CAT 2017 Mock Test released by IIMs

CAT 2017 Mock Test reflects changed CAT exam pattern: Non-MCQs reduced, answer options increased

You may find fewer Non-MCQs (No-penalty) questions in CAT 2017 as against past 2 years, if the CAT 2017 test paper adheres to the CAT 2017 official Mock test released by IIM Lucknow today on October 30.

The DILR section in CAT 2017 exam may contain only 4 Non-MCQs as against earlier 8 while Quantitative Ability section may consist of only 5 Non-MCQs as against 7 in 2016 and 10 in 2015. This will increase the risk of getting negative marking in more questions as wrong answers in Non-MCQs are not imposed with any negative marking.

CAT 2017 Test Paper: How would it look like?
Following is expected to be the structure and content of CAT 2017 Test paper as revealed in IIMs’ CAT 2017 Mock Test:

Section	Total questions	MCQs	Non-MCQs
VARC	34	24	10
DILR	32	28	4
QUNAT	34	29	5
Total	100	81	19

Non-MCQs getting reduced each year
There would be only 19 No-penalty questions in Non-MCQ format in CAT 2017 as revealed by CAT 2017 Mock test. Non-MCQs were started in 2015 and their number is getting reduced every year.

CAT year	Number of Non-MCQs	Section-wise break-up in Actual CAT exam till 2016
2017*	19	VARC-10; DILR-4; QA-5
2016	25	VARC-10;DILR-8; QA-7
2015	28	VARC-10; DILR-8; QA-10

* As per CAT 2017 official Mock test

Non-MCQs offer higher scoring chances as the candidates have no fear of negative marking. The process to answer a Non-MCQ is that instead of marking the answer option on computer screen, the CAT examinee will have to write the answer for the Non-MCQ in the given space on the computer screen.

Since, Non-MCQ question will not carry any negative marking, it means that even if  the CAT 2017 test taker writes a wrong answer in the given space on computer screen, no penalty of 1/3 negative marking will be imposed for the wrong answer.

It will help the CAT 2017 aspirants to attempt these Non-MCQs and score high as the correct answers will be awarded with +3 marks each while no penalty of negative marking will be there for wrong answer. Even if more such questions are attempted with wrong answer, there is no fear of deduction of marks.

Key changes in CAT 2017 Mock
The CAT 2017 Mock test is full length indicating the type and number of MCQs and Non-MCQs that you may expect on the day of CAT 2017 exam on November 26. The sample test reflects number of changes in the structure and content of CAT 2017. Candidates should now proceed to take the test to understand the changes in the test pattern that they are going to face in a month’s time on November 26, 2017.

Now the CAT Sample test will continue to be available for the CAT 2017 aspirants till the CAT exam is over. With number of changes in the CAT 2017 exam pattern, the test is supposed to be the most authentic guide with sample questions right from the horse’s mouth. CAT 2017 aspirants can now very well familiarize themselves by practicing the sample questions as many times as they like.

MBAUniverse.com received number of such queries on the expected nature of correct CAT 2017 exam pattern. Now with the release of CAT 2017 official mock test, the exact CAT 2017 exam pattern has been made clear. Following are the prominent features of CAT 2017 exam pattern:

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5 things to do, if CAT 2017 Admit Card is blank

5 things to do, if CAT 2017 Admit Card is blank, has errors or not received

Have you downloaded and checked your CAT 2017 Admit card details on October 25? Does your CAT Admit card have complete information with your photograph? Lucky you, if everything is OK in your CAT 2017 Admit card. There are many CAT 2017 aspirants who have not received their CAT admit card or have received it blank or the CAT admit card has errors. Now they are in dilemma what to do and how to get the things right so that they can appear in CAT 2017 exam.

Many CAT 2017 aspirants who had registered for the exam and were eagerly waiting to view and download their Admit cards have not been able to view and download the same, although the CAT 2017 admit cards were made available for all the candidates on CAT website on October 25, 2017 from 12.30 PM onwards. Now the candidates are worried as to how they would be able to get their CAT 2017 admit cards even after making payment of the fee.

