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It’s been one year and 4 months since we compiled arguably the best thread on PaGaLGuY into a book – ‘The Best of All I wanted to speak about CAT’. The ebook — which documented super-detailed stories of how successful CAT aspirants persevered against all odds and aced their way into an IIM or a […]
Imagine, you are in the midst of your MBA entrance exam (CAT, XAT, FMS, whatever) and one section has proved to be more taxing than you expected, or may be it has fewer sets than you were anticipating, or still is much longer than you would have liked it to be. what would you you […]
CAT 2010 is easier than expected — is the verdict among those who have taken the exam so far. At most, it has been moderately difficult, say those who have taken the test until now. Depending on individual study preparedness and section-weakness, one or the other section may have turned unmanageable, but not to the […]
See Part One of this comic. *RAT = Random Admission Test **estranged_gnrs = Da Workaholic Moderator on PaGaLGuY, also an Administrator on the forum. Concept, illustrations and graphics by Deepak Gopalakrishnan aka chuck_gopal, a Mallu-turned Mumbaikar who blogs here and tweets here.
Looking at his situation at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad, Srijan had everything going for him — securing an admission without any prior work-experience, being elected as the general secretary of the Student Council, a summer placement with a top notch consulting firm which converted into a pre-placement offer, a compensation package many […]
(Credit: Ayush Shukla) The XLRI School of Business and Human Resources, Jamshedpur declared its summer placements for the batch of 2010-12 complete with a total of 307 offers for a combined student strength of 240 students. The placements were conducted using a slotted process and according to the institute, it was completed in 5 days. […]
The difference between the CAT 2009 and CAT 2010 can only be discussed by the people who have experienced both. PaGaLGuY speaks to a few candidates who have taken the CAT in the latest computerised avatar as well as last few years. Naveenan Ramachandran (PGDM 2008, IIM-A) Appeared for CAT in 2001, 2005, 2009 and […]
The advent of the computer-based Common Admissions Test (CAT) has brought about many changes in the way MBA aspirants prepare and strategize for the test. This has led to a complete turn-around in the way test preparatory institutes deliver CAT coaching to MBA aspirants. Mock tests are now computer-based and the sectional tests have been […]
If you want to get back a picture postcard of Shillong, all you have to do is click a photograph of the IIM Shillong campus with its palatial building and regal drive-in. If you have a wide lens, you can get the bounteous flowery gardens on either side of the sloping drive-in and the pine […]