dav : WHAT TO DO TOMORROW ? REVISE OR RELAX ?
bhuvanaganesh : relax

sk : DEAR SIR/MA’AM, IF THE ANSWER FOR A NON-MCQ TYPE QUESTION IS SAY "12.5" - SHOULD THE ANSWER BE ENTERED AS "12.50" OR "12.5"? ASSUMING THE INSTRUCTION FOR THE ANSWER SAYS ROUND IT UP TO TWO DECIMAL PLACES.
tamal : whether you write 12.5 or 12.50, it will be same. Rounding off in this case will not change the answer.

aditya : WHICH WOULD FETCH MORE %ILE RAW SCORE OF 100(WITH 80% ACCURACY) OR SCORE OF 95 (WITH ℅ ACCURACY)
thomas : a score of 100. the percentile depends on your net score

sumit : SHARE THE LAST MIN TIPS FOR ALL THE SECTIONS WITH HOW MUCH TIME ONE SUD ALLOCATE TO EACH AREA.
tamal : Sectional timings are already predecided.

vamsi : MY LAST 5 AIMCAT SCORES ARE FROM 100-125 WITH PERCENTILES FROM 85-93. COMPLETED THE RECENTLY GIVEN SECTIONAL TESTS AND SCORES ARE QA-45 & 49, LR/DI-80 & 60, VA-31 & 28. CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH QA CLASS NOTES AND DOING 2 RC'S PASSAGES EVERYDAY. IS IT BETTER TO DO ANYTHING ELSE FOR QUANT & VERBAL? AND REGARDING LR/DI SOLVING LR/DI SETS FROM TIME PRACTICE EXERCISE BOOK. I AM GETTING A BIT TENSED IF I AM NOT ABLE TO SOLVE ANY OF THESE SETS. WHAT SHOULD I DO ?
vikrant : It is always great to keep working on your skills to ensure that they are well-oiled. As of now, your strategy appears alright. Do not worry about about what might happen in the paper, focus on your strengths. Activities like visualisation or meditation can be quite helpful.

jonty : MINIMUM ATTEMPTS EVEN THE DIFFICULTY LEVEL IS WHATEVER ..TO SECURE ATLEAST 90 IS..
govindrajan : Please do not pay attention on minimum number of attempts, try to attempt as many as possible. More the number of attempts is always better, giving higher importance to accuracy.

dav : WHAT TO DO TOMORROW ?REVISE OR RELAX?
thomas : relax. do not do any test tomorrow.

anshul : HELLO SIR I WAS PLANNING ON TAKING MY PERSONAL VEHICLE FOR THE EXAM AND AM NOT SURE IF I WOULD BE ALLOWED TO CARRY MY CAR KEYS INSIDE THE CENTER. WOULD I BE?
bhuvanaganesh : You can take your car keys inside the center and not inside the exam room. You have to deposit all your belongings out the exam room

aditya : WHICH WOULD FETCH MORE %ILE RAW SCORE OF 100(WITH 80% ACCURACY) OR SCORE OF 95 (WITH 90℅ ACCURACY)
thomas : already answered.

gorrila : HI SIR IS THAT TRUE TO PREASSUME NO. OF QUESTION TO BE ATTEMPTED WITH 70-80% ACCURACY ? FOR 80- -90% RANGE
thomas : do not go with any fixed no of qns in your mind. nobody can predict the level of paper which is going to come.

vamsi : REGARDING LR/DI SOLVING LR/DI SETS FROM TIME PRACTICE EXERCISE BOOK. I AM GETTING A BIT TENSED IF I AM NOT ABLE TO SOLVE ANY OF THESE SETS. WHAT SHOULD I DO ? WHAT ARE THE LAST MIN TIPS FOR LR/DI AND HOW SHOULD I REVISE THEM ?
thomas : forget about them now. do not learn anything new. just revise what you have learned.

cat2015 : I PANIC WHILE ATTEMPTING DI AND QA BECAUSE OF WHICH I AM UNABLE TO ATTEMPT EVEN THOSE QUESTIONS WHICH I VERY WELL CAN. ANY SUGGESTIONS?
sridharan : The only way is to take it cool.By panicking you are not going to achieve anything.

