xyz: Sir, I wish to apply for IMT Ghaziabad.The programmes are PGDM fulltime,finance,HR,Interntional Business and IT.What should be the order of preference?
kranthi: pgdm fulltime is their flagship course highest priroty.regarding others it depends on interest aptitude and career oppurtunities of course decide after discussion.

exorcist: Hi,i have been scoring on an average b/w 90-95% with ocassional 97's. please tell me if i stand a realistic chance to get a call from the iim's. i would appreciate if you give an honset opinion rather than an optimistic one .if yes then how would i manage to achieve that within 20 days and if no what should i do
rahul: The exp score in CAT should be higher than the AIMCAT score. How much is very difficult to predict. At your level it should add 1-2 %ile points. So a chance yes, if you are at your best

srktugga: Hi.There is news that 560 seats Will be spilt among the 4 newly proposed IIMs.Will admissions start in June 2010 or in next june?
sai: Wait for the notification to come this year.

phoenix: Good evening sir, i've scored consistently in last 10 AIMCATS in the 80-90 range. but in 1003, my %ile dropped to 45.67. m very depressed bout this. my univ. exams are from 10-21nov. so i have to pause my CAT prep durin that period. i was planning to apply for IMT-G, BIMTECH, IFMR, FORE, NIRMA, MICA, IISWBM,LBSIM, Christ etc. shal i go ahead with my plan or shud i look for other colleges?
pranav: do not worry too much about one exam. You should apply to some higher ranked colleges too.

prada: sir is it worth applying to SITM if i want to go for finance. I saw in the website they have 2 specialisation marketing-finance and system-marketing. And also how is SIMS ? shud i go for it. if u could mention any other SNAP inst. from my scores. My last few aimcats prcentiles: 44, 64, 15, 22, 73, 85, 59, 28, 50 10th: 80.62 12th: 75.3 B.TECH: 80.5 Work experience: 8 months.
bharat: SITM is not that well-known for its fin program... however, I would suggest that you look for other schools... SIMS is pretty decent...

prada: is it possible to predict my scores of the actual exam from the AIMCATS. how much does it tend to vary?
kranthi: normally it depends on which range u are in a rough projection can be made.

nidhi: hello sir... there is only 25 days 2 go bt i m still not satisfied wid my permormance, i m nt able to give my shot yet. wht should i do?
pranav: work hard. analyse your performance and try to find out the common mistakes you make.talk to a faculty and rectify those faults

prince: sir may i know how is MNNIT, allahabad for MBA and even IIITA
sai: Not a well known institute.

hanisha: sir,i m scoring with wide fluctuation of 60 to 92%ile. and i m not able to clear cut off in english in maximum aimcats. please advice me what should i do now?,should i fill more and more b grade schools or what? plz help!!
sai: If you have to do an MBA this year then for safety purposes apply to lots of B category schools. If you intend to go to only the top B -Schools which have good placements then apply to nothing less than the BBB category.

sonam: i am into network marketing for the last 7 months ...can this be called workex?
bharat: For the IIMs, no; for not so high ranking schools, may work... more importantly, ur learning from work ex matters more

sat: only 20 days left. what shud be the strategy to crack va section?
pcr: I hope you're keeping up with preparation - reading and practical application of grammar vocab and reasoning through your reading. When it comeds to strategy - Get an idea of the contents of the section (while doing so, answer VA questions that you find easy and are absolutely sure of). Return to the questions through review mode and tackle the ones you are better prepared for first. Pick the RC passages in the order that you want to try them. Most important, don’t get stuck on a question. If it’s taking you too long (say, more than double the time you normally take) move on. Come back to it later if you have the time. All the best

pooja: sir, how do you rate bimtech,itm mumbai,imdr pune?
bharat: pretty decent schools... they are placed in the same order as u mentioned...

