(Photo credit: Christopher Matson) One of the most dreaded portions of the English section of the CAT is the one relating to grammar. MBA applicants find themselves frequently at a loss while trying to negotiate a deadly landmine of nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions articles and gerunds. Additionally this is something that is of practical […]

It’s the time of the year for the PaGaLGuY community’s CAT teams again. The teams which everyone wants to get into, not just because they smoothen the MBA entrance journey but also because of the bonhomie, friendships and the memorable moments they foster. What are these teams and how do they work? There are four […]

Anna Hazare was the poster boy all of last week, hijacking almost every bit of newspaper space and television time. And many aam admi tried to, did, or at least appeared to be wanting to do something to feel akin to the movement. Some b-school drills in endorsing the cause also made news. While some […]

Nike caused controversy with its advertising campaign during the 1996 Olympics by using the slogan, “You Don’t Win Silver You Lose Gold.” Nike’s use of this slogan drew harsh criticism from many former Olympic Silver medalists. In a way, it did undermine the importance of the second position but in Math things are often very […]

Is the interest for the Common Admission Test (CAT) waning? The queues outside Axis Bank branches for CAT vouchers seem to point so, though first day numbers are hardly indicative. The general overview from across the country was that while queues for buying CAT vouchers were shorter this year, it took more time to get […]

The six-week window to buy vouchers and register online for the Common Admissions Test (CAT) 2011 opened today. Compared to previous years, the queues at Axis Bank branches were considerably shorter and the atmosphere less anxious, at least here in Mumbai. Simply put, here’s what you need to do to get started, 1. First check […]

Can you tell the difference between historic and historical? When do you use accept and when do you use except? Further and Farther? Sensual and Sensuous? For the last four years the CAT has been testing aspirants on this particular type of vocabulary question. These types of questions can be labelled as Commonly Confused Words. […]

(Photo credit: Alexandre Normand) Guess who’s the latest to jump onto the b-school bandwagon? None else but St Stephen’s, that super-exclusive college in Delhi University known for its arts and science degrees and the canteen. The St Stephens Institute for Management Excellence (SSIME) is not starting an MBA degree yet, but what sounds like an […]

Following some of its older brethren, the new Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) started since 2010 will replace the group discussion (GD) stage of their admissions with a written essay test. However, if you have already appeared for the written tests of some of the older IIMs, you will not need to take the written […]

Mocks are the most important part of prep work for the Common Admission Test (CAT). Yet, not all students capitalise on them fully. Often, students do not take the CAT because “the syllabus is not yet complete.” The syllabus for the CAT is never complete. Right through preparation time, there will always be some areas […]