CAT 2017: 3 months preparation

CAT 2017: 3 months preparation before CAT date may hit high score; CAT last date closes Sep 20

Your CAT 2017 exam date is still 3 months away and if you have not seriously started your CAT exam preparation, it is advisable to focus on it. You can prepare well in these three months, provided you are able to apply before the CAT last date which is September 20. After 2 months from the closing of CAT registration date is your appointment with CAT exam date falls on November 26.

CAT 2017: Important dates
The very first thing you need to do is to apply for the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2017. If you miss the CAT registration date and CAT last date to apply, you will not be able to appear in the exam.

Another important CAT date is the CAT admit card down load date. This CAT date falls a month after the closing date of CAT registration process. After this comes the CAT exam date followed by CAT result date. All these CAT dates are as important as the CAT exam itself. Below are shared the important CAT dates

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How did this IIM topper crack CAT in 4 months

CAT 2017: How did this IIM topper crack CAT in 4 months? An eye opener for CAT aspirants

Getting 99 percentile does not necessarily mean that you should study for 16 or 18 hours a day. CAT toppers studying at IIMs prefer the smart way of preparation instead of devoting more time with less output. Candidates with right preparation strategy have been able to crack CAT with 3-4 months of intensive preparation in the revised CAT exam pattern that contains 3 sections and 100 questions.

With his time bound and focused preparation plan in right direction, Amritansh Ahuja, a student of IIM Kozhikode made it a point to crack CAT with high score of 99+ with his 4 months of preparation plan. The way he prepared may not be exactly followed by all the CAT 2017 aspirants, but it could be an eye opener for those candidates who think that it is not possible to crack CAT in such a short period and get disheartened due to which they lose the race even before they begin it.

Amritansh cracked CAT exam with 99.26 percentile. He completed his B.E. in Electronics, Instrumentation and Control from Thapar University and had 17 months of work experience with TCS before joining IIM Kozhikode. His academics were also good enough to score bonus points awarded for academic profile by IIMs. Amritansh scored 86% marks in class 10; 92.4% in class 12 and 78.2% in bachelor’s degree. His CAT percentile was 99.26.

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5 Reasons why to take MAT 2017 before CAT 2017

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5 Reasons why to take MAT 2017 before CAT 2017, XAT 2018, NMAT 2017, SNAP 2017, IIFT 2017

Why there is a need to appear in Sept MAT 2017 exam when after 2 months CAT 2017 leading to all the top B-schools including IIMS will be held on November 26? This can be a common but intrinsic query by the aspirants of all the national level MBA entrance exams.

The key reasons why you should take MAT and treat it as important exam before all other exams are shared by the CAT/XAT expert Prof S K Agarwal, expert on CAT 2017 and XAT 2018 preparation.

MAT 2017 September exam can be treated as windfall for the MBA aspirants going to appear in CAT 2017, XAT 2018, SNAP 2017 and IIFT 2017 entrance exams. Moreover, since most of the national MBA entrance tests namely CAT 2017, XAT 2018, SNAP 2017, NMAT 2017 will be conducted as computer based online exam, while IIFT 2017 remains a paper based test, both the options to take MAT September 2017 as paper based or computer based online exam are available for the aspirants.

While the September MAT 2017 as paper based test will be held on September 3, the computer based test will be held on September 9, onwards. The Admit-card for MAT exam is available for download from Aug 26 till the exam day.

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CAT 2017 Registration FAQs answered

CAT 2017: 10 Application & Registration FAQs from aspirants of IIMs, FMS, MDI, answered by experts

IIM Lucknow the CAT 2017 convening IIM, warns the aspirants not to make mistakes at various registration and application points while filling up the CAT 2017 registration and application form. The CAT 2017 registration process requires a bit diligent attention and the basic reason is that many details are not allowed to be changed later on.

It is therefore, very much necessary to understand well the key points and get answers to your CAT registration related queries before beginning the registration process. While the registration guide and video have been enabled by CAT Centre 2017, still there are points where students get stuck and are unable to move further on registration.

CAT 2017 registration process which opened on August 9 at 10 AM, has 2 parts comprising personal details and application details in 5 pages. Many items in CAT 2017 registration process creating confusion among aspirants are answered by experts to ensure error free submission.

Prof S K Agarwal, expert on Verbal Ability and mentor on CAT 2017 preparation, while responding to various FAQs and queries advises aspirants to go through the necessary guidelines for registration and prepare a check list before beginning the process. This exercise is required as leaving any mandatory box blank by not filling up the required information or filling up any wrong information may render the candidate disqualified even if he or she has secured a high percentile in CAT 2017.

