When will SP Jain admission based on profile check registration begin? Or is it already finished?
My MBA prep journey has been beyond just preparing for CAT, and hence I would like to share AIWTSA - Entering MBA. I've detailed all my lessons and insights in this blog. Do give a read!
https://thevikhyathtimes.com/2021/06/23/all-i-want-to-say-about-entering-mba/
But my point of writing this post on this platform is not just to share this article. I have been amazed by the kind of support and motivation this community gives to each other. Too bad that I discovered it at the fag end of my journey.
So I would love to share with you yet another example of how ANYTHING is possible in life, no matter how improbable it might seem on paper!
My background - GEM with 8/8/8, graduating from a decent Tier-2 college with work-ex of 3 years in core industry. Gave my level best in the last attempt, only to end up with a mere 91.85 percentile.
I shouldn't even dream of getting into the top 10. Or should I?
Long story short, I am writing this as I complete my first day of orientation in SPJIMR. A college that is highly regarded as one that accepts only those who have been toppers in academics. An interview process that is unlike any other, one which tests all kinds of limits.
And I still managed to make it. How?
Frankly, even I have no answer to that. But if I want to attribute this result to anything, it should be to the attitude I went in with.
I poured my heart and life stories into each of the questions asked in the form. The form asked you to look deep within, and I did.
For the interview (which happened in February when I had barely took a breather from all the entrance exams), I just went through anything and everything I could find online about the college. I clung on the values showcased by the college that were the most dear to me. In this case, it was its unparalleled focus on social upliftment that I would then slide in to some of my answers.
Of course, not all things were as convenient. I was waitlisted at a spot where it was impossible to predict whether I would be able to make it (this resulted in desperate scrolling through previous year PG forums to find some hope). After 90 days of wait, just before the program commenced, I finally made it!
So my biggest takeaway from this experience was that literally anything and everything is possible in this journey. Don't let pre-conceived notions bog you down. I am aware that my case is an exception rather than the norm, and fate/destiny had its part to play.
But what matters is you doing an MBA from an institute that is fairly respected. You need to fall in love with the challenges and opportunities that this program brings , rather than burdening yourself by fixating on the means that makes it happen.
For more insights on my journey, do read the post. Cheers!
hii guys
i will be converting iim kashipur
i have 2 years workex
should i go with this or reattemp.
Also it seems very difficult to me to prepare with my current job.
Kindly guide.
Can someone give me reviews of T.I.M.E. Jaipur ? Edit :- Links to complete syllabus is in the comments.
Hello Everyone.
This might be a bit late compared to the admission process timelines but I still thought of sharing the data I received publicly. So in today's post, I have covered IIM Bangalore Business Analytics Program - https://www.rgcareerconsultants.ml/
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Which one ? Why ? Domain - marketing Work ex - 2.5 yrs
- Welingkar - core mumbai
- Kj - imc
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RC Practice - 25th June
In recent years, a growing belief that the way society decides what to treat as true is controlled through largely unrecognized discursive practices has led legal reformers to examine the complex interconnections between narrative and law. In many legal systems, legal judgments are based on competing stories about events. Without having witnessed these events, judges and juries must validate some stories as true and reject others as false. This procedure is rooted in objectivism, a philosophical approach that has supported most Western legal and intellectual systems for centuries. Objectivism holds that there is a single neutral description of each event that is unskewed by any particular point of view and that has a privileged position over all other accounts. The law’s quest for truth, therefore, consists of locating this objective description, the one that tells what really happened, as opposed to what those involved thought happened.
The serious flaw in objectivism is that there is no such thing as the neutral, objective observer. As psychologists have demonstrated, all observers bring to a situation a set of expectations, values, and beliefs that determine what the observers are able to see and hear. Two individuals listening to the same story will hear different things, because they emphasize those aspects that accord with their learned experiences and ignore those aspects that are dissonant with their view of the world. Hence there is never any escape in life or in law from selective perception or from subjective judgments based on prior experiences, values, and beliefs.
The societal harm caused by the assumption of objectivist principles in traditional legal discourse is that, historically, the stories judged to be objectively true are those told by people who are trained in legal discourse, while the stories of those who are not fluent in the language of the law are rejected as false.
