Changed structural and content pattern of CAT 2015 with more sections and individual time constraints doesnt allow you to gamble with your MCQ answer options marking and changing them frequently. The practice will not only create more confusion, shake your confidence level in the testing room but will also pull down your scores due to high rate of negative marking says Prof S K Agarwal verbal ability expert and mentor on CAT 2015 preparation.

The CAT 2015 convening IIM Ahmedabad, in testing partnership with TCS has announced that CAT 2015 will be a better and more aspirant friendly exam in 1 day 2 sessions test window on November 29, 2015. On the other hand it conveys that CAT exams with long duration were not so friendly for test takers or CAT 2015 will bring something unique for the test takers to make it more aspirant friendly.
With many changes in CAT 2015 the exam appears to be an outcome of a well thought of process and may prove to be more aspirant friendly than earlier CAT exams.

Admission seekers for PGDM 2016-18 batch at BIMTECH will have a unique opportunity to get shortlisted early on the basis of their profile for GD/PI to be held in December 2015 provided they apply by Nov 30, 2015.
Admission process for PGDM batch 2016-18 at BIMTECH Greater Noida and Bhubaneshwar campus has started. The flagship PGDM and PGDM (IB) programmes at Birla Institute of Management Technology are not only AICTE approved but are also NBA accredited.

With a view to increase academic diversity in its class rooms, IIM Ahmedabad has announced award of diversified weightage even to less than 60% marks in the Admission Policy for PGP 2016-18 batch. While the maximum weightage of 3 points will be awarded to the students with 60% marks in Arts & Humanities at 12th standard and bachelors degree level, the minimum of 1 point weightage will go to Science, Engineering and other allied streams.

Xavier School of Management (XLRI) Jamshedpur in collaboration with Tech Mahindra has announced the launch of six months eMDP program on Strategic Management. The programme will be offered on Education Lanes an initiative of Tech Mahindras Growth Factories division. Education Lanes offers comprehensive direct-to-device education suite with real-time interactive and participative virtual classroom sessions.

Registration to close on Oct 12
Registration for the course has started and will close on October 12, 2015.

The programme

Reintroduction of 60 minute sectional time constraint in CAT 2015 can prove to be a blessing in disguise in the 3 hours and 3 section exam leading to IIMs in 2016. CAT has the history of constant evolution and CAT 2015 is no exception to it.

Common Admission Test (CAT) 2015 is the gateway to 19 existing and 1 proposed IIMs in 2016 apart from other highly ranked B-schools. For the first time CAT 2015 has brought with it the type of questions the wrong answers of which will not be penalized with negative marking.

International Management Institute (IMI) Delhi has announced the application deadlines for admission to flagship PGDM and 15 month executive PGDM programmes beginning 2016. The highly ranked B-school will accept only CAT and GMAT exam scores as one of the mandatory admission criteria. While there will be 360 seats in admission 2016 at IMI Delhi for the 2 year full time PGDM programmes, Executive PGDM intake will be 129 seats bifurcated into self sponsored and company sponsored candidates.

After announcing the exam dates for Management Aptitude Test (MAT) Dec 2015 the registration for the dual mode of exam has been opened by AIMA and will close it on Nov 21. While the last date of buying the application form for MAT Dec 2015 is Nov 21, 2015, for submission of application form the last date is Nov 24, 2015.

MAT Dec 2015 will be held as paper pen based test and also as computer based on-line test across the country. MAT Dec 2015 is the national level exam for admission to MBA/PGDM 2016-18 programme in more than 180 B-schools in India.

SIBM Bengaluru is one of the 14 Symbiosis B-schools affiliated to Symbiosis International University (SIU) whose flagship 2 year MBA 2016-18 admission process is through SNAP 2015. SIBM Bengaluru aspirants will have to apply for SNAP 2015 as well as to SIBM Bengaluru to explore admission opportunity in the B-school.

The registration and application process for SNAP 2015 will close on November 24, 2015 while the last date to apply for MBA 2016-18 admission at SIBM Bengaluru is December 16, 2015.

Pursuing PGP 2015-17 at IIM Ranchi, Raghvendra Singh is an inspiration for CAT 2015 aspirants. He gave up his job to prepare for CAT and his hard work resulted in CAT score of 96.49 taking him to IIM Ranchi.
Raghvendra belongs to a small but well known town Kota in Rajasthan. He is a B.Tech from BITS Goa and M.Sc in Information Systems. Raghvendra also has an experience of 13 months to his credit in Ramco Systems Limited, Chennai.