Thanks a lot for your reply.

Where I can able to get the Previous years papers of CAT?


Thanks,

there is a book from oswaal publishers having CAT papers from 1993 onwards...nice resource..other publishers are also available...also coaching centres provide past papers (atleast CL did)

Thanks a lot for your reply.

Where I can able to get the Previous years papers of CAT?


Thanks,

Hey puys... All the best for tomorrow. Go,give it your best shot and I am sure you puys will rock as always..

Just do not take tension of any kind. Even if you are not getting the answers of few initial attempts, do not loose ur calm..this is the key to crack CAT.Just sit back...take few deep breaths and you will be on track.

Hello Puys...All the Best to everyone!!:rockon:

Good luck Everyone

Smack the test into submission folks.....And don't forget for a second, it still remains just a test.... Have fun !

Cheers

Best of Luck for D/C Day!!!!!!!

Tame the feline with love ..........

The will to conquer is the first condition of victory!!!!!!!!

Wish all of the Aspirants,Good Luck!!!!!

so finally the day has come..many of u wld b nervous but it happens with all the exams isn't it!.. I have seen mostly ppl perform better in final exam. so chillax tomm is ur day ..go n blast the damn CAT!

something from movie 300 :)

"Persian: A thousand nations of the Persian empire descend upon you. Our arrows will blot out the sun!
Stelios: Then we will fight in the shade. "

cheers

all right friends
the day you have all been working very hard for is here....
go and rock the world

BEST OF LUCK!!!!!!!

After such a good readings on this thread I just want to wish the luck for all the CAT aspirants by sharing a SMS i got.

In life we always have two choices;

1. BaghLo- Run away
ya
2. Bagh Lo- Participate

The choice is yours!!!!!!

ATB..

Best of luck to all the aspirants! Rock on, make yourself proud and if you don't, then still there is lot to achieve in life!

But be fearless. That's the key to give the best you have got!

From our part, we have come up with 2 exciting things to make the day helpful and add bit of fun for you -

1> PG Scorecard - One place to get all answer keys and scores

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Best of luck to everyone!

Cheers,
Rohit

Finally the day has come
The day after which,one thing is for sure
Our lives will not be the same
We will be responsible individuals making it big in our respective journeys bit in the common field of business
All the efforts which we have given for the past 12 months would be put to test
Are we afraid?
Certainly not
I believe we are eager to show them who the boss is
And for those who are a bit nervous,think it to be SIM 17 or AIM 0900 or CL MOCK 13 or whichever is applicable to you
Remember it's not about how much you know,but how well you do justice to it
Reach the examination hall by 9:45 maximum
Read the instructions carefully
For GOD's sake don't do anything innovative tomorrow and yes don't do anything stupid like wearing a digital wrist watch or keeping the mobile switched on,in your pocket
We have been through the ups and downs of mock journey so you must have well understood by now it's not at all predictable
So people like me,buck up
Guys who have done well,be careful
Remember what theme Sandy Gordon gave the Australians for the 2003 World Cup?
NO REGRETS
Give it your best shot,if it goes fine,great !!!!!
If not,NO REGRETS
And yes,please don't be diverted by the girl sitting next to you
Walk in with full confidence and walk out with full satisfaction
You have done it in the past too in the mocks
There's no reason whatsoever to even think that you can't repeat it
PHOD KE AAO ya ENJOY KARO
I won't say these
Instead concentrate very hard,and monitor your time management very well
Just 2.5 hours will decide the course of your next 25 years
so ALL THE BEST
We'll have the next PG meet in the IIM campuss itself

best of luck 2 all CAT aspirants

phew...I am not writing CAT 2008 but it almost feels as if I am..With the MBA test season official kickoff happening tomorrow I would urge you to completely focus on the task at hand while writing the test and not worry about the outcome so as to give your best.

ALL THE VERY BEST

chak de

Something I wrote during CAT 2006 season:
Life Extends Beyond Software Coolies: CAT Fundaes

Time to seal the deal is here and its tomo...go n rock guys...ATB...

best of luck to all the puys we all gona make it there where we ever wanted to. everyone give your best once again best of luck

I wish all the CAT 2008 Aspirants "All the BEST". I wish all our dreams to get into good MBA college will come true.