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IIM Indore CAT 2017 cut offs announced

IIM Indore Admission 2018: CAT 2017 cut off announced; class 10 & 12 marks get 76% weight

CAT 2017 scores will not play a major role in admission process for PGP and PGP-HRM 2018-20 batch at IIM Indore and candidates with excellent academics will be preferred by IIM-I in the shortlisting process and final admission round. This has been confirmed in the IIM Indore admission policy 2018-20 announced recently close on the heels of admission policy announced by IIM Ahmedabad, Calcutta and Lucknow lowering the CAT 2017 cut offs and awarding less weightage to CAT 2017 score,

Announcing its CAT 2017 cut offs at 90 percentile in CAT exam, the admission criteria for flagship PGP 2018-20 at IIM Indore will award only 20% weightage to CAT 2017 scores and  rest to other parameters in shortlisting for PI-WAT stage.

IM Indore has again become a front runner in announcing the admission policy that will attract more candidates with excellent academic profile below graduation than only considering the CAT 2017 scores.

CAT 2017 – proposed cut offs at IIM Indore
IIM Indore will shortlist the candidates for next round of admission process comprising Written Ability Test (WAT) and personal Interview (PI) on the basis of scores obtained in CAT 2017 and other parameters.

The minimum CAT 2017 percentile cut off proposed  by IIM Indore is 90. However, the actual cut off could go beyond 92 depending upon your academic profile.

Those who have not scored a high balanced percentile in all the 3 sections in CAT 2017 may not expect to be shortlisted by IIM Indore. IIM Indore is the dream B school for MBA aspirants and one of the major USPs is that despite having high placement trends, the admission opportunity in IIM Indore can be explored with moderate CAT 2017 percentile.

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CAT 2017 Mock Test | CAT Previous Years Question Papers | CAT 2017 Quiz

CAT 2017 Mock Tests And CAT Previous Year Papers

To help CAT 2017 aspirants prepare better, experts at MBAUniverse.com have prepared CAT 2017 Mock test based on the CAT previous years paper pattern & key changes in CAT 2017 exam pattern with answer keys and solutions. Expected Questions... Prepared by India’s Top Experts

Take CAT 2017 Full MockTest: To assess your preparation in revised CAT 2017 exam pattern with 100 questions.

CAT previous year test papers:  CAT Previous years question papers with solutions as released by IIMs are shared below. These CAT previous exam papers will enable the CAT test takers to become conversant with the CAT exam pattern and the type and topics on which questions could be asked in CAT 2017 exam. For the benefit of serious MBA aspirants like yourself, MBAUniverse.com, India’s leading MBA aspirants website is happy to share Answers & Expert Solutions to IIMs' Official CAT previous years test papers. This will help you in predicting your CAT 2017 Percentile. Follow the instructions and directions as given in the test questions Readmore...

IIM Lucknow admission criteria 2018

IIM Lucknow admission 2018: CAT 2017 cut offs announced; needs 90 overall & 85 sectional in CAT

With only 85 sectional percentile required in CAT 2017 for admission to PGP 2018-20 batch, IIM Lucknow has announced its admission criteria and award of weightage to CAT 2017 scores as well as other parameters.

Announcing the shortlisting criteria and final admission policy for PGP 2018-20 batch, IIM Lucknow has made it clear that the highly ranked B-school would prefer candidates with excellent academic profile, diversity and work experience in its class rooms for PGP 2018-20 batch. To qualify for shortlisting at IIML, CAT 2017 aspirants shall have to score a minimum 85 sectional percentile and a minimum of 90 overall percentile in the CAT 2017 exam going to be held on November 26, 2017 in 2 sessions on the same day.

CAT 2017 aspirants with excellent academic profile and seeking admission in PGP 2018-20 programme at IIM Lucknow should expect to be shortlisted even if they score a little low in CAT exam this year. IIM Lucknow has reduced the weightage to CAT 2017 scores in 1^st stage shortlisting to 60% from 78% in 2016 admissions which was reduced to 60% in admission policy for 2017-19 batch and now continues with the same weightage. In the final selection also CAT 

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How to choose amongst MBA entrance exams

How to choose amongst CAT 2017, XAT 2018, NMAT 2017, SNAP 2017, IIFT 2017

Now, with the exam dates for all the national level MBA entrance tests announced, candidates are contemplating which 2-3 exams they should write since it is difficult to appear in all the MBA entrance exams. It is of utmost importance to choose the best fit exam which can offer you best suitable MBA admission opportunity in desired B-school.