amar : MINIMUM QUESTIONS TO GET A 95+%ILE IN THIS CAT ?
thomas : will depend on the paper this year.last year it was around 150 out of 300 for 95 percentile.

aditya : DO WE HAVE -VE MARKING FOR MULTIPLE ANSWER QUESTIONS??
tamal : There are no questions having multiple answers.

pranav : SIR, IS THE 24 RC RQUESTIONS CONFIRM IN CAT2015?
thomas : it seems so.

sk : I HAD ANOTHER QUERY, REGARDING THE NORMALIZATION OF SCORES ACROSS THE SECTIONS. HOW DO THEY RANK TWO CANDIDATES WHO HAVE THE SAME TOTAL SCALED SCORE? WHAT ARE THE CRITERIA FOR TIE-BREAKING IN SUCH CASES?
thomas : the two students are give the same percentile.around 10 students will get the same percentile(for ex-99.99)

kini : GOOD EVENING TO ALL....I WANTED TO ASK IF THERE IS ANY RESTRICTION ON THE NUMBER OF ROUGH SHEETS TO BE USED DURING EXAM?
thomas : it depends on the invigilator. you will have to give back all the rough sheets taken.

rahul_roy : SIR, MY AVG SCORE IN QA, DILR & VARC HAS USUALLY BEEN 50, 50 AND 40 RESPEC. GIVEN THE PAPER ON 29TH REMAINS IN THE MODERATE TO DIFFICULT LEVEL, WHERE DOES THIS SCORE CAN TAKE MY PERCENTILE ? JUST A ROUGH ESTIMATE ON PAST EXP
tamal : Cannot be commented over past experience as the format as well as number of questions are different in this year.

bhargavs92 : WHAT IS THE PERCENTILE I CAN EXPECT IN MAIN CAT PROVIDED THAT I GOT 75 PERCENTILE IN LAST 3 AIMCATS(THESE WAS WRITTEN BY LESS THAN 8000 STUDENTS AND HOPE MOST OF THOSE ARE CAT ASPIRANTS) ?
sridharan : You may get around this score or more depending on how you fare in the actual CAT .

dav : IF THE ANSWER IS AN INTEGER AND IT IS ASKED TO ROUND UPTO TWO DECIMAL PLACES WHAT SHOULD BE ANSWER FORMAT
govindrajan : You need to provide answer as instructed. i.e place two zeros after the decimal.

ranjan : REGARDING THE EXAM DAY I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. 1) SHOULD WE AFFIX THE PHOTO AT ADMIT CARD AT HOME OR CENTER? 2) WE SIGN THE ADMIT CARD AT CENTER?
govindrajan : Photo can be affixed at home, but signature should be done in the presence of the invigilator.

bhargavs92 : WILL THE GREAT LAKES OPEN ITS SECOND CYCLE OF APPLICATION FORM FILLING ? IF 'YES', COULD YOU PLS TELL THE START DATE OF IT
bhuvanaganesh : please check their site

abcd : TOTAL MARKS OR ACCURACY?
thomas : total marks is what decides your percentile.

lol : SIR,JUST TO MAKE SURE, THERE IS NO HARM IN FILLING ALL THE NON MCQS(VA),RIGHT?
asim : Though it does not fetch neg marks, you do end up wasting time, if you are not sure of the answer, instead it would be advisable to use this time productively with questions where you are more confident.

pooja : HOW D YOU RATE 86 PERCENTILE IN AIMCAT ?(MY HIGHEST WAS 90 PERCENTILE BUT WITH PREVIOUS PATTERN
thomas : good for around 90 in cat.

abhi_s : HI SIR, MY ACCURACY ON AN AVERAGE FALLS AROUND 60-70%, SO SHOULD I TRY TO ATTEMPT MORE QUESTIONS?
supratim : Yes in VA/RC. But NO in other 2 sections. Read questions carefully and improve accuracy. Its possible to improve accuracy if you select your questions carefully.

gorrila : MY 25% TIME GOES IN SELETION OF QUESTION TO BE ATTEMPTED IN DI/LR? AND 2 SETS OR 8 QUESTION GETS SOLVED HOW TO INCREASE ?
govindrajan : The moment you identify that you can attempt a particular set of questions immediately answer it. Do not spend time in scanning the entire section.

