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CAT 2023 Results were released on December 21. MBAUniverse.com presents List of CAT Toppers 2023, and Interviews with CAT 2023 Toppers.

 

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CAT 2023 Topper Name
Percentile
Toppers Highlights
Soham Katkar 
100%
IIM Calcutta student of 2022-24 Batch and KJ Somaiya College of Engineering Mumbai graduate
Viraj Modi
100%
Viraj Modi is a Final year BBA student at NMIMS, Mumbai
Alamuri Kumar Sai Vishnu
100%
Alamuri Kumar Sai Vishnu, a student from Vishakhapatnam has scored 100% in his second attempt.
Shobhit Nandan Tripathi 
99.99% 
NIT Calicut Engineer; CAT 3rd Attempt.
Parikshit Tomar
99.99%
IIT Kanpur Students
Rachit Dhanania
99.99% 
Kolkata native, Student of Economics pursuing BA (Hons) Economics at St. Xavier's College, Kolkata; CAT 1st attempt
Sayandip Chaudhuri
99.99%
B.Tech from IIT Pallakad, Hails from Bankura in West Bengal
Souradeep Banerjee
99.95%           
Final year of engineering student.
Pallav Goyal
99.95 %
IIM Ahmedabad PGP 23-25 Student
Priyadarshini Das
99.91%
Belongs to Kolkata, West Bengal
Raunak Tikmani
99.90 %
Raunak Tikmani has scored overall 99.90 percentile in CAT 2023. Raunak comes from Teghra, a small place in Begusarai District of Bihar.
Nishakar Kumar
99.83%
B.Tech IIT Kharagpur, Comes from Madhubani, Bihar, Prepared with focus on Mocks Read MBAUniverse.com Interview
Shiladitya Bhadra
99.38 %
Hails from small town of Barasat in North 24 Parganas in West Bengal; Bsc Mathematics from University of Calcutta Read MBAUniverse.com Interview
Pranshu Sanghai
99.37
Comes from Kolkata, West Bengal

CAT 2022

Soham Katkar,  CAT 2023 - 100%

IIM Calcutta student of 2022-24 Batch and KJ Somaiya College of Engineering Mumbai graduate, CAT 2023 topper Soham Katkar has achieved 100 percentile for the second time! “It feels amazing. I was expecting another 100 percentile, but checking the result still felt surreal! It was a good challenge. I always like challenging myself, and hopefully I can keep doing this every year,” says Soham. Congrats, Soham!

Viraj Mod, CAT 2023 - 100%

Viraj Modi is a Final year BBA student at NMIMS, Mumbai and has cracked CAT 2023 with 100 percentile! Sharing his journey with a newspaper, he said, “I had taken coaching from IMS, Mumbai and tried to attempt as many mock tests and cover all study materials.” Congrats, Viraj! You are an inspiration.

Alamuri Kumar Sai Vishnu, CAT 2023 - 100%               

Alamuri Kumar Sai Vishnu, a student from Vishakhapatnam has scored 100% in his second attempt. He says he couldn’t do well last year in VARD, but is very happy about scoring 100% this year. He says it was challenging as he was also working while preparing for the CAT 2023. I’ve been preparing for CAT since last year while also being in college.

Shobhit Nandan Tripathi, CAT 2023 -  99.99% 

Shobhit Nandan Tripathi, who scored 99.99 percentiles in CAT 2023, radiates joy after achieving success on his third attempt. He completed his engineering degree at NIT Calicut in 2022, initially working before dedicating himself to CAT preparation. Tripathi, now triumphant, offers valuable advice to fellow candidates, emphasizing the importance of staying calm on exam day. He encourages aspirants to approach mock tests with seriousness, considering them instrumental in learning effective time management—a key aspect of his success strategy.

Parikshit Tomar, CAT 2023 - 99.99%

Parikshit Tomar, a 21-year-old achiever with an outstanding 99.99 percentile, is elated with his success. Currently in his final semester of B Tech at the prestigious IIT Kanpur, he remarkably cracked the exam on his maiden attempt. With high aspirations, he anticipates calls from all the IIMs and is particularly keen on securing a coveted spot in either IIM Ahmedabad or IIM Bengaluru.

Rachit Dhanania, CAT 2023 - 99.99%

Rachit Dhanania has achieved a remarkable 99.99 percentile in the CAT 2023. Currently a student of Economics, Dhanania is eagerly embarking on the journey toward his entrepreneurial aspirations. Fueled by a longstanding desire to start his venture since his teenage years, the Kolkata native views an MBA as the pathway to realizing this dream, with the IIMs serving as the ideal launchpad. In his final year pursuing BA (Hons) Economics at St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, CAT 2023 marked Rachit's first attempt! 

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Souradeep Banerjee, CAT 2023 - 99.95%

Souradeep Banerjee has had a remarkable journey from uncertainty about the final year of engineering to achieving a stellar percentile of 99.95% in the CAT 2023 exam. Initially sceptical of CAT coaching institutes, Souradeep enrolled into iQuanta ABC batch. A dedicated routine established a month before CAT involved daily commitment to giving one mock exam in the evenings. Consistently scoring above 99%, Souradeep aimed for greater accuracy, eventually achieving and surpassing the target of 99.8% in the first attempt. This success story underscores Souradeep's resilience, commitment to continuous improvement, and the effectiveness of a personalized and focused approach in CAT preparation.

Pallav Goyal (IIM Ahmedabad PGP'25) – CAT 2023 99.95%  

Pallav is an MBA student at IIM AHMEDABAD, and Economics Honours from Hindu College, DU. He has worked with ICICI Bank and Bajaj Capital. After scoring 99.95% in CAT 2023, he wrote, “I did appear for CAT 2023 to experience the new type of CAT…This exam involves a considerable amount of luck, and I feel that I was lucky to crack all 4 DILR sets and get good accuracy in the VARC.” He released his CAT 2023 on social media, as below.​​

CAT 2023 Topper-Raunak Tikmani: 99.90%ile in CAT 2023

Raunak Tikmani has scored overall 99.90 percentile in CAT 2023. Raunak comes from Teghra, a small place in Begusarai District of Bihar. Raunak has scored 98.21 percentile in VARC section; 99.71 percentile in DILR and 99.78 percentile in Quant section

Raunak Tikmani

Nishakar Kumar, CAT 2023 – 99.83 Percentile

Nishakar Kumar is a B.Tech in Instrumentation Engineering from IIT Kharagpur. He belongs to Madhubani in Bihar. He is a fresher and he scored the high CAT percentile in the first attempt. He focused his preparation strategy on practicing more with mock tests especially in last month to CAT exam. Read MBAUniverse.com Interview

CAT 2023 Topper - Shiladitya Bhadra: 99.38%ile in CAT 2023

Shiladitya Bhadra has scored overall 99.38 percentile in CAT 2023. He hails from small town of Barasat in North 24 Parganas in West Bengal. Shiladitya has score 94.43 percentile in VARC section; 99.71 percentile in DILR which was rated a very difficult section and 97.87 percentile in most difficult Quant section. Read MBAUniverse.com Interview 

Shiladitya Bhadra

Check table below for more details on Number of CAT Toppers by Gender and States.​  

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CAT 2023 Toppers Highlights: Male, Engineers Continue to Dominate CAT

First up, here are CAT 2023 Toppers Highlights.

