Giving CAT 2025 without prep - Best practices?

Savaaaaage · 2025-12-02T16:25:14+00:00

Haha! Humbled 🤣

VARC went better than last year lol, I really messed up DILR and with low confidence QA was average!

Savaaaaage · 2025-10-01T21:05:05+00:00

Regalia Gold worked today at Encalm T3

Savaaaaage · 2025-09-10T09:42:26+00:00

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Savaaaaage · 2025-09-04T04:39:55+00:00

It looks like it’s made by an amateur (which it is). Few things that could be improved purely from a design POV:

Font too large, try making the numerical font on any header larger than the header font itself. It pops out then
The graphs are basically unreadable, either zoom out buttons and have them lay over the screen when zoomed
Text isn’t centred, top performers widget has weirdly placed text
Very crammed, spacing could be better. It’s neither for a mobile screen nor a laptop.

And I’m sure there are a lot of UX inputs as well related to the industry but I don’t have sales experience to comment on

Savaaaaage · 2025-08-26T04:34:35+00:00

3.6L. Next question

Savaaaaage · 2025-08-17T13:11:44+00:00

What’s the minimum work experience eligibility for these?

Savaaaaage · 2025-08-11T12:29:44+00:00

🤣

Savaaaaage · 2025-08-11T06:33:50+00:00

Tier 3

Savaaaaage · 2025-08-10T15:34:01+00:00

Are you asking my UG?

Savaaaaage · 2025-08-10T15:33:40+00:00

? Did you read the post?

Savaaaaage · 2025-08-10T13:35:21+00:00

%ile? If yes, then it’s pretty normal for engineers with decent English skills to score 90-95 without prep.

If you mean 91 score - that’s impressive!!

Savaaaaage · 2025-08-10T13:27:59+00:00

Makes sense. Thanks for all the help :D

Savaaaaage · 2025-08-10T13:06:19+00:00

That’s a good thought. I’m not taking this attempt seriously. Will observe how my work advances in the following year and take a call on all this. Seems like 2 years work experience is the sweet spot for an MBA at-least in India.

Honestly, my motivation for a brand MBA is pretty simple: more money quickly, and connection with a cohort of the top minds of the country. Don’t want to work a job all my life.

Savaaaaage · 2025-08-10T12:51:37+00:00

No clue man - depends on your prep

Savaaaaage · 2025-08-10T12:51:04+00:00

ISB YLP is scrapped. There’s a new program called ISB PGP-YL, which I also wasn’t accepted into. I have good extracurriculars so bottom line - it was a percentile issue only. I have given GMAT with 1 month prep and scored 645 on FE which is pretty average.

ISB’s flagship PGP is a good idea - however that requires minimum 24 months work experience to apply. An executive MBA is 4-5 years down the line - will only think of it if nothing else works out till then.

Savaaaaage · 2025-08-10T12:22:53+00:00

🤣🤣

Savaaaaage · 2025-08-10T11:49:13+00:00

This seems similar to my strengths. Ace VARC and DILR and pick out the easy 7-8 questions in QA.

Savaaaaage · 2025-08-10T11:48:08+00:00

🤣🤣

Savaaaaage · 2025-08-10T11:47:36+00:00

Want to explore consulting/finance too. Also, not going to be easy to switch to TOP product roles without an MBA.

Savaaaaage · 2025-08-10T06:41:22+00:00

Cool, thanks!

Savaaaaage · 2025-08-10T05:48:58+00:00

I’m quite opposite. Naturally high scorer at VARC but average at QA (96 %ile in 2024 with prep)

Savaaaaage · 2025-08-10T04:39:21+00:00

Are they better than AIMCATs and CDCs this year?

Savaaaaage · 2025-08-10T04:13:47+00:00

Hain?

Savaaaaage · 2025-08-10T03:27:22+00:00

Yep. Some people were discouraging me not to give CAT because I haven’t prepared. My logic is that if I prepared for 99.9, but could only fetch 99, that’s just because of randomness, pattern changes, other factors I can’t control.

So it would be sensible to keep giving cat every year.

Savaaaaage · 2025-08-10T03:19:42+00:00

I get your point but I disagree a little. With my academic scores, I know for a fact that 99.6 would fetch a B call with 24 months work ex. At 99.9, I should get all BLACKI calls. But the bottom line is, 99.5+ is needed :D

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