CAT, as you all are aware of by now, tests an MBA aspirant's abilities in
three different sections, namely Â* Quantitative ability (QA), Data
interpretation (DI) & Logical Reasoning (LR) and Verbal Ability
constituted by the English usage (EU) and Reading comprehension (RC) portions. In this article, we will look at how our reading habits, if properly
channelized can be effectively used to enhance our CAT preparation in a variety of ways, especially in the Verbal part.

During the 90s till 1998 the verbal section constituted around 50-60%
of the total questions thereby giving the edge to those with good command over the language especially since a lot of vocabulary based questions were asked.

But from 1999 the trend changed, now all three sections have equal
weightage The pattern and type of questions also showed a distinct change in 2001, stress was more on usage of words while regulars like Para jumbles were dropped. The best way to gather them will be general reading.

Even though all the coaching institutes give word list they serve only a limited purpose as the stress in CAT is on usage of words and phrases rather than on their dictionary meaning.
Another aspect (especially looking at the last year paper) as far as CAT
questions regarding reading comprehension are concerned is that they were relatively easy as far as the length and the subject matter of the
passages were concerned. But the questions were largely essence-centric as opposed to the data-centric questions which were asked in previous CAT examinations.

It could have been cracked with ease provided the reader was used to
reading a wide variety of topics and assimilate new information very fast.
Keeping this in mind the 3 most effective weapons in our hands will be :
Vocabulary with stress on idiomatic usage Extremely fast reading speed
Reading a wide variety of topics

Now let us see how our reading habits can help us achieve all the 3
above-mentioned objectives. We all usually indulge in two distinct
types of
reading, which are performed differently Â*
>
§ Pleasure reading Â* Comics, novels etc.
§ Study / Information reading Â* Academic books, Newspapers,
Magazines etc.

But, CAT or any other MBA entrance requires a combination of
'skimming' and
demanding' reading.

For this I would recommend a regular reading of atleast two newspapers
like The Hindu, Economist, Business Standard etc. and atleast one
magazine like Frontline. The input you will receive in terms of
language and content is unbeatable. Specially spend more time on the editorial section.
Those of you who find it difficult to get a copy, can always browse
through the online editions available at www.economist.com, www.hindugrouponnet etc.

Lets start with vocabulary. In addition to reading that is mentioned
above, lots of resources are available on the net like www.yourdictionary.com which sends you a new word with meaning and usage by mail every day for free, so do search for these and similar resources in the web. Another good one is the word power booklets published by Readers Digest. So please ensure that you spend around 2 hours on general reading. By any means possible build a large repertoire of words and be clear as to their usage.

Second is speed-reading which is immensely beneficial for attempting
RC. The good thing about RC is that once you have gone through the passage properly the chances of making mistakes is minimal. In CAT you can expect passages from such diverse topics like psychology and economics to rocket science and medicine, like in 2001 there was a passage from a critique on a Kurosowa film. You can also try some speed reading techniques, which can make a dramatic improvement to your reading speed. Some interesting softwares are available for it too on the net. www.google.com can be used to lead you to an invaluable treasure trove of such resources (type in keywords "speed reading techniques".

The third issue is that of diverse reading. As mentioned above, most
of the passages are not what we read in day-to-day life. Whenever we read something with which we are not conversant with, the technical terms and nuances involved prove to be a red herring. They require more understanding than a topic we already know about. A commerce graduate would like a topic on say mutual funds while a software engineer would love a passage on say data storage mechanism. While its agreed that one can not be an expert in all the fields at once, the more diverse once reading habits are, the better are his chances of increasing his comfort level with new topics.

Finally, as a bonus, your general awareness, which is of paramount
importance for GDs as well as Interviews, improve exponentially too.
Remember that one needs to stress more on opinions formed over issues, rather than remember facts and figures. One needs to consciously try and create one's own stand on issues. For this reading editorials would be extremely beneficial, especially sections like Black&White which
features on the Sunday Times of India.

Some other Principles which can be used for effective reading for RC are:

Ø Make a reading speed check everyday. This means that always
keep an eye on your reading speed and count the number of words you are able to read and understand on a daily basis.

