Want to excel in CAT but are worried about your performance? Then performing mock tests will be your best bet. Competitive exams are designed to build pressure on you both physically and mentally to check your aptitude. Giving sufficient mock tests for the CAT exam will surely be a good choice for you.

year lakhs of students participate in competitive exams to get admission seats in their college of choice or get a job in the Indian Government. Some candidates make it to the final list, but some lose their chance even after rigorous preparation.

Every topper has a different strategy and mantra for their success, But one thing that is very similar in each one is their frequency to attempt mocks as much as possible before the actual exam. Perhaps their strategy won't work for you, but their practice mantra will surely do the work.

Types of CAT Mock Test

Usually, mocks is are of three types that are briefly discussed below: 

1.Topic-Based: These mock tests help you to analyze your topic-wise strength. For example, you can check your probability, percentage, HCF & LCM etc.

2. Section Based: These types of mocks are best suited to evaluate your sectional strength. CAT consists mainly of three sections.

• Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC)
• Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning Section (DILR)
• Quantitative Aptitude (QA)

If you are not sure about any of these sections, then you can evaluate your sectional progress by giving these types of mocks.

3. Complete Mock Tests: This mock is the replica of the actual exam and, if given seriously in a simulated environment, will surely help you to fetch the desired result.

CAT Mock Test Series Will Give You An Idea About:

What you are going to do on the judgment day

Due to their replication with the actual exam, these mocks help you get familiar with the actual exam. Industry experts and senior professors design these tests to make you feel the exact pattern of exams and allow you to know what types of questions you will be going to answer with full concentration and within given time limits. These mocks will solidify your confidence in the exam.

Time Management

It is the most crucial part of any exam preparation. If you are not good with your time management, you probably lose some of your essential marks. For the CAT examination, there is a provision of 34 questions for each section except DILR, which has 32 questions.

The exam is held for 3 hours, meaning you get 60 minutes for each section. In total, there are 100 questions, and you get 1.7 minutes for each question to answer. If you are not prepared beforehand, then you'll lose track.

Stress Management and Exam Nervousness

There is not a single day when we humans don't get nervous, and this nervousness rises even more when we are about to do something uncertain, and the exam is no different. There are many days during the preparation when you feel nervous and insecure, but mocks help you tackle the same.

They are designed this way so that you won't feel any trouble while giving the actual exam. Your performance in mocks is directly related to your actual performance. So don't panic and give your 100%.

Analyze your Strength and Weaknesses

It is completely fine to be weak in some sections and strong in others, and you can also learn to deal with your weaknesses. But how will you know about this? Simple, by giving as many practice tests as possible.

While performing mocks, you will see by yourself that maybe you are not that good in quant as you are in the verbal and reading section. You can also improve your schedule to give more time to the quant section so that there will be no chance of your failure.

What to attempt, what to left and building your own strategy

CAT is an exam that can be approached logically and strategically. Several times students think that solving each question is the key to top the lists. But it's not 100% true because of the nature of the exam. You have three sections, 3 hours, and three marks for each correct answer. Similarly, one mark will also be deducted for each wrong answer.

A penalty, yes. This is why many of the toppers advise you not to attempt all answers, especially those in which you are not 100% sure. You have to make your own strategy after analyzing the exam, your strength, weakness, and your nervousness. If not handled correctly, then it will hamper your progress or perhaps break your dream of selection.

Mocks are indeed a great way to evaluate one's ongoing progress. Still, one thing to be kept in mind is that you should start giving mocks only after completing the basics because if you jump right after the preparation, you probably lose your confidence and dedication.

It would be best to start giving mocks before 1 or 2 months for the examination to achieve the desired result.

Keeping this in mind, we wish you good luck with your preparation.