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Are 12th Class Marks Important for CAT Exam?

Common Admission Test or CAT is an admission test for a management program. This is a graduation course that has three sections: Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC), Quantitative Ability (QA) and Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR). The CAT syllabus could be covered easily if someone starts practising...

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5 Important Doubt Clearance About CAT Exam

Conducted by the Indian Institute of Management (IIMs), score of CAT exam is a prerequisite to get admission in management courses offered by IIMs, Indian Institute of Technology (IITs), Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), S.P Jain Institute of Management and Research(SPJIMR), Management Development Institute (Gurgaon),...

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The Common Admission Test and Syllabus

Conducted by the Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) based on a policy of rotation, CAT examination was started with a concept to encourage excellent students for their business administration programs. It is the admission test for the IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Calcutta, IIM Bangalore, IIM Indore, IIM Lucknow, IIM Kozhikode...

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CAT 2016 - Preparation Tips for Last 1 Month

CAT (Common Admission Test) is scheduled to be conducted on 4th December, 2016, by IIM-B (Indian Institutes of Management - Bangalore) across 135 cities in India. As the exam is less than a month away, candidates are burning their mid-night oil to give their best performance for a bright career and future. A total of 2,32,434...

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8 Entrance exams widens career opportunities

Entrance exams and their scores are becoming mandatory especially for higher education. On completing school, students have to appear and crack the entrance exams in order to pursue advanced courses. Some are first step to bright career aboard, some for engineering or doctorate courses and so on. However, at the very...

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Excellent tips to prepare for common MBA...

Management is a popular program pursued by students and professionals to climb their career ladder faster and get into top management positions. While completing a management program from reputed B-schools may look like a foolproof idea to get into lucrative management jobs, the truth can be otherwise. Management is an...

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Expert views on key pattern changes in CAT...

An exclusive interview with CAT coaching expert Mr. Nirav Rawell, Business Head, IMS Bangalore, on how to tackle the new CAT exam pattern. Learn the insights, useful tips, strategies and his views on CAT, and stand a chance to score better. About IMS: IMS Learning Resources Pvt Ltd. is India’s one of the oldest and...

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CAT Exam: Eligibility Criteria 2015

CAT (Common Admission Test) is considered as one of the toughest MBA entrance exams in India. The MBA CAT 2015 Registration will be starting from 6th August, 2015. Aspiring management students should visit the official website - to apply for the test. Every year one of the 19 IIMs conduct the CAT test. This year Indian...

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Expert’s Review on CAT 2014 Exam Pattern...

On 26th November, 2014, we interviewed Mr. Gautam Puri, Vice Chairman & MD, CL Educate Ltd. (a CAT Subject Matter expert) and discussed the CAT 2014 question patterns and level of difficulty and get useful tips for 2015. Given below is the transcript of the interview. CL Educate Ltd.: CL Educate Ltd is Asia’s one...

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IMS Live Helpline #Chat4CAT is Open: Get...

CAT 2014 is just 5 days away and if you are one of the CAT aspirants looking for answers on the upcoming CAT exam regarding the syllabus or facing problem with any of the sections, here is the good news - IMS, one of the premier coaching institutes in India has come up a novel initiative #Chat4CAT Helpline, which answers...

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CAT Tips for the D Day

The prestigious Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) conducts CAT every year which is taken by more than 1.7 lakh students every year. It is one of the most popular entrance tests in the country. When so many students are writing for such limited seats, there is bound to be fierce competition from the brightest in the...

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CAT 2014: Online Tutorial is Open for Candidates

The CAT 2014 comes with few changes that were not available in previous years. In 2013, CAT candidates were taken through a 15-min exam tutorial and a short mock test, just before the exam. However, this feature will be missing in 2014 CAT Exam, instead a mock online exam tutorial is made available from today i.e. 28th...

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Dos and Don’ts of CAT Quantitative Aptitude...

The Quant section happens to be one of the most dreaded sections for CAT aspirants. The general notion among students is - Quantitative section is really difficult to crack. However, this is not the real case. With proper preparation and following some time-tested strategies, cracking the Quant section in CAT is quite plausible....

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Tips to Bell the 2016 CAT Exam

Almost every Indian student or a young working professional has thought of acing CAT at some point of time in their career. Easily one of the most coveted exams of the year. In addition to rigorous preparations and weekly mock tests, cracking CAT has a lot to do with being confident and believing in yourself from the starting...

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How to Crack the CAT 2014? Useful Tips and...

An interview with CAT coaching expert Tony Xavier, Head of IMS Chennai on cracking one of the toughest entrance exams in India. Learn everything about the CAT 2014 exam and get useful tips, insights and strategies to bell the CAT 2014! About IMS: IMS Learning Resources Pvt Ltd. is India's one of the oldest and most reputed...

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Top 8 Post MBA Career Options

The flourishing Indian economy has led to a great demand of highly skilled managers that are able to supervise the growing businesses. An MBA or Masters in Business Administration is a hot career option to pursue today. Pursuing an MBA degree from a reputed institute is a valuable asset assuring a decent return on investment....

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CAT vs GMAT: Which one is right for you?

Almost every MBA aspirant would know that the CAT is a mandatory requirement for admissions into the IIMs and several other MBA institutions in India. However, if a candidate is planning to pursue an MBA from abroad, the GMAT is the requisite. Some of the business schools (B-schools) in India which consider CAT scores might...

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Some useful Tips for CAT exam day !

CAT is just a couple of days away. It is absolutely normal for any CAT aspirant to panic a few weeks before the day of the exam. However, this is the crucial time when you must be working smartly and not get overwhelmed with the stress. In a previous article, we mentioned how you can optimize your CAT preparation a couple...

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Tips for Last Week of CAT Preparation

The Common Admission Test or CAT, being one of the toughest tests to crack, is probably the most feared exam in our nation. CAT is now a computer-based online test which has 2 sections: Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning Each section comprises of 30 questions and...

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