Archive · 27 Dec 2025
Educators Take CAT to Understand Exam Pressure
Some teachers who help students prepare for the CAT exam also take the test themselves.
They do this not to get into business school, but to understand the exam better.
By taking the test, they can see what their students go through and improve their teaching.
These teachers have taken the CAT many times and say it helps them stay connected to the exam's changes and the pressure students feel.
They also use techniques like breathing exercises to help students manage stress.
Taking the test themselves makes them better teachers because they can give more practical advice.
CAT educators take the exam to understand trends and pressures, not for admission.
Hriday GS has taken CAT 12 times since 2015, a colleague has taken it 21 times.
Sony Goyal scored 99.36 percentile in CAT 2025 and 99.99 percentile in CAT 2024 in his 17th attempt.
Renjith Thomas Joshua has secured 100 percentile multiple times and runs his own CAT coaching institute.
Educators use techniques like the 4x4x4 breathing method to help students manage exam stress.
- Who
- CAT educators and faculty members across India
- What
- Taking the CAT exam to understand exam trends and pressures
- When
- Every year, including CAT 2025
- Where
- Across various CAT exam centers in India
- Why
- To decode shifting trends, test classroom strategies, and experience the pressures their students face
- Hriday GS
- CAT educator and director (Academics) at AnkGanit Solutions Pvt Ltd
- CAT Attempts by Hriday GS
- 12 times since 2015
- CAT Attempts by a Colleague
- 21 times
- Sony Goyal
- CAT educator with 17 attempts, scoring 99.36 percentile in CAT 2025 and 99.99 percentile in CAT 2024
- Renjith Thomas Joshua
- Thiruvananthapuram-based CAT educator with over a decade of CAT attempts, securing 100 percentile multiple times
- AnkGanit Mentors
- Teach 4x4x4 breathing technique and custom breathing exercises based on yogic techniques to help students manage exam pressure