sehwag : HELLO SIR/MAM
thomas : hello. whats your question?

himanshu : SIR I WOULD TO KNOW THAT WHICH BOOK I WOULD PREFER FOR IIFT GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND XAT TOO
thomas : read our magazine and a good book for static gk- MANORAMA YEAR BOOK would be a good choice

hope : HI, AVERAGE AIMCAT PERCENTILE OF 95 (~700 AIR) WILL TRANSLATE INTO WHAT CAT PERCENTILE ?
thomas : should be around 97-98 for the same level of performance.

sam : I HAVE BEEN GETTING 90-95% IN THE AIMCATS BUT I AM UNABLE TO CLEAR THE QUANT CUTOFF. WHAT SHOULD I DO? ALSO WHICH CATEGORY OF COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY TO?
rajeshsaraf : At this stage..you still have about more than a month. Analyze the types of errors getting committed or the types of easy qs being left out on a regular basis...

aspire : HI,IS THERE ANY RESERVATION BASED CUT OFF FOR IIFT SHORTLISTING?
asim : Yes.

sehwag : HELLO, HOW MUCH TIME SHOULD BE GIVEN TO SET QUESTIONS OF LR IN NMAT. SAY, A SEATING ARRANGEMENT SET HAS 3 QUESTIONS. IN HOW MUCH MAXIMUM TIME IT SHOULD BE COMPLETED?
rajeshsaraf : It depends on the difficulty level..Nothing can be fixed well in advance.

aspire : DOES THE PLACEMENTS OF IIFT KOLKATA CAMPUS VARY GREATLY FROM THE DELHI CAMPUS?
thomas : no. they have a combined placement.

aimandachieve : HI TEACHERS, MY DILR PERCENTILE HAS BEEN REDUCING FROM AIMCAT TO AIMCAT. MY OVERALL PERCENTILE HAS BECOME 90 NOW. HOW DO I REMEDY IT?
vinnayraj : Try to run through all 5 books of LR & DI together. That helps you to recognise the patterns in LR/DI both in AIMCATs & CAT.

curious : HELLO SIR, MY SCORES IN AIMNMATS HAVE BEEN 123 AND 165. CAN YOU PLEASE ADVICE HOW I CAM IMPROVE FROM HERE ON AS I HAVE MY EXAM ON NOV 18TH?
rajeshsaraf : Analysis is the key...Gain exposure to wide models of qs..for eg if it is quants go through chapters like numbers, geometry mensuration..make sure u solve all the qs fron SMs

a : SIR, MY GEOMETRY IS VERY WEAK, SHOULD I LEAVE IT NOW... PLZZZ SUGGEST
shivabhaskaran : Dont Leave Geometry, its an important area, if u want to master it refer cbse maths text of tenth and eleventh u can gain lot of confidence in the same to crack problems easily

neha : HOW MANY QUES FROM EACH SECTION SHOULD I ATTEMPT IN ORDER TO GET A SURE SHOT CALL FROM NMIMS-M?
thomas : you cannot say for sure as it is a scaled score.you have to clear the cutoffs in each section which is going to be around 50+ for each of the sections.

suvrangshu : IS PEARSON A GOOD CHOICE FOR STATIC GK?
rajeshsaraf : Reliability on just one book is not advisable. You need to read uo on variety of issues for which you will have to read magazines etc

arvi : SIR WOULD YOU SUGGEST A RETAKE FOR SOMEONE WHO SCORED 190 IN FIRST ATTEMPT AT NMAT
thomas : yes, you should take a retest. as of now u r very close to the expected cutoffs of blore and hyd campus.

rab : THOUGH A BIT OFF TODAY'S TOPIC - GEN, FRESHER, MALE; X/XII- 90+%, ENGINEERING- 83%. 6 AIMCATS RANGE 98.88 TO 99.94%ILE. WHAT, ACCORDING TO YOU, IS THE LOWEST RANKED SCHOOL ONE SHOULD SETTLE FOR WITH THIS PROFILE? IIM-ABC/TOP5/10/20?
asim : Top 10 ideally speaking, TOP 25 if you are keen on doing MBA this year itself.

ajay : SIR WHAT ABOUT SIBM BANGLORE AND SIBM PUNE? ARE THEY GOOD COLLEGES?
thomas : SIBM pune is a very good college. the one at blore is also good but not as good as pune.

aspire : HOW ARE THE PLACEMENTS OF IIT ROORKEE? IS IT WORTH TAKING ADMISSION IF THERE ARE NO OTHER CHOICES?
shivabhaskaran : The placements are not very good, it can be considered only as a back up option

sneh : HI, I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT SNAP EXAM WHAT ARE THE MAIN TOPICS IN WHICH I SHOULD FOCUS MORE
krishnendu : SNAP will have the similar kind of questions that you have prepared for CAT though difficulty level is generally lower. Speed will matter more. GK is another area you have to prepare.

ayush : ASIM /THOMAS SIR, AVG AIMCAT PERCENTILE NOW 88-89. SCORED 96+ ONCE IN AIMCAT 1621 AND 92 IN AIMCAT 1614. WHICH INSTITUES SHOULD I APPLY TO? ALSO, DO I STAND A CHANCE FOR NEW /NEWEST IIMS? PLS BE HONEST..PLS
sridharan : New iims are possible if you improve upon your scores which is quite possible going by your records.

xat_2016 : IS THERE ANY MATERIAL FOR DATA SUFFIENCY OF NMAT LEVEL?
asim : CAT preparation material provided by T.I.M.E. would be more than sufficient.

koushik : I M MOSTLY AIMING FOR EXAMS LIKE TISSNET AND XAT, WHAT SHOULD BE AREA OF FOCUS ?
shivabhaskaran : In case of TISSNET, u have to master GK as that will be difficult section as if u prepare for cat other sections will be easy. For XAT its more of accuracy as the questions will be difficult and hence master the basics, decision making is an area whose sectionals u have to clear for xlri, sessions will taken by u r faculty on this topic most probably after cat.

a : SIR, GIVE ME PREPERATION TIPS FOR VA SECTION FOR IIFT EXAM
swapnila : In the verbal section IIFT generally focuses alot on vocabulary ; hence it would make a lot of sense to spend sometime on vocab.

