I have always maintained that in order to do well in CAT and other MBA entrance exams, while it is important to know what you know, it is equally important – if not more important – to know what you do not know or know only partially. In all these papers, the task in front of us is to ensure that we not only maximize attempts of questions that we are confident of solving but also minimize wastage of time by quickly leaving questions that we are not confident of solving. I hope that the last three blog posts 7 Rules to Excel in CAT QA, 7 Rules to Excel in CAT VA and The single-most unpardonable, gravest sin you can commit in CAT would have given some food for thought on the “art of test taking”. My suggestions in these posts are contrary to the “attempt as many as possible” rule suggested by many teachers and coaching institutes. Thus, internalization of these methods/processes and their implementation in the actual exam is likely to be difficult. To help you understand the process better and so move on to the next stage, let me share with you “CAT ka Big Boss” which shows how I implemented these techniques in a Mock CAT.

While this application is available to all CL students in their Student Information System (or what we simply call the ‘SIS’), followers of http://www.gpkafunda.com/ and students not enrolled with CL can also register for CAT ka Big Boss, for free, by  clicking here.

Now here is how it works. When you get access to this application, you will see a link to an online mock test. Assuming you have prepared well, you take the test. Once you are done, you will get a detailed analysis of your performance and also a detailed write-up on how I attempted the same test and how the techniques mentioned in the earlier posts were implemented.

In addition to this, students enrolled with CL for classroom program or for other programs that include test series will also get the write-ups on “How I Attempted Mock CAT” for Unproctored Mock CAT 2, 3 and 4.

Hopefully, you will learn a lot from this and will be better equipped for your next Mock CAT.  And, in order to allow you to test yourself, after the first mock ends, another mock test will go live for you. For this mock, after your test ends, along with the detailed analysis, you get to see a video recording of how I took this test. This video was made when I took this test online, in front of a large number of students.

How to use CAT ka Big Boss

CL Students
1. Log in to your SIS account
2. You will spot the CAT ka Big Boss icon on home page applications in practice section
3. When you enter CAT ka Big Boss, you will see an online mock test link active.
4. Take this online mock test.
5. After taking the test, the test analysis and my take will be available.
6. Analyze your performance and check out how I would have attempted this mock.
7. Simultaneously, the second online mock test link will also be activated.
8. Take the second online mock test.
9. After taking the test, the test analysis and a video of how I took this test will be available.
10. Analyze your performance and check out how I attempted this mock.

Non-CL Students
1. Log on to www.careerlauncher.com/testprep
2. Register with the required details.
3. You will get access to a free SIS account.
4. Log in to your SIS account
5. You will spot the CAT ka Big Boss icon on home page applications in practice section
6. When you enter CAT ka Big Boss, you will see an online mock test link active.
7. Take this online mock test.
8. After taking the test, the test analysis and my take will be available.
9. Analyze your performance and check out how I would have attempted this mock.
10. Simultaneously, the second online mock test link will also be activated.
11. Take the second online mock test.
12. After taking the test, the test analysis and a video of how I took this test will be available.
13. Analyze your performance and check out how I attempted this mock.

All the Best
GP