exam. This was something which helped me a lot during the last days of the studies. They were very responsive to the students doubts/queries or problems.
Kaushal Bavishi – IIM Raipur
Piyush Agarwal – IIM Rohtak
I have been fortunate to have joined CATKing. I had no doubts that this will be the right choice after meeting Rahul Sir. Not only they are good with Verbal but also have great faculty for DI, LR & Quants. The best part is their study material which is very systematic and very close to the actual exams.
Piyush Agarwal – IIM Rohtak IIM K Call
Apoorva Choudhary – IIM A
Thanks to CATKing to help me in my preparations. The strategies & tactics provided by them were very effective. Special thanks to Rahul Sir & Anisha ma’am for all the guidance and help in my preparation.
Apoorva Choudhary – IIM A Call
Naynesh -IIM Lucknow
Thanks to CATKing for all the guidance and help for my CAT Preparations. I was very fortunate to get in touch with Rahul sir, who was an excellent mentor; he not only helped me with Verbal ability but also help boost my confidence for the crucial CAT exam.
Naynesh Rajyak – IIM L Call
Aftab Mulani – IIM Rohtak (Call)
It was a great journey at CATKing. The faculty here are highly knowledgeable, dedicated and never hesitate to explain a concept any number of times, till we are clear with it. Also, the guidance during the GD/PI process was awesome and very informative to crack to grueling PI round. The mock interviews were very helpful. I can vouch for the quality of teaching by the faculty. My success mantra is practice till you cannot get it wrong!
Aftab Mulani – IIM Rohtak (Call)
Deepak Harjani – IIM Rohtak
CATKing played a major role in my path to success. Special thanks to Rahul Sir for guiding me throughout in this journey. My success mantra: if you think and believe that you can do it, you will! This helped me boost my confidence.
Thanks to CATKing for a great strategic input to boost my scores. I started preparing for CAT after my graduation in the month of March. As advised by Rahul Sir, for the first few months, I focused on basic concepts and then on taking mocks and improving on my weaker section was my target. My success mantra is “Believe in yourself, the world will believe in you”.
Neha Rathore – London School of Economics – IIM A Call
The GRE or the Graduate Record Examination is a standardized and the most popular admission test for graduation schools worldwide. It is your pathway to Ivy League colleges like Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, and other reputed institutions. You know the drill- register for the GRE, enroll in GRE classes, do your GRE prep, give GRE mock, GRE Mock Analysis, ace the GRE examination, then apply to the colleges, go through the loan procedures, and tada! You are on a flight to reach your dream college.
We are sure you read a lot of articles on how to do your GRE prep well. And all of them would have talked about the necessity to give GRE mock tests. But there is another important activity besides just giving the mocks. It is to analyze it properly. This is crucial for improving your performance, however, most aspirants do not recognize the importance of this activity and ignore it.
In this article, we will talk about a tested approach to analyzing your GRE Mock Results. Follow this structure and make changes according to your strong and weak sections.
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Why give GRE Mock Tests?
The first benefit of giving GRE mocks is the opportunity to assess your preparation until now. GRE is primarily a speed test. The questions will be rudimentary, but the duration of the sections is strictly limited. So you have to test yourself in a similar environment repeatedly, make sure you are not missing out on easy questions because you got stuck in a difficult question, and most importantly, can hold your concentration for 3 hours 45 minutes straight.
Besides, the GRE mock tests also give a chance to figure out your strength and weaknesses concerning the subject areas. From the careful analysis, you will understand your areas for improvement and can curate a study plan accordingly.
Steps To Follow:
We will be providing this analysis based on the GREKing Mocks and it's review/ preparation dashboard. However, the approach will remain the same even if you are analyzing different GRE mock tests.
1.Checking for Exceptions
How different has your GRE mock experience been from the original exam? Did you take a longer break or pause the test in between? Did you not attempt the AWA section or skipped some questions because you ran out of patience? There can be a lot of disruptions when you are attempting a mock from home. There can be connectivity problems, phone calls, or family members conversing. Check for these situations. All of these might either inflate or deflate your score and hence while analyzing try to set a threshold of deviation in marks these reasons have caused.
2. The Overview
Get a top view of your performance by checking the total score, accuracy ratio, the average time per question, etc. In the review section of the GREKing mocks, there will be a section-wise analysis. In that, you will get to see how you have fared in each of the sections. Without much deep diving, just check for the accuracy rate and the number of correct/incorrect/skipped questions for a section. You will also get a bar chart analysis for the sectional performance. This analysis will reveal any broad trends concerning a particular section. That is, if quantitative reasoning as a whole is your problem area, this sectional analysis will reveal that.
3. Deep Diving into Sections
For the majority of test-takers, the problems aren't section- specific, they are topic and area-specific. This is where further analysis comes into the scenario. The area level and topic level review options will give you the same data - accuracy rate, the number of correct/ incorrect/ skipped questions, time for each question but on specific areas like Arithmetic, Algebra, Text Completions, etc. From this, you will notice if there is any trend to your mistakes. Are you getting most of the Arithmetic questions right? Then this is your strong area. Are you getting most of the Reading Comprehension questions wrong? You know what you have to do.