mack : PLEASE LET ME KNOW 15 BEST COLLEGES UNDER MAT EXAM!!
asim : check http://www.time4education.com/mat/Info_Bschool.aspx

xat_2016 : WHAT IS THE EXPECTED SECTIONAL AND TOTAL CUT-OFF FOR NMAT BASED ONPAPERS SO FAR?
vinnayraj : Should be similar to last year & hence expected cut off should be around 215 for their Mumbai campus

venkat : HELLO FACULTY, MY DILR,VERBAL SECTION GETTING COMPLICATED DAY TO DAY.WHAT SHOULD I DO TO ACHIEVE BETTER SCORES
rajeshsaraf : There is no substitute for practice but a perfect well planned practice. For eg for LR, if u pick up a topic say Venn Diagrams, make sure you go through all the types of qs like 2 variables, 3 , 4, 5 etc. Also all types of difficulty

rt : WHAT IS DIFFERENCE IN DIFFICULTY LEVEL OF NMAT,IIFT AND SNAP?
thomas : iift would be the toughest of the three. snap would be the easiest and it is basically a speed test-you have lot of qns and very limited time.

qweqa : WHAT WILL BE THE LEVEL OF ORIGINAL NMAT AS COMPARED TO AIMNMAT
thomas : the initial aimnmats are slightly easier than the actual nmat. the level of aimnmats will keep on increasing.

curious : WITH 60% IN AIMCATS IS THERE ANY SCOPE TO DO GOOD IN CAT OR WILL IT ALL BE IN VAIN CONSIDERING THE AMOUNT OF TIME LEFT IN PREPARATION?
krishnendu : If you just revise the concepts once and then keep on taking on sectionals along with AIMCATs, you still can manage a decent percentile.

ashu : WHAT WOULD BE THE PROBABLE CUT OFF SCORE FOR NMIMS MUMBAI CAMPUS, IN ALL SECTIONS AND IN TOTAL?
asim : Expected to be around 210.

arvi : SIR, I AM HAVING A LOT OF FLUCTUATIONS IN AIMCAT PERCENTILE. LIKE FROM 80 TO 60 TO 70. HOW SHOULD I INTERPRET THIS?
sridharan : Dont panic.It may be because of various reasons.Continue your preparations in right earnest.

ayush : ASIM /THOMAS SIR, AVG AIMCAT PERCENTILE NOW 88-89. SCORED 96+ ONCE IN AIMCAT 1621 AND 92 IN AIMCAT 1614. WHICH INSTITUES SHOULD I APPLY TO? ALSO, DO I STAND A CHANCE FOR NEW /NEWEST IIMS? PLS BE HONEST..PLS
sridharan : answered already.

aisarya : HELLO SIR I AM FINDING MYSELF VERY WEAK AT DI.THOUGH TRYING HARD BUT THE TIME IS TOO SHORT TO MAKE IT UP.SIR PLEASE SUGGEST ME WHICH AREAS SHOULD I FOCUS MORE TO INCREASE MY MARKS TO GET THROUGH THE ENTRANCE
sridharan : DI questions may be based on observation, calculation and reasoning. With the introduction of on screen calculators reasoning questions may be more.

mack : CAN YOU TELL ME WHICH DEGREE THE NITS GIVE???
asim : Most of them provide MBA degree

sneh : AND HOW MANY QUESTION I HAVE TO ATTEMPT TO CLEAR THE CUTT OFF.
thomas : there is no section cutoffs. you will need 98 percentile for pune, around 93-95 for scmhrd and and around 90 percentile for siib and sibm blore.the marks will depend on the paper this year.

ayush : AN AVG AIMCAT OF 88-89 PECENTILE CAN TRANSLATE INTO HOW MUCHIN ACTUAL CAT?
thomas : u can expect something close to 95 for the same level of performance.

ajay : TILL NOW I DIN'T APPLY FOR NMAT. IS THERE ANY POSSIBILITY TO APPLY HERE AFTER?
vinnayraj : Registrations are closed. Try your luck in case they open the registration again for the forthcoming academic year.

ashu : SECTIONAL CUT OFFS IN NMIMS?
thomas : should be in the 55-60 range for each.

mack : I I AM ABLE TO CRACK THE LR QUESTIONS, BUT I TAKE ALMOST 20-25 MINS TO SOLVE ONE HUGE LR. PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO REDUCE THIS. I HAVE BEEN PRACTISING, BUT I AM STILL NOT BEING ABLE TO REDUCE THE TIME!!
rajeshsaraf : You are expected to do easy-moderate Qs. Any difficult qs you can safely leave that

wiki2015 : I HAVE TAKEN NMAT ON 19TH OCT. IS IT ADVISABLE TO WAIT FOR THE SCORES TO BE ANNOUNCED BEFORE SCHEDULING A RETAKE ?
vinnayraj : That is better.

mudit : SIR I AM HAVING A LOT OF FLUCTUATIONS IN MY DI SECTION WHAT TO DO?
rajeshsaraf : Speed maths, exposure to various charts like Tables, pie charts, line charts, bar graphs, triangular charts etc. Exposure to percentage models of qs

ashu : WHAT WOULD BE EXPECTED CUT OFF FOR GK SECTION OF IIFT AND XAT?
shivabhaskaran : Last year GK cutt off for iift was 2.5 marks , for xat the second part is considered only incase of xlri

haari : SIR....HOW IS SNAP DIFFERENT FROM NMAT?
thomas : snap is much more easier and it has a gk section. nmat has section cutoffs while there are no section cutoffs in snap.

ayush : SIR, HOW SHOULD I CONTROL MY ANXIETY, I SOMETIMES PANIC DURING AIMCAT. I CONSIDER EVERY AIMCAT AS A CAT. GOING INTO A GOOD BSCHOOL IS MY DREAM , BUT IT LOOMS OVER MY HEAD EVERYS EC. HAVE BEEN IN PRESSURE TREMENDOUSLY. AVG PERCENTILE IS 88-89. SOMETIMES WHEN I SEE A SERIES OF 2-3 TOUGH QUESTIONS, I PANIC AND I DONT RECOVER FROM THAT DEJECTION
vinnayraj : Take about 2 sectional tests to mitigate the ill effects of unwarranted pressure. It also builds your selection and application skills.

haari : SIR....AFTER PRACTICING THE BASIC STUDY MATERIAL....HOW SHOULD I PREPARE FOR SNAP AND NMAT?
swapnila : Since these are speed based exams solving more number of tests would help in choice and improving the accuracy factor.

a : SIR, IS WORD POWER MADE EASY IS ENOUGH FOR VOCAB FOR IIFT
asim : Its a good begining but it alone will not be sufficient. Please work more on it from other sources, the best one would be T.I.M.E. study material.

mp317 : WHAT ARE THE MAJOR QA CHAPTERS ON WHICH I MUST FOCUS AS OF NOW?
vinnayraj : One should try & revise as many QA chapters as one can. That helps to reinforce ones learning.

mack : WHICH GK BOOK SHOULD I GO THROUGH FOR MAT?
thomas : no need to give much importance for the gk section in MAT. the score is not considered in calculating you score.

