srktugga: what are the chances of re-conduct of CAT as a paper pencil test?
arkss: Very Unlikely at this stage.

sandeep: sir, will there be a again CAT exam for all or not..
saikumar: Let us wait for the IIMs to make a statement

i will win.: What are additional topics for jmet? Are you conducting any special classes?
kranthi: inter level maths in addition to ur cat prep.we are conducting classes .

akki: whats my approx percentile if i got 105-115 marks in cat. my paper was on 6th dec morning slot
saikumar: This year with 20 different papers in 20 slots it is impossible to predict what marks corresponds to what percentile. It is also not known as to how the IIMs will account for the difference in Difficulty levels across slots. Hence no prediction can be made with regards to what marks will fetch what %ile.

muc9p326: I faced some problems while solving the test.The tables and charts in the DI section were missing.I couldn't attempt 5 questions from that section. Another section was Quant where the geometry figures were missing. I could not attempt those questions also. I complained this to the examiner. He noted down my Prometric ID and told me that they will consider it.Pls tell what to do?
saikumar: Write a mail to Prometric and also send a mail to all the IIMs explaining the problems faced by you

akki: is there any chance of slot wise result announcement??????
pranav: maybe,but the IIMs have not mentioned anything

raj: i haven't seen figures of some QA questions on my screen, near about 7 qeustions. what should i do ?? i had submitted my test with those unattempted questions. ??? can any body help me,?? i am in a serious trouble,
saikumar: Write a mail to Prometric and also send a mail to all the IIMs explaining the problems faced by you

i will win.: Your overall view on CAT 2009....
kranthi: a departure from the routine and normal.

forrestgump: We all really appreciate about letters written by TIME and other similar institutions to IIMs for a re-CAT. But what is your gut feeling about will the IIMs really conduct a re-CAT? Do the IIMs really care about such petitions?
saikumar: If there is any truth in what students are saying it is only fair that a retest be conducted as it isnt a level playing field anymore.

motleymetley: As all the tests are over can you now indicate the likely sectional cut offs and overall cut offs ? can we expect them to be uniform for all slots without any normalisation ?
saikumar: Answered Already

catty: sie are 45 attemapt good for iim call for obc student with good academic bacground with 5 wrong answers?
saikumar: Looks good to me but then it remains to be seen how the IIMs normalise the difficulty levels across slots.

patel: hello all..i called up time centre and they told the aim-jmet is frm 2 to 4 tom at gujarati seva mandal.....but isnt the jmet exam for 3 hrs.....clarify(i am registered nly for the aimcats-parklane)
pranav: reporting time is 1:30 PM. Its a three hour exam

akki: taday cat is goning to be over so will time announce the cut off marks now?
kranthi: no.

hitesh mangla: In my question paper; all the options of 1 question were wrong still i attempted thta question.. will i get marks full for that section
kranthi: that is one possibility.

abhijeet: sir,when gd pi starts after cat resuts?
kranthi: we will put up the schedule on shp.or conversely u can drp into our office once u get a call from any institue and enquire.

crestfallen: sirs, Given that there has been disparity with regards to the difficulty level,is there any idea as to how will they arrive at the percentile scores??
pranav: the iims still have not mentioned their percentile calculator

gladiator: What is the probability of holding onto the tests conducted till now rather than scrapping it?
kranthi: high.

nickname: my exam was on dec 6 and there were really some questions with no answers so what would happen...
kranthi: leave it to iims.

crestfallen: As has been reported in the media, there has been several cases of malpratices,cheating....How can the IIMs ensure the quality of the students getting admitted like this???why is the other top colleges keeping mum on all this??
pranav: The IIMs will definetely have some strategy to ensure that they only get the best students

hitesh mangla: will TIME be putting questions and discussions (with answers)of CAT 2009 on its site.. if yes .. when??
kranthi: no.

abhijeet: sir i have not sumbitted yet my cat admit card at time centre ?should i sumbit now? i am hopeful for iim call when will mock gd pi will start at time centre?
pranav: yes, you can submit now. You will be notified of the GDPI session well before it starts

gamma: why is cat called as cat and not rat?
kranthi: because it is COMMON and not RARE.