However, even Arithmetic itself has several topics. If you want further, more refined data then go to the topic wise analysis. See how many questions of Ratio were there, and how many did you get correct. If you see you are doing good in all types of RC questions except the Inference type ones, then RC is not your problem, Inference type questions are.
Does GRE Mock Analysis also reveal the Why?
Through all the above steps you figured out the problem areas in your performance. By this time, you know which are your strong sections and in which sections you need to improve. But like Arithmetic, improvement is a broad topic. Only if you know your specific problem, why are you going wrong or is not able to attempt a question, can you work on that and better your results.
Don't worry. The GRE mock analysis report of GREKing also helps you figure this out. Please remember, this article follows the pattern of the GREKing dashboard. However, you can do this whole analysis manually with the help of any decent mock review report.
The Excel Sheet Approach to Mock Analysis
There can be multiple reasons you might get an answer wrong in the exam. It can be time management, careless errors, difficult questions or not knowing the concept.
In an excel sheet mark two columns- Incorrect Answers and Skipped Questions. Underneath the Incorrect answers, again make three columns- Time Management, Careless Errors, Logical Errors. Under the Skipped Questions column make another two- Time Management, Conceptual. The rows will have the topics. Be as broad or as detailed as per your convenience. Broadly, you can name the rows as arithmetic, algebra, text completions, etc. If you want details, you can further break it down to topics under each section like Average, Mixtures, Inequalities, etc.
Now put every question you got wrong in the GRE mock or any question you did not attempt, under one of these column heads. Think and make a good judgment here. You might want to analyze the questions based on ease/ difficulty. Then you can add another column or write that in brackets beside each question.
Once you fill the grid, color code it. This will make it very easy for you to figure out what exactly is causing the dip in marks
The Issues
While analyzing the mock results, you will figure out broadly two problem areas- Conceptual and Time Management.
Conceptual
For the conceptual problem, the only solution is more and more practice. If you have the GREKing GRE full course, then in the dashboard only you will get sufficient Practice problems, e-books, webinars, and tutorial videos. However, even if you do not have the full course, GREKing has sufficient Ebooks to practice from.
GREKing Free GRE Ebooks
The content of these e-books is designed keeping in mind the actual GRE paper. The questions are of different difficulty levels to help you from an amateur stage up to the pro level.Some of the Ebooks are:1. GREKing 50 Most Repeated Words2. GREKing 50 Must Solve Text Completion Questions3. GREKing 50 Must Solve Sentence Equivalence Questions4. GREKing 100 Must Solve Quantitative Comparison QuestionsYou can get the ebooks here. We are adding more Ebooks every day so that you can have access to more resources. So be sure to check back and refresh the website regularly.
Time Management
If from the excel sheet you find out that a lot of your incorrect/skipped answers are because of poor time management, then it's time to deep dive into that issue.
First look at the time spent on each question from the topic wise analysis tab or question wise analysis. Focus especially on the outliers. Those are questions that you attempted in very little time and questions that you took a lot of time to mark. If possible make another excel sheet with two columns. Too fast and too slow. Mark the question numbers accordingly under each column. Now color code the questions which you got right, in green, and the ones you got wrong, in red. Check if there is any pattern to it.
Are most of your wrong questions in the too fast category? That means in the hurry of finishing questions you are getting them wrong or are judging the questions too quickly therefore not understanding it properly. It can also be that you were running out of time and hence marked all the questions in a jiffy. A rather more uncommon reason is you were not aware of the concept of the question and thus marked it quickly and moved on to the next question. That is a good reason, then.
And likewise for the too slow questions. For those, pay special attention to the ones you spent a lot of time on and then got wrong or still couldn't attempt. They are special problem ones.
Certain popular benchmarks are followed for determining how much time should be given to one question. We are reproducing one such method here, from the Manhattan Preparation plan. Please note, this is strictly for reference. You do you.
We hope this approach to analyze a GRE mock will help in your preparation.
All the best!
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CATKing is just not a coaching center but a place to which the students stay connected even after getting into their dream B-School.
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Chirag Jakhodia, former Project Finance Manager at Versatile Corporate Advisors
Oh yes, the sprint workshop of CATking was very good and effective. It gave a total 360° view of the course and the amount of coaching done in the small time frame with clear concepts was the highlight.
Also, the help provided by Rahul sir on a personal level also works wonders for students of taken positively.
All in all, a great learning experience and a good prospect to learn fast in case you’ve decided late to go for the MBA entrance exams!
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Aishwarya Pandey , former Analyst at Capgemini India
In order to crack CAT one requires strong determination coupled with timed efforts and correct strategy. In CATking they not only guide you on how to score well but also make a personalized strategy to convert your calls. The faculty is there by your side, available 24×7 until you step into the B school. The shortcuts, tips, and tricks are a boom for any CAT aspirant. They stick to the “ Number tumhe laane hai” methodology and make every effort so that the student converts the call. The GDPI sessions no doubt train you to get to the top-notch and stand out from the rest.
If you want to land up into a top B school, CATking is the right place for you!! All the best:)
Aishwarya Pandey, former Analyst at Capgemini India
Prachodaya Das, IIM Ahmedabad
Rahul Sir, I would like to share with you that I have finally made it to the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) and am now part of their prestigious PGP program.