ac : IF I M READING MANORAMA YEAR BOOK FOR GK,WHICH ALL TOPICS I SHOULD CONCENTRATE UPON ?
asim : In Manorama Year Book and CSR, please focus on the following chapters. · Who is who · What is what · Science scan · Human body · Computers · Landmarks of history · The Universe

aster : APART FROM CAT TIME MATERIAL WAT SHOULD ONE STUDY FOR IIFT?AND WHY ONLY ONE AIM IIFT?
thomas : you need to only study for gk. for the rest what u did for cat would be enough. you will have a couple of take home mocks also.

ayush : SO SRIDHARAM SIR, DO I STAND A CHANCE FOR COLLEGES LIKE XIMB,MDI? OR SHOULD I NOT EVEN APPLY AT MY AIMCAT PERCENTILES
sridharan : You can apply. You stand a chance if you continue to remain focused.

konikaaa : SIR, I SCORED 86 PERCENTILE IN THE RECENT AIMCAT. I SCORED 99 IN DI/LR SECTION BUT THE PROBLEM IS THAT I HAVE CONSISTENTLY SCORED LOW PERCENTILES IN VA/RC SECTION... LESS THAN 60 PERCENTILE.. THOUGH I HAVE THE CONFIDENCE THAT I CAN SCORE A 90 IN CAT BUT THE WORRY CONTINUES THAT I WONT BE ABLE TO CLEAR SECTIONAL CUTOFF IN VA PART? SERIOUSLY WHAT ALL SHOULD I DO NOW? ITS HIGH TIME
rajeshsaraf : There is no one fool proof mechanism by which the scores can move beyond 90 percentile in a single go..Take a clue from DILR as to how are you managing 99 percentile..a similar process is to be applied here..Cut down on your inaccuracy rate..Solve more qs correctly related to RC..(for which hell lot of practice in terms of reading variety of topics ranging from abstruse topics to topics which are related to Indian and international arena...

sagnik : IS IT ADVISABLE TO KEEP NIMS BANGALORE IN MY LIST OF COLLEGE? MY AIMCAT PERFORMANCE IS POOR AND I AM SCORING AROUND 80 PERCENTILE.
shivabhaskaran : If u r scoring around percentile in aimcat then its not a very bad percentile yar, MMIMs Bangalore is a good back option, but it would be better to get into Tapmi, GIM if u score around 85 plus percentile in cat

ashu : I AM SCORING 90+ PERCENTILE IN AIMCATS CONSISTENTLY, SHOULD I GO FOR MICAT OR NOT ?
vinnayraj : It is better to take the test if marketing is the space you are looking at. It may serve as your back-up option.

aster : HOW TO DEAL WITH DIFFERENTIAL MARKING IN IIFT?HAVING NO IDEA ABOUT IT
thomas : qns in a section will have the same marks each. so you need not worry. take it as a normal test.

koushik : WHAT WILL BE THE BEST RESOURCES TO UPGRADE MY GK FOR TISSNET?
asim : As far as mathematics and english is concerned, a good preparation for CAT should be more than sufficient. As far as logical reasoning is concerned, one needs to be thorough with all topics of Analytical puzzles, Venn diagrams and deductions. The CAT students have received the reasoning study material - SM 1001607 with solutions. Areas such as number series, letter series, analogies etc should also be prepared from the hand out LRHO 1001606 . For the section on GK, In addition to reading newspapers regularly, it would be advisable for a student to prepare from the following sources: Also, in the various issues of MBA Education & Careers magazine, focus on features like Business GK, Current Issues & Events, and Current Event Chronicle (this feature captures important tid-bits). In addition to the above, please run through the GK Model Papers feature titled, Improve your GK. Go through the GA Note (Study Material) booklet for stock GK (like history and geography). Also use the GAT papers, each with 50 questions. Manorama & CSR Year Book - it helps in preparation for stock type questions In Manorama Year Book and CSR, please focus on the following chapters. · Who is who · What is what · Science scan · Human body · Computers · Landmarks of history · The Universe

ayush : SRIDHARAM SIR, COULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME THEN WHICH B SCHOOLS TO APPLY?
sridharan : You can apply for AA/A rated schools.

haari : @SWAPNILA...CAN U PLEASE SUGGEST WHERE CAN I FIND NUMBER OF TESTS FOR SNAP?
govindrajan : If you are CAT classroom student, we provide you four mock SNAP tests. Two All India and two take home.

aspiringiim : I WAS SCORING GOOD IN DI/LR WITH PERCENTILE OF 95 IN THIS PARTICULAR SECTION. BUT IN CURRENT AIMCAT MY PERCENTILE IN THIS SECTION DROPPED TO 70 WHILE OTHERS REMAINING SAME. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO INTREPRET THIS? SINCE THIS RESULT I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FOCUS AND I THINK THIS YEAR'S NOT FOR ME! PLEASE GUIDE HOW TO PROCEED?
govindrajan : Do not judge basing on just one AIMCAT. That should not be a cause of worry.

hope : I HAVE AN AVG OF 95 PERCENTILE IN AIMCAT, WHAT ALL COLLEGES SHALL I APPLY TO ?
thomas : you should apply to only the top 20 colleges. can expect a score of 97-98 for the same level of performance.

sneh : AND WHAT IS THE CUTT OFF FOR SC STUDENT.
asim : Which b-school?

aster : GOT ONLY 84 MARKS IN THIS AIMCAT ...NOT SURE HOW TO PROCEED?HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT CAT
asim : Do not give up, work on your basics from the basic study material, discuss your doubts with your friends and faculty members.

haari : PRACTISING PREVIOUS CAT PAPERS AND AIMCATS...IS IT HELPFUL FOR EXAMS LIKE NMAT AND SNAP?
shivabhaskaran : NMAT and SNAP are speed based exam and easier than CAT hence try to crack old questions of snap and nmat.

ballu_7 : MY VA SCORE ISN'T CONSISTENT. IN SOME AIMCATS I SCORE 40+, SOMETIMES IN 20S BUT IN THIS AIMCAT (1606) I GOT JUST 9 IN VA. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?
sridharan : Perhaps you are answering more questions than which you are sure about. Concentrate on RC, para jumble, sentence completion and attempt only such questions about which you are confident.

komal : HOW SHOULD ONE DECIDE ON BSCHOOLS TO APPLY FOR SNAP EXAM ?SINCE THE LAST DATE FOR MOST SYMBIOSIS BSCHOOL IS DEC 18 ..THAT IS BEFORE SNAPTEST.
thomas : it will depend on you level right now. the top 5 colleges are SIBMP,SCMHRD,SIIB, SIBMB AND SIOM.