krish: when are the IIMs going to make an announcement about the Paper Pencil re-exam (in case they decide to) ?
pranav: wait for the announcements from the IIMs

confused: i thought the difficulty level of cat varied daily. what do u think sir, will they calculate percentiles depending on the slots.
pranav: there is a chance, but we have to wait for their announements

krish: what is the trick to tackling RCs in FMS. take a stock of the questions and then read the RC or someother stratergy. also how many RC'S should one attempt in FMS?
kranthi: traditionally fms passages tend to be very lengthy it is better if u move from questions to answers.

sibu: sir is there any chance to get the slot wise question & solution key ..score calculator..or percentile calculator...sir any prediction...so we can apply for some colleges which are remain to apply..
kranthi: we can recommend colleges based on ur aimcat performances.

neha: sir, could you please inform me of the gdpi classes to conducted my TIME
pranav: you will be notified well before they start

vishisht: sir, some students in my centre got 10 minutes extra during exam. even 1 extra question can create lots of differences in the results. can IIMs do something to remove such discrepancies which might have occured during the exam?
kranthi: they would have started 10 minutes late.it is a timed test it goes off screen once the time lapses.

amol: Sir, Does JMET also have sectional cut-offs for all sections ?
arkss: Yes.

feelthe heat: sir is gk considered for cut off in snap
kranthi: yes.

swna: Hi, what about the question with incorrect answer option.A lot of questions have been reported till now with incorrect answer options.Will the IIMs consider them while evaluating or ignore them.And incase they give marks only for attempting those questions ,dont you think its unfair to those who actually wasted time trying to solve them but ultimately left it unattempted in the absence of a valid answer option.
arkss: Whatever has been given to them to reconsider, they would definitely go through the same and give the best possible solution to the problems. They may ignore the question and give you marks on what you have attempted.

confused: the omet tiss papers are based on which exam pattern?i mean i dont know they are for what exam.
pranav: AIM - JMET is based on JMET, etc

pri: Do we have G.K in XAT???as far as i know there was no GK in last year XAT paper.but previous years papers have GK questions
kranthi: since 2005 there is no g.k. in xat.prior to that yes.

muc9p326: I faced some problems while solving the test.The tables and charts in the DI section were missing.I couldn't attempt 5 questions from that section. Another section was Quant where the geometry figures were missing. I could not attempt those questions also. I complained this to the examiner. He noted down my Prometric ID and told me that they will consider it.Pls tell ur opinion.
pranav: the official communication on CATIIM.in says that they have a complete record of the students exam and will consider everything. So they might compensate you for the qustions you could not see

catty: sir i attempted 56 questions 10 may got wrong what are chances for iim call i m nc obc
arkss: IF what you say comes true, you have excellent change of making it to the GDPI of the IIMs.

mouli: What was the marking scheme for this years CAT ?
kranthi: +3 _1 may be.

prasadpd: Sir, I understand that you cannot comment on percentiles w.r.t. IIM selections. Sir, what was the "highest upper cut off" in the history for institutes like MDI, SP Jain. My attempts were (QA=16, VA=19 and DI=16) with 80 percent accuracy. am I likely to cross the "upper cut off" for these institute.
arkss: With these marks (if you get them) you will.

shetty: sir can u refer me material for snap
kranthi: time material is sufficient.

uap: Is it true that the marking scheme for CAT2009 is as in GRE/GMAT.. with psychometric analysis ?
pranav: NO. CAT2009 is not an adaptive exam, like GRE/GMAT

confused: sir please reply.if anyone is there please tell me what is this TISS paper about...
arkss: TISS paper will be similar to all aptitude test with the level of difficulty being very less.

dilip: Sir, i am appearing for xat & fms. Also my cat was gud.So should i start preparing 4 gd or study for the other xams?
pranav: study for other exams. Also start reading newspaper, etc for GD.