Legal scholars such as Patricia Williams, Derrick Bell, and Mari Matsuda have sought empowerment for the latter group of people through the construction of alternative legal narratives. Objectivist legal discourse systematically disallows the language of emotion and experience by focusing on cognition in its narrowest sense. These legal reformers propose replacing such abstract discourse with powerful personal stories. They argue that the absorbing, nonthreatening structure and tone of personal stories may convince legal insiders for the first time to listen to those not fluent in legal language. The compelling force of personal narrative can create a sense of empathy between legal insiders and people traditionally excluded from legal discourse and, hence, from power. Such alternative narratives can shatter the complacency of the legal establishment and disturb its tranquility. Thus, the engaging power of narrative might play a crucial, positive role in the process of legal reconstruction by overcoming differences in background and training and forming a new collectivity based on emotional empathy.
1. Which of the following would be the closest to objectivism, as it has been defined in the passage?
(A) An editorial written in a newspaper column
(B) A travel blog describing a surreal place
(C) A historical text on events that may have led to the Russian revolution
(D) A biography of a famous painter
2. Which one of the following best states the main idea of the passage?
(A) Some legal scholars have sought to empower people historically excluded from traditional legal discourse by instructing them in the forms of discourse favored by legal insiders.
(B) Some legal scholars have argued that the basic flaw inherent in objectivist theory can be remedied by recognizing that it is not possible to obtain a single neutral description of a particular event.
(C) Some legal scholars have proposed alleviating the harm caused by the prominence of objectivist principles within legal discourse by replacing that discourse with alternative forms of legal narrative.
(D) Some legal scholars have contended that those who feel excluded from objectivist legal systems would be empowered by the construction of a new legal language that better reflected objectivist principles.
3. According to the passage, which one of the following is true about the intellectual systems mentioned in the passage?
(A) They are inherently flawed, owing to the inaccuracy of an underlying tenet.
(B) They have generally remained unskewed by particular points of view.
(C) Their discursive practices have yet to be analyzed by legal scholars.
(D) They have shaped the philosophy of objectivism in legal discourse
4. Which one of the following best describes the sense of “cognition” referred to in the passage?
(A) the interpretation of visual cues
(B) dispassionate logical thinking
(C) sudden insights inspired by the power of personal stories
(D) the reasoning actually employed by judges to arrive at legal judgments
5. It can be inferred from the passage that Williams, Bell, And Matsuda believe which one of the following to be central component of legal reform?
(A) incorporating into the law the latest developments in the fields of psychology and philosophy
(B) eradicating from legal judgments discourse with a particular point of view
(C) granting all participants in legal proceedings equal access to training in the forms and manipulation of legal discourse
(D) making the law more responsive to the discursive practices of a wider variety of people
6. Which one of the following statements about legal discourse in legal systems based on objectivism can be inferred from the passage?
(A) In most Western societies the legal establishment controls access to training in legal discourse.
(B) Expertise in legal discourse affords power in most Western societies.
(C) Legal discourse has become progressively more abstract for some centuries.
(D) Legal discourse has traditionally denied the existence of neutral objective observers.
7. Those who reject objectivism would regard “the law’s quest for truth” as most similar to which one of the following?
(A) the painstaking assembly of a jigsaw puzzle
(B) the search for a valuable diamond among trinkets
(C) hunt for a legendary animal
(D) comparing an apple with an orange
Passage analysis of today's RC :- https://youtu.be/IHp_5x63o_s
Answers of today's RC :- https://youtu.be/qMIt7NAAn8U
https://aeon.co/essays/where-is-the-dividing-line-between-you-and-the-world
Article for the day. Enjoy. read it in one go(stamina bulding is important), after that try to summarize it(comprehension is important too).
Veer adds ‘x’ litres water to pure milk to make a 104-litre milk-water solution. He sells this solution at a price that is 10% more than the cost price of pure milk and makes a profit of 43% on this transaction. If he adds ‘x’ litres water to 120 litres pure milk and sells the resulting solution at the cost price of pure milk, then what is his profit percentage in this transaction? (Assume that water comes free of cost).
How to solve this question ?
