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You plan to give the Common Admission Test on November 19.
And you have your sights firmly set on admission to an IIM.
CAT trainers ARKS Srinivas and Rahul Reddy from T.I.M.E, who chatted with readers on June 8, gave the following advice: 'Look at attempting about 75 marks worth of questions if you wish to get IIM calls. But, remember, getting an accuracy of over 90 per cent is very rare under pressure.'
For those of you who missed the chat, here is the transcript:
Part I: CAT 2006 -- Top study mistake
mohit asked,
Is CAT and GMAT preparation different ?IIM in 2007 asked,
hi rahul/ARKS, Good evening to all of you. i put in 2 hours daily for CAT. b By when shud i get over with the CAT syllabus if i am aiming for iims,i am pretty determined?Mona Singh asked,
Sir plz answer my question if i start preparing now . Would it be possible for me to get through. As i m planning to quit my job.himanshu asked,
sir is MDI as good as an IIM?srikar asked, Hi last time I asked this question.I am hardcore fan of TIME.But I have heard that IMS has good infrastructure,good faculty and good course materials.What is your opnion?
ARKS Srinivas answers, I cannot comment on IMS. However, the track record says that we have been the best. This year, more than 700 students (not calls) have made it to the IIMs and the same has been verified by KPMG. What other proof do you need?
schrilax asked, sir im working as a devloper in kolkata, preparing for CAT as well, appeared in CAT'04 missed out with a 96%. was let down in the verbals section. how should i approach the CAT this time? wat do u think would be the pattern in CAT this time in the verbal section?
Rahul Reddy answers, Hi, the pattern is not predictable though I don't expect it to vary too much Work on your vocabulary and grammar.
Aashishbafna asked,
Hello Arks, I have join the time chennai and today was my first class. I want to know whether one can ace cat in 5 months and if how much effort should i put in? I am a commerce graduate with 65% marksNikunj asked,
SIRS PLS ANSWER...I M WORRIED....I read newspapers, speak decent English....How to polish it further and increase vocab??? I find it tough to reproduct mugged up words from dictionary...shatadip asked,
I want to clear CAT 2006 but my work is very hectic and I don't get enough time to prepare. I secured 99.1%tile in CAT 2004 but couldn't convert the calls. And by now I have forgotten most of the things. What should my strategy be?Prahalad asked,
dear sir,CAT 2005 seemed to focus on accuracy rather than speed.would it be advisable to attempt around 40-45 questions out of 90 and take a more conservative approach?Rajeev asked, dear arks could you please specify 1. how to get the english usage correclty i mean i am talking from grammer point of view. 2. if i try to improve it during general reading then my Reading speed gets reduced. so how to have a good grammer,english usage . please help me.
ARKS Srinivas answers, The way CAT is shaping up every year, what you should seriously be concerned about is your comprehension. Read good articles daily. Spend about 30 minutes just reading articles. If you can read, say, three articles in this time, then by the time you get to CAT, you would have done close to 450 articles. This will be excellent for BOTH comprehension as well as English Usage.
Anandaghoshroy asked,
Dear Sir, I want to do my MBA on Foreign Trade. Which are the other good colleges (other than IIFT) for MBA International Business?keval_jasoliya asked,
Sir, I hav got 96%ile in AIMCAT0720. It was my first mock. I cleared my cutoffs in Quants & DI, but messed up with verbal. How should i improve on that as that is my weak area.Rajeev asked,
dear arks could you please specify 1. how to get the english usage correclty i mean i am talking from grammer point of view. 2. if i try to improve it during general reading then my Reading speed gets reduced. so how to have a good grammer,english usage . please help mePrahalad asked,
Sir,in the rc section which method is better to adopt for a slow reader- 1.reading the passage and then answering questions. 2.read every question first and search for the answer in the passage directly.krishna asked,
Hello ARK Garu, My son is doing Bio-Medical Engineering in 3rd Year Now. What are the prospects for him to go for CAT, GRE Etc. As I am less knowledge of these courses. I will be glad If you could clarify. Thanks in Advance.Vivek asked,
Hi ARKS, Does one's vocabulary need to be excellent to crack the CAT verbal section?dip asked,
Sir, can u please suggest how to get knowlegde on the different sectors related to RC. Where can i get the articles , suggest some websites for the samenishant asked,
, hello, i am a student in my final year of Ph.D ( biotechnology ). I am very much interested in working for biotech companies. My query is will an MBA degree from a good B-school help me in my job prospects in a biotech companynishant asked,
, hello, i am a student in my final year of Ph.D ( biotechnology ). I am very much interested in working for biotech companies. My query is will an MBA degree from a good B-school help me in my job prospects in a biotech companyNikhilT asked,
Sir, starting from scratch now(considering i am an engineering student) how much hours do i need to put in practically to be comfortable till CAT 06 arrives?KKP asked,
I started preparing for CAT 2006 from early this month. But, is this period of 5 months sufficient to crack it ?Sahil asked,
what do u think of MBA from BITS?? how do u rate that college???waz asked,
Sir, as there are a words have many meanings, so how to know what exact meaning should we use at apoint of time?tirtha_indian asked,
Hi rahul could u suggest me some institution from where i can pusue my MBA in sales and marketing..Shramit asked,
Hi I am a time student in Bangalore. I plan to do 1.Time Material on Verbal 2.Norman Lewis. 3.Read Hindu everyday. Will this be enough or should i hunt for more material from IMS and stuff like that??? Regardsreddy asked,
hi ARKS you had not answered the second part of my question which is very important to me i.e my my age is 32 and if i get into any one of the IIM's, do companys recurit me at this age?nishantv asked,
i wrote cat in 2005 and got 94% . actually I should have passed in 2005 MAY but I had a back paper and that made be lose 1 year and I coldnt get jobs due to this . now I am planning to appear for cat 2006 which wud mean i have missed almost 16 months without job while I appear for CAT . do u think this will work against me in the interview ?himanshu asked,
sir i have noticed that a score of around 60 odd gets atleast 1 iim call. no matter what the pattern would u agree ?Vijayshankar asked,
I am 38, and plan to take CAT 06 and go on to do the coveted MBA. Is it worth it? FYI, I have BE and in IT for 16 years. Preparation tips pls (in Chennai).AmitSur asked,
Hello, ARKS i have just prep but i am not getting confidence in RC as well as speed> Plz suggest me.dhruv asked,
what part does your attitude plays in preparing for cathimanshu asked,
Sir, work experience in local organisations how good or bad is it. do the panel consider it seriously? or otherwisemjsahdjh asked,
Sir do u have some quota system in place here....I asked a genuine question and hav been waiting to see it answered. I passed 10th with 65% (1995)...12th with 59% (1999)...BCA 57% (2006)..what weightage does academic record have in CAT?reddy asked,
Hi Rahul my age is 32 and if got a seat in any of the IIMS, do companys select me for a job at this age?damani asked,
sir, this is rahul here.just wanted to enquire till how many years are the scores valid?Rahul Reddy says,
Hi Everybody. Thanks a lot for partcipating. Have to sign off now. All the best. In case of specific queries mail info@time4education.com. Do visit www.time4education.com Adios.ARKS Srinivas says, Well friends, Thanks for being with us. Please follow up on the articles appearing on rediff.com or www.time4education.com for more info.
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