dav : IF NET SCORE OF TWO STUDENTS IS SAME DOES ACCURACY MATTER IN PERCENTILE CALCULATION
thomas : no.

akash : LAST DAY REVISION TIPS ??
raman : Just go with a cool mind. Bash on Regardless. Please carry your id proof etc. All the best.

kps : HELLO SIR, I BECOME COMPLETELY BLANK WHILE SOLVING QUANT IN MOCKS BUT I CAN SOLVE 80% OF THE QUESTIONS WHILE REVIEWING THE ANSWERS, WHAT DO TO?
sridharan : So many Aimcats are given only for for the purpoose of removing this exam tensionwhich costs you much. Take things cool and dont panic.

bhagwaanbharose : GREAT IN VA, POOR IN QUANT AND DI/LR. AIMING TO CLEAR CUTOFFS IN QUANT AND DI/LR. WHAT TO DO BETWEEN TONIGHT AND TOMORROW- REVISE BOOKS/PAST YEAR PAPERS/MOCK TESTS ?
vikrant : I love your screen name ! Your percentiles are decided by the effort that you have put in over the months. At this juncture, focus on giving your best and then - as your screen name suggests - leave the rest to the universe. I suggest that you revise those areas that you have studies instead of picking up something new. All the best.

jonty : I ASKED .CL FOUNDER SAID THAT 12 ATTEMPTS IN EACH SEC WOULD GIVE 96 PERCENTILE OVERALL...
thomas : dont know where he got the info from. last year to get 96 u had to score 53(net) marks out of 100.

nid : SIR HOW MUCH WOULD YOU RATE A 95 PERCENTILE IN AIMCAT?
bhuvanaganesh : good score. Cat percentile will be more than AIMCAT percentile. AIMCATS are difficult than CAT generally

apoorv : CAN WE USE CTRL+F WHILE SOLVING RC'S?
asim : Though it works in mock cat available on CAT website, it may/maynot work during the official examination

gorrila : SIR LR AIMCATS SEEM FOCUSED MORE ON ARRANGEMENT CIRCULAR PUZZLES WHAT ABOUT OTHER ARNT THEY IMP AS WELL
asim : Not true, our AIMCATs contained all the areas from LR, please check all of them, make sure you prepare all the chapters.

prajwal : HI SIR, I AM HAVING 2 YEARS OF WORK EX , MY AIM IS TO GET INTO TOP 10-15, IF I DO NOT MAKE IT ? SHALL I GO ONCE AGAIN OR DO I LOOK AT COLLEGES LIKE SIBM AND SCHRDM
supratim : You can think of this after Sunday. Now think of doing well in CAT. Its possible . Just concentrate.

jain : SIR NIMB,PUNE HAS A GOOD PLACEMENT RECORD BUT STILL IT IS NOT MENTIONED ANYWHERE?? WHY??
asim : T.I.M.E. counts NIBM Pune among the BB grade Bschools.

ritz : CONSIDERING THE EXAM LEVEL TO BE SAME AS OF 2014, HOW MANY MARKS ARE REQUIRED FOR 95+ PERCENTILE OUT OF 300?
thomas : around 150 marks out of 300.

nid : WOULD THE PATTERN OF CAT 2015 BE SIMILAR TO THE MOCK IN CAT WEBSITE?
ramnath : Mostly yes. The number of non-MCQs and RC passages may vary

vix : IN AIMCAT NON MCQ QUESTIONS OF VA HAVE NEGATIVE MARKING. IN CAT DOES IT FOLLOWS THE SAME?
ramnath : Non MCQs do not have negative marking in AIMCATs and CAT too

prateek117 : HOW MUCH RAW SCORE DO WE NEED APROX FOR 99 PERCENTILE
thomas : will depend on the paper this year.last year it was around 190 marks.