srktugga: Is it advisable to take other institutes' MOCKCATS or analysis of TIME AIMCATS is sufficient in the remaining days?
pranav: analysis of aimcats will be enough. also do not take too many exams. one exam every 2-3 days should be good. analyse your performance and try to rectify any problems you come across

ram: wht was the cutoff for IIFT(D),last year??
sai: around 30 marks

sat: only 20 days left. what shud be the strategy to crack va section?
pcr: answered, please check

venkat: sir, in the verbal section of AIMCATs for the last 15 test i have been getting an accuracy between 33% to 90%. As a result of this my percentiles varied from 44%iles to 99.5%ile. What hud i do to ensure i clear the verbal section of CAT 09 with above 95%ile?
pcr: venkat,I hope you're keeping up with preparation - reading and practical application of grammar vocab and reasoning through your reading. When it comes to strategy - Get an idea of the contents of the section (while doing so, answer VA questions that you find easy and are absolutely sure of). Return to the questions through review mode and tackle the ones you are better prepared for first. Pick the RC passages in the order that you want to try them. Most important, don’t get stuck on a question. If it’s taking you too long (say, more than double the time you normally take) move on. Come back to it later if you have the time. All the best

sat: only 20 days left. what shud be the strategy to crack va section?
rahul: VA - assuming 25-30 Q, you should look at 18-20 attempts with 60% accuracy

prada: i score around 60 in the MCs/CRTs, what %tile can a score of 60 fetch?
sai: Around 65 in CAT if everything goes well.

crack: Hello Sir, Am gettin around 85-90% in the AIMCATs..... wid the lowest score n Eng and always above 90%.... Sir, Do i ve a fair chanc eof gettin ino IIMs....? Pl giv e a realistic ans..
rahul: outside chance. Need to get a few more Qs rite

nidhi: hello sir, i m getting an average of 75-78%ile in aimcats. should i apply to LBSIM and FORE?
bharat: last yr, cut-off at both schools were at a minimum 91%ile... hmmm... that tells you something, Nidhi.

jasmine: Sir, GOOD COLLEGES UNDER XAT??
kranthi: xlri ximb gim liba ifmr welingkar xime.

phoenix: sir, my quant is very weak, i've almost completed basics, but stil not able to clear cut-offs. plz suggest a solution. m pretty good in VA n LDi, able to clr cut-offs every time, overall %ile is 80-90
pranav: if you arent comfortable with the basics of any topic,get it clarified by faculty. then,work on qa sections in tpb's, mc's, crt's and aimcats.

poonam: sir. how is bimtech noida?
rahul: Good B school, with about 75% cutoff

xyz: sir how do u rate scmhrd & nitie?
kranthi: nitie>scmhrd.nitie needs 97 percentile in cat.scmhrd is the second best under snap.

exorcist: i have been really suffering in tournament questions and ones related to football games matches how do i practice from them as only 3 ques have appeared in aimcats
sai: The SMs, TPBs and Online Sectional tests have quite a few of these Qs

aimcat: is it possible to predict my %le of the actual CAT exam after the same?? I'm worrying about this more in these days...Please reply sir...
rahul: It would be diff to predict, though you can get a general idea

keerthana: sir.i have a doubt in QA.how to find the number of squares in all ways in an n*n checkboard?
kranthi: it is 1square+2square upto n square.

gaurav: my VA section is very weak and due to it my DI and quant section also effects. plz help
pcr: gaurav, keep up with your preparation - reading and practical application of grammar vocab and reasoning through your reading. When it comes to strategy - Get an idea of the contents of the section (while doing so, answer VA questions that you find easy and are absolutely sure of). Return to the questions through review mode and tackle the ones you are better prepared for first. Pick the RC passages in the order that you want to try them. Most important, don’t get stuck on a question. If it’s taking you too long (say, more than double the time you normally take) move on. Come back to it later if you have the time. All the best AND DON'T GIVE UP

hanisha: sir,i m scoring with wide fluctuation of 60 to 92%ile. and i m not able to clear cut off in english in maximum aimcats. please advice me what should i do now?,should i fill more and more b grade schools or what? plz help!! can i do anything to change my %ile nd make it high in cats? if yes,plz give an approach
rahul: Dont worry. A number of students are having fluctuations this year. English req high attempts with 55-60% accuracy. Next 20 days revise diff types of questions from AIMCATs As far as Applications are concerned, if this is to be your last attempt, increase B school applications

rams: sir i jst want 2 knw that i have poor past aceds and dnt hv an attractive profile.....bt my aimcats scores are pretty gud.....wat are my chances for fms, nmat, xat and snap.....
pranav: you have a pretty good chance. however each insti has their eligibility criteria. check if you clear them

rsp: Good Evening Sir, I have planned to revise the concepts and the AIMCATs before the CAT exam? Am I on the right track? I have not solved the previous years CAT papers? Is it required at this stage?
bharat: yes, u r on the right track... if u solve previous years' CAT papers, it would help... will boost ur psychological prep...

