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. 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…
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…
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…
SNAP 2016 (Symbiosis National Aptitude test) – the gateway to the MBA programs offered by SIBM Pune, SCMHRD Pune and 12 other Symbiosis Group institutes is scheduled to be conducted on 18th December 2016. This test is one of the more popular entrance tests taken by B-School aspirants, with around 50,000 test-takers every year. The…
Done and Dusted with #CAT2015? Whether the test was easy or tough, whether you did well in it or otherwise, irrespective of what various people and coaching institutes have to say about expected cut-offs – It’s now time to focus on the next steps and the way ahead!! In this post, I have briefly listed the crucial “What Next?” action…
For the few of you who are still wondering what are TITA Questions – this is the acronym for “Type in The Answer” type questions that are going to make an appearance for the first time in the history of CAT. For TITA questions, test-takers will need to key in the required answer using the online…
Until last year, Data Interpretation was clubbed with Quantitative Ability while Logical Reasoning was clubbed with Verbal Ability. Students could simply choose to concentrate on QA and VA-RC and still end up clearing the sectional and overall cut-offs in CAT (though I know it was the exact opposite for quite a few students). But the biggest change in CAT…
The full answer key to the CAT 2015 Mock Test on the official CAT website (as provided by IMS).
This blog is dedicated to all those who have been struggling with the Verbal section right through the mocks and also to those who are looking at marginal improvement in this section in the limited time available before #CAT2015. To get a 95%ile in this section you should be aiming to attempt around 25-28 questions…
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