It is recommended by past toppers of CAT, XAT, IIFT and other exams not to write all the exams. Instead select the ones that suit your will to prepare, based on the difficulty level in the exam that you can overcome, your key strengths and the desired B-school. For example, if you are not interested in doing MBA in International Business, there is no point to write IIFT 2017 entrance test for MBA (IB) 2018-20. But if you wish to excel in International Business only, you need to choose only those exams through which you can get the best B-schools offering MBA (IB) programmes whether it is IIFT, IIMs or others.

Not only this, the more exams you target, the bigger hole will be there in your pocket as none of the MBA entrance exams would cost you less than Rs.1500/-. Writing more than 3 exams means to shell out not less than Rs.4500/-. On the top of it, you need to add the travelling, lodging and boarding expenses for the exam day.

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CAT 2017 Exam pattern to benefit second timers

CAT 2017: Exam pattern to benefit second timers more; may get edge in IIMs shortlist

Equipped with last year’s CAT exam experience, the second timers going to appear in CAT 2017 will get an edge over their peers to crack the exam with high scores given the fact that CAT 2017 exam stays on exactly the same pattern as that of last year.

Accordingly, CAT 2017 may prove to be more advantageous for the second chance takers as they have the experience of taking a revamped and modified CAT last year. Clarifying about the CAT 2017 exam pattern, Prof Neeraj Dwivedi, Convener CAT 2017 and faculty at IIM Lucknow has already shared in the media release that ‘the duration of the test will be 180 minutes. There will be three sections:  Section I: Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension, Section II: Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning, Section III: Quantitative Ability.’

Sharing further the salient features of CAT 2017 expected type of questions, Prof Dwivedi informed ‘Some questions in each section may not be of multiple choice type. Instead, direct answers will have to be typed on the screen. The tutorials will clearly explain this. Also, we will allow use of basic on-screen calculator for computation. Candidates will be allotted exactly 60 minutes for answering questions in each section and they cannot switch from one section to another while answering questions in a section.’ This exam pattern is exactly on the same lines as that of 2016 CAT exam conducted by IIM Bangalore.

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CAT 2017 registration form completion

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CAT 2017 Registration: 5 Steps guide to fill CAT application form error free; don’t waste Rs.1800/-

If you wish to fill your new CAT 2017 registration form without any error and do not want to waste your Rs.1800/- paid for CAT 2017 registration fee due to any error in CAT registration process, you should follow the IIM Lucknow suggestion to go through the registration instructions and gather beforehand all the required documents as advised in CAT 2017 registration guide before moving forward to fill up your CAT 2017 registration form.

IIM Lucknow opened the CAT 2017 online registration process at 10AM on August 9, 2017. Since the CAT 2017 registration and application form is slightly changed, the CAT Centre 2017 has suggested the CAT aspirants to go through the important instructions before proceeding to fill up the CAT 2017 registration form without making any mistake and lose the CAT 2017 registration fee of Rs.1800/-.

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Exam Date, Registration, Application Form, Syllabus

Common Admission Test (CAT) 2017

CAT 2017 exam notification Press release is out on July 29 and the Notification in news papers has been published on July 30, 2017. CAT 2017 website iimcat.ac.in has also been activated on July 30.  CAT 2017 exam is to be held on Sunday November 26, 2017. It will again be a single day two session exam as was conducted in previous two years. Common Admission Test (CAT) 2017 Exam for admission to flagship MBA/PGDM programmes starting in 2018 will be conducted by IIM Lucknow. Professor Neeraj Dwivedi, Admission chair and faculty at IIM Lucknow is the convener for CAT 2017 exam. Going by the past application trends, it is expected that more than 2 lakh candidates will register and apply for CAT 2017. The CAT 2017 exam will be of 180 minutes (3 hours) time duration. 

CAT is the MBA entrance exam for admission to all the 20 IIMs including IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, IIM Lucknow, IIM Indore, IIM Kozhikode, IIM Shillong, IIM Kashipur, IIM Ranchi, IIM Raipur,. 

CAT MBA entrance exam is considered as the mother of all MBA entrance exams. Common Admission Test – CAT 2017 is the largest MBA entrance test to pursue MBA/PGDM in IIMs and other top rated MBA colleges in India. CAT exam 2017 will be conducted by IIMs for admission to MBA/PGDM 2018-20 batch not only in 20 IIMs but also in other top MBA colleges in the academic year 2018-19.

