barun : GOOD EVENING SIRS
rajeshsaraf : hello

vips : HIII
sumanta : hello

barun : DOES CAT REPEATS THE QUESTION IN ANOTHER YEAR? I MEAN DOES A QUESTION HAS BEEN ASKED IN MORE THAN ONE YEAR?
viveknair : We havent observed such a pattern yet.

mini : SIR CAN U PLEASE TELL ME SOMETING ABOUT CMAT ?
dhruba : what do u want to know

rj : SIR DESPITE ALL MY HARD WORK AM NT ABLE TO SOLVE MORE THAN 10 QUESTIONS IN SECTION 1. PLS HELP
rajeshsaraf : You need to expand your knowledge base.. Learn more concepts, develop your skills in multiple topics from quants..with this, you can increase the number of attempts

aakash : HELLO SIR
sumanta : Hi whats u r query

kxcc4x371 : HELLO SIRS, COULD YOU PLEASE DEVISE A STUDY STRATEGY THAT WE SHOULD FOLLOW FROM NOW ON TILL CAT?
vinnayraj : firstly make sure you are thorough with the basics of all the concepts,then take each aimcat diligently and analyse them completely.for di lr and rc,practice one caselet daily if possible..or as regularly as possible.

mini : IF WE ARE GIVING CAT..IS IT NECESSARY TO HIVE MICAT.. FOR THAT B SCHOOL?
dhruba : MICAT is only after u r shortlisted by MICA for the first step..that was the process till last year..it can change this year..but yes as of now to join MICA first you write CAT and then based on shortlist you have to write MICAT

aakash : SUMANTA SIR, IN AIMCAT SHOULD DI BE ATTEMPTED FIRST
sumanta : It depends on your familiarity and strength in DI.

ritzi : SIR DESPITE STUDYING THE MATERIAL THOROUGHLY I STILL GET CONFUSED WITH THE QUESTIONS ON QUANT
rajeshsaraf : Most of the questions are not based on just single concept. There could be multiple concepts linked into it. SO, if you are very thorough with those multiple concepts, the chances of cracking the questions are high.

c05 : THE QUESTION WHICH COMES IN CAT EXAM IS TOO DIFFICULT WHICH IS NOT BEING GIVEN IN BOOKLETS. WHAT TO DO ?
rajeshsaraf : That's why these AIMCATs are there. Write these AIMCATs and analyze them thoroughly

srishti : SIR SHOULD WE SPECIFICALLY CONCENTRATE ONLY ON OUR STRONG SECTIONS OR GIVE EQUAL IMPORTANCE TO ALL?
vinnayraj : there will be easy questions in any test and they can belong to any concept.so there is a chance that you can get difficult questions from your strength area and easy questions from other areas.and vice versa is also possible.so it be wise to focus on the easy questions(regardless of strength and weaknesses) and then probably you can focus on questions from your strong area..

shri : I HAVE PREPARED THE BASICS IN QA,WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP I HAVE TO DO??
viveknair : Take the online sectional tests and see your performance. Improve in the weak areas after analysing that and your AIMCAT performance.

srishti : WHERE CAN WE GET ALL THE OLD CAT PAPERS WITH SOLUTIONS?
rajeshsaraf : You will find on the CAT student home page, provided you are a regular T.I.M.E student.

sagarika : HOW MANY QUESTIONS IN QUANT N DI SECTION SHOULD ONE ATTEMPTAT AN AVERAGE TO GET 90 AND ABOVE PERCENTILE?
dhruba : depends on difficulty level of the paper that day that session..don't go with a preconceived notion..percentiles and score vary wildly

aakash : SUMANTA SIR, I AM WEAK IN QA
sumanta : Have you appeared for the AIMCAT. If yes tell me how many questions have you attempted in QA section.

srishti : SIR SHOULD WE GIVE CMAT AS A MOCK PAPER FOR CAT? I AM CONFUSED BECAUSE IT HAS A GK SECTION OF 100 QUESTIONS AND THAT MIGHT REFLECT IN THE RESULTS AND DEMOTIVATE :/
rajeshsaraf : Every section has only 25 questions. Equally true for GK section. As of now, try and concentrate on CAT

shri : SIR,I AM AN SC STUDENT..WIL THERE BE SEPARATE CUT OFF 4 EACH SECTION ??
vinnayraj : yes...and also the respective cutoffs for different categories(sc,st,general,pwd) are also different..

vvs : I HAVE SCORED 51 IN QUANT IN LAST AIMCAT BUT I AM FACING LITTLE BIT TROUBLE IN DI. WHAT SHOULD I DO TO IMPROVE IN THAT AREA?
rajeshsaraf : 1) Improve on your speed maths skills (addition, subtraction, percentage calculation etc). 2) Exposure to different models of charts 3) Exposure to various models of questions

sagarika : WHICH CHAPTERS IN QUANT ARE INDISPENSABLE?
dhruba : u shd definitely clear ur concepts in equations, ratios, numbers and geometry..not that they are the only ones from which questions come..but they form the base of all other chapters

ritzi : SIR I WILL BE APPEARING FOR CAT 2015...
rajeshsaraf : All the best !! Start your preparation with great enthusiasm and sustain it till the day of CAT exam

rj : SIR AM JUST NOT ABLE TO GET MORE THAN 10 QUSTN CORRECT IN SECTION 1.HOW I SHLD IMPROVE IT?
vinnayraj : dont target only 10 or more than 10.in fact in a very difficult test 10 questions correct may be enough to get a very high percentile.so your focus should be on solving the easy questions first and then move to the difficult questions regardless of the number of questions you have attempted.also if you are thorough with all the concepts and have practiced enough questions from each area you will be able to increase your attempts.