rahul : THERE ARE SOME MISTAKES IN CAT OLD PAPERS IN STUDENT HOMEPAGE(SHP),WHAT TO DO?
govindrajan : Please bring it to our notice through mail to info@time4education.com

anshul : THE MOCK TEST POSTED ON THE IIMCAT WEBSITE HAS SOME DISTINCT PROPERTIES (LIKE MORE FOCUS ON RC). IS IT SAFE TO PRESUME THESE CHANGES WILL BE REFLECTED IN THE CAT EXAM.ALSO WOULD THE DIFFICULTY LEVEL BE SIMILAR?
govindrajan : The mock cat released by IIM is only indicative of the structure of the exam and the interface. It does not indicate about the type of questions and the number of questions under each topic

pravin : HOW TO MAKE SELECTION AMONG RC PASSEGES, ESPACIALLY HOW TO IDENTIFY EASY PASSEGE?
gouri : the first para is usually enough indication to figure out whether one can attempt a passage or not. Further, check the questions... do attempt all specific detail questions.

rj : FOR HOW LONG WILL SHP REMAIN VALID...WE WILL NEED IT EVEN AFTER CAT FOR REMAINING EXAMS..
bhuvanaganesh : Till GD/PI gets over...

rj : FOR A 80+%ILE,WHAT WAS THE CORRESPONDING SCORE IN LAST YEAR CAT?
bhuvanaganesh : You cannot compare this cat percentile of this year with last year's

amar : AREAS WHICH SHOULD BE REVISED AT ANY COST FOR QA SECTION ?
raman : Numbers, PPL, TW TD AMA and Permutations Combinations

anish : SIR, I AM ABLE TO ATTEMPT ABOUT 10 QUESTIONS IN EACH SECTION WITH 80-90% ACCURACY SO MY SCORES REMAINS BETWEEN 70 AND 80...ANY LAST MINUTE TIP TO INCREASE MY ATTEMPTS?
sridharan : Perhaps you are leaving some easy and doable questions . Go through the question paper before starting the answers.Identify all easy questions and never leave them at any cost.

rahul_roy : WHAT WAS LAST YEAR'S SCORE FOR A 99 PERCENTILE ?
thomas : around 190 out of 300 in the first three slots. slightly less than 180 in the last slot.

abc : PLEASE GIVE LAST MINUTE TIPS FOR QUANT SECTION
bhuvanaganesh : Revise the basics.

jain : PLANNING TO GET 20-20 CORRECT IN BOTH SECTIONS AS I HAVE GOOD ACCURACY AND 4-5 QUESTION IN QUANT..HOW MUCH WILL MY PERCENTILE WOULD BE???
asim : cannot be predicted as it depends on the diff level.

kiran810 : SIR, I AM HAVING DIFFICULTY IN SOLVING NON MCQ VERBAL REASONING QUESTIONS SUCH AS PARAJUMBLES IN NON MCQS.HOW TO OVERCOME IT?
govindrajan : Stick to the basics discussed in the class room, regarding how to arrange the sentences.

nikki : IS THERE NO SECTIONAL CUTOFF BELOW 95%ILE ?
thomas : it will depend on the college you have applied to. some have sectional cutoffs while others take only the total score.

praveen : GOOD MORNING SIR. I AM TIME STUDENT. I AM QUITE CONFUSED WITH THE NON-MCQ QUESTIONS. I KNOW THERE IS NO NEGATIVE MARK FOR THE NON-MCQ QUESTION, BUT WILL THAT BE INCLUDED FOR ACCURACY? IF SO,WILL ANSWERING NON-MCQ QUESTIONS RESULTS IN DECREASE OF YOUR OVERALL PERCENTAGE?
govindrajan : No, it does not.

sanks : HOW MANY QUESTIONS DO WE NEED TO ATTEMPT IN EACH SECTION WITH 80% ACCURACY TO GET 95+ PERCENTILE?
thomas : it will depend on the paper this year. last year 95 percentile was 150 out of 300 marks.

anish : ARE YOU SURE ONE WHO GETS AROUND 60 TO 70 PERCENTILE IN AIMCATS WILL GET 80 TO 85 IN CAT...LIKE CAN IT INCREASE AND DECREASE?
ramnath : Anish...as more poeple join below you (if you are at 60-70 percentile in AIMCATs) than above you, in the actual CAT, your percentile will increase.

bittu : GD EVNG SIR...FINALLY THE D DAY HAS ARRIVED...I WOULD LIKE TO THANX ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS...AND WOULD LIKE TO FULLFILL UR AND MY DREAMS ON 29TH.
vikrant : Thank You Bittu ! Good Luck, May you give your best on the D-day !

