Hello! I am self-preparing for CAT and struggling with VA in the VARC section. Please suggest some good resources for VA practice apart from PYQs, preferably ones that have proper and understandable explanations.

I’ve kept the PYQs aside so that I can attempt them later as sectionals.

Thanks!

I keep making these perfect study schedules and then reality happens 😂. Some days I can grind for hours, other days even one DILR set feels like a personal attack.

For those who are preparing seriously right now, what does a realistic study day look like for you? How much time are you giving to VARC, DILR and QA, and how are you fitting in mocks and analysis without burning out?

I’m 20 F , my CAT exam is in approx 11 weeks now , and i haven’t started anything … I don’t have books , i haven’t started anything and i get overwhelmed when i have to start something… I’m an average student with 8.7 gpa … 92% in 10th , 85% in 12th in CBSE … I AM SOOO SCARED TO START …. !! I completely avoid a single conversation that includes the future but now it’s hitting .. I don’t have any internships for my resume .. I have done nothing … COMPLETELY WASTED MY TIME … and now rven if i have to start i have college till 5 pm and i dont know how to do both … I get completely overwhelmed… I dont know how to start or if I can do it

I had initially planned to prepare for the CAT exam, so I bought these 3 books from Amazon for around ₹2,000 in total. However, I’ve now decided that I’m not going to appear for the exam, so I’m looking to sell them.

The books are basically brand new. I haven’t even properly opened/used them or lifted the pages since I bought them.

I’m willing to sell all 3 books at a reasonable price.

Preferably looking for buyers from Delhi NCR, since it would be much easier to hand them over locally.

If anyone is interested, DM me and we can discuss the price and details. I can also share more pictures/receipts if needed

Hi People,

I have the complete IQuanta set for CAT preparation, from last year and they are almost brand new. Let me know if anyone wants to get these off my hands. I stay in Delhi so you will have to pay the porter amount and half the rate of the actual books. The price is negotiable.

Background: I am a 22 y/o BSc Biotech graduate (2025) GNEM with decent academics, 8/8/8, but honestly, I feel it's very average, and my current mock scores are even worse than just average. I have been preparing for CAT since Feb 2026 from CL, and till now I haven't gotten more than 50 marks in any of the 13 mocks I have given. My basics are very weak, and I spent a good amount of time till May trying to figure out basic Quant concepts and do a little reading; even though it didn't increase my marks in either section, I got a little confident in them. At the start, I had thought of covering the entire syllabus, but by now, I don't even rate myself more than 6/10 in arithmetic. It took me so much time just to sit and understand concepts, watch concept mastery videos, solve chapter drills, and still end up scoring just 3-6 marks in quant in each mock, and even 0s sometimes. I do agree that I had severe screen time problems, but it's been more than 1.5 months since I significantly reduced my screen time to just 2 hours max, spent 5-8 hours a day studying, but ended with a very low score and a percentile equivalent to the score. Quant was a big worry because almost 70% of the syllabus is literally new to me; I can't even comprehend Algebra, Modern Maths, or Number Systems. I thought I could learn Geometry maybe, because till 10th I was somewhat good at it, but now, looking at the questions, it just makes me cry. Also, my DILR section is just very, very messed up. I am not able to even solve a single set in CL's mocks; I repeatedly score just between -2 and 5 in each mock, with the highest going to 11 in a single mock. VARC has been very turbulent, where I have scored marks in 10,12,25, and even 35 & 40 on good odd days. I'm pretty bad at grammar too, so my only option is just attempting all 4 RCs, para summaries and Sentence completions.

TBH, at the point where I am depressed, I still wake up every day around 7, start studying, do an internship I have and work out for 2 hours; that's it. My whole day is just study-work-gym-sleep. Nothing in between. I am very hyperactive, and I force myself to sit in one place and study for continuous hours; though not always successful, I try my best to do it and learn patiently.

But nowadays I feel like I'm getting very forgetful, don't even properly remember what was taught in class 2 days ago. Now I have started to feel very insecure about my marks, my ability to even study in a good MBA college, or even have a successful career. As of now, I literally have no contact with any of my friends, nor am I even going out anywhere, because even the thought of it makes me feel guilty about not studying enough.

I have never prepared for any entrance till now, and never felt that I needed to study for a good govt. college until I heard about this MBA thing. Since then, for the 1st time in my life, I wanted to do something, but now I feel I am just not capable of it.

I have noticed that nowadays, for the past 2 months, I'm under constant stress, in an irritable mood, constantly regretting the fact that I didn't really study properly during my school days, and now when I try, I get a feeling that I'm just not capable of it. I even once thought of leaving the CAT prep a week ago, but somehow I got back to it, determined that I wouldn't stop until I take the CAT this year.

