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IIMs start first round of calls, CAT students thrilled

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 06:12:02 GMT

With the CAT results declared, the Indian Institute of Management has begun reaching out to the most qualified students in the country. Over 60 interview calls were made by three of the institutes to students with the highest percentiles in the country. On Friday January 11, 2013, IIM – Ahmadabad and Bangalore published their lists of chosen candidates for the interview rounds. 15 students from each tricity have been requested to appear for the interview rounds that will enable them to be enrolled in some of the most prestigious management schools in India. IIM –..

Mumbai tops CAT, Delhi comes second

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 06:04:18 GMT

The future is looking bright for students who have received their CAT scores yesterday. CAT results revealed that the 10 students scored a perfect 100 percentile in their exams. Out of these students, nine are currently engineering students while one is a B.Sc. student at Delhi University. Another student from Chennai, who topped the exam for the second time, has claimed that he takes the exam repeatedly because he enjoys the experience. Around 19 students reached the 99.99 percentile bracket. However, amongst the cities with the highest score, it was Mumbai that led the pack. Mumbai..

IIT students top CAT, 9 out of 10 toppers are engineers

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 05:36:57 GMT

With the CAT results being declared today at 3 a.m. in the morning, it was evident from the results that this year IIT students ruled the roost. Out of the top 10 students, who scored 100% in their CAT exam, 8 belong to the IITs (Indian Institute of Technology). Bangalore had a bunch of high scorers this year. Bangalore has the 3 rd largest group of students with a score of 99.99 percentile. Also, out of the four girls who scored 99.99 percent in the CAT exam, one belongs to Karnataka. CAT results this year have improved with ten students scoring 100 percent in comparison to the..

What next after CAT?

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 06:28:46 GMT

The wait is finally over for the anxious CAT 2012 aspirants with the declaration of results today, Wednesday, January 9, 2013 . Over 1.91 lakh aspirants appeared for the computer based test, which was conducted for over 21 days across 36 cities in the country. The CAT 2012 scores will be accepted by 13 Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and 150 B-schools across the country. Click here to check your score now! Now that you have cleared presumably one of the most difficult steps to secure an admission in a reputed B-school, what should be your next course of action? ..

CAT 2012 Results are out!!

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 07:54:48 GMT

Common Admission Test (CAT) 2012 results were declared today on Wednesday, January 09, 2013 by Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kozhikode. Over 2 Lakh candidates, who have appeared for the exam, can check their Results on the official website of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kozhikode. In 2012, the increase in CAT applications was over 4.5 percent. 2.15 lakh candidates purchased CAT vouchers from which, 2.14 Lakh candidates registered themselves for the exam. The 2012 exam witnessed an increase of 9,000 students, from 2011, who sat for the exam bringing..

Mission B-School Admission: One down, four more to go - Gautam Puri, CL Expert

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 05:38:40 GMT

Gautam Puri, CL Expert talks about what's next after CAT? Gautam Puri - "CAT is over. Some of you had a good paper many of you did not and are possibly still reeling from the shock and looking at the end of the world scenario. I would like to highlight a fact that many of us tend to forget: your feeling at the end of the test has no value . Every year many students who think they have not done well get interview calls and many who were very happy after the paper do not." There are two reasons for this: 1. In this paper of relative performance , you only know your..

CAT 2012 ends!

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 05:26:57 GMT

Finally the CAT (Common Admission Test) 2012 for admission to IIMs and other business schools has concluded and results will be declared on January 9, 2013. The test was held at 61 test centers across 36 cities over a window period of 21 days between October 11 and November 6, 2012. Around 2.14 lakh aspirants had applied for the test this year which was conducted by IIM-kozhikode on behalf of all other IIMs and participating B-schools. There were no major changes in the exam this year and the test witnessed a diverse pool of candidates in terms of social and gender balance and work..

