They are out! The first-stage shortlist of 1,029 candidates for MBA (International business) at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), Delhi has been declared on the institute’s website. You can download the shortlist to see if your name features there and then access the IIFT results discussion thread to track who got through. The […]

Concerned with the events surrounding the conduct of CAT 2009, many business schools that accept the CAT score for their admissions are on alert and some are already contemplating alternative criteria for their 2010 admission season. We spoke to some of the directors of such b-schools and realised that an alternate action plan, although not […]

Till last year you probably wouldn’t dream of partying a night before the CAT. However, this year, all you had to do if you were unable to take the CAT because of a hangover, is hit the ‘resend’ button. One such candidate, Rohit Awasthi who works in the marketing department of PaGaLGuY.com did just that […]

So it seems like December 8 will not be the concluding day of the CAT 2009 after all. According to an IIM Ahmedabad press statement, “There are still some candidates who could not take the test due to genuine reasons and test has not been rescheduled for them. A new test date will be announced […]

Day 8 of the CAT online test also did not go without cancellations, rescheduling and all the dreaded phenomenon that have been keeping the students on their toes ever since the start of CAT 2009. As per our reports, two labs in the morning slot and one in the evening slot at Saboo Siddik College […]

Extended by a day. As of now, this is the catharsis for the students who went through a harrowing time because of the CAT and all the glitches that it entailed. A press note released by Prometric today says: “On 8 December (Day 11), CAT 2009 will be held over one morning session in 20 […]

The PG HQ is hiring! Over the last couple of years we have grown fast and are growing faster. We have kept growing faster than we have been able to add people to the team – the challenge is the extremely high bar on recruiting at PG. If you are interested in a career in […]

Announcing the opening of the PaGaLGuY B-school Rankings 2009-10 survey of What India thinks about Indian b-schools. Over the last two years, these Rankings of India’s Most Preferred b-schools have taken center-stage as the most credible and referenced Rankings among those looking to join an MBA program in India, or recruit from a business school. […]

Now this has been due for days! Prometric has finally put up updated FAQs for students. The FAQ primarily deals with rescheduling and also touches upon aspects like DA students, change in locations etc. The entire FAQ can be found at http://www.catiim.in However, I am also copy-pasting the same below. The latest version will be […]

According to a report in The Telegraph, Calcutta, the Directors of IIMs are considering scrapping this year’s online CAT and save face with a paper-based retest. The story built on an anonymous IIM Director’s version reports that all IIM Directors except one are okay in principle with the proposal. As of now, no other source […]