CAT 20 was my first attempt.I scored an overall 5 Percentile in CAT 20(85 percentile in LRDI and negative marks in QA,VARC)
CAT 20 was an unserious attempt and i couldnt even solve questions of VARC and QA so i attempted all the questions of all sections,I was dealing with alot of things in 2020 so couldnt prepare for cat 20 wholeheartedly.
i am a GEM (Mechanical) fresher from a tier 3 college with a very poor profile(84/79/68).
i have no job yet and i always wanted to study from a top college and i want to prepare for CAT 21 and give my best shot.
but i am financially very weak and cannot afford coaching or anything.
Can someone guide me or share some good resources to prepare for VARC.
seeing the competition i am already feeling nervous,I want to give my best shot ,your advice would be very helpful!
Hey guys! Should I join IIM Sirmaur?
I got 94.3 percentile.My final year graduation exams just got over.I had almost given up on getting any admission letter this year and I was already considering going for a job and then simultaneously preparing for CAT'21. Getting a job looks a little uncertain now. Also, I don't feel like preparing for CAT again. It requires immense mental strength and patience which I currently lack and I am not in the best mental spaces for a year or two. Last year, the preparation completely drained me and till yesterday, it felt like all the efforts went down the drain until this little news brought a tiny smile to my face. At the back of my mind, I know that going for a job, gaining some experience, and then doing MBA might seem more reasonable but also things are very uncertain and I feel like catching the train to Sirmaur. Please advice!
Update: Converted DMS IIT Delhi.
Possibly my best convert of the season.
https://aeon.co/essays/from-immaterialism-to-obedience-in-the-philosophy-of-berkeley
Article for the day. Comprehension is key pirls/puys
RC Practice - 26th June
Eight times within the past million years, something in the Earth’s climatic equation has changed, allowing snow in the mountains and the northern latitudes to accumulate from one season to the next instead of melting away. Each time, the enormous ice sheets resulting from this continual buildup lasted tens of thousands of years until the end of each particular glacial cycle brought a warmer climate. Scientists speculated that these glacial cycles were ultimately driven by astronomical factors: slow, cyclic changes in the eccentricity of the Earth’s orbit and in the tilt and orientation of its spin axis. But up until around 60 years ago, the lack of an independent record of ice-age timing made the hypothesis untestable.
Then in the early 1950’s Emiliani produced the first complete record of the waxings and wanings of past glaciations. It came from a seemingly odd place, the seafloor. Single-cell marine organisms called “foraminifera” house themselves in shells made from calcium carbonate. When the foraminifera die, sink to the bottom, and become part of seafloor sediments, the carbonate of their shells preserves certain characteristics of the seawater they inhabited. In particular, the ratio of a heavy isotope of oxygen (oxygen-18) to ordinary oxygen (oxygen-16) in the carbonate preserves the ratio of the two oxygens in water molecules.
It is now understood that the ratio of oxygen isotopes in seawater closely reflects the proportion of the world’s water locked up in glaciers and ice sheets. A kind of meteorological distillation accounts for the link. Water molecules containing the heavier isotope tend to condense and fall as precipitation slightly sooner than molecules containing the lighter isotope. Hence, as water vapor evaporated from warm oceans moves away from its source, its oxygen-18 returns more quickly to the oceans than does its oxygen-16. What falls as snow on distant ice sheets and mountain glaciers is relatively depleted of oxygen-18. As the oxygen-18-poor ice builds up, the oceans become relatively enriched in the isotope. The larger the ice sheets grow, the higher the proportion of oxygen-18 becomes in seawater—and hence in the sediments.
Analyzing cores drilled from seafloor sediments, Emiliani found that the isotopic ratio rose and fell in rough accord with the Earth’s astronomical cycles. Since that pioneering observation, oxygen-isotope measurements have been made on hundreds of cores. A chronology for the combined record enables scientists to show that the record contains the very same periodicities as the orbital processes. Over the past 800,000 years, the global ice volume has peaked every 100,000 years, matching the period of the orbital eccentricity variation. In addition, “wrinkles” superposed on each cycle—small decreases or surges in ice volume—have come at intervals of roughly 23,000 and 41,000 years, in keeping with the precession and tilt frequencies of the Earth’s spin axis.
1. According to the passage, the large ice sheets typical of glacial cycles are most directly caused by
(A) changes in the average temperatures in the tropics and over open oceans
(B) prolonged increases in the rate at which water evaporates from the oceans
(C) steadily increasing precipitation rates in northern latitudes and in mountainous areas
(D) the continual failure of snow to melt completely during the warmer seasons in northern latitudes and in mountainous areas
2. It can be inferred from the passage that which of the following is true of the water locked in glaciers and ice sheets today?