aakash : IN GENERAL I HAVE 12 TO 15 ATTEMPTS IN SECTION 1, BUT MY ACCURACY SOMETIMES IS LOW
sumanta : Aakash u should select easy questions first from QA attempt only those , then move onto DI select the easy set/sets attempt them and then come back to QA.

ritzi : SIR I WILL BE APPEARING FOR CAT 2015. I WANTED TO ASK WHETHER 1 YEAR WOULD BE SUFFICIENT FOR CAT PREPARATION?
rajeshsaraf : More than enough. Follow a right strategy

barun : FROM WHERE I CAN GET CAT QUESTION PAPERS FROM 2009 ONWARDS, AS I CAN SEE IN ONLY TILL 2008 QUESTION PAPER IS THERE IN THE WEBSITE AND EVERYWHERE?
rajeshsaraf : You will not find the question papers which are related to those which have been asked in the online slots in the earlier years. Classified !!

shri : WAT ARE THE EXAMS OTHER THAN CAT,MAT AND XAT I HAVE TO APPLY???
dhruba : depends on u..u have IIFT, SNAP and NMAT among the prominent ones..apart from that IRMA also is fairly popular

vvs : HOW IS THE LEVEL OF QUANT QUESTIONS ASKED IN IIFT, SNAP AND NMIMS COMPARED TO CAT?
rajeshsaraf : On the lower level of difficulty !!

c05 : VERY SCARED N HOPELESS ABOUT QUANT :'(
rajeshsaraf : Cheer up !! That's the first step :)

subash : GUD EVENING SIR, SUGGEST ME THE TOPIC/CHAPTER TO STUDY IN QA. I WELL PREPARED IN NUMBERS, TIME & WORK & DISTANCE, PERCENTAGE, PROFIT & LOSS, SI & CI. OTHER THAN ABOVE ???
vinnayraj : you have missed a very important concept from which a significant number of questions come-Geometry.also study functions,p and c,graphs,trigonometry,co ordinate geometry.

sagarika : I OFTEN LEAVE OUT THE LENGTHY QUESTIONS WHILE GIVING SECTIONAL
viveknair : Lengthy does not necessarily mean difficult. Hence, you should try them. In fact, the longer ones can be deceptively easy.

kxcc4x371 : SIR, HOW SHOULD AN IDEAL ANALYSIS OF AN AIMCAT BE DONE? AS IN, WHAT ALL SHOULD BE CONSIDERED WHILE ANALYZING OUR PERFORMANCE?
rajeshsaraf : Analaysis is not just about net score, or number of correct attempts etc. It goes way beyond that !! Analysis in terms of factors like i) any easy questions left out 2) any difficult questions over which you spent unnecessary amount of time 3) types of mistakes committed - calculation errors, conceptual errors, etc

aakash : THANKS A LOT SUMANTA SIR
sumanta : u r welcome

ritzi : THNKU RAJESH SIR
rajeshsaraf : Most welcome !!

sagarika : I OFTEN LEAVE OUT LENGTHY QUESTIONS WHILE GIVING SECTIONAL TESTS EVEN IF I KNOW IT AND I DONT EVEN MAKE AN EFFORT TO PRACTISE DOSE QUESTIONS? IS IT WISE?
dhruba : no not right..u shd definitely give it a try depending on whether there are are easier questions available or not..atleast after the test even if you have not tried it, you shd try without time limits..you never know may be most questions in CAT this year is lengthy..CAT is very unpredictable remember..so be ready for all circumstances..dump lengthy questions if only there are enough short questions

vvs : HOW IS THE LEVEL OF QUANT QUESTIONS ASKED IN IIFT, SNAP AND NMIMS COMPARED TO CAT? WILL YOU ELABORATE?
dhruba : depends on the paper..snap and nmims have not been traditionally very tough..but iift difficulty levesl have seen huge swings over years

student : SIR IT'S A LITTLE OF THE TOPIC EXCUSE ME FOR THAT. THE THING IS THAT I AM A MEDICAL STUDENT PREPARING FOR CAT NOW....AT TIMES I'M REALLY CONFUSED IF IT'S WORTH IT...I MEAN DO I HAVE A CHANCE IN B SCHOOLS.....MY CONCERN IS THAT IS THERE ANY PLACE FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS IN THE A LIST IIMS.....??
dhruba : why not..many med professionals are now opting to do mba..and you will add diversity to the batch as well because number of medical students applying is evidently less

ritzi : SIR PLEASE DEVICE ME A CORRECT STRATEGY FOR CAT 2015.
rajeshsaraf : 1) There are three areas which you need to focus on -- Maths, Reasoning, English. 2) MATHS: There are close to 20 chapters. Take one chapter at a time. Go through the theory portion, then solved examples and then solve exercise problems from the TIME study material (more than enough). Once, you complete that chapter, go through the test on that chapter. Analyze your performance. Ditto strategy for other areas

vicky : SIR I AM FINDING DI IN SOME AIMCATS TOUGH AND TIME CONSUMING. IS THE SECTIONAL TEST ENOUGH FOR MASTERING DI OR SHOULD I REFER TO SOME BOOKS? BASICALLY HOW TO MAKE DI A STRONG AREA?
vinnayraj : to make di your strong area there is only one mantra-practice.and more practice.the more you get familiar with different types of caselets and learn the methods to solve them the better you get.also if you are good at number crunching its an advantage.so improve your calculation skills and look at logically comparing fractions..