CAT 2012 disappoints many aspirants

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 05:52:56 GMT

Today is the last testing day for CAT (Common Admission Test) 2012 which will provide entry to 13 IIMs and 160 other B-schools across India. CAT 2012 was not a smooth sail for many students from various streams. Academicians and students expressed that CAT 2012 on the whole was significantly difficult. The total number of applications received this year increased by 9000. As per the data provided by Prometric, a total of 2.14 lakh aspirants registered for CAT this year as against 2.05 lakh in 2011. IIM-kozhikode conducted the exam on behalf of all other IIMs and other participating..

CAT 2012: 7 testing days left, what next?

Tue, 30 Oct 2012 06:26:34 GMT

Common Admission Test (CAT) 2012 has come towards its end with only seven testing days left. Almost 50% candidates (1, 14,489) have taken the exam over a period of 13 days. Now those who have already appeared for the test should know what to do next? We are providing here next level of processes and how to get through them: GD, PI and essay writing: After taking the test most of you must have got a fair idea of your chances of qualifying the exam. The next level is GD (group discussion), PI (personal interview) and essay writing. Almost all B-schools conduct this three staged admission..

CAT all set to go global

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 04:30:21 GMT

Non-resident Indians and students of Indian origin residing abroad will be able to take the prestigious CAT (Common Admission Test) from next year. CAT held by the 13 IIMs (Indian Institutes of Management) is all set to go global from next year. Presently foreign students have to appear for GMAT (Graduate Management Aptitude Test) to enter IIMs. Prometric, the technical provider for CAT is helping IIMs in making CAT exam global. Prometric had entered into a five year agreement with IIMs for conducting online CAT exam in India. It would now partner the IIMs in taking CAT to..

IIMs commence the process of reviewing CAT

Sat, 20 Oct 2012 04:46:13 GMT

The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) have started the process of reviewing CAT (Common Admission Test). It is in the initial stage. The sources from IIMs revealed that IIMs are taking initiatives to make the class more diverse. This is evident from the fact that IIM-K has a student of 50 years enrolled in management program with a work experience of 30 years in banking sector. The number of CAT applicants has grown by 4.2% this year including a 8.6% rise in women applicants, 5% in Scheduled castes, 17.3% in other backward classes scheduled tribes 7.4% and 43% for individuals..

CAT 2012: Electrical malfunctioning mars the test of 35 Delhi aspirants

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 06:54:46 GMT

CAT (Common Admission Test) held on Saturday, October 20, 2012 was marred by electrical malfunctioning due to which 35 candidates could not take the exam at a test center in New Delhi. Prometric India, the technical provider for the test notified that these candidates will be given a new test date within the testing period as per their convenience. Prometric blamed that electrical malfunction damaged the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) at the Asia Pacific Institute of Management, New Delhi. Due to this 2 of the 6 testing labs at the exam center stopped working. Few of the affected..

61 Specially - abled candidates take CAT 2012 on day-7

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 07:06:21 GMT

Common Admission Test (CAT) 2012 day-7 witnessed about 61 specially-abled candidates who turned up with their high spirits to take up the challenging entrance test. These students have proved that mental strength is required for cracking a competitive exam and not the physical strength. All required support was provided by Prometric India to these students on October 19, 2012. These differently-abled (DA) students had requested for the required arrangements during their exam. Along with the special arrangements, Prometric also allotted dedicated testing labs across various test centers to..

Minglebox CAT Prep Android app reaches 50,000 downloads

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 10:59:21 GMT

With CAT Prep App reaching 50,000 downloads, Minglebox has certainly carved a niche for itself in the android app market. This is the first time an Indian education app has crossed this number. Identifying the need for a mobile based education solution for Indian students, Minglebox launched this unique CAT preparation android application to help students prepare for various MBA admission tests. With the Minglebox CAT prep app, students can now study refresher material and take mock tests on the go. This app contains refresher prep material, refresher tests and mock tests prepared by..