sg: Sir is it sufficient to go through the previous years papers of JMET, papers provided by time and going through basic formulas for higher maths? please answer
pranav: yes, and be clear on the concepts of higher maths

help us: sirs, there has been mass appeal from students,coaching institutes for a retest..Still it is highly unlikely from the latest update from prometric..So will all these appeals,petitions go in vain???cant sumthing be done to avoid this injustice??
arkss: Unfortunately you are right. The way they have gone about it, it is unlikely that there will be a retest.

acerace: i have attempted 45 questions with 90% accuracy? shuld i apply for NITIE?
arkss: YES.

dinred: sir i attempted 51 ques wid 6-8 may b wrong.do i stand a chance of a call from IIM's or IMT
arkss: If what you expect does happen. You have a good chance.

somoj: SIR I HOPE MY SCORE WILL BE QA-32,DI-40,VA-20 CONSIDERING +3,-1..WHAT PERCENTOLE CAN I EXPECT???SHOULD I APPLY FOR NITIE?
kranthi: apply in case u were averaging 90 in aimcats.

somoj: SIR I HOPE MY SCORE WILL BE QA-32,DI-40,VA-20 CONSIDERING +3,-1..WHAT PERCENTOLE CAN I EXPECT???SHOULD I APPLY FOR NITIE?
kranthi: in case u were averaging 90 and above in aimcats we recommend nitie.

neha: sir, is it true that cat exam will be held after 15 days for students who faced problems during the test.
arkss: For some of them, yes.

jmet09: sir what r the topics of higher maths.plzzzzzzzzzzzz rply
kranthi: refer to ur inter maths book and time classes.also go through the omets given.

hyc9k093: Considering the diificulty level for all slot to be approximately same and marking scheme to be +3 -1 what sectional cutoff and overall cutoff you are expecting for at least 1 and atleast 3 iim calls Also what should be approprite score for NITIE and SPJain
kranthi: nitie 98 spjain 95 and or profile.

dinred: sir i attemptd 50 and atleast 40 wil b correct.shld i apply fr BIM n K.J.SOmAIYYA...wat is KJ somaiyya's cut off's
kranthi: kj som varies from 85 to 90 while bim is 95.we can recommed them if u were averaging atleast 80 and above in aimcats.

akki: plz ans me should my score be 90+ if i score 105-115 by +3,-1 marking system my cat is on 6th dec morning slot
arkss: That would be a good score to have,

neha: sir the CAT has become a RAT.. from a COMMON admission test to a RANDOM admission test as luck plays a huge part. i certainly feel so.. whats your take on it
arkss: I don't think so. Just understand still that the IIMs are not dumb, They may reduce the cutoffs to an extent to ensure that all deserving candidates are called for the GDPI and then select the right candidates. So it is still not enough to get a good percentile (luck or no luck)

sukhy: sir if prometric forced me to take retest but if i dont what should i do?
pranav: take the restest. If you cant due to any reason, call and talk to them immediately

confused: sir in my cat exam 4-5 ques were not visible. the invigilator told me to note down the que nos on my rough sheet.He did not even note my id.
pranav: call and inform prometric immediately

shetty: sir wat was last year cut for sibm and siib??
kranthi: sibm between 85 -90 marks.siib 65-70 marks.

putin: PLEASE ANSWER THIS... Whats TIME's view and stand on CAT 2009? If IIMs themselves do not opt for retest, does TIME have any plan of filing PIL on behalf of students?
arkss: TIME cannot file a PIL. Only a student who has undergone a test (and had a problem) and believes that there is a Public Interest inn stake can. Some of us have taken the test, no doubt, yet we can appeal as an individual rather than as an organisation. If there are enough students who are ready to look at being a part of this petition, it can be done too. But if you read my last post (an answer to a related question), there may not be a need for a PIL.

catty: sir if i couldent see 2 question will be get componsated or retest?
pranav: the iims have said they will ensure that the test is fair; so you might be compensated

dinred: sir shld i apply apply fr XIMb..i'm in a dilema as many say dat its not a gud one.wat would b its Cutoff..
kranthi: ximb ranks second under xat colleges .need around 95 percentile in xat.

pri: Are essay marks counted while calculating the overall percentile in XAT exam???how do they rate the essay
arkss: No. Essay will come into play after the call for GDPI.

