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| 'Strong basics, confidence & time management key to CAT success'In this interview, CAT Expert & Author Mr Rajesh Balasubramanian shares his insight on CAT 2012 questions, CAT Prep strategy and other key aspects related to CAT preparation
By: TRIUMPH MEDIATECH PVT. LTD In this interview with MBAUniverse.com, Mr Balasubramanian who scored 100 percentile in CAT 2012, shares his own experience on taking CAT, and the strategy that he adopted to score the perfect percentile. Interview: Q: You are an alumnus of IIT Madras and IIM Bangalore. You had a good job abroad. What drew you to coaching MBA Aspirants in India? A: It’s my love and passion for CAT training that I am here today. During the period 2005 to 2009, I was an equity research analyst at Credit Suisse, London. I never really liked the financial industry and was looking for an excuse to get out. Late 2008, the excuse presented itself - my son was born - and I packed my bags to try and do something more meaningful and satisfying in India. Entering the education sector was an easy decision as I had always been interested in teaching. I had been a part-time faculty at 2IIM, so I knew the place really well. I think the CAT is one of the finest exams to prepare for. I took up the challenge of contributing to this space by joining 2IIM and I currently head it. Q: What was your overall strategy for taking CAT 2012? A: Although I take the CAT just to get a feel of the test, I always approach the test with total intensity. At an overall level, before the CAT 2012, I was worried about my stamina as I had not taken any mock exams. Although I had set the mock CATs at 2IIM, I had not attempted one personally and that made me a little apprehensive. As far as individual sections are concerned, my strong suit is Quant, so I went in thinking that I should have a crack at almost everything in the first section. I found this section to be tough and barely scrambled through to finish the section. I wanted to play it safe in verbal and was planning to skip anything where I was not sure of the answer. I got badly stuck on LR questions and was lucky to complete it without paying a heavy price. I attempted all questions in Quants and almost everything in verbal. Q: What is the ideal time for MBA Aspirants to start preparation & join coaching/mentor? A: Five-to-Six months before the exam would be the best time to start for CAT Prep (http://www.mbauniverse.com/ Q: What is your recommendation to MBA Aspirants on preparing Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation? A: Focus more on basics. Do not agonize over short-cuts, Vedic math, speed multiplication and other such distractions. Re-visit basics frequently and aggressively. Some of the best books to focus on the basics are the under-rated NCERT textbooks for standard VI, VII, VIII and IX. These are wonderful for learning the basics well. Pick up books where the thought-processes are outlined well. Q: Your message to MBA Aspirants… A: Learn from basics, build stamina and intensity and take lot of mock CATs. Do not go into the exam thinking that this is the most crucial day of your life. The best businesses in our country were started by non IIM grads. Keep that in mind while going for the test. For complete details please click here: http://www.mbauniverse.com/ End
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