How can you become a better business professional through direct MBA admission?

Graduate students mostly get confused in choosing an appropriate post-graduation course. When it comes to management, it becomes more difficult to decide which program and specialization to follow including the selection of business schools. There are many management entrance exams which are mandatory for students to attempt and crack the exam. Exams such as CAT, XAT, and GMAT are one of the toughest exams; many students have a fear of attempting these entrance tests. It is always a wiser option to crack the management entrance exams and enter the business schools and IIMs. There is an alternative option of direct MBA admission without any entrance exams.Many private MBA colleges serve direct MBA admission. The procedure of direct admission is convenient with less effort. There are many best MBA colleges without CAT and MAT entrance exams which also provide direct admissions.

Ø What is direct MBA admission in India?

Students who don’t want to attempt any entrance exams and need a decent amount of salary can opt for this option. Students who are interested in earning 2.5 lakhs to 6 lakhs rather than huge packages. IIMs and top business schools students are offered high packages. Private colleges mostly manage the direct MBA admissions, but still they offer better jobs for students. There are some best MBA colleges which also serve guaranteed placements. Students who prefer their hometown and find difficult in travelling into cities. But, students shouldn’t expect that they get direct MBA admission in high ranking issues. There are some facts that they must know before opting for this course.

Ø What are the important facts about direct MBA admission?

There is no requirement for students to attempt entrance exams to pursue an MBA degree or PDGM diplomas. There is a myth that top colleges offer direct MBA admission. But, the colleges who offer direct MBA admission don’tappear in top business schools; still the quality of study is not degrading. The fees of direct MBA admission are average to high when compared to other courses. Students who have a decent financial backup and want to start their own business can also opt for direct MBA admission. The deemed universities provide excellent benefits for students.

Ø What are the essential guidelines to be followed before option for direct MBA admission?

·        Interested students have to grab more details for each college who are offering direct MBA admission.

·        The fees, infrastructure, and assured job should be kept in mind before taking admission in any college.

·        The facilities and management of a particular college should be in consideration before opting for direct MBA admission.

·        There are many management agents who provide admissions, and students tend to choose the wrong path in their influence. It is advised that students should personally visit the college and take admission after understanding all the details.

·        It is advised that students should take an interest in UGC or AICTE approved colleges for admissions.

·        Students should visit the official website of their desired college to know every relevant information before taking admission.

·        Students should prepare a list of many colleges rather than depending on a single option. Students should compare every college and find an appropriate choice for themselves.

Ø Which are the best colleges for direct MBA admission?

The below-mentioned table consists of best colleges for direct MBA admission. The list of colleges for direct MBA admission is:

Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada	Apeejay School of Management, Delhi
LDRP Institute of Technology and Research, Gandhinagar	GD Goenka University – School of Management, Gurgaon
Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi	MS Ramaiah Institute of Management, Bangalore
Medi-Caps Institute of Technology and Management, Indore	ManavRachana International Institute of Research & Studies – Faculty of Management, Faridabad
Sigma Group of Institutes, Vadodara	Millennium School of Business, Delhi
Bridge School of Management, Gurgaon	Nirma University, Ahmedabad
Indus Business Academy, Bangalore	EMPI Business School, Delhi
School of Inspired Leadership, Gurgaon	Sharda University, Greater Noida
Birla Global University, Bhubaneswar	Bennet University, Greater Noida

                                                                                          

Ø What is management quota in direct MBA admission?

Management quota and institute level seats are the two gateways for students in direct MBA admission. Students can also get direct MBA admission in best MBA colleges. This process is applicable in all the states of India. In every MBA college, around 15 to 20% of seats are allocated for direct admissions. The details to avail such seats are mentioned in brochure of colleges. Students can also check the official website to find out details before the convocation of management programs. Students have to check the eligibility criteria of every college. Interested students can directly apply to the respected director of a particular college to avail direct admission.   

CMAT Exam Notification 2018-19 by MBA Rendezvous

MBA aspirants who are aspiring to appear in CMAT exam should note that CMAT notification has come out and CMAT exam will be conducted by National Testing Agency on 28^th January, 2019 whereas registration date will be ending on 30^th November, 2018 hence, aspirants need to hurry up now.

CMAT 2019 will be conducted in two shifts that is First Shift 09:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Second Shift 02:30 p.m. to 05:30 p.m.And you can opt for any of the shift. CMAT exam will be computer based test.

If you are having bachelor’s degree in any of the discipline but on the pattern of 10 +2+3 , you are eligible for coming CMAT. Even those who are appearing in final year are also are eligible but you have to give proof of your eligibility period set by institute.  The student should be citizen of India and there is no age bar to appear in CMAT.

CMAT pattern will be of four sections namely Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension and General Awareness.  Each of these sections will comprise of 25 questions.  Marks allotted to each section will be 100 that mean each question will be of 4 marks and for any wrong answer 1 mark will deducted thus negative marking makes CMAT tougher than perceived.

General Awareness section in CMAT exam will be crucial because this section is extra as compared to other MBA entrance exams. There fore in this GK section, you might be asked questions in areas of sports, economy, current affairs which are happening in India but Global also. Thus it is important for you to remain updated through newspapers and latest news.

Language comprehension section needs to be tackled more properly because RC in this section can be differentiator. In absence of vocabulary, you might get in to trouble to answer the questions.

Data Interpretation will be different than predicted in the context that you might get more of pie charts and table to interpret data to give the right answers therefore better be prepared to analyze the data before you answer.

