Welcome to this piece dealing with one of the major pain points of the CAT exam! Before I actually begin with advice for tackling CAT reading comprehensions, we need to dwell upon an important fact with respect to CAT-2015: CAT has a sectional time limit and this means that you will have to solve the […]

Exams like CAT are more a test of one’s mental grit and stamina than mere aptitude / IQ / speed testing etc. Managers and leaders of tomorrow should be trained on the art of analysis leading to analytical and/or intuition-based decision-making. Over the years, the CAT conducted by the IIMs, has been testing students primarily […]

With CAT 2015 just about two and a half months away, I am sure you would be looking for useful advice for your preparation. As a regular exam-taker, I will present some important insights and tips based on last year’s exam. These points will help you fine-tune your preparation and help you prepare better for […]

As the D-day approaches, it is that time when students run helter-skelter trying as many bases as they can for CAT. It is at this time that you need to fine tune your attention and make sure you focus on your goals and improvement. A critical part of this improvement involves taking Mock-CATs and then […]

Why is that we see very few female faces in the elite engineering institutes like Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)? What is the reason for the low number of girls in the premier institutions? Asked a few guys in the college, we got some of the most surprising (a few shocking too) and witty answers. […]

Let us think about this with a simple experiment. Pick a passage from the Hindu editorial, read it at your natural speed, and write down the time it took to read this passage. Now, pick another passage from the same newspaper, and then psych yourself up and try to read this much quicker. Odds are […]

The clock is ticking for sure and with just about 14 weeks left for CAT, it is time for you to pick up the pieces and get your act together. In a way, the next 14 weeks are going to determine the outcome of the effort you have been putting in for the exam over […]

Hey everybody, Guess what, the CAT Convenor 2015 has spoken exclusively to PaGaLGuY on lots of interesting stuff about this year’s exam – something you should definitely not miss if you are a CAT aspirant.  So, If you want to hear it all and in the words and voice of the CAT Convenor himself, tune […]

MICAT will  undergo  major changes in 2016.  To sum up the changes:  *The selection process for PGDM-C 2016-18 to happen twice. *Candidates will have to take at least one of the three eligibility exams: CAT 2015, XAT 2016 and GMAT (2012 onwards). *MICAT will be held only in the computer based format in 14 cities […]

This is a question that dominates minds in the last few weeks of preparation. Because the top few colleges offer something distinctive, there is a substantial difference between 97-98th percentile and 99.xx. Everyone knows that the final few steps are the toughest to climb. So, what should one do? In my mind, there are two […]