CAT 2015: 4 step process to finalize your answer; easier to change answer of Non-MCQ; make no mistake

CAT 2015 has introduced a 4 step answering process along with a different process to change the answers for MCQ and Non-MCQ questions. Unless understood and practiced well, CAT 2015 test takers might end up either in not getting their answers posted and saved for evaluation or getting a wrong answer posted. It is therefore pertinent not only to know how to answer a question but also how to change the answer and save it for evaluation also in CAT 2015 exam to be held on November 29, 2015 in 2 sessions.

SNAP 2015: Application deadline extended to Nov 30; explore admission opportunity in 14 Symbiosis B Schools

Acceding to the request of SNAP 2015 aspirants who could not apply and pay due to incessant rains and difficult condition in Tamilnadu, Symbiosis International University (SIU) has extended the last date to register and apply for SNAP 2015 to November 30 from November 24, 2015.

SNAP 2015 is the mandatory entrance test for admission to MBA 2016-18 batch in 14 Symbiosis B-schools across the country and is proposed to be held on December 20, 2015 in paper pen mode.

MDI Gurgaon Admission alert: Application deadline on Nov 28; no extension proposed

Management Development Institute (MDI) Gurgaon will be closing the registration and admission application process for PGPM 2016-18 batch at 5 PM on November 28, 2015. Responding to MBAUniverse.com MDI has shared that there is no proposal so far to extend the last date of application. Only 2 days are left for the candidates to apply to MDI Gurgaon. Incidentally the last date to apply to MDI Gurgaon is just a day before the CAT 2015 exam which will be held on November 29, 2015.

CAT 2015: Decoded the number of Questions & how to attempt to get your target 99 percentile; by CL Experts

Confidence level boosts up, if you come to know how many questions you should solve in how many attempts to get the desired score in CAT 2015. For the benefit of CAT 2015 aspirants going to appear in the exam on Nov 29, 2015, this exercise has been done by the Career Launcher, pioneer in providing preparation guidance for CAT and other exams.

99 percentile at 193 marks CL experts share that in terms of the pattern, CAT 2015 can be best compared with CAT 2014 wherein a 99 percentile required 193 marks while 99.5 percentile was at 205 marks out of a maximum of 300 marks.

CAT 2015: VARC with 3 Non MCQs on Para summary; opportunity to improve your percentile by 18 points; know how to crack

Out of 34 questions in VARC section of CAT 2015, 3 questions in non-MCQ form are expected to be on summarizing the short paragraph. Answers to Para summary questions could be similar to main idea or central idea of the paragraph. Although you are not supposed to complete the paragraph there will be the need to understand what is said in the paragraph so that you could arrive at the correct answer option summarizing the paragraph.

Supreme Court to hear EPSI petition on AICTE 2010 PGDM Notification on Dec 4

To pave way for PGDM admission process for 2016-17 in 600 B-schools, Education Promotion Society for India (EPSI) has filed a petition in Supreme Court of India seeking the extension of stay on AICTEs December 2010 Notification. The case is scheduled to come up for hearing before the Supreme Court on December 4, 2015 in the bench of Justice Iqbal. The petition also asks for restoring the status quo and autonomy of PGDM institutions.

CAT 2015: 5 reasons to stop taking Mocks now; know the key to success

The guidance and tips for CAT 2015 aspirants at this eleventh hour from mentors, CAT toppers and conveners more or less move around to keep your confidence level high and remain motivated. The number of Mock tests that you have taken are supposed to have provided sufficient grooming and lift to your preparation level. For next 3 days till the CAT 2015 test day, it is suggested not to go for frequent Mock tests as it can make adverse impact instead of further strengthening your candidature for IIMs.

CAT 2015: Anticipate the unanticipated in Verbal Ability; know the composition and type of questions; Must Read!

Expected Changes and surprises in Verbal Ability section in CAT 2015 is a part of innovations and experiments in CAT exam every year. The difference is that changes in structure and content in Verbal Ability (VARC) section in CAT 2015 are much more prominent and accordingly you may encounter more surprises than in earlier CAT exams.

CAT 2015 has completely revamped the Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) section which happens to be the first section in the exam with 34 questions to be solved in the allotted sectional time limit of 60 minutes.

CAT 2015: Count down - The 1 week percentile booster from CAT topper & IIM Ahmedabad student

7 day countdown to CAT 2015 has already begun and the aspirants now need to remain more motivated and confident than ever before. To help and guide the prospective CAT 2015 takers on MBAUniverse.com platform, Swapnil Agarwal CAT topper with 99.79 percentile & IIM Ahmedabad student interacted, motivated and guided the CAT 2015 aspirants and suggested the ways & means to crack the exam with high percentile.

Strategy to crack CAT with 99+ MBAUniverse.com: What was your last 1 week strategy to crack CAT with 99+ percentile

IIFT 2015 Analysis: Surprises with sectional changes; increases total questions with changed sectional combination

IIFT 2015 MBA (IB) entrance test for admission session 2016-18 on Nov 22, 2015, drew curtains with more surprises and different format combined with different sectional pattern. IIFT 2015 contained 124 questions, 6 more than IIFT 2014 which had 118 questions. Questions were over all not very difficult but few in DI and LR sections were lengthier ones. The test takers found the difficulty level a bit higher also. Data Interpretation which was earlier clubbed to Quant has again been joined to Logical Reasoning with a total of 38 questions divided in 2 parts.