time gandalf: good evening sir
kranthi: good evening.

time gandalf: Sir when will the complete schedule of aim-cats will be available..Can we take the missed aim-cats if we have genuine reasons...I am having JOB test on this 7th...
kranthi: since u cannot miss the actual cat for whatever reason so is the case with aimcats.

erudite: Sir many a times i face a lot of discrepancies with the FIJs how do i overcome..and understand the difference beetween judgement and inference
kranthi: inference is knowing the underlying reasons.judgement is to express your approval or dis approval of things.

abhi: HI sir , what should good amount of time one should devote for cat 09 now onwards daily
sai: About 3-4 hrs per day.

erudite: is the actual CAT postponed to december last week or is it just a rumour
sai: The actual dates of CAT are not yet known but it is quite possible that it will be in December. The bulletin which is expected to come in July will clarify this.

sumeshrnair2006: hello sir,first time here....sir,when are the online mockcats starting?
sai: They will be starting from around the first week of July. the schedule will be available next week on the SHP for our Full course students

erudite: by what month i should be completing my entire course atleast once
kranthi: when did u start?

time gandalf: sir. I am doing Speed Maths, revising all basics in quant, throughly preparing wren n martin and Norman Lewis and reading all editorials From Hindu and ET................. Apart from this i am doing one exercise each from Quant, DI......... I am doing this since 45 days..yet I made very less score of 56 in this AIM-CAT..Can you suggest me some tips how to improve my scores......
kranthi: have to get idea about things like strategy u are using and things like that it would be better if u discuss this issue one to one with faculty members.

maverick: gud evening sir !! will cue cards suffice for cat vocabulary ..or is it a must to learn the etymology stuff from norman lewis ?!
sai: Norman Lewis is a good addition if one wants to have a great vocabulary

aks: sir m non maths student doin my engg. from VELLORE..... kindly tell me that wl d TIME correspondence material be sufficient enough to prepare for CAT'2009.... it wouldnt be possible fr me to attend the regular CLASSROOM SESSIONS....
kranthi: correspondence is comprehensive.

erudite: i started preparation seriously in march
sai: Around mid September

napster: sir...I have enrolled for the test series in Hyderabad... I will not be in hyderabad for few days, so can i take a couple of tests in a different city?
kranthi: drop in and talk to the counsellors in the nearest time office

aks: if i start preparimg frm june..... wl i b able to cmplete my entire course on time....
kranthi: yes provided the required rigor is there in your prep.

aks: wl i also get d CUE CARDS wd d correspondence course.
kranthi: yes.

aks: kindly gv me some tips fr preparin.... as i do not want to qwaste my year....
sai: Work on the SMs, analyse the AIMCATs and keep working on your vocab. This is the key to improving in AIMCAts and getting a call from the IIMs.

sumeshrnair: sir,tell me some good book in di??i mean i solved the first book in di...didnt do the second book??but the questions asked in mockcat are very hard compared to the level of the first book...please help!
kranthi: the time material is more than sufficient for di.solve all the material we issue .

maverick: sir , wat percentage of total students appearing for CAT r called for the GD/PI 's ...and wat % of them get finally selected .?!
sai: at the IIMs around 1-2 % are called and around 0.5% finally make it

aks: what is d strategy fr preparin fr d vocubalary part
kranthi: add at least 20 words to ur vocab everyday and revise them till you make it apart of ur long term memory.focus on the usage.read newspaper regularly.

erudite: sir..i am attempting the previous year aimcats and my score is not crossing 110 100 at max 120.i have developed a lot of fear as on when i compare it with my friends score..hw do i overcome this
kranthi: learn to trust your instincts identify your problem zones and address them.

aks: wl my non maths bckgrnd prove to be a major drawbck in my way of gettin thru CAT
sai: not at all.....a good effort will easily see u thru

sumeshrnair: sir,will doing speed mathematics test improve my calculation speed??i mean for 20 years im used to set pattern of solving maths,and adopting speed maths techniques while doing a problem seems impossible or less habitual!is there enough time for me to sharpen my skills to get the extra advantage....
kranthi: calculation speeds get better by practice.some amou nt of unlearning and relearning is inevitable.