Some important points :

1) All those who have not received the Admit cards get them tommorow and please note the timing at which it will issued. I have noticed there are different timing at different locations.

2) Revise the formulae and dont stress yourself too much study tommorow.

3) Keep your stationary pen, pencil, sharpener and eraser ready.

4) Finally if possible visit the centre in advance or find out the way to the centre.

Wishing BEST OF LUCK

Hi All,

I would like to share one of my lifetime experiences. I was taking SSB interviews at Air Force Selection Board, Varanasi. There were many tests in those 7 days. One of which was Individual Task. It consists of some physical tasks like long jump, high jump, monkey crawling etc. The last one in that series with the highest marks was that there was a stand 20 feet above the ground and there was a rope hanging at a distance of 4 feet from the stand. The task was to climb on 20 feet stand and jump from there to hold the rope and then come down through the rope. One of my friends attempted that stunt and unfortunately was not able to have a firm grip on the rope and hurt himself badly. While some others did it beautifully. Later our instructor told us that the person who hurt himself was looking straight and was aiming to hold the rope from the same level (20 feet) at which he was standing, and when he jumped and by the time he reached to the rope his target was somewhat above his reach and he scrambled getting hold of it. And those who did it successfully were not looking straight but they were aiming the rope at a higher level than their own (above 20 feet) so they planned their jump accordingly to catch the rope (say at 22 feet) and when they jumped and by the time they reached to the rope they were obviously not able to get the rope at 22 feet height but they were in a very comfortable position to get hold of the rope at 20 feet which was the actual target.
Gyan of the story: We should always plan our actions towards our goal so that we may land up somewhat above our goal. And even if we miss it slightly we will be landing on our GOAL.

So fasten your seat belts and gear up for the D-Day ride ... !!!

All The Best 2 all of you!!!!

wish u all the CAT 2008 aspirants Best of Luck...

go and crack the paper.. give ur best and the rest would be history..

now dont think about the past mocks, previous percentiles etc..

jst go with an open mind in the examination hall and do not panic...

all the best

cheers

megha.angel03 Says

HIIII can u plz tel me among top 30 best colleges of MBA which institutes we can apply for after giving cat exam coz i m nt confident abt my scores if my exam goes well then i ll apply for that institutes .....plz name those institutes where addmission r open after cat exam ......plz do rply .....

The addmission to the following institutes closes before CAT exam:

MDI, NITIE, IMI, FORE, UBS, LBSIM

hiii srry i didnt mean to compare any institutes jst wanted to know which other institutes r open to apply after cat exam as they r ending there application procedure ....bt nyways thanks for ur rply .....

megha.angel03 Says

HIIII can u plz tel me among top 30 best colleges of MBA which institutes we can apply for after giving cat exam coz i m nt confident abt my scores if my exam goes well then i ll apply for that institutes .....plz name those institutes where addmission r open after cat exam ......plz do rply .....

hi megha

comparison of B-schools are not allowed in the forum. however we have pur PG ranking as per now of last year. U can go thru them to get somewat idea.. else PM the puys around..m sure u will get the right kind of help

check the previous year rankings -> PaGaLGuY.com B-school Rankings 2008 - Home

also this mite b useful
http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/cat-and-related-discussion/17552-wondering-bskools-apply-visit-thread-post1265360.html

HIIII can u plz tel me among top 30 best colleges of MBA which institutes we can apply for after giving cat exam coz i m nt confident abt my scores if my exam goes well then i ll apply for that institutes .....plz name those institutes where addmission r open after cat exam ......plz do rply .....

hi puys,
good morning to all...
here's the last article in the Monday Arun Sharma series...