Maharashtra registers highest number of CAT test takers

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 07:25:03 GMT

Maharashtra has registered the highest number of CAT test takers this year. A total of 31,040 aspirants from Maharashtra are taking the ongoing CAT exam followed by UP (Uttar Pradesh) with about 25,270 test takers and Delhi with 21,507. Out of the total 2.14 candidates this year 40.7% of the registrations were made from the cities such as Bangalore (19,553), Delhi (21,224), Hyderabad (16,138), Mumbai (16,895) and Pune (13,368). There has been an overall rise in the number of applicants across the categories. The total number of applications has increased by 4.2% this year. The number of..

CAT 2012 4-day analysis by Gautam Puri, CL expert

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 05:49:00 GMT

Gautam Puri, Co-founder of CL Educate Ltd. and India's one and only aptitude guru gives detailed analysis of CAT exam after 4 days of CAT exam is over. CAT exam began on October 11 and will go on till November 6, 2012. Nearly, 4429 candidates participated in CAT 2012 on first day while day-2 witnessed around 2.14 lakh test takers. CAT 2012 Analysis The first round of tests of CAT 2012 is done now and so far all has been along expected lines. As per the announcement made earlier, the paper had two sections - Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation and Verbal Ability..

IIMs planning to revise CAT format

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 07:18:51 GMT

IIMs are known to be dominated by engineering students and thus to promote diverse pool of students, the prestigious business schools are planning to introduce some changes in the CAT (Common Admission Test). These changes will be made to help the students of other streams gain admission in IIMs. More than 1.44 lakh applicants of the total candidates taking the CAT exam this year are from engineering background. A total of 2, 14,068 candidates have registered for the CAT exam this year. The aim of introducing changes in the CAT exam is to promote students from different disciplines..

IIM releases key registration data for Common Admission Test 2012

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 11:31:06 GMT

Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) , coordinating CAT 2012, announces the highlights of CAT 2012 registrations on behalf of The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs). Prometric, trusted provider of market-leading test development and test delivery solutions, is IIMs’ partner in developing and delivering CAT 2012. The total number of registered candidates for CAT 2012 is 2,14,068, representing a 4.2% increase over last year. CAT 2012 has seen a sharp rise in the number of girls with an increase by 8.6% over last year as compared to the number of boys registering for CAT..

CAT 2012: Day-2 witnesses more participants

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 05:23:15 GMT

Second day of CAT 2012 which was held on October 13, 2012 witnessed more participants than the day-1. The difficulty level and exam pattern was same as that on day one. Mostly test-takers expressed that the paper was of moderate difficulty level. The QA and DI sections were relatively tougher than the VA and LR section. In QA, questions were asked from the areas – geometry, mensuration, arithmetic and algebra. The questions asked in VA were based on sentence correction, para jumbles, grammar and vocabulary. However some students found VA section tricky as well. As per them..

CAT 2012: Day-1 Analysis

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 05:38:06 GMT

CAT 2012 started on a smooth note on October 11, 2012 and surprisingly it had no surprises this time. The first day paper was very much balanced and concluded without any hitches. The paper comprised of 2 sections, each having 30 questions of total time duration 140 minutes. The section one was QA & DI and section 2 was VA/RC/LR. A 15 minute tutorial was given to the students at the beginning of the paper. The test takers revealed that the exam was of moderate difficulty level. The test paper pattern was similar to the practice test given on the official website of CAT. The..

CAT 2012: Do's and Don'ts for the D-Day

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 05:09:50 GMT

With only one day left in hand for the D-day, aspirants must be thinking what should be done and what not in these last minutes. This is the time to relax and recollect what all you have learnt in past 4-5 months. We are providing here some tips which should be adopted in the last stage of preparation: Do’s Practise: Practice mock CATs and past CAT papers in real time situation. Take these tests in the form of sections and within the stipulated time. Assign a time limit of 2 minutes to each question and thus a total duration of 80 minutes for solving 40 questions. Go through..