jonty : SHOULD ATTEMPTS ALL MCQ QUESTIONS OR NOT....
ramnath : As there are no negative marks, yes. But if you find that the time taken for the same is too much, you should skip them at the earliest

priyesh : I HAVE BEEN GETTING THE PERCENTILE IN 90-95 RANGE IN AIMCAT'S. BASED ON THIS, WHAT PERCENTILE I CAN EXPECT IN CAT?
asim : You could end up with 95+ percentile

abc123 : IS DEDUCTIONS( SYLLOGISM) AND LOGICAL CONNENCTIVES A PART OF THE SYLLABUS OF CAT?
tamal : There is no fixed syllabus, you may get questions from those topics.

dlccraj99 : SHOULD I START NEW ADVANCED SEC TESTS THIS TIME AND NEW MOCKS?
bhuvanaganesh : Do simple basic revisions tomorrow in all topics

aditya : SIR I AM ABLE TO ATTEMPT MORE QUESTIONS WITH AROUND 70-80%ACCURACY(AROUND 60 QUESTIONS).. WHAT WOULD U ADVICE SHOULD I DO THE SAME OR RATHER TRY TO ATTEMPT LESS QUESTIONS BUT WITH GREATER ACCURACY
sridharan : The accuracy has to be improved to at least 90. However this is not to be at the cost of no. of questions as You are at present answering only just enough no. of questions.

xy : HOW MANY QUESTIONS DO WE NEED TO ATTEMPT IN QUANT TO GET 90+ PERCENTILE
vikrant : depends on the difficulty level of the paper, one cannot and should not carry a fixed number in one's mind. Remain flexible and answer all that you can.

mac : SIR WHAT IS THE EXPECTED SCORE IN THIS YEAR CAT? WHAT SCORE CAN GET TO MORE THAN 90%ILE ? (JUST BY PREDICTING?
govindrajan : Stop worrying about the possible scores. Your target should be to perform at your best. This kind of information does not help in any manner. Try to score as much as possible. The more you score the better.

nikki : IS THERE -VE MARK FOR NON MCQ QUES?
thomas : no.

suvrangshu : TAMAL SIR I AM A STUDENT OF TIME COULD YOU KINDLY GIVE YOUR CONTACT DETAILS AS I HAVE SOME REGARDING CAT AND OTHER MBA ENTRANCE TESTS?
govindrajan : Post your queries on info@time4education.com

mona : SIR, IS IT TRUE THAT NON MCQ'S HAVE NO NEGATIVE MARKING?
bhuvanaganesh : no penalty for wrong answers

kiran810 : WHAT WAS THE LOWEST PERCENTILE AT WHICH IIMK AND IIMU SENT A CALL LAST YEAR? I AM GEN ,FEMALE, 10-90%,12-88%,ENGG-83%, 0 WORK EXP
bhuvanaganesh : please check http://www.time4education.com/cat-mba/iim-admission-criteria-2016-18.aspx for more info

vix : BUT IN AIMCAT01, IN VERBAL SECTION THE SHEET SHOWS NEGATIVE MARKING, THOUGH I AM SURE IT WON'T BE IN CAT.
ramnath : Unlikely..however, please send a mail to info@time4education.com stating your ID, for us to check for any tech glitch

suvrangshu : TAMAL SIR I AM A STUDENT OF TIME COULD YOU KINDLY GIVE YOUR CONTACT DETAILS AS I HAVE SOME URGRNT QUERIES REGARDING CAT AND OTHER MBA ENTRANCE TESTS?
tamal : Can't share contact details, please contact your home center.

ash : SIR WHAT TO REVISE IN VA AND LRDI SECTION?
vikrant : When you get a question on your screen, you either know how to solve it or you do not. Just attempt it on its merit. And keep working hard to ensure that you are able to attempt more and more with every passing week. All the best.

kps : SIR WHERE WILL I GET CAT 2014 PAPER? I SEARCHED IT ON GOOGLE BUT DID NOT FIND
ramnath : CAT 2014 is an online test and hence the paper will not be available

aditya : WHAT WAS LAST YEAR NET SCORE FOR 95+ %ILE..
bhuvanaganesh : already answered

rj : CAN WE EXPECT CAT PAPER TO BE SIMILAR TO SAMCAT?? DIFFICULTY LEVEL AND ALL.
gouri : More or less...