pri: Are essay marks counted while calculating the overall percentile in XAT exam???how do they rate the essay
kranthi: the essay may be taken into account after u clear the written in other sections.

amy: QA-13,DI-12,VA-6 with 85% accuracy-----m not asking for cut-offs, please help and tell me, which B-schools to apply, please tell those whose last date is after 10th dec........plsssssss!!!
arkss: Dear Amy, Since there are too many slots with different levels of difficulty, predicting has become hazardous. However, you should get a good percentile if you have a good accuracy level. Which would mean any college which takes above 75%ile and less than 95%ile.

ishan: sirs will a score of 105 with decent break-up among sections can bring me a call frm IIMs.
arkss: If it is for 180, then good possibility.

dinred: sir wat r SCMHRD & SIIB cutoff's
kranthi: scmhrd between 70-80 marks.siib 60 to 70.last year.

whatsnext: There are reports that some institutes like MICA ,IMI , TAPMI are reviewing their policy of using CAT scores as the parameter for call ups , due the CAT 2009 fiasco , so where do we stand now , If IIMs doesnt scrap CBT , the institutes might do that!!
kranthi: beleive in only official comunication not grapevine.

hithere: IMT or NITIE?
kranthi: nitie>imt percentile requirement wise.

amy: SAI sir,plz tell, is the level of ques(qa/di/va/reasoning) in snap is tougher than IRMA, excluding gk? As syllabus for gk is different for both.
kranthi: yes higher for snap excluding gk.

nitish: how to prepare for gk in snap
kranthi: read newspapers regularly and go through the time material including magazines.period.

jimmy: sir is there any chance of conducting a retest coz i feel cheated....difficulty level varied so much ....i attempted 48 with more than 90% acuuracy but few of my frens attempted around 55....my mock test result never went below 98 .....how are they going to compare the result .......this is obvious people who attempted 55 wen compared to people like us have more chance dosent matter how they normalise
arkss: Hi Jimmy, The IIMs will ensure that no one is at a disadvantage.

whatsnext: Is FORE a good school?? , there are reports that it doent live up to the promises? and sub standard infrastructure ,wht do you say sir?
kranthi: depends on the options u have at that stage.get selected in it and then discuss.

amy: Was it necessary to submit admit card at test centre, they didn't demand so i didn't submit,
kranthi: no need.

krish_05: Sir what are the likely cut offs going to be of NIRMA?
kranthi: overall close to 90 to 92.

amy: Only one omet from time for jmet, will this one omet, 3 classes,one AIMJMET and last 3yrs question paper will do the required? I have done the portion of syllabus belonging to cat.
kranthi: sufficient.

lalu: sir piz reply...level of difficulty of qst in fms as compared 2 iift and snap......and for tiss wt marks(min) should i get for a call
saikumar: FMS is on par with SNAP though some difficult Qs were asked last year which was an aberration. Regarding TISS call would depend on the difficulty level of paper and the relative performance of others both of which cant be predicted right now.

hari: sir i wana fill one form between bim trichy and k j somiya which is better???
saikumar: BIM trichy

nitish: snap gk is concentrated on which areas...plz tell will start preparing from today
kranthi: no questions on history last year.bussiness polity science and technology.

ashutosh: sir to get between 70- 80 percentile how much marks is needed in cat?
saikumar: This year with 20 different papers in 20 slots it is impossible to predict what marks corresponds to what percentile. It is also not known as to how the IIMs will account for the difference in Difficulty levels across slots. Hence no prediction can be made with regards to what marks will fetch what %ile.

pooja: Does JBIMS accept December as well February MAT scores?
kranthi: only feb mat.

lanka: good afternoon sai sir. i ve attempetd 38qs (28 correct) what are the colleges that i can apply.
saikumar: How do you know the corrects you have got? This year with 20 different papers in 20 slots it is impossible to predict what marks corresponds to what percentile. It is also not known as to how the IIMs will account for the difference in Difficulty levels across slots. Hence no prediction can be made with regards to what marks will fetch what %ile. My suggestion is that you use the average AIMCAT %iles to figure out the instis to apply to.

teemnam: SIR, HOW GOOD IS sibm_b? AND WAT IS THE EXPECTED CUT-OFF?
saikumar: SIBM is good and the cutoff would depend on the difficulty level of the paper.

shetty: sir i need previous year question papers (06,07) for snap, can u send me the link from where i can get
saikumar: If you are full time student then you can access them through the Student Home Page.