Another problem which the candidates are facing is that the CAT Admit cards in many cases contain errors in the personal details of the candidates. This problem may or may not have been caused due to incorrect submission of details in CAT 2017 registration. However, such candidates may not be allowed to appear in the exam as their names or addresses might be having errors and unless the same are corrected in time, their dream to get into an IIM may not come true.

CAT 2017 Admit card with changed download process from last year was released by IIM Lucknow on CAT website iimcat.ac.in on October 25 at 12.30PM. Now the candidates are required to check all their entry details to confirm their candidature.

The issue now is how to address the candidates’ concerns. Going by the past experience, following process could result in rectification of mistakes in CAT admit card and clarification by the CAT Centre on certain points is also of great help to resolve the issue of non-receipt of CAT Admit Card.

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CAT 2017 Admit Card Download at 1PM, don’t delay to login

CAT 2017 Admit Card Download at 1PM: Don’t delay to login; start now your schedule of activity

IIM Lucknow has suspended the user login activity on CAT 2017 website as the CAT Centre has started the CAT 2017 Admit card releasing activity. CAT Admit card is scheduled to be made available to the successful CAT 2017 applicants on CAT website at 1PM today, October 25, 2017.  Suspending the login activity, IIM Lucknow has shared, “The Login to form will be available only between 09-08-2017 09 Hours 45 Minutes to 24-10-2017 12 Hours 55 Minutes.

Now you will be able to exercise your user login access to the CAT 2017 website when it is loaded with the CAT Admit cards. IIM Lucknow will allow access to your CAT admit card a few minutes before 1 PM.

While you will be able to view and download your CAT 2017 Admit card at the scheduled time of 1 PM, the activity to view and download the CAT 2017 Admit card on CAT website should be started at least an hour before.

Post closure of CAT 2017 registration process on September 25, resulting in high number of 2.31 lakhs registrations, the CAT admit card issuance date was extended from October 18 to October 25.

Once the CAT 2017 website allows user login activity, you will have to log onto the CAT website with your registered User ID. The change in schedule of issuing the CAT 2017 admit cards although created a bit of anxiety among CAT 2017 aspirants, still a month remains to plan your travel and make other arrangements to take CAT 2017 on November 26, 2017 at the allotted testing venue and time slot.

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Download CAT 2017 Admit card first on Oct 25

Download CAT 2017 Admit card first on Oct 25! Then opt for IIFT 2017 test centre change

CAT 2017 Admit card download will be available from 1 PM onwards on October 25. The first activity on CAT Admit card release date should be to view and download your CAT 2017 Admit card and check which CAT test centre has been allotted to you before you take any decision to exercise the option of change in IIFT 2017 exam centre. The facility to change the IIFT test centre is available till November 3.

IIFT has advised, “Candidates should be careful while opting for the Admission Test Centre. A fee of `1,000/- will be charged for changing the opted Centre. No request for change of centre will be entertained after 3rd November 2017.”

CAT Admit Card: Document to decide your IIFT exam Travel Plan
The CAT 2017 Admit card was to be released on October 18, but the date has now been postponed by a week and the CAT aspirants will get their CAT Admit card on October 25. The delay has adversely affected the candidates who are appearing in IIFT 2017 entrance exam also as it will impact their decision whether to exercise the option to change the IIFT test centre or keep it the same.

Now with hardly a month remaining to appear in CAT 2017 on November 26 and in IIFT 2017 MBA (IB) entrance exam on December 3, only a few days are left to exercise your option of change in test centre by November 3, 2017.

Since IIM Lucknow has postponed the date of issuing the Admit card for CAT 2017 to October 25, it will be better to decide the appropriate test centre for IIFT 2017 in accordance with the CAT 2017 test centre to minimize the last moment glitches. Please note that you cannot change the test centre for CAT 2017.

CAT test centre: 1^st or 4^th choice? Check and decide
Although, you were asked to enter four preferred choices to select the CAT 2017 exam centre, the final authority to allocate the CAT exam centre out of your preferred four choices lies with CAT Centre 2017.

