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Preparation guides, score improvement strategies, and exam analysis — written by Abhishek Leela Pandey for CAT, GMAT, GRE, IPMAT, XAT, Law UG, and every exam GRADSKOOL covers.
RC accounts for 24 of the 40 VARC questions in CAT. Most aspirants read the passage wrong, attempt questions in the wrong order, and lose marks they should not be losing.
The jump from 90 to 99 is not about harder work. It is about thinking differently under pressure — and fixing specific behavioural patterns in mocks that most students never identify.
The new GMAT Focus Edition has a shorter format, no AWA, and a completely different scoring scale. Data Insights is the section that surprises most test-takers.
XAT Decision Making tests ethical judgement and business sense, not logical deduction. Preparing for it like DILR is one of the most common and costly mistakes.
The 20 Short Answer questions in IIM Indore IPMAT have no options to guess from. Most candidates treat them like MCQs and run out of time.
CLAT Legal Reasoning does not test knowledge of law. It tests the ability to apply a given principle to a new factual scenario — entirely learnable.
Most GRE aspirants spend hundreds of hours on word lists and still freeze on Text Completion questions on exam day. The problem is not vocabulary — it is context.
Students take mocks, check scores, and move on. That is where 90% of mock value is wasted. Post-test analysis done right is what separates students who improve from those who accumulate attempts.
Every year, people ask why GRADSKOOL does not take more students. Beyond 27, the interaction breaks down. Teaching becomes broadcasting.
Average packages, ROI, highest offers and top recruiters across all IIMs for 2025. IIM-A ₹35.22 LPA, IIM-B ₹34.88 LPA, IIM-C ₹34.23 LPA and more. CAT cutoffs included.
Average ₹35.22 LPA, highest ₹1.10 Cr, 100% placements. BCG led with 35 offers. Complete sector breakdown and what it means for CAT 2026 aspirants targeting IIM-A.
Average ₹34.88 LPA, 100% placements, 177 companies. Best ROI among old IIMs at 1.43x. Consulting dominated at 44%. Complete data for CAT 2026 aspirants.
Average ₹34.23 LPA, highest ₹1.45 Cr. 100% for 60th batch. The finance campus — JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Citi among top recruiters. Complete data.
Average ₹32.3 LPA, highest ₹75 LPA, 100% placements. BCG, ICICI, HUL, KPMG among top recruiters. Fees ₹23.5 lakh, ROI 1.37x. Data for CAT aspirants.
Average ₹29.57 LPA, highest ₹70 LPA, 100% placements. Consulting 32%, Tech 25%. Fee ₹22 lakh. Strong ROI for 95-97 percentile CAT aspirants.