Ø Try to push your speed everyday. Comprehension will pick up in due course of time.

Ø Read the editorials everyday and try to summarize the main points.
Also time your reading in the editorial.

hi..i am in 3 rd year mechanical......i wanna ask that is it appropriate to do a good industrial training( 6 months) at a respected company, which
will make u work 9-5 , and side by side prepare for MBA entrance.,
cat etc....to makeit to iims....or shud i do training at a company
that doesnt forces me to work 9-5 ..will it be easier to prep for cat
then....????
reply fast...

Hi

name of company for industrial training does not matter much. If you feel that by working in a smaller co uwill able to put more timein CAT, do that. as induistrail training ismore for acclamitising a person with industrial environment and no company allow too much freedom to to students in the company environment.
so focus on CAT and keep logged on this forum to share your experiences

CAT, as you all are aware of by now, tests an MBA aspirant's abilities in
three different sections, namely Â* Quantitative ability (QA), Data
interpretation (DI) & Logical Reasoning (LR) and Verbal Ability
constituted by the English usage (EU) and Reading comprehension (RC) portions. In this article, we will look at how our reading habits, if properly
channelized can be effectively used to enhance our CAT preparation in a variety of ways, especially in the Verbal part.

During the 90s till 1998 the verbal section constituted around 50-60%
of the total questions thereby giving the edge to those with good command over the language especially since a lot of vocabulary based questions were asked.

But from 1999 the trend changed, now all three sections have equal
weightage The pattern and type of questions also showed a distinct change in 2001, stress was more on usage of words while regulars like Para jumbles were dropped. The best way to gather them will be general reading.

Even though all the coaching institutes give word list they serve only a limited purpose as the stress in CAT is on usage of words and phrases rather than on their dictionary meaning.
Another aspect (especially looking at the last year paper) as far as CAT
questions regarding reading comprehension are concerned is that they were relatively easy as far as the length and the subject matter of the
... were concerned. But the questions were largely essence-centric as opposed to the data-centric questions which were asked in previous CAT examinations.

It could have been cracked with ease provided the reader was used to
reading a wide variety of topics and ... new information very fast.
Keeping this in mind the 3 most effective weapons in our hands will be :
Vocabulary with stress on idiomatic usage Extremely fast reading speed
Reading a wide variety of topics

Now let us see how our reading habits can help us achieve all the 3
above-mentioned objectives. We all usually indulge in two distinct
types of
reading, which are performed differently Â*
>
§ Pleasure reading Â* Comics, novels etc.
§ Study / Information reading Â* Academic books, Newspapers,
Magazines etc.

But, CAT or any other MBA entrance requires a combination of
'skimming' and
demanding' reading.

For this I would recommend a regular reading of atleast two newspapers
like The Hindu, Economist, Business Standard etc. and atleast one
magazine like Frontline. The input you will receive in terms of
language and content is unbeatable. Specially spend more time on the editorial section.
Those of you who find it difficult to get a copy, can always browse
through the online editions available at www.economist.com, www.hindugrouponnet etc.

Lets start with vocabulary. In addition to reading that is mentioned
above, lots of resources are available on the net like www.yourdictionary.com which sends you a new word with meaning and usage by mail every day for free, so do search for these and similar resources in the web. Another good one is the word power booklets published by Readers Digest. So please ensure that you spend around 2 hours on general reading. By any means possible build a large repertoire of words and be clear as to their usage.

Second is speed-reading which is immensely beneficial for attempting
RC. The good thing about RC is that once you have gone through the ... properly the chances of making mistakes is minimal. In CAT you can expect ... from such diverse topics like psychology and economics to rocket science and medicine, like in 2001 there was a ... from a critique on a Kurosowa film. You can also try some speed reading techniques, which can make a dramatic improvement to your reading speed. Some interesting softwares are available for it too on the net. www.google.com can be used to lead you to an invaluable treasure trove of such resources (type in keywords "speed reading techniques".