If you don’t get your 1^st or 2^nd preferred CAT exam centre, you have to go by the allotment but you cannot change the CAT 2017 exam centre under any condition and the only option left is to change your IIFT exam centre at a cost of Rs.1000/- and your request should be submitted latest by November 3.

So, in case of allotment of not so suitable centre for CAT 2017, you can change the test centre for IIFT 2017 but not for the CAT 2017.  IIFT has been benevolent enough to permit the change in the exam centre but at a price of course and within specified time. Readmore…

CAT 2017 Syllabus – How to cover; tips from

CAT 2017: 10 tips by IIM-A, FMS toppers how to cover CAT Syllabus and make best use of Diwali holidayshttp://www.mbauniverse.com/cat

Focus your CAT 2017 preparation as per the updated CAT syllabus and cover the entire CAT syllabus in next 30 days brushing up all the important topics in all the 3 sections of CAT 2017 syllabus in accordance with the revised CAT exam pattern, is the key success mantra from the CAT 2016 toppers now studying at IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Indore and FMS Delhi.

CAT 2017 is 30 days away now and from today onwards there are four Diwali holidays also. This can be considered as a windfall since your CAT 2017 p

10 tips from CAT toppers
The biggest problem before the CAT 2017 aspirants is – where to get the CAT exam syllabus and how to know about the topics in each section which are covered in CAT 2017 syllabus so that the CAT preparation could be synchronised with CAT exam syllabus. This is resolved by the CAT toppers by sharing the CAT preparation tips which will synchronise your CAT preparation with CAT syllabus.

Are you using right study material?
CAT toppers studying at IIM Ahmedabad, FMS Delhi, IIM Indore ensured that they needed to cover the CAT syllabus in their CAT preparation with right study material.

Gyayak Jain, CAT 100 percentiler and IIM Ahmedabad student of PGP 2017-19 says, “I used TIME study modules to get me acquainted with various formulas and tricks of solving various types of problems.” Priya Sahni, IIM Indore student referred to Arun Sharma for her preparation. 

Atul Goyal, FMS Delhi student and CAT 99.99 percentiler says “I used the study material given to me by my institute IMS. I did not use any other book as books do not matter but how you study does matter.”  In view of Atul, if you are preparing smartly you can score 99 in CAT in short time of preparation say 2 months.

Chanchal Gupta who scored 99.79 in CAT and IIM Ahmedabad student says “I read newspapers for VARC. For DILR and Quant, I practiced from the books by Arihant, Pearson, TMH”

Accordingly, the updated and revised books of authors like Arun Sharma, study material provided by TIME, IMS and others are the key source of right study material which cover the entire CAT syllabus as per revised CAT 2017 exam pattern.

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CAT 2017 Admit Card

CAT 2017 Admit Card

IIM Lucknow proposes to release the CAT 2017 admit card at 1.00PM on October 18, 2017. Admit card will be available for down load from the CAT 2017 website iimcat.ac.in till the CAT 2017 exam day – November 26, 2017. You can view, download and print the CAT Admit Card. After the CAT exam date Admit Card will not be available for download. IIM Lucknow has however cautioned that the Admit card will appear only if your online application form is submitted successfully.

Delay in CAT Admit Card: Last 3 year trends 
Since 2014, CAT Admit card could not be issued on announced scheduled date and the issue date is delayed by a few days. The CAT 2017 Admit card may also be delayed by the IIMs by a few days.  The delay in CAT admit card issue results in the delay in making your travel plan as you would not know the your CAT exam centre and the CAT exam session before getting your CAT Admit card

CAT Admit Card: Mandatory document
The CAT Admit Card is a mandatory document required to take the exam. IIMs clearly advise that you must print the Admit Card and bring it to the exam centre on the day of the exam along with your photograph identical to the image used in the CAT 2017 registration and application form.

