December 2005. I had just given what would later be termed as the zaniest written CAT ever, and was working as a temp with a marketing & event agency. College mates recommended me to a website that discussed MBA related stuff, as I was hunting for data all the time. I brushed it off as […]

December 2005. I had just given what would later be termed as the zaniest written CAT ever, and was working as a temp with a marketing & event agency. College mates recommended me to a website that discussed MBA related stuff, as I was hunting for data all the time. I brushed it off as […]

It all started with the final year when the CAT word kept buzzing around. Me and my aspirations, MBA seemed the most viable option and the dream to pursue one from the hallowed institutes set in. CAT2011 and I wasn’t really aiming to do an MBA right after my grad. I managed 99.03 and got […]

When in final year of my Engg. College I got my first job, I was very happy. Like every fresher in India I have started with very enthusiasm but within two years I have realized that I deserve something better. A better workplace, A better job profile, better people to work with and of course […]

I am working with a PSU and have been posted at India-Bangladesh border for quit sometime now. It costs 15 k-20 k each time for me to travel back to India and write an MBA entrance exam .But boy do I learn , Cat 2013 was my second tryst with the unpredictable . Below is […]

Siva Surya Teja, from Samalkot, Andhra Pradesh, is one among the eight toppers this year. In fact, even before the results came out, there were talks that he might be one of the likely toppers. Speaking to PaGaLGuY, Siva said, “I was confident about the CAT this year. But I was scared when my name […]

When CAT 2013 topper Karthik Kumar got 99.35 percentile in CAT 2012, he knew a better score was possible. The only roadblock was the Verbal Section where he managed only 85.5 percentile. To counter that, he started focusing only on the Verbal section as he was confident about Quant. He said, “I was not at […]

05-01-2014: It is an end to the XL dream this year. A dream of becoming an XLer just got shattered. Ya, but was I not knowing this from last few weeks? Was I not knowing that I have not prepared to the mark after CAT?(or as I try to persuade myself: grip chali gai he […]

(Photo: Muthuraja) Parasharan Chari I wouldn’t be totally wrong if I say there is nothing that comes close to Xavier’s Aptitude Test (XAT) in terms of testing the quality, perseverance, time management skills and logic of an aspirant as far as an aptitude test is concerned. Respect is the only word that comes to mind […]

XAT is one of the toughest entrance exams in the country in which accuracy matters more than speed. If you are struggling to manage time in other exams having a good strategy can really make a difference in XAT like it did for me where I secured 99%ile and got admission in Great Lakes Chennai. […]