The third issue is that of diverse reading. As mentioned above, most
of the ... are not what we read in day-to-day life. Whenever we read something with which we are not conversant with, the technical terms and nuances involved prove to be a red herring. They require more understanding than a topic we already know about. A commerce graduate would like a topic on say mutual funds while a software engineer would love a ... on say data storage mechanism. While its agreed that one can not be an expert in all the fields at once, the more diverse once reading habits are, the better are his chances of increasing his comfort level with new topics.

Finally, as a bonus, your general awareness, which is of paramount
importance for GDs as well as Interviews, improve exponentially too.
Remember that one needs to stress more on opinions formed over issues, rather than remember facts and figures. One needs to consciously try and create one's own stand on issues. For this reading editorials would be extremely beneficial, especially sections like Black&White which
features on the Sunday Times of India.

Some other Principles which can be used for effective reading for RC are:
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will u plz tell me abt paper pattern,marks distribution,time alloted for each section

Ø Make a reading speed check everyday. This means that always
keep an eye on your reading speed and count the number of words you are able to read and understand on a daily basis.

Ø Try to push your speed everyday. Comprehension will pick up in due course of time.

Ø Read the editorials everyday and try to summarize the main points.
Also time your reading in the editorial.
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for vocabulary i have started using GRE'S BARRONS BOOK,WILL IT BE OK,WILL IT BE IRRELVANT,WILL IT BE OVER ,OR IS IT A SUPERSET FOR CAT

Hi ,
I'm new to this thread. Can you suggest some books to prepare for CAT.
I'm planning to give CAT 2007.
Already i am usin cracking CAT & COMDEX CAT. Is there any other books available for logical reasoning separately.

Hi CrazeonMBa

Chkl this thread for books

http://www.coolavenues.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7830

Hi Deepblue,
Thanks a lot for your suggestion.... :)

Hi deepblue

I read the list of books from the link given...I'v also recently started the prepn,however, am worried about the sequence in which i should cover the sections( Quant, english, data interpretation etc...If you can help me with this...

Thanks..

Rgds.
Shinbee

Hi

You need to access your weaker areas and judge your overall capabilities. This you can do by giving some mock tests and see how do you fare. Afterwards focus on your weaker points and build to the level where you are at par. many engineers find DI very easy while for BA students DI is quite tough while in RC thing is reverse. so dont panic, 5 months are more than enough to crack CAT

Hi
is mugging up words from a word list a good aproach towards building vocab
tell me some useful tips

hi,
Mugging up words is bad, it will not be retained in ur mind for long, so u got to keep going thru new words and correspondingly their meanings in the dictionary regularly. Also form a group of friends and form sentences with those new words , and check with ur frens whether what u hav learnt is right or not.

:D hi,
Mugging up words is bad, it will not be retained in ur mind for long, so u got to keep going thru new words and correspondingly their meanings in the dictionary regularly. Also form a group of friends and form sentences with those new words , and check with ur frens whether what u hav learnt is right or not.

I would suggest the book "Word Power Made Easy" By Norman Lewis. This book tends to give u the route from which the word has evolved which helps in rembering the words rather than mugging the words.:D

hi .. i was just surfin .. and came here :) , now only i have joined in .. well i have just now completed my xii .. :D and i m planning to do MBA in HR field.. i have taken up BSW ie Bachelor of Social Work!! Well d best thing is i get to knw so many things.. thru this,, as thy said,, i should join coachin classes wen am doin my 2nd year rite !! Man .. this isnt easy na.. :( .., hmm.. i donno wat.. ll just surf now,, then write somethin :D . . By d way there's scope for BSW ?? Can somebody just tell me its advantages ?

HI nadika

great to see ya here. i dont think u need a coaching class right now. just start building urvocab and also try to write longsentenses so by gut u are able to sort out wrong from right ones. also mug up tables.

as far as BSW goes, it is good career start and has a good demand in corporate world and can set u for a long career in HR / Industrial Relations. The forward career path can be for you is MSW and also MA in PMIR from TISS.

cheers:(

hey .. thanks for ur reply. . i knw ,, i dont really neeed any coachin rite now !! i said wen doin second year ! yeah.. .read newpaper.. bla bla .. rite! and .. wat tables ?? were u talkin abt ??:confused:

Adios !! :(

well I dont think mugging helps in exams like CAT....
as it tests ur basic understanding and fundamentals...
so keep reading papers etc and develop ur vocab like that...

well I dont think mugging helps in exams like CAT....
as it tests ur basic understanding and fundamentals...
so keep reading papers etc and develop ur vocab like that...:frown

I m working in software firm as a developer from last nine months, i have a strong desire to do MBA by cracking CAT this year but to my exhaustive work culture i m not able to study even two hrs. a day.i want to take coaching for the CAT but along with the job it seems nearly impossible.Should i quit my job and start preparing by taking coaching???Kindly suggest me.

well it all depends upon where are you working and what is alternative arrangement ???

