which mock cat series are the best- is it time , cl, ims , career forum etc

gvg

Well since I have given IMS mocks for CAT 2005 and found them to be reasonably tough. This year I have taken up TIME and CL and both are equally tough. It is a lot more difficult to get a good percentile in TIME than in CL. I did try out 2 of the SIMCATS from IMS this year and after the experience with TIME and CL I found them to be almost a cakewalk. The verbal in IMS however is slightly difficult..
So all the best guys. My advice is check out all the MOCKs either appear for them or try laying your hands on the paper from any of your friends. At the end of it all of them are useful and gives you good exposure to different kind of questions.

ATB
GVG

soonie65

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Originally Posted by shyam23

hi guys! i was just wondering do any of the coaching institutes provide any take home tests? What about CF like can i pay something and get some where around 10 papers or something? any guys from cf ! can u tell me about it or any other institue which does provide take home test papers

Cf is mking 8 precats available. I have taken every single paper and the are simply the best. So if you are looking for great stuff, you can buy them. Less Testtakers is something you got to bear with

iamdbest

i am giving both time and ims papers....

and i strongly believe ims is better than time ... i know many ll be agains me but this yr ims paper is more of logic base as cat06 . not so tough ques in maths and di which was case in 06 n most prob it ll remain d same.... and moreover ims also give diff paper which can be understood ( solutions) but in case of time diff paper means almost unsolvable.... u hv to spend hrs to understand one ques... is that cat all about??? we r not giving iit paper .... cat is about aptitude not about big calculations..... no doubt some of the papers of time is very gud but at same time most ques r useless....

i believe ims is quality and time is quantity...... its my opinion....

MitulMehta

According to me...........

TIME papars are really good in quality and quantity both..........If we just look around...at least in bangalore and pune, where i have given the TIME Aimcats, the atmosphere is just like a CAT drill going on...........Sooo many students flock for it.....Also the way, the TIME handles its Mocks is also too good,.....I mean soo much professionalism.....

Have givne the IMS SIMCATS also in past.......but they were not appealing in terms of QUALITY and reality towards the CAT.........

TIME made me more more realistic towards the D day preparations...........

theunkindmonk

My take on the issue is.........that each series is a mixed bag.

The way an aspirants physce works is this...........they feel nice about test-series in which they perform well! That idea seems wierd bt is indeed true......Test series cash on it.

If u compare the patterns of CAT since last 4 years, u will realise hardly anybody was close to actual CAT , most of the series were just shooting in dark.

The better approach 2 whole problem is ........keep yourseld open to change. Average of 2 series is approx wht u will score in ur CAT , dnt enroll for more than 1 series........try 2 manage papers of another series. Try 2 undrstnd concepts in place of knowing all varities of questions.

And above all stay prepared to get anything on the day of CAT!!!

Cheers!

vivekvarendra

Well I think i might be the right person to comment on it.I am taking TIME,IMS and CL this year and would like to share my experiences with everyone.

TIME-Indispensible and undoubtedly the best test series.Has about 27000-28000 taking its mocks so one would get the best picture of his standing here.Moreover, TIME takes a large number of tests and gives sufficient practice on all patterns.Excellent analysis of any mock.

IMS-Number of test takers is 21000-22000.Has provided very high quality mocks this year and is neither too tough nor too easy.It maintains itself around the CAT level.

CL-The questions are way above CAT level.Number of test takers is about 15000.Helpful only if wants to practice very tough questions.I dont think it is very helpful if one wants to have CAT level practice.Solving very tough questions in almost every mock would not be a good idea especially if one is taking only Cl mocks.

So, I would personally go for TIME as the 1st choice,IMS as 2nd and CL as 3rd.

catguy

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Originally Posted by vivekvarendra

Well I think i might be the right person to comment on it.I am taking TIME,IMS and CL this year and would like to share my experiences with everyone.

TIME-Indispensible and undoubtedly the best test series.Has about 27000-28000 taking its mocks so one would get the best picture of his standing here.Moreover, TIME takes a large number of tests and gives sufficient practice on all patterns.Excellent analysis of any mock.

IMS-Number of test takers is 21000-22000.Has provided very high quality mocks this year and is neither too tough nor too easy.It maintains itself around the CAT level.

CL-The questions are way above CAT level.Number of test takers is about 15000.Helpful only if wants to practice very tough questions.I dont think it is very helpful if one wants to have CAT level practice.Solving very tough questions in almost every mock would not be a good idea especially if one is taking only Cl mocks.

So, I would personally go for TIME as the 1st choice,IMS as 2nd and CL as 3rd.

totally agree with everything vivek has said..
and that is why i feel simcats are better than aimcats..