The MBAUniverse.com Annual B-school Survey, which was launched recently, is underway. Directors, Deans, Admissions Chairpersons at 200 B schools across the country are being sent the survey questionnaire.

It is now just 24 days to go for CAT 2011 test phase to begin. MBAUniverse.com has been with you in each stage of your preparation till now. Now that you have almost reached the last leg of your preparation, you should now focus on taking more tests and analyzing them. But as the experts say, when in doubt, go back to your basics.

This article brings to you answers to the frequently asked questions on the first section of the new pattern of CAT 2011 -- Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation. These have been answered by the top CAT experts.

The annual MBAUniverse.com B-school Survey is back! The 2011 edition of this benchmark survey combines domain expertise, rigorous research, and customized Web-based user interface on MBAUniverse.com.
Unlike other surveys, MBAUniverse.com Survey 2011 findings will be based on data of latest batch i.e. 2011-13 from Top 100 B-schools. This will offer an updated picture of developments at Indias leading B-schools.

Thoroughness, awareness and sharpness are the three qualities which B schools look for in prospective students for their MBA programmes. This was emphasized by Dr. Sudhir K Jain, Head, IIT Delhi DMS while interacting with the MBA aspirants at the HT Education-MBAUniverse.com Mission MBA Workshop on CAT 2011. Addressing the gathered students on the topic What do top B-schools look for in a candidate Dr. Jain said, Before you decide to do MBA you should have an idea about MBA education and why you want to do an MBA.

It is said that history repeats itself. The same happened with CAT 2011 registrations. Like last year, this year too, just when it was a week left for the CAT Voucher Sale and the CAT registrations, it was announced that the dates of CAT 2011 Voucher Sale and registrations have been extended. After the extension of dates, the CAT vouchers will now be available till Saturday, October 1, 2011. The registration process will go on till Tuesday, October 4, 2011.

IIM Calcutta had announced CAT 2011, the entrance exam for the 13 IIMs and over 150 B-schools in India, on 25 July 2011. CAT 2011 will be held in a 20 day window between October 22, 2011 and November 18, 2011. This year there are two changes in the pattern of the paper. With the change in the pattern of the exam there are many questions that are cropping up in the minds of MBA aspirants across the country with respect to time management, number of questions, preparation strategy, and other areas of the big entrance exam. MBAUniverse.com brings to you this special article written by Mr.

This year there has been major changes in the exam pattern. you still have some time left to improve your weaker areas

There are less than 50 days left for the CAT 2011 exam. This year there has been major changes in the exam pattern. The CAT has also become a bigger exam with reputed B-schools like FMS Delhi, DMS of IITs and MICA switching over to CAT scores for admissions 2012.

The CAT 2011 registration process started over two weeks back. If you have decided to take CAT 2011 and you are yet to register for it, it is high time for you to do so.

You can buy the CAT 2011 Vouchers from Axis Bank. You can check the list of branches from the CAT IIM website (www.catiim.in). There are two more weeks to go for the CAT 2011 Voucher Sale, the last date for which is Monday, September 26, 2011.

Now that less than two months are left for CAT 2011, the questions that are rising in the aspirants minds are not just based on preparation but many other factors that are going on inside their mind. These can be anything from registration to test taking strategy, time management and choosing the right date. In the last AskMBAUniverse.com Live Expert Chat held on Friday, August 26, 2011 with R Shiva Kumar, the CAT 2011 aspirants got the opportunity to get all these queries answered.