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The Common Admission Test 2006 is scheduled for November 19. In What's new in CAT 2006 we gave you a gist of the new rules introduced by the IIMs who conduct the test every year. AKRS Srinivas and Rahul Reddy of T.I.M.E, which trains CAT aspirants, chatted with readers for one hour on July 20 to answer their queries and clear doubts based on the latest developments. For those of you who missed the chat, here is the transcript: ARKS Srinivas says, Welcome ALL. In this session we will concentrate on the changes that CAT is bringing to the table in terms of the pattern as well as your concerns on the eligibility criteria for writing CAT. Rahul and I will be ther ewith you for the next one hour. ethen_hunt20 asked, will there be General Awareness this year in CAT????? Vashistha asked, Hi with the increase in the duration of the CAT paper can we expect tougher questions. ethen_hunt20 asked, since the pattern is drifting towards logical problems are there chances will algebra and geometry will dominate the QA section and questions of commercial maths will reduce???? ethen_hunt20 asked, will there be General Awareness this year in CAT????? praveen asked, How about a 4 pointer this year with number of questions being same ethen_hunt20 asked, since the pattern is drifting towards logical problems are there chances will algebra and geometry will dominate the QA section and questions of commercial maths will reduce???? praveen asked, How about a 4 pointer this year with number of questions being same Swapnilshital asked, Hello sir, I m lectuere in Computer Engineering. I m in this profession since last 4 year. Now I want to shift to MBA, can I appear for CAT on 19 Nov. Actually I m in pune & searching for the institute which can give me training for CAT. I m ready to attend classes daily or weekly also. ethen_hunt20 asked, i've heard that the increase in the duration of CAT paper might contain essay writing arya1999 asked, Sir, ihave done my mba finance i intend to do my phd what is the cutoff cat score for students like me archana asked, Sir, i intend to do the phd course, wat is the score req for the same Anshu asked, Sir, It's said that to perform well in RC you should read from variety of topics. so can you suggest me the source, I mean what all should I cover up as a part of reading apart from newspapers and magazines, to make myself comfortable in RC? esp in areas like phillosophy, biologiy, abstract etc. as these do not appear in nespapers. If u can provide list of books which can be said as necessary and sufficient, that would be of great help! Thx neelabh asked, Hi sir..... Do u think even as it is expected that the paper this time around will be a bid challenging.. Does it pose a real danger sign.. The marking is still relative.. Isnt it. Vashistha asked, why would u increase the time duration if the number of sections(questions) will be the same and the difficulty level also to be the same. BDS asked, Can you suggest a good book for Quantitative ability and Logical reasoning? go4arnab asked, since conventional di,lr questions were out last CAT,how should we prepare?the materials provided by coaching instis dont seem like what appeared in cat 2005. jade asked, 2.5 hours sir seem to be quite a lot , should we keep our strategy same to the 2 hours and the other half an hour we should keep ourselves ready for any surprises if any . Though they ahve clearly mentioned as the 3 sections , will be there in the Exam. Kkrisshiim asked, Sir, Kindly enlighten on the 50% ELIGIBILITY. Are IIM's asking passmarks percentage or first attempt percentage. Iam a B.E passout in 2005 from VTU. As per VTU i have been awarded degree taking into account the first attempt total of last 2years rather than all the 4 years. I hope my query is replied.Earnestly seeking the answer. nandini asked, Will there be an increase in the number of questions?Is there a possibility of getting questions which weighs more than 2marks?Will there be any new sections? aravindkumar asked, hello sir, am aravind kumar i ve an arrear in my engineering due to my ill health. i ve completed that paper this year. am i aligible to write CAT? am having 69% in my engineering which is a course from 2001-2005. raja asked, Do a agricultural graduate has a edge as par as agribusiness management is concerned? komal asked, i komal anand , 2nd year would like to know more abt CAT 2006,i am planning to write CAT this year since i feel it will help me a lot for later preparation.could u plz let me know more abt this and details abt exam pradeep asked, i am starting my prep from tomorrow? is the time sufficient? i have taken cat b4 so i do know my strengths and weaknesses... BDS asked, Can you suggest a good book for Quantitative ability and Logical reasoning? jade asked, 2.5 hours sir seem to be quite a lot , should we keep our strategy same to the 2 hours and the other half an hour we should keep ourselves ready for any surprises if any . Though they ahve clearly mentioned as the 3 sections , will be there in the Exam Ashok asked, Are there part time MBA courses available in IIMs for executives. What is the placement chances for them. Is it nearly the same as compared to the regular courses. Is