jc : WHAT IS THE LEVEL OF QUESTIONS ASKED IN XAT AS COMPARED TO CAT? HOW DO I PREPARE FOR IT?
rajeshsaraf : If you prepare for CAT, that would suffice !! At abroad level, pls remember, the concepts never change whatever exam you are appearing for. Be it CAT, XAT, MAT etc

c05 : I HAVEN'T EVEN COMPLETED MY BOOKLETS :/
viveknair : Not many have completed the booklets. Its ok. Once you have finished a topic, keep revising such that you dont lose touch with the same. Slowly increase the number of topics.

shri : SIR,GIVE ME SOME OPTIONS OF B-SCHOOLS IN AND AROUND CHENNAI??
viveknair : Great Lakes, LIBA, IIT M

vicky : QUANT: SIR I AM ATTEMPTING AROUND 15 QUESTION WITH 1 OR 2 WRONG. THOUGH IT IS FETCHING ME MORE THAN 90 PERCENTILE BUT WHAT WOULD BE A PREFECT BALANCE IN ACTUAL CAT. SHOULD I INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS BY INCREASING MY SPEED?
rajeshsaraf : More exposure to different models of questions, improving your speed, learning diverse concepts will help you increase your number of attempts. For CAT, it depends on the difficulty level of your slot. If the slot is ultra difficult, an attempt of 15 with 100% accuracy can fetch you more than 95 percentile.

student : SO SIR DOES THAT MEAN MEDICAL STUDENTS CAN GET AN EDGE? I MEAN WILL THEY B PREFERRED EVEN WID THE PERCENTILE NOT AS HIGH AS 99 AND ABOVE.
dhruba : No thats not what I am saying..however there is no bias against too

kxcc4x371 : THANK YOU RAJESH SIR.
rajeshsaraf : Most welcome !!

vvs : DOES NMIMS ACCEPT FRESHERS?
dhruba : yes

ritzi : HOW IS THE DIFFICULTY LEVEL OF QUESTIONS ON QUANT IN CAT?
vinnayraj : if your question is "as opposed to the difficulty level in aimcats"- the questions in aimcat(or some of the questions in aimcats) are generally considered more difficult than the ones in cat..

barun : SOMETIMES WHEN I ATTEMPT VERY DIFFICULT LEVEL QUESTIONS IN QA SECTION SOMETIME I MAKE IT RIGHT, SOMETIMES WRONG, BUTAS PER THE AIMCAT ANALYSIS, I SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT THOSE QUESTIONS,
dhruba : so why are you attempting

raima : IS DER A CHANCE FOR SOMEONE WHO,HAS JST STARTED PRERPARING IN ANY GOOD BSKUL? AND HOW TO GO ABOUT THE COURSE SINCE VERY LITTLE TIME IS LEFT?
viveknair : Write a couple of mock CATs. Analyse your performance and make a game plan so as to cover all your weak areas in the run up to CAT. Most other mgmt tests are post CAT. So you get some extra time.

aniks : HELLO SIR. HOW MUCH DOES WORK EXPERIENCE MATTER? I AM JUST A PASSOUT OF THIS YEAR AND CURRENTLY AM SEARCHING FOR JOBS. WILL ANY APPRENTICE CERTIFICATE MATTER ?
vinnayraj : only full time work experience is considered.freshers with no experience have as good a chance as anybody else...

ravi : I HAVE ONE YEAR BACK IN MY ENGG AM I ELIGIBLE FOR GOD COLLEGE??
dhruba : no problem till you can explain what went wrong

mini : WHAT PERCENTAGE DO WE NEED TO FILL IN FORMS..BEST OF 4? OR ALL SUBJECT
dhruba : for that you will have to wait for the brochure and notification to come..generally they will clarify how to calculate the percentage..till last year it was overall

vvs : IT IS EXCLUSIVELY MENTIONED ON NMIMS WEBSITE THAT THE EXPERIENCED PEOPLE WILL BE PREFERRED. DOES THAT MEAN THAT FRESHERS HAVE NO SCOPE?
dhruba : thats is true for all institutes..but freshers still have fair scope..go through their batch profile

ravi : I HAVE ONE YEAR BACK IN MY ENGG AM I ELIGIBLE FOR GOD COLLEGE LIKE SYMBI NARSEE??
dhruba : no problem till you can explain what went wrong

student : OHHH OK....THANKS @DHRUBA SIR....ALSO SIR CAN YOU PLEASE SUGGEST WHAT FIELDS CAN I OPT FOR IN MBA ??
dhruba : anything to your choice..depends on what you want to do further

student : WHAT COURSES SHALL I APPLY FOR IN WHICH MY MEDICAL BACKGROUND CAN ADD AS AN ADVANTAGE RATHER THAN DISADVANTAGE
viveknair : A diverse background in nowadays considered an advantage in most top B schools. Go ahead and apply for all top B schools.

swapnil92 : SIR ALTHOUGH I ATTEMPT QUESTION CORRECTLY BUT DUE TO SIILY OR CAL MISTAKE IT GOT WRONG WHAT TO DO TO ACQUIRE ACCURCY
vinnayraj : to minimise such mistakes,while practicing and solving at leisure also make sure your silly mistakes and calculation errors are brought down to zero.also pause for five to ten seconds before you mark an answer to look for such errors especially when the answer options are too close..

sagarika : SO SIR PRACTICING QUESTIONS,TIMING THEM WHILE GIVING TESTS AND BROADENING THE SPECTRUM OF MY KNOWLEDGE OF QUESTIONS IS REALLY EVERYTHING ONE NEEDS TO GET THROUGH THE BEST B SCHOOLS OF THE COUNTRY?
rajeshsaraf : Yes !! you got the pulse of CAT !!