CAT 2012: Day-1 first slot analysis

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 10:39:23 GMT

The first slot of CAT 2012 day-1 has concluded. The first day witnessed only a few test takers. Minglebox interacted with a few test takers to know their take on the exam. Students had a mixed reaction over the paper. Mostly students reported that the difficulty level of the paper was average. The paper did not throw many surprises. The QA (quantitative ability) section was a mix of easy and moderate questions. Most of the moderate questions were direct and formula based. About 3 to 4 questions were tough and a bit tricky. The paper comprised of questions from geometry, number system,..

CAT 2012: Day-1 goes off without any glitches

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 04:44:07 GMT

Day one of the computer-based CAT (Common Admission Test) exam went off smoothly without any glitches. Introduced in 2009, this was the fourth year when CAT was conducted online. A total of 4.429 candidates took the exam on first day at 61 centers all over the country. Students coming out of the test center expressed that the exam was of moderate difficulty level. While QA (Quantitative Ability) and DI (Data Interpretation) were a bit challenging, VA (Verbal Ability) and LR (logical Reasoning) sections were easy. A test taker expressed that 70 minutes were not sufficient to solve..

Are you all set for CAT 2012?

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 05:27:43 GMT

Finally the D-day has come as the most awaited CAT (Common Admission Test) exam will kick off tomorrow, October 11, 2012. By this time students must be all set to take the exam for securing admission to one of their dream B-schools. This is the time when you should mentally prepare yourself for the exam. Let us know what points we need to consider just a day before the exam: Cross check your examination day and slot so that there is no confusion at the last moment. Prepare a check list of all the documents that you need to carry to the examination center. Ensure that you carry all..

Its time to bell the CAT 2012!

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 04:38:09 GMT

The D-day has come and the most awaited CAT (Common Admission Test) will kick off today, October 11, 2012. Nearly 10,000 aspirants are expected to appear for the CAT 2012 from Lucknow. A total of 2.14 lakh candidates have applied for computer based test which will be held over a 21 day testing period. The exam will end on November 6, 2012. This year IIM-Kozhikode is conducting the test. CAT 2012 will ensure admission to 13 IIMs and over 150 B-schools for the session 2013-15. The test will be held at 61 exam centers across 36 cities. In Uttar Pradesh, exam will be conducted in 3 cities..

Single Management Entrance Test - Need of the hour

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 07:15:13 GMT

The CAT (Common Admission Test) is one of the most competitive entrance exam and is used by many B-schools for admission to MBA programs. This year around 2.15 lakh aspirants are taking the test on October 11, 2012. However, there are some B-schools which do not accept CAT scores and hence candidates have to appear for other entrance tests, spending approximately Rs 6,000 to 10,000 on registration and applications for multiple tests. Only 124 educational institutes, of which 6 are based in Tamil Nadu have agreed to accept CAT scores for admission to MBA programs. Around 91 institutes use..

172 business schools to accept CAT scores this year

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 09:58:16 GMT

This year about 172 B-schools excluding IIMs will be accepting CAT (Common Admission Test) scores for admission to MBA programs. Last year, around 130 schools used CAT scores. Nearly 2.14 lakh candidates have registered for the online exam that will be held over a testing window of 21 days starting from October 11, 2012. IIM-Kozhikode is conducting CAT this year. The number of non-IIMs accepting CAT scores has increased considerably despite of the declining number of CAT applicants since 2009. In 2011, 6 IITs, Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar and FMS-Delhi decided to use..

Last minute tips for CAT 2012

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 05:01:46 GMT

With only a week left to CAT 2012 most of the aspirants must be thinking what should be done in last 7 days to get through the exam. The most important thing is to know how familiar you are with the computer-based test. If you have not practiced good number of mock CATs and are not proficient with the features of online test, it’s high time now, act immediately. Take the demo test provided by CAT and Prometric and also go through the official test guide. The demo test links are as follows: http://catiim.in/CATPracticeTest/index.html ..

CAT 2012: 2 days to go!