Waveyhi i follow the tips for todays itself its a starter to me tha i crack the cat exam thanx :)
best of luck all of u

Waveyhi i follow the tips for todays itself its a starter to me tha i crack the cat exam thanx :)
best of luck all of u

Hi gajal

which coaching are you taking ???

Waveyhi
i m kajal verma doing cat from career launcher in sector-15 faridabad.:rolleyes:

you are kajal so why using ghazal verma??:frown

meanwhile how is your preparation coming along and what is your experience of CareerLauncher Faridabad

ramki

I This is Maddi new to forum. Can some one clarify that the work experience is necessary to success in CAT

Hi

for CAT or for admission to IIMs, you dont require any work ex. all you need is a graduation degree.

wish i had come here before the d-day this year...:cool:

no probs... i am running for the next one:banana

Well its true that workex is not mandatory for the iims...but having it surely helps...and my personal take is that there is definite preference towards ppl with decent workex else u mite require an outstanding academic record.

I've just joined this site & am curious to surf it on and on. I'm in 2nd year B.Sc. and a CAT aspirant. Iwould like to know that how much marks (minimum) I should get in B.Sc. to persue my dream. Also, How much time is sufficient for preparation of CAT(if done honestly).

I've just joined this site & am curious to surf it on and on. I'm in 2nd year B.Sc. and a CAT aspirant. Iwould like to know that how much marks (minimum) I should get in B.Sc. to persue my dream. Also, How much time is sufficient for preparation of CAT(if done honestly).
You should have a minimum of 50% marks in your graduation to appear for CAT...preparation time depends from person to person...some need a year,some may start before 6 months and some may take a flat 3 months for the preparation..but its better if u start your preparation at the earliest.

can u update me with the success of various coaching institutes ?

hi Waveythis is minal.:banana
i want 2 b an active member of ur community. i m appearing to cat this year n i need ur help. i m doing bba final year

plz help me to know more abt mat,cat and snap.
I am in the 1st yr doing Btech.
How many hrs sd i devote for prep.
Thanking u exemplars.

can u please help me with the calendar section in the logical resoning part.
If you can provide me with some links.



Thanks
Sonia

Hi, this post is very informative; however I would like some specific information. If someone can help me then please send me a private message. Best Regards,

Hi Anubhav, there's a similar post , just stop by n run through..i bet it's informative..:)

Anu

Hi anubhav, never mug up, the faster u mug up, the faster you forget.And more over the word that you mugged up will not have added anything to your persona. See ya a word is a beautiful thing, it adds value to the person who uses it! See your realtionship with words doesn't end with CAT, in fact it commences, from then on your participations, projects, presentations matter a lot, your language usage and the words reflect your personality..so enjoy the process, don't stunt it! Well you can learn words from the contextual perspective. Use the new words learnt frequently, gather an awesome vocabulary...speak them to your friends, parents, siblings and relatives..ok?

More on vocab from me..:)

Regards,
Anu:Sign Sorry:

hi!! i hav jst joined dis forum...well i my prep 4 mba n need ur help ,cud u suggest me sme links or buks n 4 prep 0f Cat,Mat n Snap...basically 4 DI n vocab...as me nt takng coachng 4m nywhr....:confused:

Hi, This post of mine is very beneficial and informative, however there are some specific facts or information that I require. If anyone can help me in this matter then please send me a private message. Best Regards,

mugging words is not a way for cat u have to have improve u r practice by writing editorial with u r language, it will help u to do good in u r vocab and everyu time try to get some extra words.