THE D-DAY IS ALL THAT MATTERS
AS YOU ENTER THE EXAMINATION HALL FOR PERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT TEST IN YOUR LIFE,ALL THAT IS GOING TO MATTER IS THE NEXT 150 MINUTES.BUT,THAT ALSO MEANS YOU HAVE AS GOOD A CHANCE TO PERFORM AS ANY ONE ELSE. ARUN SHARMA GIVES YOU THE LOW-DOWN


SO, we have reached a point of time where all your preparations and hard work dissolves into the final two-and-a-half hours. In a way anything that you have done till now your preparations, your test scores lose their significance. When the bell rings on the D-day, for a brief period of time an estimated two-and-a-half lakh aspirants would be equated for a brief period of time.

As you enter the examination hall for perhaps the most important test in your life, all that is going to matter is the next 150 minutes. So, what you need to remember is that on the D-day you are going to have as much of a chance as anybody else to perform. So, what are the few key things you need to remember as you approach the D-day? More importantly, what are the few things that you should focus to control in those 150 minutes?
Well looking at it from our perspective, the last week represents the most important phase of your preparations. We would like to make the following points:

1. Recognize that this is not the time for conventional preparations: Free yourself from your routine of solving questions, test papers etc. Perhaps, you should do no mental work on the last two three days before the examination. So, get rid of your books, your revision plans et al. Give yourself the freedom to enjoy the last few days. Get away from the pressure, the intensity. Get in touch with your inner-self and make your plans of where you would want to take your life, with or without cracking the CAT.
A point we have made before, but which gains immense importance in the last week prior to the CAT Reduce the importance of the CAT in your life. Create an alternate plan of success, prove to yourself how you are going to make it big irrespective of whether you go to an IIM or not. Ironically, achieving this state of mind could be the biggest favour you could do to your chances on November 16.

2. Recognize that the battle you are facing is against yourself: Its a battle for the management of your mind. One of the greatest disservice you could do to yourself during the 150 minutes of the CAT is to stop focusing on your performance and start thinking about where your competition is heading to. Do not fall into this thinking trap. Instead, your main goal of managing your mind should be to ensure that your undiluted focus for 150 minutes is on what you can control.
At every point of the examination the only thing that you can control is the next question and its solution. Nothing else matters. The previous question and its experience does not, the previous section does not, the next question or the next section does not.

What will matter in the CAT is what you are able to execute.

What will matter in the CAT is whether you will be able to spend the appropriate time for the appropriate question.

What will matter in the CAT is whether you are able to block out your negative emotions.

What will ultimately matter in the CAT is going to be the percentage of time when you had control of your mind.

For this purpose it is important to 'free your mind.' For 150 minutes on November 16 you will need to be insulated against the three things that imprison your mind fear, doubt and disbelief.

3. Get into the no fear state and no doubt state: Fear and anxiety take over our minds when we are faced with a situation where we have something to lose. The moment external circumstances create a situation where an individual recognizes that he is in danger of losing out on something he/she has cherished, that is the point where anxiety and fear grip you. The moment that happens, one starts losing control on one's performance.
On a day like the CAT where there is so much at stake, such a thing is bound to happen to you. In fact, it is almost sure to happen to each and every aspirant on that day. What is going to be your critical test is how fast you can regain control of yourself when fear, doubt and anxiety grip you.

Throughout this series of articles we have maintained that the questions in the CAT are pretty easy. That has been the case for every CAT paper of the past decade and more. That is going to be true for CAT 2008 as well. Why the CAT becomes difficult is because these negative emotions we are talking about create lapses of reason. The most common reaction for every 50-60-70-80-90-99 percentiler after he/she comes out of the paper is Oh my gosh. How could I miss this logic?

The answer is that you miss out on logic, thought processes and reactions when your state of mind is dominated by fear, doubt and anxiety. So, the battle on the D-day is going to be one of holding yourself straight. It's going to be a battle of managing your state of mind one of controlling your senses and your intelligence.
Trust yourself and break barriers of disbelief. The aspirants who do these things the best are the ones who will get the coveted interview calls. All the Best!

(The writer is an alumnus of IIM-Bangalore, a nationally renowned
CAT trainer and the author of a series of books published by Tata McGraw Hill on CAT and other aptitude exams)

Hi thanks a lot for your reply.

