We asked experts who gave the CAT 2011 exam on the first day to give us a detailed analysis of the new pattern. Here, expert Naveenan Ramachandran of 2IIM shares his views about the exam.
Atul Prashar and Vishal Gupta, examination experts from TCYonline.com, hosted a chat with readers on July 20 to discuss CAT 2009. The transcript.
Here's how you can make the best use of your time as you prepare for CAT.
Career Avenues compares the experiences of test-takers to zero in on the aspects of excellence CBT CAT will require.
Some of the countries where cheetahs are still found, though in smaller numbers, include Algeria, Egypt, Niger, and Mali.
A look at the various types of questions that have made an appearance in the entrance exams of management schools.
AKRS Srinivas and Rahul Reddy of T.I.M.E (an institute that trains CAT aspirants), who chatted with readers for an hour on July 20, recommend that you start the paper by first attempting the area you are strongest in. \n
In an online chat with readers, Rajesh Balasubramanian, head, 2IIM, Chennai answered queries on how to crack the management entrance test and get into a good business school.
Gourav Bhattacharya, an IIT alumnus and a second year IIM-A student, shares his CAT advice.
He allegedly took Rs 200,000 to leak the papers from the Mumbai-based Institute of Banking Personnel Services.
The death of 40 per cent of cheetahs translocated from South Africa and Namibia to the Kuno National Park (KNP) in less than one year doesn't present a "good picture", the Supreme Court said on Thursday, and asked the Centre to not make it a prestige issue and explore the possibility of shifting the animals to different sanctuaries.
42-year-old Ashok has set up an old age home-cum-permanent shelter for abandoned dogs and cats at Injambakkam.
The country's new scheduled airline Akasa Air is "well capitalised" and will allow carrying of domesticated dogs and cats onboard along with passengers from November, according to its senior executives. The airline, which began operations on August 7, also plans to launch international operations in the second half of next year. Akasa Air CEO Vinay Dube said the airline is well capitalised and is not looking to have new investors.
Showing respect to the Indian flag, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday immediately picked up the tricolour placed on stage at a BRICS meeting here to mark the standing place of every leader so as not to step on it.
The number of months you had till CAT has now turned into a number of weeks. TestFunda.com gives you the lowdown on a 'must-do' list.
Effective CAT tackling techniques will get you a better score.
"Every one of you has the capability to crack the test," says Prasad Rao, product head at IMS Learning Resources Pvt Ltd.
Attorney General K K Venugopal told a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi that the fight between the two officers impacted the image of the CBI.
Before we embark on a strategy for tackling the English/ Verbal Aptitude section in CAT, it is important to understand that the norm in this section today is fewer but tougher questions with comprehension and understanding being the order of the day.
We take a look at some section-wise tips for each of the three sections of CAT.
We take a look at some section-wise tips for each of the three sections of CAT.
A multi-tier security arrangement has been made at the Central Jail in Dibrugarh where Singh will be lodged.
West Ham's Zouma given 180 hours of community service for kicking his cat
A look at the various types of questions that have made an appearance in the entrance exams of management schools.
The unpredictability is seen in the number of questions, the number of sections, the marking scheme, negative marking, duration of the test and most importantly in the composition of the test.
How should you study for CAT? Spend more time on your weak areas? Or spread time around evenly? Read on
'It didn't seem like ICC event, it seemed like BCCI event'
You can save yourself from a lot of stress, if you plan well at this stage when there's just over a month left for the exam.
The competition to get a seat at the coveted Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) is getting tougher with each passing year. Compared to an estimated 230,000 Common Admission Test (CAT) applications received in 2007, the country's seven IIMs have till date received around 290,000 applications a 26 per cent rise. Last year, the rise was 21 per cent.
The CAT is not a test of one's ability to apply mathematical formulae or to mug up the theorems therein, but a test of management skills. Here's how...
Data interpretation gives most CAT aspirants the jitters, especially those from non-technical backgrounds. Here Gaurav Bakliwal, of Testfunda.com, share some useful tips on how students can sharpen their DI skills.
The supermodel is enjoying her time in the wild.
Formed in 2004, the mixed-sex Karakal combat battalion, named after a desert cat of the same name, is based in the Negev desert on the border with Egypt and Jordan and composed of both male and female soldiers of both Jewish and Arab descent.
A look at the important topics in each of the 3 sections.
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