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for vocabulary i have started using GRE'S BARRONS BOOK,WILL IT BE OK,WILL IT BE IRRELVANT,WILL IT BE OVER ,OR IS IT A SUPERSET FOR CAT

how to get mat solved year papers?

Hi ,
I'm new to this thread. Can you suggest some books to prepare for CAT.
I'm planning to give CAT 2007.
Already i am usin cracking CAT & COMDEX CAT. Is there any other books available for logical reasoning separately.
which college is best for MBA can u suggest me

i'd like to know what exactly do i have to study for the exam
giving me the specific syllabus would be helpful

what exactly do i have to study in order to write the exam
what's the syllabus

Hi ,
I'm new to this thread. Can you suggest some books to prepare for CAT.
I'm planning to give CAT 2007.
Already i am usin cracking CAT & COMDEX CAT. Is there any other books available for logical reasoning separately.... please reply

hello frens
i m starting my preparation for cat-08
wat shud me my initial step?????

Got 4 from A, C, I, K
So what should be my next step.
I feel frustated:Frustration: on how to prepare for GD. What are my chances for SPJain
Profile:
10th: 85.6%
12th: 90.0%
B.E: 78.54%
CAT percentile: 99.2 (VA: 97.97, QA: 97.2, DI: 95.64)
Work Experience: 5 months as on now in an IT firm

Thats good to hear from you winman1112 that you have cracked . Hope you do the best in GD too .

Got 4 from A, C, I, K
So what should be my next step.
I feel frustated:Frustration: on how to prepare for GD. What are my chances for SPJain
Profile:
10th: 85.6%
12th: 90.0%
B.E: 78.54%
CAT percentile: 99.2 (VA: 97.97, QA: 97.2, DI: 95.64)
Work Experience: 5 months as on now in an IT firm
ALL D BEST

hi,

I am new to this and this is my first post, can anybody please suggest me how to crack verbal in CAT, are there any books for preparation and are there any websites.


regards
cataspirant08

Hi this is avik

I am also there in p*g*lg*y.***

but i can write any thing meany I cant post any msg over there like this

if any body know how can i get a resolution
plz plz plz

what resolution??

hiii
i am in engg 3 rd year student my engg is branch electronics & comm and preparing for cat .i want to know various stream should engg have to take for successful carrier.
and please tell me the scope for engg in field of mba
:Frustration:

hi frds...

I wanted to joing for TIME (MOCK Test on Sunday) wat do u suggest me
is it usefull...or not....TIll now i have not attended any CAT exam...
nor taken any mock test....started preparing now....

and can u suggest me some books wr we can find mock test papers...
or website.......pls replay

you can download all mock papers from this link

http://www.coolavenues.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16424

Thank u so much for giving the link

do the books like BARRONS ENGLISH etc

i would like to know about various CAT books

i would like to know about various CAT books
u can read arun sharma for maths and norman lewis for eu or u can search the net to find few handy ebooks

Arun Sharma book has too many wrong answers. don't rely much on it

I Think Its A God Guide For The First Time Fresher Appearing For The Horrendous C.a.t.!

I Think Its A God Guide For The First Time Fresher Appearing For The Horrendous C.a.t.!

Hello All,

As you all know CAT will be conducted online in the near future. Hence more than books, one also needs to have practice to solve questions on the internet. I have been browsing around for some online resources and have across many sites like tenaday.in

Many of the sites like tenaday have 10 daily questions for practice and it really helps in building up speed and accuracy. Besides, you can also know how you have performed by comparing your scores with others who have taken the test.

Anyways, I would love to know more about the preparation techniques of other CAT aspirants. Is there any study group as such?

Please share any more resources if you know of.

Thanks,
Saurabh aka HardNUT

I Think Its A God Guide For The First Time Fresher Appearing For The Horrendous C.a.t.!

Hello All,

As you all know CAT will be conducted online in the near future. Hence more than books, one also needs to have practice to solve questions on the internet. I have been browsing around for some online resources and have across many sites like tenaday.in

Many of the sites like tenaday have 10 daily questions for practice and it really helps in building up speed and accuracy. Besides, you can also know how you have performed by comparing your scores with others who have taken the test.

