[vyjayanthi]

fantastic..!a normal person who doesnt know anything abt CAT will surely get inspiration by reading this article...good job

[shivanQ]

Well actually CAT is best attempted if u cud exploit the manager within u..
Well it si not just about the managing writing CAT but also about managing the time in preps for CAT..
What i will suggest is that at every moment when u prepare 4 CAT devise a schedule for studies..
before every mock cat plan a base strategy...but not a stringent one..

Before evry gd/pi plan a strategy as to hw to convince the panel..

And feel as if u are a manager from a big b-school..

This actually makes u more responcible...and works wonders..
atleast it did so 4 me..!!

[orca]

The article is good (best part being taking a look at the overall picture wallah funda) but hypes up the managing and strategising part of CAT to obscene levels.

Fact is 50% of the ppl who clear CAT dont know a rodents a$$ abt what managing time is all abt Its just that these folks have the aptitude thats necessary to be able to crack the exam any given day. 25% of the folks get lucky and the rest are there by hard work and a lil bit of luck. And I can tell you for sure, not many of them approach CAT like a manager, barring a few gyaani souls like me But hell, even I fluked a 2-marker in QA, but for that I wud still be coding for money

At the end of the day strategy is important but it can never get u marks. It can only ensure that you dont screw up on D-day, something which folks never seem to realise during their CAT prep. Blokes spend obscene amounts of time on strategising and neglect the obvious - building competency. Strategy is something akin to quality processes, they dont ensure that u come with a good product but can only mitigate risk. So get down to the basics, build competency and experiment a lil bit with strategy and settle for something thats flexible and have the balls to back your judgement. And yeah, shoot down those silly insti folks who tell u that any tom, **** or harry can clear CAT by writing 25 mocks and attending their classes for 1 year.

[ashishyahoo]

Originally Posted by orca

The article is good (best part being taking a look at the overall picture wallah funda) but hypes up the managing and strategising part of CAT to obscene levels.

Fact is 50% of the ppl who clear CAT dont know a rodents a$$ abt what managing time is all abt Its just that these folks have the aptitude thats necessary to be able to crack the exam any given day. 25% of the folks get lucky and the rest are there by hard work and a lil bit of luck. And I can tell you for sure, not many of them approach CAT like a manager, barring a few gyaani souls like me But hell, even I fluked a 2-marker in QA, but for that I wud still be coding for money

At the end of the day strategy is important but it can never get u marks. It can only ensure that you dont screw up on D-day, something which folks never seem to realise during their CAT prep. Blokes spend obscene amounts of time on strategising and neglect the obvious - building competency. Strategy is something akin to quality processes, they dont ensure that u come with a good product but can only mitigate risk. So get down to the basics, build competency and experiment a lil bit with strategy and settle for something thats flexible and have the balls to back your judgement. And yeah, shoot down those silly insti folks who tell u that any tom, **** or harry can clear CAT by writing 25 mocks and attending their classes for 1 year.

Well said dude - after all wat CAT tests boils down to ur basics... just mock solvin wont do ne good - its a proven fact that in the last 2 years, CAT has surpassed the mocks which have preceded it in dat season - hence the DDay always spells a surprise/shock/whateva u may call it for people who arent flexible (moi too :() with their strategies...

[billybolimeeaaaw]

Originally Posted by bharathram_s

This is a mail I got from the IMS folks. Read and Enjoy!

Wht's on 24th Nov.? Next yr's CAT?