Your unending support has propelled me to work hard and improve and hence all of this would not have been possible without you. Thanks for being a pillar and pushing me to do better!
Anisha Mam thanks for being so approachable that I could rely on you to ask the stupidest jokes
Prachodaya Das, IIM Ahmedabad
Angshuman sonowal, IIM Kozhikode
It was a wonderful learning experience with CATKing. Anisha Ma’am and Rahul Sir were very supportive throughout the preparation journey and constantly kept motivating. They played a pivotal role on my journey to IIM-Kozhikode, especially during the GDPI rounds. Big thanks once again to the whole team.
Angshuman sonowal, IIM Kozhikode
Aditya Aher, IIM Bodhgaya
I, Aditya Aher, would like to thank Catking for the immense contribution towards my CAT Journey and helping me to get into one of the Top B-Schools in the country. This was all possible due to Rahul Sir, Anisha Ma’am and all the other faculties of Catking who made sure that we are well equipped with the concepts taught in the class. The Mock Group Discussions, Personal Interviews, WAT, and knowledge-based lectures added a layer to my preparation. I have learnt a lot of things during my Journey with CATKING. Thank You so much!
Aditya Aher, IIM Bodhgaya
Kirti Wagh – IIM C
Rahul Sir’s verbal Wednesday’s were the best and he has helped a lot in verbal as verbal was my weakest section being an engineer and thank you to Anisha Ma’am for all the help and guidance during GDPI.
Kirti Wagh – IIM C
Rashiv Tripathi, 99 percentile in VARC-CAT
Right from their online mock tests, speedy grievance redressal, the valuable expertise of Rahul Sir and guidance of Anisha Ma’am, the mock GD, theoretical framework for CD and basics of MBA, and grooming one for PI ; CAT King excels in all the aforementioned aspects.
Rashiv Tripathi, 99 percentile in VARC -CAT
Jagesh Golwala,CAT 2018 100%iler IIM A, B, C Convert
I had joined CATking in June 2018 to get help in the VARC section. Initially, I attended a few classes and one-on-one sessions with Anisha ma’am. This helped me gain familiarity with the kind of questions appearing in CAT and how to go about solving them.
Jagesh Golwala,CAT 2018 100%iler IIM A, B, C Convert
Shashwat – IIM Lucknow
Rahul sir is a rockster; he is excellent with verbal teaching and I enjoyed every bit of it. I loved his webinars since they are always of engaging nature. Overall CATKing was a good experience and I enjoyed every bit of it.
Shashwat – IIM Lucknow
Pyarelal – IIM Ranchi
The preparation experience with CATKing was amazing; they know their stuff. They gave me a very clear idea about what needs to be prepared when. I was skeptical about quants however the faculty made sure they would start from the basics & then gradually move to the advance level. I took all the mocks and did a deep-dive analysis for each of them, which helped me score good in actual CAT.
Pyarelal – IIM Ranchi
Prerak Thakkar – IIM Rohtak
I would like to thank CATKing team and Rahul sir for my IIM convert. I was very fortunate to join CATKing which was not only a good place to study but also helped visualise the life during and post MBA. This was a motivating factor and kept us going. If you are serious about CAT, CATKing is the place to be.
Prerak Thakkar – IIM Rohtak
Piyush Agarwal – IIM Rohtak
I have been fortunate to have joined CATKing. I had no doubts that this will be the right choice after meeting Rahul Sir. Not only they are good with Verbal but also have great faculty for DI, LR & Quants. The best part is their study material which is very systematic and very close to the actual exams.
Piyush Agarwal – IIM Rohtak IIM K Call
Keval Satra – IIM Rohtak
Thanks to CATKing I was able to make it to IIMs; all the lectures are excellent esp the workshop that they conducted just few days before the exams. These workshops are not only filled with tips and tricks but also are full of motivation which is very much required for any student serious about these exams.
Keval Satra – IIM Rohtak – 98.74%ile
Taniya Kurve – IIM Indore
My cat preparation would not be as comprehensive as it has been without CATKing. Their study material, mocks, faculty and support staff all have been excellent. Special thanks to Rahul sir for all the guidance and inputs till the very last day of both exams and GDPI. If you are looking for sturdy support and excellent study material; CATKing is for you.
Taniya Kurve – IIM Indore
Sagar Sant- SP Jain
Thanks to CATKing, I was able to make it to a top B-School like SPJain. It is always special to make it to the college of your teacher. Now I can proudly say, I share the same college as that of Rahul Sir. I would also like to thank all the faculty at CATKing esp Ekagra Sir and Anisha ma’am.
Sagar Sant- SP Jain
Tushar Sawant- IIM Kashipur
My journey for CAT preparation has been very exciting and the credit of my success goes to all the CATKing Faculty, esp Ekagra sir who resolved all the Quants & DI related doubts. I must also thank Rahul sir who cleared all the fundamental doubts about verbal ability and also kept the students motivated.
Tushar Sawant – IIM Kashipur
Kaushal Bavishi – IIM Raipur
When the exams approached near, while the other coaching institutes stopped conducting lectures; CATKing started to teach the strategies to do in the exam. This was something which helped me a lot during the last days of the studies. They were very responsive to the students doubts/queries or problems.
