[embedded image] (Photo: Cali4beach) Does one need a classroom coaching programme to prepare for the Common Admissions Test (CAT)? MBA applicants often ask this question on online forums, and even otherwise to their mentors and peers – whether classroom coaching improves CAT preparation better. Or should they instead sel...

[embedded image] NMIMS officials at the press conference held at the institute In a major education-related racket bust, six persons have been identified for having impersonated 87 candidates in the Narsee Monjee Management Aptitude Test (NMAT) which was held from October 11 to December 19, 2012. A joint team of the cyber-...

[embedded image] The new Common Admission Test (CAT) Convenor Prof Rohit Kapoor of the Indian Institute of Management, Indore (IIM-I) says that CAT 2013 will have no substantive changes and that no one should expect any major surprise either. Prof Kapoor who was earlier Assistant Vice-President, Operations, Angel Capita...

If you are feeling stumped about the origin and purpose of an email from the sender 'CMAT', which directs you to a webpage form with the AICTE logo on its header, vaguely asking you "To fill up online Application for AICTE Approved College details in India. Form should be filled on immediate effect", you're not alone. For a l...

Rakesh Vishwakarma, who teaches math at Genesis Mentors writes a primer on solving geometry problems in the CAT that involve calculating cleverly-etched triangles inside intricate figures.---------A lot of questions in management entrance exams including CAT are from Geometry and that too from the topic involving the areas of...

[embedded image] Guess who is who? Rupali and Sonali (L to R)Not many of you would have the inclination to reject an offer from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore if that's the best option you have. However, Rupali Jain, who has converted her IIM-B call, is willing to give up the seat if her twin sister Sona...

Problems based on grids/chessboards have been asked in the CAT and other MBA entrance exams over the years. They seem really difficult when you encounter them for the first time but once you get the hang of things they become really simple. The key lies in understanding the basic concepts involved. The most common grid ...