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 […]

Operations Management is an area of business concerned with managing the process that converts inputs (in the forms of materials, labor and energy) into outputs (in the form of goods and services). It involves the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are efficient in terms of using as little resource as needed, and effective in […]

On the sidelines of today’s CAT 2010 test, there have been reports of centre personnel asking CAT candidates for their personal information and contact numbers before or after the test. At the Sri Balaji Society center in Pune where I was taking the exam, all students were asked to form a queue inside the building […]

The D-day has come and gone. CAT 2010 has begun. About 4548 had registered to take the CAT test today, first slot. Of these, some failed to turn up because they were stuck in traffic, some forgot to bring their vouchers or photo id and some who’s registration took longer like in the case of […]