vix : WHY AIMCAT GETS MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT? DO YOU MAKE THESE EXAMS TOUGH
vikrant : Usually, the AimCATs are at least as difficult as the CAT. Consequently, while writing the CAT you should feel fairly comfortable. All the best.

ranjan : I AM REALLY SCARED ABOUT GEOMETRY..... CONCEPTS ARE VERY UNCLEAR EVEN AFTER TRYING IT.. SHOULD I SIMPLY FOCUS ON BASICS OF MENSURATION AND GO FOR OTHER TOPICS IN QUANT?
sridharan : It is not advisable to leave any particular portion of cat and especially an important section like geometry. However now that there is no time left dont try to learn anything new and get confused.

bhal : IF I DO 60 QUEST IN CAT WITH 80% ACCURACY, APPROX HOW MUCH %ILE I CAN GET IN CAT
ramnath : That would depend on the difficulty of CAT. One cannot give you a percentile without any reference to that

sanks : WHAT IS A SMARTER THING TO DO. ATTEMPT RC FIRST OR DO THE PRAJUMBLES AND OTHERS FIRST?
gouri : you could attempt parajumbles first as they take less time...

shruti : GOOD EVENING SIR/MADAM I AM SCORING A RAW SCORE OF 120 TO 150 IN SAMCATS....SO WHAT PERCENTILE WILL IT TRANSLATE TO??
govindrajan : This is not the time to think about all these. Stop worrying about possible score in CAT and pay attention on your performance.

mona : SIR, I'M STILL GETTING 70 PERCENTILE IN MOCKS. I HAVE TOTALLY LOST FAITH IN MYSELF. WILL I BE ABLE TO SCORE ATLEAST IN 80'S IN REAL CAT?
ramnath : Having faith in yourself if very important. Getting 80 percentile is very much possible for somebody in the 70s currently. You just need one good day...All the best

mac : ATTENDING SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS WITHOUT HAVING ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THAT QUESTION AND ONLY BCOZ IT HAS NO NEGATIVE MARKS IS A RIGHT OR WRONG PREDICTION?
ramnath : Could be a waste of your time if you have no knowledge of the question

ani007 : HOW DO YOU RATE 80% IN AIMCATS? PLZ TELL WHICH TOPIC SHOULD WE REVISE AT LAST MOMENT IN QA AND BEFORE GOING TO EXAM IN MORNING SHOULD I SOLVE 2-4 RC AND THEN GO FOR EXAM?
thomas : 80 is a decent score. do not do anything in the morning.tomorrow just revise the topics you have covered.

cat : SHOULD I GO THROUGH THE MOCK AVAILABLE ON THE CAT WEBSITE OR JUST RELAX TOMORROW?
vikrant : One should always stay relaxed, even while writing a test. But i suggest that you skip the test and focus more on the mental aspects like staying positive and upbeat.

ap : IS ADMISSION IN COLLEGES OTHER THAN IIMS A BETTER OPTION?
ramnath : That depends on what options you have in hand

nid : SIR IS IT ADVISABLE TO ANSWER AN MCQ QUESTION IF ARE 50-60% SURE ABOUT ANSWER
sridharan : Not in the initial stages. This you can do only if you feel confident that you have done enough no of questions correctly. Again dont make too many such attempts.

vix : WHAT IS THE APPROXIMATE %TILE WE NEED FOR DFS NEW DELHI? AS PER PAST YEARS DATA?
bhuvanaganesh : around 90 percentile

alok : SIR IF I ATTEMPT 45QUESTIONS WITH 80% ACCURACY THEN CAN I CROSS 80PERCENTILE MARK ?
thomas : it will depend on the paper this year. nobody can tell you the ans now.

xy : WHAT PERCENTILE IS REQUIRED TO GET A CALL FROM IIIK OR IIMU
bhuvanaganesh : please check http://www.time4education.com/cat-mba/iim-admission-criteria-2016-18.aspx for more info

prateek117 : MY AIMCAT PERCENTILE WAS FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 86 AND 98 (WHICH I GOT ONLY ONCE). WHAT SHOULD BE A REALISTIC AIM FOR ME IN CAT?
sridharan : You can try for above 95 though even touching 98 maynot be totally out of reach for you.