neha: gud evening...sir wat shuld be the stategy to crack di section....i hv beeen practising day n nite bt nthin seems to wrk...plz help ....im vry worried
rahul: Spend 2-3 minutes understanding a set before deciding to attempt or leave

prince: sir as far as my preparations are concerned i have been done that quite sufficiently and when i take up practice tests at home, i do get some good scores as in like TPB's and advanced SM's but in AimCAT my performance keeps on fluctuationg. so is it a cause of concern and do i need to practice more from other sources or stick to giving ip various eCAT's online
pcr: Please don't stop. While consistency is what everyone hopes for, it may not happen everytime. What is important is that in some AIMCATs you have displayed the stuff to do well. This is what you should work with. Just aim for the day. KEEP GOING. All the best

aditi: sir percentiles reqd for BIMTECH,ITM mumbai and IMDR Pune?
rahul: BIMT - 75%, ITM 80%ile, IMDR approx 70

srktugga: Can we expect a daily analysis of CAT(both sessions in the day) starting from November 28th since Iam writing CAT on Dec 6th.Is it possible that there are different number of questions on different days?
sai: Yes you can expect an analysis of every test. There could be a different number of Qs on different test slots.

rsp: How should I utilise the 1 week between IIFT and CAT?
kranthi: revise .do not take more than too aim cats.destress and take it easy the last couple of days.

2iim: Sir, tell me how to increase score in Quants, and VA. in this time? how much is the cut off score this year(CBT)? is it normal like last year?
sai: Cutoffs will depend on the difficulty level of the paper and cannot be predicted upfront.

shk: Hi rahul sir.I gave my aimcat01 today and scored miserably which i hadnt scored in any aimcats till date.I realized that b4 analysing aimcats i should revise my formulas and basic in quant and eng specially. sir , i comfortable in di,but when i attempt it last and regularly see the timer i get nervous and my speed reduces drastically.what do i do to maintain calm and increase my speed with accuracy.I m scoring around 60%tile,but yet i want to make it to iim's?what do i do?pls help
rahul: Ignore todays performance as an aberration. decide that you would look at the timer once approx 10 min, specifically avoid

prince: how do differentiate the Quant of CAT and that of FMS
sai: FMS quant is very easy and requires staright forward application of formulas whereas CAT Quant is quite tricky

equanimous: sir,what actually should we do in analysis of aimcats???
kranthi: know the reasons for ur errors solve the problems which u have not solved in the exam.

nidhi: sir, i m very much comfortable wid paper pencil test so should practice that only or online tests?
sai: Only Online tests from now on

amit0387: sir.. normally i scored around 85-90 percentile earlier but in last two aimcats it has been 72 and 73 though i m scoring almost 90 percentile in mcs and crts.Being an obc candidate do i stand any chancE FOR IIM calls??/
rahul: OBC competition is pretty high, cutoff would only be 2-3 %ile points lower

2iim: sir, my ultimate aim is JMET, my D day is 1st DEC, what xtra i need to prepare in the 12days gap? to get call 4m IIT madras??
bharat: Prep strategy remains the same as that of the CAT... however, focus more on your QA prep... also, why this obsession with IIT-M... ur user name suggests that your desperate to go to the IIMs... but...

krish: is it recommended;not to have any buffer time.i mean equal time distribution of whole time as sometimes i face dilemma-wht to do in the buffer time.plz reply
pranav: you should keep the buffer time.Use it to improve scores on section(s) which you havent done well. If you done well in all sections, use the buffer time to maximise your overall scores ie by using that time to answer the easiest / your favourite section

sreesrush: IF WE DO ALL THE AIMCATS ANALYSATION WELL WILL THAT BE ENOUGH...OR IS IT NECESSARY TO FINISH OF TPBS AND SECTIONALSONLINE
kranthi: it is better u complete them.

