P. Manohar Anand from Hyderabad is one of the eight students who aced CAT 2010 with 100 percentile.
A fourth year student in the Computer Science department at IIT Chennai, Anand, who despite being busy with a project, took a small break to answer questions on his success mantras and the road ahead with
Rediff.com's
A Ganesh Nadar.
Were you expecting 100 percentile in CAT 2010?No! I took it on as a challenge. I did my best but I did not expect to score 100 percentile.
Which IIM do you want to join? Why?I want to join the IIM at Ahmedabad or Bangalore. I want to join either of them as they are known to be the best.
What would you like to major in?I have not decided yet. I will think about it and decide in a week.
Is this your first attempt?Yes, this is my first attempt.
How old are you?I am 21.
Work experience? How necessary is it?I
did not work anywhere. I did do my internship as part of my BTech course and that helped.
I concentrated on my own subject, Computer Science. On top of that I attempted a lot of online mock tests.
For me the simplest was the quantitative and logical reasoning section. The verbal section was tough.
I concentrated on English grammar. Words and their meanings, synonyms and previous CAT papers. And as I told you earlier mock online tests.
I will read a lot on general subjects. It is actually a test of self confidence. I will have to be clear about my aims and objectives. Why I want to join a particular institute; Why I chose a particular major; and, why not another one.
I have not decided on that yet. I would love to start my own business but will take a final decision at that time.
P. Manohar Anand from Hyderabad is one of the eight students who aced CAT 2010 with 100 percentile.