Hi guys.......I joined IMS for CAT-07 and did not attend classes properly...I have all the material with me..Is it ok for me to prepare for the next year with those material and just join for mockcats? or is it advisible to join postal course in some institute?

Hai Guys wats happening , i find too much of argument than any constructive discussion..
Come on ya...make this a platform to discussion our difficulties and our best practices regarding CAT prep...
Ok i nned an information,do anybody know wen MAT and TANCET exam are Scheduled?...these exams are conducted more than once per year i suppose...

mat is held 4 times a year and those in dec and feb exams are accepted by reputed b-schools.. according to me, it is better not to take tancet.. any other queries, please feel free to contact me..

Hi guys and gals,
I am a second year engineering student with an ardent interest in business. I would as a result like to get a degree of MBA from one of the IIMs. But I havent started to study yet and I have no idea how to go about it.

Pls tell me some institute which will help me wih some guidance and some hands on coaching here in chennai and their specific branches too, if possible. And also pls post every resource online that you know of here. If it is against forum rules, Just Pm them to me.

Thank you for all the help.
Regards wh1z

Hai Guys wats happening , i find too much of argument than any constructive discussion..
Come on ya...make this a platform to discussion our difficulties and our best practices regarding CAT prep...
Ok i nned an information,do anybody know wen MAT and TANCET exam are Scheduled?...these exams are conducted more than once per year i suppose...

but the biggest benefit to engineers is that they are in constant touch wid maths..
for ppl like me of commerce background we dont even touch maths after Xth..
and thts y we lag behind in this section...and for the reason of most engineers getting into IIm's
1) ur rite - atlst 3-4 lakh engineers pass out every year...no odr field can even come close
2) gr8 minds of IIT's, NIT's coll like DCE , NSIT and other gr8 eng coll..these ppl take a hefty no of seats in IIM's..and they do deserve also...

Cheers

Kartik

Not trying to argue here but engineers and maths there is not much connection buddy I mean theoretically yes we are supposed to be in touch and know mathematics inside out
And there is an additional handicap for us.Ask any engineer to multiply a pair of double digit numbers and give him a paper n pen as well.You will find him searching desperately for his "scientific calculator"
Trust me CAT is a level playing field

Cant agree more.
In fact being an engineer and seeing several classmates take CAT with me I feel engineers struggle as much as others if not more.Come on CAT maths is just High school mathematics twisted a bit
And the high proportion of engineers making it to IIM's each year can be explained by the fact that most students in India just take up either engineering or medical after XII.
What about the recent increase in doctors making it to the IIM's? Where do they get their Maths from?

but the biggest benefit to engineers is that they are in constant touch wid maths..
for ppl like me of commerce background we dont even touch maths after Xth..
and thts y we lag behind in this section...and for the reason of most engineers getting into IIm's
1) ur rite - atlst 3-4 lakh engineers pass out every year...no odr field can even come close
2) gr8 minds of IIT's, NIT's coll like DCE , NSIT and other gr8 eng coll..these ppl take a hefty no of seats in IIM's..and they do deserve also...

Cheers

Kartik

leonadis Says

Engineers doing well in quants is just a myth.Anybody in this country can get a engineering seat, so you are not alone .In fact mastering verbal is more difficult than quants and you are at an advantage actually.And about DI you can improve DI only thru practice . You will feel comfi when mocks start though you may not do well initally .

Cant agree more.
In fact being an engineer and seeing several classmates take CAT with me I feel engineers struggle as much as others if not more.Come on CAT maths is just High school mathematics twisted a bit
And the high proportion of engineers making it to IIM's each year can be explained by the fact that most students in India just take up either engineering or medical after XII.
What about the recent increase in doctors making it to the IIM's? Where do they get their Maths from?

hey,good to see so many people around.
Sorry for not replying earlier on..
I am going to be taking CAT the first time.
I guess, the common argument that being an engineer-in-the-making i shouldn't find quant that hard doesn't hold good in my case.
I am not great at it. So much so, that i have not even worked on my BRM's for quant.
Verbal is more my forte.
At least i enjoy verbal.Logical Reasoning is good fun , so that's okay too.
I have big-time problems with DI .
How about you guys?Strengths?Weakness?