(A) It is richer in oxygen-18 than frozen water was during past glacial periods.
(B) It is primarily located in the northern latitudes of the Earth.
(C) It is steadily decreasing in amount due to increased thawing during summer months.
(D) In comparison with seawater, it is relatively poor in oxygen-18.
3. The discussion of the oxygen-isotope ratios in paragraph three of the passage suggests that which of the following must be assumed if the conclusions described in the passage is to be validly drawn?
(A) The Earth’s overall annual precipitation rates do not dramatically increase or decrease over time.
(B) The various chemicals dissolved in seawater have had the same concentrations over the past million years.
(C) Natural processes unrelated to ice formation do not result in the formation of large quantities of oxygen-18.
(D) Water molecules falling as precipitation usually fall on the open ocean rather than on continents or polar ice packs.
4. The passage suggests that the scientists who first constructed a coherent, continuous picture of past variations in marine-sediment isotope ratios did which of the following?
(A) Relied primarily on the data obtained from the analysis of Emiliani’s core samples.
(B) Combined data derived from the analysis of many different core samples.
(C) Matched the data obtained by geologists with that provided by astronomers.
(D) Compared data obtained from core samples in many different marine environments with data samples derived from polar ice caps.
5. The passage suggests that the scientists mentioned in line 8 considered their reconstruction of past astronomical cycles to be
(A) unreliable because astronomical observations have been made and recorded for only a few thousand years
(B) adequate enough to allow that reconstruction’s use in explaining glacial cycles if a record of the latter could be found
(C) in need of confirmation through comparison with an independent source of information about astronomical phenomena
(D) incomplete and therefore unusable for the purposes of explaining the causes of ice ages
6. Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?
(A) Marine sediments have allowed scientists to amass evidence tending to confirm that astronomical cycles drive the Earth’s glacial cycles.
(B) The ratio between two different isotopes of oxygen in seawater correlates closely with the size of the Earth’s ice sheets.
(C) Surprisingly, single-cell marine organisms provide a record of the Earth’s ice ages.
(D) The Earth’s astronomical cycles have recently been revealed to have an unexpectedly large impact on the Earth’s climate.
Passage analysis of today's RC :- https://youtu.be/Vmi1PFL4L0s
Answers of today's RC :- https://youtu.be/DfocnVmeRRM
For those who are not feeling that positive energy right now :) Forget about the results as they are not in your hands. Your work is in your hands,Do that whole heartedly. 100 percentile should be a goal not a longing. Then only with that clear mind and one goal you will give your 100 percent. Then whatever happens, happens. This is what I believe and somewhat told by Lord Krishna to Arjun.
Honest reviews of IMS's emaximizer workshops and sectional tests? Ps. I've bought TIMe Basic and am wondering if I should by Simcat basic or Enhanced
Genuine query, please don't mock
Thinking of leaving job with 1y IT exp, not bcz of the work press, but of the diff shift timings and the shitty management, which has already affected mental health.
Has anyone gotten into BLACKIS with 1-2y gap? How did it affect your interviews? Is it possible to crack CAT if I prepare for a year rigorously? Need some honest genuine replies, please guys!
One month back,I genuinely wanted to write an AIWTSAC. But yeah, now I realise that some things are better left unsaid. I'll forever be grateful to this community and the friends I have made here.All the best to everyone embarking on their MBA journeys this year. And to CAT'21 peeps: Cherish the journey,because part of the journey is the end! I might not be posting here again. I'll try to be available on DM. Signing off, Mikel Arteta.
