“You don’t capture a moment, you make it.” Sitting in the laps of nature, we, NITIE Photography club, are also making some of precious moments of your NITIE life which every NITIEzen can savor for their lifetime after passing out from here by saying “SAY CHEESE” every time we press the shutter button of our […]

Read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 The college I finally joined was Shailesh Jain Mehta School of Management, IIT Bombay. It was the only interview (8th March) in which I was asked the question- “Why MBA.” It was the first interview where they took interest in the fact that I loved cricket. So […]

As I stared at the banner which read: “Farewell to 2015 batch“, my mind was flooded with the memories of the 2 year long journey which was no less than a roller coaster ride. Like any other good story, my story could be divided into 3 parts: Initiation, Progression and Completion. Initiation: Date: 10th January, […]

Over the past few years the number of seats available in the prestigious IIMs has gone up drastically mainly due to the setting up of 6-7 new IIMs. But how do the alumni from the older IIMs feel about these new campuses being set up, especially when it comes to hiring from these new campuses? […]

While writing this article, I am prepared for the backlash that I might receive from the readers. The article is about my understanding of ‘Normalization’ and what can one do to counter the unnecessary stress that results because of the same. In the time of paper-pencil test, when the same or a similar test paper […]

Normalisation of the AT scores has been termed as a “highly unjust process”, that has left a lot of candidates frustrated because their scores have been scaled down. It has also led to widespread debate about whether the technique is even reliable. A lot of students have found it difficult to explain the sudden dip […]

The last lap strategy for CAT is very important – with less than 45 days to go for CAT this is the right time to iron out those flaws, and get “battle ready” in a way. Most of the things mentioned below would seem peripheral to the actual exam prep, but affect your performance nonetheless. […]

Continued from here. Improve your focus and attention span This is the right time to start practicing full length mock tests if you haven’t been doing so already. Even if you are practicing sectional tests, do it in chunks of 3-4 so that you ensure that you are practicing for at least 2 hours at […]

Engineering students generally stay in touch with their mathematics throughout their curriculum – not exactly with topics that are tested in the CAT but certainly with equations, basic arithmetic and advanced mathematics. This helps them get into the groove during their preparation much quicker as compared to others. However, they do find verbal ability quite […]

(Continued from here) As students with arts and commerce backgrounds, you might be aware of a few of your limitations. You cannot solve all the questions. Ideally, non-engineering students should focus more on logical reasoning questions that don’t involve advanced level concepts from probability and permutations/combinations. The idea is to choose the right questions – […]