1. Direct lifts are almost never right. 2. Extremes are seldom right. (seldom : rarely) 3. Misappropriations ! 4. Not in the passage, not your answer. 5. Nk topic name , no right answer. 6. Forget complex question stems. 7. Analogies in letter and spirit.
For complex question or basically critical reasoning type i evolved this technique (as you said) even after GPT help of understanding first these sentences
@RithwikSiripuram Happens. That’s your brain telling you to relax a bit 😄 I’m sure you will be able to manage at least 1 passage and a couple of VA questions on Sunday without any problem (this is assuming you are struggling with VARC in general and are not a rockstar aspirant who had just one bad day)
Sir, I’m getting stuck between two close options.. Like almost everytime this happens that first I pick the right option but then I analyse the closer one and almost everytime fall for the trap and on analysis I find that the one I chose at the first glance was the correct one. My mind goes blank while picking between the two
You need to maybe trust your instincts a bit more then if you have arrived at the answer with proper reasoning. Try not changing your first answer over the next couple of mocks and see how that goes. It’s too late to experiment it thoroughly but if you are better off relying on your immediate response, so be it. Anyway you are making errors by overthinking so as much as well try if the other approach works for you. If you are not comfortable, you can always revert to your tried and tested strategy of carefully choosing the right option.
@@Point99_CAT_MBA Thanks Sir, I’ll keep that in mind. This has been happening to me since last 1 week. Before this I was doing just fine with RCs. I’m not able to understand how my mind is processing right now.
Keep the basic traps in mind and maybe attempt one RC fewer than you would have otherwise. For people who need more time to read and solve the passages the defensive approach generally works best.
Hi Sir, you've said 'Direct lifts are almost never right', but in the 'Specific detailed questions', these are generally true, then how to differentiate in these questions whether to use or not?
Specific detail questions are fact based ones. There you need to have direct lifts. What I meant was to be considered in case of inferential questions - the like including what’s the central idea, what’s does the author mean, what will the author agree to the most and so on.
Thankyou so much sir, good job summarising the traps! I have one question. I am very good at solving RC's and my accuracy is 80-90% but apart from para summary and sentence completion I suck at VA. My ideal attempt in mocks is 3 RC and all VA each RC 8-8.5 minutes and 12 minutes for VA. My question is should I change my strategy to all RC? And 4-6 VA because even after spending time in para jumbles and odd man out I get most of them incorrect, is it worth investing time? because from the beginning I have avoided these questions and I have less practice in these.
What you are doing right now seems fine to me. I don’t see any reason to go for the 4th RC which will possibly be the most difficult one sacrificing potentially easy VA questions. Traditionally, we have seen at least one easy PJ and OSO so try to hunt for those and stick to your plan is what I will recommend.
Just think of it as cracking one RC and 2 VA questions in 40 minutes. Dont put pressure on yourself to over-attempt and be very selective. Cross 15 marks and you are good to go with a similar show in QA and DILR as well.
This is what I had replied to someone else. Check once if it helps: Don’t go for the option that literally states the answer if the question asked about the feelings/sensations/reason for an example and so on. Take into consideration the underlying sentiment as well. For example if the author asks you to imagine a grizzly bear coming in your direction suddenly when you are walking, it could be to indicate a surprise that catches you unaware and not literally a bear coming in your path.
Depends on your expectations to be honest. If their courseware, timings, location, philosophy, and money are making sense to you then definitely you should!
@@chitlurisaibharadwaj6653Mentors should not give a cat exam that disturbs the overall percentile for students . What these people are trying to prove god knows. There are mentors such as... honey sir Ravi prakash sir they never do the same
Don’t go for the option that literally states the answer if the question asked about the feelings/sensations/reason for an example and so on. Take into consideration the underlying sentiment as well. For example if the author asks you to imagine a grizzly bear coming in your direction suddenly when you are walking, it could be to indicate a surprise that catches you unaware and not literally a bear coming in your path.
1. Direct lifts are almost never right.
2. Extremes are seldom right. (seldom : rarely)
3. Misappropriations !
4. Not in the passage, not your answer.
5. Nk topic name , no right answer.
6. Forget complex question stems.
7. Analogies in letter and spirit.
Thanks
For complex question or basically critical reasoning type i evolved this technique (as you said) even after GPT help of understanding first these sentences
Thanks sir , mostly covered ,past I stumbled upon
Hope that’s working for you! All the best, Keshav!
Scores in varc variying across mocks as in one sectional i got 40 and in another i got 19
I think that's normal, happens to the best of us.
Happens with me too !!
omg ive noticed the same with my scores!
Just now I got 2 marks in mocks 😮
@RithwikSiripuram Happens. That’s your brain telling you to relax a bit 😄 I’m sure you will be able to manage at least 1 passage and a couple of VA questions on Sunday without any problem (this is assuming you are struggling with VARC in general and are not a rockstar aspirant who had just one bad day)
Thank you sir, the information which you have provided in the video was really helpful
Dr. Prabhu zindabaad 🙌🏻
Thank you for this vedio sir much needed video ....