rj : SIR RIGHT NOW AM GETTING 25-35 MARKS IN SEC 1 , HOW TO MAXIMISE IT?
viveknair : Analyse where you are usually going wrong.. Revise that area or reduce attempts in case you have too many negatives. Then work on your weak areas and scores will show improvement

muca4b031 : HELLO, HOW SHOLUD I PREPARE FOR MY UPCOMING CMAT EXAM?
rajeshsaraf : The difficulty level of qs in quants, reasoning, english will not be on the higher side. If you refer to TIME study material, make it a point that you go through the CRQ and ex-a of different chapters. Also, practice the MOCK CMAT. This exam, unlike CAT, is extremely predictable

barun : @DHRUBA SIR,, I AM UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE LEVEL OF THAT QUESTION.. AFTER I SEE THE QUESTION I FILL THAT I CAN DO IT... WHICH CONFUSES ME EVERYTIME WHEN I SEE THE ANALYSIS AND SOLUTIONS LATER..
dhruba : you may need to give more tests- sectionals and full length to build first impression familiarity with the question..also reading time is not a waste of time..question is how much time does it take to decide it is difficult?

swapnil92 : HOW MUCH SHOULD I SCORE IN CMAT TO GET GOOD COLLEGE
rajeshsaraf : It depends on the definition of "good". For top 5 B schools in Maharashtra, you need to be there in top 40. That means a score of almost 280 +

sagarika : DIFFICULTY LEVEL IN AIMCATS AND CAT IS COMPARABLE?
rajeshsaraf : yes !!

madhav : SIR , IS ACADEMIC BACKGROUND CONSIDERED IN COLLEGES ?
viveknair : Yes. Most IIM and top B schools do give some weightage to 10th, 12th and UG marks.

jatin : SIR I HAVE NOT COMPLETED ALL THE TOPICS IN QUANT. I HAVE DONE EQN, P&L, PERCENTAGE RATIO NUMBERS N MY PERCENTILE IN QUANT IS AROUND 90 SINCE I GET THE QUESTIONS FROM THESE TOPIC RIGHT. I AM AIMING TO COMPLETE THE QUANT TILL AUGUST STARTING. IS THE SPEED OPTIMAL OR DO I NEED TO SPEND MORE TIME? (WORKING PROFESSIONAL)
rajeshsaraf : Try to complete the other topics like Geometry, Functions Graphs, Coordinate geometry, Trigonometry, Numbers at "the earliest possible".

mini : WILL TIME TELL US ABOUT FILLING FORMS AND ALL..AS MANY OF THEM ARE ALREADY OUT AND THETE ARE NO NOTIFICATIONS...NOT EVEN ON SITE
vinnayraj : yes..you can also contact your respective centers for personalised advice..

rishi : SIR,DI QUESTIONS ARE QUITE TIME CONSUMING IN AIMCAT SO HOW COULD I INCREASE MY SPEED IN DI SECTION
vinnayraj : try to indentify the easiest caselet in di after scanning the paper and focus on solving only that.also improving your calculation skills and practicing on more and more different types of caselets and looking for alternative solutions to questions will greatly help..

saumya : IS IT POSSIBLE TO PRINT THE AIMCAT TEST PAPER ALONG WITH SOLUTIONS.?
viveknair : no. but the solutions are always available online.

jatin : WHAT SHOULD THE IDEAL STRATEGY FOR THE PPN NOW THERE ARE 3 MONTHS. COMPLETING LOT 1 IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS N PRACTICING LOT 2 & ONLINE TEST? IS THIS THE RIGHT WAY TO GO?
rajeshsaraf : Whatever you do, remember one thing. Make it a point that you have to learn some new concepts, new models of qs on a daily basis. That learning could be from Lot-2 or lot-1 or from online sectional tests.

ritzi : HOW MUCH SHOULD BE THE SCORE IN CAT TO GET INTO IIMS
viveknair : percentiles are more important. good accuracy in 40 to 50 attempts (depending on the toughness in your slot) should get you into the top IIMs.

sagarika : TENTATIVELY WHEN WILL THE FORMS OF CAT AND OTHER EXAMS BE OUT?
amol : Cat Notification is expected till first Week of August

swapnil92 : THANK YOU SIR
vinnayraj : you are welcome..

rj : SIR HOW IS WELINGKAR MUMBAI AND HW MUCH PERCENTILE DOES THEY TAKE IN CAT?
sumanta : decent college. 80+ will get u through.

mini : NMAT AND MAT FORMS ARE OUT BUT THE SITE IS TELLING ONLY ABOUT NMAT?
amol : We will verify and update it.

jatin : WHILE ANALYZING THE AIMCAT IS IT ADVISABLE TO SOLVE THE QUESTION AGAIN?
vinnayraj : yes.because,a lot of times,you can get an alternative solution that is master than your primary one.also you can study the question in detail and decide if it is to be attempted at all in the first place cos it takes inordinately long time..

barun : SHALL I MAKE MY BASIC STRONG AND SIMULTANEOUSLY KEEP ON GIVING AIMCAT, OR ELSE COMPLETE BASIC FIRST AND THEN LOOK FOR AIMCATS JUST ONE MONTH BEFORE CAT??
rajeshsaraf : That should be done simultaneously !!

ritzi : APART FROM CAT SCORE IS THE THROUGHOUT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE(IN 10TH, 12TH & B.TECH) CONSIDERED WHILE SHORTLISTING?
vinnayraj : yes...in most of the b schools...

