Articles in IIM Bangalore
(Photo: Tim G. Photography) The integrity of the much-spirited Common Admission Test (CAT) exam has taken a beating with the tampering of scores of 80 students who took CAT 2012. All thanks to an anonymous caller. But what if this anonymous caller had not called? What if scores were meddled with last year but since […]
(Photo: Official US Navy Page) Practicing mock tests forms an important aspect of preparation for CAT candidates, who often work their hearts out when it comes to practice. Some attempt up to three dozen mocks in a single preparation season. Many CAT takers often discuss with me their performance in these mock tests on the […]
Could Ringo Starr possibly prepare for the CAT while being in such an overpopulated band? (Photo: Jao Haupt) When I read a comment in PaGaLGuY seeking advice on preparing for the Common Admissions Test (CAT) while living in the chaos of a joint family household, it brought a smile to my face immediately. With all […]
Sridhar Pabbisetty (left) during his election campaign at RT Nagar, Bengaluru After years of work on policy thinking, Sridhar Pabbisetty wanted to go beyond just ideas. The quest for putting political action to his ideas led him to quit his job as the chief operating officer (COO) of the Centre for Public Policy (CPP), Indian […]
(Graphic by Sanjit Oberai) In the first part of this two-part series, we highlighted how executive MBA courses haven’t quite delivered to the expectations of the students pursuing them. In this second part, we take a look at what the b-schools have to say on the subject On placements… While the students we spoke to […]
The search operation at IIM Bangalore has come to an end and the call has been identified as a hoax call. This was confirmed by a police official from MICO Layout Police Station, Bangalore. “We have traced the call to a phone booth in JP Nagar but we have not identified the caller yet,” said […]
(Photo: Cali4beach) Does one need a classroom coaching programme to prepare for the Common Admissions Test (CAT)? MBA applicants often ask this question on online forums, and even otherwise to their mentors and peers – whether classroom coaching improves CAT preparation better. Or should they instead self-study and maybe join an online test series at […]
This was the second year that the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, (IIM-B) persisted with its radical attendance and summer placements guidelines. Better known as ‘attend class whenever you want’ and ‘opt out of summer placements if you feel like’ to the world outside IIM-B, these have been at the receiving end of a fair […]
(Photo: Sigfrid Lundberg) Thousands appear for their CAT exam in the final year of their undergraduate studies. Those who are not able to get through in their first attempt reappear the following year and add to the ever increasing pool of candidates with work experience. With the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and other Indian […]
If you are wondering which Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2012 toppers are heading to, here’s the news: Toppers (100 percentilers) Converted Areesh Mittal IIM-C Anshul Garg IIM-C Ravi Teja Palla IIM-C, L (Waitlisted for B) Sumit Patil IIM-C, A, B, L Siddharth Sharma IIM-C, B Jaskaran Singh Sachdeva IIM-L […]