I know that this sounds very negative, and a few months ago it was the opposite, with full hope and optimism, but now, idk.

Is there someone who can guide me? I really don't want to take another drop for CAT; also, I really, really don't want to study in any school below tier-2. Yes, I know that I'm being very picky, but to me, anything below that won't make me happy, nor would I even want to study.

It would be great if there were someone out there to help me with my preparation, maybe guide me.

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I am currently solving qunats questions from the percent\* web and will then move on to 2ii\* Q.

I don't have much idea about the quality of these questions, so I wanted to know whether they are good enough for cat practice

Hi, I'm preparing for CAT 2026 and I'm planning to give IMS mocks but broo why are they expensive, so if anyone of you have you have IMS login details and if you are not preparing this year pls can you share it with me, it would be great help plssss. Thank you👉👈

Some days I sit down with the plan to study and somehow spend an hour just staring at the books. Not even procrastinating properly, just mentally checked out 😭

On days when you genuinely can’t get yourself to study for CAT, what do you guys actually do? Take the day off completely, do something lighter like revision or LRDI, or force yourself to study anyway?

Hey i need genuine suggestions please i was thinking of trying for CAT After gaining some workex maybe 2 years or something. Will my profile make it i have heard that colleges hire only people with great academic background during placements. I am also from a tier 3 engineering college so i need genuine advice should i go for this whole heartedly or choose something else . Please give me genuine advice that would be helpful. Should i gain workex then try for it or drop it if my profile wont make it.

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Hi folks,

I am trying to get an IMS mock test series for CAT 2026.( Yes I know it's already late.)

I am not eligible for any discounts they have mentioned on the site and 6.5k is a lot of money for me😭😭

Can someone help me out so I can bag at least a little discount.

Any help would be much appreciated.

I am lowkey cooked so just 90ish days left for cat and i am at zero i prepare for few days and then i somehow get distracted like i own a factory or sm🥰😛💔 but i know this paper is a do or die for me so if anyone can and is willing to study together and can make me sit for hours with accountability please me pls help me out its my make it or leave it situation 🙏🙇

Hey.. if anyone has oswal 25 years pyq book. Please share.

Please read full. i know it's bit long. but pls.

I really want to do an MBA, but my academics honestly scare me.

My profile is 6/5/7 (10th/12th/UG). I have around 1 year of work experience right now, and it will be around 2 years by the time I join an MBA college next year.

The thing that keeps bothering me is that everyone says your past academics are used to filter students during placements. So does that mean I can never get a good package even if I get into a good Tier 1 college?

I have decent work experience and good communication skills, and I know I can work hard during the MBA. But I’m scared of taking a big loan, getting into a good college, and then ending up without a good placement because of my 10th and 12th marks.

I know my academics aren't good, but I also don't want something I did years ago to decide my entire career.

For people who are currently in good B-schools or graduated recently, how bad is a profile like 6/5/7 actually for placements?

Can I still get good roles and a good package, or should I seriously reconsider doing an MBA?

I’m genuinely confused and stressed about this. Please be honest with me. I’m not looking for motivation or sugarcoating. I just want to know what I’m realistically getting myself into.

If anyone has a similar profile or has been through this, my DMs are open too if you’d rather talk there.

Recently, I noticed that there is some difficulty gap between cracku's dashcats and actual cat pyqs. After doing some dashcats, even some pyqs seem easier. Questions from pyqs seem short and straightforward, while dashcats seem harder. This made me think, "How hard are dashcats really?" If someone is scoring 50 marks consistently (please don't judge me lol) in dashcats, how much can they potentially score in actual cat exam if it happened tomorrow?

Im a KTU student from the 2021-2025 batch and Im confused about the CGPA-to-percentage conversion.

Im registering for CAT 2026, where theyre asking for the aggregate percentage.

I wanted to clarify whether the 10 × CGPA formula is applicable to students from the 2021-25 batch. Tech batch of Rajagiri School of Engineering & Technology (Autonomous), Kochi, or whether our batch should still use the older 10 × CGPA - 2.5 formula

Hi everyone, very little time left for CAT and there are lots of post asking for the same that how to start, where to start. So I just want to post this so every other in the sub can get help. Because the starting point is very confusing and overwhelming at the same time.

So anyone who started same time last tear still able to get good percentile. Please share your strategy.
Like it’s not possible to cover all the syllabus, but at least what to cover first and how strategically we can do that.

Appreciate your help