rishi : SIR,BUT HOW TO INCREASE CALCULATION SKILLS?
sumanta : Calculation speed develops with practice. please ensure u r practicing regularly atleast for a month. Remember your tables, percentage conversion ( speed maths techniques)

ketansangle : WHY DO PEOPLE PREFER NEW IIMS OVER REPUTED BSCHOOLS LIKE JBIMS OR FMS?
rajeshsaraf : People's choice !! But, then there are many who prefer JBIMS/FMS over new IIMs

nbhatia : SIR, I AM GIVING CAT PAST TWO YEARS, BUT NOT GETTING SATISFACTORY SCORE. IN QA & DI SECTION, MY APPROACH ALWAYS REMAIN INCLINED TOWARDS QA ONLY (BOTH YEARS). IN AIMCATS ALSO, I M OBSERVING SAME TREND OF MY PERFORMANCE. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO IMPROVE MY DI ??
rajeshsaraf : First thing first !! Your goal is to maximize your score in QA +DI. So, you should be least bothered about what is happening in DI as long as you can score fantastic from Non-DI portion. Secondly, even in DI, remember, there will be a few difficult questions. Even if you can crack 5 out of 9 questions, that's a very good score. Third, for improving DI skills, a three fold approach is required 1) Speed improvement (calculations like addition, subtraction, percentage calculation) 2) exposure to variety of questions and 3) exposure to various charts

ritzi : WHAT IS THE EXPECTED AGGRE(MAX) REQUIRED IN B.TECH TO GET INTO ANY OF THE IIM?
vinnayraj : the application rating takes a composite score of your 10 th,12 th ,graduation and the cat score.if you have less in one you can always make up with a very good cat score unless of course if its abysmally low..

ketansangle : WHAT IS THE WEIGHTAGE LIKELY TO BE GIVEN TO WORK EXP IN CET NEXT YEAR? WHAT PREPARATION SHOULD I DO FOR CET PROVIDED THAT I SCORE 90+ IN AIMCATS?
amol : This is there is no weightage for CET. Next year also there may not be any weightage. In Past there were max 2 marks for work ex.

amby20 : SIR,I AM GIVING CAT FOR THE FIRST TIME.I HAVE NOT JOINED ANY COACHING CLASSES BUT USE TIME STUDY MATERIAL AND HAVE ENROLLED IN AIMCATS.
rajeshsaraf : All the best !! Give undivided attention to your preparation !! Analyze AIMCATs very thoroughly and you will gain dividends

amby20 : PLEASE TELL ME WHICH BOOKS TO REFER FOR QUANT AND DI.
rajeshsaraf : TIME study material is more than enough. Pls go through SM1001501, SM1001507 and SM1001509. Practice all the questions -CRQ, ex-a, b, c. If you can do that, 80% of quants is taken care of !!

neo997 : SIR MY X IS 83.2%, XII IS 71%, ENGG 72.5%, 1YR OF WORK EX, GEN CATEGORY.HOW MUCH PERCENTILE IS REQUIRED TO GET A CALL FROM OLD IIMS?
vinnayraj : to be on the safer side and if you are looking fro A,B and C its 99.5 +

amby20 : SIR DO YOU HAVE ANY TIPS ON GUAGING WHICH QUESTIONS ARE EASY OR DIFFICULT?
rajeshsaraf : That's the reason as to why we suggest the candidates to solve as many questions as possible. If you find a question very familiar to what you have solved earlier on, you will find that to be comfortable.

rd721 : HI, I HAD GIVEN CAT,XAT,IIFT,ETC LAST YEAR. I COULDN'T CLEAR THE CUT-OFFS IN FEW WHILE COULDN'T GET PAST THE INTERVIEW ROUND IN FEW. I HAVE PICKED UP A JOB NOW AND HENCE NOT BEING ABLE TO DEVOTE MY COMPLETE TIME TOWARDS CAT PREP. I'VE STARTED PREPARING FOR CAT AGAIN SINCE THE LAST WEEK. I INTEND TO STUDY FOR 1.5-2 HOURS ON WEEKDAYS AND AROUND 3.5-4 HOURS ON WEEKENDS. WILL IT BE POSSIBLE TO CRACK CAT WITH THE AVAILABLE TIME?
vinnayraj : yes it is.your experience of having cracked it before is surely going to help in acing the test this time.just make sure that you the mentioned allocation of time is fully utilised and never compromised..also make sure you take the aimcats diligently and analyse them.many people in a similar situation such as yours have succeeded in cracking..

ritzi : SIR I HAVE 93% IN 10, 89% IN 12, AND 76% IN B.TECH.
viveknair : This is quite fine. You need a 99 percentile in CAT for the top IIM calls.

gkaur : SIR..MY XTH MARKS=90.2 12TH= 91% B.COM HONS=81%..I HAVE ONLY 3 MONTHS OF INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE..HOW MUCH SHOULD I AIM FOR CAT AND IS IT BETTER TO OBTAIN WORK EXPERIENCE FIRST OR NOT?
amol : Section criteria for all IIMs is different. Kindly Visit their respective websites to know CAT percentile requirement requirement by diff IIMs. Alos they have mentioned weightage to academics. In your case go for CAt rather than taking work ex.

ritzi : SIR I HAVE 93% IN 10, 89% IN 12, AND 76% IN B.TECH.HOW MUCH SHOULD I SCORE IN CAT TO GET INTO IIM-A,B,C,L
amol : You have academic scores.

saumya : I HAVE JOINED THE CLASSES IN MID JUNE. IN THE LAST AIMCAT ,I SCORED 55% IN QUANT AND 99% IN VA. WHAT SHOULD BE MY STUDY PATTERN FOR THE REMAINING TIME?
amol : It is bound to happened as you are fully prepared. Make sure that you are regular with your studies. Attempt those areas which you have prepared well.

