Here is some surprising news for those tracking the demand for the Common Admission Test (CAT). Despite a marginally higher number of registrations in 2011 compared to CAT 2010, the actual turnout of test-takers in 2011 was lower than that in 2010. About 1.85 lakh candidates appeared for the CAT 2011 out of the 205,345 […]

The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) Entrance Test 2011 turned out to be pleasant surprise to anyone who had worked hard. I am sure those taking it for the second time would be laughing while the first-time applicants would keep wondering why. It seems that b-schools are in the mood to change patterns and […]

Pic: Mickeysucks photostream An article in the one of the pink papers yesterday created ripples it was intended to create – that 3 b-schools in India had received offers of over Rs 1 crore during pre-placements. A similar story had been published a while ago and when we cross-checked with some of the schools concerned, […]

The Management Aptitude Test (MAT) held four times every year by the All India Management Association (AIMA) might be discontinued in the next twelve months, sources at AIMA told PaGaLGuY today. The possible shutdown of the test is a response to the Human Resources Development Ministry’s indication that there would eventually be a common entrance […]

We are approaching the neck-deep phase of this year’s admission season, so we thought we’d devote a post linking to some of the more active forum threads on which students of some of India’s top b-schools are answering aspirant questions related to admissions, fees and life at the school. While at it, we are also […]

Interest in the Common Admissions Test (CAT), which had been enjoying a boom until 2009 has been on the wane since 2010. Both, the CAT 2010 and CAT 2011 have seen registrations in the vicinity of 2.05 lakhs, a steep 15% drop compared to 2009. This decrease has not come without its own share of […]

As the Common Admission Test (CAT) window draws to a close, PaGaLGuY drills down the number of seats available in different categories at the top ten b-schools according to the PaGaLGuY.com B-school Rankings 2011. The data excludes Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore as it has not yet finalised the total number of seats available […]

(Photo credit: IA Walsh) Chicago-Booth Graduate School of Business retained the top rank in Bloomberg Businessweek’s 2011 MBA Rankings, followed by Harvard Business School and The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Along with UC Berkeley – Haas, Duke – Fuqua and Stanford, Wharton is one fo the four schools in the top 10 that have […]

The Common Admission Test (CAT) in its new 20-day computer-based avatar has been coinciding with the Hindu festive season of Diwali in both 2010 and 2011. However, that does not seem to deter candidates competing for coveted seats at the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and other top CAT-affiliated b-schools to successfully distract themselves from […]

About 2.05 lakh candidates took the Common Admissions Test (CAT) 2011 during 20 days between October 22 and November 18, 2011 at 68 test centers across 36 cities in India. Incidentally, the last day saw the lowest registrations throughout the 20 days of the CAT. Only 4,658 candidates were registered to take the test on […]