So, I started writing to improve my chances at XAT. It wasn’t much, but I drifted in the passion. Sometimes I even felt that if anything stopped me from being a great writer, it was the lack of a beard. Weird? I wrote something everyday. And on those days when I felt like a clogged […]

Preparing for MBA entrances is a tedious task that lasts for an year or more for most of the lot and even there are those who are through it with a few months of preparation.In any case there are times when one doesn’t feel up to the mark, finds oneself on shaky grounds and fear […]

The CAT fever has recently settled down and the results of your year-long sins will soon be out in the next few days. Some lucky chaps amongst you, will miss out on the interview calls from the colleges of their choice, and will continue enjoying God’s precious gift to them- ‘Their Life’. But, some not-so-lucky […]

Exam season is almost nearing its culmination. We know what follows next. The GD-PI-WAT season. Now this is one of the crucial stages for the student as well as the B-school in deciding whether the aspirant is competent enough and whether the B-school is good enough. So its the stage where not only the B-school […]

Prior to CAT Dude 1 (to Dude 2):” Hey I have come across a couple of questions which are being repeated. Wanna try them?” Dude 2: “Sure! Why not .. After all , who knows.” 2 hours after mumbling (Ant….cuboid…..X^2…..y^3…) Dude 2: “Good stuff this is. Hope we get lucky.” Post CAT Dude 1: “Hey […]

That the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2013 ‘questions’ were being discussed in public fora when the exam was in progress, was not the best-kept secret in town. But what remains intriguing is that even to-date almost nothing has been done about it. This is despite the fact that sharing of questions goes against the Non-disclosure […]

The different test forms on different dates may lead to inequality in terms of difficulty. Equating is a statistical process, used to adjust scores on the basis of difficulty level. In an objective type test, raw scores include scores earned by an examinee by marking correct or incorrect options. These raw scores are transformed to […]

Why? The importance of the essay in XAT 2016 went up a notch as XLRI has decided that institutes admitting through XAT can avail of any student’s essay. I think that one of the good ways to improve your essay writing is by practice and here are a few suggestions to put the plan into […]

I am a brand new entrant for the tournament for MBA aspirants called CAT, one of the most sophisticated exams of India. I am a B.Tech graduate from a decent enough college. Right from start of my academic life till 12th, I only revered superficial dreams. I got the idea of being the ‘Napster’ after […]

1. Don’t worry about GK: IIFT GK has always been moderate-difficult. Brushing up the current affairs, going through the past papers and identifying patterns would be helpful. 2. Solve past papers: Solving the past five IIFT papers would be extremely useful as you would get a feel of the type of questions asked. Also, in […]