aviral93 : SIR I HAVE BEEN GIVING SAMCATS AND I AM SCORING BETWEEN 80 TO 90 MARKS OVERALL WITH 60 TO 70% ACCURACY.WHAT CAN I EXPECT FROM CAT AND HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY PERFORMANCE?
govindrajan : Check how many wrong answers you are getting in SAMCATS. Try to reduce the number of attempts and pay more attention on accuracy. Avoid topics where you frequently get wrong answers.

nid : IS IT ADVISABLE TO ATTEMPT ALL RCS IN VA SECTION?
gouri : yes if you feel confident of the answers..

janu22 : WHY IIM B HASN'T RELEASED ITS ADMISSION CRITERIA YET?
ramnath : For reasons best known to them. We just have to wait, unfortunately.

ash : VIKRANT SIR I DID NOT UNDERSTAND THE ANSWER YOU HAVE GIVEN FOR MY QUESTION. I ASKED WHAT TO REVISE FOR VA AND LRDI SECTION?
vikrant : keep working on the skills. So attempt some RC passages, go through a set or two of LR but the primary focus should be on the mental aspects. All the best.

dav : HOW TO OVERCOME THE NERVOUSNESS AND ANXIETY BEFORE THE EXAM ?
vikrant : "THE NERVOUSNESS AND ANXIETY" come from a very positive desire; the desire to succeed; the desire to excel. Focus on this desire and let this desire guide you. Activities like visualisation and meditation can also help.

avi : SIR ONE THING OUT OF TOPIC PLEASE ARRANGE...... WHICH IS BETTER AMONG IMI BHUW,IMT NAGPUR AND CHRIST BANG
tamal : IMT Ngp > Christ B > IMI B

tb : I KNOW THIS OFF TOPIC BUT PLEASE TELL ME ..IF COLLEGES LIKE SIBM PUNE AND SCMHRD CONSIDER SECTIONAL CUT OFF IN SNAP ????
ramnath : No

rj : I WAS GOOD IN QUANT BUT LATELY HAVE BEING DOING MISTAKES OR NOT ABLE TO ANSWER DOABLE Q'S.SHALL I REVISE THE TIME BOOKLET FOR ALL CONCEPTS AGAIN?
supratim : Revise concepts from booklets .

albie : SIR,ANY LAST MIN TIPS FOR DI-LR ?
supratim : Revise what you have solved already . Please select sets / questions carefully in the paper.

janu22 : SAMCATS ARE EASIER THAN AIMCATS. WHICH ONE TO COMPARE WITH ACTUAL CAT?
sridharan : Probably between the two.

abc123 : IF I RETAKE NMAT , DO I HAVE TO RE-APPLY TO THE NM INISTITUTE AS WELL?
thomas : no. you need to apply there only once.

vikash : SIR, WHAT TO REVISE IN DI/LR?
sridharan : May be some finer points in say DI based on reasoning etc.

cat : SIR IM GETTING AROUND 100-110 IN SAMCATS HOW WOULD YOU RATE THESE SCORES?? SIR PLEASE ANSWER
thomas : the scores are pretty food. all the best.

dav : IIFT SCORE OF 39.5, SECTIONALS CLEAR, IS THERE ANY CHANCE ?
supratim : Difficult.

aster : LAST DAY STRATEGY FOR REVISION???
bhuvanaganesh : revise the basics in all topics

ranjan : HOW DOES THE ACCURACY DETERMINES THE OVERALL PERCENTILE?
thomas : your overall percentile depends on your net score.for the same number of attempts, if your accuracy is higher, your net score and percentile would be higher.

vaibhav : SIR, WHAT SHOULD BE THE STRATEGY FOR ATTEMPTING VRC SECTION?
supratim : 1. Read questions first and then read the RC . 2. Attempt RC's with more number of questions first and then move to other RC's .

nid : THANK YOU TEACHERS FOR GUIDING US :) I WILL TRY MY BEST ON 29TH.
ramnath : All the best

manoj : SIR I AM GETTING 70 PERCENTILE IN MOCKS AND HOW MUCH CAN I EXPECT IN CAT ?
supratim : 80+ provided you are selecting questions carefully.

