messi: hi sir, i scored 117. wt is my expected %ile?
sai: Wait till tomorrow to get your percentile

messi: sir u dere?
sai: Yes

iimguy: wen would results be uploaded?
sai: Answered...read the transcript

dlc9vg02: i messed up in DI .just got 20. how to improve??
kranthi: practice a lot of questions on percentages and comparision of fractions.practice on different types of data representation.our material when done thoroughly is more than sufficient.

prady: hello sir can u tell me overall dificulty level of this aimcat..???
sai: Slightly more difficult than CAT2008

sandeep: hi.. this is sandeep
kranthi: hi.

messi: time is runnng out. and our queries being left unanswered
sai: The chat started 2 minutes ago...please have patience

gurubhai: hello Sir.. What would have been an ideal strategy to handle this kind of a paper?
sai: The ideal time allocation strategy should have been 45 min (QA), 45 min (DI) and 45 min for Verbal with a 15 minute buffer to tackle the toughest section

gurubhai: punctuality should be a subject in the first year of an MBA
sai: Infact it is a subject in the first year at many B-Schools

hyc9e083: sir,i did very badly in this aimcat,i couldn't apportion d time to all d sections correctly.as a result i got a ver y low score in di.i'm not tht good at any of the three sections.how can i get 98+ %le in cat
kranthi: please apportion time judiciously as suggested to you in test taking strategies.be judicious in question selection.above all regular practice ca do wonders to ur performance.

hyc9n360: hi sir.. how to tackle the grammar & punctuation questions
sai: Answered

vipul,cool,: sir, how good is a score of around 150 with decent sectional break-ups?
sai: Very very good...6 IIM call level

dlc9vg02: hello sir how to improve DI n how do u rate 1020's DI
sai: CAT level...To improve in DI you need to work on all AIMCAT problems and the tough problems from the SMs. The improvement will be seen once you start doing this

messi: which was the toughest section if dis aimcat/?
sai: Since this was based on CAT2008 pattern, both Quant and DI would have been equally tough for students

cnc9a406: sir i am nt able to work out the logic abilty questions within the exam time constraint.any advice.
sai: Work on the SMs. Lack of practice is what is leading to excess time consumed. BTW the Qs in the Logic area in this AIMCAT were indeed time consuming and if you think you were not making any headway you should have stopped immediately and devoted that time to solve other sets of Qs

messi: Wat time wil d result be declared tmrw ?
sai: I said by tomorrow evening...it could also be released today night

nithya: I have solved few chapters in the basic book for quant completely. But when it comes to mockcat ,I dont have the edge in cracking questions from the same chapters.How can this be improved?
kranthi: revise the difficult question in basic study material thoroughly and start solving other material we have given on quant.give more importance to understanding basics.

kaushal: Hi Sai How are you?
sai: Fine Kaushal!

hyc9n360: sir in verbal ...in the section where a word is given and 5 sentences are given using tat word, & choose the sentence where the word is wrongly used......i got all 5 of them worng.....how to improve in that area
sai: This shows that your reading habits are not upto the mark and you need to improve your vocabulary and reading skill immediately. A newspaper is the best way to improve in this scenario

kaushal: When we will have next AIMCAT?
sai: Answered...read the transcript

hyc9e083: sir,wat'd b the time i have to give 2 each section for preparation in a day and how can i make use of these aimcats the most?
sai: Give around an hour each to QA and DI and and hour and a half for the Verbal section. Redo all Qs in the AIMCAT to get a good understanding of the concepts that you were tested in.

cataspirant: What should be the ideal time devoted to each section for such division of questions?
sai: answered

prady87: in last aim cat i scored 50+ bt this time its only 15...wt should i do....???
kranthi: wild fluctuations in score are not uncommon .stick to the course without diluting ur preparation.

iimguy: when would the schedule for aimcats be put up?
sai: In a week or two you will have a tentative schedule put up as the IIMs have not yet announced the test dates.

deepak: hii...wats de best order of attempting the sections? cos i always have done qa,di n then verbal...only 30 min i am able to allot to verbal....help me out
sai: The order should be such that you sandwich your weakest section between your stronger two sections

kaushal: How is this mark in AIMCAT 1020 VA-45 QA-37 DI-32 OA-114 Expected percentile
sai: Excellent balanced scores....should be 99.2+

mvn: hi sir !! Being new to aimcats ,what percentile do u believe is good enough?
sai: If you are getting 85+ in the TIME AIMCATs then it is a very good score and shows promise

catcracker: hi..when is the next mock CAT?
sai: Answered...read the transcript

nikhil: hello,I want to know how reading novels can improve english?
kranthi: familiarity with more words and ideas provided u are reading useful stuff.will also improve ur reading speed.

nithya: Sir, How should we judge a question as easy,difficult or doable in DI? I end up selecting difficult sets in DI most of the time. In this mock cat I selected Ranking problem which appeared doable but consumed much time. How can I correct this?
kranthi: knowledge is the most important factor in helping u to judge the difficulty level of question.regular practice will help.

