<p>It was a dream come true for Ashwin H, a 22-year-old Bengaluru-based techie, who secured 100 percentile in the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2019, the results of which were announced on Saturday.</p>.<p>A graduate from the PES University in Electronics and Communication Engineering branch in 2018-19, Ashwin had secured 99.36 percentile in the 2018 CAT exam.</p>.<p>Determined to get admission to the top Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in the country, he attempted the CAT again this year and achieved his goal.</p>.<p>“Hoping to get into some of the top IIMs, I took the test again,” an elated Ashwin told <em><span class="italic">DH</span></em>.</p>.<p>“For the past two years, I was preparing for the test. Of late, as my job demanded more focus, I used to study only two hours a day,” said Ashwin.</p>.<p>Sharing the secret of his success, Ashwin said repeated mock tests and consistency in the score helped him scale greater heights.</p>.<p>“This time, I took at least 50 mock tests over the weekends, which helped me to a great extent,” he added.</p>.<p>Ashwin is considering joining IIM-Bangalore, Calcutta, Ahmedabad or the Faculty of Management Studies in New Delhi.</p>.<p>His father Harinarayan is an entrepreneur and mother V S Sridevi a homemaker. Ashwin’s younger sister is studying in class 8 at a private school in the city.</p>
<p>It was a dream come true for Ashwin H, a 22-year-old Bengaluru-based techie, who secured 100 percentile in the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2019, the results of which were announced on Saturday.</p>.<p>A graduate from the PES University in Electronics and Communication Engineering branch in 2018-19, Ashwin had secured 99.36 percentile in the 2018 CAT exam.</p>.<p>Determined to get admission to the top Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in the country, he attempted the CAT again this year and achieved his goal.</p>.<p>“Hoping to get into some of the top IIMs, I took the test again,” an elated Ashwin told <em><span class="italic">DH</span></em>.</p>.<p>“For the past two years, I was preparing for the test. Of late, as my job demanded more focus, I used to study only two hours a day,” said Ashwin.</p>.<p>Sharing the secret of his success, Ashwin said repeated mock tests and consistency in the score helped him scale greater heights.</p>.<p>“This time, I took at least 50 mock tests over the weekends, which helped me to a great extent,” he added.</p>.<p>Ashwin is considering joining IIM-Bangalore, Calcutta, Ahmedabad or the Faculty of Management Studies in New Delhi.</p>.<p>His father Harinarayan is an entrepreneur and mother V S Sridevi a homemaker. Ashwin’s younger sister is studying in class 8 at a private school in the city.</p>