u/Enough-Push7684

2026 IIT Hyderabad grad, currently working in fintech. 6-day week, ~10 hrs/day, so I can only give 1–3 hrs on weekdays (more on Sundays) to prep.

Not fixed on clearing this exact cycle — fine starting now and targeting 2027 if that's smarter. I have PwD reservation but don't know how much it actually helps with the prep bar. Mainly want:

1. A realistic structure for ~2 hrs/day
2. Whether 2026 or 2027 makes more sense given my hours
3. Any 1:1 mentor/counsellor recommendations who's done this with limited time

Appreciate any leads.

For CAT 2025, I enrolled in IMS. However, I don't think I used it enough to judge its quality fairly. I was essentially taking CAT just for the experience—to understand the exam pattern, test environment, and where I stood. I had no serious preparation, no pressure, and only about a month of casual study before the exam. I ended up attempting just 4–6 mocks.

That said, I've heard many candidates say that IMS mocks, especially the Quant and DILR section, were noticeably easier than the actual CAT 2025 paper (particularly Slot 3). Because of that, I'm unsure whether I should stick with IMS again or consider another test series this year.

What would you recommend, and why? views on CRACKU test series as well.....

Sharing this because I've seen this community come through for people before.

I'm a final-year student at IIT Hyderabad. Got a full-time offer from Recykal during campus placements, followed the policy and closed all other opportunities, and just found out the offer is revoked — 15 days before my joining date, right as college ends.

It's frustrating, but I'm choosing to move forward rather than sit on it.

My background is in Product Management:

• PM Intern at HealToFit — worked across feature launches, user segmentation, Figma prototyping, and AI-driven validation workflows
• Top 1% at Accenture Strategy Connect (top 84 out of 9,099+ teams)
• Built two projects: FreelanceHub (AI job assistant) and AdAlign — an AI landing page personalizer that detects narrative mismatches between ad creatives and landing pages using Gemini Vision. Has a proprietary scoring engine (0–100 Ad-Page Fit Score). Shipping soon.

I'm looking for APM, PM, Product Analyst, or AI-PM roles — open to both full-time and internships at startups.

If your startup is hiring or you know someone who is — I'd really value a DM or comment. Happy to share my resume directly.