amit6793 : WHEN I SOLVE RC AT HOME I GET AROUND 75% RIGHT BUT WHEN I DO IN AIMCATS I GET 76% WRONG...I ANALYSED THE PROBLEM AND THE PROBLEM WAS ANXIETY...I AM SO MUCH WORRIED ABOUT TIME THAT I CANT RETAIN WHAT I READ...ANY SUGGESTIONS THAT WOULD HELP ME FIX THIS
rajeshsaraf : You don't have to retain what you read..You have to just gather the essence of individual paras and that of the passage..Look at the nature of qs like Central idea, theme, assumptions if any by the author, tone of the passage/author etc. Such types are very common place..

ayush : WHERE CAN WE GET EXACT CUT OFF OF IIFT LAST YEAR PAPERS? ESP 2014,2013,12,11,10
vinnayraj : Refer your student home page for those detials.

aster : LAST YEAR'S IIFT CUT OFF WAS 38.5 FOR GENERAL, WILL IT BE THE SAME FOR THIS YEAR ALSO?AND WHAT SHOULD BE THE IDEAL SCORE TO CONFIRM ADMISSION IN IIFT DELHI?
thomas : the cutoffs will change every year depending on the paper. generally 40 is considered a good score based on previous years exp.

a : SIR, HOW MUCH PERCENTILE SHOULD BE REQUIRED FOR AAPPLY IN FMS DELHI
thomas : the cut of would be very close to 99 percentile.

anurag : SIR MY QUANT SECTION IS NOT IMPROVING. JUST ONE MONTH LEFT AND I AM ABLE TO ATTEMPT 15-16 QUESTIONS IN QA. WHAT TO DO?
sridharan : Perhaps you are leaving out some portions totally. You may also be not picking up easy questions. Before starting the answers read all the questions and have an idea of questions which appear to be attemptable.

romani : HOW TO PREPARE FOR G.A SECTION
asim : As far as mathematics and english is concerned, a good preparation for CAT should be more than sufficient. As far as logical reasoning is concerned, one needs to be thorough with all topics of Analytical puzzles, Venn diagrams and deductions. The CAT students have received the reasoning study material - SM 1001607 with solutions. Areas such as number series, letter series, analogies etc should also be prepared from the hand out LRHO 1001606 . For the section on GK, In addition to reading newspapers regularly, it would be advisable for a student to prepare from the following sources: Also, in the various issues of MBA Education & Careers magazine, focus on features like Business GK, Current Issues & Events, and Current Event Chronicle (this feature captures important tid-bits). In addition to the above, please run through the GK Model Papers feature titled, Improve your GK. Go through the GA Note (Study Material) booklet for stock GK (like history and geography). Also use the GAT papers, each with 50 questions. Manorama & CSR Year Book - it helps in preparation for stock type questions In Manorama Year Book and CSR, please focus on the following chapters. · Who is who · What is what · Science scan · Human body · Computers · Landmarks of history · The Universe

haari : @SHIVABHASKARAN...CAN U PLEASE SUGGEST ME THE BEST SOURCES FOR PREVIOUS PAPERS OF SNAP AND NMAT?
shivabhaskaran : we will be giving omet papers and also check in our website

suvrangshu : I HAVE MISSED AIMCAT 1606N,DUE THE SERVER PROBLEM OF THE SITE SO COULD I BE ABLE TO GIVE THE EXAM AGAIN?
asim : write a mail to admin@time4education.com

ayush : TYPICALLY HOW MUCH INCREASE IN TREMS OF PERCENTILE POINTS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM AIMCAT TO CAT IF ONE HAS AN AVG OF 88-89
vinnayraj : 5-7 points

ashu : IS THERE ANY RESERVATION IN XLRI OR IIFT OR NMAT ?
vinnayraj : XL & IIFT have reservation but not NMIMS

shashank : SIR, WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO PREPARE FOR IIFT GK?
shivabhaskaran : Except for the section on General Awareness, all the other sections of IIFT get well covered with a good preparation for CAT. However, it would be advisable for a student to work on his/her speed mathematics as some of the questions under Data Interpretation tend to be calculation intensive. While preparing for the GK section in IIFT entrance test, a student should focus on issues related to national & international events, world bodies, and foreign trade-related information. From the various issues of MBA Education & Careers magazine, read OMET GK Special material published in the June-July/August/September issues; Business GK; Current Issues & Events; Current Event Chronicle, and GK Model Papers feature titled, Improve your GK. GA Note (Study Material) booklet for stock GK (like history and geography). GAT papers, each with 50 questions (10 papers) Manorama & CSR Year Book – they help in preparation for stock type questions. In any such book, please focus on the following chapters: Who is who; What is what; Science scan; Human body; Computers; Landmarks of history; The Universe.

mack : PLEASE TELL 15 BEST COLLEGES UNDER MAT
asim : Answered check

nik : FROM WHERE SHOULD I STUDY FOR GK FOR IIFT? I'M GETTING 92-95% IN ALMOST ALL THE MOCKS, WHICH COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY FOR?
krishnendu : This question has been answered elaborately in the chat already. Pls refer to the relevant question in the chat.

aspiringiim : @GOVINDRAJAN : SIR, WHAT ACCORDING TO YOU WILL BE RIGHT WAY TO PROCEED? INFACT SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN PRACTISING DI/LR QUSETIONS BUT HAVING DIFFICULTY EVEN IN EASY ONES!
govindrajan : Since you are consistently scoring 90%ile, but for one test, I do not find any reason to worry. Do not commit mistakes in an attempt to increase your score. Generally our concentration levels drop when we feel that the question is easy. It seems this is what happening in your case.

himanshu : WHICH ONE IS BETTER ?TO MBA RIGHT NOW(AT PERCENTILE OF 85) OR IMPROVE IT TO ABOVE 95 AND TAKE ADMISSION NEXT YEAR... AND DO PREPARATION ALONG WITH A JOB? I CAN WAIT BUT WANT ADMISSIONS IN ONE OF THE BEST COLLEGES... IS IT RIGHT?
vinnayraj : 95+ and next year if age is on your side.

komal : @THOMAS SIR....HOW SHOULD I DECIDE MY LEVEL....I GAVE NMAT AND SCORED 180 ..I WILL GIVE A RETAKE NMAT
thomas : tell me your aimcat percentiles.

haari : SIR MY MAT PERCENTILE IS 98.9....IS IT WORTH IF I JOIN UNDER MAT COLLEGE?
sridharan : You can try CAT and then decide.

ashu : MY 10TH 77.50%, 12TH 77.23% AND GRADUATION ENGINEERING NIT 6.33 POINTER, WHAT SHOULD BE MY CAT PERCENTILE TO GET A CALL FROM TOP B-SCHOOL?
sridharan : If you belong to general category above 99.