Kaushal Bavishi – IIM Raipur
Khushboo IIM Lucknow
Rahul Sir and CATKing rocks! They truly know what they are into and are doing a great job by providing the right guidelines to the students aspiring for CAT. Thanks for all the help, I was able to convert IIM L. Keep up the good work.
Khushboo – IIM Lucknow
Piyush Bindu – IIM Lucknow
CAT is one of the most crucial exams of one’s life and having the right preparation partner goes a long way in this decisive battle. I was fortunate to have CATKing alongside my preparation.
Piyush Bindu IIM L – McKinsey
Jay Walendra- IIM Indore
I was a bit nervous before signing up for CAT however the CATKing team was quite helpful in clearing all the doubts. All the faculty played an important role in my preparations. Their last moment tips and tricks were very helpful to boost my prep.
Jay Walendra – IIM Indore, New IIMs
Rukhsar Khan – IIM Raipur
CATKing team and Rahul sir has played an instrumental role in my success in the most competitive exam. The team was just a call away for any doubts or questions which we had. The professors and staff members both helped whenever and wherever needed. Thanks CATKing for a great and much needed mentor-ship & motivation.
Rukhsar Khan – IIM Raipur, Rohtak, Ranchi & MICA
Apoorva Choudhary – IIM A
Thanks to CATKing to help me in my preparations. The strategies & tactics provided by them were very effective. Special thanks to Rahul Sir & Anisha ma’am for all the guidance and help in my preparation.
Apoorva Choudhary – IIM A Call
Jay Satra – SPJain
GDPI are always a big challenge, as the competition gets steeper; however, I was lucky to have the CATKing team to mentor me on this very crucial step. Thanks to Rahul sir for his end to end guidance on all the aspects of GDPI.
Jay Satra – IIM A | S | L | I | K & SPJain
Raj Doshi – IIM A
Thanks to the entire CATKing team, who have played an important role in my success to make it to IIM Ahmedabad. I would like to thanks Rahul Sir for his continuous support and motivation till the D-Day.
Raj Doshi – IIM Ahmedabad
Naynesh -IIM Lucknow
Thanks to CATKing for all the guidance and help for my CAT Preparations. I was very fortunate to get in touch with Rahul sir, who was an excellent mentor; he not only helped me with Verbal ability but also help boost my confidence for the crucial CAT exam.
Naynesh Rajyak – IIM L Call
Debanjana – IIM Calcutta
The mentors at CATKing with their teaching methods especially “strategies” were very helpful.
Their support and motivation helped me convert IIM C. I would like to thank Rahul Sir for conducting lot of Mock GDPI sessions and providing honest feedback.
Debanjana – IIM Calcutta
Jay Gosalia – IIM B
CATKing was really helpful in my GDPI Preparations for IIMs. Tips and Strategies by Rahul, helped me think through for the entire process, rather than just preparing from the WAT PI point of view.
Jay Gosalia – IIM Bangalore
Sakshi Gandhi – IIM A
I truly thank CATKing for helping me make it to IIM Ahemdabad, I am thankful to Rahul sir for all the last moment tips & tricks.
Sakshi Gandhi – IIM Ahemdabad
Aftab Mulani – IIM Rohtak (Call)
It was a great journey at CATKing. The faculty here are highly knowledgeable, dedicated and never hesitate to explain a concept any number of times, till we are clear with it. Also, the guidance during the GD/PI process was awesome and very informative to crack to grueling PI round. The mock interviews were very helpful. I can vouch for the quality of teaching by the faculty. My success mantra is practice till you cannot get it wrong!
Aftab Mulani – IIM Rohtak (Call)
Deepak Harjani – IIM Rohtak
CATKing played a major role in my path to success. Special thanks to Rahul Sir for guiding me throughout in this journey. My success mantra: if you think and believe that you can do it, you will! This helped me boost my confidence.
Thanks to CATKing for a great strategic input to boost my scores. I started preparing for CAT after my graduation in the month of March. As advised by Rahul Sir, for the first few months, I focused on basic concepts and then on taking mocks and improving on my weaker section was my target. My success mantra is “Believe in yourself, the world will believe in you”.
Neha Rathore – London School of Economics – IIM A Call
Vivek IIM B
I would like to thank Rahul sir for firing spark in me to prepare for CAT and go for MBA. I was not sure whether to go or not for MBA but introductory session by Rahul sir motivated me and I decided to prepare for CAT. His quote ‘Success is the best revenge’ kept me motivated throughout my preparation as I wanted to prove a point to someone.
Once again thank you CATKING and Rahul sir for helping me securing much coveted IIM Bangalore seat, the best in India as per HRD rankings. I wish all the best to CATKING and its CAT aspirants.
