11 months to CAT 2008

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of 773
a challenge you year
IIM graduates
cannot resistin CAT 2006
Your dreams are closer than you think

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Why MBA
 Career Opportunities
 Number

 Variety

 Money
 Initial salaries

 Growth

 Fast Career Growth

 Job satisfaction
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Salaries – Initial & Growth Rate

  Growth Rate   5 Years 10 Years 15 Years 20 Years

25000 15% Job  50284 101139 203427 409163

             
Top 
80000 25% 10  244141 745058 2273737 6938894

             

70000 25% A+ 213623 651926 1989520 6071532

             

50000 20% A  124416 309587 770351 1916880

             

40000 20% B  99533 247669 616281 1533504

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Some common Questions

 Do I Need Work Experience?

 Is it only for Engineers ?

 Can I handle the Math?

 How much preparation is required?

 Is coaching required ?
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Choosing the Right MBA

You need to aim at

A Full-time MBA course
From a Good B-school
To achieve Your Dream
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WHICH
SCHOOL ?

NO. OF INSTITUTES
2500
OFFERING MBA

NO. OF INSTITUTES WORTH JOINING IF A

STUDENT IS LOOKING AT REASONABLY GOOD
MBA PROGRAM 90 ONLY
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Parameters

• Average CTC

• Cut off Score

• Number of Applicants

• Location

• Age of the institute

• X-Factor 
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IIM-C T10

IIM-A Top 10 T10

IIM-B T10

FMS, Delhi T10

XLRI, Jamshedpur T10

IIM-L T10

ISB, Hyd T10

JBIMS, Mumbai T10

IIM-K T10

IIM-I T10
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Select you ?
 Quality of incoming students
 Decides the quality of the B school

 The easier it is to get admission the lower the B

school quality
 In fact, the worst B schools give direct admission

 Given such great careers, increasing awareness

 Increasing Number of CAT Aspirants

 Increasingly well prepared students

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 Written Exam
 CAT, XAT, JMET, SNAP, etc

 Group Discussion
 GD
 Case study
 Summary

 Interview

 Academics

 Work Experience
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Written Test
 Its not about easy or tough

 The competition is what matters

 Test of Aptitude or Skill

 Takes TIME

 So what does it take

 Clarity of Concepts

 Logical thinking

 Strategy
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CAT 2007 pattern

 3 Sections
 RC + VA
 DI + LA
 QA

 25 X 3 total of 75 Questions

 + 4 for a correct Answer, -1 for a wrong answer

 150 minutes overall

 Candidate is expected to demonstrate equal

competence
In all sections
Is it easy or difficult ? (Based on CAT 06/28/09

06 pattern)
CAT is for all
Institute CAT %ile CAT Score Avg. Salary Net
Questions
Correct
IIMs 98+ 102+ 12+ 25+
MDI/NITIE 97+ 94+ 10.0+ 24+
IMT/IMI 95/94 88 9.0 22
TAPMI 92 82 7.00 21
FORE 88 74 7.00 19
LBS 85 65 6.75 18
KJ SOM 85 65 6.00 18
IISWBM 82 62 5.5 16
SDM 75 56 4.5 14
MYSORE
KIAMS 70 52 4.5 13
IMDR 70 48 3.5 12
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So?
 Is it Possible?

 What makes CAT a low scoring paper

 Need to think logically

 Very different from all other exams

 Question selection and Sectional balance

 Pressure

 To crack CAT you need

 Organized study plan

 Right Resources

 Guidance & Mentorship

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CAT 2009 Going Online ?

 Why are the IIMs keen on an online exam?

 Online Options
 Live
 Adaptive

 Online Ready
 Practice tests online
 Adaptive tests CDs
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I have a dream …..

 I want to be ‘somebody’ who is ‘recognised’!

 I want to be leader!
 I want to have a nice house, BIG car and ….
 I want a fat salary package
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About T.I.M.E.
 India’s Most Successful CAT Trainer
 844 students sent to the IIMs in CAT 2007
 Undisputed Best results for last 3 years
 Results validated by KPMG
 Only Institute in the country to have a validation process
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 90+ Students sent to IIMs
 Most preferred institute at
 IIT Kharagpur
 NIT Jamshedpur
 NIT Durgapur
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About ICFAI
 Range of MBA programs to suit requirements of
students
 ICFAI B Schools
 Through IBSAT
 ICFAI Part time MBA programs
 ICFAI National College
 ICFAI B schools
 High Quality academic content
 Best in class – Case studies
 Good placement track record
 Range of Locations in all important cities in India
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The Quant Conundrum

 70%+ students find Quant tough!

