CAT – fears to fight with - By: Shiksha

Clearing the CAT entrance test is the dream of every second student in India. Pursuing a degree in management, is what every student aims for, in today’s date. There are a large number of management colleges, getting opened up in India, but fighting with the ability to crack the toughest examination for management is what every student fears of. Taking admission in the top nosh management colleges of India is not an easy task to achieve. A student has to be at par with excellence to grab a seat for himself in the colleges like IIMs, ISB and XLRI. These are the top ranked management colleges in India and clearing CAT is a priority to be a part of these colleges. Students from every part of the country, whether from a convent school or a government have this ambition of clearing the CAT. Students, who are weak in English, either verbally or in writing, find it difficult to fight with the fear of CAT.

To combat the problem of poor English, following are the few steps, implementing which a student can cross the hurdle of his weakness:

Read more and more:

The students should try and read more and more books and written content, which include newspapers, novels, magazines, motivational books. This helps in grooming the verbal ability and the reading comprehension skills of the student. Reading also helps a student to increase his vocabulary, which can help him understand the content of the comprehensions in the CAT. The reading habit should be developed in the students from the very beginning of his school or college days, so that he does not feel burdened or pressured by the sudden attack of books all around him. The student should keep this point in mind, that he is doing this activity for a purpose and should not keep on blindly reading the books ignoring the real essence.

Comprehending long sentences

Some students find it very difficult to understand long sentences. So, they should try and learn the power of dividing the sentence in their mind and understanding its meaning by joining it afterwards. The process needs to be very fast and this comes only after practise. Student has to get used to of breaking long sentences and making the right perceptions out it, so that he is able to crack the right meaning at the time of examination.

Other than the reading ability, the students appearing for CAT should have great analysing and reasoning ability. These two are also the most important parts of the examination, which counts a major share of success of the students in CAT. Having good hands in Mathematics, general awareness, logical reasoning are the necessities for a student to make a place for him in the CAT merit list. Other than the bookish knowledge, the student should also possess the following attributes to increase his chances of fighting with the fear of CAT exam.

Confidence: The student should not panic and should have enough confidence to not let himself loose concentration.

Preparation: The student should always be well prepared for the exam and should not leave anything for the end moment. Cracking the Cat entrance test is not an easy task, but the student should not loose hope and must prepare at his best.

Concentration: This is the most important aspect for the student while giving the exam. The student must be very much concentrated in the question paper and the answers he is giving. Loosing concentration, would not only waste time, but also invite panic, resulting in the spoiling of the examination.

The management colleges are very choosy in giving admission to the students, because they do not want any harm to their name. Therefore, the student should make them competent enough, that they stand true on the expectations of colleges and create a win- win situation for themselves.

About the Author

Gurleen Kaur writes on behalf of Shiksha.com. Shiksha is a portal that connects education seeker with education provider. Shiksha provides information about Medical Colleges and Engineering Colleges

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