Vivek – IIM Bangalore
Prathamesh – SPJIMR
I am very happy with my decision to join CATKing for my MBA entrance preparation. CATKing has excellent faculty who are experts in their respective domains. Rahul Sir’s workshops were really helpful for Verbal preparation. Through his workshops, Rahul Sir motivated me every time to work hard and keep pushing myself. Along with hard work, keeping your moral high is equally important when it comes to cracking CAT. Rahul Sir helped me to keep my moral high especially as the CAT exam day was approaching. Ekagra Sir contributed instrumentally in improving my Quant and DI/LR solving skills. CAT exam is just the first step towards getting into your dream school. GD/WAT-PI process plays an important role in the final selection process and the faculty at CATking made sure that I was well prepared for this. I would like to thank Anisha Ma’am and Rahul Sir for conducting lot of Mock GDPI sessions and providing honest feedback. A big thank you to the entire CATKing team!
Prathamesh – SPJIMR & New IIMs
Vaibhav Shah – IIM Shillong
I have been associated with CATKing since I began my journey; since then it has been nothing short of wonders. Coming from a Commerce background I was not particularly strong in Quants/DI or verbal either but the faculty at CATKing helped me gain excellence in these topics at ease especially Ekagra sir’s quants shortcuts. My journey in cracking top MBA entrance exams is incomplete without mentioning Rahul Sir who has been constant support and pushing me and believing in me that i can achieve great scores.He has been a true mentor and motivation in this Journey.Last but not the list I would like to thank all the CATKing faculties for their esteemed support.
Vaibhav Shah – IIM Shillong, NMIMS & MICA
Gaurav Deshmukh- IIM Kashipur
Excellent faculty with every individual being an expert in their subject. Rahul sir is undoubtedly the best teacher for English. Ekagra and Rohit Sir got my quants concept clear & their tips and tricks for solving advanced quants problems was awesome. The best part is that everyone is a MBA grad from one of the best colleges in the country. Workshops conducted for every exam helped understand the the paper the better and crack it smartly. Reaching out students through social media was a big benefit to keep us updated with every event happening. GK sessions held on Facebook was a great way to study the subject. Also, every teacher is a true motivator!
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1st Aug - 8th Aug
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15th Aug - 22nd Aug
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22nd Aug - 29th Aug
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Real CAT 16
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29th Aug - 5th Sep
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5th Sep - 12th Sep
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Real CAT 18
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12th Sep - 19th Sep
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Real CAT 19
Sunday
19th Sep - 26th Sep
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Sunday
26th Sep - 3rd OCt
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3rd Oct - 10th Oct
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10th Oct - 17th Oct
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17th Oct - 24th Oct
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24th Oct - 31st Oct
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Real CAT 25
Sunday
31st Oct - 7th Nov
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7th Nov - 10th Nov
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Real CAT 1 Expert Analysis:
Overall Difficulty Level:
The overall difficulty level was moderate.
Total Questions | Total Time
76 Questions | 120 Minutes
Overall Brief:
VARC section was moderate. DILR was moderate to difficult. Whereas Quants was easy to moderate.
Particular
Details
Total Questions
26 Questions | 40 Minutes
Easy / Must Solve Questions
1, 2, 9, 11, 12, 16
Suggestions/Key Outcome
10 can be attempted at last
Difficult Question
10
Overall Analysis
All sections are moderate. One question from time speed distance is very difficult
Particular
Details
Total Questions
26 Questions | 40 minutes
Easy / Must Solve Questions
6, 12, 15
Suggestions/Key Outcome
Questions should also be read before attemping or skiping the RC
Difficult Questions
1-5, 22, 24, 26
Overall Analysis
Fisrt RC is difficult to comprehend but questions were relatively easy to moderate. All other Rcs are moderate. Prajambles , Parasummary are moderate.
Particular
Details
Total Questions
24 Questions | 40 minutes
Easy / Must Solve Questions
21, 22, 23, 24
Suggestions/Key Outcome
Set 5 should be attemped first, followed by Set 3 and 4 and Set 1 and 2 at last
Difficult Questions
5-10
Overall Analysis
'First two Sets are difficult. Set one is lenghty and Set 2 is calculation intensive. Set 3 and 4 are moderate to difficult. Set 5 is easy to moderate.
What next? (After Mock):
Analyze the mock and know what went wrong and why.
Real CAT 2 Expert Analysis:
Overall Difficulty Level:
Total Questions | Total Time:
76 Questions | 120 Minutes
Overall difficulty level of the exam:
Moderate to Difficult
Overall Brief:
Overall VARC & QA were Moderate, while LRDI was Difficult.
Quants Section:
26 Questions | 40 Minutes
Particular
Details
Overall summary of the section
Geometry & Mesuration is difficult and logarithm is easy other sections are moderate
Must-Solve (Easy) Questions
1,2,3,10,13,14,23
Difficult Questions
4,5,6,17,21,25,26
VARC Section:
26 Questions | 40 minutes
Particular
Details
Overall summary of the section
Fisrt RC is difficult. Second RC is easy to moderate. All other RCs are moderate. Prajambles , Parasummary are moderate.
Must-Solve (Easy) Questions
5,6,7,8,9
Difficult Questions
1-4
Suggestions/Key Outcome
Start with the 2nd RC and attemp first RC at last
DILR Section:
24 Questions | 40 minutes
Particular
Details
Overall summary of the section
Set 1 is moderate. Set 2, 3 and 4 are difficult. Set 5 is easy to moderate.