sum_12 : SIR CAN YOU HELP ME FIND PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS OF NMAT ?
vinnayraj : No such papers available as it is online exam.

amit6793 : MY NMAT EXAM IS ON 2ND NOV..I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO AFTER THE EXAM...WHEN WILL THEY DECLARE MY SCORE AND IF NEEDED WHEN SHALL I APPLY FOR A RETAKE...
thomas : it should be out in a couple of weeks.you can decide about the retest just after you give your exam.

bk : I GOT 198/ 201 IN MOCK NMAT FOR TIME.. HOW ARE CHANCES TO CRACK NMIMS MUMBAI
thomas : need to improve a little more. a score of 215 is considered safe for a call from mumbai.

haari : HOW IS CHRIST COLLEGE BANGLORE? XIME AND TAPMI?
shivabhaskaran : Christ University is the best amoung MAT level colleges, XIME is a good b school, Tapmi is better the XIME and Christ

j : HOW MUCH MARKS REQUIRED FOR IIFT? 44 IS GOOD OR BAD?
vinnayraj : You seems to be on target. Yet let us not forget that cut-offs are a function of difficulty level of the paper.

komal : @THOMAS SIR ....75
thomas : apply to SIIB, SIBMB, SIOM AND SITM.

sneh : WHAT IS THE CUTT OFF FOR SNAP FOR SC STUDENTS.
asim : Which B-school?

xenzia : @VINNAYRAJ SIR, WHY DID YOU LEAVE IIM-L. A PERSON OF YOUR CALIBER LEFT IIM AND ITS GIVING ME SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT IIMS
vinnayraj : Personal reasons... Pursue your interest in management.

ashu : IS THERE ANY NEGATIVE MARKINMG IN NMAT ?
thomas : NO.

janu22 : WHERE CAN WE PREPARE FOR GK IN XAT?
shivabhaskaran : For preparation on General Awareness, in addition to reading newspapers regularly, it would be advisable for a student to prepare from the following sources: • Also, in the various issues of MBA Education & Careers magazine, focus on features like Business GK, Current Issues & Events, and Current Event Chronicle (this feature captures important tid-bits). In addition to the above, please run through the GK Model Papers feature titled, Improve your GK. • Go through the GA Note (Study Material) booklet for stock GK (like history and geography). Also use the GAT papers, each with 50 questions. • Manorama & CSR Year Book - it helps in preparation for stock type questions In Manorama Year Book and CSR, please focus on the following chapters. • Who is who • What is what • Science scan • Human body • Computers • Landmarks of history • The Universe

suvrangshu : EXCUSE ME FACULTIES PLS GIVE THE ANSWERS?
asim : Answered check

ss : HI, IS XIMB, IMI, IMT AND TAPMI SUITABLE FOR A CANDIDATE WITH 4.5 YRS OF EXPERIENCE AND 7 LPA CURRENT SALARY?
vinnayraj : S, go ahead & apply.

komal : @THOMAS SIR.....LAST YEAR I GAVE CMAT FEB ....AND GOT 77 PERCENTILE
thomas : 77 would not get you calls from top colleges.try to get close to 90 percentile if you are writing SNAP.

rohit : SIR/MA'AM, I'VE BEEN CONSISTENTLY SCORING IN EARLY 90'S IN THE PREVIOUS 10 AIMCATS. I'M NOT AT ALL ABLE TO CROSS THAT THRESHOLD. STARTING TO THINK THAT I'VE REACHED MY LIMITS! ANY ADVICE?
sridharan : It is always possible to improve in the actual CAT situation.

akash : SIR,IN SNAP THERE IS A SECTIONAL CUTOFF OR OVERALL CUTOFF TO GET THE CALL FOR GDPI.
thomas : THERE IS NO SECTIONAL CUTOFFS.

himanshu : HELLO SIR... 10TH- 77% ,12TH- 75% , BTECH- 69%....AIMCATE PERCENTILES ARE HOVERING BW 82 TO 92 ... WHAT COLLEGES CAN I EXPECT IN CAT'15...?...
shivabhaskaran : Around 90-94.9 Percentile Department of Industrial and Management Engineering (IME), Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Department of Management Studies (DOMS), Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Ghaziabad International Management Institute (IMI), New Delhi National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli (NITT) Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar (XIMB) Around 85-89.9 Percentile K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research (SIMSR) Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM), School of Excellence of Bharthidasan University, Trichy T. A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) FORE School of Management, New Delhi Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (LBSIM), New Delhi Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad

anurag : SIR MY PERCENTILE IN AIMCATS IS HOVERING IN 60S FOR A VERY LONG TIME....SHALL I SLOW DOWN ON CAT AND FOCUS MORE ON THE ASPECTS DEMANDED IN OTHER EXAMS LIKE NMAT ANS SNAP?
rajeshsaraf : Your large parts of preparation will involve learning concepts and applying them in a variety of scenario...It is not at all a bad idea if you switch your attention fron AIMCAT to other mock tests like MOCK NMAT , SNAP test etc to

rohit : SIR/MA'AM, I'VE BEEN CONSISTENTLY SCORING IN EARLY 90'S IN THE PREVIOUS 10 AIMCATS. I'M NOT AT ALL ABLE TO CROSS THAT THRESHOLD. STARTING TO THINK THAT I'VE REACHED MY LIMITS! ANY ADVICE? AIMING FOR TOP 15 COLLEGES. GEN CATEGORY. X-84%; 12TH-81.8%; BE-78%
vinnayraj : Do 2 or 3 sectional tests everyday. It should be a matter time before you see the improvement. Also revise your learnings which is important to build speed.

ss : HOW WOULD YOU RATE 87 PERCENTILE IN AIMCAT 1606. HOW MUCH CAN I EXPECT IN ACTUAL CAT?
sridharan : May be a similar score though the actual score depends on various factors.

haari : SIR IN OUR QA BASIC MATERIAL...THERE ARE QUESTIONS WITH THREE INDICES ALONG WITH CRQ,(A),(B),(C).....WHAT LEVEL COMES CLOSE FOR SNAP AND NMAT?
vinnayraj : I think you are referring to last year study material. Most of the questions in SNAP would match with A but some of them will be of B type.

dd : MY PERCENTILE DROPPED FROM A CONSISTENT 90'S TO MERE 65%. I AM REALLY SHAKEN. WHAT COULD BE THE REASON ?
govindrajan : Either you are not analysing your scores or you are not paying attention on practice.

