CAT 2025 Tips from Last Year’s Only Female 100-Percentiler

Nov 26, 2025 Aakanksha Singh

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[{"selector":"#anim-bdabb842-c309-4d3c-8966-e49545508a82","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d7baf443-a78f-45a4-9f1a-d5494454cc93","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-117.26619%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Apoorva, an electrical engineering student from IIT Bombay, has shown that determination and discipline can overcome any hurdle. Dashed Trail Dashed Trail Photo: iitbombay.org

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