 

14 Male Candidates Score 100% in CAT 2023

  • No Female Candidate;
  • 4 from Maharashtra
  • 11 Engineers, 3 Non-Engineers

29 Candidates Score 99.9 % in CAT 2023

  • Male-28
  • Female-01

29 Candidates Score 99.98 % in CAT 2023

  • All Males

Overall CAT Percentile

Total Numbers

Total Gender Numbers

Total State Wise Numbers

100 percentiles

14

All Males

1 – Andhra Pradesh
1 - Delhi
1 – Gujarat
1 – Jammu & Kashmir
1 - Karnataka
1 - Kerala
4 – Maharashtra
1 – Tamil Nadu
2 - Telangana
1 - Uttar Pradesh

99.99 percentiles

29

Male 28
Female-01

1 – Bihar
7 - Delhi
2 – Haryana
4 - Karnataka
9 - Maharashtra
1 - Tamil Nadu
2 - Telangana
2 - Uttar Pradesh
1 - West Bengal

99.98 percentiles

29

All Males

1 - Bihar
3 – Delhi
1 - Gujarat
1 - Haryana
1 - Karnataka
1 - Kerala
8 - Maharashtra
1 - Odisha
3 – Rajasthan
1 – Tamil Nadu
3 - Telangana
3 – Uttar Pradesh
2- West Bengal

Table of Contents

1. CAT 2023 Toppers’ Interviews

2. Know Your CAT 2022 Toppers

3. CAT 2022 Toppers’ Interviews: Success Stories with Preparation Strategy

4. Know your CAT 2021 Toppers

5. CAT 2021 Toppers’ Interviews: Success Stories with Preparation Strategy

6. Know your CAT 2020 Toppers

7. CAT 2020 Toppers’ Interviews: Success Stories with Preparation Strategy

1. CAT 2023 Toppers’ Interviews

CAT 2023 exam was held on November 26, 2023 with highest number of 2.88 lakh test takers in the history of CAT exam. CAT result is expected in the first week of January 2024. The success stories of CAT 2023 toppers will be updated soon after release of CAT 2023 result 

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2. Know Your CAT 2022 Toppers: Scored 100%ile & 99+ %ile

Below are details of some of the CAT 2022 Toppers with 100 and 99+ percentile

CAT 2022 Toppers

 

CAT Toppers List

Some of the CAT 2022 toppers with 100 percentile, 99+ percentile with their academic background, preparation strategy are as below:

Name of CAT Topper
CAT %ile Score
Academic Back Ground
CAT Preparation Strategy
Suneet Kumbhat
100
B.Tech IITD; IIMC Alumnus
CAT Coach
Maruti Konduri
100
IIMA Alumnus
CAT Coach
Renjith Thomas Joshua
100
B.E.
CAT Coach in Kerala
Srajal Gupta
100
B.Tech
Prepared with Coaching
Soumik Banerjee
99.95
B.E. (Mech Engg)
Self Preparation Read More
Shreyasee Sarkar
99.68
B.Tech (ECE)
Prepared with Mindworkzz; Read More
Risshi Agrawal
99.99
B.Tech
Took T.I.M.E Mock Tests
Pranav Chaturvedi
99.98
B.Tech
Prepared with CL Coaching
Parul Arora
99.93
B.Tech
Prepared with MissionCAT coaching
Akshit Agrawal
99.91
B.Com
Self prepared with Arun Sharma Books
Adit Sanjanwala
99.9
B.Tech
Self Prepared with Books and study material, Mocks
Geet sai sumant
99.89
--
Prepared with iQuanta coaching
Pranav Bahedia
99.82
B.Tech
Prepared with Coaching
Atish Naskar
99.81
B.Tech
Prepared with Coaching
Mohul Kishore
99.08
B.A. Hons - DU
Self Prepared with Arun Sharma Books and joined Takshzila coaching
Shauray Tiwari
99
B.Com. - DU
Self Prepared with Arun Sharma Books and joined Coaching also

3. CAT 2022 Toppers’ Interviews: Success Stories with Preparation Strategy

In their Interviews with MBAUniverse.com, CAT 2022 Toppers have shared their success stories with CAT exam preparation strategy, how they overcame their weak areas, how they prepared for GD-PI-WAT.  Many of these CAT 2022 Toppers who have scored 99+%ile, self-prepared or joined some of the best Coachings or opted for a combination of coaching and self preparation.

(1) CAT 2022 Topper Soumik Banerjee Interview: CAT 99.95 %ile; Self Prepared

A B.E. in Mechanical Engineering and working professional for 6 years in BPCL, CAT 2022 topper, Soumik Banerjee cracked the exam with 99.95 percentile with his self preparation and with some Online Coaching help. Soumik was shortlisted by IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Lucknow, other IIMs and MDI Guragon but planned to join IIM Ahmedabad. Read his CAT preparation strategy and success mantra Read Full Interview

(2) CAT 2022 Topper Shreyasee Sarkar: CAT 99.68 %ile; Prepared with Mindworkzz; Student of IIM Calcutta 2023-25 Batch

An IT professional, CAT 2022 topper, Shreyasee Sarkar cracked the exam with 99.68 percentile. She prepared for CAT with Mindworkzz and had converted number of top B-schools including IIM Calcutta. Before joining and improving the academic diversity at IIM Calcutta, she earned 3.5 years of work experience as Software Tester. Read Full Interview

 

CAT 2022 Topper Risshi Agrawal-99.99 %ile: IIT Delhi alumni Risshi Agrawal scored 99.99 percentile in CAT 2022 exam. He belongs from Mirzapur, UP and is a graduate from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. He has work experience as an Associate Analyst at Putnam – a heathcare management consulting firm. He referred to TIME coaching materials and CL mock test series. His CAT 2022 Sectional scores are: DILR: 99.99%, VA: 85.65%, QA: 100%

CAT Topper 2022 Parul Arora, 99.93%ile: IIM Ahmedabad Student 2023-25 Batch

Hailing from Bhatinda, Punjab, Parul Arora is one of the top scorers of CAT 2022. This was her first attempt to CAT. She is a BTech in Computer Science from NIT Jalandhar. Parul has worked at Accenture. Her CAT 2022 sectional scores are VARC – 99.41; DILR – 99.55; QA –99.63 

 

CAT 2022 Topper Akshit Agrawal, 99.91 %ile: Akshit Agrawal was a final year B Com Honours student from Ramjas College of Delhi University. He scored 99.91 percentile. His overall score and percentile in CAT 2022 were 111.36 and 99.91 percentile. He referred to Books by Arun Sharma for both QA and DILR. This was his first attempt to CAT. He did not join a coaching institute. His Sectional scores are VARC – 42.49 (99.48 percentile); DILR – 35.04 (99.74 percentile); QA – 33.83 (99.11 percentile)

4. Know your CAT 2021 Toppers: CAT Toppers List

CAT 2021 was successfully conducted by IIM Ahmedabad on November 28, 2021 at 438 test centres spread across 156 cities in India on 28 November 2021 in three shifts. The duration of the test was of 120 minutes. Around 1.92 lakh candidates appeared for the exam out of 2.30 lakhs registered eligible candidates. The overall attendance was approximately 83%. Out of the 1.92 lakh candidates taken the exam, 35% were Females, 65% Males and 2 candidates represent Transgender.

