Having written a ready reckoner with the help of a few FMS Delhi students a few months back, and with about a week to go, we are back with some analysis of the last few years’ FMS papers and the DOs and DON’Ts for the test scheduled on December 5, 2010. The FMS entrance test […]

(L-R): Prometric MD Soumitra Roy, CAT Convenor Prof Himanshu Rai and IIM Lucknow Director Prof Devi Singh at a press conference in New Delhi to mark the end of CAT 2010 The Common Admissions Test (CAT) 2010 completed its 20-day run on November 24, 2010, paving the way for the results which shall be declared […]

Now that CAT is almost done with, the next big entrance exam of the season will be the test conducted by the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade(IIFT) on Sunday the 28th of November. A few months back, we brought to you the IIFT Ready Reckoner which explained a bit about the test and also compiled […]

With 15 per cent lesser number of candidates taking the Common Admission Test (CAT) this year and the number of seats in all the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) put together increased, is there a better chance for a candidate to get in? The IIMs have started talking about handling their biggest batch already, but […]

With only a few days left for CAT to end and most of the junta done with it, the focus will now be on the other major entrance exams of the season. Now, each exam has its own identity and one should ideally have a specific strategy to counter this uniqueness. For that, one needs […]

With only about 1750 approved MBA colleges in the lists of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the list of non-approved almost double that figure, the challenges and scope of management education is immense. The chairman of the Board of Management Studies, an advisory body of experts at AICTE, professor N Sambandam talks […]

Pagalguy spoke to Dr Jitendra K Das, who is director at FORE School of Management and more importantly a former CAT paper -setter. Below he has not only disclosed important information on the normalisation process and on how CAT papers are set but also discussed the overdependence of students on coaching classes to get them […]

After going through plenty of experiences, reviews, predictions and days filled with anxiety I had my tryst with the Common Admissions Test (CAT) 2010 on Sunday, November 14. Here is my review of the test, and what happened before and after the test. Before the test I reached my center (Thakur College of Science and […]

Purnachandra Rao Duggirala, or the erstwhile ‘Mango Mod‘ Chandoo on PaGaLGuY has several illustrious achievements to his credit. Not only did the simple Vizag boy get into IIM Indore’s class of 2006, he wrote his story in a manner that it gained cult status over time. Four years after getting a campus placement at TCS, […]

Dear all, The media cell at the Xavier’s Institute of Management, Bhubhaneswar (XIMB) brought the school’s XAT 2010 99-percentilers together in a video where each speak about their experiences on cracking the XAT and what worked for them. For all those of you who have taken the CAT, here’s a video ready reckoner to get […]