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 05:43:13 GMT

With only 2 days left to the exam, CAT (Common Admission Test) aspirants must be busy doing their last minute revision. The computer-based CAT exam will start from October 11 and go on till November 6, 2012. Over 2 lakh candidates are expected to take the exam. Here are some golden rules to fare well in the exam: Try to reach the exam center atleast 2 hours before the reporting time. 1) At the exam center, you may find some students discussing questions or referring books do not get intimidated by them. Simply ignore them. 2) Do not take the exam with any expectation about the..

Record students to bell the CAT 2012

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 07:17:56 GMT

The surge in the number of CAT application forms sold this year is indicative of the fact that more number of aspirants will be appearing for the exam. When compared to last year the registration number for CAT 2012 has gone up by about 4% indicating that B-Schools still offer an attractive future for many aspirants. As per the IIMs and Prometric, 2.14 lakh vouchers were sold by the time the registrations closed for CAT 2012. This is 9, 000 more than last year’s figure of 2.05 lakh. Over 10000 aspirants from Rajasthan will take the CAT 2012 entrance exam. To the utmost..

Buckle up for CAT 2012

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 05:28:03 GMT

With only few days left for CAT 2012, aspirants would have started their last minute revision. They must be all prepared with their strategies to crack the exam. In these last days to exam all that is required is make the best of your performance. Do not waste time in learning new things now. Selecting difficult questions from random websites and spending time on them is useless. This is the time is to revise what you have already studied. Don’t feed your brain with new information. Rather train your brain to pick standard things much faster. This is where your practice pays off...

CAT 2012: Reputed B-schools accepting CAT scores

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 09:46:46 GMT

Pursuing an MBA is a dream career for many students across India. The demand of management education programs is on rise and that is why most of the candidates aspire to take CAT (Common Aptitude Test). The preliminary registration figures for CAT 2012 reveal 4% increase over 2011. The number of CAT applicants has increased by 9000 this year. CAT 2012 will be held from October 11 to November 6, 2012. As per management gurus, rise in CAT applicants indicates a positive trend as it exhibits an increasing demand for management programs at IIMs (Indian Institutes of Management) and leading..

The right approach to prepare for CAT 2012

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 06:19:20 GMT

With only few days left for CAT exam aspirants must be adopting various strategies to crack the exam. It is very necessary to have a right preparation plan in order to crack a competitive exam. To plan out your preparation you must first know the paper pattern. CAT 2012 exam pattern The pattern of CAT 2012 will remain same as that of last year. Paper will have 2 sections – each comprising of 30 questions to be solved in 70 minutes. Section one will have questions on Quantitative Ability and DI (Data Interpretation). Section two will have Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning..

CAT 2012: Work on your weak areas

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 09:43:08 GMT

With CAT 2012 approaching, many students must be wondering if they really would be able to get through. For cracking CAT exam, you need to know what your weak areas are and work on them. Let us go through the sections asked in CAT individually and discuss how they can be improved on in next few days left. Quantitative Ability: Prepare a list of topics or areas to focus on. This would help one to get maximum out of the limited time. One can adopt any of the two approaches: Analyze your Mock-CAT performance: Students must know their comfort level in all areas of quant. They must..

Most common errors in CAT exam and tips to avoid them

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 10:25:12 GMT

With only few weeks left for Common Admission Test (CAT) 2012, the aspirants would be seeking strategies to perform well in the exam and get the best possible score. Students adopt various approaches to minimize their mistakes in CAT exam and get entry to their dream institute. So let us know what are the most common mistakes attempted by the candidates during CAT exam and tips to avoid them. Pre-fixing a target Unlike other B-schools, those using CAT scores do not expect you to score a definite pre-fixed score. They seek for the percentile rank which means students who..

Gear up for upcoming MBA entrance exams

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 07:26:06 GMT

The admission notifications for most of the important MBA entrance exams for 2012-13 have been released. Some of the important MBA entrance exams are XAT, CAT, IIFT, CMAT, SNAP and NMAT. Though the overall syllabus for most of the exam remains same, there may be slight changes in the pattern of these exams. So students need to keep these changes in mind while preparing for a particular exam. Let us go through the paper pattern of upcoming MBA entrance exams in brief: AICTE CMAT 2013 : The CMAT 2013 will be held from Thursday, September 27, 2012 to Monday, October 01, 2012. CMAT paper..