 

Total 9 Candidates had scored maximum 100% in CAT 2021. All were males. Maximum number of CAT Toppers – 4 Toppers --were from Maharashtra! UP had 2 Toppers. Maximum number of CAT 99.9 Toppers – 4 Toppers -- were from Maharashtra and Gujarat! Total 19 Candidates had scored 99.9 % in CAT 2021. Again, all were males. As per CAT 2021 result, CAT Toppers were:

CAT 2021 Toppers

5. CAT 2021 Toppers’ Interviews: Success Stories with Preparation Strategy

  • Sumedha Srinivasan, a CA and Asset Management Expert cracked CAT 2021 with 94.78%ile and got into IIM Ahmedabad – Read More
  • Padmasandhya S, a CA, NTSE Scholar and a Published Poet cracked CAT 2021 with 98.49% and got into IIM Ahmedabad – Read More
  • Rahul Chodankar from Mumbai, a mechanical engineer from IIT Kanpur, scored 99.87 Percentile in CAT 2021 with his 4 months of prepration;
  • Ghaziabad boy Sahil Siddharth scored 99.68 % in CAT 2021;
  • Shaunak Vora, a chemical engineer from Mumbai scored 99.10 percentile in CAT 2021.
  • Chirag Gupta, student of Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, is one of the nine candidates to secure 100 percentile in CAT 2021. Chirag started preparing in March 2021, and relied on self-study -- following books and notes apart from taking mock tests. He managed to crack CAT in his first attempt itself. Chirag wants to get into any one of the Top 3 IIMs- IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Calcutta.
  • Soham Katkar cracked CAT 2021 with 100 percentile. Soham belongs to Mumbai and has done graduation in Engineering in Computer Science from K J Somaiya College of Engineering Mumbai. 
  • Ritik Gupta has secured the 99.99 percentile in CAT 2021. He is from Faridabad and is pursuing BBA from a private university in Gurugram. Ritik was pursuing MBBS from DY Patil Medical College, Pune after qualifying NEET but to pursue his interest he prepared for CAT to join MBA. He wants to launch his own start up
  • Yash Mandhana has scored 99.99 percentile in CAT 2021. A student of B.Tech Mechanical Engineering at IIT Bombay, Yash is targeting IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Calcutta. After completing his MBA he plans to take up career in an FMCG Company in the area of Finance or General Management or Strategy
  • Maruti Konduri, Co-founder of CAT Coaching Cracku scored 100% in CAT 2021.
  • Amrit Anwesh cracked CAT 2021 with 99.98 percentile. Amrit is a student of final year of engineering at NIT Rourkela. He cracked CAT in his first attempt and with his self preparation. Amrit is targeting IIM Ahmedbad, Bangalore, Calcutta and plans to become an entrepreneur after completing his MBA.
  • Sayali Kale, also Co-founder of Cracku, excelled in CAT 2021.  She secured 99.97 percentile. Sayali Kale is also an alumnus of IIM-Ahmedabad. Sayali is from Mumbai and completed her B-Tech in Computer Science from VJTI Mumbai.
  • Gauravi Kabadi scored 99.95 percentile in CAT 2021 in her first attempt. Gauravi was a working professional with an MNC Analog Devices after completing her B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from IIT Bhubaneswar. She quit her job to prepare for CAT. Gauravi belongs to Maharashtra and is targeting IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Bangalore. She plans to launch her own start up.
  • Palli Dolananda Saivardhan has secured the 99.94 percentile in CAT 2021. He is from Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, and has completed Computer Science Engineering from VIT University, Vellore. He is currently working as a Software Developer at Wipro.
  • Rudrakha Gupta scored 99.9 percentile in CAT 2021. Rudrakha did his B.Tech from IIT Delhi and was a working professional with Invest India. He belongs to Indore.
  • Shubh Agarwal Noida has 99.61 percentile in CAT 2021. His Sectional scores are 99.98%ile in VARC, 93.65%ile in DILR and 95.35%ile in QA. He is looking for admissions to IIM and FMS Delhi.

These CAT toppers share their CAT success stories and Preparation mantras in detail. Check Here 

6. Know your CAT 2020 Toppers: List of CAT Toppers

CAT 2020 Toppers

CAT Result was released on January 2nd. Here are some important CAT Toppers details. IIM Indore CAT Centre 2020 has shared following important details about CAT 2020 Toppers with MBAUniverse.com.

  • 9 candidates have scored an overall 100 percentile in the CAT 2020 examination. They are all males.
  • 7 out of the nine candidates receiving the highest overall percentile are from the engineering/technology background, 1 candidate is from mathematics background and 1 is from management background.
  • Of the nine candidates, 5 candidates are from the IITs, and the remaining four candidates are from IIM Indore (IPM program), BITS Pilani, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, and YMCA institute of Engineering respectively.
  • Of the candidates scoring an overall 100 percentile, 3 candidates are from Rajasthan and the remaining six candidates are from Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra, Punjab, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh respectively.
  • 19 candidates have scored an overall 99.99 percentile in CAT 2020, of which 18 are male and 1 is female. Out of these candidates 16 are from the engineering/technology, 2 are from economics and 1 is from management background.
  • A total of 1,90,144 candidates had appeared for the examination. The gender distribution of candidates who appeared for CAT 2020 is as follows:
    • Number of female candidates: 66,755
    • Number of male candidates: 1,23,388
    • Number of transgender candidates: 01

7. CAT 2020 Toppers’ Interviews: Success Stories with Preparation Strategy

MBAUniverse.com spoke to many CAT 2020 toppers and summary of their journey is below. 

 

(1) Nandan Goel, IIM Calcutta Student, Cracked CAT 2020 with 99.95 %ile; shares CAT Preparation Strategy & Key Tips  Read More

 

(2) Ekansh Gupta, a Poet and Working Professional from Moradabad cracked CAT with 99.91 %ile & Got into IIM Calcutta for MBA 2021 Read More

 

(3) Nancy Jain, A Graphic Designer, Painter with B.Tech, Cracked CAT 2020 with 99.72 %ile and got into IIM Calcutta for MBA 2021-23  Read More

 

(4) Shubham Bajaj, a Software Developer at Nomura and IEM Kolkata Graduate from Surat - cracked CAT with 99.98%ile and got into IIM Calcutta  Read More

 

(5) Yashvi Bansal, a BBA Graduate and Fresher from Surat, Cracked CAT with 94.72%ile and got into IIM Udaipur for MBA 2021 Read More

 

(6) Pranita Maheshwari, an Arts & Craft lover, a blogger with BMS, Cracked CAT with 98.81%ile and got into IIM Udaipur for MBA 2021  Read More

 

(7) Jaipur’s Jitesh Mittal scores 100 percentile in CAT 2020: Jaipur’s Jitesh Mittal has scored 100 percentile in CAT 2020. Jitesh graduated in civil engineering from IIT-Gandhinagar in 2020 and hopes to pursue MBA from IIM Ahmedabad. Not getting a good campus job proved to be a blessing in disguise for him. “Had I got the job, I wouldn’t have given my best shot in the exam,” said Jitesh.