 The Key is to ‘understand’ the difference between the

exams given by you so far and CAT
 Steps are unimportant, answer is!

 Speed is critical! Mental calculation is a weapon!

 Understanding the question is important!

 All questions are not equally easy – the key is to

identify the ‘sitters’

 Finally, get your FUNDAS right!

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Let us have a look at a few

questions from past CAT papers!
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Suppose you have a currency, named MISO, in 3

denominations: 1 Miso, 10 Misos, 50 Misos. In how
many ways can you pay a bill of 107 Misos.

1x+10y+50z = 107

For z=0, y=0-10 (11 ways)

For z=1, y = 0-5 (6 ways)
For z=2, y=0, x= 7 (1 way)
Total 18 ways

(CAT 2007)
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If x = (163 + 173+ 183+ 193 ), then x divided by 70 leaves 

a remainder of 
(1) 0 (2) 1 (3) 69 (4) 35
Let us do it Mentally
Mental Step 1( Funda) : Even x even = even and odd x 
odd = odd
Mental Step 2: Hence, the expression will be even.
Mental Step 3: An even number divided by another 
even no. will leave an even or zero remainder.
Hence, option (1).

( CAT 2005 )
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Data Interpretation

• Understand Data given in various formats

• Tables, Graphs, Pie charts etc

• Understand questions, solve logically

• Calculate accurately and quickly

• Use the options for smart calculation

• Solve lots of problems

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Let us have a look at a few

questions from past CAT papers!
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There is a list of 32 players ranked 1 to 32. In a tournament,

there are four knockout rounds before the final. In any round,
match no. 1 is between the highest ranked player and the
lowest ranked player in that round, match no. 2 is between
the 2nd rank player and the player just above the least ranked
player and so on. An upset is said to occur if a lower ranked
player beats a higher ranked one.
Q. If there are no upsets in the first round and only match
nos. 6, 7 and 8 of the second round result in upsets, then
what would be the rank of the player who would meet player
ranked 2nd in the quarter finals, in case the player reaches
quarter finals.
O. 7th B.9th C.11th D.10th

( CAT 2005 )
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First Round Second round

 1-32
 2-31
 1-16
 3-30
 2-15
 .  3-14
 .  4-13
 .  5-12
 16-17  6-11
 7-10
 8-9
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VERBAL ABILITY

• VOCABULARY
• LOGIC BASED QUESTIONS
• PARAGRAPH ARRANGEMENT
• GRAMMAR
• READING COMPREHENSION
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SENTENCE CORRECTION

SINCE, I HAVE TO GO TO MY
VILLAGE TO SELL MY LAND
ALONG WITH MY WIFE,
PLEASE SANCTION ME ONE-
WEEK LEAVE.
MISPLACED MODIFIER ERROR
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SENTENCE CORRECTION

AS MY MOTHER-IN-LAW HAS
EXPIRED AND I AM THE ONLY
ONE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT,
PLEASE GRANT ME 10 DAYS
LEAVE.
MISPLACED PRONOUN ERROR
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YOUR Career is at stake!

 Don’t
 Try to save a 1000 here and there

 Compromise in life. No Compromises = No Regrets

 Believe that anybody clearing CAT is not a teacher

 CAT Training

Courseware AIMCATs Class Papers Class Structure Faculty Guidance Notes

 Experience & Expertise

 Team of high quality Committed people

 Michael Schumacher and Maruti 800

 Our guidance + Your hard work
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Highlights of T.I.M.E. All India

 No 1 Brand in India

 No 1 Results year after year

 773 students into the IIMs from CAT 2006
 Only institute in the country to have validated results
 Over 900 expected from CAT 2007

 Best R & D
 No one knows CAT/MBA entrances like we do
 Over 50 IIT/IIM Graduates
 Accurate guidance on B schools year after year
 Course methodology is tried and tested system
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T.I.M.E. Vizag
 1st centre of T.I.M.E. outside the HO

 Murthy Sir
 Legend in terms of wealth of experience
 Creating careers since 1995

 No Competition in Vizag
 Centers open and close almost every year
 Leaving students in a lurch
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Make the right decision

 Don’t join T.I.M.E

 For discounts

 If you make it the money won’t matter

 If you don’t then money saved is pointless

 T.I.M.E. philosophy

 Great Value @ affordable price

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