CAT result 2020: 15 students from Chandigarh score over 99 percentile

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According to Rupesh, the pandemic helped him set goals and concentrate better, adding that he wants to pursue finance. While his father works in a pharmaceutical company, his mother is a home maker.

Kshitiz Garg, with 99.61 percentile, pursuing engineering from PEC, credited his success to building a strong foundation and taking mocks regularly.

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While speaking to The Indian Express, Garg, a resident of Zirakpur said that he believed in quality hours of study. “I believe in putting quality hours of study. It is not the number of hours you put in, just concentration and regular revision pays off,” he said. Gaurav Dhawan, a resident of Mohali, scored 99.29 percent.

Sargam Bansal, a resident of Sector 32 Chandigarh who is pursuing engineering from PEC and is one of the Tricity CAT topper with 99.17 percentile said that she wants to follow her father’s footsteps. “I want to follow my dad’s footsteps in this field, which is why I chose to appear for it. In fact, the pandemic was like a blessing in disguise for me as I was preparing since August,” she said.

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“This year CAT was a different ball game altogether with surprises on account of both number of question and timing. So, the key was to have faith in your preparation and not to be unnerved by the unknown,” added Bansal.

Himani Garg from GGDSD college with 99.05 Percentile, reflected on her ability to identify doable questions as his mantra for success.

Apart from engineers, CAT is now becoming popular with commerce and humanities students as most IIMs have different criterion for non-engineers to ensure optimum balance.

Approximately 2.30 lakh candidates registered for CAT 2020 which was slightly lower than 2019.