Happy to share some cool hacks and exam taking startegies that helped me in CAT. I promise you wont have to read anything else apart from this article for your D-Day !
https://medium.com/@sohamdsouza/exam-taking-strategies-for-cat-2018-eb76c566654f
IRMA: Experience it to Believe it!
Whether you are about to complete your Bachelors’ degree or you have been working hard at a job for several months, beginning an MBA is a welcome change in pace. The institute you choose defines not only how you will spend the next two years, but also the rest of your personal and professional life.
Tucked away in the vibrant university town of Anand, Gujarat, is the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA). Established in 1979 by the Father of the White Revolution, Dr Verghese Kurien, IRMA is a pioneering institution that trains future managers to spearhead and facilitate the development of rural India.
IRMA is an institute with a difference, and its flagship two-year Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Management (PGDRM), is only part of the difference. The legacy, culture, training and the very environment that MBA aspirants find here are unlike any other B-School in the country. Read on to know how.
The location of IRMA is ideal for students on many counts. It is right in the heart of the town of Anand, making every amenity of urban life accessible to its students. The campus itself, however, has been designed as a peaceful, verdant oasis that calms you the minute you enter the institute. For its students, the IRMA campus is a haven with sixty acres of lush lawns, playing fields, cycling tracks and wooded patches. Anybody visiting the campus is greeted by the melodious notes of the Amul Carillon Chimes within an hour of entering. The very mood on campus is soothing.
The air at IRMA is imbued with the matchless legacy of its founder, Dr Kurien and the accomplishments of its many illustrious alumni. He was a source of inspiration for all IRMAns, and many alumni followed him to contribute to the welfare of rural India selflessly. It’s the narrative of Dr. Kurien that binds the whole community together and cuts across all batches and one can’t help but be awed by it.
An aspect that is possibly unique to IRMA is the strong emphasis on actual education over grades. IRMA doesn’t pay mere lip service to the ideal of “learning”. The faculty members go out of their way to convey concepts of various subjects to their students. Discussions during lectures (and after those) are eye-opening, and assignments and examinations are more of an intellectually stimulating challenge than a formality. The numerous guest lectures by stalwarts in their areas further add to students’ knowledge. At the end of the day (or the course), the ethos at IRMA is such that one’s personality - not the grades - define how one has grown as a student and as an individual.
What is an education in rural management without any actual interaction with rural India? IRMA recognizes the need for actual exposure to its students’ future area of work, and thus allows students several opportunities to experience life in the villages of India first-hand. Be it the short induction fieldwork at the beginning of the course, or the two-month Village Fieldwork Segment (VFS) after the first term of PGDRM, or even the simulation games that acquaint students with the intricacies of village life; the opportunities to learn are many. The walls of all buildings at IRMA are adorned with beautiful photographs that students captured during their fieldwork, a testament to the many memories they created in these lesser-known parts of our country.
Be it the hostels that allow free interaction of inhabitants, the student mess which is the hub of all activity, or the expansive campus for when one wants some solitary walks, being an IRMAn never disappoints. Students could be chatting with a professor during tea breaks between lectures, having a quick game of badminton in the evening before meeting classmates to complete a group assignment, and then rushing off to a movie screening or a jam session, all in a day. In addition to all this, any given term will be peppered with formal celebrations, informal hostel parties, festivals, sports events and institute fests that one will regret staying out of. It is highly probable that some fun activity would be scheduled for the day one visits campus for the first time. For a quiet campus, IRMA never really sleeps.
IRMA has enjoyed a 100% placements record since its establishment. The Institute strongly believes in enabling its students with the requisite skills and promote the ability to choose the kind of work they want to do. This has resonated with organizations – both national and international – as is reflected in the institute’s ever-growing placement portfolio for both the summer internships as well as the final placements.
A future manager’s experience at IRMA is, to put it simply, indescribable. While a place at IRMA is in itself synonymous with a fulfilling career – and life at large – any doubts that an MBA aspirant might have will be put to rest with just a visit to the institute.
Hello, 2 to 3 years down the line I want to get into one of the old IIMs.
this is my profile.
B.E Electronics (67%)
12th (66% Rajasthan board)
10th (67% Bihar board)
7 years of experience in teaching physics for IIT JEE with reputed coaching institutes of india.
Please suggest me what kind of preperation I need to do and what CAT score score is should I look for.
