CAT 2012: Mother of All Exams: What are the other exams I can sit for if I prepare for CAT?

You can sit for almost all the management entrance exams that test the aptitude of the candidate like XAT, MAT, SNAP, CET, SRCC GBO, IIFT, JMET, NMAT, etc. Rather it will not be wrong to call CAT the mother of all MBA Entrance Exams in India. 

The aptitude test consists of English (verbal ability and reading comprehension), Quantitative Ability (mostly Class X level math, except in some exams like XAT and JMET where pure math, which is taught at the higher secondary level, questions are asked), Data Interpretation, Data Sufficiency and Reasoning. 

In some exams such as MAT (Management Aptitude Test, another all-India common entrance exam), SNAP (Symbiosis National Aptitude Test, for the institute in Pune), IIFT (entrance test for the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade), IRMA (entrance test for the Institute of Rural Management at Anand) and ATMA (the Association of Indian Management Schools' Test for Management Admissions, another all-India exam), there will also be an additional section of General Awareness.

As can be seen, once you prepare for CAT, you can attempt almost all the management entrance exams.

In addition, the preparation will also be helpful in cracking the campus recruitment related exams. However, the patterns of different exams have to be studied and attempted individually to get maximum results.

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CAT 2012: Tips for scoring in Quant

Quant is tough but if planned and prepared well, it can be handled with perfection. Here are some tips to help you score in Quant. Always make a planned move. 

Divide all questions into three categories, according to your knowledge and understanding of concepts.

a.     Easy These are your strong points. You are comfortable and can solve them in the least possible time.

b.     Can be handled: You know how to tackle them but you need to devote more time. Your comfort level is not as good as you may have come across such questions only in the study material and not during school days or college.

c.   Tough: You have no idea how to do them as they may not have a standard formula, and may involve higher order mathematical techniques or a mix of two or more techniques.

Tips may sound general but no harm to keep them top of mind as these small reminders will take you on top to achieve mission CAT 2012.

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CAT 2012: QA Section myth & reality

Quantitative aptitude better known as QA section appears as one of the sections for CAT and many of us are not able to clear the cut-offs for this particular section. It is not that we do not have proper reasoning power or ability to learn formulae but we are surrounded with certain myths that keep us from giving our 100 percent to this section – 

MYTH:

Quantitative Aptitude section can be cleared with high marks by only those who have lots of math skills, understanding of higher math and having high level of aptitude.

REALITY:

Quantitative Aptitude section for CAT is all about right selection, fundamental knowledge and common sense. But many of us fail to believe this and eventually fail in our effort just because of lack of confidence and right approach. 

Explore the right approach by analyzing the section and gaining proper insight for the same and achieve mission CAT 2012.

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CAT 2012: syllabus

Most common FAQ is what’s the syllabus of CAT 2012 written test?

There is no any syllabus for CAT as such. However, based upon the previous year’s analysis and study, it is quite clear that CAT requires you to have strong basics. If you have studied Math and English quite well till your 10^th Standard, then CAT is for sure, your cup of tea. But, if not, then also you have sufficient time to go through your school basics and broader your scope for admission into one of the top most MBA/PGDM institute of India.

Written Test will be divided into 2 sections:

1. Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation
2. Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning

These two sections will be implemented sequentially with separate time limits.

The examination will be of 140 minutes. Candidates will have 70 minutes to answer 30 questions within each section which will have an on-screen countdown timer.

CAT is test for more of common sense, speed and accuracy with immense expression of will power. Prepare with plenty of practice and be winner for achieving goal of CAT 2012.

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CAT 2012 Preparation steps: How to analyze one’s performance in a mock test?

As we know practice leads to perfection, taking mock tests will help you practice and perform well. The mock tests are meant to be taken to understand your weakness and rectify your errors. While you take practice tests, you come to know that which are the areas which you have committed the mistake and the reason behind that. The more you know about your weak areas the more you will work on those areas. You need to identify if the error you’re making is once or consistent.

Thus, mock tests are no doubt very important and should be analyzed to understand one’s mistakes and to check whether weaknesses are being ironed out.

Important Facts:

• Mock tests are “MOCK” tests or practice tests that are taken in a “simulated” environment.
• Practice tests/mock tests tell you your level of preparation. That is why; if they point out to a certain weak link it should be taken care of immediately.
• Mock Tests are neither easy nor tough than the actual exam. They are simply unpredictable like the actual test.
• Do analyze your mistakes through mock tests but don’t take them to your heart and lose confidence or become over confident.
• Confidence is not dependent upon your performance in the final exam but it is rather a state of mind that is dependent on your attitude and perception.

Do practice with mock tests and achieve mission CAT 2012.

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CAT 2012 : 5 Ways to prepare for Logical Reasoning

If you logically prepare for this part of the Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning section, scoring good percentile in CAT 2012 will not be that big an issue for you.

• To start with, go to the previous years’ CAT papers and try to understand the logic behind logical reasoning problems.
• Apart from solving previous year question papers, you should also solve as much mock CAT tests as possible.
• You should solve them regularly to get a good grip of it as ample practice should be there.
• At this stage, when there is only few months left for the real CAT Test, you should solve around 10 sets of logical reasoning questions every day.
• One more interesting way to prepare for this section is by regularly solving crossword puzzles, Sudoku, riddles etc. For this, you can pick out the leisure section of the daily newspaper and can also solve case lets from various books and puzzle sites on the internet.

Practice and prepare well to achieve mission CAT 2012

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