CAT prep: Understanding of text and patience keys to solving LR questions

The questions based on the concept of Team Formations frequently appear in the Verbal Ability-Logical Reasoning (VA-LR section) in CAT. In total, LR has about 10 questions based on different concepts. Team Formation is one of the most prominent sub-sections within Logical Reasoning.

Aspirants must remember that in Logical reasoning questions, key to success are good reading skill, understanding of the text and a fair amount of patience. If one has them, one can expect to hit all the right answer options.

This feature will guide you on LR Questions on Team Formation.

CAT Score scam: IIMs must own this failure, IIM L Director to MBAUniverse.com

After a fortnight of confusion and chaos over inflated CAT scores that has caused major embarrassment for top non-IIMs and shaken credibility of CAT amongst MBA community, IIM Lucknow Director Dr Devi Singh feels that IIMs should own this failure as they are directly responsible for all the process relating to CAT. In a candid chat with MBUniverse.com, Dr Devi Singh admits that IIMs should have adopted a better approach to deal with the crisis over inflated CAT scores.

100 days to CAT: Strike right balance between Speed and Accuracy

With 100 days left for CAT, its time now for MBA Aspirants to strike balance between speed and accuracy in their mock CAT papers. You can arrive at the ideal equation between these two very important factors after some thorough analysis. The way to get this right is through a simple two step process

Find the speed at which you can get near 100% accuracy.
After you have found this speed, stay at this speed.

AICTE announces first CMAT for 2014 15; adds test venues abroad

AICTE will conduct first CMAT for admission year 2014-15 in a five days window beginning September 26, 2013. The registration for first CMAT of the season begins on July 3, 2013 and the last date for the same is August 21, 2013, AICTE said in a notification.

From this testing season, AICTE has added test venues in five foreign countries including Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Kabul (Afghanistan), Kathmandu (Nepal), Lagos (Nigeria), and Dubai (UAE).

MICA to offer specialization in New Media

With digital communication increasingly becoming order of the day, Mudra Institute of Communications Ahmedabad (MICA) has started a specialization in Digital Communications Management for its flagship 2-year Post Graduate Diploma in Management Communications (PGDM-C) from this academic session.

According to the institute, the new course in Digital Communication will be the part of the current academic year, but will be applicable to the students once they reach the second year of their PGDM(C).

IMC Awards nominations closed; Impact, uniqueness, applicability to decide finalists amongst 50+ nominees

Indian Management Conclave (IMC) Awards 2013 has received huge response with over 50 nominations in different Awards categories entering from across B-schools in India for the first time Awards instituted by MBAUniverse.com, the hosts of Indian Management Conclave.

The IMC Awards 2013 winners, which will be decided by an eminent jury, will showcase their unique ideas initiatives implemented at their respective B-schools through a presentation at IMC Conference 2013. The IMC 2013 Awards will be held in conjunction of IMC Conference 2013 on August 2-3 in New Delhi.

IIM Raipur concludes 4 day orientation programme for new PGP, FPM batches

The concluding day of 4-day orientation programme at Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Raipur witnessed top corporate leaders addressing the new batch and exhorting the students to be ready to learn the management theories along with its applicability in the fast changing market places.

The 4-day orientation programme for the 4th batch of Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) and the 2nd batch of Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) at IIM Raipur ended on June 30, 2013.