How to start studying? only 83 days left?

Asked by Yashraj Chavan on 2026-09-06 in CAT Prep

I am going to start studying for cat from percentyl website itself
I have no clue what to do? when to take mocks ? how many mocks a week to become the best?
i have abundance of mocks i can take actually. i have sectional mocks and also i have full length mocks too.

I REALLY NEED A ROADMAP OF HOW TO APPROACH A 99+ PERCENTILE

2 Answers

Pratibha jain · 2026-09-07 · 2 helpful

Don’t panic bro give a mock first and see where u r actually standing then work on the weak topics + PYQs and keep giving sectionals maybe 1 full mock a week for now then increase it to 2 3 as CAT gets closer but honestly mock analysis matters way more than just giving 10 mocks a week see where you’re losing marks and fix that and u can check blogs section also on this platform it might help u

Pathange Balaji Rao · 2026-09-26 · 1 helpful

Breaking from the 70s to 100+ in CAT mocks requires a clear sectional target: 35 in VARC (3 RCs + 4 VA), 30 in DILR (2 clean sets), and 35 in QA (11–12 accurate questions). In mocks, use a strict 2-round strategy: solve only high-conviction 2-minute questions first, and skip anything that stalls in round 1. Audit your last 3 mocks specifically for unforced errors—cutting out 4–5 rushed guesses will immediately convert negative marks into a 15–20 point bump.

You can review slot-wise score vs percentile benchmarks on https://thinkcat.in/cat-score-vs-percentile and test your pacing on official slot papers on https://thinkcat.in/free-cat-mock-test

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