CAT 2012 registrations rise by 4%

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 06:58:06 GMT

The Common Admission Test (CAT) is conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) for admission to the postgraduate management programs offered by 13 IIMs and other top B-Schools of the country. CAT 2012 will be held from Thursday, October 11, 2012 to Tuesday, November 06, 2012. When compared to last year the registration number for CAT 2012 have increased by about 4% indicating that B-Schools still offer an attractive future for many aspirants. As per the IIMs and Prometric, 2.14 lakh vouchers were sold by the time the registrations closed for CAT 2012. This is 9, 000 more than..

Why the number of girls taking CAT exam is so discouraging?

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 05:22:52 GMT

The B-schools have been introducing changes in their selection process to increase the gender diversity at campus. But as far as CAT (Common Admission Test) exam is concerned the number of females taking the exam is still discouraging. Only a few female candidates opt to take the exam. A total of 2.14 lakh applicants registered for CAT this year by the end of September 19, 2012 when the CAT registrations closed. Last year 2.05 registrations were made. Highest numbers of applications were made in the cities such as Hyderabad, Mumbai, Delhi, Pune and Bangalore. However the gender split..

Number of female CAT applicants rises

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 04:45:34 GMT

About 2.14 lakh candidates have applied for CAT (Common Admission Test) 2012 for admission to IIMs. There has been a considerable increase in the number of female applicants registering for CAT 2012. This year as many as 28% of the total applicants are women against the 27% in 2011. Majority of applications have been made from metro cities such as Bangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Pune. In 2011, nearly 2.05 lakh candidates had applied for CAT. This year, out of the 2.15 lakh brochures sold, 2.14 lakh aspirants finally applied for the exam. The registrations for the exam closed on..

CAT 2012 records rise in application forms

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 04:51:34 GMT

This year CAT (Common Admission Test) will witness more number of applicants appearing for the exam as compared to 2011. Over 2.10 lakh candidates have registered for CAT this year. By the end of September 16, 2012, IIM-Kozhikode registered the sale of 2.09 lakh application brochures. Counters closed on Monday, September 17, 2012 evening and sources from IIM revealed that sale of application would cross 2.10 lakh. This year CAT will be conducted by IIm-Kozhikode. About 2.05 lakh and 2.04 lakh aspirants registered for CAT in 2011 and 2012 respectively. In 2009 the figure stood at..

Revision tips for CAT 2012

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 06:00:38 GMT

With the last few weeks left for CAT (Common Admission Test) 2012 exam, aspirants must be buckled up with their last minute preparation. Let us know the last minute examination tips for CAT 2012: You should examine your solving skills in each section of the exam. While reviewing your skills, focus on your conceptual understanding of each question. Also focus on the method adopted to solve a particular question within the given time. Ensure that you are able to solve questions of each category across all the sections of the paper. Following are the indicators based on which you should..

IRMA, XAT announce changes in the test format, CAT pattern to remain same

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 05:08:00 GMT

With the MBA entrance exam season about to begin, aspirants would be busy in practicing model papers to get familiar with the paper pattern of various entrance exams. This year IRMA and XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test) have decided to introduce few changes in their entrance exam pattern while, CAT pattern will remain same. XLRI Jamshedpur has decided to add another section called ‘general awareness’ in its entrance exam XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test) while IRMA has decided to give more weightage to analytical reasoning and English. Also the duration of XAT exam has been..

CAT registrations to close on September 19, 2012

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 04:16:29 GMT

The registration process for CAT (Common Admission Test) will close on September 19, 2012 at 11.59 pm. The last date to obtain brochure is September 17, 2012. This was announced by IIM (Indian Institute of Management) on September 3, 2012. The CAT registration process for the computer-based test started on July 30, 2012 where candidates can enter date, location and time of their choice. Bangalore, New Delhi, Mumbai, Pune and Hyderabad have emerged as the most preferred test cities till now. Large numbers of female candidates are also applying this year. In the first 4 weeks of..

