I want to do an MBA. I am not ready for marriage. Mom please talk to her parents, they are really eager to marry her soon. Contradictory, that’s what you might think about the above statements. But perceptions can be deceptive! These thoughts emerged from the same egghead, one was heard by everyone and the […]

This is one question that keeps trickling in our minds and conquer our real dreams, the dreams we saw when there was no such thing like an MBA. That was perhaps the best time. So what has really changed between then and now. Is it the modern organisations, who have become a slave to an […]

05-01-2014: It is an end to the XL dream this year. A dream of becoming an XLer just got shattered. Ya, but was I not knowing this from last few weeks? Was I not knowing that I have not prepared to the mark after CAT?(or as I try to persuade myself: grip chali gai he […]

(Photo: Muthuraja) Parasharan Chari I wouldn’t be totally wrong if I say there is nothing that comes close to Xavier’s Aptitude Test (XAT) in terms of testing the quality, perseverance, time management skills and logic of an aspirant as far as an aptitude test is concerned. Respect is the only word that comes to mind […]

Now that January 14 is approaching near I am sure thousands of hearts are palpitating just with the thought of CAT results. For those who know they have a chance are indeed most feared by this phenomenon. After all, it has taken so much effort from the aspirants for this coveted exam. Nobody would like […]

To be eligible to pursue MBA in a top US Business School, you must possess the following: 1. 16 years (12+4) of formal education. This means that only a 3 years bachelor’s degree is not sufficient for admission to MBA in US. You need to supplement it with another academic program (at least of one-year […]

While India witnessed a quantum leap in business schools, ‘quality’ has continued to slide downhill. Both the supply and the demand side suffer from poor quality. The supply side problem pertains to the paucity of well-trained and experienced faculty while the demand side issue relates to the quality of admitted students. From the demand side, […]

When I first read, a few days back, that there’s this Story Writing Contest being organized by SCMHRD, I said to myself, “Why not use this is a platform to judge myself as to where I stand on this WAT, which apparently is the next step after SNAP for admission into the ‘Symbiosis group’!” And […]

XAT is one of the toughest entrance exams in the country in which accuracy matters more than speed. If you are struggling to manage time in other exams having a good strategy can really make a difference in XAT like it did for me where I secured 99%ile and got admission in Great Lakes Chennai. […]

There are 2 types of people in the world: a) Those who make grand new year promises but don’t keep them & b) Those who don’t make any new year resolutions at all. There is a 3rd kind – those who make goals and strive everyday to keep them. Here are a few tips to […]