My Journey with CDAC: Pre-DAC Experiences and Lessons
In September 2018, I began my search for centers offering Pre-DAC training. I confirmed my admission in October, 20 days before the sessions started. Neelam, the receptionist, handed me Section A study material and advised me to go through it within 20 days.
Due to my 9-hour shift and other chores, I couldn't dedicate much time to it but managed to read some OS concepts. When the actual Pre-DAC sessions began, I logged in at 5 AM sharp, logged out at 8 AM, and rushed to classes.
Fortunately, Know IT remained closed for 8 days during Diwali, allowing me some breathing room. The course was divided into two phases: Aptitude before Diwali and the technical section after Diwali.
Amit Naik taught Aptitude and emphasized the importance of loving numbers to understand aptitude better. I will treasure the aptitude book he provided forever. I met some incredible people during this time: Nikhil, Shailesh, Joel, Jyoti, Manjusha, Atul, Sumnesh, and Saket. Our batch consisted of around 15-20 people, and I enjoyed every session.
The sessions were long, and कॉलेज संपल्यावर मला सवय राहिली नव्हती कि मी एवढा वेळ lecture ला बसेन (I wasn't used to sitting through such long lectures after college). Amit Sir motivated us, saying we would be proud of ourselves one day for doing this.
He instructed us to revise all the topics during Diwali, and I diligently did it! After his sessions, I can confidently say that I now love numbers and calculations. Over about 8 days, he covered numerous topics:
Percentage
Profit & Loss
Fault Measurement
HCF & LCM
Simple & Compound Interest
Ratio & Proportion
Mixture & Allegation
Average
Speed, Time & Distance
Boat & Streams
Time & Work
Pipes & Pistons
Efficiency, Group Work
Calendars
P & C - Permutations & Combinations
Probability
Blood Relations
Directions
Clocks
Coding & Decoding
Stay tuned for my next post on how to crack Section A of C-CAT.