 

(8) Navi Mumbai’s Ashish Sen cracks CAT 2020 with 99.99 %
Ashish Sen hails from Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. His CAT 2020 score is Overall 99.99 Percentile; VARC % - 99.98, DILR % - 99.95 and QA % - 99.46 percentile. Ashish started his CAT preparation in June 2020. He took a few full-length tests to gauge himself. Based on that, he made a 2-month study plan. Post that, he started taking mocks and analyzing them. He had opted for the study materials and Test series from T.I.M.E. He applied only to Top IIMs and FMS Delhi.

 

(9) Himachal student Vishesh Garg scores 99.9 percentile in CAT 2020
Another engineer Vishesh Garg, who hails from Himachal Pradesh, has scored 99.99 percentile in CAT 2020. After completing his BTech from NIT Hamirpur in 2019, Vishesh worked nearly two years in a leading IT company in Bengaluru. IIM Bangalore and FMS Delhi are Vishesh’s top choices when it comes to B-schools. IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Calcutta are close second. He took online coaching from TIME and took guidance from online resources, followed toppers’ preparation strategies, and studied books like Arun Sharma’s CAT series. “Two things that helped me score well are the mock tests and a thorough study plan,” said Vishesh.  

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(10) Debrup Poddar scores 99.11 percentile in CAT 2020
Debrup Poddar has scored 99.11 percentile in CAT 2020. This was his third CAT attempt. His score is Overall % - 99.99 Percentile, VARC % - 97.07%ile, DILR % - 85.41 and QA %ile is 99.56. Speaking with MBAUniverse.com, Debrup said, “I started my preparation in May 2020, giving myself an ample 5-6 months to complete the syllabus and practise mocks and past year papers. Having already appeared for CAT 18 (96.88 percentile) & CAT 19 (95.13 percentile) before, albeit without any preparation, I was determined to crack CAT 20. Hence I joined a local coaching class and spent my mornings attending lectures and evenings revising concepts. By the end of it all, I had taken nearly 30 mocks in the new format to build confidence.” Debrup’s dream colleges are SPJIMR, IIM Bangalore & IIM Indore. He plans to build his MBA career in Marketing.

Other CAT 2020 Toppers with 99+ Percentile 

  • Priyamm Garg of Delhi scored 99.81 Percentile
  • Shubham Yadav from Gurgaon got 99.7 percentile  
  • Kshitiz Garg from Mohali has scored 99.61 percentile
  • Vishal Agarwal of Cuttak scored 99.44 percentile
  • Gaurav Dhawan of Mohali has scored 99.29 percentile
  • Sargam Bansal from Chandigarh has scored 99.17 percentile
  • Himani Goyal has scored 99.05 percentile in CAT 2020

Stay tuned to MBAUniverse.com for list of CAT 2020 Toppers List & Interviews.

 

Also Read:

CAT 2019 Topper Highlights

  • 10 candidates have scored overall 100 percentile
  • All the 10 candidates are males and are from the engineering/technology background.
  • Of these 10 Toppers, 6 candidates are from the IITs, 2 candidates are from the NITs, and 1 candidate is from Jadavpur University.
  • Of the candidates scoring an overall 100 percentile, 4 candidates are from Mumbai, Maharashtra
  • 21 candidates have scored an overall 99.99 percentile in CAT 2019. Again, 19 candidates are from the engineering/technology.

CAT 2019 TOPPER LIST

Meet CAT 2019 Topper Rahul Gupta: Makes Mumbai proud
A B.Tech from IIT Roorkee, Rahul Gupta from Mumbai has scored 100 percentile in CAT 2019. Presently, IIM Ahmedabad student of PGP 2020-22 batch, Rahul Gupta has also converted IIM Bangalore, Calcutta and Lucknow. He also converted XLRI with a XAT percentile 99.99. Rahul was a working professional when he started preparing for the exam. He suggests to begin with basics, understand the logic behind the solution and then apply them while attempting the questions. Read More about his CAT and GD-PI-WAT Preparation Strategy

 

Meet the 2 CAT 2019 Toppers from IIT Bombay

Rahul Manglik and Somansh Chordia, both friends and students of the final-year mechanical engineering programme at IIT Bombay, have cracked CAT 2019 – that too in their first attempt! Nagpur boy Somansh Chordia scored a perfect 100 percentile, and Delhi lad Rahul Manglik scored 99.99 percentile. Both of them prepared for CAT 2019 together, and focused on Mock Tests and analysed their performances after completing the test. They attempted at least 30 mocks during preparation. Not surprisingly, IIM Ahmedabad is the dream B-school for CAT 2019 Topper Somansh Chordia.
 

Meet Mumbaikar Rishi Mittal who scored 100% in 1st attempt!
Mumbai boy Rishi Mittal is a final year BTech civil engineering student from the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Surat who scored 100 %tile in CAT 2019. What makes his success remarkable is that CAT 2019 was Rishi’s first attempt at belling the CAT! Rishi scored 99.99 percentile in Quant, 100 in Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning, but scored 98.76 percentile in Verbal abilities. CAT is an easy exam, one can crack it if they are honest in their preparation, is Rishi’s message to CAT aspirants. Not surprisingly, Rishi wants to join one of the Top 2 IIMs. 

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Meet PESIT Bangalore student Ashwin who score 100 % and wants to join IIMB
Ashwin H., a 22-year-old engineer from Bengaluru, has secured a perfect score of 100 %ile in his second attempt at CAT exam. The electronics and communications engineer graduated from PESIT last year and joined a private IT firm. Last year, he secured 99.36 percentile in CAT 2018. He wasn’t satisfied with the score even though he got calls from FMS Delhi and IIM Kozhikode. He wrote CAT 2019 and rest is history! Ashwin is aspiring to join one of the top IIMs – Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta or FMS-Delhi. Indeed, But IIM-Bangalore is his top choice as he will not miss his family.

 

Meet Jadavpur University student who scored 100 % but said no to IIMs
Debarshi Chanda, who scored a perfect 100 percentile in CAT 2019, is presently studying for her Masters in Energy Studies at the School of Energy Studies in Jadavpur University. But Debarshi does not want to go for an MBA degree. He has higher aims. He wants to do Phd in Economics and contribute towards developing the economic condition of the country. Debarshi has done his Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from Jadavpur University and had joined a private bank where he worked from 2018 to 2019, before joining his Masters program. 
 

Meet Patrick D’Souza, who scored 100 Percentile sixth time!
Mumbai based MBA coaching faculty Patrick D’Souza scored a 100 percentile for the sixth time. D’Souza, who has been taking the exam for the past 16 years to understand the changing pattern of the papers, scored a perfect 100 percentile. “This was my sixth time getting a 100 percentile. I took the test to understand how the patterns are changing every year so I can teach my students accordingly,” said D’Souza.

 

CAT 2019 Toppers​ List – 100 Percentilers

CAT Toppers

CAT 2019 Percentile

Rahul Gupta

100

Somansh Chordia

100

Patrick D’Souza

100

Rishi Mittal

100

Ashwin H.

