MAT 2016 Computer based test to be held on September 10 in 11 test cities will be on the same pattern as paper pen based exam held on Sunday September 4. The CBT exam may not throw any surprise element as there was none in PBT exam except that few of Data Analysis questions and GK section turned to be a little trickier and time consuming. The overall MAT in paper based form remained moderate and same level of difficulty is expected in computer based test.

CAT 2016, on the same pattern of 2015 exam proposes to have MCQs with negative marking and Non-MCQs without negative marking in Quantitative Aptitude section. The only difference between the last year CAT and CAT 2016 is that number of questions has not been revealed by IIM Bangalore for CAT 2016 whereas in 2015 details about the number of total and sectional division of questions was made available along with the release of CAT notification.

SNAP 2016 will no longer ask you to study unlimited wide and vast topics to crack the General Knowledge section. On the contrary, The General Knowledge section has been much simplified in SNAP 2016 by totally revamping the section and offering good opportunity to score high and improve your percentile.

Out of 150 total questions in MCQ form in SNAP 2016 carrying maximum 150 marks, there will be 30 questions carrying 30 marks in Current Affairs section. In the changed pattern, with regular study of 15 to 20 minutes a day, you can add 30 marks to your score in SNAP 2016.

CAT 2016 registration form entitles you to apply to one or all the IIMs and this package comes with a meagre amount of Rs.85 as application fee per IIM if you divide the total registration fee by number of IIMs. The registration and application process for CAT 2016 will close after 3 weeks on September 22, 2016.

The registration fee for CAT 2016 is Rs.1700/- which covers the application fee for all the 20 IIMs from IIM A, B, C, L to all the recently opened IIMs including IIM Jammu which has started operation in 2016.

CAT 2016 preparation strategy gets focused direction when you receive guidance from the one who has already prepared well and cleared this exam with high percentile that led him to desired IIM.

Consistently opting for innovations and changes in the selection process to choose IMT fit candidates, IMT Ghaziabad one of Indias premier B-Schools has announced the opening of its admissions process for its 2 year PGDM programs of 2017. The online application process has begun on September 1 and will close on December 1, 2016. IMT Ghaziabad will accept CAT 2016 and XAT 2017 scores to shortlist candidates for final selection round which will mark radical shift in the PI process.

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CAT 2016 score with 99 percentile may not stay your smile for long and may turn it into zero percentile as far as call from IIMs is concerned unless you have complied with other key parameters. It happened in past and it will happen after CAT 2016 result is declared. Now if you think that this percentile score in CAT 2016 will suffice to get a call from an IIM, you are mistaken.

MDI Gurgaon, the highly ranked premier B-school in India has announced and opened the online admission application process for flagship PGPM/PGP-HRM and PGP-IM 2017-19 batch from September 5, 2016. Going by the past trend, you will need high percentile in CAT 2016 to get shortlisted by MDI Gurgaon for 2nd stage of admission round.

The application process is proposed to close on December 2, 2016 at 5 PM. CAT 2016 is the only exam, scores of which will be accepted by MDI Gurgaon to shortlist candidates for second phase of admission round 2017.

IIM Ahmedabad after modifying and revamping its PGP, PGP-FABM and FABM programmes a year before, is now on the path to increase seats for PGP 2017-19 batch. MHRD has confirmed the receipt of such proposal from IIM Ahmedabad. If approved by MHRD, the proposal could prove to be a good opportunity for CAT 2016 aspirants as more of them will be offered admission in IIM Ahmedabad in 2017.