Hey there!
I am Riya Mehta, a curious learner, a generalist and a die-hard optimist.
I graduated from IIM Bangalore in 2024 and have been working in consulting since.
Through this channel I wish to document the good, the bad and the great events of my life. More than anything, I want to be able to look back and be amazed by the growth I would have made a few years from now. And maybe help others along the way!
On this channel I talk about my life, my learnings, MBA, CAT, well being and leading a 'Balanced' life.
Stick by if you find these topics exciting!

Reach out to me on riyalizations@gmail.com
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Yes, CAT 2025 was unpredictable and challenging.

I know this not just from the messages I’ve received, but from the stories I’ve witnessed up close. I saw many dedicated aspirants (my friends and juniors), people who were scoring 98/99 percentile in mocks, completely freeze on the actual exam day after getting stuck on back-to-back difficult questions.

I’ve closely seen this pain before. My brother, Ritwik, went through the same thing in CAT 2023. He was shattered, confused, and questioned hus efforts, and eventually had to repeat the exam the next year.

If you’re feeling low right now, please know that you’re not alone. You’re not weak.
Take a moment to breathe, process, and cry if you have to. But after that, you have to gently, slowly, courageously move forward.

Here are a few paths you can take, and all of them are valid:

1. Prepare for your remaining exams
If you have XAT, GMAT, NMAT, or any other exam lined up, give it your full dedication. Sometimes your breakthrough comes from the exam you weren’t even expecting.

2. Start interview prep, just in case
Even if there’s a tiny chance of receiving interview calls, start preparing. Brush up your UG subjects, read business news, reflect on your achievements, projects, contributions and intentions of doing an MBA. This preparation is never wasted, whatever path you choose.

3. Decide that CAT isn’t your way forward
This is not failure. This is clarity. Maybe you want to take up a job, switch roles, or postpone your MBA plans for a few years (executive or international MBA later). If you feel you gave your best and there’s nothing fundamentally different you can do, this is smart recalibration.

4. Prepare again for CAT 2026
If your heart says you want to give this exam one more honest shot, then now, right now, is the perfect time to lay the foundation for a stronger comeback.

There are infinite ways to succeed in this ever-changing world, so many of you will be building paths that don't yet exist.

#cat2025 #recaliberate #success #mba #bschool #exam #strategy

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Feels so special traveling solo in a foreign country with your own money.

A few years back, this was just a far-fetched dream for me… and now that I’m living it, it feels like such a personal win.

If possible I recommend doing it at least once.
Not because it’s glamorous, but because it changes you. It teaches you how to enjoy your own company, how to take responsibility for every tiny thing, how to navigate a place where no one looks or speaks like you, and how to view cultures so different from your own.

Is it challenging? Absolutely.
You’ll feel lonely at times, mess things up, and maybe even realize solo travel isn’t for you.
Par ek baar to banta hai.

Because the confidence you gain from even trying is something no one can take away from you.

Sharing some of my favourite experiences here—hoping it inspires you to work hard, save up, and make it happen…No matter what your starting point is. No matter if you become the first in your family to travel abroad or the first to travel solo.

Will post a long video soon once i am back and start creating more videos about CAT 2026, interview prep and upskilling in general!

See you super soon
Lots of love from Thailand🐘❤️

1 month ago | [YT] | 214

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👉 LRDI sets (Tabular Arrangement) - Question 6

A small software firm has four offices, numbered 1, 2, 3, and 4. Each of its offices has exactly one computer and exactly one printer. Each of these eight machines was bought in either 1987, 1988, or 1989. The eight machines were bought in a manner consistent with the following conditions:

The computer in each office was bought either in an earlier year than or in the same year as the printer in that office.
I. The computer in office 2 and the printer in office 1 were bought in the same year.
II. The computer in office 3 and the printer in office 4 were bought in the same year.
III. The computer in office 2 and the computer in office 3 were bought in different years.
IV. The computer in office 1 and the printer in office 3 were bought in 1988.


Suppose that the computer in office 2 and the computer in office 3 had been bought in the same year as each other. If all of the other conditions remained the same, then which one of the following machines could have been bought in 1989?
#CAT2025 #LRDI

2 months ago | [YT] | 5

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👉 LRDI sets (Tabular Arrangement) - Question 5

A small software firm has four offices, numbered 1, 2, 3, and 4. Each of its offices has exactly one computer and exactly one printer. Each of these eight machines was bought in either 1987, 1988, or 1989. The eight machines were bought in a manner consistent with the following conditions:

The computer in each office was bought either in an earlier year than or in the same year as the printer in that office.
I. The computer in office 2 and the printer in office 1 were bought in the same year.
II. The computer in office 3 and the printer in office 4 were bought in the same year.
III. The computer in office 2 and the computer in office 3 were bought in different years.
IV. The computer in office 1 and the printer in office 3 were bought in 1988.