123: sir,i heard that iift has increased d no of seats.is it true?
pranav: iift delhi has 120 seats; kolkota 60 seats

aayush: Dear sir.. i was in 6th dec morning slot.. done VA- 17 , QA-17 , DI 13.. what are my chances ?
saikumar: Depends on your accuracy

amy: Plz tell------which one is easier-----scoring 90%ile in XAT or scoring 90%ile in CAT? Also expected cut-off for XIMB-RM
saikumar: 90%ile in XAT. XIMB-RM requires 75%ile in XAT

teemnam: SIR ON THE STUDENT HOME PAGE ONLY SNAP-2008 PAPER IS AVAILABLE. AND NOT 2006-2007. AM A FULL TIME STUDENT. WAT NOW SIR?
saikumar: We can only put up those papers that were released by the SNAP authorities and not the others as they are copyright material of SNAP.

vigas: what abt gk section in mat,is it not considered for the percentile calculation?? what are good colleges that accept MAT score and what is cutoff accepted for the Top 5 pls reply
kranthi: not considered.amity allince christ scms empi.

lanka: can u pls tell me the last yr cutoff for BIM, NIRMA, Welgnkr, KJ Som and MICA
saikumar: 95; approx 90-92; Around 80; 92+ and 90 respectively

hari: between fore and bim trichy which is better
saikumar: BIM

amy: How many people applied for jmet this yr?
saikumar: Generally more than 30K apply for JMET

mohit: afternoon,can u please give me ne idea on what basis the cut-off will be out this year..
saikumar: Only the IIMs can reveal the magic formula that they are going to use this year!

kiran: dear sir, when will TIME come up with its analysis of cat 2009 as a whole ( i mean with possible cutoffs) i agree that predicting percentiles and cutoffs has become very difficult due to all this but asking out of curiosity)
saikumar: The NDA prevents any of the instis from an analysis of any sort. The NDA applies not just during the exam but also after it.

shetty: sir there is no question paper for snap 07 and 06 in students home page. only 2008 paper is available
saikumar: Answered Already

amitava: Hello Sir, Will time bring out any slotwise analysis with expected cutoffs and percentiles? If yes can you kindly specify any timeline.
saikumar: NO

manoj: when is AIMJMET
saikumar: 9th December

nitish: my marks in iift 7.4 in eng 8 in di and maths 2.54 in gk ,,my chances
saikumar: Borderline case

teemnam: SIR. WHEN ARE THE CALLS FROM IIFT EXPECTED?
saikumar: In the next 2 weeks or so

hari: sir is there any guess that what are the expected cutoffs for iims ?
saikumar: No guesses

123: sir,what was d cutoff for iit-b last year?
saikumar: Rank 350

mohit: okies,can u please tel me about my chances as i had done 32-35 ques
saikumar: Chances for an IIM call look very very bleak as most seem to be attempting above 40-45Qs

aayush: sir could you please give me the comparative rankings of various IITs for their MBA program
saikumar: Please see the institute rankings on www.time4education.com

hithere: Any tips for jmet . i am really targeting it hard ?
saikumar: Prepare well for the Pure Math part of the test

kyc9x003: is jmet 3 hour test
pranav: yes

teemnam: dear sir, when will TIME come up with its analysis of cat 2009 as a whole ( i mean with possible cutoffs) i agree that predicting percentiles and cutoffs has become very difficult due to all this but asking out of curiosity)
saikumar: Already Answered

amy: Plz specify the ranks till which each IIT give the call
saikumar: 1500

ross: time used to give mock papers with 4 options against 5..so did time have had an idea regarding 4 options papers appearing in final cat.??
saikumar: These are well though out papers and they are not based on any guesswork. Given that the IIMs had a demo with 4 choices made things easier for us.

