The first of the RTI replies to the CAT 2013 issues is in and what a response! Not a single question answered. Abhishek Leel, one of the CAT 2013 candidates who was the first to file an RTI (in the traditional offline way) received a response from IIM Indore officials today. The response is everything […]

On 17th February (Monday), at around 5 pm, the IIM Ranchi PGDHRM thread was suddenly abuzz with activity. Posts started pouring in from candidates who had just checked their status on the admissions portal. Those who were being shown as shortlisted could even see their centers and dates. Strangely there was no official announcement of […]

For most, life is smooth sailing, accepting what comes next and letting the herd push you, in this so-called race. Not for others. Not for me either. Drowning academics from my first major exam uptill graduation. I was in a situation where thinking to get into an IT-MNC seemed impossible. Also, forgot to mention the […]

If somebody puts a gun to your head today and asks you to predict what questions will come in CAT 2014 , you would be safe in saying – that come what may – Reading Comprehension (RC) is bound to be part of the line up of questions! This simple fact underlines the importance of […]

‘IIM huh?’ mocked my classmate Vatsa when he yesterday found me studying during break time. ‘IIMs are beyond our reach mate.’ I replied. ‘Be positive man, nothing is impossible.’ replied the optimist within a fraction of a second. I could not consider his reply anything other than a mere illusory perception. His beliefs actually are […]

The Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court today heard a petition filed by a group of aggrieved CAT 2013 candidates and issued notices to all the 13 IIMs, Prometric and the government of India. The court has asked for an explanation on the normalisation process as well the raw scores. Initially the court […]

The Delhi High Court, which heard the petition filed by CAT 2013 candidates has agreed that the exam takers have all the right to know their raw scores and to understand the normalisation process. However, the court has asked the complainants to check for alternate remedies available and exhaust them before asking the court to […]

Another errand for an MBA college right after the CAT results was out. I had to get few of my documents attested for a form submission. 15th February was the last date and I woke up from my slumber on 8th February. Unfortunately, I had to go to office on Saturday and spend 8 hours […]

Hello! Sorry for choosing this Why MBA thread to vent out my feelings here. I couldn’t find any other thread appropriate enough. Like most of you cursed your past for not scoring 90+ in 10th and 12th, I curse myself now, for choosing a stream in engineering that took me no-where! Leaving Computer-Science in NITs, […]

Hello! Sorry for choosing this Why MBA thread to vent out my feelings here. I couldn’t find any other thread appropriate enough. Like most of you cursed your past for not scoring 90+ in 10th and 12th, I curse myself now, for choosing a stream in engineering that took me no-where! Leaving Computer-Science in NITs, […]