It is noteworthy that after CMAT is over then conducting agency NTA will air the answers of CMAT exam on its website and students can challenge the answers after paying a nominal fee of Rs. 1000 however final decision of correct answer will remain with CMAT conducting authorities. This time NTA has given plenty of helping hand to the aspirants and you can go to their website or even SMS on given number , they will revert.

Art of living with CAT - MBA Rendezvous

Hurrah; here is art of living with CAT. Why to fear or worry for CAT which is so near and finally ‘D’ day has come, we need to feel happy that we are near to our goal post and time has come now to kick the goal. It is a time to celebrate the timings which is ours and only we are in control to define our moments without interference of external factors. Our preparation which we did full one year will allow us to achieve our aim to ace CAT.

Art is to remain confident, remain cool and here is now absolutely no point of worry now. We need to continue to meditate in terms of CAT sections. Be it QA, DILR or VARC all sections will give some tight situations and we have to accept the fact that as per true nature of CAT, we will face toughness. For that matter we have gained practice and let’s face it with bold preparation.

The art is to neutralise the fear with our will power to ace CAT with all backup of our understanding on the fundamentals of CAT sections. We know that we are aware of and we are confident to solve tough of tough questions because we have gone through many a mock tests then why to fear?

The art is to shun fear of CAT with the top of mind learning of short cuts to solve CAT questions and oral math with which the toughest QAwill be aced. It is generally first section QA, if we do better can set the tone in our mind to close all sections of CAT in a much better way.

The way our body synchronize our actions, the same way we need to synchronize our thoughts to activate our top of mind learning to answer correctly in CAT. The way we control our negative thoughts and push our selves in forward mode, the same way we need to tackle CAT. Let’s go ahead and face the reality of CAT. Chances are very high that the moment you will sit in exam hall and the moment you will open first section , in next few moments , you will realize here is your moment of activating your best of the knowledge and you will do that with  all positivity.

The art of living with CAT is to create pressure less positivity which will transform you as a winner.

Why GD is crucial? MBA Rendezvous

Group discussion or commonly being called as GD will be really crucial for MBA admissions because of many a factors. GD is almost second last step before you get admission. Aspirants need to understand few factors for GD. They are that why GD is conducted? What is the nature of GD? And most importantly, how you will be judged in GD?

Let’s analyse above one by one.  Please note that during your MBA entrance exams you have been tested for your quantitative aptitude and language skills in the formats of QA, DILR,and VARC etc. but for your soft skills GD is conducted. These skills are required to work in a company where you are supposed to interact with many set of peoples and particularly with consumers. Soft skills in areas of communication,gestures and top of all, body language are the most crucial aspects of these skills. That’s the reason you are tested in GD. With GD you will be on anvil to exhibit your communication skills and persuasive skills along with listening skills,

Nature of GD is a way of communication and not shouting or debating in GD. This is very crucial to know that whether you speak in suave manner and speak the least more but your communication is having substance which is in area of assigned topic in GD,and then it is the most accepted factor in GD. There is no need of taking initiative sun necessarily to show your leadership and actual leadership skills can be exhibited with the counter submissions with facts on the topic. Indeed there will group members who will keep on speaking loudly to their choice but good candidate will always speak in soft manner but yes in an audible  voice. Mind these above aspects as GD selection panel will positively note these facts.

GD selection panel is looking in you a confident personality who speaks with perfect communication, who has substance in his or her speech and waits for his or turns. This candidate is very persuasive and has empathy for poor communicator but who also has substance. Here comes a leadership quality as the candidate takes all along to conclude that is required as per GD topic. But yes it is also not that essential to conclude all GD topics because if the assigned topic is of general nature then you can give your submissions only and leave rest for the discussion.

GD is crucial to know your overall personalitywith best communication & listening skills.Attain, adapt these qualities to ace GD.

Why you wish to go for MBA?

Indeed it is million dollar question that why you wish to do MBA? Is it your personal decision? Is it that you are under pressure of your peer group? Is it you thought of MBA because your friends are in MBA? This scenario does have lot of meaning  the context that only if you thought of doing MBA and it is only your inner decision then it is  right decision otherwise  under influence of friends or under peer pressure doing MBA is useless. Because doing MBA requires few other qualities besides studying subject matter for cracking MBA entrance exams.

Even it is your decision, question still remains to be answered that why you wish to do MBA? Is it you thought of that with MBA you will become employable and you might get fat salary? Or you thought of doing MBA to gain management knowledge and become entrepreneur? Or you thought of gaining MBA degree and go for some job abroad? All these questions are valid and answers to all these questions do have immense reasons to have self-belief that after MBA where will be your future or what is that you wish to achieve?

Many focused students do have clarity on their career and they not only do lot of preparation for that but they go for career counselling also. This focused breed of students does have clarified on their strengths and weaknesses but the most important observation from them is that they continue to cement their strengths and keep on removing their minus points. How they do that?  They practice a lot on their weaknesses of individual personality and on subjects of exams and thereafter they discuss for the best of solution with their teachers , mentors and peer group and in their own group which they create of twenties students or so and that give them a big canvas of mixed values , mixed understanding and diversity of careers. That gives then genuine feed back to improve on poor points.

Your attitude to know more on management theory and later how you plan to practice theory matters a lot.  For this matter you plan to do MBA that will be the finest way to go for MBA. It is with this education   you can become entrepreneur and top of all with this education whether MBA degree matters you or not for gaining employment but you become thorough professional or at least you gain professional qualities and that will be everlasting education for you. You are advised to think and plan a lot before you go for MBA and discuss with your peer group as to why you should MBA? But don’t take pressure as that will be termed as bad proposition to do MBA.  Time is ripe to take decision and get cracking for doing MBA.

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.