‘Shaping careers, building lives’, the organization’s vision, gives direction to every activity organized. Keeping the CAT aspirants as the primary focus, IMS, allows all the non-IMS students to take one of the SimCATs. The Open SimCAT is held across the country, at more than 100 venues, multiple venues for every test location. IMS picks up multiple venues for Open SimCAT to allow maximum number of students to benefit from the test.

Best of the talented minds take the CAT every year. Preparation for this particular test doesn’t mean rote learning and taking notes. The CAT concepts once learnt need to be put to test. The real preparation begins when the CAT aspirant understands where he stands vis-à-vis the competition.

The Open SimCAT has immense reach. Held across the country, the test has the largest base of CAT aspirants taking the test. The test gives students a chance to get a flavor of real competition. Open SimCAT simulates the CAT scenario to an extent that the test is held at the same venues as the CAT. The simulation is absolutely CAT-like, so as to enable students to better deal with the test day fear and anxiety.

IMS has been observing the CAT and dealing with the students for past 30 years. The experience and expertise allows IMS to design the SimCAT papers closest to actual CAT. The evolving significance of management education and the corresponding effect on the CAT test paper pattern is taken into consideration while designing the SimCAT papers.

Last year, the Open SimCAT was a huge success amongst the student community. The IMS’ test setting team crafted the paper so innovative in terms of structure and pattern that the Math section had poetry in it. The paper was a googly for all the test takers. The CAT changes every year, no one can predict it. Acknowledging these challenges, Open SIMCAT 2006 with its exceptional format prepared students for the unseen, the unexpected. The test with its format made students shockproof.

Bolstered by the positive student feedback, IMS has scheduled the Open SimCAT for July 22, 2007. The test gives National Ranking, Percentile; powers students with the knowledge of their position in the talent pool. Detailed analysis, in-depth section wise feedback of the Open SimCAT gives the test takers a direction and helps them prepare for the CAT systematically.

Open SimCAT is a must take for all the CAT 07 aspirants as it will give them a chance to experience the CAT one time before the actual CAT. The test would be relevant to the CAT 2008 aspirants in many ways too. Getting into a high repute B-School has become even more challenging with the increasing competition. To experience the CAT, students need to be in their final graduation year. But, CAT aspirants today prefer to start their preparation earlier than that. In their sophomore year itself, students start readying themselves for the CAT. Open SimCAT 2007 will give them a chance to experience the CAT sooner than they actually can. IMS, a student centric organization has always believed in giving value to the students and they will continue to do the same by making Open SimCAT available to the CAT aspirants for free.

To register for the same you can use this link
http://web.imsindiaonline.com
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