The concept of divide and conquer, derived from the Latin phrase Divide et impera, was put into use effectively by everyone from Caesar to Napoleon to the British in India. Even Muammar Gaddafi tried using it but as the latest news events show us — he wasnt very effective at gaining from it. Dividing — […]

Is the closure of Joint National Management Test (JMET), only the beginning of the end of the various other specialised b-school entrance exams? SS Mantha, chairman of the All India Council for Technical Education told media last week that from 2013 onwards, only one entrance exam (the CMAT) will come into force from 2013 onwards, […]

After months of speculation, the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) will adopt the Common Admission Test (CAT) from 2012 onwards. This means that the IITs will not run the national Joint National Management Test (JMET), which was in operation for over ten years. Mukut Baruah, a Senior Assistant with Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), […]

(Photo credit: Christopher Matson) One of the most dreaded portions of the English section of the CAT is the one relating to grammar. MBA applicants find themselves frequently at a loss while trying to negotiate a deadly landmine of nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions articles and gerunds. Additionally this is something that is of practical […]

It’s the time of the year for the PaGaLGuY community’s CAT teams again. The teams which everyone wants to get into, not just because they smoothen the MBA entrance journey but also because of the bonhomie, friendships and the memorable moments they foster. What are these teams and how do they work? There are four […]

Anna Hazare was the poster boy all of last week, hijacking almost every bit of newspaper space and television time. And many aam admi tried to, did, or at least appeared to be wanting to do something to feel akin to the movement. Some b-school drills in endorsing the cause also made news. While some […]

Nike caused controversy with its advertising campaign during the 1996 Olympics by using the slogan, “You Don’t Win Silver You Lose Gold.” Nike’s use of this slogan drew harsh criticism from many former Olympic Silver medalists. In a way, it did undermine the importance of the second position but in Math things are often very […]

Is the interest for the Common Admission Test (CAT) waning? The queues outside Axis Bank branches for CAT vouchers seem to point so, though first day numbers are hardly indicative. The general overview from across the country was that while queues for buying CAT vouchers were shorter this year, it took more time to get […]

The six-week window to buy vouchers and register online for the Common Admissions Test (CAT) 2011 opened today. Compared to previous years, the queues at Axis Bank branches were considerably shorter and the atmosphere less anxious, at least here in Mumbai. Simply put, here’s what you need to do to get started, 1. First check […]

Can you tell the difference between historic and historical? When do you use accept and when do you use except? Further and Farther? Sensual and Sensuous? For the last four years the CAT has been testing aspirants on this particular type of vocabulary question. These types of questions can be labelled as Commonly Confused Words. […]