Anyways, I would love to know more about the preparation techniques of other CAT aspirants. Is there any study group as such?

Please share any more resources if you know of.

Thanks,
Saurabh aka hardNUT :Frustration:

pls give me names of book for cracking the cat........
n thanx 2 the people giving such get tips on the verbal ability section

pls give me name 2 improve in particularly the verbal ability section

.a good article by Arun Sharma...may be it can help many...

CAT CONTROL

ARUN SHARMA REVEALS THE FIRST STEP TO CRACKING THE CAT IS TO LEARN TO RECOGNISE AND OVERTURN YOUR ERRORS



It’s July and CAT preparation is at its peak for most 2008 aspirants.
In the last two articles, we focused on questions that appeared in the CAT 2007 quants section and the ways in which we could solve them. It was apparent that simple logical processes would have overcome seemingly very tough processes.
In this article, we focus on a very crucial matter, which if adequately dealt with, can help you improve your test scores.
It is understood that it is extremely important to be dedicatedly taking practice tests at this time. In fact, it is imperative that you realise that the CAT prep is actually divided into two parts. Remember: Each part is as important as the other -
(a) Conceptual development- Through conceptual development, a student can focus on developing a strong theoretical background in each of the three sections of the exam.
(b) Test taking: Any preparation for CAT cannot be complete without a significant number of tests taken by the student. The minimum recommended number would be around 30 to 40 tests. The more, the better.
In fact, while there are a lot of aspirants who are able to crack the CAT and acquire admission to the IIMs or other good management institutes without doing (a), it is extremely rare to come across someone who has cracked the CAT and made it to the IIMs without doing (b). Thus, look at it this way. Ideally, a student’s CAT preparation should be about (a) and (b) mixed in a proper fashion, but if you are only doing one, (b) is compulsory, especially if you are good with the basics.
Obviously, a lot of students out there have already started to take tests. It is also very obvious that many of these students will be very concerned about the range in which they might be scoring in these practice tests. The key question students will be facing at this point of time, would be:
“What do I do in order to develop my test scores?”
Also, if you are scoring, say, 50 percentile in your tests now, does it mean that you are on your way to a third-level B-School? Does it mean that the cherished dream that you have always had of getting into the IIMs is going to remain exactly that - a pipe dream?
Absolutely not. Contrary to popular perception, taking a jump from 50 percentile to 99 percentile need not be related to how much you study. You could easily do it with some smart working on your part.
So what must you focus on?
A critical issue in CAT preparations is the ability to overturn errors. In the current context of the CAT (last two years), where individual questions have carried four marks for a correct answer, and -1 for an incorrect answer, the net result of an error was five marks. As we have already mentioned in our previous articles in this series, just five errors overturned would give you an additional 25 marks, taking you from 60 percentile to 90 percentile levels.
Refer to the article a few weeks ago, where we had defined your score improvement potential - viz by defining three types of questions:
a) How many silly errors did you make in the exam? Let the number of such silly errors be A.
b) How many questions did you read in the exam for which you remembered the answers only after you left the hall? Let the number of such questions be B. c) How many questions did you not read in the exam, but knew the answer when you saw them after the paper? Let the number of such questions be C.
An individual’s total score improvement potential would be given by A×5+ B×4+C×4.
So the obvious question would be: How do I achieve this score improvement?
Let us focus on the first of these categories - taking care of silly errors. The first thing you should realise is that silly errors can further be defined into three broad types:
i) Errors of calculation: One of my students (an IIT alumnus) committed the error of calculating 3x3 = 6 in his CAT. The result? A drop of five marks in net scores, leading to a crucial percentile drop. Obviously, these errors would be committed in the QA and DI sections only.
ii) Process-based silly errors: A single-step error in solving a question. Again, obviously an error that would be committed in the QA and DI sections only. iii) Over reading errors: Questions you get incorrect due to the fact that you did not read it properly. This error might occur in any of the three sections, including English. Your preparation plan should include processes to overturn each of these three categories.
Issue 1: Tackling calculation errors - How do you explain an IITian making an error like 3×3 = 6? Does he not know this? Obviously, there are explanations outside the ordinary, which induce such errors. This is what makes the CAT tough (If you recollect, in the last few articles, we have been concentrating on demonstrating why the CAT paper is actually easy).
When an IIT topper can be induced to make such errors, what would happen to a normal student?
The first and foremost thing you should realise while preparing is that when you are taking the CAT, the entire potential of your brain will not be available to you. Your mind will be in such a state that you might be forced to even check 2+2.
So remember, the basic principle is that if in your normal day to day preparation, you can do something by using an excess of 80 to 90% of your mind’s capacity, you would not be able to execute that thinking in the CAT paper.
What you need to realise is that unless you train yourself to be able to execute your thought processes under intense unrelenting pressure, any preparation for the CAT, by and large, makes no sense.
In our next article in this series, we will throw more light on this issue.
(The writer is a corporate trainer, an author of a series of bestselling books from Tata McGraw Hill and a popular CAT trainer)