For 2009 CAT when the institutes will provide the correspondence course materials?

For Qaunts am going through Arun Sharma now.Is it enough to go through this book apart from TIME materials?

For VA and DI what are all the books and materials that are apt for CAT?

Thanks,

for 2009 the classes n materials start in jan..and material i guess u can take anytime from jan..the test n MCQ i ugess will start coming in from june..till then u will get Basic reference material probably

for books check out this thread
http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/prep-resources/10537-books.html

Hi thanks a lot for your reply.

For 2009 CAT when the institutes will provide the correspondence course materials?

For Qaunts am going through Arun Sharma now.Is it enough to go through this book apart from TIME materials?

For VA and DI what are all the books and materials that are apt for CAT?

Thanks,

Hey Puys m a bit confused...

Do we need to have a certificate for each n everythin what we write in the form???
I mean so they ask for certificates and proof for wat all we write in the Form(Apart from Academics, awards n prizes)..

Need to fill couple of things...not exaggeration but been there done that types..But I don't have any certificate or any written proof for that apart from my experience...:innocent:

Any Suggestions???:bigups:

it generally varies from college to college... some colleges varify stuff others dont

in general the verification of extra carriculars os not strict, but most of them should be verifiable. In general what ppl do is they take a letter certifing all the achivements for a college authority, this letter works as a certificate

Hey Puys m a bit confused...

Do we need to have a certificate for each n everythin what we write in the form???
I mean so they ask for certificates and proof for wat all we write in the Form(Apart from Academics, awards n prizes)..

Need to fill couple of things...not exaggeration but been there done that types..But I don't have any certificate or any written proof for that apart from my experience...:innocent:

Any Suggestions???:bigups:

priyajain Says

hello puys..I had dropped an yr after std XII....and currently in my final yr....so do i hv to send an affidavit along with the UBS form for tht drop year??

yes u need to submit an affidavit for the gap year...
http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/cat-and-related-discussion/33400-ubs-2009-2011-admission-queries-16.html
the rite thread to ask this question

I know this thread to many of you seems to be weird when the CAT 2007 is round the corner. I am working in IT industry for last three years in Bangalore. But kind of not comfortable with the whole technical stuff though I have done a lot of it.

I am planning to make management as an career not only because of my technical work exposure but also due my strengths and weaknesses. What can be obvious choice than IIM's for it. I am targeting IIM's for the next year.

As being working it is quite obvious I cannot devote the same time as the engineering student for the preparation, I have decide to start early.

I am sure there are lot of people with the similar objective, lets come together to motivate, share and keep us going for the long journey of Cracking CAT 2008.

priyajain Says

hello puys..I had dropped an yr after std XII....and currently in my final yr....so do i hv to send an affidavit along with the UBS form for tht drop year??

Hi priya,
Ask your query on this thread for better response...
http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/cat-and-related-discussion/33400-ubs-2009-2011-admission-queries.html

hello puys..I had dropped an yr after std XII....and currently in my final yr....so do i hv to send an affidavit along with the UBS form for tht drop year??

hey guyss....
i still hav nt recvd ma cat admit card..
wat is the expected last date to gt it...???
also one more thng
m applying for ubs chandigarh...
thy r asking for affidavit for one who hav dropped one year....
m nt gttng tht i need to send the affidavit certificate at the tym of form submission or at the tym of admission ....
guys plzz help me...
last date for ubs is 15..
so plzz help me out...!!!

You can check the status here
CAT - IIM 2008 - Application Status

This is the process if you have not recieved your admit card

Your admit card has been/is being dispatched. If you do not receive your admit by October 31st 2008 then please do the following:

Get a printout from our website of the information displayed pertaining to you, i.e., your Name, Test registration #, Application #, Venue Address.

On November 15th (Saturday), 2008 show up at the test venue (the same as given in the printout in 1.) between 10:00 am - 1:00 pm.

To the test venue, bring with you the printout obtained in 1, two passport size photographs, and at least one identification proof (passport or driving license, College ID) .

