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Re: CAT 2008 for Working Professionals - 17-04-2008, 01:40 PM

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Re: CAT 2008 for Working Professionals - 17-04-2008, 01:51 PM

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hi dude....h was ur XAT-08....need to understand the basics well...cat level appln. problems from september....october full month give mocks.....in nov just review the tougher prbs that cudnt be solved....

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I prepared for 3 months with mock test papers and landed with 83 percentile.So obviously no chance for a call from good institutes. Planning for full preparation now.

Can anyone please let me know a detailed agenda you are following. Like Algebra,Trignometry in April etc..


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Re: CAT 2008 for Working Professionals - 17-04-2008, 05:54 PM

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Dude, I have to share my PC with two other people
'Learning' by 'observing'.
Most of it involves watching other people exchange (s)crap(s) (I've always believed S is silent in SCRAP) with their friends. Sigh!



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Does less prep mean more percentile ?!!!!!!
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Re: CAT 2008 for Working Professionals - 17-04-2008, 06:05 PM

hi guys!! being a working professional I am struggling with the common problem of not being able to cope with work and studies.....and feel like quiting the job and study...but i know this is going to be a problem in my intreviews...but what if i tell them i am giving helping hand in my dad's buisness....please help me out guys ....:icon_cry:
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Re: CAT 2008 for Working Professionals - 17-04-2008, 10:48 PM

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hi guys!! being a working professional I am struggling with the common problem of not being able to cope with work and studies.....and feel like quiting the job and study...but i know this is going to be a problem in my intreviews...but what if i tell them i am giving helping hand in my dad's buisness....please help me out guys ....:icon_cry:
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This is indeed a very tricky situation for u.. if u r resigning believe me many interviewers focus on this job hopping thing throughout the interview. If u can come up with a very convincing answer then u can score.else its gonna be slightly difficult..

Also on the other hand if u dont resign u need to manage work n studies together which is indeed a very difficult thing...which inturn will affect ur CAT %tile

so its a catch 22 situation..so bro ..do a soul searching cos.. only u can tell whether this will be good or bad for u..take a wise decison..

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Re: CAT 2008 for Working Professionals - 18-04-2008, 09:47 AM

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hi guys!! being a working professional I am struggling with the common problem of not being able to cope with work and studies.....and feel like quiting the job and study...but i know this is going to be a problem in my intreviews...but what if i tell them i am giving helping hand in my dad's buisness....please help me out guys ....:icon_cry:
no,dats a bad idea.if u come out successful despite of ur busy schedules in work then only it gives some impression during ur interview.and morever if u quit ur job,u'll be under little pressure while prep keepin in eye for a good b-school to bag a good job.so tht will definitely hinder the amount of concentration actually reqd.so better stick to ur job, prepare a daily routine and manage ur time.believe me it will work.just make sure whatever happens u r not gonna share ur study time with any other works.stick to this rule ,u'll be atomatically finding its easy to stick to ur job as well.good luck


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Re: CAT 2008 for Working Professionals - 18-04-2008, 10:00 AM

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hi guys!! being a working professional I am struggling with the common problem of not being able to cope with work and studies.....and feel like quiting the job and study...but i know this is going to be a problem in my intreviews...but what if i tell them i am giving helping hand in my dad's buisness....please help me out guys ....:icon_cry:
Hey buddy......
Dont consider those profs to be bull shit......they are in this field of interviewing people for several years and they know you even by hairs.......dont try to bully with them......If you leave your job also get a concrete reason for that so that you may face the interview panel.....or else enjoy your job, your preparation with a cup of coffee
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Re: CAT 2008 for Working Professionals - 18-04-2008, 10:15 AM

posting after a very long time guys .
for all working professionals i have got a fundu site tenaday.co.in
all papers are of just 10 min all are daam dificult.

just solving these papers whenevr i get time in my IT Job :new_ukliam2::new_ukliam2:


was solving some q related to clock so samja bhaai apna funda clear nahi hae.
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That’s no help to if you are late to school is it??
To be able to solve problems about clocks quickly you must remember certain points. We’ve summarised those points below. Most are self-explanatory and for the rest, please accept our word and then work out on your own the how and the why.
The face(or dial) of a clock is divided along its circumference into 60 equal spaces called minute spaces. The minute hand moves around the whole circumference of the clock once in One Hour. The hour hand moves around the whole circumference of the clock once in 12 hours.
Thus, the minute hand is 12times faster than the hour hand.
The minute hand passes over the 60minutes spaces, while the hour hand goes over the 5 minute spaces.
That is, in 60minutes, the minute hand gains 55minutes over the hour hand or 55/60 minute spaces in 1 minute.
Some Important Points
  • 1 minute space = 360/60(Since 360degrees of the circle is divided into 60minutes.
  • In 1 minute, the minute hand moves 6degrees
  • In one minute, the hour hand moves 360/(12 x 60) = 360/720 = 0.5degrees
In 1 minute the minute hand gains 5.5degress over the Hour hand
  • In ever hour,
  • The hands Coincide once i.e. they are 0 degrees apart
  • The hands are twice at Right Angles (90degrees apart) .In these positions, the hands are 15 minute spaces apart.
  • The hands point in Opposite direction(180degrees apart)once.In this position , the hands are 30minute spaces apart.
  • The hands coincide 11 times in every 12 hours ( between 11 and 1 O’clock there is a common position at 12). Hence in a day the hands coincide 22 times
  • The hands coincide every 65(5/11 ) minutes

To Find the Angle Between the Hands

Angle Theta = |30h - (11m/2)| where h = hour and m =minutes
Q.At what time between 4 and 5 will the hands of a watch coincide?
Solution:
Applying the above formula, we know that h has to equal 4 since between 4 and 5 the time will obviously read 4:__
Now if the hands coincide it means that the angle between them is 0.
So we finally have 0 = |30(4) -(11m/2)|
120 = 11m/2
or m = 240/11 minutes = 21 (9/11)minutes
which means at 21 (9/11)minutes past 4, the hands will coincide
Can you do solve for when the hands will be at Right Angles and when the hands are in Opposite Direction?
Incorrect Clocks:
A clock which gains or loses time is called an Incorrect clock.In incorrect clocks, both hands coincide at an interval not equal to 65(5/11) minutes.
For Slow Clocks(for clocks that lose time)
Total time lost in T hours = (T x 60) { X-65(5/11)}/X minutes
where X is the time in which the hands of the incorrect clock coincide.
For Fast Clocks(for clocks that gain time)
Total time lost in T hours = (T x 60) { 65(5/11)-X}/X minutes
where X is the time in which the hands of the incorrect clock coincide.
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Re: CAT 2008 for Working Professionals - 18-04-2008, 10:23 AM

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was solving some q related to clock so samja bhaai apna funda clear nahi hae.
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That’s no help to if you are late to school is it??
To be able to solve problems about clocks quickly you must remember certain points. We’ve summarised those points below. Most are self-explanatory and for the rest, please accept our word and then work out on your own the how and the why.

will keep posting if i get anything interesting
hi Gagan,
even i prepared from the same site last year...
its a damn good site and as far as i remember it has been started by a bunch of IIM alumni...the level of questions is also gud...
one request...kindly post these tips and tricks on the official QA thread for cat 08...it ll help many ppl including us also...:-)


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Re: CAT 2008 for Working Professionals - 18-04-2008, 12:20 PM

Gagan,

very nice concepts yaar.....great work...keeps on posting such funda


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