So the time has come when the month-long marathon of CAT 2013 has shut all its windows and is now drawing its curtains. Ahhhh… But wait!!! I can see so many restless heads peeping through the window furtively, with a desperate bid to at least have a glance of their PERCENTILE; to which I feel […]

(Part 6 ) Also with the CAT on the rounds, it’s commonly observed among the aspirants that after writing their paper, they post their attempt rates n “probable accuracy rates” on every possible and available networking site, and then beg others to “predict” their %iles; however misleading the projected %ile might be. I sincerely wish […]

(Part 5) The same applies even to those kids who have been assigned the task of fulfilling their parent’s wishes. It is indeed a matter of pride that the kids happily agree to live up to the expectations of his parents. But the kid must realize that it is very important for him to first […]

(Part 4) Moving on to another most obvious reason for an aimless child to appear for CAT could be “joblessness” coupled with aimlessness. In simple words, MBA is the drowning (and aimless) man’s straw, in this situation. The very reason I described the “aimless CAT aspirants” to be dangerous was that they might end up […]

(Part 3) But then what about remaining Indian Junta? Not all are so hopelessly and desperately driven only by the “hike in package” motive, I presume. So this remaining chunk of CAT-junta can be divided into 2 categories: Aim and Aimless. And sadly, the latter dominates the former. Only a few percent of the total […]

(Part 1) “C.A.T. cat.. Cat maane billi” –This was one among the funniest and famous songs sung by Kishore da during those good old days when CAT actually meant billi. But sadly, CAT has now become more of a homonym with its abbreviated version gaining more ground over the other. Even in his pre-school days, […]

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What is the ROI from the MBA program I am planning? Now this a taboo question to ask since there is the illusion of ‘big bucks’ at the end of the rainbow and who questions the brand value of an IIM and ISB anyways. ‘How dare you?’ is the tone I get when I ask […]

The end of CAT 2013 is in many ways similar to the end of the world hy(steria)pothesis . All the hype leading up to it is slowly beginning to fade away, but for some of us the real test begins now.Around 85% of PG has attempted 85% of the questions with 85% accuracy leading me […]

A couple of exams being over, we all (correction: most of us) must be busy right now preparing a list of colleges to apply. And this is where a first-time applicant raises at least three questions about the system in practice: 1. Application fee: Rs. 2000? A: This much high application fee just to shortlist […]