Can somebody help me with this Question The Hosur Computer Company gets a large supply order for assembled computers of two different configurations A and B from the Karnataka government. The supply order for A-type computers being double that of the B-type. A team of hardware experts was assigned the task which worked on A-type computers. For the second day, the team was split into two equal groups: the first continued work on A-type computers and completed the work order by day end. The second group, however could not complete work order for B-type computers on the second day and this work order could only be completed by employing two experts for the whole of the third day. What was the strength of the team if it is known that a B-type computer takes 20% less time to assemble than A-type? (a) 5 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 24
I thought there were enough AIWTSACs on this forum already, so I wouldn't jump on the bandwagon. But well, a little extra motivation wouldn't be so bad right now :)
I joined this platform around the same time last year. It had been quite a few months since I was preparing for CAT alongside college. However, QA and LRDI still gave me nightmares. After joining PG, I saw how terribly behind I was, especially when I saw veterans and AIMCAT rankers consistently score north of 99. My VARC scores were probably the only ray of hope. But I knew I had to fix the other 2 to get where I wanted. Fast forward to September end, when the pattern change was announced, and I was in an absolute mess. Scores were spiralling downwards, I was barely even touching the 100 score benchmark. I had pretty much lost hope and mentally prepared myself for another gruelling year of CAT prep. I had made up my mind, it was either ABC or CAT 21.
In the end, my QA and LRDI scores were still horrible, probably in the 60-75%ile range in mocks. Overalls probably in the early 90s thanks to my VARC scores that were usually in the 98-99.5 range. November 29th was inching closer and closer. Getting a 99+ seemed like a distant reality. I got Slot 1 - what a nice surprise! The one section that I loved - VARC - stabbed me in the back :'). LRDI was reasonably simple and well QA....no comments. After the exam, I knew I wasn't going to make it, not with the cut throat competition that existed, that too as a non-engineering fresher.
Fast forward to result day, the overall of 98.86%ile was flashing on the screen. It wasn't bad at all, but just not good enough for what I had aimed for. I was so close and yet so far. I knew ABCL calls would be difficult or even impossible without 99+, that was the norm. But luckily thanks to previous acads and academic/gender diversity, I started getting good calls. IIM L, K ,I. IIM C was still left to declare the shortlist, it was my last ray of hope. It would take a miracle to get the call. And it happened. I couldn't believe my eyes. I decided I'd give it my best shot, everything I had. I started preparing really well for interviews. I thought I had sufficient time. Yeah, I thought, didn't happen :'). I had exactly 5 days after I was informed about my IIM C interview. I had not taken a single mock interview. I knew I was going to screw it up. 5 days went by in major anxiety, and finally the interview was done. Probably the most important 15 mins of my life.
The remaining interviews went pretty well too. But deep inside I knew I needed another miracle to convert IIM C, and luck doesn't favour you twice. I hadn't applied anywhere else including XLRI, FMS or SP Jain, despite a lot of criticism. So this was a make or break decision for me. After almost 3 months of an excruciating wait, it was judgement day. My hands were trembling. Could I handle another year of QA and unpredictable LRDI? Will this be the end of my MBA journey?
"Congratulations!". I jumped with excitement. I was crying and laughing at the same time. I had convinced my parents that I wasn't going anywhere this year, but I couldn't be happier for being proven wrong. It's been over a month, and it has barely sunk in (classes have already begun 😂). The reason I wanted to share this is because we all think we aren't capable of a lot of things. I thought I'd never make it against veterans with 99.7+ in mocks, or with years of work ex in MNCs. But what I learnt was you have to trust the process. Everyday I told myself that I should give my best, regardless of the terrible mock scores. I should not have regrets about the fact that I didn't give my best. And I'm glad I didn't give up.
And recently another unimaginable thing happened - I got shortlisted for an interview with Unilever to get a direct summer internship oppurtunity with them in 2022, through the Unilever Changemakers Program. I was a mere B.Com fresher and I was up against CAs and people from organisations like JP Morgan. I didn't stand a chance right? Yet it happened. I like to believe that efforts always reap rewards. Maybe not at the time or in the way that you want it, but you will reach your goal, eventually :)
PG memes (thank you @Pinku_Memewaala :) ) were my mode of survival during the wait for results, and I came across some really nice people here as well. So I hope that my story gives a little bit of hope to those underdogs on this platform who think they're too young (I'm still 20 😂) or not good enough for their dream b-schools.
Always remember, the game isn't over till you say it's over :) And I hope y'all kill it in CAT 2021 💯
Signing off,
AS102 🙋
P.S - I really do not want to trigger the diversity debate here. I understand a lot of GEMs here have been treated unfairly, but I sincerely hope y'all get what you truly deserve. But the objective of this AIWTSAC was just to give some hope to people who are probably in a similar situation as me, this year.