​ CAT (Common Admission Test) 2016 ended on a relatively unsatisfactory note for a majority of students, as they were disheartened with the DI/LR section. This year too, the pattern adhered to the old formula where many believed the second slot to be tougher than the first slot. Avinash Kumar from Gurgaon said, “On doing […]

​ The overall structure of slot 2 was exactly similar to that of Slot 1. The number of TITA questions in the QA section was same in both the slots. However, the number of TITA questions in the DI-LR section in slot 2 was only 4 (one complete DI set) as compared to 8 TITA […]

​ The overall structure of CAT 2016 was exactly similar to that of CAT 2015. Each section was timed for 60 minutes. One could not go back and forth between sections. The test started with the Verbal Section, which had 34 questions – 24 RC and 10 VA. Unlike CAT 2015, this section was not […]

Amidst the bustle of students waiting in line to enter a CAT centre in Mumbai, was a young lady with elaborate Mehndi designs on her hands. Given that the CAT authorities had recently notified candidates not to have any mehndi or other cosmetic colours, this reporter assumed that she was accompanying someone giving CAT this […]

The overall structure of CAT (Common Admission Test) 2016 was exactly similar to that of CAT 2015. The test started with the Verbal Section, which had 34 questions – 24 RC (Reading Comprehension) and 10 VA (Verbal Ability). The second section was the DI-LR (Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning) with 32 questions distributed equally between […]

Candidates outside a CAT examination centre in Navi Mumbai. Photo: Priyank Pamkar CAT (Common Admission Test) 2016 got off to a fairly smooth start this morning in 135 cities across the country. While a few centres (according to the candidates who took the exam there) reported technical glitches and spoke about computers not functioning, overall the […]

Here is a video, from one of the CAT (Common Admission Test) 2016 centres in Mumbai. Candidates started rolling in from as early as 7 am, to avoid traffic (not really, it is a pleasant Sunday morning), and ‘OMG, I will be late for CAT’ anxieties. Around the country, CAT 2016 will be conducted in […]

CAT aspirants in closed shoes despite guidelines, Navi Mumbai.  According to a circular released by the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, organising institute for CAT (Common Admission Test) 2016, candidates were informed not to wear shoes or any other closed footwear for the exam, to curb malpractice at the exam center. Despite these instructions, one of […]

​ ​ ​ Dear CAT Aspirants,It has been an enjoyable week-long ride, egging you on your journey to prepare for the exam tomorrow—something you have probably been preparing for a year or so. As a parting gift, and also for the loss of additional encouraging words to share, we have created a mashup of songs […]

​ While Kota has been denied the chance to host the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced, the Central Board of Secondary (CBSE) did not allot a single JEE Main examination centre to the coaching capital for 2017. Kota hosted JEE Main in 2015 and 2016, before CBSE removed it from the examination cities this year, […]