I got a chance to interview my dear friend and fellow test-nerd, Dr Shashank Prabhu, who has scored 99.99 percentile and rank 1 in CET 2020. Though we frequently end up discussing tests, especially during test season, we never got a chance to share these insights on a public forum. In this post, you will …
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Panel Discussion with CET 99.99 percentilers
Last week, I got an opportunity to interact with IMS students who have scored a 99.99 percentile in Maharashtra MBA CET 2020. We also had Shashank Prabhu (CET 2020 topper and IMS mentor) with us. Personally, I had a great time interacting with these toppers and we discussed preparation from different perspectives. Here is the …
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CET 2020: Last minute tips
CET 2020, the test that all of you have been preparing for, is just around the corner. In this article, I've penned down my thoughts on the preparation strategy and test psychology. Let's get started! Preparation In the remaining days, don't worry about areas/topics that you are not comfortable with or haven't been able to …
Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time
I initially thought of writing a time management article and dissect time management as: (1) during the preparation stage and (2) during SimCET or during the actual test. However, my test experiences have offered me more insights on managing my energy. The source of these thoughts on energy management was an HBR article that I …
Mocks: Overcoming fear
I happened to talk to a student recently and the conversation that we had inspired me to write this post. This student is someone who is targeting top ten institutes through CET and has not taken a single mock (SimCET) yet. When I asked him the rationale behind this decision, especially when we don't have …
CET 2019: Result Analysis
I hope the last few posts have helped you with your test taking strategy and mock analysis. In this post, I will analyze CET 2019 result, compare it with CET 2018, and share some insights on what it means to aspirants. Some key statistics before we begin: CET 2019 was taken by 1,02,851 candidates. The …
SimCET Score (50-75): Issues?
In the next few articles, I will cover issues that are faced by students in a particular score range and the strategies to move to the next level. The score in your first mock might come across as a shock. And that's good in a way. Because it shatters this whole perception that students have …
SimCET strategy
First of all, wish you all a happy new year! Hope 2019 went well and the beginning of 2020 has brought some good news in the form of CAT and NMAT result. It's around a month since I started this blog and I am really grateful for the response and comments that I've received from …
SimCET Analysis: The process
With the first SimCET behind us, we need to look at the process of analyzing a SimCET. Most of the times, aspirants simply take the test and the performance is not analyzed critically. They simply look at the score, feel happy/sad if it's better/worse than their earlier score. This leads to a situation where the …
MBA CET 2020: Preparation Plan
The CET Cell has announced tentative dates for MBA CET 2020 (March 14/15). That gives us roughly three months to prepare. I thought of sharing a plan that anyone can use (no matter where you're at this point of time) and can tweak as per requirement. I am dividing the next three months as: 1. …
Cracking MBA CET 