
End-Phase Prep | For CAT Aspirants | South Ex Delhi
The final 15 days before CAT can dramatically impact your percentile. After months of preparation, this phase is designed for consolidation, strategy refinement, accuracy building, and mental conditioning. New learning takes a backseat; precision and performance take the lead.
This expert-backed plan from Career Launcher South Ex Delhi will help you maximize your strengths and stabilize your weak areas during the last phase.
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Your preparation must shift from:
Avoid now:
Learning new chapters
Watching complete lecture videos
Exploring unfamiliar question types
Focus now:
Strengthening mastered concepts
High-frequency testing
Pattern recognition
Intentional time management
Precision-based attempt strategy
Your goal is peak performance, not perfection.
Primary focus:
Improving comprehension speed
Accuracy in inference-based questions
Maintaining consistency across RCs
Key actions:
Solve 2 RCs daily from different genres
Track error patterns from earlier mocks
Practice para-jumbles & para-summary with a timer
Strengthen option-elimination logic
Build stamina for dense reading passages
DILR influences percentile more than any other section.
Primary focus:
Recognizing set patterns
Improving set selection
Reducing panic in unfamiliar sets
Key actions:
Solve 1–2 sets daily (mixed difficulty)
Do 5-minute set selection practice
Timed practice of 40–45 minutes
Revise 20–25 high-yield sets from mock history
Primary focus:
Sharpening strong topics
Improving calculation speed
Avoiding time-consuming traps
Key actions:
Solve 15–20 mixed questions daily
Avoid new topics
Revise formula notebooks
Prioritize arithmetic, algebra, and number systems
Practice quant in timed blocks
Objective: Reinforce concepts, stabilize accuracy, identify weak areas.
VARC
Revise reading strategies
8–10 RCs focusing on accuracy
20 VA questions daily
DILR
Revise 10–12 high-frequency sets
Solve 1 timed set per day
QA
Revise arithmetic & algebra formulas
Practice 60–80 questions
Mocks
2 full-length mocks
1 sectional per section
Reflection
Note repeated mistakes
Update strategy notebook
Objective: Improve timing and performance psychology.
VARC
10–12 RCs (dense + critical reasoning heavy)
PJ practice without options
DILR
6–8 timed sets
Practice grids, games, tables
QA
20–25 questions in 40 minutes
Revisit weak areas
Mocks
3 full-length mocks
2 sectionals (VARC + QA)
Reflection
Evaluate temperament
Identify whether you are “speed-first” or “accuracy-first”
Objective: Align with real exam conditions.
Give mocks at the exact CAT slot time
VARC
4–6 RCs (exam difficulty)
DILR
3–4 difficult sets for selection practice
QA
40–50 mixed-level questions
Mocks
2 full-length mocks
90-min analysis each
Objective: Stabilize performance, reduce anxiety.
VARC
2–3 RCs
Light VA practice
DILR
Revise familiar sets only
QA
Formula revision
Easy warm-up questions
Mocks
No full mocks
Only light sectional tests if required
Reflection
Re-read strategy notebook
Sleep early
Avoid:
Starting new chapters
Taking daily mocks
Overthinking percentiles
Comparing performance with peers
Sleeping late
Getting discouraged by a single bad mock
Focus should remain internal, not external.
Rule 1: Don’t chase scores
Focus on analysis → correction → improvement.
Rule 2: Evaluate after every mock:
Time spent per section
Attempt strategy
Accuracy by question type
Rule 3: Create a 5-Step Analysis Habit:
Identify wrong-question categories
Spot slow areas
Reduce skip mistakes
Maintain short error notes
Build a last-phase revision list
VARC
Start with easiest RC
Maintain accuracy
Avoid over-reading
DILR
5-minute set selection
Target 1 easy + 1 moderate set
Avoid ego traps
QA
Begin with strong topics
Cap each question at 2 minutes
Skip early if stuck
Very light revision
Avoid mocks
Stay hydrated
Sleep well
Visualize exam flow
Keep ID and documents ready
Your goal: Mental stability > More content
At <a href="https://www.careerlauncher.com/delhi/south-extension/">Career Launcher South Extension</a>, students receive:
Personalized 15-day mentor plans
Mock-analysis workshops
Daily revision support
Exam psychology guidance
Last-mile drills for each section
This structured support maximizes final performance.
The last 15 days before CAT are not about studying harder—they’re about studying sharper.
With focused revision, strategic testing, and calm exam temperament, you can make a significant percentile jump in this phase.
Stay disciplined, stay confident, and trust your preparation.