Must-Solve (Easy) Questions
21, 22, 23, 24
Difficult Questions
5-14
Suggestions/Key Outcome
Set 5 should be attemped first, followed by Set 1
What next? (After Mock):
Analysed the mock and got to know what went wrong and why. Update the mocks Analysis Dashboard and prepare your SWOT Analysis Chart and Map the Progress
Real CAT 3 Expert Analysis:
Overall Difficulty Level:
Total Questions:
100 Questions
Overall difficulty level of the exam:
Moderate
Overall Brief:
VARC was Moderate.
LRDI was Moderate to Difficult.
QA was Moderate.
Quants Section:
34 Questions
Particular
Details
Overall summary of the section
All sections are moderate
Must-Solve (Easy) Questions
2,4,8,13
Difficult Questions
9,12,14
VARC Section:
34 Questions
Particular
Details
Overall summary of the section
RC2 is easy to moderate, RC3 is moderate to difficult. All other RCs are moderate. Prajambles , Parasummary and odd one out are moderate.
Must-Solve (Easy) Questions
6,7,8,9,10
Difficult Questions
11,12,13,14,15
Suggestions/Key Outcome
Start with RC2
DILR Section:
32 Questions
Particular
Details
Overall summary of the section
Set 1,6,8 are moderate to diffficult. Set 4 and 5 are easy. Other set are of moderate level
Must-Solve (Easy) Questions
10,13,14,15,16,17,18,20
Difficult Questions
1,2,3,4,21,22,23,24,29,20,31,32
Suggestions/Key Outcome
Set 4 and 5 should be attemped first
What next? (After Mock):
Analysed the mock and got to know what went wrong and why. Update the mocks Analysis Dashboard and prepare your SWOT Analysis Chart and Map the Progress
Real CAT 4 Expert Analysis:
Overall Difficulty Level:
Total Questions:
76 Questions
Overall difficulty level of the exam:
Again, could've been an ideal CAT paper had DILR been a little more difficult
Overall Brief:
VARC was Moderate-Difficult, LRDI was Easy and QA was easy-moderate
Quants Section:
26 Questions
Particular
Details
Overall summary of the section
With 46% easy, 50% moderate and 4% hard this paper was comparable to the CAT.Arithmetic (11) - 5 easy, 6 moderate, 0 hard
Algebra (5) - 2 easy, 3 moderate, 0 hard
Geometry (5) - 3 easy, 1 moderate, 1 hard
Modern Math (3) - 0 easy, 3 moderate
Number Sys (2) - 2 easy
Suggestions/Key Outcome
The proportion of Algebra questions should probably be higher.
Must-Solve (Easy) Questions
1,2,4,5,10,11,12,13,20,21,23,24
Difficult Questions
9
VARC Section:
26 Questions
Particular
Details
Overall summary of the section
Overall, the section had 50% moderate questions, 42% easy and 8% hard. This was a moderate-difficult VARC - close to CAT39% RC questions easy, 50% moderate and 11% difficult making the RCs moderate-difficult.
67% parasummaries were moderate, 33% easy
67% parajumbles were easy, 33% moderate
50% odd-one-out were difficult and 50% easy.
Must-Solve (Easy) Questions
1,10,12,13,15,16,18,19,24,20,21
Suggestions/Key Outcome
VARC was of good quality. Could be a CAT paper. However, VA questions had similar topics (US political situation)
Difficult Questions
3,9,22
DILR Section:
24 Questions
Particular
Details
Overall summary of the section
Sets 1, 3, 5 are Easy (50%)
Set 4 and 2 are moderate (50%)
Must-Solve (Easy) Questions
Sets 1, 3, 5
Difficult Questions
Set 4
Suggestions/Key Outcome
Attempt the 4 question sets. This was also an easy DILR. Set 1 though, won't come in CAT. It is a simple DI question.
What next? (After Mock):
Analysed the mock and got to know what went wrong and why. Update the mocks Analysis Dashboard and prepare your SWOT Analysis Chart and Map the Progress
Real CAT 5 Expert Analysis:
Overall Difficulty Level:
Total Questions:
76 Questions
Overall difficulty level of the exam:
It was on the easier side because of LRDI
Overall Brief:
VARC was Easy-Moderate, LRDI was Easy and QA was moderate.
VARC Section:
26 Questions
Particular
Details
Overall summary of the section
Overall, the section had 46% moderate questions, 50% easy and 4% hard. This was an easy-moderate VARC - 1 level below CAT50% RC questions easy, 40% moderate and 10% difficult making the RCs moderate-easy.
100% parasummaries were moderate
67% parajumbles were easy, 33% moderate
50% odd-one-out were moderate and 50% easy.