100

Debarshi Chanda

100

 

CAT 2019 Toppers​ List – 99.99 Percentilers
21 candidates have scored 99.99 percentile in CAT 2019. A list of these CAT toppers with their qualifying degree and home city is given below:

Candidate 

City

CAT 2019 Percentile

Education 

AMIT BIKRAM

Mumbai

99.99

BTECH

SAATHWIK KOLLURU

Mumbai

99.99

BTECH

SHUBHAM PANDIA

Pune

99.99

BE

DEVAVRAT MAHAJAN

Pune

99.99

BTECH

KAUSHIK VYAS

Pune

99.99

BTECH

RAJESH B

Chennai

99.99

BTECH

LAKSHYA KUMAR

Delhi

99.99

BMS - Management Studies

ABHANSHU GUPTA

Delhi

99.99

BTECH

ADITYA GARG

Delhi

99.99

BTECH

DHOLE SHREYAS KIRAN

Delhi

99.99

BTECH

RAHUL MANGLIK

Delhi

99.99

BTECH

ANURAG

Faridabad

99.99

BTECH

RAHUL SHARMA

Faridabad

99.99

BTECH

SHREYAANSH GUPTA

Haryana

99.99

BS/BSC

SUMIT KHANNA

Chandigarh

99.99

BTECH

SWAPNIL SUMAN

Bihar

99.99

BTECH

LOKESH SONI

JODHPUR

99.99

BTECH

KULKARNI SAURABH SADASHIV

Maharashtra

99.99

BTECH

THOMBRE SUSHANT SUNIL

Nashik

99.99

BTECH

RENJITH THOMAS JOSHUA

Trivandrum

99.99

BTECH

B GAUTHAM RAO

Mangaluru

99.99

BTECH

CAT 2019 Toppers’ Interview on CAT Preparation Strategy
CAT 2019 toppers with Diverse bavk grounds and varying percentile in the range of 97 to 100 have found admission to 2020-22 batch in top IIMs, MDI among other B-schools with their well devised preparation strategy. Shared below are the exclusive interviews of such CAT 2019 toppers with MBAUniverse.com:

 

Shantanu Yadav: 99.7%ile in CAT 2019; Gets into IIM Ahmedabad
Shantanu Singh Yadav, CAT 2019 topper from Surat, cracked the exam with 99.73 percentile and has converted number of top B-schools including IIM Ahmedabad. A graduate from NIT Hamirpur, Shantanu belongs to a modest service class family. While preparing for CAT exam, he earned 3 years of working experience in a fertilizer industry. Read here his CAT preparation strategy and success mantra

 

Sruthy S Kumar:  97.71%ile in CAT 2019; Gets into IIM Lucknow

Sruthy S Kumar, CAT 2019 topper from Alappuzha, cracked the exam with 97.71 percentile and has converted number of top B-schools including IIM Lucknow. A graduate from NIT Calicut, Sruthy belongs to a modest service class family. While preparing for CAT exam, she earned 2½ years of working experience in Reliance Industries. Read her CAT preparation strategy and success mantra

 

Tanuj Ruia:99.69%ile in CAT 2019: Gets into IIM Bangalore

Tanuj Ruia, CAT 2019 topper with 99.69 percentile took 30 Mocks before the exam. A Chartered Accountant from Surat, Tanuj is a fresher and converted IIM Bangalore and Calcutta but preferred to take admission in MBA 2020-22 batch at IIM Bangalore. Tanuj appeared in XAT 2020 also and scored 98.8 percentile. Read his CAT preparation strategy and success mantra

 

Chandanbala Shyamsunder Dhanawat: 98.28 %ile in CAT 2019: Gets into IIM Udaipur

Chandanbala Shyamsunder Dhanawat cracked the CAT 2019 exam with 98.28 percentile and has converted number of top B-schools including IIM Udaipur, Rohtak, Raipur, IMT, IMI among others. A graduate in Commerce with moderate percentage of marks, Chandanbala earned 2½ years of working experience in Sales while preparing for CAT. Read her CAT preparation strategy and success mantra 

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Anushree Naik: 98.20%ile in CAT 2019; Gets into IIM Ahmedabad

Anushree Naik, a Chartered Accountant and Graphologist doing full time Finance Job cracked CAT 2019 with 98.20 percentile in her first attempt and got into IIM Ahmedabad PGP 2020-22 batch. She also converted number of other top B-schools including IIM Bangalore, IIM Kozhikode, IIM Indore, IIM Shillong, SPJIMR Mumbai. Read her CAT preparation strategy and what is her success mantra

  

Nikita Agarwal: 99.22%ile in CAT 2019; Joins MDI Gurgaon leaving IIMs

Nikita Agarwal, CAT 2019 topper from Surat, cracked the exam with 99.22 percentile and has converted number of top B-schools but preferred MDI Gurgaon to the new IIMs. A BBA graduate from SDJIC Surat, Nikita has also taught at an NGO. Coming from a modest business family, Nikita cracked CAT in her first attempt. Read her CAT preparation strategy and success mantra

  

CAT 2018 Toppers List and CAT 2018 Toppers Interview: Rounak Majumdar, Swapnil Suman

CAT 2018 Result were declared at 10AM on January 5, 2019. Here are some key trends with list of CAT Toppers and their interviews on CAT preparation strategy:

  • Maximum 100 percentile was secured by 11 students in CAT 2018. Rounak Majumdar & Swapnil Suman are two of them.
  • All 11 toppers are Male and all are from Engineering/Technology education background.
  • A total of 21 candidates have scored an overall 99.99 %. Out of 21, 19 candidates from engineering or technology background.
  • Out of 2,09,405 candidates who took CAT 2018, 1,36,075 were male students and 73326 were girls
  • Seven students from Maharashtra have secured 100 %, while two from West Bengal, and one each from Karnataka and Bihar.
  • Twin brothers and IIT Delhi students have both secured 99.9 percentile!

MBAUniverse.com has published CAT Toppers List and CAT Toppers Interview below. Check now.

CAT Toppers 2018 

cat toppers 2018

CAT 2018 Topper List
Overall Percentile
Amit Bikram
100
Niranjan Prasad
100
Rickshesh Manchanda
100
Rounak Majumdar
100
Swapnil Suman
100
Anubhav
99.99
Kaustubh Vyas
99.99
Kishan Kashyap
99.99
Abhishek
99.97
Karan 
99.91
Mayur Arora
99.88
Kushaagr Panwar
99.6
Kuldeep Atri
99.44
Avinash Misal
99.37
Pratik Mishra
99.33
Sakshat Goel
99.21
Tushar Goel
98.89
  1. CAT 2018 Topper - Amit Bikram
    Scaled score in CAT 2018: 235.18
  • Overall 100 Percentile
  • Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension - 79.59 (99.6%)
  • Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation - 60.51 (99.93%)
  • Quantitative Ability - 95.07 (100%)
  • Amit Bikram belongs to Mumbai and he plans to join one of the top three IIMs-IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore or Calcutta.

Preparation Strategy:
Amit Started Self Preparation in May 2018. He spent first two months in concept revision and strengthening the fundamentals and did not take coaching for theory part. He started Taking Mock from August 2018 with one Mock per week and analysed it for mistakes and improved.

 

Later he took one mock per day during the month before CAT 2018 exam day. In all attempted 30+ Mocks he was weak in VARC and DILR and consistently worked upon to improve on them and scored well.

