Preparation on WAT is on-going process

Those MBA aspirants who may find their name in the cut off list of top MBA institutes or even IIMs will have go through Written Ability Test or commonly known as WAT  before you finally face admission team one to one basis. You must be wondering that after so much tough entrance tests , now again you have to go through this test why ? You are right; it is really cumbersome to go for repeat test on language skill. But please note that this test as WAT is basically to understand your flow of thoughts on the given subject and how you show your skills to write two hundred words on the assigned topic with conclusion? The main point is your conclusion because that will motivate your audience to know you more and possibly, you might be put questions from your WAT in personal interview also.

Topics in WAT may vary but mostly with the trend in mind, you will get topics from the areas of socio economic issues, economic issues, sports, general science issues , environment issues. It is basically to know your awareness also beside your written language skills.

Please remember that as would be Brand manager, you are supposed to know the skills of communication in writing format so that you are able to communicate in best of motivating manner to your team as well as customers also. Therefore you are tested for language skills again in WAT but in writing format.

Wring skill is anon-going process and can’t be improved overnight therefore it is a must for you to keep on writing small stanzas on some subject and enjoy writing. The best way to improve would be to write summary of Editorials of national Dailies and then discuss with your peer group. Another area will be to listen news analysis programmes at all India radio then write summaries of these bulletins because with that not only your awareness on surroundings will increase but you will be able to comprehend any news with analytical way and that can be a boon for you in WAT as well as for your personal interview.

With WAT admission selection committee will not only judge your language skills but your personality too and that will be helpful to know you more and will directly impact you during personal interview.

WAT looks so simple on the face of it;anybody can claim of writing the best but remember that you will be competing with equally best of the competitors hence, your writing power has to be a gem and your conclusion on the assigned topic can be game changer in WAT therefore time is ripe to carry on with your practice to achieve mission admission MBA !!!

Tips to Consider While Preparing for Entrance Exams

1. Be aware of your strengths and weaknesses

Every student should know his strengths and weaknesses before starting the preparation. As it is difficult to excel in all topics, there are topics in which each individual feels confident about. Students should try to cover up topics they feel confident about first, as it boosts their confidence.

 2.Refer fewer books for theory

As students have a habit to refer multiple books for theory, it harms them more than benefiting them. Every book explains topics differently so students get confused among various descriptions styles. Students should try to follow 1 or 2 at most, books from good authors.

3.Create a practical study plan

Students tend to plan more and execute less. Competitive exams like CAT, MAT, CMAT etc can be really challenging if not prepared with a practical stratergy. Create a practical study plan. Know how much syllabus you can cover in a day. Give more time to topics you find difficult and keep some buffer time as well.

 4.Previous year questions are the key

For the last month students should focus on solving the previous year questions. As these are the questions that were previously asked it gives an idea of the difficulty level of questions. also aim for solving the previous year questions in the same time frame as the actual exam ,as it will help students to develop a time management strategy for actual exam.

 5.Utilize technique of elimination

Utilize method of elimination. Begin by taking out 2 choices which have minimal possibility of being right. In some cases, regardless of the questions, the facts contained in the choices itself can be utilized to solve. Choosing a last answer out of 2 is easier and in some cases one can use intuitions as well.

6.Use shortcuts

Every student must memorize shortcuts which they can to prepare for entrance exams. Be it for remembering formulas or memorizing charts, using short cuts saves your time. There are some standard shortcuts which you can memorize into but creating your own would be a great idea as well because you will remember it better.

How to prepare for XAT ?

Xavier Aptitude Test (XAT) is organized by Xavier Labor Relation Institute (XLRI) Jamshedpur and is conducted on behalf of Xavier Association of Management Institutes (XAMI).

XAT aspirants who are looking forward to Xavier Aptitude Test may note that notification for coming XAT is likely to be out by October this year and XAT 2018 will be conducted in the 1^st week of January 2018. XAT exam structure is that it has two parts whereas first part consists of sections for Verbal Ability & Logical Ability, decision making, Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation and the second part of the exam consists of General Knowledge & Essay. 

Overall time limit for XAT is likely to be given for 205 minutes with 78 questions in first part and 25 questions for General Knowledge and one Essay which you need to write after the entire exam for 20 minutes in approximately 200 words.

There is a great rider of negative marking in XAT as .25 marks are being cut for wrong answer with a extra rider of .05 marks are cut for more that 13 un-attempted questions but XAT aspirants may note over here that the negative marking is applicable for the first section of the exam only and there is no negative marking for General Knowledge and Essay section.

XAT scores are accepted by XLRI, Xavier Institute of Management- Bhubaneswar, XISS-Ranchi, XIME, SPJIMR, LIBA-Chennai also besides 11 Xavier Institutes. To understand the USPs XAT exam aspirants must note that XAT is very peculiar and would test in Language Skills more than any other exam and you would also be tested in Current Affairs.

To take XAT 2018 you would be eligible if you are graduate with 50% marks.

Essay writing in XAT can be a differentiator for the aspirant as Essay topics are very unique in XAT and most of the times aspirants get shockers with the kind of difficulty they find to express their views in Essay. Hence, it is important for the aspirants to practice for Essay very regularly.

Now the time is ripe for XAT aspirants to get on to preparation and achieve mission XAT 2018 !

Quantitative Ability for CAT 2017

Quantitative ability is the section which is common to all MBA entrance examinations but is one of the very crucial section in CAT.

Quantitative Ability in CAT 2017 will also not be an exception and CAT aspirants are likely to face tougher questions this year hence, it is important to understand that what is Quantitative Ability and why you are being tested for this section?

Quantitative Ability as the name mentions is a section where you would be tested for your analytical behaviour and your mind at Quant. You would be getting questions from areas of Arithmetic which may comprise of questions on percentages, numbers, algebra, trigonometry, time & speed and distance.

While being tested in Quantitative Ability, you need to understand that in any business numbers are very important and primary data being collected in any business is very crucial for launching a product or for the projection of the sales hence, it is the Quantitative analysis on which brand manager is dependent upon and it is his Quantitative skills which directs him to control the market and ensures the brand growth. Because of this reason you are being tested in Quantitative Ability so to know your aptitude and Quantitative skills, afterall you would be selected as a future budding manager.

The crucial question for CAT aspirant is how to prepare and ace Quantitative Ability? Experts have suggested that for preparing Quantitative Ability, you need to practice and clarify your fundamentals from NCERT books and take sample questions from High School standard as that would give you immense confidence to deal with questions in Quantitative Ability.

34 questions in Quantitative Ability section of CAT 2017 would be a dreadful section as being an opening section of CAT 2017 this may either boost your confidence or let you down at the beginning of CAT 2017 hence, it is very crucial that you take this section with a piece of mind and since this section is calculation centric hence, you remain confident and attempt those questions only where you are fully confident on the answers.

Quantitative Ability in CAT 2017 will decide your overall percentile so start preparation and achieve Mission CAT 2017 !