If the computer in office 3 was bought in 1988, then which one of the following statements could be true?#CAT2025 #LRDI

2 months ago | [YT] | 4

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👉 LRDI sets (Tabular Arrangement) - Question 4

A small software firm has four offices, numbered 1, 2, 3, and 4. Each of its offices has exactly one computer and exactly one printer. Each of these eight machines was bought in either 1987, 1988, or 1989. The eight machines were bought in a manner consistent with the following conditions:

The computer in each office was bought either in an earlier year than or in the same year as the printer in that office.
I. The computer in office 2 and the printer in office 1 were bought in the same year.
II. The computer in office 3 and the printer in office 4 were bought in the same year.
III. The computer in office 2 and the computer in office 3 were bought in different years.
IV. The computer in office 1 and the printer in office 3 were bought in 1988.


If the computer in office 4 was bought in 1988, then which one of the following statements must be true?
#CAT2025 #LRDI

2 months ago | [YT] | 3

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👉 LRDI sets (Tabular Arrangement) - Question 3

A small software firm has four offices, numbered 1, 2, 3, and 4. Each of its offices has exactly one computer and exactly one printer. Each of these eight machines was bought in either 1987, 1988, or 1989. The eight machines were bought in a manner consistent with the following conditions:

The computer in each office was bought either in an earlier year than or in the same year as the printer in that office.
I. The computer in office 2 and the printer in office 1 were bought in the same year.
II. The computer in office 3 and the printer in office 4 were bought in the same year.
III. The computer in office 2 and the computer in office 3 were bought in different years.
IV. The computer in office 1 and the printer in office 3 were bought in 1988.


If as few of the eight machines as possible were bought in 1987, then what is the exact number of machines that were bought in 1987?

#CAT2025 #LRDI

2 months ago | [YT] | 2

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👉 LRDI sets (Tabular Arrangement) - Question 2

A small software firm has four offices, numbered 1, 2, 3, and 4. Each of its offices has exactly one computer and exactly one printer. Each of these eight machines was bought in either 1987, 1988, or 1989. The eight machines were bought in a manner consistent with the following conditions:

The computer in each office was bought either in an earlier year than or in the same year as the printer in that office.
I. The computer in office 2 and the printer in office 1 were bought in the same year.
II. The computer in office 3 and the printer in office 4 were bought in the same year.
III. The computer in office 2 and the computer in office 3 were bought in different years.
IV. The computer in office 1 and the printer in office 3 were bought in 1988.


Which one of the following statements could be true?


#CAT2025 #LRDI

2 months ago | [YT] | 3

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👉 LRDI sets (Tabular Arrangement) - Question 1

A small software firm has four offices, numbered 1, 2, 3, and 4. Each of its offices has exactly one computer and exactly one printer. Each of these eight machines was bought in either 1987, 1988, or 1989. The eight machines were bought in a manner consistent with the following conditions:

The computer in each office was bought either in an earlier year than or in the same year as the printer in that office.
The computer in office 2 and the printer in office 1 were bought in the same year.
The computer in office 3 and the printer in office 4 were bought in the same year.
The computer in office 2 and the computer in office 3 were bought in different years.
The computer in office 1 and the printer in office 3 were bought in 1988.

If the computer in office 3 was bought in an earlier year than the printer in office 3 was, then which one of the following statements could be true?



#CAT2025 #LRDI

2 months ago | [YT] | 1

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👉Verbal Ability | CAT Parajumbles: Government Intervention In Markets


A. Every time financial speculation creates a crisis, governments are expected to tax their citizens and use that money to save banks and financial institutions.

B. Liberalism insisted on the separation of the state and the market, and decried government interference in markets.

C. Even if one argues, as some do, that liberal capitalism was always to some extent state capitalism, this signifies a major shift.

D. Neo-liberalism believes that governments should intervene in markets — but only on the side of banks, finance capitalists and lending agencies.



#cat2025 #verbalability

2 months ago | [YT] | 3

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👉Verbal Ability | CAT Sentence Rearrangement: Ocean Currents


A. As that segment of ocean flow, known as the Gulf Stream, pushes north, it cools and becomes denser and eventually sinks, forming the so-called deepwater that flows back southward along the ocean floor toward Antarctica.

B. The warm, salty waters of the tropical Atlantic cruise northward along the eastern coast of the United States before darting toward northwestern Europe.

C. It also determines several climatic features, such as the latitude at which a key tropical rain belt is located, which impacts water supplies, precipitation for agriculture and the health of tropical ecosystems.

D. This cycle, called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, plays a key role in moving heat around the planet as well as nutrients throughout the ocean.



#cat2025 #verbalability

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