 

Amit took the Mocks from Career Launcher and registered for e-Test series of IMS and practiced the variety of questions from Arun Sharma. He improved vocabulary and reading skills by reading a lot. He did not believe in taking short cuts and practiced a lot.

 

Message for CAT 2019 Aspirants
According to Amit, Four months are good enough to complete CAT syllabus. He suggested to take only need based coaching. He said to Know your own strengths and weaknesses is the key to success in CAT. Make preparation plan accordingly and don’t follow others’ preparation strategy. 

 

  1. CAT 2018 Topper- Niranjan Prasad
    Scaled score in CAT 2018: 230.49
  • Overall: 100 Percentile
  • Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension – 89.63 (99.98%)
  • Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation – 73.15 (100%)
  • Quantitative Ability – 67.71 (99.81%)

is studying B.Tech (Dual Degree) in Final Year student IIT Madras and has scored top Rank in National Talent Search Competition. He belongs to small town Manipal in Udupi District. He started his self preparation Last Year and identified his weak areas first then practiced more to make them as his strengths

  1. CAT 2018 Topper - Rickshesh Manchanda
  • Overall: 100 Percentile
  • VARC:99.44 percentile

Rickshesh Manchanda is an IIT Delhi graduate working in a bank. He prepared for CAT 2018 without any coaching. This was his second CAT attempt in CAT 2017 he had scored 99.99%. Last year’s CAT preparation clubbed with practicing and analysis of mocks helped him ace the CAT 2018 exam

 

  1. CAT 2018 Topper - Rounak Majumdar
  • Overall: 100 Percentile
  • VARC: 99.95
  • DILR: 99.98
  • QA: 100

Rounak is a graduate from IIT Kanpur, and he has cleared Chartered Financial Analyst Level I. Rounak Majumdar’s preparation was focused on Mock Tests. He says he attempted around 30-35 mocks before the exam! He has applied to top IIMs, FMS and XLRI. He wants to pursue a career in finance, preferably investment banking, after MBA. Rounak says “Time management is the key. One should approach the easy questions first and maintain accuracy while gaining speed.”

  1. CAT 2018 Topper - Swapnil Suman
  • CAT 2018 overall percentile: 100 %
  • VARC percentile: 99.23 %
  • DILR percentile: 99.99 %
  • QA percentile: 100 %

Swapnil Suman is a Mechanical Engineer. He was born in Patna and is working in Petrochemical industry. Proper use of Mock Tests was his success mantra at CAT 2018

He did not join any coaching institute for preparation but used Mock test series from prominent coaching institutes.

  1. CAT 2018 Topper- Kaustubh Vyas
  • Overall CAT 2018 Percentile: 99.99 %

Kaustubh is a Final year B.Tech Electrical Engineering student from IIT Bombay he is from Nagpur. He started preparing for CAT 2018 from the summers after completing the internship. He enrolled in T.I.M.E especially for the test series they provide. Apart from that, he relied on Self Studies mostly. He made it a point to practice as many Mocks as possible.

  1. CAT 2018 Topper - Kishan Kashyap
  • Overall CAT 2018 Percentile: 99.99 %
  • VARC – 99.23 %
  • DILR – 99.95 %
  • QA – 99.97 %

Kishan is a resident of Delhi and is CAT 2018 Topper from Delhi. He took CAT 2018 in second shift

  1. CAT 2018 Topper - Karan
  • Overall Percentile: 99.91
  • Quantitative Aptitude: 99.49 %
  • DILR: 99.4 %
  • VARC: 999.88 %

Karan has been preparing for CAT 2018 for last 9 months. Karan joined a top coaching center to prepare in an organized manner. Mocks were the most important part of his CAT 2018 preparation and would have attempted 20+ Mocks. His preparation strategy is: Write mocks, check your scores and percentile, analyse all the questions in the paper, identify errors and weak areas, and work on them.

  1. CAT 2018 Topper - Mayur Arora
  • Overall Percentile: 99.88 %
  • Quantitative Aptitude: 99.83 %
  • DILR: 99.59 %
  • VARC: 97.75 %

Mayur started his prep somewhere around July, he thinks 6 months are more than enough to study all concepts and take 15-20 mock tests. He took test series of IMS and TIME. He has applied to IIMs, FMS, MDI, XLRI, SPJIMR.

 

Mayur would like to work in a marketing/ product management function post MBA

  1. CAT 2018 Topper - Kushaagr Panwar
  • Overall CAT Percentile: 99.56 %
  • VARC: 99.69 %
  • DILR: 98.76 %
  • QA: 97.3 %

He started his preparation in July. He thinks minimum 6 months are required to get a decent percentile. He had attempted around 40 Mocks of CL and Time. He has applied to all IIMs, FMS and XLRI. His dream career choice would be Strategy Consulting after MBA.

  1. CAT 2018 Topper - Kuldeep Atri
  • Overall: 99.44 Percentile
  • VARC: 97.44
  • DILR: 99.16
  • QA: 98.43

Home Town: Udaipur (Rajasthan)

  1. CAT 2018 Topper - Avinash Misal
  • Overall CAT 2018 Percentile -99.37 %
  • VARC: 99.4%
  • DILR: 98.49%
  • QA: 96.79%

Avinash did CAT Coaching at TIME in Bangalore. He studied at Sir M. Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology. He is a Software Engineer by profession. His strategy was to give at least one hour every day for LR-DI and then give as many mocks as possible to expose him to different types of questions. He said mocks were crucial for his results. He gave close to 40 mocks. Mock Tests simulated a test day scenario and thus kept him on his toes with various twists and turns.

  1. CAT 2018 Topper - Pratik Mishra​
  • Overall Percentile: 99.33 %
  • VARC Percentile: 97.1 %
  • DILR Percentile:99.7 %
  • QA Percentile: 996.9 %

Pratik Mishra started seriously preparing for CAT 2018 in August only. He used Quantitative Aptitude by Arun Sharma and solved Sudoku puzzle daily! He didn’t study at any coaching institute but the test series provided by coaching centres prove to be of great help. He also used Arun Sharma’s book on DI. Pratik Mishra has applied to all IIMs, FMS Delhi and NITIE Mumbai.

 

14. CAT 2018 Topper – Sakshat Goel

  • Overall Percentile: 99.21 %
  • VARC Percentile: 95.15 %
  • DILR Percentile:99.66 %
  • QA Percentile: 97.45 %

Sakshat focused more on taking mock tests on a regular basis to analyse the weak areas and improve accuracy. His most important advice to prepare for CAT is to channelize all the energies towards CAT preparation. Work on time management skills and try giving as many mocks as possible. To prepare for GD-PI-WAT, he read newspaper on a regular basis, undertook mock GD and practice interview rounds. Sakshat was offered admission by MDI Gurgaon, IIM Shillong, IIM Kozhikode, New IIMs and SPJIMR. He preferred SPJIMR Mumbai to any IIM and other top B-schools. 

