1.

How to find right balance between no of mock tests

given & learning/revising new/old concepts in last 30
days?
2. What one should do on consistent basis to build the
momentum till the point you actually give CAT?(despite
temporary setbacks and lack of focus)
3. How did you develop/hone your test taking strategy in
last 30-40 days?
I avoided taking full length mocks. Only took a couple as
far as I remember. Instead I went for chapter wise tests.
I started revising in the last month. I concentrated more
on RCs which was my weakness. I solved complete RC
material. Avoid taking tests in the last week.
No need to learn new things unless they are very
important. You can concentrate more on weaker parts.
Plan your timetable for 30 days. Don't leave anything.
Study a chapter. Take a test on that subject. Also, at the
same time do solve mocks q that you appeared for.
Aman S 99.67%ile
While analyzing each mock test, I also kept revising the
concepts associated with the problems I found difficult
or undoable. Learning new/old concepts and appearing
for mocks goes hand in hand.
Just don't panic. When appearing for mocks is too time
consuming, you should keep appearing for small module
based tests provided by many coaching institutes to keep
up the momentum.

Last 30 days I took just 3-4 mocks only! No more mocks,

just analyzing several past year papers and mocks is the
only thing to be done then.
Yes. Don't ever think this is the only exam you have to
conquer. Always keep the backup exams in mind,
including GMAT even if you want this to be the only
achievement ever!
That keeps you bold and reduces fear of doing bad in the
test....and better to keep a job in hand for those working
(for same reason)
Abhirup S 99.7%ile IIM-Lucknow
Before 30 days of mock I believe one shouldn't start any
new topic rather focus on giving mock atleast twice a
week and do a thorough analysis of them. 10 mocks are
advisable but any number between 8-12 is good.
People generally Tend To study more n more new topics
few days before CAT,I'll suggest that in place of starting
a new topic you can try to do more mocks and DO
THEIR ANALYSIS part very seriously, also videos like
Smart Quant Cracker will give you an edge over others
All I did was gave 3 mocks a week and did their analysis
part, nothing else.
Rajul N 99.7%ile IIM-Calcutta
Give atleast 3 tests + analysis in each of the first three
weeks of the last month. One should not write more than
one test in the last week. Concept learning should be a
simultaneous process.

Analysis is a must. One should look at the concept of the

questions that one was not able to solve in the mocks. Its
good to have a repository of the questions that have
given one trouble in the past.
My test taking strategy was section specific. I
concentrated on the section where I scored relatively
lower percentile or had greater incorrect answers. Then I
drilled down into the area of the questions, say I had
problems in solving a 4 set questions then I tried to
gather different types of question on 3 sets 4 sets and
solve them. Similarly if I had problems in solving
questions involving integer solutions I would gather all
similar questions from previous mock papers and solve
them again. I would use this strategy across both the
sections and sub sections.
Sulekh J 99.8%ile IIM-Kozhikode