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he Common Admission Test aka CAT.

Conducted annually by the Indian Institutes of Management, candidates consider this examination a passport to a Masters in Business Administration degree from a premier institution.

CAT 2004 took place on November 21.

The work, it appears, is only half done. Now, there is the matter of choosing the right institute, preparing for other competitive examinations, Group Discussions, Personal Interviews.

Get Ahead takes you through the process, and brings you an extensive coverage of:

Chat transcripts

IIM cutoffs: 57 and above
Rakesh Kumar (Quantitative Assessment expert) and Munish Kumar (Contect Development Head), Top Careers And You

'CAT could be a four-section paper' 
Manish Salian: Regional Head (Academics), Western Zone, Career Launcher

To succeed CAT: Keep cool!
Munira, head of the Western Zone content development team, Career Launcher

'Take CAT like a winner' 
Prasad Rao, product head at IMS Learning Resources Pvt Ltd

'Be ready to improvise'
Shailesh Agarwal, Career Forum

'CAT's difficulty level does not matter'
Manish Salian: Regional Head (Academics), Western Zone, Career Launcher

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