 

15. CAT 2018 Topper – Tushar Goel

  • Overall Percentile: 98.89 %
  • VARC Percentile: 98.25 %
  • DILR Percentile:92.22 %
  • QA Percentile: 98.6 %

Tushar joined T.I.M.E. classroom course to prepare for CAT exam and used to go to classes and work on weekdays. He subscribed to IMS mock tests and took 1 AIMCAT and 1 SIMCAT on weekends. Analyzing the mocks helped him in cracking CAT. To prepare for GD-PI-WAT, he read the newspapers regularly so as to get acquainted with the recent happenings. Besides, he appeared in mock GDs and PIs with T.I.M.E. and IMS. Tushar converted SJMSOM-IITB, MDI, NMIMS, All the new IIMs under Common Admissions Process (CAP) with SPJIMR but he opted for SPJIMR Mumbai. His message to CAT aspirants is to understand what they want from the MBA program, then see what various B-schools have to offer before choosing the right MBA college.  

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Read Detailed CAT Toppers Interviews by MBAUniverse.com

  • Rajat Tomar

    Exam score : 92.50 percentile

    Rajat Tomar has done B.Tech in Mechanical Engg. from HBTI Kanpur and is now pursuing PGDRM from IRMA. He has a Work Experience of around 2 years in United Breweries Ltd. Rajat belongs to Baraut, Uttar Pradesh. His father is a teacher in primary school and his mother is a house-wife.

     

    Determined to crack CAT with high percentile, Rajat appeared in CAT exam and scored 92.5 percentile. 

     

    He has interest in Reading and Analyzing World Politics, Spirituality, Cricket, Badminton. 

    My exam prep strategy, experience & Advice:

    For the benefit of MBA aspirants, MBAUniverse.com asked Rajat about his preparation strategy and advice to do well in MBA entrance exams. Details follow:

     

    MBAUniverse.com: What was your overall preparation strategy for CAT 2016/ XAT 2017?

    Rajat (CAT topper): I started my preparation for XAT 2017 four months before the exam date. I joined the TIME test series. I used to give one or two tests every week and thoroughly analyzed my mock test answer sheets, based on which I came to know my strengths/weakness and worked on the topics where I wasn’t up to the mark.

     

    MBAUniverse.com: How did you prepare for IRMASAT? Please share your strategy? How much did you score in it?

    Rajat (CAT topper): I regularly read the newspaper(the Hindu) and books which helped me in IRMASAT.I scored 20 marks in it.

     

    MBAUniverse.com: What would you suggest to IRMA aspirants to prepare for IRMASAT 2018?

    Rajat (CAT topper): - Regularly read newspaper and stay informed about the current events.

    -Be aware of the government schemes especially rural ones.

     

    MBAUniverse.com: Please share your sectional preparation strategy for CAT 2016/XAT 2017? How did you prepare for each section VARC, DILR, Quant? What study materials and books did you use?

    Rajat (CAT topper): VA/RC –  I solved Time study material. Regularly reading newspaper/ books, mock test series helped me a lot in getting a good score.

    DI/LR- I focused on Time study material and mock test for this.

    Quant- I mainly focussed on my calculation speed as my basic concept of quant was good due to my background and solved different type of questions.

     

    MBAUniverse.com: Was there any particular section that you were weak at? How did you overcome this challenge?

    Rajat (CAT topper): I was weak in VA/RC. I devoted more time for that and tried to solve more and more RC’s/Para jumbles/Para completion exercises and also started reading books/newspaper to increase my comprehension and inferential ability and also my reading speed.

     

    MBAUniverse.com: How can candidates use Mock tests better? What is your advice?

    Rajat (CAT topper): Review all the tests you give to identify your weaknesses and spend at least 4-6 hours in assessing the test . That is important so that you can work on those weaknesses specifically.

     

    MBAUniverse.com:  Other than CAT/XAT, which exam did you appear?

    Rajat (CAT topper): IIFT(97%) and SNAP(98.1).

     

    MBAUniverse.com: Which institutes did you apply for admission and which institutes offered you admission?

    Rajat (CAT topper): I got admission in IMI New Delhi,IRMA, SCMHRD, TAPMI, FORE, SIIB, XIMB(HR).

     

    MBAUniverse.com: Please share your strategy for the CAT/XAT Day. What was your last-minute preparation? How did you plan your CAT/XAT test taking?

    Rajat (CAT topper): By the time I was going for XAT, I had prepared all the sections and was intending to attempt as much question as possible. First I solved easy questions then average difficulty level question and in last tricky and difficult questions.

     

    MBAUniverse.com: Which B-school you decided upon and why?

    Rajat (CAT topper): I chose IRMA as this is a B-school which is unique in many respects. Being from a fairly rural background myself, I have seen and experienced the issues which farmers face in their day to day lives. This is a course which channels management study towards a social cause. Thus, I could relate more with IRMA’s mission as it aligned with my aspirations. 

     

    MBAUniverse.com: Any message you would like to share with the candidates preparing for CAT 2017/XAT 2018 and for IRMASAT 2018?

    Rajat (CAT topper): Study Hard .Just focus on your study , don’t think about the result as result/fruits of your action is not in your hand as stated in Bhagwad Gita.

  • Jhalak Agrawal

    Exam score : 83.59 percentile

    Jhalak Agrawal  has done B.Com (Hons.). She is a fresher and got admission in IRMA without any work experience. Jhalak Agrawal belongs to Guwahati.  Her  Father is a Businessman and her Mother is a housewife. She has younger brother and sister.

     

    Determined to crack CAT with high percentile, Jhalak Agrawal appeared in CAT exam and scored 83.59  percentile and in XAT exam scored 98.225 percentile. She also scored 18 in IRMASAT.

     

    She has interest in reading novels, watching movies and travelling.        

    My exam prep strategy, experience & Advice:

    For the benefit of MBA aspirants, MBAUniverse.com asked Jhalak Agrawal about her preparation strategy and advice to do well in MBA entrance exams. Details follow:

     

    MBAUniverse.com: What was your overall preparation strategy for CAT 2016/ XAT 2017?

     Jhalak (CAT topper): I prepared for XAT along with the preparation of CAT. My preparation started from the month of July. My focus was just to cover all the topics of CAT prescribed generally since I also had my college from 10 to 5.

     

    MBAUniverse.com: How did you prepare for IRMASAT? Please share your strategy? How much did you score in it?

    Jhalak (CAT topper): I looked into various information on internet regarding literacy in different states, poverty in India, various schemes implemented etc. My score was 18 out of 40.

     

    MBAUniverse.com: What would you suggest to IRMA aspirants to prepare for IRMASAT 2018?

    Jhalak (CAT topper): Be clear about the basic knowledge of the above topics and look into the places where the schemes are implemented.

     

    MBAUniverse.com: Please share your sectional preparation strategy for CAT 2016/XAT 2017? How did you prepare for each section VARC, DILR, Quant? What study materials and books did you use?

    Jhalak (CAT topper): I purchased a Byju’s tablet and used it and the study material that came along with it. For RC, I focused on why my chosen answer was wrong and a particular answer correct. The level of DILR and Quant in CAT was quite high for me which justifies my low score in the same. In XAT I could solve the questions easily.

     

     

    MBAUniverse.com: Was there any particular section that you were weak at? How did you overcome this challenge?

    Jhalak (CAT topper): Yes, I think I was weak in all three sections of CAT and still am in DILR and Quant. I overcame my weakness in VARC by practicing number of cases.

