IMS simcats begin from 18th may 2008 and they have kept 16 sim cats this time + the take away ones...
hi guys
Does IMS here in delhi give simcats as take away?( like i dont have to write the test at their center and instead take away the paper home from their office after each test is conducted )
Hi dont know the specific case of Delhi...but Ims gives Simcats as take away material in case you are unable to take the tests(I have been working as a part-time faculty at IMS for almost 2 years ,and this is wat is being done at least in this part of the world.) It would depend on the centre manager and i dont think anyone will have a problem giving the material to you.:-)
I think TIME is the best right now...IMS is also good...
. instinct..you think n go by ur instinct....
atit30187 SaysIMS simcats begin from 18th may 2008 and they have kept 16 sim cats this time + the take away ones...
If there are going to be 16 SimCats from this year on, then people will have to chose between IMS and Time.. it will be a big blow for all people who were planing to take both the tests 😞 ...
IMS' logic in the previous years were u don need so much of all india tests inorder to tackle cat,(8 was more than enough they used to say)also u dont need to complete or peak your performance so early(by mid-may).Seems they have made changes in their strategy. Now it will be difficult to join for both tests.
The best thing seems to be to join one of IMS or Time, and then to get some of the tests of other(along with CL or CF) from your friends and do it at home.
Another advantage with the CL test series is that one can upload the answers of the take-home tests which will give you a detailed analysis and percentile with cut-off. This also helps because normally take-home tests are just poor follow-ups.
P.S.: Normal disclaimers apply. All this is my opinion based on personal experience.
TIME series is one of best coz lot of junta take it.So it gets closer to CAT level competition.
CL is also good, but lacks back in number of test takers only.
Hi,
I have taken both TIME and IMS. I wud rate TIME a notch higher than IMS . It is being told that TIME DI is very tough but it actually helps at the end and hone your skills and prepares you for the worst. Yes,Quant is sometimes really tough and seems impracticle. Verbal is more or less same for TIME and IMS.And since the CAT pattern is gradually moving towards GMAT, all coaching instis will move to the same startegy i.e. more of anlytical passages and same for verbal part. But at the ned of the day its ones take that which one suits him/her the best.
Cheers!!
ATB
Rups
yeah,
it is entirely individualistic to choose a test series. however, i recommend IMS test series because it is just right for CAT level of difficulty- neither below par nor above par but just at par!
As per my experience goes:-
TIME:- People who took TIME AIMCATS before beware as they repeat lots of questions from previous years aimcats.If one has taken time beofre then take ims and vice-versa.
QA- more stress on numbers; less arithemetiic questions.Level is goog.
DI-very high level.Far above CAT level.if u score 15/100 then u fetch qround 90%(guess now).I lost my confidence in this section because of so tough sets.
VA-below CAT level.
No surprise factor at all.
CL-
QA- too tough.Olypiad level.
DI-very well above CAT
VA-below CAT
IMS- never took.but what i heard from my frineds is it is closest to cats.section are of moderate difficuty level.u won;t loose much of ur confidence which is the key.
Surprise factor is better than time.
Please donot over burden urself by taking lots of mocks.That proved a nemesis for me.
Take one mock test seriously and then if possible try to arrange the mock papers of any one institute and u can do that at home.
Mocks are just to help you ti startegise ur preparation.Please donot change ur preparatin stategy by seeing ur mock scores.
I used to get 95+ in mocks and in actauly CAT i landed at 94 and some of my frineds who used to secure 70-80 in mocks landed at 99.
So donot stess too much on mocks.They are very imporatnt but something that can't guarntee u a seat in IIMs.
depeak
Deepak speaks.. ----> What went wrong in CAT2007.
i would again stress here that there are some reasons why time papers become impractical.
first of all no shock or surprise element in pattern,marking,questions...as such the ppr is of a similar kind always and many ppl tend to start taking mock tests with a very rigid startegy...the first thing that cat makes a mess of is a rigid strategy
di level has been consistently quite easy in cat, while with aimcats the contrary is true.ims has a very good level of di...just the kind needed for cat.
and as far as va is concerned i found it the best.it was very very close to the way cat ppr was prepared this year.
cat is a lot beyond solving difficult questions.thats why time becomes an impractical choice, even though the questions in time pprs r thougher.
As per my experience goes:-
TIME:- People who took TIME AIMCATS before beware as they repeat lots of questions from previous years aimcats.If one has taken time beofre then take ims and vice-versa.
i absolutely support u in this point.
I took time series for 2 Years.Questions DO get repeated and that too with same answer options and orders.
After scoring in those questions u dont get feel good factor.Thats personal opinion.
i absolutely support u in this point.
I took time series for 2 Years.Questions DO get repeated and that too with same answer options and orders.
After scoring in those questions u dont get feel good factor.Thats personal opinion.