Upon producing all the necessary items listed in 3., you will be issued a Duplicate Admit Card which will allow you to take the test on November 16th, at the same venue.

Do not call or approach the Admissions office earlier than November 15th, as the Duplicate Admit Card will not be issued before this date. Further, the Duplicate Admit Card will only be issued at the venue specified in the printout obtained in 1.

Finally, make sure you get your Duplicate Admit Card on November 15th itself at the venue. Duplicate Admit Cards will not be issued on November 16th, the morning of the test.

hey guyss....
i still hav nt recvd ma cat admit card..

so plzz help me out...!!!

hey.. i guess it's by 4th or 5th november.. if u dont get it.. ten u hv to send the mail to the concerned IIM..

I guess the affidavit needs to be sent at the time of form submission.. u can call them up and ask.. and u hv to send photocopy of CAT admit card.. since it's not been recd yet.. u can call tem up...

last time my frend took the online admit card's print out and attached a letter statin tat it's not been recd yet..

the best thing is to call them up.. in case no body picks up ten to be on d safer side, send the affidavit now.. and also online copy of CAT admit card with a letter stating admit card not recd yet..

and prepare well for CAT.. ye sab to chalta rehta hai

all the best for CAT

cheers

hey guyss....
i still hav nt recvd ma cat admit card..
wat is the expected last date to gt it...???
also one more thng
m applying for ubs chandigarh...
thy r asking for affidavit for one who hav dropped one year....
m nt gttng tht i need to send the affidavit certificate at the tym of form submission or at the tym of admission ....
guys plzz help me...
last date for ubs is 15..
so plzz help me out...!!!

hi puys,
here is the new article from Arun Sharma...

PREPARE FOR SURPRISES IN THE CAT
ASSUMING THAT SOMETHING THAT HAS HAPPENED EARLIER IN THE CAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN HAS BEEN THE DOWNFALL OF MANY.ARUN SHARMA TELLS YOU HOW AVOIDING SUCH ASSUMPTIONS CAN EQUIP YOU TO HANDLE ANY AND EVERY SURPRISE CAT 2008 MAY THROW AT YOU


THE CAT exam is full of surprises and year-on-year lakhs of aspirants are shocked by the so-called unpredictability of the CAT. While there is no denying the fact that surprises do exist in the CAT, it is also a fact that most surprises happen due to the fact that aspirants prepare only on a two to three year framework while preparing for the CAT.

The most common refrain while preparing for CAT is 'this used to happen earlier, does not happen any longer.' Any suggestions to the contrary are met with a roll of the eyes suggesting nothing but incredulity at the mere suggestion. The common thought goes that the CAT in 2008 is so different from the CAT in 1995 that how can you even think of comparing the two.

Well, we would agree and disagree with that opinion. Agree in the sense that we would accept the point that the CAT in 2008 is very different from the one around 1995. Disagree in the sense that there could be a lot of things that one could learn from the past CAT papers as one prepares for the CAT in 2008 and beyond.
Just to rest our case, we would like to point out to you the rather extraordinary fact that
faced CAT 2006 aspirants facts inference and judgments stumped over two lakh CAT aspirants and the last time this question type was used was in CAT 1991.

OUR ADVICE
In life (as in CAT) it is very important to understand that one should not become 'too wise.' The 'I know it all' attitude has been the death knell for the greatest of people. Be conscious in life to not make it yours. Stay foolish.
So what is the advice we want to pass on to you at this point in time? When there is a war, the better-prepared person is less likely to get shocked. So our message to you is to prepare yourself on a 10-15 year framework do not take the myopic view of looking at what the CAT is in the two-three year framework. In other words, prepare on a wide angled framework.

So, what does it mean to prepare thus? Well, in the context of the last few days leading up to the CAT it means the following:

1) Question type wise: When you are looking at the kinds of questions the CAT has been throwing up, look right through from 1990 onwards to date. There have been numerous instances where not just question types but also question logics have been repeated in the CAT after 5-7-10 years. The FIJ example given above is just the most illustrative of this phenomenon.

