[talk_tota]

hi guys...like GMAT & GRE any material of CAT available online ?

[navneet023]

Originally Posted by talk_tota

hi guys...like GMAT & GRE any material of CAT available online ?

Hi...i think u can use this link ...

http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/cat-an...008-links.html ([2008-09]CAT 2008 links)

all the best

[Phoenix12]

Test Series Selection

Hi puys,

I need your help and guidance in deciding on a test series given by various coaching institutes. I would like to put in the context as to why I am asking this. Last Sunday I went to give free mock CAT given by PT. I think it was very tough paper, and it was no where near the CAT or any other exam. That’s why I have decided to go for TIME or IMS test series and need your help in deciding.

Puys I would like to know about, how the test series given by TIME and IMS fare on following parameters:-

1)How close is the style / content of question papers as compared to CAT, I mean as it is evident from last two years the difficulty level of quant and DI is not that high in CAT.
2)What is the variation in the mock cats in the test series i.e. change in number of questions / sections from which questions are asked etc. in each test. I mean that a test series should also prepare us to deal with the unpredictability of CAT pattern.
3)How realistic is the percentile position provided by the institute

Your thoughts and inputs would be of immense help to me. I know that as evident from poll results on this threads TIME is clear favorite, but i want to know what makes the test series of TIME or IMS good?

[sb29]

Originally Posted by Phoenix12

Test Series Selection

Hi puys,

I need your help and guidance in deciding on a test series given by various coaching institutes. I would like to put in the context as to why I am asking this. Last Sunday I went to give free mock CAT given by PT. I think it was very tough paper, and it was no where near the CAT or any other exam. That’s why I have decided to go for TIME or IMS test series and need your help in deciding.

Puys I would like to know about, how the test series given by TIME and IMS fare on following parameters:-

1)How close is the style / content of question papers as compared to CAT, I mean as it is evident from last two years the difficulty level of quant and DI is not that high in CAT.
2)What is the variation in the mock cats in the test series i.e. change in number of questions / sections from which questions are asked etc. in each test. I mean that a test series should also prepare us to deal with the unpredictability of CAT pattern.
3)How realistic is the percentile position provided by the institute

Your thoughts and inputs would be of immense help to me. I know that as evident from poll results on this threads TIME is clear favorite, but i want to know what makes the test series of TIME or IMS good?

IMS n TIME both are good. I had taken IMS last yr so I feel it is more towards CAT n I feel TIME is a bit tough. But if this is not ur first attempt at CAT, go for TIME.

About variation, IMS was quite good at that. Dnt knw abt TIME.

Look. percentile is relative and you cant say that if u get 99%ile in mocks, u will get the same in CAT. People with 75%ile in mocks have gone on to get into IIMs. TIME has a bigger test taker base just for ur information.

What I feel is, join any test series, but make it a point to analyse the test paper once u r back home. A 2 hr test paper typically needs 6 hrs of analysis. If you do that and learn from ur mistakes, it will be great!!

All the best. hope this helped!!

[iim.dude]

Originally Posted by Phoenix12

Test Series Selection

Hi puys,

I need your help and guidance in deciding on a test series given by various coaching institutes. I would like to put in the context as to why I am asking this. Last Sunday I went to give free mock CAT given by PT. I think it was very tough paper, and it was no where near the CAT or any other exam. That’s why I have decided to go for TIME or IMS test series and need your help in deciding.

Puys I would like to know about, how the test series given by TIME and IMS fare on following parameters:-

1)How close is the style / content of question papers as compared to CAT, I mean as it is evident from last two years the difficulty level of quant and DI is not that high in CAT.
2)What is the variation in the mock cats in the test series i.e. change in number of questions / sections from which questions are asked etc. in each test. I mean that a test series should also prepare us to deal with the unpredictability of CAT pattern.
3)How realistic is the percentile position provided by the institute

Your thoughts and inputs would be of immense help to me. I know that as evident from poll results on this threads TIME is clear favorite, but i want to know what makes the test series of TIME or IMS good?

As far as i know from my experience on PG, most aspirants prefer TIME mocks and feel they are the closest that any insti can get to the actual CAT. but then again its based on personal experiences and you might think differently.

If you ask me then i have joined PT for both coaching and mocks coz
(1) Its the closest to my house so i dont spend a lot of time travelling
(2) It has a large student base so you are competing against many ppl which is a good thing
(3) In my city (ahmedabad) they are the best known. TIME is good too. CL is almost unknown to most here so one more reason why i chose PT

regarding the first mock yes i agree it was a toughie. i myself have scored only 9marks OA so nothing to cheer about. but then if u look at it positively then it removed all the harmful overconfidence that one might have developed in the silly sectional tests n weekly tests

Regarding ur questions about TIME and IMS i would let some more experienced puy answer that. but keep one thing in mind dat whichever test series u join, in the end wat matters is how you develop ur strategy for the C-day and how well u analyse and learn from ur mistakes. If u strive hard then success is yours.

hope it helped:happy:

kudos
iim.dude

[sundarrajan.g.s]

Hey Guys,

I am Sundar Rajan G S... I am now a student in IIM Bangalore..

A lot of you might be struggling with verbal.. Last year (CAT 2007 prep), even I had similar issues.. But I eventually got 99.61

Since a lot of guys have been asking about how to improve verbal scores.. I documented my verbal strategy here..

Handling CAT Verbal Section and Reading Comprehension Coffee With Sundar

Basically, the gist is this..

I had bad accuracy in verbal.. So.. I wanted to maximize the number of attempts.. so I gave 1 hour for it.. The first one hour and I attempted all questions..
Might work.. Might not work for you.. But thought I would let u guys knw about it..

All the best.. C u in IIM Bangalore..

[RVK2488]

Hi,

I am currently enrolled with TIME for classroom course as well as AIMCATs.
I want to know from others that, is it necessary to appear for mockCATs of more than one institute or it is sufficient if I give only AIMCATs and analyze each of it?
And if I want to give only few mockCATs of IMS, say 10...then is there any test series like that which will start after a month or so and will have only around 10 mockCATs? and is there any open SIMCAT for discounts for it?

(Sorry if such answers are posted before..I searched for some time but cudnt find it...if there is some post related to that..please provide me the link..thanks)

[UnconsciousMBA]

hi puys,

Can someone guide me to a good material/book for LR
which discusses specifically the areas
1) Teams playing with one another, and minimum points any team requires
to win (win +1, loss -1, tie 0 points).
2) Table of matches played with some values missing.

(apologies for this off the track query... any help would be much appreciated)

[uditjain88]

hi puys,


i hv an extremely hard to resist offer frm pt education to join deir test series.
i hv already joined Time test series. can somebody plz suggest me whether i shud join d PT education prac cat test series or not?

[raghav507]

Originally Posted by uditjain88

hi puys,


i hv an extremely hard to resist offer frm pt education to join deir test series.
i hv already joined Time test series. can somebody plz suggest me whether i shud join d PT education prac cat test series or not?

bhai Udit,
join the other test series only if you can manage such an amount of tests...
its not the reputation of the institute or the fame that matters...
the individual's capability matters...
if you can manage it then definitely go for it...
best of luck..