     

     

    MBAUniverse.com: How can candidates use Mock tests better? What is your advice?

    Jhalak (CAT topper):  One should make full use of mock tests. They prepare you in a way in which I was never prepared. I took just one mock test before the day of CAT exam and didn’t finish it.I am not habitual to looking at computer screen except for watching movies. Even staring at computer screen for 3 hours on the day of exam was a chore for me.

     

     

    MBAUniverse.com:  Did you go to offline coaching centre? What role does a coaching centre play?

    Jhalak (CAT topper): No, I did not go to an offline coaching centre. I think a coaching centre saves you time that I wasted going through the syllabus only and better prepares you for the exam with the number of mock tests they give.

     

    MBAUniverse.com: Other than CAT/XAT, which exam did you appear?

    Jhalak (CAT topper): I did not appear for any other exam other than CAT/XAT.

     

     

    MBAUniverse.com: Which institutes did you apply for admission and which institutes offered you admission?

    Jhalak (CAT topper): I applied to all the IIM’s and IRMA and converted only IRMA.

     

     

    MBAUniverse.com: Please share your strategy for the CAT/XAT Day. What was your last-minute preparation? How did you plan your CAT/XAT test taking?

    Jhalak (CAT topper): I wasn’t done with all the topics till the exam of CAT. Till XAT exam I had covered everything and went with a cool mind after a good night’s sleep

     

    MBAUniverse.com: Please share your GD/WAT topics & PI questions at different institutes and the ones who offered you admission?

    Jhalak (CAT topper): In IRMA, there was a group activity where two cases were discussed. The cases were related to management activities. In PI questions were asked regarding current affairs and the literacy in India.

     

     

    MBAUniverse.com: Which B-school you decided upon and why? 

    Jhalak (CAT topper): I decided to join IRMA as it is the pioneer of Rural Management and I like to learn things from the scratch.

     

     

    MBAUniverse.com: Any message you would like to share with the candidates preparing for CAT 2017/XAT 2018 and for IRMASAT 2018?

    Jhalak (CAT topper): Try to complete the syllabus on time and practice by taking as many mock tests as you can.

  • Umang Agarwal

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    Umang Agarwal: IIM Ahmedabad batch 2017-19

    Ph.D in Animal Sciences

     

    A Ph.D. in Animal Sciences from University of Maryland, Umang has six years of experience in animal and human nutrition research in the US. He worked with multiple animal species and humans to understand the partitioning of nutrients for increased production efficiency (in animals), and to understand the mechanisms of disease (in humans).

     

    He believes that practical scientific interventions, coupled with the best management practices, are required to bring about a successful large-scale impact in the agribusiness sector. Towards this end, a PGP-FABM degree would make him a technical generalist who understands the scientific nuisances of the business along with the big picture of the food and agri-business sector.

  • Rashmi Teltumbde

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    Rashmi Teltumbde: IIM Ahmedabad batch 2017-19

    BBA from USA: Tennis Player, Ex-Captain – India Junior Fed Cup

     

    Rashmi Teltumbde is from Mumbai. She finished her undergraduate degree from Texas Tech University in the US as BBA in Economics and Management in 2014 and has 14 academic awards there. She has a work experience of 28 months in Nettech Pvt Ltd as a Business Development Executive.

     

    Being a professional tennis player, she has represented the country in 3 junior Grand Slams (two Australian Open and US Open) and also captained the junior Indian Fed Cup team. In her free time, she likes to coach tennis to kids, cook and travel.  She believes a degree from IIMA would equip and ensure her goals would be reached quickly.

  • Ozair Hamdani

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    Ozair Hamdani: IIM Ahmedabad batch 2017-19

    Educated in Africa: National level Chess Player

     

    Pursuing MBA to help convert his ideas into actions, Ozair has previously interned with a start-up on a project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He has spent the majority of his life on the African continent, twelve years in Botswana, and four years pursuing his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He is also an avid reader, writer, and a national level chess player.

  • Kanishka Khaire

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    Kanishka Khaire: IIM Ahmedabad batch 2017-19

    Innovator : Designer of Automatic watering system

     

    The critical issue of public hygiene and sanitation & the ‘Swatchh Bharat Mission’ inspired Kanishka to think about these problems and build a practical solution. During his under-graduation, he designed an Automatic watering system for Urinals in collaboration with his professor. It has since been patented and published in the Indian Patent Journal.

     

    A civil services aspirant, he sees himself contributing towards public policy in the long run. He decided to pursue management as he believes that managerial expertise is essential for effective implementation of government's policy.

  • Girish Baj

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    Girish Baj: IIM Ahmedabad batch 2017-19

    CoEP, Pune Graduate: Member, Satellite Launch Team of ‘Swayam’

     

    An engineer from College of Engineering, Pune, Girish was a part of the college team that developed a student satellite ‘Swayam’ which was launched in space in coordination with ISRO. They also developed an earth station for communicating with satellites in space.

     

    Girish believes the projects are a result of sustained team effort and commitment and should motivate more innovations and wonders from the youth. He chose to do study management as a blend of technology with management would make a perfect combination for future leaders and innovators.

  • C. S. Prakhyat

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    C. S. Prakhyat: IIM Ahmedabad batch 2017-19

    Award winning Cinematographer & moviemaker

     

    C.S.Prakhyat is a self-taught internationally acclaimed filmmaker with a very diverse portfolio consisting of documentaries, short films, music videos, advertisements and promo videos, all of which can be found on his Vimeo channel: The C.S.Prakhyat Experience. He has made 9 award-winning short films which have fetched him 17 International Film Festival selections, spanning the USA, UK, Canada, Slovenia and India. For this feat, he has been accredited with an IMDB page.

     

    His decision behind joining MBA was to learn how to manage a film crew better and to develop a marketing acumen to increase the outreach of his films. When he isn’t shooting his next piece de resistance, he actively participates in quizzes and occasionally hosts them as well.

  • Aditi Agarwal

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    Aditi Agarwal: IIM Ahmedabad 2017-19 batch

    NIFT Graduate: Fashion Designer

     

    A fashion design graduate from NIFT, Raebareli, Aditi has worked in the online retail of Chikankari (native hand-embroidery of Lucknow) garments under the brand ‘Go Lucknow’.

     

    She is passionate about handicrafts and painting. “To pursue my passion, I decided to go for design, but I soon realized that formal management training was the needed for me to take my family business forward which is my ambition in future,” she comments talking about her motivation to join IIMA.  She hopes to give the brand ‘Go Lucknow’ a national and hopefully, global recognition, one day.

  • Aprajita Sharma

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    Aprajita Sharma: IIM Ahmedabad batch 2017-19

    Masters in Public Policy, St Xaviers: Ex-LAMP fellow

     

    A graduate with a Masters in Public Policy from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai, she has assisted a reputed Parliamentarian as a LAMP fellow. In her words, “An MBA at IIMA allows me to draw industry-government linkages to realize interventions nestled in a larger perspective of issues. My endeavor has been to combine my academic rigor with functional experiences by undertaking internships with UNDP, TMFL, NDTV, ITC SRA, Miditech and VIKSAT.”

     

    She has represented university in Inter-Varsity Swimming and Basketball, and takes a keen interest public speaking, surfing, making short-films, and photography.

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