(Photo: Florin Gorgan) A minimalistic approach towards any goal is dangerous – it signals pessimism and a defeatist attitude. And I have seen dozens of CAT aspirants falling prey to it without realising. Very often, candidates ask me about the minimum questions to attempt to secure a percentile over 95. In my opinion, people who […]

(Photo courtesy: Benson Kua) Management institutes in Maharashtra are just not able to attract candidates. Out of the 45,747 MBA seats in the state, only 12,321 seats have been filled till now, leaving 33,426 seats vacant. This number does not take into account seats allotted at the institute level or minority seats, the information of […]

(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: Erik Abderhalden) By the end of this month, voucher sales for the CAT would start. That is traditionally what pushes people get really serious about their CAT preparation and coaching institutes start selling fast-track programs, crash courses, etc. I am sure you would encounter posts and tips about “How to prepare for the CAT […]

(Photo: Bilal Kamoon) Business schools in India continue to want to shut down. This year, the number of technical college closure applications received by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has gone up by 23.9% since last year. Consequently, the number of b-schools being allowed by the regulator to shut down has also […]

(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 […]

Amity Business School is a flagship institute of Amity University, established through a state legislature, with powers to award degrees, recognised by UGC. It is a part of the Amity Education Group comprising 30 campuses spread over 1000 acres and includes 5 worldclass universities, 17 schools & pre-schools, 150 top ranked institutions and 8 international […]

Mr Ramesh Unnikrishnan If you think All Indian Council for Technical Education (AICTE) directors have to necessarily be dreary-looking, peering through thick-rimmed spectacles, from columns of dusty files, you need to check on Ramesh Unnikrishnan – AICTE’s Western Regional Director. He is young, sports a perpetual smile and takes every call that rings on his […]

(Photo courtesy: David Boyle) Just because Mumbai is India’s financial capital, it does not mean jobs are easy to come. In fact, it has been as sluggish as schools in other areas last couple of years. To allay the problem (to a small extent), b-schools in Mumbai and recruiters have started pooling in campus placements. […]

To put the new Ford EcoSport’s Rs 5.59 lakh price in perspective, talk to someone who’s joining a two-year MBA program in the US this fall. In the two weeks that the Indian rupee slid from 57 to 60 against a US dollar, that is about how much more their impending educational expenditure increased by, […]