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CAT 2017: Exam Date, Registration, Application Form, Syllabus

CAT Exam - Common Admission Test

CAT 2017 exam notification Press release is out on July 29 and the Notification in news papers has been published on July 30, 2017. CAT 2017 website iimcat.ac.in has also been activated on July 30.  CAT 2017 exam is to be held on Sunday November 26, 2017. It will again be a single day two session exam as was conducted in previous two years. Common Admission Test (CAT) 2017 Exam for admission to flagship MBA/PGDM programmes starting in 2018 will be conducted by IIM Lucknow. Professor Neeraj Dwivedi, Admission chair and faculty at IIM Lucknow is the convener for CAT 2017 exam. Going by the past application trends, it is expected that more than 2 lakh candidates will register and apply for CAT 2017. The CAT 2017 exam  will be of 180 minutes (3 hours) time duration. 

CAT is the MBA entrance exam for admission to all the 20 IIMs including IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, IIM Lucknow, IIM Indore, IIM Kozhikode, IIM Shillong, IIM Kashipur, IIM Ranchi, IIM Raipur, IIM Rohtak, IIM Tricuhirappali, IIM Udaipur and also the newest IIMs which started operation in 2015-16 and are mentored by older and top IIMs. The biggest benefit to study in newest IIMs is that the faculty of these IIMs is drawn from faculty of mentor IIMs. The 7 newest IIMs include - IIM Amritsar (mentored by IIM Kozhikode), IIM Bodgaya (Mentored by IIM Calcutta), IIM Jammu (Mentored by IIM Lucknow), IIM Nagpur (mentored by IIM Ahmedabad), IIM Sambalpur (Mentored by IIM Indore), IIM Sirmaur(Mentored by IIM Lucknow) and IIM Visakhapatnam Mentored by IIM Bangalore).   Your high overall and sectional scores in CAT 2017 will offer you an opportunity to get admission not only in these 20 IIMs in 2018 but also in other top Business schools of India like FMS Delhi, SPJIMR Mumb ai, MDI Gurgaon (Now Gurugram), IMI New Delhi, IMT Ghaziabad, NITIE Mumbai, JBIMS Mumbai, TAPMI Manipal, BIMTECH Greater Noida among others. 

CAT MBA entrance exam is considered as the mother of all MBA entrance exams. Common Admission Test – CAT 2017 is the largest MBA entrance test to pursue MBA/PGDM in IIMs and other top rated MBA colleges in India. CAT exam 2017 will be conducted by IIMs for admission to MBA/PGDM 2018-20 batch not only in 20 IIMs but also in other top MBA colleges in the academic year 2018-19.

CAT MBA entrance exam used to be held in 15 to 20 days testing window till 2013 by IIMs. In 2014 CAT testing window was shortened to 2 days 4 sessions. Since 2015 CAT exam testing window has been further shortened to one day only. Accordingly, CAT 2017 exam is proposed to be held in one day 2 sessions only. 

CAT exam Notification will be released by CAT convener IIM Lucknow on July 30 and CAT 2017 official website will also be launched with the release of CAT 2017 notification by IIMs. CAT convener Prof Neeraj Dwivedi, admission chair at IIM Lucknow has confirmed that the CAT 2017 notification will be released in the last week of July 2017. The past trends of CAT exam notification release also confirms this practice of releasing the CAT notification in the last 

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CAT 2017 Mock Test | CAT Previous Years Question Papers | CAT 2017 Quiz

CAT 2017 Mock Tests And CAT Previous Year Papers

To help CAT 2017 aspirants prepare better, experts at MBAUniverse.com have prepared CAT 2017 Mock test based on the CAT previous years paper pattern & key changes in CAT 2017 exam pattern with answer keys and solutions. Expected Questions... Prepared by India’s Top Experts

CAT previous year test papers: 

CAT Previous years question papers with solutions as released by IIMs are shared below. These CAT previous exam papers will enable the CAT test takers to become conversant with the CAT exam pattern and the type and topics on which questions could be asked in CAT 2017 exam. For the benefit of serious MBA aspirants like yourself, MBAUniverse.com, India’s leading MBA aspirants website is happy to share Answers & Expert Solutions to IIMs' Official CAT previous years test papers. This will help you in predicting your CAT 2017 Percentile. Follow the instructions and directions as given in the test questions

This is the CAT Mock test released by IIMs to enable the CAT test takers to become familiar with the CAT exam pattern and the type and topics on which questions could be asked in real CAT exam. The CAT Mock Test contains 100 questions divided in 3 sections. For the benefit of serious MBA aspirants like yourself, MBAUniverse.com, India’s leading MBA aspirants website is happy to share Answers & Expert Solutions to IIMs' Official CAT Mock Test. This will help you in predicting your CAT 2017 Percentile. Follow the instructions below and check your answers.

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