dharma : SIR ,I SEE HUGE VARIATION IM MY VA AND DI/LR SCORES.MY AMICATS ARE IN THE RANGE 85-90.HOW TO IMPROVE SCORES IN THESE AREAS..CAN I GET INTO ATLEAST NEW IIMS
krishnendu : A huge variation could be because of any of the following reasons: lack of competency in certain areas, wrong selection of questions, lack of speed, more than acceptable level of non-sure attempts, among others. You need to find out the appropriate reason after thorough analysis and accordingly take remedial action.

komal : @THOMAS SIR.....LAST YEAR I GAVE CMAT FEB ....AND GOT 77 PERCENTILE......THIS YEAR I WILL DEFINATELY IMPROVE MY PERCENTILE..PLEASE CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT OTHER BSCHOOLS SHOULD I APPLY TO AS MANY OF THEM HAVE THEIR LAST DATE IN NOVEMBER
thomas : do not spam . you would be blocked.

janu22 : CONSIDERING THAT SOME B SCHOOLS TAKE BOTH CAT AND XAT, IT IS SAID THAT THEY TAKE THE HIGHER OF THE TWO. IS IT ADVISABLE TO DISCLOSE BOTH OR JUST THE HIGHER SCORE?
sridharan : better both.

wiki2015 : PLEASE COMPARE THE DIFFICULTY LEVEL OF AIMCAT 1606N WITH THE ACTUAL CAT
sridharan : May be similar.

janu22 : @ SHIVABASKARAN: THANK U SIR, WHERE TO PREPARE FROM FOR DECISION MAKING?
shivabhaskaran : Sessions will be handled by your faculty on the same , most probably after cat

haari : HOW IS CMAT COMPARED TO SNAP NMAT.....PLEASE ARRANGE THESE ACCORDING TO DIFFICULTY LEVEL.....MAT CMAT SNAP NMAT?
thomas : CMAT is much easier compared to the other two as you have no time pressure. in both SNAP and NMAT you will struggle to finish the qns in the given time.

chatchat : @VINAYRAJ WHEN WILL YOU TAKE NEXT WORKSHOP AT JAYANAGAR CENTER?
vinnayraj : On 31st Ocotber

ss : HOW WOULD YOU RATE 87.05 PERCENTILE IN AIMCAT1606. HOW MUCH CAN I EXPECT IN ACTUAL CAT?
sridharan : Answered already.

aster : DOES WORK EXPERIENCE PLAY A ROLE IN IIFT ?
asim : The key to securing admission is by doing well in IIFT, GD,ESSAY and PI.

janu22 : IS WORK EXP NECESSARY FOR IIM B?
asim : Its not mandatory, every year dozens of students without work ex make it to IIM Bang.

rahul : RESPECTED SIR,ANSWERS OF MT1653 IS NOT SHOWING AT MY HOMEPAGE WHAT DO I DO?
krishnendu : Pls contact someone at your concerned centre.

mack : IS MAT A VERY EASY ENTRANCE EXAM? NOBODY SEEMS TO GIVE MUCH HEED TO IT!! EVEN THE FACULTY WHOM I'VE CONSULTED IN CLASSROOMS WITH!!
sridharan : MAT is considered to be easy when you compare with exams like CAT, XAT etc.

haari : SIR IN SNAP IF THERE IS NO SECTIONAL CUT OFF....CAN WE IGNORE GK OR SCORE LITTLE LESS IN IT?
govindrajan : Yes, but it is very risky. You should score very high in the other sections. If the questions in the other section happens to be tougher than expected, you may fall in trouble.

aster : HOW IS XIMB BHUBNESHWAR? ARE THE PLACEMENTS GOOD?
thomas : pretty good college. the placements are good too. the avg salaries are over 10 lakhs.

romani : HOW TO PREPARE FOR QUANT AND DI DECTION
sridharan : The question is too general.

komal : CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHAT BSCHOOLS SHOULD I APPLY TO
asim : Let me know your reservation status, avg aimcat percentiles please.

rohit : ANY IDEA ABOUT THE DIFFERENTIAL MARKING SCHEME OF IIFT THIS TIME?
thomas : it should be similar to previous years. qns in a section will have the same marks each.

romani : HOW TO PREPARE FOR QUANT AND DI SECTION
rajeshsaraf : For 2016 ?

amit6793 : ON 25TH OCT THERE IS A WORKSHOP ON CAT IN KOKATA..I AM A TIME STUDENT...IS THE WORKSHOP FOR ALL THE STUDENTS OR WILL I HAVE TO REGISTER FOR IT SEPERATELY
krishnendu : This is not the right platform for such queries. Kindly contact your respective centre.

janu22 : WHEN IS THE ADMISSION PROCESS LIKELY TO START AND END?
sridharan : From January till April. In some cases it may extend even beyond that.

aspiringiim : SIR HOW IS THE OFFICIAL GUIDE FOR NMAT BY GMAC REVIEW? I GOT IT DELIVERED TODAY AND MY NMAT IS ON 31ST OCTOBER SO HOW MANY DAYS BEFORE SHOULD I PRACTISE FROM THIS BOOK AS MY MAIN FOCUS IS ON CAT?
vinnayraj : Official guide by GMAC for GMAT is at 60% of the difficulty level of the actual GMAT. I'm not sure about NMAT official guide. It should be similar marketing tool.

aman : HOW TO BEST PREPARE FOR STATIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR EXAMS LIKE NMAT IIFT XAT?
sridharan : There are innumerable GK guides in the market.

pm : AS THERE IS NO -VE MARKING IN NMAT, CAN WE BLIND GUESS THE UNATTEMPTED QUESTIONS IN THE END OR DOES ACCURACY PLAY A ROLE IN PERCENTILES??
vinnayraj : Blindly guess at the end. Overall score matters, not accuracy.

sam : IS IT ADVISABLE TO TARGET ONLY HALF THE QUESTIONS CORRECTLY WITH 95-100% ACCURACY IN SNAP AND NMAT?
thomas : half wont be enough in either of the tests.you will need a net score more than half to get calls from the top colleges.

pranav : SIR WILL I BE GETTING SOLUTIONS AS WELL AFTER WRITING MISSED AIMCATS?
vinnayraj : S

komal : @THOMAS....IAM A GENERAL CATEGORY CANDIDATE....AND AVG PERCENTILE IS 75
thomas : if you are scoring around 75 in aimcats apply to colleges under cat which are in the BB category or above. you can expect something in the 85-90 range in the actual cat for the same level of performance. NIT T, IMI, LBSIM etc are some of the colleges for which the cutoff is expected to be in the range of 90.

alok : HELLO SIR...HOW XAT IS DIFFERENT FROM CAT IN TERMS OF DIFFICULTY LEVEL??
sridharan : Of late XAT has become more difficult than CAT. Dominance of pure math questions, decision making questions, Essay writing make XAT equally onerous.

