The CAT: The surprises and its repercussions 1. The change to five optionsThe most obvious change was in the negative marking. From the usual negative of 1/3 of the marks the five options led to a negative of 1/4. This means students are penalized less for a negative answer but the chance of getting an […]

Compared to the levels of difficulty in the previous years, CAT 2006 was a relatively easy paper. The tricky bit was the English section, what with the ambiguities galore, which pretty much means that this section would be the deciding factor for CAT selections this year. Based on initial reactions to the paper, we expect […]

Error 1 In question 30 of series 444 has only 3 options whereas all the other series have 5 options for the same questions. The question of concern is a Reading Comprehension question, based on a passage about communism and begins with the sentence ‘Fifteen years after communism…’. Error 2 In Question 56 of series […]

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Mumbai : Parikrama, Zero, Raghu Dixit, Sona Mohapatra and Gayatri Iyer Venue: Chetana’s Institute of Management ground, Bandra East Pune : Medussa, Brute Force, Vayu Venue: ElysiumChennai : Moksha, No Idea, Junk Yard Groove Venue: YMCA Royapettah Bangalore : Thermal and a Quarter, Galeej Gurus Venue: Palace Ground IIM Ahmedabad graduate Gaurav Dagaonkar, who made […]

Hello EveryoneMunira Lokhandwala Hi Munira, what should be the order of sections to attempt in CAT?cat1248 Order of sections: I always put English in the middle. Reason: It is a break between the two similar sections Munira Lokhandwala Hi Munira… Q: For a very average person getting percentiles around 80 in mocks…what is most advisable […]

The seminar aims to enlighten students from various undergraduate institutes from in and around Delhi planning to write their CAT this year; however this group does not wish to leave out the young MBA aspirants who would like to take up management as a career option and are curious to learn about the nuances of […]

What in a nutshell is Forest Management and how is it different from conventional or general management? Forest Management, briefly, is about understanding forests or forestry as a sector, managing this sector and its natural resources and addressing the question of how you can provide livelihood to the nearly 15 million people comprising forest dwellers […]

Change 1: The paper will now be a two and a half hour paper.Change 2: The cut- offs for the paper have already been announced. The paper will now be a 150 minutes test I am sure we all know that there was a student who maxed the English section in CAT 2005. Is this […]

SP Jain is known to send GD-PI calls to candidates even before the CAT is held. Why and how is it done? We do respect the CAT, which is an entry-level examination for the MBA education. However, how can you have the full idea about somebody’s potential using a two hour test? So we have […]