optimist: Hi sir, please answer...I gave exam on Dec 7th 3-30 slot. In DI for one question data is given but question was not there and for one question no correct choice is present. Similarly two quant questions are not correct. Whay should I do ?
saikumar: Write to Prometric and also send mail to all the IIMs

hari: should i prepare higher maths for jmet?
pranav: yes

prathyu: Sir,is there any sectional cut-off in JMET?
kranthi: yes.

hari: what are cutoffs of bim trichy?
saikumar: 95

neeru: i attempted 56q out of which around 40 shud be correct ,i had applied fot imt ,nitie. what can i expect??any other form which shud i fill?
saikumar: Decent chances. Try to apply to the Top10 and AAA category instis.

sunny: sir when is time coming out with its cat analysis?
saikumar: No Analysis. The Non Disclosure Clause still applies.

manoj: if there ia a retest then will time conduct mocks again...?
saikumar: We will give all possible support to students in the event of a retest

hims: Cutoffs for NITIE and TAPMI ?
saikumar: 97+ and 92+ respectively

hari: sir what are cuoffs of abm in iiml and iima?
saikumar: Around 95

kenta: sir keeping aim jmet by after noon 2:30 is meaningless for employess kindly recheck sir.
saikumar: There is no other slot available. If it is a problem taking the test in that slot then kindly contact your local TIME office and take the test in a different time slot.

raj: are the test centres of mah cet based all over india???will kolkata be a test centre
saikumar: Only in Maharashtra

kenta: is tapmi worth applying i have 1.5 years work exp 91 in ssc 91 in inter 77 in btech
kranthi: apply.

rohan: Dont you think each question might be designated as Tough(5 marks), Easy(1 mark) or Medium(3 marks) difficulty at least for IIMs understanding? Then even if few slots have lot of tough questions there can be a way to get the BEST students, if any.
saikumar: Quite possible

zico_soup: hello i attempted around 45 questions...out of 28-30 may be right...which colleges shud i apply noW??pls rply....
saikumar: This year with 20 different papers in 20 slots it is impossible to predict what marks corresponds to what percentile. It is also not known as to how the IIMs will account for the difference in Difficulty levels across slots. Hence no prediction can be made with regards to what marks will fetch what %ile. We suggest you apply to instis based on your AIMCAT scores.

sasi: sir,is IBS a good college to join?how do u rate that college? is there 100% placements in that college?
saikumar: It is a good insti but it doesnt have 100% placements on account of its huge batch size

sunny: as different slots had different difficulty levels so how would the percentile be calculated
pranav: there are different ways to do that. However the IIMs have not mentioned what they are going to do

hanisha: is there sectional cut-off in jmet?
saikumar: YES

gupta: sai sir, i attempted 37 qs in CAT. from my prev Aimcat accuracy i make out 9 right & 1wrong in QA, 9 right& 6 wrong in VA and 10 right & 3 wrong in LDI. can u pls tell me the colleges to apply. thank u
saikumar: Your chances look bright if you have calculated at +3 and -1

hithere: kjsoumiya , fore , bim , ximb , imt , nitie .wht shd be order of preference .
saikumar: NITIE>IMT>BIM>KJS>FORE=XIMB

rishi: Hello sir...do you think there would be normalization/calculation of scores respective to slots?
saikumar: YES

sayan: and is there any chance for a reconduct of cat??sir have time recieved any news??did they reply to ur letter??
saikumar: NO reply so far

donewithcat: TIME hyped the chances of reconduct.......and thus brought down the performance of those candidates....who appeared on the last 3-4 days.This was an IMMATURE ACT
saikumar: Havent you read the disclaimer that we put up about the retest? Looks like you have not!

catcall: when is iift result cumin out??
pranav: expected sometime around the last week of january

priyanka: do we have sectional cut off in snap.... can we concentrate on one section and leave the other
saikumar: NO. sectional cutoffs exist

neeru: what is fpm programme,can u tell in brief??
saikumar: It is a program meant for a PhD in Management

rishi: Hello sir...do you think there would be normalization/calculation of scores respective to slots?
saikumar: YES. There would be

hitesh0410: is IIM'S gonna read our problems in "communicate your CAT problem to IIM's " thread?
saikumar: We hope they will!