Without Admit Card entry to test centre will not be permitted and an aspirant has to ensure to carry the print out of his CAT 2017 Admit Card with him

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MDI Gurgaon - Management Development Institute

Management Development Institute (MDI) Gurgaon

At par with IIMs, Management Development Institute (MDI) Gurgaon has a legacy of 44 years.  Learning and placement at MDI Gurgaon is second to none. MDI Gurgaon is one of the top 10 B schools of India and a front runner in setting the precedents among B schools on quality management education with high placement record. The B-school is a dream campus for CAT aspirants and is preferred to many IIMs when it comes to pursue PGDM from this coveted institute.

MDI has a large number student exchange tie-ups with universities across the world such as North America, Europe, Asia, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia.

 2 years full time PGDM at MDI Gurgaon has consistently been ranked among top management programmes in the country.AMBA (Association of MBAs) UK accredited MDI’s fulltime Post Graduate Programmes making MDI as the first and only B School in India to be internationally accredited. AMDISA has awarded SAQS Re-Accreditation to Management Development Institute, Gurgaon.

MDI Gurgaon has recently restructured and streamlined its curriculum and course delivery in all programs to make the programs Industry relevant and has recruited the best faculty from across the globe who can contribute to teaching and research.

MDI Gurgaon has a consistent record of excellent placement. The maximum and average compensation packages at MDI Gurgaon have been rising year after year. The average CTC across the three courses in placement 2017 at MDI Gurgaon, stood at INR 18.89 LPA with the highest domestic CTC being INR 28.74 LPA. 15 students at MDI Gurgaon have also bagged international offers across industries with Tolaram Group extending 4 international offers with the package of 55 LPA.A total of 143 companies participated for the MDI final placement 2017 as against 123 companies in last year placement. MBA Placement 2017

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Know all the changes in CAT 2017 exam pattern and how to adapt your preparation

Know all the changes in CAT 2017 exam pattern and how to adapt your preparation

With an aim to make CAT 2017 exam more user friendly, IIM Ahmedabad and TCS have gone ahead and made some distinctive changes in the CAT 2017 exam pattern. Know how to adapt with these changes for your CAT 2017 exam preparation 

CAT 2017 exam pattern has undergone a lot of changes since last year including Exam dates, Registration process, results, exam pattern, CAT 2017 paper pattern, etc. With an aim to make CAT 2017 exam more user friendly, IIM Indore and TCS have gone ahead and made some distinctive changes in the CAT 2017 exam pattern.

This might be surprise news for many CAT 2017 aspirants who were busy preparing for their exams based on the pattern of last year as they now have to re-adapt themselves with the new and changed CAT 2017 exam pattern.

This article will provide you the detailed changes in CAT 2017 exam pattern and expert tips on how to cope up with these changes and align your CAT preparation schedule.

Important changes in CAT 2017 Exam Pattern

1. CAT 2017 exam duration has been increased to 170 minutes i.e. 2 hours and 50 minutes. Earlier the time limit was of 140 minutes. The CAT 2017 exam Syllabus will remain same though.

2. Candidates have been given the flexibility to switch between sections at any point of time during the examination.  Thus you have the option to devote less or more time in a particular section as per your choice.

3. The number of questions per section has been increased to 50 questions. Quantitative Aptitude and Data Interpretation will consist of 50 questions and Logical Reasoning and Verbal Ability will have 50 questions each. Earlier these sections had only 30 questions each.

4. This year in CAT 2017 exam, there will be no tutorial before start of examination. Candidates are advised to check and practice the tutorial from the official CAT 2017 website prior to testing date.

Impact of changes in CAT 2017 Exam Pattern

With so many changes in CAT 2017 exam pattern, aspirants have to make some amendments in their preparation schedule and style to achieve excellent percentile in CAT exam.  
• With the flexibility to switch from one section to other, aspirants must keep a check on their time spent on each question and section.

• Aspirant now has to attempt a total 100 question in 170 minutes while earlier it was 60 questions in 140 minutes. Thus the time per question has been reduced from 2.3 mins per question to 1.7 mins per question now.

• Increase in number of section question means greater representation of various smaller topics and different types of question. Thus, CAT 2017 aspirants now don’t have the liberty to leave any topic aside during their CAT preparation.

