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'CAT is all about competition'

November 08, 2005

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Asan is an engineer and has an

MBA from IIM-Calcutta. He is the
product manager for CAT at IMS, and guides students through their
CAT preparation.

Vinayak, an engineer, has an MBA from the University of Mumbai. He

is the head of academics at IMS, has rich experience in academia-
based research and teaches Mathematics during his free time.

Here is the transcript:

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Part I: How to improve your CAT score Thank you for the real music
Do you have a yen for pasta?
Want to ace CAT? Revise
Worried about the new GRE?
Hari: Can i leave RC totally and do full VA with 90 pct accuracy if
CAT will be a replica of last year? Do you speak English well?
Customer care associates for BPO
IMS: Hi. I will not advise you to do that. Even if you complete Verbal
Study fashion designing at NIFT
Ability, you will have to attempt Reading Comprehension to improve
your score in the English section. Study in Australia
Entrepreneurs: Win Rs 2,00,000
How safe are mutual funds?
Today in Cricket
Sahil: How sucessful is the strategy of attempting around 80-85
questions. Pakistan tame England in Multan
Inzamam delighted with result
IMS: Hi. Seems good, but much depends on the accuracy and the
level of paper. If the paper is very easy then you will have to revise Hodge, Symonds for Windies Test
this strategy. Yuvraj's century rescues India
South Africa elect to field
'Tough for Ganguly to return'
India to keep experimenting
vivekagrawal: sir, giving cat but not getting d proper mindset. i.e
concentration at d time of simcats. wht should i do England scent victory
India-South Africa ODI dossier
IMS: Hi. Your ability to focus in the given two hours is very critical.
SA gunning for record ODI run
Since you have identified your weakness, you have to now work on it.
Try to improve by taking tests at home and ensure that you do not get Today in Sports
up in between.
'Anger over pullouts justified'
James leads Cavaliers to victory
Magath expects Ballack to stay
som: hi,am working for an IT company for almost 1.5 years,is this Portugal held by N. Ireland
work ex really relevant? Nalbandian overpowers Coria

IMS: Hi. Yes, it is. Tajikistan put Pakistan out

Maharashtra down Bengal
Federer survives Ljubicic scare
'I played like a champion'
vishu: sir can u tell me how much will a simcat %ile of 95 will turn into
Organisers slam Agassi pullout
actual cat

IMS: Hi. We have usually seen that a 95th percentile in the SimCATs
has resulted in a 98+ percentile in the actual CAT.

amit: WITH ABOUT 20 DAYS TO GO HOW MUCH TIME SHOULD

ONE DEVOTE TO CAT STUDIES DAILY?

IMS: Hi. Not more than four hours per day. Try to ensure that you
keep good health in the next 20 days.

Baresi: approximately how many ppl, from those who appear in CAT,
get calls for GD/PI.....also, wat is the cut-off percentile for this??

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IMS: Hi. Usually the ratio varies from 1:4 to 1:6 for the various IIMs.

The average cut off percentile is 98+, though there have been few
students with 96+ percentile too who have received calls.

narayanan: I have finished MSc electronics..is there any poosibility

for attempting CAT? WILL that be useful to me?

IMS: Hi. Yes, it is possible. However, you should take CAT only if you
plan to do an MBA.

ram: Hi, I am scoring abt 85 odd percentile in SIM Cats...Realistically

what insttitutions should i be aiming for.. I am an engineer with 1.5
years work experience.

IMS: Hi. You should aim for the best institutes. You are just a
few days away from CAT, so I would advise you to focus on it and
improve your performance. For most institutes, you can still apply
after the CAT too, so do not worry.

Dhiraj: Hello sir, I am working at a financial services BPO (back

office).I wanted to know if this will be recognized as valid work
experience by the IIMs

IMS: Hi. It is valid work experience provided you joined the BPO after
graduation.

Gauri: Sir, is SP Jain Institute of Management a good institute...

plllllllllllllllllllzzzzzzzzzzzzz answer me

IMS: Hi. SP Jain is one of the top B-schools in the country.

sm: hi...As CAT is nearing, the thing that baffles me is that my

percentiles are not steady...rather they are very fluctuating...
sometimes very high and sometimes very low...what do I do??

IMS: Hi. This is because you are not analysing your test properly.
Analyse and learn from each question in each test and you will
see your overall performance improve.

Abhishek B: Sir, in CL mock cats i have been clearing cutoffs in qa

and di, with good score in di, but i'm unable to clearthe cutoff in
english section. This has been the story in the last 2 mocks. What
should i do till the D-day tobell the CAT?

IMS: Hi. If you have not been able to clear the English cut-offs, you

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should work on the English section before you take the next test.

Sahil: Can you please provide an effective strategy for giving the
quant section. Usually I get so involved in attempting probs that I find
that many simple probs at the end of the test were not even seen by
me

IMS: Hi. Use this strategy.

i. Skim through all the questions.

ii. Do the questions you think you will be able to solve easily based on
your areas of strength.

iii. If time permits, repeat this exercise for the questions you did not
attempt in step two.

asan dasari: Dont you think the iim's should start a model for mba to
enterpreuners and the like who just need some skillsets for their
business. Probably a requirement-based MBA training ?

IMS: Yes, they already have such programmes.

divya: what is the best strategy in case of a pattern like last year.
considering the 2 mark questions are really tough

IMS: Hi. It is not about choosing between one markers or two

markers. It is about maximising your overall score in each section in
the given time frame.

suniel: sir,wht is the ideal percentile score for admission into T.A.Pai,
& also does it consider any sectional cutoffs.plz answer this question
sir.

IMS: Hi. Last year, TAPMI had invited students with a minimum of 92
+ percentile.

Mihir: Which exam is more competitive and tougher than CAT or

XAT?

IMS: Hi. All tests are relatively easy since they test your basics. What
makes them tough is the competition. You should strive to perform
well in the test.

Dhiren: I am having 2.5 years expeience. 2 years exp in

manufacturing industry and presently i am wth ERP implementation

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company as Project Consultant.

I prepared for CAT but i am not very sure that I will be able to get
through this year. Please advise what to do.

IMS: Hi. You should do your MBA from the best B-schools. Ensure
that you do not compromise.

In case, you do not get a call from the IIMs, try for them next year.

sm: Are the institutes, SCMHRD and SIBM under the SNAP test good
enough?

IMS: Hi. Both SCMHRD and SIBM are good institutes. They will be in
the range 15 to 25 ranked colleges.

kishore: Hello sir, I would like to know which institutes in india are at
par with IIMs ?

IMS: Hi. XLRI, FMS, SP Jain, JBIMS, MDI, NITIE, IIT School of
Management and ISB will be at par with the IIMs.

Part I: How to improve your CAT score

Next: Part III of the transcript

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