This year, Prometric is leaving no stone unturned in interfacing with the media, ostensibly in order to create goodwill among CAT 2010 takers. Last week, Prometric provided a sneak preview into the CAT 2010 testing interface to the media in New Delhi and Mumbai. Some excerpts from the Mumbai press...
Read MoreUnlike the Common Admissions Test (CAT) which went fully computer-based in 2009 and floundered, the other Management Aptitude Test (MAT) with a 2.5 lakh strong test-taking population (though spread over four tests in a year) decided to go digital more gradually. Held four times every year, the MAT is delivered...
Read MoreSo the notification for Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi University MBA admissions is out, marking December 5, 2010 as the date for the FMS Entrance Test. What do you need to do in order to apply and how should you prepare for the exam? Here is a ready reckoner....
Read MoreMore PG comics Concept, illustrations and graphics by Deepak Gopalakrishnan aka chuck_gopal, a Mallu-turned Mumbaikar who blogs here and tweets here.
Read MoreFrom newspaper editions to internet ones and from broadcast to podcast, the rapidly changing communications industry is in urgent need of expert governance. To meet this demand, the Mudra Institute of Communication, Ahmedabad (MICA) recently launched a Fellowship Programme in Management (FPM) for industry enthusiasts who not only want to...
Read MoreI. ONLINE FAMILIARITY: Online exams are a thing of the recent past and CAT aspirants need to ease up to giving exams on the computer. In usual practise, most people go online for emails, social networking or simply surfing, all of which stretch for short periods of time. To be...
Read MoreLooks like the catiim.in site is now safe for browsing. Google has removed the malware advisory on the website. For all the people who don’t use antivirus software, this might be a good time to think about getting something to protect their machines. There are multiple free antivirus, malware scanning...
Read MoreMore PG comics Concept, illustrations and graphics by Deepak Gopalakrishnan aka chuck_gopal, a Mallu-turned Mumbaikar who blogs here and tweets here. PS: What is this Roswell? Read here.
Read MoreCATIIM.IN has been hacked. It is currently hosting malware files as listed by multiple antivirus software and also google’s safe browsing diagnostic pages. Don’t visit the site until the infection/hack clears up. If you visit the site without any antivirus or malware detecting software on your machine, there is a...
Read MoreMumbai AXIS Bank, Turner Road branch For CAT aspirants, queueing up outside Axis Bank’s Turner Road branch, it was a dripping affair. With only part of the bank’s foyer flaunting a roof, most students waited in the rain, though a handful were couched under umbrellas. By 9.00 am (the scheduled...
Read MoreThe most awaited CAT 2010 registration has finally begun. Not wanting to be a mere spectator to everybody’s comments, I decided to try my hand at the process myself. More so this year, because I wanted to experience the preparedness of Prometric and Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) for this...
Read MoreThis looks like the beginnings of one-upmanship contest in computer-based exam awesomeness. While the CAT grapples with getting the basics write, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies’ (NMIMS) entrance exam NMAT is offering a choice of three attempts to aspiring candidates. The best score of the three attempts will be...
Read MoreLast week, we had an opportunity to have a quick phone conversation with Prometric’s Vice President (Solution Services) David A Meissner during his visit to New Delhi about scoring, testing environments and results. Following is an edited excerpt: Why is it not possible for a candidate to get his raw...
Read MoreIn the last one decade, there are some common things that business schools in India have showcased to lure students to their MBA or equivalent programmes. Due to the excessive usage of these so called Unique Selling propositions by almost every private b-school, these terms have now become irrelevant and...
Read More(Photo credit: Kristian Bjornard) A lot of expectations rest on a smooth conduct of this year’s Common Admission Test (CAT), after it suffered a major credibility-hit in 2009. The major change in CAT 2010 over CAT 2009 is that of the duration of the test — from 10 days to...
Read MoreThe 2010-11 admission season to Indian b-schools received a formal flag-off with the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) publishing the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2010 notification in national dailies on August 22. The exam will be held in a computer-based format at 32 cities on 20 calendar days between October...
Read MoreFive 99-percentilers who are now studying at the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) speak about what they did right when preparing for the CAT. Read through their experiences, you just might find a magic pill or two! What to read Shreyans Shrimali from IIM Ahmedabad with a CAT 2009 score...
Read MoreThe third of the four newly sanctioned Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) at Raipur released its admission notification today, inviting CAT 2009 applicants with minimum 90 percentile for the general category. IIM Raipur, which is being mentored by IIM Indore, will have 70 seats for the two-year Post-Graduate Program (PGP)...
Read MoreNetaji Subhash Institute of Management Sciences, the 38th ranked among private b-schools in India, has launched some specialized and futuristic courses in Management. This will help management aspirants get a strong foothold in corporate India right from the beginning. NIMS has arranged special tie-ups not only with the corporate sectors...
Read More(Photo credit: Archit Srivastava, as an entry to the B-school Shutterbug Photo Contest 2010) After years of being meted out step-fatherly treatment by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), b-schools that offer one-year MBA courses now have reason to cheer. The AICTE has just about approved the one-year...
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