Suggestions/Key Outcome
Needed more hard questions - VARC isn't as straightforward now
Must-Solve (Easy) Questions
6,7,8,15,16,17,18,20,21
Difficult Questions
4,9
DILR Section:
24 Questions
Particular
Details
Overall summary of the section
Sets 1, 2, 3 are Easy (58%)
Set 4 is hard (17%)
Set 5 is moderate (25%)
Must-Solve (Easy) Questions
Sets 1, 2, 3
Suggestions/Key Outcome
Attempt first 3 sets together, then set 5
Difficult Questions
Set 4 was difficult
Quants Section:
26 Questions
Particular
Details
Overall summary of the section
With 38% easy, 50% moderate and 12% hard this paper was slightly more difficult than the CAT.Arithmetic (7) - 3 easy, 3 moderate, 1 hard
Algebra (8) - 2 easy, 5 moderate, 1 hard
Geometry (5) - 3 easy, 1 moderate, 1 hard
Modern Math (5) - 2 easy, 3 moderate
Number Sys (1) - 1 moderate
Must-Solve (Easy) Questions
2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14, 18, 22, 24
Difficult Questions
3, 21, 25
Suggestions/Key Outcome
The proportion of Arithmetic questions should probably be higher.
Real CAT 6 Expert Analysis:
Overall Difficulty Level:
Total Questions:
66 Questions
Overall difficulty level of the exam:
Very good mock. In terms of difficulty this would be similar to CAT. However, the pattern wasn't the same. With a similar difficulty and different pattern this would be an ideal mock (with minor adjustments)
Overall Brief:
This seems like an experimental mock. So I will not focus too much on the pattern - regardless, as a note I would like to point out that such a pattern will probably not appear in the actual CAT.
Please note: in the following comments when I say to "close to CAT/not close to CAT" it is only from a difficulty perspective.
VARC was Moderate-Difficult
LRDI was moderate-difficult
QA was easy-moderate
VARC Section:
22 Questions
Particular
Details
Overall summary of the section
Overall, the section had 50% moderate questions, 37% easy and 13% hard. This was a moderate-difficult VARC - close to CAT33% RC questions easy, 59% moderate and 6% difficult making the RCs moderate-difficult. RC3 was especially difficult.
67% parasummaries were moderate, 33% easy
50% parajumbles were easy, 50% difficult
The only OOO was difficult
Para completion was asked - but it was easy
Suggestions/Key Outcome
VARC was of good quality. Could be a CAT paper in terms of difficulty. However, RC2 and RC3 had a similar theme. That won't happen in CAT.
Must-Solve (Easy) Questions
1,2,5,8,10,17,19,22
Difficult Questions
13,16,18
DILR Section:
22 Questions
Particular
Details
Overall summary of the section
Sets 3, 4, 5 are Easy (46%)
Set 6 and 2 are moderate (37%)
Set 1 was difficult (17%)
Must-Solve (Easy) Questions
Sets 3 4 and 5
Suggestions/Key Outcome
Avoid attempting 1, 2 and 6 first. Go for 3, 4 and 5. This was a good DILR in terms of difficulty - can be expected in CAT.
Difficult Questions
Set 1 was difficult
Quants Section:
22 Questions
Particular
Details
Overall summary of the section
With 46% easy, 46% moderate and 8% hard this paper was comparable to the CAT.Arithmetic (10) - 7 easy, 3 moderate, 0 hard
Algebra (4) - 2 easy, 2 moderate, 0 hard
Geometry (4) - 1 easy, 1 moderate, 2 hard
Modern Math (2) - 0 easy, 2 moderate
Number Sys (2) - 2 moderate
Must-Solve (Easy) Questions
2,3,4,5,7,9,14,16,17,21 - Arithmetic was key, Geometry should've been avoided
Difficult Questions
15,20
Suggestions/Key Outcome
The proportion of Algebra questions should probably be higher.
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NMAT 2020 - NMAT by GMAC official mock Analysis by NMAT Topper: Difficulty level and Topics for NMAT exam
NMAT by GMAC's first official mock has been launched. So people who have do not have an idea yet about how the paper is different NMAT has changed the pattern completely. So read ahead to discover more about the official mock analysis so that we get an idea about what are the kind of questions coming in and what should be your target scores. You should go ahead and practice these mocks so that further you can prepare for your entire exam thoroughly. Read further to get detailed insights on the analysis of the NMAT by GMAC official mock Analysis by NMAT Topper.
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Summary of the new paper pattern of NMAT by GMAC official mock as per Analysis by NMAT Topper:
Now you have 108 questions which are divided into three sections equally: Quants and di 36 questions LR 36 questions and Verbal 36 questions. So basically each of these sections has equal weightage right now. Time is a very very important thing which you need to keep in mind. You have 52 minutes for Quants 40 minutes for LR and 28 minutes for the Verbal ability section.
New scoring system:
Another interesting fact is that you will get your scaled scores within 48 hours of the exam so you don't have to worry about the window normalization, when will you get your scores and face anxiety of those things. That's not required. You will get the scores in a range that is similar to GMAT because the entire exam is now adaptive exactly like how GMAT used to be.
Why should you attempt the official NMAT by GMAC mock?
The official NMAT by GMAC mock or the cat king free mock - you should give any one of these mocks get an idea about the kind of questions that are coming in and to get insights about each section as to what kind of questions came and how many questions were present from each of the modules. The best perspective or the best idea you can get from is the NMAT by GMAC official mock because it is GMAC which is the official exam conducting body for NMAT 2020. GMAC is the exam conducting body for GMAT as well.