victor: sir, i could manage to attempt only 40% question with 70% accuracy. how can i improve on my attempt percentage??
sai: Which means you are getting around 26 correct which is a very good score. Improvement in subject knowledge will lead to an increae in attempts and the %age

vinay: Hi sir, is it better to mark all the easy questions first then solve all at one go or to select the easy Question solve it and go to next one..
sai: The latter strategy is good

deepak: how many aimcats in paper format and how many online?
sai: 7 in Paper format and 15 Online for Full course students of TIME

washish17: I have 90.1% in CAT 08. I will be resigning from my job this month as i wasnt able to devote enough time for preparation. I am still about to start the preparation. How do you rate my chances at the CAT09.
kranthi: rethink about quitting the job. u can do well if u put in regular and systematic work from now on.

hyc9e083: wen's our next aimcat
sai: The announcement will be made in classes

gurubhai: in a 25-25-40 format..is it imperative that we give equal time to all sections? Or spend little more time in VA. I ask this because spending a disproportionate amount of time in VA could lead to one not clearing the cut-off..
sai: Spending a little more time will be required. Around 10 minutes more than the other two sections

nikhil: how to know which questions to skip in english like as we skip in quants and DI?
kranthi: time consuming ones and the ones u are not sure about must be attempted towards end in case u are left with time.

payal: Hi,how to improve in verbal...like getting antonyms and synonyms?
kranthi: build up ur vocabulary.revise the words regularly till u gain command over them.

vipul,cool,: Sir, how should one proceed after completing all the material? I'm scoring above 150 in this AIMCAT. What should i do now to improve my result?
sai: Maintain consistency and that will be the key to cracking CAT this year for you....Well done on a great score

kaushal: Hey sai Any Suggestion for VA improvement... very poor in vocabs and hate SC
kranthi: practice on things which u dread most.the hate can turn into love.

batein: idont share a great equation with quant but i know its high time and i need to start working on it.can u suggest me some topics in quant tht i shudnt leave out at all?since at present my quant preparation is at level 0,how many hours do i need to put in daily ?
kranthi: all topics are important.spare a couple of hours every day to begin with.

cataspirant: Accuracy in verbal section is a major problem for me. How can I improve this?
kranthi: read the solutions provided to the paper and compare against ur line of thinking u will know.

cnc9a406: sir, i m very low on accuracy on questions of paragraph completion and identifyin grammatically correct sentences ,even though i hav decent reading habits. pls help !!
sai: The only way to imporve is that you read a lot and work on your grammar and the improvement will come. There is no formulaic approach to get these Qs correct

washish17: How to improve up on the accuracy part in VA/RC section? Mine is not even 50% accuracy.
sai: Reading and improving Vocabulary is the key. So read read and read.

kaushal: Hey Sai.... which one is better online newspaper.. The guardian or The wall street journal.......... Please suggest......... Hey i dont like reading novel but love to read newspaper... Will that improve my RC?
kranthi: yes.

deepak: in rc..wud u advise reading the whole para and then seeing the qns..or vice versa?
sai: Try both out and see what works for you and then adopt that method

nikhil: sir i am afraid if quants wat should I do?
kranthi: spend as much time as possible patiently without getting frustrated.with familiarity comfort will increase.

vinay: Sir, I have been practising DI from the material, Handouts given in class as well as Qs from CRT, Test Group papers; Yet, i couldnot able to do well in this AIMCAT.....Can you please suggest how to improve?
sai: Please speak to a faculty to understand the precise problem u face and get the strategy to correct it.

vinay: what would be the ideal time allocation for each section?...Is it better to allocate equal time for each section ?
sai: Answered...read the transcript

raghav: sir i joined time full time course last year this year i want to join only online tests..is this possible?
sai: Join the AIMCAT test series where ONline Tests are part of the package.

kaushal: Shall i read for Norman Lewis ?
sai: Read Norman Lewis

deepak: the di sets given in de handouts and books r very simple compared to wat we get in de aimcats...pls advice on de books,materials to follow
sai: The AIMCATs are also part of our material!! Please use the AIMCATs in a constructive way to improve your concepts. The 2nd level books and the TPBs have an excellent collection of Qs.

nikhil: sir where are the explanations of your daily exercises on the website?you have given only keys?
kranthi: we will put them on our site every week end.

kaushal: Sir One last question... Which team you are supportin tonight? MU or Barcelona..............
sai: United we win....divided we fall!!

washish17: Times of India or the HINDU??
kranthi: the hindu.

hyc9e083: sir,wat'd b the time i have to give 2 each section for preparation in a day and how can i make use of these aimcats the most?
sai: Answered...read the transcript

hiran: Hello, How to improve in quants. If I start from the basics now, Will I be able to complete by September
kranthi: u can provided u work regularly.

nikhil: I have low accuracy in RC, so as per suggestions I have done lots of reading(novels, newspapers like Hindu)over the past year but some how am not able to improve my performance. What should I do?
kranthi: practice more on passages which give inference based questions like in gre gmat.