neo997 : SIR MY PERCENTILES IN THE LAST 4 AIMCATS HAVE BEEN 84.2(70.98,90.56), 85.32(22.27,99.15), 90.56(91.8,79.23) AND 64(72.49,45.16) WITH LAST BEING THE LATEST. HOW TO GET CONSISTENT PERCENTILES IN BOTH SECTIONS?
amol : You need to analyse your AIMCATs and find why your scores are low. Consistency will come with More Practice of all areas and AIMCAT analysis.

akr : HI, X-86,XII-89,UG-77 AND 2 YRS OF WORK EXP, BELONG TO NC-OBC, HOW MUCH DO I NEED TO SCORE TO GET IIM'S OR IIT'S(DELHI & BOMBAY), IN AIMCATS I AM SCORING BETWEEN 92-96 %ILE. THANX IN ADVANCE
vinnayraj : since you have good academics and category advantage 98 percentile + will fetch you calls from multiple iims and iits provided you clear the sectional cut-offs.but why stop at anything.! aim for the highest percentile that you can by making sure you leave no stone unturned in your preparation and your test taking strategies are continuously honed...

champ : SIR, I M COMFORTABLE WITH QA BUT I M NOT SCORING UPTO MY LEVEL, WHEN I SIT TO STUDY, I THINK THAT EVERYTHING IS DONE, BUT WHEN I GIVE MOCKCATS, I M NOT ABLE TO ATTEMPT A GOOD NUMBER OF QUESTIONS TO MY POTENTIAL, AND I HAVE SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH DI, I DNT HAVE THE PATIENCE LEVEL TO SOLVE IT, ITS VERY CALCULATIVE, AND I LEAVE ALL DI QUESTIONS, WHAT SHOULD I DO TO OVERCOME THESE PROBLEMS?
dhruba : why don't you practice DI directly from the AIMCATs which have been conducted till now..that will remove your averse towards tough/length sets..our sectional tests also have such questions online

pinggg : SIR, I SCORED 95.6% IN 10TH.93.8% IN 12TH AND 78% IN B TECH (TILL 5TH SEM)! I'M GIVING CAT FOR THE FIRST TIME. HOW MUCH PERCENTILE IS REQUIRED TO GET A CALL FROM IIMS?
vinnayraj : thats very good academic profile.try to improve your b tech score in the remaining semesters.if you are from general category and aiming for the top 3 then it is 99+.but for the moment just focus on your preparation and be thorough with all the basics..and if you score consistently well in the aimcats and make sure your strategy is right you should achieve your target..

gkaur : SIR...WHAT ARE THE MAIN TOPICS IN DI IF I WANT TO START NOW?
amol : There is nothing like main areas. Various areas are like Line Graphs, Tables, Bar Charts, pie Charts, Reasoning Based DI, calculation Based DI, Max and Min ,Quant based DI

barun : WHICH IS THE ADVISABLE AND BETTER SLOT IN CAT?
dhruba : does not create a difference much..all slots infact all papers are different

vicky : SIR IS THERE ANY SOURCE WHERE I CAN GET PAST CMAT PAPERS? IT IS NOT THERE IN THE HOMEPAGE PORTAL .
amol : Past CMAT papers are not available anywhere.

as : GOOD EVENING. I HAVE A QUERY REGARDING THE DOUBT SESSIONS THAT A TIME STUDENT IS ELIGIBLE TO GET. AT THIS POINT OF TIME, ARE WE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR A DOUBT SESSION WHERE WE WANT OUR SPECIFIC DOUBTS ANSWERED FROM THE TIME STUDY MATERIAL FOR QUANTS?
dhruba : very much..contact your center..depends on whether you are classroom student or a test series student

mohan : I HAVE 3 YEARS IF IT EXPERIENCE. WILL THAT ACT AS A NEGATIVE POINT WHILE GETTING CALLS FROM REPUTED B-SCHOOLS?
dhruba : not at all

as : MOREOVER, APART FROM THE WORKSHOPS, DO WE HAVE AN OPTION TO ATTEND CONCEPT CLASSES FOR CERTAIN TOPICS IN QUANTS PROVIDED OUR BATCH HAS COME TO AN END AND THERE ARE NO MORE CLASSES HAPPENING?
dhruba : contact your center again and ask do they have nay provision for repeat classes..most of the centers do have

arka : WHAT BARE MIN. PERCENTAGE OF MARKS IN QA AND DI SECTION CAN GET >90 [ERCENTILE SECTIONAL?
dhruba : depends on difficulty level of paper

madhanprakash : HI SIR..IN QA AND DI SECTION.. I CAN SOLVE DI WELL,BUT QA I AINT ABLE TO, EVENTHOUGH I COULD SLOVE ALL THE PROBLEMS FROM TIME BOOKS.IS THERE ANY OTHER BOOKS I SHOULD GO FOR ?
vinnayraj : assuming you are through with first set of material,try to practice from the second set of material you have received.you have enough material to practice from your student web page..

shanker : SIR I HAVE 78 % IN 10 12TH 54% BTECH 66 % HOW MUCH SHOULD I SCORE IN CAT TO GET INTO IIM A C L
viveknair : 99 and above percentiles assuming general category..