Engineers doing well in quants is just a myth.Anybody in this country can get a engineering seat, so you are not alone .In fact mastering verbal is more difficult than quants and you are at an advantage actually.And about DI you can improve DI only thru practice . You will feel comfi when mocks start though you may not do well initally .

hey,good to see so many people around.
Sorry for not replying earlier on..
I am going to be taking CAT the first time.
I guess, the common argument that being an engineer-in-the-making i shouldn't find quant that hard doesn't hold good in my case.
I am not great at it. So much so, that i have not even worked on my BRM's for quant.
Verbal is more my forte.
At least i enjoy verbal.Logical Reasoning is good fun , so that's okay too.
I have big-time problems with DI .
How about you guys?Strengths?Weakness?

hey guyz...wht hapnd 2 u all....y no one is postin...
commo'n yaar...v hav to make dis thread meaningful.....

hey Chennai puys

wat happened puys..
this thread is gone dead...
nothing to discuss for CAT 2008 or wat..

so puys can help me out in preparing for VA...
it screwed CAT 07 and dont want tht to happen in 08


help puys

Cheers

Kartik

hey jagroop....there r 3 main coachin centres in
chennai:Time,IMs and CL...

BASIcally....wht coachin institutes do is...just the guidence...and dey tell u hw to approach ....4 cat...
all the three are good...
but i would rank time ahead of the other 2...just bcos their Aimcats r really gud...and the materials are also really effective and gud....

i have gone throu ims material too..but ii personally feel time has edge over others....
:smile:...

Hi I am CAT 2008 aspirant and I am living in Chennai...............Please let me know which is the Best Cpaching institute in Chennai............Please help me.....waiting for replies

hey guys itz gud 2 c a cat08 study group 4 chennai....
lets make dis grp..a success...and useful..one...
nd yea wish u all a very happy newyr...
keep rockin

CAT 2008 Study grp for Chennai

The time is the far off before i decide whether to pitch-in this forum or to pitch-in at any of the Life @ B School forum


Until then..All the very best

My 2 cents on prep..

1. Read a lot...editorials (Hindu and ET), non-fiction books, abstract literary stuffs

1. Dont mug up word lists...it wont help

1. Go thro the posts in All I want to speak about CAT,..to get motivated before kick starting ur prep..

Kartik,

That was for the junta to not conclude on the basis of your summaries (in case you don't delete it). Thanks for deleting it Do read the posts well before you come to conclusions.

Thank you.

Kartik,

I guess its high time you stop yourself from misguiding the junta here (not just with respect to this post but several of the 150 posts you have posted so far. several ppl have taken note of this and groaned...well i am refraining myself from doing the same). I seriously don't understand if you actually read that post of mine, despite quoting it. And, based on what phantom has said above, I hope you don't post your conclusion that IMS is best to get into IIMC and Time is best for getting into IIMB. As tempting as it may be, I am refraining from saying anything further.

Please stop this activity of coming to conclusions based on hear-say or rather your perception of the hear-say and the needless summarisations that follow.

I would appreciate if you edit and delete that post of yours.

Thanking you.

dude
if u wanna give some commemt plz PM and dont post it os the thread...

Cheers

Kartik

Kartik,

I guess its high time you stop yourself from misguiding the junta here (not just with respect to this post but several of the 150 posts you have posted so far. several ppl have taken note of this and groaned...well i am refraining myself from doing the same). I seriously don't understand if you actually read that post of mine, despite quoting it. And, based on what phantom has said above, I hope you don't post your conclusion that IMS is best to get into IIMC and Time is best for getting into IIMB. As tempting as it may be, I am refraining from saying anything further.

Please stop this activity of coming to conclusions based on hear-say or rather your perception of the hear-say and the needless summarisations that follow.

I shall not exercise the same restraint viggy...

Nothing to add to what you said..

@Karthik...Pls pause and think before you post..This applies to any thread...

Kartik

Kartik,

Thank you for deleting it

Thanx puys...
So the overall picture tht can b derived can b (for Chennai only)

Regular classes - IMS has an edge over odrs.
Mocks - Time nd IMS both score gud..
Material - depends upon individuals perspection...

Cheers

Kartik

Now how did u derive this overall picture here...? All posts go with the caveat that its an individual's perception..

