Folks, nominations for the CAT Dream Teams and the Underdog Teams are now open. All those who missed it last year, this is your chance! You may now nominate yourself into the city dream teams of Pune, Bangalore, Kolkata, Delhi-NCR, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Mumbai or Chennai. Else, run for the Underdogs Team. And of course, you can also nominate your national Dream Team.

What are PaGaLGuY CAT Dream Teams about?

Dream Teams are teams of extremely driven CAT aspirants who have a high likelihood of cracking the CAT exam. They are nominated on the basis of performance in the mock CATs. Members of Dream Teams tend to be consistent 99+ percentilers and often hold pro-level control over one or more sections.

The tradition of Dream Teams started in 2005 with a simple question, “Who are the top contenders from PG to crack CAT 2005? Choose your 11.”

Thus started the annual ritual of PaGaLGuY members nominating the 11 best PaGaLGuY members most likely to crack that year’s CAT, based on their performance in various mock CAT tests.

What do the members of Dream Team do after being selected?

The Dream Team brings together people who are most likely to crack the CAT that year. Despite being competitors, they collaborate, share resources and help each other day in and out on various concepts and questions. Basically, it is the best kind of pan-India study group you can imagine to have. Once you are part of a Dream Team, you will find yourself use technology and Internet tools to the fullest to collaborate with your team members and leave no stone unturned in strengthening your preparation. You will also frequently meet your team members offline to share material and resources, analyze mock CATs and prepare for Group Discussions and Personal Interviews.

Each Dream Team has a Mentor, usually an IIM student and the member of a previous year’s Dream Team.

What are the types of Dream Teams?

This year, there are nine city Dream Teams and one National Dream Team.

Can I nominate myself to a city Dream Teams 2010?

Yes, you can. Pick your city and if your city is not in the list, pick the one closest to you and nominate yourself.

• Ahmedabad Dream Team (Mentor: Varun Rajaram, IIM Lucknow 2010-12)
• Bangalore Dream Team (Mentor: Prem Ravi, IIM Calcutta 2010-12)
• Chennai Dream Team (Mentor: Naga Raj, winner of PaGaLGuY Quant God Award 2009-10)
• Delhi-NCR Dream Team (Mentor: Ranjeet Pratap Singh, FMS Delhi 2010-12)
• Kolkata Dream Team
• Hyderabad Dream Team (Mentor: Rahul Kishore Singh, FMS Delhi 2010-12)
• Lucknow Dream Team (Mentor: Rohitashva Tomar, IIM Ahmedabad 2010-12)
• Mumbai Dream Team (Mentor: Vivek Khanchandani, NITIE 2009-11)
• Pune Dream Team (Mentor: Nishant Choudhury, IIM Calcutta 2010-12)

Can I nominate myself to the national Dream Team?

No, but you can nominate any 11 people on PaGaLGuY in whose abilities you have complete trust. Nominate now.

The selectors of PaGaLGuY Dream Team are alumni of past Dream Teams and they are Prem Ravi (IIM Calcutta 2010-12), Rohit Gupta (IIM Ahmedabad 2010-12) and Gagandeep Singh Nanda ( IIM Lucknow 2010-12).

What is the Underdogs Team?

The Underdogs Team starts where the Dream Team ends. The Underdogs Team shall have 11 hard working dreamers with a never-say-die attitude. They may not have stellar mock scores yet, but they are doing well and are serious about making it to a top-b-school. Just out of their attitudes, they often give a tough fight to the Dream Teams.

You can nominate yourself to this team, if you feel you have that kind of a winning attitude. Nominate yourself.

The selectors of Underdogs Team 2010 are Prem Ravi (IIM Calcutta 2010-12), Sinchan Mukherjee (IIM Calcutta 2009-11) and Shashank Prabhu (Maharashtra CET 2010 Topper).