I am above average student..I have 4 months for cat..is dat enough for scoring good percentile by doing self study..

It's totally depends on your preparation and person to person. Some students take 2 months for preparation and some students take 2 years for preparation.

If you want to crack your exam be determined and self motivated and your goal should be clear.

You can follow below strategies to crack you exam

1- Make sure your basics are clear. If your basics are clear practice more and more mock test series with analysis to know your strength and weakness. Try to improve your speed and accuracy.

2- You should practice previous year papers to understand the exam pattern and level of questions.

3- Make sure you cover every topics, focus on your weak areas try to improve them

All the best!!

You can definitely get a good percentile but the matter of fact is how much sincere and dedicated you are and will be in these 4 months left.

I hope you have started with a time table and accordingly plan your priorities first (difficult topics) and then come to easy ones.

There is a saying 'eat the frog first' so finish with the sections first which are time consuming and brain storming.
Learn the concepts, give online/offline mocks and analyse your preparation.

Attempt previous year tests and know what can be your paper like though in previous year changes in pattern has been there.

Self motivation is required. Take out 4-5 hours daily and aim to achieve your targets set on daily basis.

Hope this helps you.
Good luck.

Hello! You still have around 4-5 months left for CAT. If you know the pattern and structure of the test, the first step is already cleared. The next step is to know your strengths and weaknesses. For which you can take a full length diagnostic mock test. Once you identify your weakness, focus completely on that area by getting conceptual clarity and practice. Even though you do not go for coaching, you must enrol into taking mock tests and getting them analysed by experts. To know more on self study, read the following article:

www.bschool.careers360.com/articles/what-if-i-dont-take-coaching-can-i-still-crack-cat