hi i don't know how to improve my verbal ability part.....any suggestions plz help

hello sir i have scored 59% in my first year and because of poor marks given to us in practicals i cannot hope more than that in aggregate in all three years.i will appear for cat 2010.will cat increase its eligiblity criteria upto then i have heard it will be going to 60%.if its correct what i should do then

hi friends......i m a student presently continuing Btech 3rd year..
I want 2 start my MBA preparations ....but i could not find any book or source to start.....pl help me 2 start..........
REPLY SOON
:banana

no point in mugging up word lists....might help in FMS but no way in CAT

I m in 3rd yr. IT Engg..I've strtd preperations 4 CAT'09..Cn u temme hw is a career in MBA(Systems)..??

Hey there, MBA systems or also known as PGDM -IT, is a very lucrative course. After doing PGDM the kind of profiles you will be offered are Business Analysts/ Developers, IT Consultants.

Cheers
Himanshu Sharma
PGDM IT (07-09)
Media and Communication Committee
IMT-Ghaziabad

Hey there

MBA -IT or Systems will be very gud value addition to your carrer. Well after completing your MBA you will be offered the following profiles Business Analysts/ Developers, IT Consultants. I m wondering whether you have done enough research to deicde which specalisation you are opting for because you will be spending your two years in MBA so make your you are getting in the specalization you want

Wishing you luck

Cheers
Himanshu Sharma
PGDM - IT (07-09)
Media and Communication Committee
IMT-Ghaziabad
:Rolling laughter::icon_cheers::I Rule:

Hi guys.....I am a II yr Engg student in IIIt Hyd. I wanna try for MBA through CAt and all other exams. My question is that how should I prepare for GD and PI right from now.!

You have enough time for preparing CAT or GD/PI. You are in 2nd year only. A general habit of reading newspaper on daily basis & keeping a tab on current affairs would be enough. Also fundamental preparations like improving communication skills, building up your vocabulary, your fluency is essential. This can easily be done with your engg. Studies. This is important not only for CAT but other competitive exams also.


Anju

Hii this is a good thread...

Actually i'm new to this field... Could anyone get me some good books for CAT

-Michael

number of mock tests. More importantly, analyse. Unless you analyse every paper, there is absolutely no point in taking one mock test after another. Where did you go wrong? Do you now know how to work out all the problems? Which section did you get the most number of wrong answers? If it is quant, is it a particular area? Can you work on it? If you cannot, you should avoid attempting it. Where is your accuracy rate the highest? Can you take some more risks in that section? one of the national mock CAT series. It helps you gauge your preparation against the real competition. The key to doing all of this is to ensure high motivation levels. I used to read a lot of business magazines and the IIM blogs.It was like keeping an eye on the goal. It kept my focus. You should identify what works for you. It can be anything. A friend used to go up to the roof-tops and scream his throat hoarse.

Hi,

To add some more points. While preparing for the CAT don't just prepare for the exam.. CAT is like an elimination round and once you done with CAT then comes the major part, the GD/PI. So apart from preparing for CAT also read news paper especially the Editorial column of The hindu.. And also read magazines.. All the best

Try using Word power made easy by normal lewis, news paper n novels always help. also its an interesting hobby.

cheers

Himanshu