Articles in IIM Bangalore
With approximately 16 weeks to go for CAT, this article talks about key (and often ignored) strategies and tips/tricks to boost your chances of success significantly. This is especially useful for candidates who are beginning their preparation now or have recently started seriously with their preparation. Vociferous reading outside your comfort zone We are always […]
Transcript of presentation at the Workshop for Deans and Directors of about a hundred B-Schools at IIM Bangalore on “Building Quality in B Schools: Opportunities & Challenges” Feb 1, 2013. What is currently happening in business schools? Business school should teach students how to actually run a business – organize people, use technology, knowledge, factories, […]
Assumption – Argument – Conclusion map Choose variables and write down the main argument that has been drawn in the passage. It might not be a single argument but an argument map (A leads to B and B leads to C etc.). Once you have carefully analysed and listed down all the arguments carefully read […]
An effective process for conceiving, developing and launching new products or services is critical to becoming competitive in most industries. Over five hours of edited lectures from an IIM Bangalore PGP class in 2014 were made that cover the tools and techniques used in the effective design and development of new products. These lectures can […]
An important part of taking the CAT exam (or for that matter most of the other Indian MBA exams) is to go through all the questions. If you do not time yourself well in the exam you might miss out on some sitters at the end – which might just make the difference between a […]
The NC-OBC reservation along with batch size increase in the IIMs has positively impacted the academic grades of both general merit students as well as reserved category students in the IIMs. In the pre-OBC period, we had closer competition at the top in the IIMs with fewer marks separating over two-third of the section in […]
I have always maintained in my advice to CAT (& GMAT) aspirants that the best way to score well in the exam on the D-day is to know yourself – your strengths and weaknesses, the time taken per question, which questions to attempt at the start and which ones towards the end, which questions to […]
You cannot judge a fish’s true ability by asking it to climb a tree. Every candidate who appears for CAT is different – different strengths and weaknesses, different accuracy levels, different comfort zones when it comes to time for practice. Thus, to form a good exam taking strategy each student must have a customised preparation/practice […]
A Mind Bogglers Guide to Para Jumbles.. ‘What a show off – huh!!!!’..Is that what comes to your mind?? My apologies for such a pompous start to a Question Type that has already caused so much pain to you while preparing for CAT,MAT,XAT,IIFT..and other MBA/IIM entrance examinations. Worry not friends !!! Help is at hand […]
A Mind Bogglers Guide to Para Jumbles.. ‘What a show off – huh!!!!’..Is that what comes to your mind?? My apologies for such a pompous start to a Question Type that has already caused so much pain to you while preparing for CAT,MAT,XAT,IIFT..and other MBA/IIM entrance examinations. Worry not friends !!! Help is at hand […]