CAT exam are the path way for MBA career in India. It is very tough to manage and get through it. First, to prepare we have to manage our time, plan, concentrate and work out more practical exercises on all formats of the exams. Enjoy while studying so one can easily memorize and do good in exams for making your dream come true. There are lot of coaching classes available go learn and prepare for entrance exams before 3 -6 months, and on the day before your exam go to sleep don't hangover which will help u to attend the exam with confidence.
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CAT (Common admission Test) is conducted by IIMs for the management program. CAT is said to be the toughest of all the competitive exams in the Country because of high degree of Competition in CAT to get into the management courses of prestigious Indian Institutes of Management. Also most of the B-school in India nowadays has adopted this test and they use CAT scores of candidates as eligibility criteria for further Admission process.
The first thing to keep mind about CAT is that they are seeking candidates with good conceptualized knowledge, analytical skills and decision making capabilities.
Cat is not an easy entrance test due to very high competition. And Smart work rather that hard Work is needed to get Through Cat exam. Some step wise smart techniques For Preparing correctly for cat are discussed here.
Firstly, The Candidate must gather Information about CAT, such as when the exam is to be held so that he/she comes to know how much time is left for CAT preparation. Then the composition of the Exam paper should be worked out such as what are the components in the paper Usually the CAT exam paper includes questions about quantitative ability, data interpretation, data sufficiency, logical reasoning, reading comprehension and verbal ability. The duration of test is 2.5 hours.
Nest, the candidate should Work out its strengths/Weaknesses so that he/she can decide what and how much to prepare. The strengths should be worked out more and the weaknesses have to be prepared more to get through that section in the exam. There is no need to be nervous after knowing your weaknesses. Just try to get as much information you can to make this weakness to strength. Think every time that you can do it.
Next step is to organize your studies an appropriate time table that gives enough time to study and rest also as its more important than anything else to keep your Body and mind inn good state. So create a time table the suites Your physical and, mental Terms.
Don’t ignore your mistakes and evaluate your performance in your Weak areas regularly. It’s very important and ignorance can is very harmful.
The candidate needs to prepare For GD and Interview as well to Crack CAT. Do prepare for them and keep working out on the important topics for GD and Important Interview Questions.
The above points present the framework for a structured CAT Preparation and if done properly with right concept and positive Faith in mind, Cat is easy to Crack like any other Exam.
CAT, as you all are aware of by now, tests an MBA aspirant's abilities in three different sections, namely Â* Quantitative ability (QA), Data interpretation (DI) & Logical Reasoning (LR) and Verbal Ability constituted by the English usage (EU) and Reading comprehension (RC) portions. In this article, we will look at how our reading habits, if properly channelized can be effectively used to enhance our CAT preparation in a variety of ways, especially in the Verbal part.
But from 1999 the trend changed, now all three sections have equal weightage The pattern and type of questions also showed a distinct change in 2001, stress was more on usage of words while regulars like Para jumbles were dropped. The best way to gather them will be general reading.
Even though all the coaching institutes give word list they serve only a limited purpose as the stress in CAT is on usage of words and phrases rather than on their dictionary meaning. Another aspect (especially looking at the last year paper) as far as CAT questions regarding reading comprehension are concerned is that they were relatively easy as far as the length and the subject matter of the passages were concerned. But the questions were largely essence-centric as opposed to the data-centric questions which were asked in previous CAT examinations.
It could have been cracked with ease provided the reader was used to reading a wide variety of topics and assimilate new information very fast. Keeping this in mind the 3 most effective weapons in our hands will be : Vocabulary with stress on idiomatic usage Extremely fast reading speed Reading a wide variety of topics
Now let us see how our reading habits can help us achieve all the 3 above-mentioned objectives. We all usually indulge in two distinct types of reading, which are performed differently Â* > § Pleasure reading Â* Comics, novels etc. § Study / Information reading Â* Academic books, Newspapers, Magazines etc.
But, CAT or any other MBA entrance requires a combination of 'skimming' and demanding' reading.
For this I would recommend a regular reading of atleast two newspapers like The Hindu, Economist, Business Standard etc. and atleast one magazine like Frontline.
Lets start with vocabulary. In addition to reading that is mentioned above, lots of resources are available on the net like www.yourdictionary.com which sends you a new word with meaning and usage by mail every day for free, so do search for these and similar resources in the web. Another good one is the word power booklets published by Readers Digest. So please ensure that you spend around 2 hours on general reading. By any means possible build a large repertoire of words and be clear as to their usage.
Second is speed-reading which is immensely beneficial for attempting RC. The good thing about RC is that once you have gone through the passage properly the chances of making mistakes is minimal. In CAT you can expect passages from such diverse topics like psychology and economics to rocket science and medicine, like in 2001 there was a passage from a critique on a Kurosowa film. You can also try some speed reading techniques, which can make a dramatic improvement to your reading speed.
The third issue is that of diverse reading. As mentioned above, most of the passages are not what we read in day-to-day life. Whenever we read something with which we are not conversant with, the technical terms and nuances involved prove to be a red herring. They require more understanding than a topic we already know about. A commerce graduate would like a topic on say mutual funds while a software engineer would love a passage on say data storage mechanism. While its agreed that one can not be an expert in all the fields at once, the more diverse once reading habits are, the better are his chances of increasing his comfort level with new topics.For practicing reading comprehension questions you can go for online verbal practice questions which are availible for free.Finally, as a bonus, your general awareness, which is of paramountimportance for GDs as well as Interviews, improve exponentially too. Remember that one needs to stress more on opinions formed over issues, rather than remember facts and figures. One needs to consciously try and create one's own stand on issues. For this reading editorials would be extremely beneficial, especially sections like Black&White which features on the Sunday Times of India.
Some other Principles which can be used for effective reading for RC are:
Ø Make a reading speed check everyday. This means that always keep an eye on your reading speed and count the number of words you are able to read and understand on a daily basis.
Ø Try to push your speed everyday. Comprehension will pick up in due course of time.
Ø Read the editorials everyday and try to summarize the main points. Also time your reading in the editorial.
To creak CAT exam and get good MBA college is every student dream. I will be suggest to you also go through test paper of entrance exam this will be also helpful to preparation for your CAT examination.
I feel, six months is more than enough for the preparation of CAT. During these six months students should show discipline and determination by studying regularly for at least 2 hrs a day. I believe strongly that discipline, determination and purposeful practice will lead you towards success in the CAT. CAT is neither a test of intelligence nor is a measure of your intellectual capability. You can achieve a good score by extensive preparation and purposeful practice.
There is no set or defined syllabus for the CAT exam. It is designed to assess the natural ability of a person towards their preferred field. Hence, it is designed to test the inclination of the applicant towards managerial tasks and roles. Mainly, the questions are asked from Quantitative Aptitude, Reading Comprehension & Verbal Ability, and Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency. You can log on to this http://www.indiancareerclub.com/exams/CAT/About.html
Submitted by dndeepthinair260 on 31/10/2009 - 03:02 PM
No there is no fixed structure of CAT. The test can be in various combinations like 4 sections (each timed for 30 mins or non-timed), 2 or 3 sections again timed or non-timed etc. But the questions are based largely on the four areas, Problem solving, Data Interpretation, Reading Comprehension and Verbal ability.
Hi all, yes CAT should be prepared with utmost hard work and efforts. You have practice, practice, practice on... Hey one news about "CAT" now it is "online" so be very careful and work harder by time management.