Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) are all set to conduct the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2021 on November 28, 2021. The exam will be held at selected centres across the country through the computer-based format. Registered candidates can download and take a printout of the admit cards from the official website iimcat.ac.in. This is a highly competitive and sought-after exam with only a few students securing admission into the top IIMs located in Bangalore, Ahmedabad, and Calcutta. Hence, there’s no room for mistakes in this entrance exam.
To help candidates get an edge over others, here are the top 5 topper-recommended IIM CAT 2021 mistakes to avoid.
# Spending too much time on tricky questions
IIM CAT 2021 examination will consider a mix of easy, medium, and difficult-level questions. Within a limited time of 2 hours, candidates have to attempt the entire paper and mark as many correct answers as possible. During these 120 minutes, candidates may stumble upon tricky questions that take up too much time. Invariably, they will miss out on the last few questions due to a lack of time. Hence, to avoid this issue, candidates are advised to move on to the next question and not waste unnecessary amounts of time solving a single question. They must aim to score the highest marks, not full marks.
# Losing patience while reading the entire question or question paper
In the IIM CAT 2021 examination, candidates will also encounter questions that are long and tedious to read. Candidates may either avoid or zone out while reading these long questions. However, this is one of the many ways that candidates can lose marks. This is an unavoidable mistake. Moreover, lengthier questions may have simpler solutions. Hence, candidates must read these questions with concentration rather than ignoring them entirely.
# Not managing the time in a structured manner
IIM CAT 2021 is a highly-competitive exam that centres around two things – knowledge and time management. Candidates have spent their entire year preparing for the exam. This is the moment to use the knowledge acquired during preparation in a structured manner. They must do so by limiting 30 seconds-1 minute for each question and not more. This will help them attempt the entire paper instead of missing out on some questions.
# Answering questions that are doubtful
Based on the IIM CAT 2021 marking scheme, 1 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer. During the exam, as mentioned earlier, candidates will encounter difficult or tricky questions. Apart from wasting too much time on them, candidates may also mark the wrong option if in doubt. They will end up losing a mark and as mentioned before, there’s no room for mistakes. Hence, if a question is tough and takes too much time to solve, it is wiser to skip it and move on.
With that, all aspirants can add the finishing touches to the preparation strategy they have carried on to date and ensure they deliver their best in the IIM CAT examination.
