In this series, A2A (Asked to Answer), get answers to the most often asked questions by CAT and other MBA entrance exam aspirants. With the CAT just months away, every year this time I get asked by working professionals whether it would be a wise decision to quit their job and concentrate on their CAT…
In this series, A2A (Asked to Answer), get answers to the most often asked questions by CAT and other MBA entrance exam aspirants. In this blog, let us look at one of the most common queries I get asked by test-takers during the SimCAT (mock test) phase of their preparation: I know how to solve…
In this series, A2A (Asked to Answer), get answers to the most often asked questions by CAT and other MBA entrance exam aspirants. With inputs from Vanita Sanjay (Chief Mentor, IMS Andheri), Vinaya Rao (Lead Mentor – IMS Vashi) and Abhishek Narayan (Lead Mentor – IMS Thane) Reading Comprehension is tested in every MBA entrance…
In this series, A2A (Asked to Answer), get answers to the most often asked questions by CAT and other MBA entrance exam aspirants. I generally get asked this question – “How do I solve a CAT question fast, really fast?”, and sometimes more specifically “How do I solve a CAT questions in 60 seconds or…
In this series, A2A (Asked to Answer), get answers to the most often asked questions by CAT and other MBA entrance exam aspirants. Most CAT-aspirants would agree that taking Mock tests (SimCATs in IMS parlance) is a very crucial aspect of preparing for the CAT, however everyone has a different approach towards taking mock tests…
Dear CAT aspirants, D-Day is here!! Tomorrow is the day you all have been anxiously waiting for. So, what should you be doing now – Go through your IMS Courseware one more time, OR Take that one last SimCAT, OR Master that one concept which someone said is very important, OR Do anything that is,…
How many questions will CAT 2021 have? Will grammar be tested in the Verbal Ability Section? Will the DI-LR section be as difficult as last time? How do I quickly improve my percentiles in the last few days before the CAT? How do I push my scores beyond the 95%ile that I am consistently scoring…
In this series, A2A (Asked to Answer), get answers to the most often asked questions by CAT and other MBA entrance exam aspirants. With only a few months to go for CAT, here is a plan that one may follow to ace the CAT in the available time: Understand the structure of the CAT –…
I often get asked by students: “What percentile do I need to get into the IIMs?” OR ” How do I get to a XX percentile?” OR “Is it true that only 99+ percentilers make it to the IIMs?”. This post is dedicated to all the test-takers who seek answers to these or related questions. First things first: let…
In the aftermath of the Indian and state governments recognizing the novel coronavirus as a pandemic, educational institutes including schools, colleges, universities and Test prep centres have been forced to shut down their classrooms. While most of the learning hubs have moved to a standstill and waiting for the situation to improve, some have quickly…
The CAT is done and dusted!! The next BIG test of the 2020-21 MBA Admissions season is here – the #IIFT2019 entrance test. This test is the gateway to IIFT Delhi and IIFT Kolkata, B-Schools that are counted amongst the top 30 B-schools in India. Both campuses have a integrated selection process with common cut-offs…
About the Author An alumnus of IIM-Lucknow, Tony Xavier is a self-confessed standardised-test junkie whose life revolves around the CAT, which he has now taken more than 10 times since first encountering it in the year 2000, the GMAT (750/800 ) and the GRE (333/340 ). He has been working with IMS since 2006.…
“I am dreading the thought of what might be in store for me on CAT Day!!” “Will I be able to replicate my mock test performances in the actual CAT?” “What if I don’t do well in the test this year? I don’t think I can wait for 1 more year!!” “How do I keep…
With the countdown on for CAT 2019, the moods and anxieties are varied. Some of you will be studying hard, some may be fine-tuning the strategy, some of you will be looking for shortcuts, while a few will be quite confident! Here is a list of Dos and Don’ts in the run-up to the CAT on…
IMS has been conducting Last Mile to CAT : a must-attend event for CAT 2018 aspirants across the country. This year, we have conducted the same in Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Patna, Lucknow, Varanasi, Nagpur, Ludhiana, Udaipur, Cochin and Coimbatore. Students who are preparing for the CAT 2018 exam have a common…
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