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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

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 probl

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 2

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 af

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 holidays http://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 wh

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 ma

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-Accredi

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 yo

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 patt

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

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 Ka

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 section

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