What's the best way forward?

Asked by Aditya Reddy on 2026-10-30 in CAT Prep

To be very honest, I have very little hopes with my CAT It's not that I'm not getting good scores, but it's just that I need a high percentile to get into my dream colleges, which are majority of Tier 1 colleges.....I have a good profile when it comes to work experience and extracurriculars so, I am expecting at least an interview call from SPJ or MDI or IIFT.

My major question is; my actual target is XLRI. Should I stop focusing too much on CAT and completely dedicate my time towards XAT Prep???

2 Answers

Srivardhan · 2026-10-30 · 3 helpful

the syllabus portion and the pattern of cat and xat are mostly same and cat is on 29nov and xat is on jan3 so u still have like a month after cat u can go through pyqs and build confidence as well within the month coz what ur preparing now will also work for xat aswell

PRIYANSHIII · 2026-10-31 · 2 helpful

If XLRI is your main target, start focusing more on XAT, especially DM, but don't completely leave CAT. Keep both options open. All the best!

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