nancy: sir ,percentile for welingkar?
bharat: We School goes with MH-CET (majority of adm)... around 168 was cut-off last year

rahul: What is the minimum workex required if one is in the IIMs so that one can sit in lateral placements there?
rahul: 1.5 to 2 years. varies from IIM to IIM

ankita: sir i am hardly able to clear my cut offs in quant...what should i do...??
rahul: Attempt only the questions which you are very sure of in the first round. Make sure you see all questions

prince: sir how do you rate the questions in Time TPB's as compared to that in actual CAT papers
kranthi: on par or above par very few below par.

hanisha: will i get answer to my queries?
sai: Whats u r query?

srktugga: I have been getting percentiles between 70 to 85 in the aimcats.Can i have an outstanding 135 minutes on the D-day and score 99&ile?Has it ever happened or do u know someone who has pulled it off?
pranav: people have pulled it off, but dont count on miracles. work hard and you will have a good d-day.

nisha: SIR , imdr pune or itm mumbai?avg salary?
kranthi: 4to 5 lacs.

ankita: sir iam scoring around 85 percentile in aim cats..do i hav a chance of scoring above 90 percentile in cat??
kranthi: chance yes but conditional.

ankita: sir, in eng section ...one should attempt rc or va 1st?
kranthi: va preferably and then rc.

darklord_1984: Sir(s), I have been clearing the VA cut-offs almost 90 % of the times in the AIMCAT-- without much preparation. But still I am feeling apprehensive about the VA section -- I don't want it to be my unexpected nemesis in the actual CAT. What prep should I do or not do in the remaining days to give me confidence in VA ?
sai: Dont worry at all - you will clear the cutoffs quite easily...just go through the rules of Grammar and take a few tests.

sanjib: is there anybody
bharat: No... there is nobody... we have an auto-answer generator :)

abhijit: sir at exam hall i cant manage to do well in english out oe tension. what should i do now?
kranthi: try relaxation techniques meditation .

gopal: my end sem exams are from 16th to 21st nov. what should be my strategy now? how should i go about with GK??
sai: Revise AIMCATs and try to do some General reading for GK

nav: my aimcat scores are usually above 93 percentile.wt strategy should i implement to improve my scores!!!!
rahul: identify which section will give you the 2-3 questions more in terms of attempts

victoryismine: would practicing Geometry/mensuration, Number-number systems, and algebra suffice to crack IIM cut offs? I have very basic knowledge of the rest of the topics.
sai: narrowing down the syllabus is very risky and what if Qs from these topics are at a minimum? Prepare for the other areas as well.

praveen: how many hours shuld i put in........
kranthi: 6 hrs of focussed effort till a week before exam.last week destress.

cat: Sir I am getting in and around 80-90.Should I apply to DSE,HCU??I have applied to IMT G,N,IISWBM,NITIE,KJSOM,SP JAIN..
sai: Apply to FORE, TAPMI, LBS, IFMR and HCU

amit0387: sir one day i gave mcs and scores as good as it requires for 3 iim calls the next day i gave aimcat and got 72 percentile. what should i conclude??? is it just one off day ???
sai: Just one OFF day!!

gaurav: sir what is the cut off for IFMR?
bharat: 87.5%ile

abbas: sir how 2 approach iift paper any strategy
sai: See the IIFT chat transcript

rumpelstiltskin: Sir please reply. I very badly want to make only to the iims /fms/xlri
kranthi: u have in the top one percent of the test takers in those exams.discuss in detail with ur faculty.

praveen: sir i have managed to get 90-95 percentile in 5-6 aimcats but in last 2 i managed 75-80 i m very tensed pls tell me do i stand any chance in top 20 clgs.....
pranav: you have a decent chance in the top 20 colleges. prepare well for the exam.

rsp: Should our target be 40-50% of the questions (Minimum) for each section?
sai: NO..Around 60% of the Qs with 80% accuracy

prince: we got to receive a new set of questions for practice at home, so how do u rate their level as compared to that of Actual Cat questions
sai: Almost On par with CAT level

raj: Sir, plzz reply is BIM TRICHY worth applying for ppl with more than 3 yrs of work exp?
bharat: yes... also would depend on ur AIMCAT performance.