Thank you so much
Thanks a lot sir. Really helpful 😊
thank you , very useful content sir
Sir, I’m getting stuck between two close options.. Like almost everytime this happens that first I pick the right option but then I analyse the closer one and almost everytime fall for the trap and on analysis I find that the one I chose at the first glance was the correct one. My mind goes blank while picking between the two
You need to maybe trust your instincts a bit more then if you have arrived at the answer with proper reasoning. Try not changing your first answer over the next couple of mocks and see how that goes. It’s too late to experiment it thoroughly but if you are better off relying on your immediate response, so be it. Anyway you are making errors by overthinking so as much as well try if the other approach works for you. If you are not comfortable, you can always revert to your tried and tested strategy of carefully choosing the right option.
@@Point99_CAT_MBA Thanks Sir, I’ll keep that in mind. This has been happening to me since last 1 week. Before this I was doing just fine with RCs. I’m not able to understand how my mind is processing right now.
Then no need to panic I would say. Stick to stuff that has been working for you. Everything should be fine on Sunday, don’t worry!
@@Point99_CAT_MBA Hoping for good!
Very helpful video 👍🏻
very helpful 🙌
Great bro🎉
Thank you sir
Got slot 3 I'm doing well in dilr but struggling with VA RC!
Got slot 2! Struggling in DILR, any last minute tips you can share maybe?
@Kartika_sherawat Previous year mocks and atleast deal with every type of sets and also see the explanation and approach to solve it
Keep the basic traps in mind and maybe attempt one RC fewer than you would have otherwise. For people who need more time to read and solve the passages the defensive approach generally works best.
Hi Sir, you've said 'Direct lifts are almost never right', but in the 'Specific detailed questions', these are generally true, then how to differentiate in these questions whether to use or not?
Specific detail questions are fact based ones. There you need to have direct lifts. What I meant was to be considered in case of inferential questions - the like including what’s the central idea, what’s does the author mean, what will the author agree to the most and so on.
Thankyou so much sir, good job summarising the traps! I have one question. I am very good at solving RC's and my accuracy is 80-90% but apart from para summary and sentence completion I suck at VA. My ideal attempt in mocks is 3 RC and all VA each RC 8-8.5 minutes and 12 minutes for VA.
My question is should I change my strategy to all RC? And 4-6 VA because even after spending time in para jumbles and odd man out I get most of them incorrect, is it worth investing time? because from the beginning I have avoided these questions and I have less practice in these.
What you are doing right now seems fine to me. I don’t see any reason to go for the 4th RC which will possibly be the most difficult one sacrificing potentially easy VA questions. Traditionally, we have seen at least one easy PJ and OSO so try to hunt for those and stick to your plan is what I will recommend.
@@Point99_CAT_MBA Thankyou sir for the inputs. I will stick with it.
Sir please bring more videos like this
Noted !!
I am getting so low 😢even minus in mocks in varc
Just think of it as cracking one RC and 2 VA questions in 40 minutes. Dont put pressure on yourself to over-attempt and be very selective. Cross 15 marks and you are good to go with a similar show in QA and DILR as well.
Didnt got the last one
This is what I had replied to someone else. Check once if it helps:
Don’t go for the option that literally states the answer if the question asked about the feelings/sensations/reason for an example and so on. Take into consideration the underlying sentiment as well. For example if the author asks you to imagine a grizzly bear coming in your direction suddenly when you are walking, it could be to indicate a surprise that catches you unaware and not literally a bear coming in your path.
@Point99_CAT_MBA thankyou sir, got it
Sir i am confused . Should i join IMS as a faculty or not ?
Depends on your expectations to be honest. If their courseware, timings, location, philosophy, and money are making sense to you then definitely you should!
Sir I'm so weak in para summary what can I do?
Sir, I scored, 95 marks in 2023 slot 1 (33,18,44), dilr better kaise karu?
Bhai phir ab kyu re rahe vapis??? Yeh toh bohot ach marks hain
@pragatisingh5061 arre, mock diya tha uss paper ka
@@pragatisingh5061😂😂😂
@@aumkar47😂😂😂😂
Varc ke liye tum kya krre ho specific for accuracy
Sir can you suggest me a good quant 2025 online course which is affordable.
Wait for the announcement from Point99 around December once we get more clarity on CAT 24
konsa slot hai aapka, sir?
Slot 2
@@Point99_CAT_MBA same for me too sir
Superb. Based on the channel analytics, seems like there are plenty of serious aspirants in slot 2 this yesr
Superb. Based on the channel analytics, seems like there are plenty of serious aspirants in slot 2 this year.
@@chitlurisaibharadwaj6653Mentors should not give a cat exam that disturbs the overall percentile for students . What these people are trying to prove god knows. There are mentors such as... honey sir Ravi prakash sir they never do the same
Didn't understand the last trap
Don’t go for the option that literally states the answer if the question asked about the feelings/sensations/reason for an example and so on. Take into consideration the underlying sentiment as well. For example if the author asks you to imagine a grizzly bear coming in your direction suddenly when you are walking, it could be to indicate a surprise that catches you unaware and not literally a bear coming in your path.