• With increase in exam time, candidates must adapt themselves to sit for 3 hours continuously while staring at the computer screen.

• With reduced Minute per question, candidates now need to be very choosy and sure as to which question to attempt and which to leave as attempting wrong or lengthy questions will kill their precious time.

• remember, sectional cut off is still prevalent for Admission to IIMs and other top B schools. Hence, candidates have to keep a check on their number of attempts in both the section. With an option of free movement between sections, chances of miscalculation and over-attempts are more.

How to adapt to New CAT 2017 Exam Pattern

Some suggestions for CAT 2017 aspirants to quickly adapt to the new changes in CAT 2017 exam pattern are:

1. Starting attempting mock test for 170 minutes with 50 questions in each section. Note the total time you spent on each question and section.

2. Follow a trial and error method to know the best possible strategy for your exam day. Since, now you have the option to switch section, hence decide which section you want to attempt first and in which order.

3. Analyze your results of every mock test to find out the best strategy which works for you.

4. Increase your accuracy and speed to attempt right question in less time to improve your sectional and overall scores.

5.  With increase in number of question, make sure you don’t leave out any topics without practice.

What do the CAT Expert suggests

CAT 2017 aspirants shouldn’t be afraid of the increase in length of the test.  The time is also increased and every candidate has sufficient time.  The best part is the facility to navigate and switch to and fro both the sections.  There could be questions in one or other section where candidates may consume less time vis a vis the question where more time is required to solve. So practically the new pattern will be beneficial to them. Level of difficulty may remain the same while composition of questions may change to some extent. Aspirants are advised to focus on all the topics and practice them more.

For Latest updates on CAT 2017 exam Preparation keep a check on the below link for LIVE Updates: CAT 2017 How to Preparation

CAT 2017 Syllabus - Plan your CAT preparation

CAT 2017 Syllabus out for preparation: Plan your CAT preparation for next 45 days

You can have access to CAT 2017 syllabus now, although CAT 2017 exam centre has clearly stated ‘The CAT exam does not have a defined syllabus for CAT preparation. However, you can attempt the mock test to understand the pattern of exam and types of questions.’

The biggest problem before the CAT 2017 aspirants is – where to get the CAT exam syllabus and how to know about the topics in each section which are covered in CAT 2017 syllabus? But the problem stands solved and you can prepare in accordance with CAT syllabus.

CAT 2017 syllabus defined!

Yes, now CAT is out of bag! As stated by IIM Lucknow, CAT 2017 syllabus is according to the CAT official Mock Test. The topics and question types that you see in CAT Mock test are based on CAT syllabus and you need to prepare following their question pattern. Besides, the MCQs and non-MCQs contained in official CAT Mock test would be on the same pattern as will be asked in CAT 2017 exam.

How you can prepare as per CAT syllabus now?
The CAT 2017 Mock test is not yet released by IIM Lucknow. It is expected that CAT 2017 Mock test will be released after October 18, a month before the CAT 2017 exam date which is November 26, 2017.

But you still have detailed CAT 2017 syllabus which is official also. If you take the last year official CAT Mock test, you will find that it fully agrees with CAT 2017 syllabus. In fact, last year official CAT Mock test, is just short of the CAT 2017 exam paper. It will help you to understand in depth the CAT syllabus for CAT 2017preparation. Now you can intensify your preparation for next 45 days as per the topics covered in CAT syllabus which is expected to be the replica of CAT 2017 actual test paper.

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FMS Delhi announces major haul in admission criteria

FMS Delhi announces major haul in admission criteria: Reduces CAT 2017 weight; reintroduces GD round

Deviating from past 3 years in its MBA admission process and weightage to different components, Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi University, Delhi has brought substantial changes in its MBA 2018-20 admission criteria by reducing the weightage to CAT 2017 exam score to 60% from 85%; reintroducing the Group Discussion (GD) round which was scrapped in 2014; increasing the weightage to PI round to 15% from 10%.

Announcing the overhaul in its admission process for full time MBA 2018-20 batch, FMS Delhi has stated “From the shortlisted candidates, admission to MBA programme shall be based on Extempore Speech, Group Discussion, Personal Interview, Class X & Class XII marks and CAT 2017 scores as provided by CAT centre.”