hims: URGENT...!!!!!! Why AIM-MAHCET is not happening in other states....i heard their test series is started...i am also interested in test series...How i can get those 10 papers ?
saikumar: The MAHCET course is run only in some Maharashtra TIME centres

sasi: to what extent essay writing will be considered in xat? pls reply
saikumar: Only if you get a GDPI call they will be evaluated

nitish: what is the cutoff for fore pgdm and pgibm
saikumar: Around 90-92

swd: sir is essay writing asked in xat?
saikumar: YES

paagal: Did u got any reply frm IIM 4 dat open letter???
saikumar: NO

donewithcat: TIME is unnecessarily hyping the matter of NDA......even after the completion of CAT.when students are in the desperate need of support(to predict their performance to apply to other instis).....TIME has DUMPED them
saikumar: The support is still available. Please meet a faculty member and clarify your doubts with regards to institute applications. Please understand that there is NO way one can predict %^iles for this CAT which had 20 different papers in it! The only reliable way to apply for instis is to use your previous AIMCAT scores.

bellcat09: Sir, I took my test on 6th morn slot. And a question came from Quant TPB. It was a time n work question. They didnt care to change the figures nor the names of the 3 guys in the question. EVen the answers options were not shuffled. The statement "CAT is unpredictable" is true. No body could have predicted that CAT would be like this.
saikumar: Totally agree with you

jmet: is there sectional cutoff in JMET??
saikumar: YES

donewithcat: WHAT TO FOCUS ......FOR TISS......ARE THERE ANY SECTIONAL CUT-OFFS?........AND WHAT'S OA CUTOFF(HRM)??
saikumar: Cutoffs depend on the difficulty level of the paper and cant be predicted before the exam

priyanka: for snap which topics to cover and from where (for gk)
saikumar: There is NO specified syllabus for GK of SNAP. Anything in Current Affairs and GK can be asked. Prepare from the TIME magazine, a Yearbook, PPTs uploaded on the Student Home Page on www.time4education.com

jmet: wot is the approx.min no of quests to be attemptd to clear the cutoff in JMET?
saikumar: Depends on the difficulty level of the paper

shetty: sir if snap papers are copyright materials then can u give me link where i can get those question papers
saikumar: They are not available in the public domain anywhere

sonu_19: what cud be iift cutooff for obc candidtes???
saikumar: Around 2-3 marks lower than the General category

donewithcat: which prog is worth applying to......TAPMI
saikumar: The PGDM program

donewithcat: HAS TIME FILED A PIL??
saikumar: A Supreme Court ruling says that NO PILs can be filed regarding institute admissions.

jimmy: are the news of repeation questions true?
pranav: some students have reported this

sibu: plz Sai sir give us some assurance that when we can get the score calculator or solution key from TIME....
saikumar: For which exam?

vroom: sir, FMS n XAT crack karne ka tareeka???? plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
saikumar: Please logon to the XAT and FMS chats later this month. This chat is on the 'Conduct of CAT2009'

donewithcat: @SAI sir.......u r saying to apply to the instis on the basis of AIMCATs.....but this time....there was a world of difference b/w the two........so would this prediction be right??
saikumar: That is the best that one can do. The percentiles are 'relative' in nature. They will not change just because you got an easier paper or that the attempts were higher.

amy: 80%ile in XAT = 65%ile in XAT...........m I true????
saikumar: WHAT???

donewithcat: CAN I DRAG THE IIMs..& PROMETRIC TO COURT.......HOW??
saikumar: Please take some legal opinion on this.

joy: sir do u think attempting 35-36 rite out of 44 should be enough to fetch 1 iim call..??plz reply
saikumar: Might not be enough this year

badri: Sir, I appeared for IIFT. I got 30.5 marks and cleared all cutoff according to TIME. I have OBC Reservation with 2.5years of experience. Do i have any chance to get call from IIFT. What is the all INDIA rank of IIFT. Is it in Top 10?. Pls reply me.
saikumar: Great chances of a call. IIFt is a Top20 institute