This goes out to all the re-attempters:
For many of us, it’s that time of the year again. The anxieties last year that we’d hope to shed have resurfaced. We scroll through forums on PagalGuy, people’s LRDI scores mocking us on how stupid we are. We can’t get enough of CAT toppers on Quora stressing how we should develop a reading habit or how far analysing mocks will take us. We do that, however much it hurts us, however much our heart tells us that starting the second mock at 1 AM is the best we can prepare for an aptitude test that could potentially “make or break” our future. And it doesn’t just stop there. The expectation from us is not just at an individual level but from everyone we promised that we’d put an end to the nonsense this season. Social media doesn’t help either. We see our friends from school and college post ‘stories’ of their acceptance letters from institutions we once dreamt of but were shattered when we got our scorecards or saw the hurtful words: “We regret to inform you…”
But despite all this, we fight. We keep our calm and move forward. Come what may, we know that as long as we keep at it, we’re only improving. Friends can wait, destiny can’t. And even if we don’t get the desired result, we know that it’s because we set our aspirations high and anything less is just disappointing.
Yet, a lot of us take this too seriously, we can’t let a scorecard determine our future. This is just an opportunity and opportunities come and go, we should treat this as just that. There’s no correlation between passing out of an MBA college of our choice and satisfaction in life. (Same may not be true when we get married though :P )
I’d love to go on, but sadly I’m in the rat-race too, gonna give my attention to CL Mock 20 now.
Here’s a song I like to listen to when I feel I haven’t done my best: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZbKHDPPrrc
P.S. Criticism isn’t welcome. Dil se likha hai.
Can anyone please tell me which all good b-schools I should apply for?
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What documents are verified during the admission process for work ex proofs for say working with a startup? Is joining letter and pay slips valid? Or do they need additional documents like bank account statement or audited accounts of the Company?
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Hi, Any one interested in sharing the TIMES credentials willingly?
I have not enrolled in any test series. I want to see the questions' pattern in TIMES.
Your help is appriciable.
Thank you.
Greetings from IIM Raipur! We are here to answer all queries related to CAT. Since the 72 hour countdown for CAT has already begun, we know that emotions might be running high. Do feel free to ask anything that you wish to know in particular.
Cheers!
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Best wishes for all the aspirants for the upcoming CAT exam.
Greetings from IIM Raipur! The crucial 72 hour countdown for CAT 2018 exam has begun. We understand the last minute jitters faced by candidates, as we too have undergone the same. Last minute tips, tricks and advice always comes in handy. So, we the *Admissions Committee* of *IIM Raipur* are going live on *23rd November (Friday) at 7pm*, to advise, guide and assist you in your preparation. Certain test-taking strategies to be taken on D-day will be shared. Apart from this, we will share our personal experiences too. Tune into *“IIM Raipur’s Bell the CAT Tips”* tomorrow to get final last-minute tips for your CAT exam. Do post all queries that you already have in the comment section of this post, so that we can take up those in tomorrow’s session. See you soon! #IIMRaipur #AdmissionsCommittee #BellTheCAT #LiveSession
Reposting my brief article from last year:
Finally, the D-Day is around the corner.
The day that will be the culmination of all the effort put through those late nights and early mornings. Its the day you have been waiting for since the past year, or maybe more. I know you'll all make sure it's worth the wait.
A few pointers, in case you find it useful:
1. MOST IMPORTANT: Please please make sure that you are well rested. It sounds easy, but trust me, many of you won't be able to sleep the night before. Happened with me. And a lot of others. I wasn't able to sleep for a minute before the exam. Trust me when I say this, your mind will be cluttered with thousands of thoughts on the night before exam. You'll have to make sure you get ample sleep.
2. The hardest part of the preparation is over. Believe me, you couldn't have been better prepared, contrary to what most of you may be thinking right now. You may choose to chill or to revise some basic formulae tomorrow. Totally up to you. Just do whatever your gut tells you to do.
3. A lot of you might be thinking of giving up right now and trying again next year. I would quote someone for you: "You have not come this far to come only this far". Attitude is what matters right now.
4. There might be many instances during the exam when you may feel like giving up. DO NOT GIVE UP. I repeat, DO NOT GIVE UP.!! Trust me, CAT gives you atleast 2-3 attempts to make a comeback. The battle is actually not lost till you leave that room after 3 hours. My strongest section, VA was bombed terribly as I was sleep deprived. But I somehow managed to perform decently in the other 2 sections.
5. Lastly, just keep in mind the reason why you embarked upon this journey. Keep it in mind always. It will give you that extra push that you will definitely need in the exam. If you are feeling short on motivation, you might watch a short youtube video: Time for War
ALL THE BEST CHAMPIONS.!!
GIVE IT ALL YOU HAVE.!!
Trust me, you'll be glad you embarked on this journey.
Waiting for you on the other side...
Bharat Khanna
PGP 2017-19, IIM Bangalore
CAT 2016: OA- 99.64
VA: 94.11 LRDI: 99.78 QA: 98.98