(Photo: Lydia) In my previous post on probability, we talked about the basics of the topic and I honestly believe that that much should be enough for most CAT applicants. But there is a finite probability that a slightly more advanced question on probability might be asked in CAT. The probability that a more advanced […]

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 shapes. Many questions are based […]

Online petitions seem to be the flavour of the year for candidates dissatisfied with their exam scores. This time round it’s the turn of the candidates who took the Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) February 2013. Some of the candidates who took the CMAT on the February 23 morning slot and February 24 evening slot […]

Photo Credit: Victorrochajr (Flickr.com) I am quite sure that most of you, if not all of you would be aware of the basics of quadratic equation but just to provide a brief refresher: For a quadratic equation given represented by ax^2 + bx + c = 0 Roots are given by (-b + sqrt(b^2 – […]

Photo credit: pasukaru76 (www.flickr.com) Padaki Sagar Shrinivas, a 24-year old aspirant from Mumbai has secured the second rank in February 2013 Common Management Admission Test (CMAT). Extremely happy with his score, Sagar said that a single minded approach and a well-placed strategy keeping in mind the structure of the CMAT paper is what helped him […]

Close on the heels of the Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) 2013 evaluation fiasco, another one seems to be brewing right here, in the heart of Mumbai. Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) applicants claim that they are at the receving end of some not-so-tight evalutation. According to a good, sizeable number of applicants, marks are […]

Photo Credit: .reid FLASH: Please wait till about 8.00pm to get the final picture. The scores are being uploaded at this time and you might encounter some errors while logging in or in the scores. The process of re-checking the Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) 2013 papers has been completed. Fresh score-cards have been issued to […]

Photo Credit: gemb1 The process of re-checking the Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) 2013 papers is vigorously on at the Xavier Institute of Management (XLRI). According to sources at XLRI, the institute has taken the decision to check each and every paper and not just of those who have complained. So test-takers of XAT 2013 should […]

Photo Credit: Flickr Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) 2013 test takers who are upset over their XAT scores can breathe a sense of relief. The XLRI director, Father E Abraham has told PaGaLGuY that if errors are found in evaluation, they will be rectified.” Head of Admissions at XLRI, Prof Vishwa Ballab added that XLRI is […]

Photo Credit: Stuatpillbrow The delight that Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) results were declared almost two weeks earlier was short-lived for at least a few hundred candidates who found their results way-off their expectations. Most of these aspirants claimed to have already dashed out protest letters to Xavier Institute of Management (XLRI) in the hope of […]