raghav: sir in mumbai THE HINDU newspaper is not available TOI is full of BT and DNA is full of after hrs..which other good newspaper will you suggest for me to read..for reading.
sai: Any newspaper where good language is used is a good thing to start with

cnc9a406: sir , wat is ur advise regarding the cue cards , are they really indispensable for CAT vocabulary ?is it a must to learn norman lewis??
sai: Cue cards are an indispensable part of acquiring a good vocabulary. You can supplement that by reading Norman Lewis

anupam: how to use Q cards more efficiently?
sai: Carry them with you and read at all possible times

kaushal: Thanks a lot sir... Can anybody explain me the question no 4 for this AIMCAT of quants...(M,N wala question) I have taken three digit no as 123 = M and performed the operation as given in the question i got N as 122 so marked N = M-1 which was wrong?
sai: Please attend the AIMCAT discussion class at your center for clarification on the question

gurubhai: Is TIME equipped to handle a Computer Adaptive Test if it were to be so.?
kranthi: yes.

cataspirant: The editorial section in newspaper generally covers "politics" and "economics". What do u suggest for reading in other domains?
kranthi: read the supplements.magazines like front line cover all areas.

nikhil: In most of the RC's I end up with 50% right and 50% wrong. what should I do?How can I know which RC is easy ? also how to know which RC qustion should I skip?
sai: Practice over a period of time will help you identify the tough and easy Qs. SO keep solving as many papers in Verbal as possible

r_roark: Sir, Kudos to you all for helping us in every possible way...TIME rocks... My scores: QA-38, DI-27, VA-54. Sir, I couldn't understand the "handshake" wala question in QA in this AIMCAT, even after seeing the solution..Infact, I couldn't understand the question itself, let alone the ans. Plz help me
kranthi: attend the discussion of aimcat.

gurubhai: Isnt it too early to discuss "strategy" before knowing what is really in store for us in terms of a CBT?
kranthi: true.

pallavi: Hello sir..i perform wel in d the class...but my aimcat bombed me dis time..I am really frustated ..What should i do?
kranthi: one aimcat must not be the basis.practice regularly and review after taking a few aimcats.

nikhil: besides reading novels what should be done to improve english?Does practicing problems helps more or reading novels or newspapers?
kranthi: both.

anki: What other books should we buy for cat
kranthi: our material is more than sufficient,.

nikhil: Does solving grammar exercises going to help?
kranthi: yes.

jivitesh: sir, when will be the next AIMCAT?can u give me the date
sai: Answered...read the transcript

hyc9e083: which magazine business magazines (or) india today & frontline type?
sai: Frontline is boring but quite good

sanjay: iwant to join mba? i don't know about cat enterance exam.
sai: Contact your nearest TIME center for details

jivitesh: when would the schedule for aimcats be put up?
sai: Answered...read the transcript

r_roark: I am just a test-series student, how can I attend the AIMCAT discussion. Kindly help me.(refer to my previous post)
sai: You cant attend the discussion. The discussions are for our Full course students. Please contact the nearest TIME center for resolution of this query.

rahul: sir i hv got 40-40-22 in maths quant and english..hows the score???how to allocate time in english..i mean in rc and verbal part ..i m always short of time in rc...also tell how to distribute time in di..i was just able to attempt three caselets though they were correct..
sai: Good score....give 15 minutes more to Verbal to correct the imbalance in your scores. Work harder in Verbal and improve on your reading skills to bring about a major change in the score.

anki: should i buy Trishna books just after going through the material of time's or should i go through any other basic's book
kranthi: time material is sufficient.

batein: what do i infer frm "couple of hours"-3,4,5......?
kranthi: none of the above.two.

abhishek: What is more important-Vocab or reading speed?
kranthi: both.the former aids later.

hyc9e083: which magazine business magazines (or) india today & frontline type?
sai: Answered

nitin m: Good evening sir!!!! I am pursuing my CAT09 I have serious problems in especially quant sections i get the answers in class but not in tests nor did i in the AIMCAT How do i go about it???
sai: Its pure nervousness...try to relax during the exam as you do not have any issue with the subject as such...a calm mind will help increase your score.

amit: I am not good at sentence correction question especially wen there is wrong usage of idioms .how to go abt it?
sai: First improve your vocabulary and grammar and then you will see a sea change in your scores

akram: Sir, do we need to spend more than 5-6 hours a day, knowing that i have a lot to study?
kranthi: 5to6 hours in case u are not working or attending college ia a decent time.

amit: where should we more stress Algebra,Airthmetic,Numbers or Geometry?
sai: Equal stress on all...each area is important

anki: R these aimcat r the level of cat??
kranthi: slightly tougher.

nikhil: which book is gud for geometry NCERT or R.D sharma of class 10th?
kranthi: u can take best of both.

abhishek: Would the GRE wordlists help in anyways for CAT preparation?
sai: They do in a great way

neha: sir i m in fourth year right now..sir i m not able to devote much time in time as btech studies takes much time......how to do time management?????
sai: Make a timetable and share it with mom....She will ensure that you stick to it!

vivek: sir vivek here. This time as CAT is going online will it be just like GRE test??
sai: GRE is adaptive and it looks likely that CAT this year will be a linear test than an Adaptive one