kkk : I HAVE HEARD THAT IT IS BETTER TO DO AN MBA WITH SOME WORK EX AS IT COUNTS EVEN DURING THE PLACEMENTS AFTER MBA SO IS IT TRUE AND SHOULD I WAIT FOR A YEAR ??
dhruba : both policies work equally good for indian sociological structure..choose any

as : ONCE A PERSON IS DONE WITH THE TIME STUDY MATERIAL FOR QUANTS, WHAT SHOULD BE THE NEXT STEP,PROVIDED HE/SHE HAS COMPLETED THE SECTIONAL TESTS ALONGWITH THE STUDY MATERIAL? ALSO, I'VE HEARD ABOUT CERTAIN BOOKS BY AUTHORS LIKE NISHIT SINHA AND ARUN SHARMA, ARE THEY CRUCIAL FOR ACHIEVING A DECENT LEVEL OF PREPARATION IN QUANTS?
dhruba : i will be surprised if you can complete all study material of TIME..do u mean both online and off line..and thoroughly completed the TGs, CRTs and AIMCATs..if yes its an achievment to say the least ..stick to one set of material lest you get confused

myth : SIR, I BELONG TO JUNE 2014 BATCH. IN YHE CHAPTERS THAT I HAVE FINISHED, I TAKE TOO MUCH TIME TO ANSWER THEM IN AIMCATS. I AM NOT ABLE TO GO BEYOND 8 ATTEMPTS. ACCURACY IS GOOD. HOW SHOULD I IMPROVE MY ATTEMPTS?
amol : you need to practice few online sectional tests.

rd721 : AND SIR WILL MY WORK EX BENEFIT ME DURING MBA PLACEMENTS? IT WILL BE AROUND 12 MONTHS BY THE TIME I ENTER A B-SCHOOL NEXT YEAR. I'VE HEARD SOME B-SCHOOLS DO NOT CONSIDER WORK-EX BELOW 22 MONTHS..
viveknair : Most of the b schools will consider this experience. You will be better off than freshers.

madhanprakash : I HAVE 3 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN IT. BUT PEOPLE ARE SAYING IF WE HAVE MORE THEN 3 YEARS OF EXP IIMS WILL IGNORE US MOSTLY AS THEY PERSUADE US TO GO FOR AN EMBA ? IS THIS TRUE ? AM I ELIGIBLE TO DO A 2-YEAR MBA WITH 4-5 YEARS OF EXP ?
vinnayraj : yes you are...

madhanprakash : I BELONG TO OBC.10TH-86,12TH-72,UG-86,PG-76,WORK EPX-3 YEARS. HOW MUCH SHOULD SCORE TO GET CALLS FROM A,B,C?
viveknair : Above 98 percentiles will be needed.

vicky : GUD EVENING..MY INTERPRETAION OF THE QUESTIONS OF DI IS VERY POOR AND BECAUSE OF THIS I HAD SO MANY NEGATIVE MARKING IN AIMCAT ALSO. PLS GUIDE HOW TO APPROACH OR INTERPRET DI QUESTIONS?
viveknair : With a lot of practise, we can get better at this. Reading instructions carefully and a good grasp of English helps you understand the different instructions quickly. Use of 'atleast' 'atmost' and other key words as per the question can be understood quickly with some practise.

ab917 : SIR, HOW MANY HOURS ON AN AVG. SHOULD BE SPENT IN A DAY ON QUANT AND DI RESPECTIVELY.
vinnayraj : it entirely depends on the indivdual based on his/her proficiency and aspirational levels..if you can put in 3-4 hours it will be great..

madhanprakash : @VINNAYRAJ ARE U SAYING IIMS EVEN TAKE PEOPLE WITH 4-5 YEARS OF EXP ?
viveknair : Yes. Definitely.

kkk : WITH 89 IN 12TH 79 IN GRAD AND 90+ IN XTH IS THERE A CHANCE OF GETTING IIM A ??
vinnayraj : yes there is.with an exceptional cat score..

arka : @DHRUBA:OK. BUT STILL ANY RANGE OF PERCENTAGE OF MARKS COULD HAVE BEEN GREAT TO REFER..I KNOW ITS ALL RELATIVE BUT MAY BE LOOKING AT THER TREND IF WE CAN HAVE A RANGE
dhruba : thats the sad part dear..our analysis over several years show that there is no trend at all of difficulty levels either year or on year or even same year different slots

rd721 : @VINNAYRAJ SIR, PLEASE RESPOND. THANKS.
vinnayraj : there will be an advantage...

aashu09 : SIR, I WILL BE COMPLETING 2 YEARS OF WORK EXPERIENCE BY THE END OF THIS MONTH.ALSO I HAVE RESIGNED TO PREPARE FOR CAT(25 MONTHS PRECISELY).HOW MUCH DOES IT MATTER IN INTERVIEWS IF SAY I CLEAR ALL THE CUT OFFS?
amol : You don't worry about that part. We will have enough Mock PI to face such situations and feedback on the same.

shanker : SIR REPLY PLEASE
viveknair : pls chk

rj : SIR WHEN I SEE QUESTION I GET THINKING THAT I CAN SOLVE THEM AND WHEN I START I GET STUCK AND I HAVE TO LEAVE IT. IT KILLS LOT OF TIME AND I END UP NOT SOLVING ANY QUESTION. HOW DO I IMPROVE THAT?
viveknair : Attempt a few online sectional tests where you just jot down the way in which you plan to handle the qtns. then look at the solutions. This helps you understand the areas where your approach is generally wrong and enables you to correct the same.

rd721 : AS OF NOW, I'M PLANNING TO COMPLETELY REVISE MY QUANT CLASS NOTES OF LAST YEAR AND PRACTICING RC,PJ,PC,SC,FIB ON A REGULAR BASIS.. BELONGING TO ENGG. STREAM, I'M QUITE GOOD AT QUANTS,DI AND LR WHILE IN VERBAL MY VOCAB, GRAMMAR AND COMPREHENSION SKILLS ARE AVERAGE.. DO YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO HOW I SHOULD PROCEED?
vinnayraj : you are doing fine.just make sure you dont waver in preparation.i hope you are taking the aimcats religiously and analysing them..