2) Pattern wise: Do not get too straitjacketed with respect to what you expect in terms of the number of questions. In fact, do not pre-decide on the number of sections too. Be prepared for anything.
Take for instance CAT 1999 where the three sections pattern was introduced for the first time, if memory serves us right. The previous two years had consisted of two sections only to be done over two hours. So, everyone had a clearly defined strategy- one hour with five minutes more or less per-section. When aspirants picked up the paper, it had three sections containing 55 questions each for the first time in its history. To top it all, the first section was VA/RC and it was a particularly lengthy section. People could not make the simple decision of dividing the two hours into three time periods of 40 minutes each (which was the logical thing to do).

THE RESULT
The majority spent the planned one hour in the first section leaving only 60 minutes for the second and third section. Needless to say, by the time people finished the second section there was only 20-odd minutes left for the third (DI) section and there were 55 questions to be handled.
As a further punch, the exam setters had put 25 simple cake-walk questions of syllogisms between questions 141-165 (the last 25 questions) in all the question sets. Majority of the aspirants unfortunately did not reach these questions as they had already exhausted the time.
In this context a lot of students ask us about how many questions and sections to expect in CAT 2008.

OUR REPLY
Be prepared for a 50-question paper to a 150-question paper. Be prepared for a single section paper, to a multiple section paper. Preformulate your strategies for all paper patterns and there will be no shocks or surprises for you on the D-day.
(The writer is an alumnus of IIMBangalore, a nationally renowned CAT trainer and the author of a series of books published by Tata McGraw Hill on CAT and other aptitude exams)

Hi you are doing a gr8 job. Keep up the good work.

Am planning to take CAT next year.

Since am working i cant able to attend regular coaching classes.

Is correspondence course in TIME is enough for preparation for CAT?

Is there any other books needed to prepare apart from the materials from TIME? If needed kindly suggest me the books.

I need some suggestion.Kindly help.

Thanks,

hi well correspondence is enough for prep if u can keep urdelf motivated and do work hard with discipline... coaching insti is jst to keep urself regular n abreast with topics..

other books is arun sharma for quants u can try ur hands on that.. rest get the old material test papers with insti material is quite enuff.. just make sure u stikc to the plan n finish them

check this thread to find out more about books
http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/prep-resources/10537-books-32.html

cheers

Hi you are doing a gr8 job. Keep up the good work.

Am planning to take CAT next year.

Since am working i cant able to attend regular coaching classes.

Is correspondence course in TIME is enough for preparation for CAT?

Is there any other books needed to prepare apart from the materials from TIME? If needed kindly suggest me the books.

I need some suggestion.Kindly help.

Thanks,

hi all,

i have been consistently scoring %iles in the range of 90-95. And in the last 5 mocks i have cleared all the cutoffs twice and the sectional cutoffs the rest of the times except the overall cutoff by a few marks. also VA is my weak section where i just manage to clear the cut offs.

what should i do now, as only 2 mocks are left, to improve my performance considerably so as to clear the overall cutoff as well? It would be really helpful if one of you replies. thanks a lot in advance..

Udit,
gr8 going dude ... u performance seems to be quite consistence... and at this point of time when the D-day is just around the corner and with this level of performance u don't need to do much ... just be regular with ur efforts .... whatever u have been doing till now... try to increase the speed in the section u r most comfortable with ... that should be all ... and have faith in urself that u will clear the cutoffs on the D-day ...
By this time u must have come up with the strategy of how to proceed with the paper ... I mean in which sequence u will be attempting the CAT .. however don't consider it to be hard and fast ... leave some scope of flexibility thr.
As far my personal experience goes .. I did't prefer taking the last mock ... just keep enough time to relax as well ...
This is going to be the most crucial 2 weeks .. if u have prepared well ... which is clearly suggested by ur scores ... so this whole time take some time out to add to ur going to the CAT with a positive frame of mind ... do a lot of day dreaming (it may sound absurd but it will make u feel closer to ur dream) ...
Carry on with ur hard work ..

ATB