sumeshrnair: sir,i got just 81 for this mockcat..this is my first mockcat...do i stand a good chance to improve myselves n get into the mecca of mba??
sai: 81 is a great first score and u have very bright chances of improving on it

napster: Sir... When are the online tests going to start?
sai: Around the first week of July

sumeshrnair: time is giving huge stress on clearing the first part...but sir,what about the second part??will my public speaking and my first hand experiences in (trading in markets),job consultancies give me a good advantage being a fresher???do iim interviewers ask for certificates as proof??
sai: Your experience will give you an advantage as long as u can get a call from the IIMs. Certificates are required for everything that you write on the form

sumeshrnair: sir,can i get permission to cat aim cat bound volumes photostat from my time centre,trivandrum??is it possible??time centre is a bit far from my home..
sai: Please contact your center at Trivandrum for this

erudite: this aimcat i got only 78 percentile..do i stand any chance to get into any good b schools?
kranthi: yes provided u improve .

rips: WATS STANDARD GOING TO BE IN CAT 09?IS IT GOING TO DECREASE?
kranthi: the standards may not be diluted.

napster: Sir.. when can we get the schedule for the Aimcats and OMETS ?
sai: Answered already. refer to the transcript

erudite: the AIMCATS are not being discussed at our centre..is it that theres any special class meant for it or they wont be discussed at all
sai: Please contact your center and clarify this with them. Which centre are you from

gandalf: sir, I am a 2008 pass out and still a fresher..I am preparing for CAT 09 and also going for job trails....In the mean time, I am also preparing for N.C.F.M. exams...I would be taking the tests in august. Will they be of any use to me in the selection process of B-schools if I remained a fresher till '09 due this recession period.? P.S. Till Date, I have worked for 2 U.S. based projects (Part time) under a professor for 2 months...
kranthi: better intensify ur job hunt and prepare.

rips: IS IT GOIN TO BE D SAME AS GRE...ENGLISH A LITTLE TOUGH AND D REST EASY.....
kranthi: an open mind is better than presuppositions.

erudite: i am from ECIL centre
sai: The AIMCATs will certainly be discussed in Hyderabad center and definitely at ECIL center. BTW the discussions will start in the next 2 weeks so wait till then

vivek: what will be the pattern
kranthi: we have no opton but to wait for the notification and bulletin.basic test areas are not going to change.

sumeshrnair: sir,hows life in iims??
kranthi: rocking.

sumeshrnair: hello kranthi sir,so the unlearning and re learning part,should i make use of speed maths material or u suggest some other book???
kranthi: our material is self sufficient.

vivek: will english e tough oreasy
kranthi: tough easy or moderately tough or moderately easy.

krish: ideally by which month should i finish the TIME material assuming that CAT is in november?
sai: Around end August

maverick: Sir , as far as RC's r concerned ,wat content wud u recommend as a must-read to improve on it ?!
sai: Read a daily newspaper, some magazines like Frontline, India Today etc and obviously the RC links given on the Student Home Page on www.time4education.com

vivek: i have not joined any classes. what should i do
kranthi: join them or opt for a test series or correspondence course.

rips: what do i need to do for VA?is NORMAN LEWIS sufficient?
sai: TIME study Material alongwith Norman lewis and a good dictionary

rahul: i have one year gap after engg will this be disadvantage for me for admission in top 20 college
kranthi: u can undo the damage by putting up a spirited performance.

erudite: how do we understand the different usages of a word..those box like questions which appear in the test.sometimes the usages are completely new..
kranthi: focus on verbal phrases and idioms read extensively.

vivek: i scored 99 & 90 percentile in math &DI last year.but22 only in english. on the changed pattern by iim, on which thing i should focus
sai: Obviously work a lot more on Verbal and DI

sonal: Sir,regarding vocab do we have to be a master of words list and how do i improve myself in di?
sai: Having a good vocabulary is important but one needn't be a master of the word list

kuni: hi, good evening...!
sai: Good evening..whts u r question

vivek: i am in job for 5 years. so dont get enough time.how can i prepare
kranthi: 2to3 hours of quality effort can work wonders.

sumeshrnair: sir,reading articles as such,will it improve our reading speed n vocabulary,or should we sit with a pen,and underline the words and study them and keep on practising regulary these words.
sai: Reading articles is a good way to increase vocabulary and reading speed. Underlining helps us to recollect the words to remember

vivek: on which thing regarding english should i focus
sai: On whatever you are weak in to start with. Important areas are RC, Grammar and vocabulary

jp_chennai: when will the exact aim cat schedule be available for students who registered only for aimcats
sai: by next week

rahul: what will be difficulty level of cat 09
kranthi: there are going to be around 30 papers for cat09.they are unlikely to depart a big way from their traditions.