himanshu : WHAT TO DO FOR DI? I HAVE SOLVED ALMOST 90 ARECENT OF BOTH THE BOOKS BUT MY MARKS DON'T REFLECT THAT... SHOULD I REVISE THEM AGAIN OR DO QUESTION OF STUDENT HOME PAGE? AND HOW MANY MOKS SHOULD ONE GIVE AT THIS STAGE FOR CAT... MY PERCENTILE RANGE IS BW 82 TO 92... THANK YOU
vinnayraj : Complete your sectional test before you start revision. That exposes you to varieties before you revise.

chatchat : @VINAYRAJ IGNORE PREVIOUS QUERY, IN CAT 2014 I GOT 80 PERCENTILE WHICH I TOOK WITHOUT PREPARING AND NOW EVEN AFTER ATTENDING CLASSES MY PERCENTILE IN AIMCATS IS JUST AROUND 80, I FEEL QA AND DI SECTIONS ARE MANAGEABLE WITH EXTRA EFFORT IN THE REMAINING 38 DAYS,BUT VERBAL SECTION MAKES ME PANIC. IDEAL STRATERGY FOR NEXT 37 DAYS PLEASE!!
vinnayraj : Speak to verbal faculty at your center in details about your SWOT in verbal ability section. Make plan of action accordingly.

ud : I SCORED 192 IN AIMNMAT. IS THIS PERFORMANCE SATISFACTORY ?? OR BETTER PERFORMANCE IS REQUIRED TO CLEAR THE CUTOFF IN ACTUAL NMAT ?? PLS GUIDE. I HAVE MY NMAT ON 9TH NOV.
thomas : 192 is low. you need to score more than 215 to be sure of a call.

aspiringiim : @VINNAYRAJ : SO WHAT WOULD YOU SUGGEST? A MAX OF 3-4 DAYS FROM THIS BOOK AND REST FROM OUR T.I.M.E. SMS?
vinnayraj : Should seems to be a good plan to tackle.

aman : BEST MATERIAL SOURCE OR SITE TO PREPARE FOR GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OTHER THAN NEWSPAPER?
vinnayraj : Go through monthly magazines offered to you by T.I.M.E. Also refer GK Wizard or Pratyogitadarpan.

janu22 : WHAT IS A GENERAL EXTRA ORDINARY SCORE IN AIMCATS TO REACH A 95%ILE. I KNOW IT DEPENDS ON A LOT OF FACTORS. BUT PLEASE GIMME A GENERAL IDEA
sridharan : You must maintain scores of 90 to 95 percentiles.

akash : SIR,I AM HAVING DEFENCE QUOTA AND I KNOW 90% SEATS IN SIMS ARE RESERVED UNDER THAT QUOTA...HOW MUCH SHOLUD I GET TO GET A CALL FOR GDPI.
shivabhaskaran : 85 plus percentile

sairam : CURRENTLY I'M PREPARING TIME MODULES HAVEN'T TOOK AIMCATS AND APPLIED ONLY FOR CAT.WHAT OTHER EXAMS SHOULD I APPLY AND WHICH COLLEGES SHOULD I CONSIDER?
govindrajan : You may consider applying for SNAP, NMAT, XAT and MAT.

alok : HOW TO REPARE GK FOR TISS,SNAP AND XAT?
asim : In addition to reading newspapers regularly, it would be advisable for a student to prepare from the following sources: Also, in the various issues of MBA Education & Careers magazine, focus on features like Business GK, Current Issues & Events, and Current Event Chronicle (this feature captures important tid-bits). In addition to the above, please run through the GK Model Papers feature titled, Improve your GK. Go through the GA Note (Study Material) booklet for stock GK (like history and geography). Also use the GAT papers, each with 50 questions. Manorama & CSR Year Book - it helps in preparation for stock type questions In Manorama Year Book and CSR, please focus on the following chapters. · Who is who · What is what · Science scan · Human body · Computers · Landmarks of history · The Universe Finally, OMETs are perhaps the best source for preparation. It comes very close to the actual entrance exam paper and one should give maximum importance to these question papers.

haari : HOW IS SNAP COMPARED TO MAT IN TERMS OF DIFFICULTY?
shivabhaskaran : MAT is the easiest amoung all the management exams, snap is bit more tougher than MAT, In snap unlike mat , gk is also considered in the cut off

sam : WHAT SHOULD BE THE IDEAL ATTEMPTS IN CAT TO GET MORE THAN 90%ILE. SHOULD 15 CORRECT ANS FROM EACH OF THE SECTION WITH 100% ACCURACY SHOULD SUFFICE?
vinnayraj : 15 attempts per section should work.

janu22 : I SEE DI AND LR QUESTIONS IN AIMCATS WHICH ARE WAY DIFFERENT AND DIFFICULT WHEN COMPARED TO THE STUDY MATERIAL. SO I AM UNABLE TO SOLVE SOME OF THEM EVEN AFTER PRACTICING STUDY MATERIAL. PLEASE HELP
govindrajan : The DI and LR questions in AIMCATS are based on application of the concepts discussed in the class room. If you analyse the questions carefully you will notice that they are not different but the presentation is different. Moreover there are certain puzzles which require building up facts, then and there. Please go through the Practice Exercise SM of LR and DI.

komal : IN WHAT COLLEGE SHOULD ONE GO IF ONE WANTS TO BECOME A BRAND MANAGER
shivabhaskaran : The top thirty five B schools in the country

dss : THOMAS SIR, HOW MUCH SHOULD I SCORE IN NMAT ACTUAL EXAM TO GET A CALL FROM NMIMS,MUMBAI @@@@@@PLZ ANSWER SIR
thomas : you need to score 215 to be sure of a call from mumbai campus.

janu22 : @SRIDHARAN SIR: SIR, I AM ASKING ABOUT THE RAW SCORES. KINDLY CLARIFY.
sridharan : 180 to 200.

rohon : HI SIR,IS THERE ANY OTHER EXAM OTHER THAN NMAT WHICH HAS NO NEGATIVE MARKING?
govindrajan : SNAP, XAT and CMAT have negative marking apart from CAT.

haari : SIR...WHAT IS THE BEST WAY OF PRACTICE FOR SNAP....I AM SERIOUSLY TRYING FOR SNAP? SOLVED ALL BASIC STUDY MATERIAL.....CRQ
shivabhaskaran : Mock snaps papers given to u as omets

divya57sharma : SIR WHAT SHOULD BE THE STRATEGY IN ENGLISH SECTION FOR NMAT ? AND WHAT ARE THE KEY AREAS THAT HAVE TO BE FOCUSED
swapnila : Focusing on vocab building , grammar and a few verbal reasoning questions would help.

