[andy_2007]

Originally Posted by sumitrocks

Xero, I'd say TIME is good if your fundamentals are already in place. TIME folks don't spend as much 'time' on covering the basics, they assume that you already know about the topic. Try asking some IMS folks if you know any, coz I believe IMS mock tests and course materials are much more rationally prepared.

agree with u... 1 more points is, explainatory answers are more imp than ques, and thats where quality of ims material can be seen.

[docmba]

By the way guys, Im not sure how many of you know that NCERT text books can be viewed in their website. You neednt buy text books,it s all there from Class 1-12. check it out at NCERT - National Council of Educational Research & Training.

[dancingdaisies]

hi everyone, i finished my engg in 2007....gonna give CAT 2008 a shot... i have no idea about how i should go abt my preparations... its already march and im going to join TIME for CAT classes from next week only :-| i know im starting pretty late and it freaks me out!!...im currently with a software company n by teh time i join i shd be havin atleast 1 yr experience....guys pls give me some pointers on where to start ... what books/novels to read too improve my vocab..... what is basically expected out of a CAT 2008 aspirant:-? cos im pretty lost ... but i do know that technical stuff is not my cup of tea thanks in advance to all u guys!! great job by PG :bigups:

[pankaja.phalari]

hey i think 9 months is quiet sufficient.
Its better to start with Norman lewis - word power made easy for VA.
Quant - Arun Sharma and ne coachig institutes material (in case u hv it)
DI / LR - I use time materials and Arun sharma.
VA / RC - I use time materials and Arun sharma.
Think with out Ink.
u can go thru how to read faster and better by Norman Lewis (in case u need to improve ur reading speed)

Any news paper preferably the hindu..

And when i was going thru the link of gd/pi's here , i found a lot questions asked about economics too...(general questions)


Even i donno how improve economics knowledge....

Thats all i tel u as of now.. :-D

[rajesh4u]

Hi Everybuddy,
Guys,Right now i am not quite sure which way to go.So thought why not get some help from u guys. I will appreciate if some of you can suggest what should I do?????
Let me put this way,Actually me 28yrs old ,with almosy 3 yrs of work EX...CAT2007-88 %le,JMET-4450 rank,Snap-61.5,XAT-89%le,NMAT-78,IIFT&FMS-Not qualified.(all are my first attempt)
I am in a dilemma whether to give CAT another shot at this point of my carrer(Really worried about my age-28 & In XII-50%).others are decent.....Or should i concentrate on my carrer...I am confident i will make it next year..But is is worth to give one more year (Counting on the uncertainity of CAT) ...
Pls suggest ...

[Jaydev Doshi]

Originally Posted by andy_2007

agree with u... 1 more points is, explainatory answers are more imp than ques, and thats where quality of ims material can be seen.

But at the same time buddy i would also like to quote that as far as test series is concerned TIME is much more preferable compared to IMS.

If you would have seen this years SIMCAT you would have noticed that there was a great deal of variations introduced; however none of these variations were good enough for a student to get a good grip on his particular skill or for that matter develop any strategy of going about in CAT.

In fact some of the Simcats were so absurd that it is nearly impossible for a CAT paper to be like that. I mean if you follow the pattern adopted by paper setters since the last few years you would see that they have reduced the No. of Questions and have started testing more analytical skills rather than your speed.
However still IMS finds it interesting to introduce a pattern having 40 Q's in each section with 10 of 1m,2m,3m and 4m.


On the other hand the level of variation is a bit less as far as TIME goes and you can get some realistic Mock sessions.

[Jaydev Doshi]

Originally Posted by dancingdaisies

hi everyone, i finished my engg in 2007....gonna give CAT 2008 a shot... i have no idea about how i should go abt my preparations... its already march and im going to join TIME for CAT classes from next week only :-| i know im starting pretty late and it freaks me out!!...im currently with a software company n by teh time i join i shd be havin atleast 1 yr experience....guys pls give me some pointers on where to start ... what books/novels to read too improve my vocab..... what is basically expected out of a CAT 2008 aspirant:-? cos im pretty lost ... but i do know that technical stuff is not my cup of tea thanks in advance to all u guys!! great job by PG :bigups:

Buddy nine month is a lot of time if you are ready to give it your best efforts yaar.

I had jst joined the TIME test series and that was it man. But in the end was able to manage a good score.

I can only suggest you this: Don't cry over the time that you already wasted, concentrate on the time you have on hand and it will do wonders for you.

Hope my suggestion is of any help.

[eric.segal1]

Originally Posted by docmba

By the way guys, Im not sure how many of you know that NCERT text books can be viewed in their website. You neednt buy text books,it s all there from Class 1-12. check it out at NCERT - National Council of Educational Research & Training.

hey doc r u a doc for real? coz m a doc too & looking to give CAT this year. plz reply

[eric.segal1]

guys i need some guidance as to which test series to join. I heard that TIME has 20 tests but IMS has the best explainations althouh it has just 8 tests. also tell me wen do these start.

[Jaydev Doshi]

Originally Posted by rajesh4u

Hi Everybuddy,
Guys,Right now i am not quite sure which way to go.So thought why not get some help from u guys. I will appreciate if some of you can suggest what should I do?????
Let me put this way,Actually me 28yrs old ,with almosy 3 yrs of work EX...CAT2007-88 %le,JMET-4450 rank,Snap-61.5,XAT-89%le,NMAT-78,IIFT&FMS-Not qualified.(all are my first attempt)
I am in a dilemma whether to give CAT another shot at this point of my carrer(Really worried about my age-28 & In XII-50%).others are decent.....Or should i concentrate on my carrer...I am confident i will make it next year..But is is worth to give one more year (Counting on the uncertainity of CAT) ...
Pls suggest ...

The same dilemma was harassing me as well as to what should i do.
Should i take admission given that i convert the calls i have or should i give CAT again nxt time.

You however have an exp. of 3 yrs and can also give GMAT.
I suggest you try out giving GMAT as you would be able to perceive an MBA from ISB or other such great uni. as well.

And as far as giving CAT'08 is concerned i think you should not let yourself down after the first time itself.Your scores are pretty OK and if you put in your efforts you can certainly improve them. All this won't take much of your time and you need not loose your focus from your job profile as well.