Xactly my experience...had taken Aimcats for the last 2years and SimCats for the last 3 years.. the repetition of questions in Aimcats is on the higher side...questions from previous years Simcat will be repeated but mostly it will come in the take-off tests tat IMS provides...and not in the all india tests... some questions in Aimcats are repeated even without a change in the order of the options..
Also the shock or variety factor in Aimcats is low...SIMCATS in that respect are so varied tat at times it becomes ridiulous.. 😉 (last year Simshock gave a newspaper and questions had to be solved using data from that newspaper).. also ther was a pattern with +6 marks for a correct answer,-2 marks for a wrong answer and -3 (!!!) for an unattempted question.. These patterns completely throw away any fixed-strategy u mite have formed before the exam...
But whichevertest-series u take its important to also have an idea about wat the other test-series are testing pepl on...
by the way there is another angle to test series..
whichever one u join make it a point to go about it in the following manner:
1.take the test on stipulated day, calculate your marks.
2.start solving the paper on your own. tests do hv a gap of 1 week b/w them.so solve each n every question yourself.take 2-3 days but complete is yourself.in the mean time also try finding out where u went wrong while you were taking the test.
3.after this is done, look at the solutions provided by the instt.find out if ther was any other method(probably a better one than the on u used) for solving the question.
it would b good if u memorise these things...
4.then revise the paper once more.allot one day for it.
that way u can make the most out of test series.
the idea behind giving 2-3 dyas to solving the test urself is that when u solve a question yourself, the idea logic and method behind it remains in your mind.it'll help u a ot on the final day.
and if u strike gold by having 3-4 questions based on the logic u already hv used earlier just imagine what difference it would create to your score
also for va/rc go thru cat ppr from 99 to 08.find out where and how iim's set traps.how they bring options very close to each other.it'll help.
@ everyone.
If you ask me it would be better to go for the TIME AIMCAT.
I mean lasst year i gave both the test as they were on consecutive Sunday's and i scored a whopping 97%ile at IMS whereas only a paltry 72%ile in the AIMCAT.
It was this vast difference in the %iles that made me opt for TIME test series as it offered better competition and i have no qualms over my decision.
Ppl you may find it worthwile to visit the below thread:
http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/cat-and-related-discussion/26356-cat-2008-aspirants-163.html#post1125121
A poll has already been set up for the preferred test series among puys.
all the best
Hello puys.
Check out this new thread for the discussion of AIMCAT0920.
The TIME free mock cat.
http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/cat-and-related-discussion/31703-discussion-on-aimcat0920.html
Hello puys.
Check out this new thread for the discussion of AIMCAT0920.
The TIME free mock cat.
http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/cat-and-related-discussion/31703-discussion-on-aimcat0920.html
Please continue here
http://www.pagalguy.com/discussions/18-may-aimcat-920-time-all-india-free-mock-cat-discussions-scores-percentile-25031699
and for IMS SIMCAT
http://www.pagalguy.com/discussions/18-may-ims-free-simcat-discussions-scores-percentiles-25031700
In my opinion it is best to answer both the AIMCATs and the SIMCATs. Answer one at home and the other at the examination centre. The more papers u answer the better.
P.S: I am not saying that u have to do it this way to get through or that if u do this u will get through. But in my opinion if u are really serious it is better to explore all options
Well a mock CAT series could be measured on these two parameters:
1. The proximity of questions in mock to the real thing
i guess TIME AimCAT are pretty good. CL used to be good dont know about how is it now. IMS SimCAT have been known to be ridiculously tough, insanely tougher than CAT. In fact i came across a question just while flipping through one old paper they had a math question in form of a poem! "hickory-dickery-dock" i said WTF! i mean its a known fact that neither MBA nor IIMs have wanted crazy mathematicians. But i read somewhere on PG itself that last year IMS people got back to senses & 2007 mocks were pretty good.
2. The number of people who are writing
TIME & IMS are the leaders. Dont know the exact numbers though!
So its a toss-up between TIME & IMS, but i'd go with TIME AimCAT. A negative is that they are a little too steep when it comes to price. I mean 5000 is like over-valued stock
. Agreed, they are good. But they cant damn guarantee how close they can get to real thing. Its only since last 2 years CAT hasnt changed its colors. Who knows we might be in for some shock?! :nervous:
One more thing: though im not an expert neither i have cracked CAT but i cant understand why people go for two, or even strangely, more mock-CATs. The whole point of a mock CAT is to keep the prep going great guns & seeing where one is standing AFA the real competition goes.What could be done at most is form a group of 2 or at most 3 people who have a good understanding of what is to be discussed: no point in talkin about EVERY question. only that q which was really tricky or was pretty close to real CAT is worth discussing about. AFA the language section,i think all classes are in dark. I mean could they match CAT 2006 language?
Overdoing it may be overkilling. Over-curiosity might just kill the CAT
I will be going for TIME AimCAT btw.
I would suggest aspirants personally to take two Test series, AIMCAT and CL mock test if time permits.
Both are bit different from each other and really tightens up u for big CAT day.
In my opinion more mock means better practice.
PS- personal opinion.