Step 1: Ditch the Guilt.

Didn’t finish geometry? Still scared of RCs? Take a breath. You’re not aiming for perfection, you’re aiming for performance. And performance is about playing to your strengths, not obsessing over every weak spot.

Step 2: Mocks; But With Strategy, Not Panic

Now is not the time to brute-force 20 mocks a week and mentally collapse. Instead:

• Take 2–3 full-length mocks per week
• Write them at the exact time your actual CAT slot is scheduled
• Spend more time analyzing than solving (Ask: Why did I get this wrong? What should I have skipped? Where did I lose time?)

Think of mocks like match simulations. You're not just building knowledge, you’re sharpening instincts.

Step 3: Refine Your Sectional Strategy

By now, you kind of know how to approach each section

• For VARC: Do you do RC first or VA?
• For DILR: Can you solve two sets well, or try to attempt 3 with average accuracy?
• For QA: Which chapters can you bank on confidently?

Lock in your order of attempting sections and your question selection process. This isn't about discovering new things; it's about perfecting your process.

Step 4: Make a "Go-To" Sheet

Every topper does this. Prepare a single sheet or Notion page with: Your most common silly mistakes (like: “Don’t skip units in TSD!”), High-yield Quant formulas, Quick DILR approaches (like table-making shortcuts), and Grammar/RC traps you tend to fall for. It’s your personal cheat code; revisit it every few days.

Step 5: Keep Revising, But Smartly

You don’t need to “revise the whole syllabus.” What even is that? Instead, revisit solved mocks and re-solve unsolved or wrongly answered questions, go through your error log (if you’ve kept one, if not, make a short one now, and practice a few medium-difficulty QA and DILR sets daily just to stay warm

Step 6: Sleep = Recharge

Let’s bust the myth: Pulling all-nighters ≠ seriousness. 

In this last month, your brain needs to peak at your CAT slot. Start sleeping and waking accordingly. A drowsy brain on exam day is worse than forgetting a formula. Instead, stay hydrated, eat properly, and cut down on doomscrolling. You don’t want to go into exam week drained because you were obsessively watching how to get 99percentile last-minute videos.

Final Week Tip: Don’t Try to Do It All

In the last 5–7 days, don’t overdo it, revise as usual, follow the schedule you have been following, practice short sectional sets, chill the night before the CAT, and wake up on exam day like you are going to win it.

These last 30 days? They're not about cramming everything under the sun. They're about showing up for yourself every day. You're not chasing perfection, you're just trying to be a little sharper, a little faster, and a lot more confident than you were yesterday.

So, take a deep breath, trust your prep, trust your brain (it’s smarter than you think), and walk into that exam like it owes you a percentile.