CAT 2017 Score loses weight from 85 to 60%
CAT score which used to command 85% weight in final selection round at FMS Delhi has lost its weight by 25 points on a scale of 100. Now, the CAT 2017 score will carry a weight of 60% only to arrive at the final merit list. The score of CAT 2017 will also include the academic profile and other factors which were not taken into account at the time of first stage shortlisting criteria.

GD round reintroduced with 10% weight
Group Discussion (GD) round which was scrapped 3 years back by FMS Delhi as one of the components in its admission process, has been reintroduced and will command a weight of 10%.

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CAT 2017: Exam Date, Preparation, Pattern, 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, 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 week of July:

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FMS Delhi announces MBA 2018-20 admission

FMS Delhi announces MBA 2018 admission: No GD - CAT 2017 score sole shortlisting criteria; apply by Nov 20

Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) University of Delhi has opened the admission process to its flagship MBA 2018-20 batch today on October 5. The last date to apply at FMS Delhi is November 20, 2017. The only exam scores acceptable to FMS Delhi are of CAT 2017. Candidates seeking admission to MBA 2018-20 at FMS Delhi need to apply online.

Announcing sectional weightage to CAT 2017 scores in shortlisting criteria, Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) Delhi has also announced that it will not conduct GD round in final admission process. 

FMS Delhi aspirants will not only need high percentile scores in CAT 2017 but will also have to score equally good percentile in all of its 3 sections to get shortlisted at the first stage for final admission round.

FMS Delhi will compute composite score giving weightages of 30%, 30%, and 40% to the scores of QA, DI/LR and VRC sections respectively as provided by the CAT Centre for the CAT 2017 Examination for candidates who apply to FMS.

CAT 2017 aspirants apart from appearing in CAT 2017 have to apply to FMS Delhi to seek admission in MBA 2018-20 batch by the last date of November 20, 2017.

How to apply?
The online application process to register and apply for flagship 2 years full time MBA programme 2018-209 and for Doctoral & other programmes at FMS Delhi has started today on October 5 and will close on November 20, 2017.

All candidates seeking admission to FMS Delhi will be required to appear in the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2017 to be conducted by IIMs on November 26, 2017.

Eligible candidates appearing for CAT 2017 and planning to take admission to 2-year full-time MBA Program at FMS Delhi for the batch 2018-20 can apply online through FMS website. There is no off-line mode to register and apply for MBA 2018-20 batch in FMS Delhi.

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5 challenges you must be prepared for CAT 2017 exam

CAT 2017: 5 challenges you must be prepared for; keep your preparation plan ready to change

With the CAT 2017 registration and error correction process already closed, now the only focus of CAT aspirants is on the CAT 2017 preparation for which only 50 days are left. There may be number of situations coming with different type of challenges before the CAT aspirants till the CAT 2017 exam is not over. CAT aspirants need to anticipate them, keep themselves ready to hold the bull by the horn and get ready for the CAT exam day. Despite announcing number of features in CAT 2017 exam, IIM Lucknow has stopped short of announcing the exact CAT 2017 exam pattern, CAT syllabus, sectional composition of the questions among other things.

Confidentaility holds back required information
There are many firsts introduced by IIM Lucknow in convening CAT 2017 and many  information items regarding the CAT 2017 exam pattern and content on which nothing has been divulged by the CAT 2017 convener in the name of confidentiality are there.

Situations may require change in preparation plan
All this could call for different topics, changes in the share of MCQs and Non-MCQs, increase and decrease in number of total or sectional questions among others, creating situations that may require sudden shift in your preparation strategy, going back to learn and prepare some forgotten type of questions.

It happened in last year CAT when the exact format of the exam could be known just a month before through the official CAT Mock test and almost all the CAT aspirants had to switch their preparation schedule and had to plan it differently. On the same lines CAT 2017 is keeping most of the things behind the curtain that could affect your preparation in the last 1 month and could impact on your percentile score.

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