aster : BEST METHOD TO PRACICE SPEED MATHS FOR DI??
vinnayraj : Use speed maths book provided in the first set of materials. Do 2-3 exercises everyday for the next 10 days to build calculation speed.

jonsnow : SIR LAST 30 DAYS .IAM TOO CONFUSED AS TO WHAT TO DO . SHOULD I REVISE NOW OR GO FOR ONLINESECTIONAL TEST OR DO SM BOOKS . OR DO ADVANCED BOOKLET CANNOT FOCUS DUE TO THIS . AND I HAVE A OFFICE IS IT NECESSARY TO TAKE A LEAVE FROM OFFICE . AND IF IT IS HOW MUCH LEAVE SHOULD BE TAKEN THAT WOULD SUFFICE . BACKGROUND : MY PERCENTILE RANGES FROM 88 - 95. PLEASE ANSWER MY DOUBTS IAM COMING TO CHAT THIRD TIME FROM LAST 2 TIMES MY CHAT WASNT ANSWERED.
govindrajan : It all dependence in your present preparation levels. In any case, revising basics is essential, particularly in the areas which you are not very comfortable. Your AIMCAT scores indicate that you are in a good position as far as test preparation is concerned. Assess your strong and weak areas. In case of your strong area, pay attention in taking sectionals. While in case of your weak area judge the amount of preparion that should go into that area and plan accordingly. In this situation you are the best judge

rahul : IS GIVING MAT AFTER CAT IS A GOOD OPTION?
swapnila : This would totally depend on the colleges you plan to apply to.

haari : SIR...WHAT IS THE BEST WAY OF PRACTICE FOR SNAP....I AM SERIOUSLY TRYING FOR SNAP? SOLVED ALL BASIC STUDY MATERIAL.....CRQ,(A) ,(C)
govindrajan : The quant and verbal preparation done for CAT is sufficient for SNAP. While for LR practice the chapters input/output, blood relations, coding and decoding from SM 1001607.

aster : WHAT IS THE WEIGHTAGE OF DATA SUFFICIENCY IN QUANT?
vinnayraj : Between 0-4 can be expected.

appu : SIR, I M SOLVING A TESTPAPER DAILY. IS THIS A GOOD STRATEGY OR SHOULD I COMPLETE THE TIME MATERIAL. MY PERCENTILE IS AROUND 60-70.
sridharan : Your strategy is ok. But first you have to grasp all the basic concepts. You have to vastly improve your performance which is possible if you make sincere efforts.

komal : HOW IS MISB BOCCONI IN TERMS OF PLACEMENTS AS IT HAS HUGE AMOUNT OF FEE STRUCTURE ?
asim : Its a v.good option if fee is not a constraint.

janu22 : THANK U SRIDHARAN SIR :)
sridharan : Thanks and wish you all the best.

rt : FROM WHEN WILL THE TAKE AWAY OMETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE CENTER?
govindrajan : Some of the OMETs might have already reached the centres. Please visit your nearest TIME office. Mind you, some of the OMETs are available on your SHP.

haari : CAN WE IGNORE DATA SUFFIECIENCY AFTER SOLVING BASIC HANDOUTS AS IT IS TEDIOUS TO SOLVE ALL THE QUESTIONS IN SM?
krishnendu : Avoiding practice will not be a good idea. Try to solve as many as you can.

akkirao : IS MBA IN HRM FROM TISS FOR AN ENGINEER IS A GOOD CHOICE ?
sridharan : Yes if the person is interested in HR jobs.

rahul : SIR PLS TELL HOW TO PREPARE FOR RCS FOR IIFT EXAM RCS IN IIFT MUCH LONGER THAN CAT.
krishnendu : Yu need to solve multiple RCs back to back to build stamina for this paper. Try to solve 4 to 6 RCs at a stretch with a strict time limit.

sam : IS IT WORTH APPLYING FOR SPJIMR WITH 90%ILE (COMMERCE GRAD,WITH 6 MONTH OF WORK EX)
krishnendu : You would need a much higher percentile to get a call from SPJ. work on your percentile. Good luck.

vamsi : I AM APPEARING FOR N-MAT AND SNAP. CAN WE EXPECT 100% PLACEMENTS IN N-MAT & SNAP BANGALORE COLLEGES? WHAT ARE THE USUAL PACKAGES FOR THESE COLLEGES ?
asim : NM Mumbai- around 16 lacs p.a. SIBM Bangalore around 8-9 lacs p.a.

vijay : SIR WHAT SHOULD BE MY ORDER IN NMAT??SHOULD I START FROM MY WEAKER SECTION OR STRONGER??
vinnayraj : Stronger section helps you to build the confidence through the test. As it is 120 minute test, stamina should not be a concern.

sree123 : IS GOA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT GOOD
krishnendu : Depending upon a student's profile it is a good option.

venkat : WHAT WOULD BE THE CUTOFF FOR GETTING CALL FROM SIBM-PUNE
shivabhaskaran : 98 percentile in Snap

siddharth : SIR,WHICH PORTION OF GK HAS BEEN FREQUENTLY ASKED IN IIFT?
asim : I suggest you check http://www.time4education.com/testpatterns1.asp?cid=1

wiki2015 : SIR WHAT ARE THE EXPECTED APPLICATION DEADLINES FOR THE IITS. THERE IS NO INFO AVAILABLE ON THEIR SITES.
shivabhaskaran : For the past couple of years it was after the cat results were published

shivam : HELLO SIR IN 10- 80% IN 12- 75% AND IN GRADUATION -65% AND THIS IS MY SECOND DROP YEAR AND IN LAST 2 AIMNMAT I HAVE SCORED AROUND 220 .. SIR IS THERE CHANCE TO GET CALL FROM NMIMS ? THIS DROP YEARS WILL PUT ANY EFFECT ON MY ADMISSION ?SIR PLS ANSWER
krishnendu : Looking at your scores, you should be able to get a call. good luck.

aspiringiim : PLEASE SUGGEST A BOOK/WEBSITE TO PRACTISE DI SETS OTHER THAN T.I.M.E. SMS.
vinnayraj : Solve 30 odd online sectional tests

amit53 : SIR IS THERE 100% PLACEMENT IN ALLIANCE BANGALORE?
krishnendu : The quality of placement is not very great.

aspiringiim : @VINNAYRAJ : SIR, SORRY BUT I DON'T GET WHAT YOU MEAN BY 30 ODD SECTIONAL TESTS?
vinnayraj : I mean, solve online sectional test on your SHP & revise the material. That should help you.