Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) has announced the date of the written entrance exam for the admission in IIFT Delhi and Kolkata for the academic year 2012-14. The date of the IIFT 2011 exam is Sunday, November 27, 2011. The duration of the test is two hours, which will be held from 10 am to 12 noon. The candidates who would be qualified after the written test will be called for Group Discussion, Essay Writing and Interview. The test will be held in 20 cities across India.

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CAT exam is taken by a huge number of working professionals every year. CAT 2010 was taken by 2.06 lakh candidates, out of which 7063 candidates were working professionals. But compared to the freshers or the students, it is much tougher for them to prepare. While many contemplate of leaving their jobs, but the others balance the preparation and job at the same go. If you are a working professional and its getting difficult for you to prepare, relax and dont fret.

If you are taking CAT 2011, and if you are worried about the Verbal Ability section because you do not have a very strong vocabulary, dont fret, but work hard on it. Having a good vocabulary base helps you in cracking the questions from all the topics. Even if you are not taking CAT or other MBA entrance exams, having a strong vocabulary will only add to your skills as you will find its usage in several walks of your life. In this article, experts will suggest you on how to improve your word power.

While the MBA aspirants are busy in preparations for CAT 2011, the IIMs are also now knee deep in preparing the launch pad for the mother of all entrance exams. IIM Calcutta, the institute which has taken the responsibility of conducting CAT 2011, is presently sending letter of renewal to all non-IIM B-schools that make use of CAT scores for selecting students.

The lions share of the Verbal Ability section in CAT consists of the Reading Comprehension part. The number and length of the passages may vary from year to year, but questions on Reading Comprehension have been proved to be a compulsory part of CAT. This section requires a good skill over the English language and comprehending.

IMT Hyderabad, the newest B-School of IMT Group of Institutes, was inaugurated on Saturday, July 2, 2011 by Mr. Kapil Sibal, Minister of HRD and Communication & IT, Government of India. The inauguration of IMT Hyderabad campus was presided by Mr. Kiran Kumar Reddy, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and Mr. Kamal Nath, Minister of Urban Development, Government of India and President, IMT Group of Institutes. Presently the IMT campuses are at Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh; Nagpur, Maharashtra in India and the international campus is located in Dubai.

The All India Management Association (AIMA) has launched the applications process for Management Aptitude Test (MAT) September 2011 from today i.e. July 1.

When you aim for MBA, you dont aim for a particular exam, but you dont aim a particular MBA entrance exam but all the major exams. The exams which are most popularly taken by the MBA aspirants include CAT, XAT, IIFT, FMS, NMAT and SNAP. This article of MBAUniverse.com will give you the particular paper patterns of the major MBA entrance exams on the basis of last years exams.

IIM Shillong, the seventh IIM of the country is getting all set to welcome the new batch of students of the 2011-13 academic year on July 2, 2011. With few days left, you must be extremely busy to get yourself ready for the journey towards the north east. But in the mean while, you must also be excited and curious to know what to expect in the initial days and the first month of your MBA in IIM Shillong.

The Verbal Ability section of CAT exam is predominantly divided into three sections, Reading Comprehension, Verbal Reasoning and Grammar and Vocabulary. Amongst these areas, Reading Comprehension often causes a hindrance as it involves reading passages, understanding them and then answering the questions. In this MBAUniverse.com article, we will provide you the strategies to overcome the difficulties as suggested by the experts.