vivek: RC took a lot of time. is there another way to achieve good marks inenglish section
sai: No easy way...u need to work on u r weak areas as it is not possible to manage with a weak area in CAT

jp_chennai: i am working for a electrical core company in project management. will this be an advantage to me compared to students in R&D or programming back ground
kranthi: possible.

jp_chennai: will GMAT official guide verbal part be useful for CAT also
kranthi: possible.

nomita: sir,i have started taking tests every day but i have many doubts regarding solutions in english..will u upload the solutions as well??
kranthi: yes.

vivek: is word power make a point in CAT
sai: A good vocabulary is essential to do well in CAT verbal section

rahul: what is weightage given to work exp from small company in top 20 non-iim institute
sai: around 5-10%

sumeshrnair: sir,is it necessary to do all questions in the study material??i mean,will i be able to finish it off??i have done first book in di,and a few chapters in quant and very few in logical ability..will i be able to finish it in 2 months time???
sai: If u finish all the SMs then it will be a good way to start u r 2009 CAT campaign

sonal: IN VERBAL SECTION IS IT BETTER THAT I ATTEMPT MORE GRAMMAR BASED AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS QUES THAN COMPREHENSION
kranthi: play to ur strength and work on weaknesses.

vivek: tell me book for DI & English specificaly
sai: The TIME material is more than sufficient

siddharth: Hello there, sir i given d latest AIMCAT.... but i am unable to find the reslt...
sai: Login using your student id and password and check the result

vivek: books for DI contain only numerical based questions.but CAT has different format. how can i prepare
sai: The TIME material has a good mix of both logical and calculation intensive Qs. The AIMCATs will also be a good source of high quality Qs

nits: Hello sir...i knw dis chat is for discussion of CAT 2009....but i wud like to ask just question.i have got calls from FORE N IFMR..plz guide which is better.i hv also sent u a mail regarding it.
sai: Have replied to u r mail.

rohit: what percentile in aim cat will will be good
sai: Anything above 85 shows promise and a good percentile is around 95+

sumeshrnair: its been two weeks since the test started,i have done every single test ,around 10 papers but cant analyse myself due to unavailability of solutions,its would be voluminous to analyse 9 at a stretchplease do something about this...when will solutions be uploadeD??
sai: It will be uploaded by next week. till such time work out the Qs and try to figure out different ways of working out the Qs

nits: Hello sir...i knw dis chat is for discussion of CAT 2009....but i wud like to ask just question.i have got calls from FORE N IFMR..plz guide which is better.i hv also sent u a mail regarding it.
kranthi: ifmr.

siddharth: Sir how can i get the result of latest AIMCAT
sai: Answered

erudite: sir,i got a pre placement offer at a core company with a good package of 12 lakhs per annum.its often distracting to leave the preparation and just join the job how do i overcome this
kranthi: join the job and prepare.

dlc9c751: sir i am amit kuamr sir i want to what type of prepration we have to do at this point of time i am blank this time if i do hard work can i achive my goal is there time to carry on sir ?
sai: If you work around 4 hrs a day then cracking CAT would be quite possible. The time is more than sufficient

krish: guys, please answer my Q
sai: whats u r question krish

siddharth: But where is the ikon of results.... as OUR RESULT is showing result of CAT n not AIMCAT.
sai: you have to login to the Student Home Page using your ID and password

sai: can u explain cbt cathow it takes place
sai: Please read the FAQs given on the Home Page on www.time4education.com

gandalf: thanks for answering all my queries............
sai: welcome and hope u start implementing the suggestions given

shariq_blore: Hello Sir, Im a time blore student, in my 3rd yr engg. Pls tell me good tips to prepare for the verbal section for CAT09. I also want to know a effective word-list learning book. Learning words from the cue-cards is very difficult i think. Please guide me.
sai: Cue cards is a very good way to learn words...dont ignore them

rohit: i have a call from kjsomiya(ib) lbs and nirma how will u rank these 3
sai: KJS>LBS>NIRMA