madhanprakash : @VINNAYRAJ.. I AM 3 YEAR OLD TECH SAVY.THIS YEAR I AM NOT GOING FOR AN MBA .IF I TRY NEXT YEAR DEFINITELY I WILL GET. BUT BY THEN I WILL HAVE 4 YEARS OF W.EXP.. WILL I GET CALL FROM IIM-C WHERE I REALLY WANNA BE...
vinnayraj : there is a good chance if you get an exceptionally good percentile..but in cat there is always an element of chance.you cannot be dead sure of acing any test.while you have the opportunity why not make best use of it by writing this year also..you never know..

mohan : I HAVE 79.46% IN 10TH ,90% IN 12TH AND 70% FOR B.E. I HAVE 3 YEARS OF IT EXPERIENCE. WHAT ARE MY CHANCES FOR IIMS AND IITS AND NITIE?
viveknair : Very much possible with a good CAT score. 98 and above needed for multiple calls assuming gen category.

as : ONE LAST QUERY. IF I AM NOT CONFIDENT ABOUT SCORING WELL IN QUANTS AND I HAVEN'T SCORED WELL IN THE PAST IN FACT, BUT I START WITH MY PREPARATION ON A SERIOUS NOTE AT THIS POINT OF TIME, DO I STAND A CHANCE TO GET A GOOD SCORE IN CAT'14? AND WHAT SHOULD BE THE LEVEL OF HARD WORK AND TIME THAT NEEDS TO BE PUT IN PROVIDED THAT JUST 3 MONTHS ARE LEFT NOW?
dhruba : you should not give up before trying..generally if you can put in your best 3 months is good enough..try to put whatever time you can spare for CAT..why put a limit?

shanker : SIR PLEASE RESPOND
viveknair : pls chk

deepak : HOW! I IMPROVE MY AIMCAT SCORES.....AND LEVEL OF QUESTION IN QA IS HIGH,WHERE TO START STUDY.....
sumanta : if you have the study material of T.I.M.E. go through it or else look for TRISHNA guide.

rd721 : I STARTED GIVING THE AIMCATS NOW. IN 1517, I SCORED 98%ILE. I'M MAINLY WEAK IN VERBAL..
viveknair : Verbal can be further split up as para jumbles, sentence correction, vocab etc. Work on each sub section and you will see progress. Keep revising on the other areas to keep up the good performance.

madhanprakash : @VINNAYRAJ: YEAH YOU'RE RIGHT.I ACCEPT THAT.BUT DUE TO SOME FINANCIAL CONSTRAINT I CANT GO THIS TIME,BUT SURE I WILL TAKE UP THE TEST.BUT NEXT YEAR IT MY NECESSITY TO PURSUE AN MBA COURSE.THANK YOU SO MUCH.
vinnayraj : but still you dont lose anything by just taking the test this year.it gives you good practice and the experience always helps.you might even change your decision if things fall in place...

mohan : WHAT ARE THE SOME TOP B SCHOOLS WITH HIGH ROI?
viveknair : FMS and some of the top IITs have good ROI

riya : I HAVE 65% IN 10TH ,75%IN +2 AND 60 IN GRADUATION(BBA),WITH NO WORKING EX.IS THERE ANY ANY CHANCES OF IIMS.
vinnayraj : there is a chance even it is less..an exceptional cat score.and also if you have category advantage..

teja : HELLO SIR..
sumanta : hello. whats u r query?

vp5378 : IN 4 AIMCATS MY ATTEMPTS IN QA & DI IS ON AN AVERAGE OF 15.
sumanta : what is the accuracy rate?

teja : ITS NOT THAT RELAVENT QUES HERE BUT.. HOW TO ATTEMPT THE AIMCAT THAT I HAVE MISSED . HOW TO GO THROUGH THE QUES IN THAT AIMCAT THERE IS A WAY TO SEE THE QUES RIGHT..
viveknair : They will be made available one month before CAT.

champ : WHAT SHOULD BE ATTEMPT TO SCORE 99+ OR EVEN 100PERCENTILE? AND THE BIFURCATION OF QUESTIONS AMONG DI AND QUANT?
vinnayraj : it entirely depends on the slot and your accuracy..also dont look at the bifurcation,just look at solving the easy questions even if it means mainly quant or mainly di..the composition varies greatly across the slots...

riya : SIR IS IT POSSIBLE TO PREPARE FOR CAT IN 4 MONTHS??
sumanta : yes.

madhanprakash : @VINNAYRAJ. YEAH THANKS FOR YOUR RESPONSE IN AN OPTIMISTIC WAY.
vinnayraj : you are welcome..

rd721 : SIR, IS THE BOOK WORD POWER MADE EASY REALLY WORTH IT? LIKE WILL BE VERY ADVANTAGEOUS FROM CAT POINT OF VIEW?
viveknair : Our CAT material is generally sufficient. As additional material, it can help as well.. Not mandatory.

ravi967 : SIR , I WANT TO KNOW THAT WHAT IS THE PLACEMENT OF LOWEST OR 13TH RANK IIM COLLEGE?
viveknair : placement reports have been released by some of the new IIMs. Most got placed with avg packages of 10 to 12 lpa

subbu : I HAVE NOT STARTED GIVING SECTIONAL TEST EXCEPT FOR 2( TIME AND WORK, SIMPLE EQUATIONS). AT WHAT RATE SHOULD I GIVE THEM FROM NOW ON?
vinnayraj : make sure you utilise the time spent to the maximum..without draining and with utmost concentration.if this is made sure you can take at any rate that you can manage..