sks : SIR I GOT ONLY 74 PERCENTILE IN 1601 HOW CAN I EXPECT IN CAT VERY WORRIED TOTALLY LOST FAITH IN MYSELF.
ramnath : Just answered a similar question..please see the transcript

bhcad548 : HOW MANY QUESTIONS DO YOU SUGGEST TO BE ATTEMPTED IN EACH SECTION WITH SAY 80PLUS ACCURACY TO GET A GOOD SCORE?
vikrant : depends on the difficulty level of the questions. Focus on what all you can attempt in each section.

bhal : LAST MINUTE TIP, HOW TO TACKLE SMARTLY CAT.
govindrajan : Spend some time, say 5 minutes, in identifying the questions from your area of comfort. Pay attention on accuracy. Do not spend too long a time on any one question.

janu22 : ROUGHLY HOW MANY STUDENTS GET THE SAME PERCENTILE?
ramnath : That depends on the number of takers

alok : SIR ANY LAST MINTS TIPS SPECIALLY FOR QUANT??
sridharan : You can make a quick revision of basics.

akanksha : I AM STUCK AT 80 PERCENTILE IN AIMCATS. THOUGH I GET 90+ PERCENTILE IN VA, MY PERCENTILE IN DI/LR AND QA IS NOT GOOD. WHAT SHOULD BE MY STRATEGY SO THAT I CAN GET 85+ PERCENTILE IN THESE TWO SECTIONS?
supratim : DI / LR : First do DI and then go for LR . Select your sets / questions carefully. QA : Spend 5 minutes to find out the right question. Be 100 % accurate.

vix : LAST YEAR, I ATTEMPTED ONLY 45 QUESTIONS IN DAY 2 SLOT 2 AND ENDED UP GETTING 94 %TILE.
thomas : 95 was around 50 marks(out of 100) last year. maybe all your answers were correct.

anu : SIR, IS IT ADVISABLE TO ATTEMPT NON-MCQ QUESTIONS WHICH DO NOT HAVE NEGATIVE MARKING EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO SOLVE IT? I MEAN JUST TYPE THE ANSWER BASED ON CALCULATIVE GUESSING. SUPPOSE, OUT OF 10 OVERALL , MY 8 NON MCQ QUESTIONS ARE INCORRECT, WILL IT IMPACT MY OVERALL PERCENTILE DURING NORMALISATION AS IT WILL HAMPER MY ACCURACY ?
supratim : Think about time spent on answering those questions as well. We get marks for right answer. So answer what you know and avoid what you do not know. Rule is same for NON MCQ questions as well.

ravi : TELL THE SECTION WISE CUT OFF?
govindrajan : Sectional cutoffs cannot be predicted. Try to do your best in each section.

ssb : SHOULD WE APPLY SEPARATELY TO IIT'S ?
ramnath : Yes

kiran810 : @BHUVANAGANESH : SIR I HAVE GONE THROUGH SELECTION CRITERIA SEVERAL TIMES. I WANT TO GET A ROUGH IDEA OF PERCENTILE AT WHICH THEY GET CALLED. HOW MUCH WOULD I NEED TO GET INTO ANY OF IIMK , IIMT, IIMU?
bhuvanaganesh : around 97 percentile for general category

sjg : WHERE ARE THE SOLUTIONS FOR 6 ADDITIONAL HIGH-QUALITY CAT LEVEL SECTIONAL TESTS ??
ramnath : Take the tests and the solutions will appear

gaurav : LAST MINUTE STRATEGY - SHALL I REVISE CONCEPTS AND PREVIOUS MOCKS OR SHALL I TAKE SECTION TESTS AND DEVISE ADDITIONAL STRATEGY FOR CAT FINAL?
sridharan : Just basic revision and keeping a cool frame of mind is advisable.

ravi123 : HELLO SIR,
tamal : Hello Ravi.

nervousnerd : SIR FOR INFERENCE BASED QUESTIONS IN RC'S I AM ABLE TO ELIMINATE 2 OPTIONS,BUT BETWEEN THE OTHER TWO I REALLY STRUGGLE...PLEASE HELP ME TO SEGREGATE THE RIGHT OPTION
supratim : Thumb Rule : