1) Scan the paper for 5 minutes across sections if
you want and then start with permutations of Strongest,
Stronger, and Strong (depending on which section is your
best)
Most people either likes to start with a flourish or end with one for Example if QA is your strength then start with QA or end with it.
2) Spend equal time across sections and have some time at the end to come back to a particular section.
For Example: in 2 hours and 15 minutes test spend 35 min per section and have half hour left to come back to the any section first to clear cut-offs then to maximise scores.
3) Make it a point to atleast to have read all the questions in the paper at the end of it; you never know when you might get a sitter.
4) Remember the marking is relative hence it important to clear cut-offs in every section if you�re scoring really well in a section and consistently falling short of cut-offs in an another then you might consider sacrificing some time in the stronger section and making it up for the weaker one and in doing so in losing a percentile or two in your stronger section you can clear the cut-off's in the weaker one
5) Also rather than having fixed-no-of-questions strategy, have a time-based-strategy for all situations, so rather than thinking of cut-offs during the exam think of the time spent on every section.
6) Within a section, while solving ensures that you dynamically allocate time (e.g. 5 min for every 5 questions in quant) might help you maintain a good tempo throughout the exam. However this strategy needs to be practised in advance. This is a specialized strategy and cannot be used in all situations (if the section is easy).
7) If a section turns out to be difficult then it will be the same for everyone, so don't get flustered. If stuck, sometimes switching to another section might help.
8) Doing Quant and DI together sometimes can be exhausting for people so doing Verbal in between might help relax your grey cells a bit.
9) The cut-offs are never predictable during CAT. So, instead of making a prediction based on average of all the full tests taken, stop speculating and start solving.
10) Decide in couple of readings whether you want to attempt the question or not; anything more than that is time lost.
Most people either likes to start with a flourish or end with one for Example if QA is your strength then start with QA or end with it.
2) Spend equal time across sections and have some time at the end to come back to a particular section.
For Example: in 2 hours and 15 minutes test spend 35 min per section and have half hour left to come back to the any section first to clear cut-offs then to maximise scores.
3) Make it a point to atleast to have read all the questions in the paper at the end of it; you never know when you might get a sitter.
4) Remember the marking is relative hence it important to clear cut-offs in every section if you�re scoring really well in a section and consistently falling short of cut-offs in an another then you might consider sacrificing some time in the stronger section and making it up for the weaker one and in doing so in losing a percentile or two in your stronger section you can clear the cut-off's in the weaker one
5) Also rather than having fixed-no-of-questions strategy, have a time-based-strategy for all situations, so rather than thinking of cut-offs during the exam think of the time spent on every section.
6) Within a section, while solving ensures that you dynamically allocate time (e.g. 5 min for every 5 questions in quant) might help you maintain a good tempo throughout the exam. However this strategy needs to be practised in advance. This is a specialized strategy and cannot be used in all situations (if the section is easy).
7) If a section turns out to be difficult then it will be the same for everyone, so don't get flustered. If stuck, sometimes switching to another section might help.
8) Doing Quant and DI together sometimes can be exhausting for people so doing Verbal in between might help relax your grey cells a bit.
9) The cut-offs are never predictable during CAT. So, instead of making a prediction based on average of all the full tests taken, stop speculating and start solving.
10) Decide in couple of readings whether you want to attempt the question or not; anything more than that is time lost.