It doesn't matter where you go enroll, it's you who writes the exam in November...The material/classes/mocks is only as good as the student who uses it...A good batch mate last year from IMS is at IIMC and Prahlad (ex Time) is at IIMB..

viggy123 Says

As I said earlier. Different people have different ways of learning and have had different experiences. An IIM guy who studied in IMS would say IMS helped him and from CL would say CL helped him get through. For instance, I was speaking to getintoiimb (Ravi) today about this thread and the post and he said Time's materials are way better than IMS. He found IMS material elementary, which is the quite the opposite of what prahalad says. What matters for you is what suits you best which only you can find out by paying them a visit and finding out for yourself and taking the cost into consideration (if its one of the factors).

Kartik

As I said earlier. Different people have different ways of learning and have had different experiences. An IIM guy who studied in IMS would say IMS helped him and from CL would say CL helped him get through. For instance, I was speaking to getintoiimb (Ravi) today about this thread and the post and he said Time's materials are way better than IMS. He found IMS material elementary, which is the quite the opposite of what prahalad says. What matters for you is what suits you best which only you can find out by paying them a visit and finding out for yourself and taking the cost into consideration (if its one of the factors).

hi guys,
nice to see a thread for Chennai CAT 08 preps!!!!!!
Wish all of you all the best with your preparation.
Between IMS and TIME,i feel the mock CATs of TIME are definitely better than the rest.Material wise IMS might have the edge (along with CL)
When i prepared for CAT 06 i registered for the TIME aimcat series and also got the CL material.
Was a classroom student of IMS in 2005.

I second that !
It certainly is a close call between TIME and IMS.But then since i'm not too sure about the material offered by the other institutes,i'd say go to the institute and talk to the guys there.
Should help,in my opinion.
Just my two cents..

Close call between ims and time..My opinion...

Puys..
can u please tell me which wud b the best coaching insti in Chennai.
IMS / CL??

Cheers

Hi Monster,

Theres nothing like the best coaching institute...for if there would have been one, the rest would have lost out to them. A lot of people join time and time's mocks are really close is the word. IMS students say their classes are really good with good teachers and their mocks are diverse and prepare the students for surprises and improve the versatility. CL students say the numbers are small at CL and so they get better attention and more care and nurturing at their centres. (I was an IMS test-taker last year and a TIME test-taker this year. The reason behind my decisions were the instis were cheaper in those years. Time did not give me a discount last year. They gave me a discount this year.)

Every one of them have their own advantages and all of them produce toppers. It would be better if you go down to the coaching institutes and have a chat with the staff and join the one which you feel would be most suited for you. Ask them the zillion questions that you have in mind and make the decision.

On a more serious note, the threads do not have spamming. And messages like "CL is better", "Time is the leader" or "IMS is No. 1" will not turn up (if that is what you expected). All the best for your preparations.

Puys..
can u please tell me which wud b the best coaching insti in Chennai.
IMS / CL??

Cheers

Hi all,

Nice to hear about the plans to form a study group in Chennai. We do have regular Chennai PG meets. MBA aspirants looking to start with their course in mid 2008 attend the meets. So, we have given the exams and are awaiting the results. The PG meets are generally relaxed and we just have fun...not much talk on how to prepare for the oncoming exams. I would suggest you guys to participte on this thread as well

http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/pagalguy-community-events-pg-meets/26851-chennai-puys-post-cat-pg-33.html

though its a lot less serious one. Nevertheless, you would get to interact with b-school students and test-takers of various profiles.

All the best for your preparations and may you rock

Cheers!

Viggy123

puys me too there..
here for work n will start preparing for CAT 08...
do suggest me which coaching insti is gud here in Chennai..
reg my profile m a CA n working wid ITC...
gave CAT 07 but widout studying but this time i wanna rock CAT n so hv to study hard...

Cheers

Kartik

Nice to see some replies to the thread :)
happy new year, everyone !!!!
Hope this year turns out exactly the way you want

Happy New Year Guys I am also joining the Chennai junta for CAT 2008

Hai...Chennai Palgals...
i am now in chennai ...working..preparing for CAT 08...Wats up wat you people planned to do..
Advance New Year Wishes..!!

me too from Chennai.............