Candidates gear up for CAT 2012

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:54:26 GMT

The Common Admission Test (CAT) is one of the toughest and most sought after examinations in the country. It is conducted by the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) for admission to the postgraduate management courses in the IIMs and the top B-Schools of the country. This year CAT 2012 will be held from October 11 to November 06. The candidates start preparing for the examination many months in advance and put in a minimum of four to five hours each day. This year the story is no different, candidates are gearing up in full force to successfully get through CAT 2012. Full time..

The Ultimate Guide to the VA-LR section: Make every single minute count

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 07:27:13 GMT

VA-LR section in CAT is an interesting section because it has approximately 10 questions each from 3 different areas, English Usage Logical Reasoning and Reading Comprehension, because of which even if you are comfortable in only 2 out of these 3 areas you can hit the jackpot because an attempt of around 22 with around 3-4 errors would result in clearing the sectional cutoff of all the IIMs. Topic 1: English Usage The 10 questions of English Usage consist of around 2 questions each from Grammar, Phrasal Verbs, Sentence..

Crack Vocab & Grammar in 60 Days

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 10:03:33 GMT

With only about 60 days to go for CAT ’12, most CAT aspirants hit the panic button. Actually, this is the time to keep a calm head and make the best of these remaining days! Here’s the first post in a new series: Countdown to CAT ’12 . This series will bring you special strategies, tips, do’s and don’t's, devised by me especially for these last 60 days. In VA section, Vocabulary and Grammar typically contribute to around 6 questions in CAT. Attempting these 6 questions takes around 10 minutes but normally leads to 2 correct and 4 incorrect answers. In..

Para completion is not rocket science if you know these 4 rules

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 07:32:36 GMT

If a poll was conducted among CAT aspirants on the most hated question type in CAT English section, possibly grammar and para completion would top the charts. Unfortunately the prerequisite for doing well in both these question types would mean going back in time and inculcating a “good reading habit”. You will rarely find someone who has been reading regularly not doing well in these question types. Obviously, going back in time is ruled out and since we are targeting CAT 2012 “develop a good reading habit” is stupid advice. While I have already written in one of..

40 days to CAT 2012: What to do in the remaining days?

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 08:42:30 GMT

With just over 40 days left for CAT it is time for us to move on to the next stage of preparation. While the earlier stages of preparation were about building up of fundamentals, application of concepts, exposure to MCQs, increasing speed and working out strategies for various types of questions, the focus of this stage of preparation is to ensure accuracy with speed. This stage of preparation is also a stage of confusion. Do I have sufficient knowledge to tackle the paper? Which topics can I afford to leave? How many Mock CATs should I take? This is not the time to worry about..

The single, most unpardonable, gravest sin you can commit in the CAT

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 08:46:53 GMT

Here is the ugly truth that no one tells you about taking the CAT – in your quest of attempting as many questions as you can, you are actually giving yourself more chances to screw up. The more questions you attempt – the greater the risk of a double negative, a missed opportunity or an unforced error. Which brings me to the most unpardonable sin you can commit in the CAT – the greed of attempting more and more questions. To address this, you will have to attain nirvana from this greed of “I will attempt as many questions as possible” or “I will..

Countdown to CAT'12: How to prepare for CAT Vocab and Grammar in 60 days - Gautam Puri, Career Launcher

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 05:19:49 GMT

In VA section, Vocabulary and Grammar typically contribute to around 6 questions in CAT. Attempting these 6 questions takes around 10 minutes but normally leads to 2 correct and 4 incorrect answers. In other words, for many of us, attempting Vocabulary and Grammar questions leads to 2 marks in 10 minutes! Why does this happen? The reasons are known to all of us: a. We did not pay attention to Grammar in school because we felt speaking English confidently was more important than speaking Correct English. What we often tend to overlook is that many people around us speak incorrect..