Individual section-wise analysis for NMAT by GMAC official mock:
Observation in the Quantitative Ability section in the NMAT by GMAC official mock:
Quants section of the NMAT exam mock the bifurcation was - 36 questions 52 minutes. If we look at each individual area one very big important change which you should keep in mind is there is no geometry. It was noticed that there were absolutely no geometry questions so that is something which is a very big change that NMAT is coming up with this year. Apart from that, you will see an increase in the number of questions coming from modern maths. Out of the 36 questions, 16 questions were still from Data Interpretation and Data sufficiency. A very new interesting aspect which is added - caselets just like how you get in the CAT exam. Caselets based questions, bar graph questions, you could also get to see DI tables based questions, pie chart tables, and four to five questions of Data sufficiency.
So invariably maths have 20 questions in the NMAT by GMAC official mock. These 20 questions are divided into three - that is number properties which is the remainder theorem number system kind of questions. Arithmetic was a major chunk. Out of the 20, more than 40 to 50% was arithmetic based questions.
Arithmetic consists of:
percentages
averages
ratios
simple compound interest
profit loss
time and work
time speed and distance
mixtures and allegations
Earlier there used to be one question from modern maths - PnC, probability. But in the official mock there were six questions from Modern Maths. Now you have to give a lot of weightage to all of these topics so you can not leave it out into option. Because at the end of the day there is sectional cut off also for NMAT that you have to clear.
Another major observation was that in the quants section, number properties and arithmetic based questions were easy to moderate. But from modern Maths questions were on the moderate to difficult side.
Data interpretation was observed to be moderate to difficult level. That means NMAT lives by the fact that DI should be more calculation intensive.
Verdict:
Focus on quants' all topics equally and do study modern maths because it will be easy to score if you know your concepts.
Ideal attempting the quants section: Ideally you should attempt all 36 questions. You have to keep on moving ahead.
The strategy you need to adapt to make sure you clear the NMAT all sectional cutoffs is to learn to move on. This simply means if in 30 seconds to 60 seconds you're not able to solve a particular question, you have to mark something and move ahead. Marking randomly is as good as a negative marking question because it's an adaptive test. So mark and go ahead and don't leave the questions blank because it's going to be considered the same thing even if you do it wrong or if you don't attempt.
Observation in the Verbal Ability section in the NMAT official mock:
In the Verbal ability section, you have 36 questions 28 minutes time. They have increased the questions a lot but they haven't
increased the time that much. From the 36 questions, there were three sets of Rcs which were factual & inference based. Vocabulary based questions are coming inside the RC in forms of word meaning or meaning of the phrase. Some other questions were para forming or para jumbles /para construction. There were also some grammar-based questions which are error identification and prepositions. Prepositions are coming in the form of fill in the blanks. Also, you have sentence completion which was easy. Analogies are again based on vocabulary.
Verdict:
Overall this section was easy only para jumbles was something which was on the tougher side. Rest verbal was not a challenge for the first mock test.
Observation in the Reasoning section in the NMAT official mock:
In the reasoning section, people who gave NMAT last year would know that verbal reasoning had seen a spike in the weightage last year and that still stays though the number of questions is reduced the total number of verbal reasoning questions is still fixed at 15 which is a huge chunk and all of them were moderate. They were not very easy because you need to build a practice for them. This is something which is one of the most neglected sections because verbal reasoning does not come in CAT. So the most important in your preparation phase is the verbal section because verbal reasoning(critical reasoning) and verbal together invariably are the same concept it's going to have the same ideology and structure to be thought of.
Importance of focusing on verbal in NMAT by GMAC 2020
36 questions of the verbal section plus 15 of the verbal reasoning section that makes it 51 questions is coming for verbal. Verbal reasoning type of questions are statement and conclusion, assumption, course of action, inference based questions and the typical GMAT style critical reasoning - strengthening and weakening the argument there was an equal distribution of all of these type of questions in the official mock which is a very good thing so you can make sure you understand all of them. You have less than have 60 seconds per question.
We saw analytical puzzles, input-output, you can expect two puzzles and one input-output set based on the previous year's analysis. The weightage of the other reasoning has reduced other reasoning - syllogism, Venn diagrams, set theory, directions, blood relations, ranking, mathematical operations, number series.
Verdict:
The level of difficulty would be varying for people based on your preparation and your strengths. The level of difficulty as compared to the previous years of NMAT papers. This mock is a general perspective. But the most important thing for you to understand is the distribution of questions coming in from various sections, various topics because that is something which is very essential when you start preparing for any competitive exam or for any exam for that matter.
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Analyzing your CAT Mocks - Things you might have missed
Taking Mocks is one of the most important steps towards getting a good score in an MBA Entrance Test. But you must know that you won’t get ahead just by giving mocks. After giving a mock, you have to sit and analyze every question that you have attempted. That is what will lead to better attempts and scores in future mocks. So, how do you go about this analysis? Read on this article to know more about how you should be analyzing your CAT mocks.
Now, most of you might be attempting a few mocks here and there and feeling good about achieving that task. However, giving mock is just the first step towards a huge and important process i.e. analysis. Most students either completely ignore this, or the others don't do it the right way. It the right way is not followed, you might not gain the full benefits that you can achieve from solving mocks.
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