there difference in the contents of tre course. vikas asked, Sir, as the duration is increased by half an hour .... what does it mean that either the difficulty level will be raised or the no. od questions will increased (as from the last 2 times) we have seen that the no. of questions are decreasing. And what should we concentrate on keeping in mind for that extra half an hour .... wanted to ask what will be the impact of the extra time Kkrisshiim asked, Sir, Kindly enlighten on the 50% ELIGIBILITY. Are IIM's asking passmarks percentage or first attempt percentage. Iam a B.E passout in 2005 from VTU. As per VTU i have been awarded degree taking into account the first attempt total of last 2years rather than all the 4 years. I hope my query is replied.Earnestly seeking the answer. aninditadas asked, HELLO SIR,WHAT IS THE MINIMUM PERCENTILE REQUIRED TO GET A CALL FROM IIM. aravindkumar asked, hello sir, am aravind kumar i ve an arrear in my engineering due to my ill health. i ve completed that paper this year. am i aligible to write CAT? am having 69% in my engineering which is a course from 2001-2005. raja asked, Do a agricultural graduate has a edge as par as agribusiness management is concerned? Sahil asked, Hello! Actually i stammer while speaking &i m very good as studies , if i pass cat then what are the chances in getting through gd & pi Sahil asked, Hello! Actually i stammer while speaking &i m very good as studies , if i pass cat then what are the chances in getting through gd & pi neelabh asked, Sir... I had started preparing for CAT'06 a while back.. Do u think it would be better to work out the GD and personal interview tips now itself.. Or wait for the final selection,just in case. neelabh asked, Sir... I had started preparing for CAT'06 a while back.. Do u think it would be better to work out the GD and personal interview tips now itself.. Or wait for the final selection,just in case. vikas asked, Sir, does the part time course from IIM's like from banglore and calcutta ....does they provide placements also and does these courses have same value as that of full time course. Farhan asked, Dear Gentlemen: How much an engineering background matters for doing an MBA...(During PI) Divesh asked, Hello sir If i have got more than 50 percent in final year of graduation in commerce but my aggregates of 3 year's course is less than 50 percent. Then am i Eligible for CAT 2006 Farhan asked, Dear Gentlemen: How much an engineering background matters for doing an MBA...(During PI) Divesh asked, Hello sir If i have got more than 50 percent in final year of graduation in commerce but my aggregates of 3 year's course is less than 50 percent. Then am i Eligible for CAT 2006 abhisek asked, SIR DOES EXPERIENCE IN THE BPO SECTOR MATTER IN THE SELECTION OF A CANDIDATE IN THE TOP 15 B-SCHOOL IN INDIA? aravind asked, worked as a jr. software engineer in hyderabad n i left my job bcoz of my interest towards MBA. am i considered as a experienced or a fresher? ll ther b any chances of me if the iims r interested in job holders i mean experienced candidates?? cattaker asked, Do any IIMs consider GMAT score for their regular mba PGPDM/BM programs? arti asked, Sir what's educational qualification want for cat. aspirant asked, hello sir,in my final year examination this year i've got comptt. though i have more than 50% marks in aggregate .Am i eligible to give CAT & will it lead to any problems while facing the interview? abhisek asked, sir with IIMA publishing their cutoff marks , can u tell me how much %ile do we need to get a call from IIMA? Sumit Bhattacharya asked, sir, how many hours a day of preparation is required from here on considering i am starting my preparations today for CAT ? go4arnab asked, And sir,with 4 months left should we start mugging up word lists??especially for the analogies.. Kumar P5 asked, I have 47% marks . Can i still apply for CAT exam vidhu asked, sir wat is the right time to prepare for praparing cat2007? mani asked, hi, I intend to appear for CAT 06. till date i have not prepared for it even slightly. I am a BE and in service for 10 years. Do u think I can prepare quite satisfactorily to sail through CAT ( call for IIM) with this much time left abhishek sonu asked, What should be our Strategy since the Pattern & duration of CAT has changed KALYAN asked, hi arkss,any there any new factors other than the usual ones which i need to take consider in the light of the increased duration of the exam? DheerajNarayan asked, Hi Arks, still we dont have any suggestion about handling grammer questions which comprises 50% of verbal sections? Ashok asked, Does the experience in IT industry is considered the same way as the experience in other industries. Bcoz the technical job in IT industry does not have much exposure of the managerial job. arya1999 asked, Sir, how do is it late for me to start preparing towards cat for fpm prog rakhee asked, Hi,I am studying for CAT 2006, could u tell me if TIME has some special classes for THE NEW CAT FORMAT?? abhisek asked, sir with IIMA publishing their cutoff marks , can u tell me how much %ile do we need to get a call from IIMA? Part II: CAT 2006: Attempt this section first |
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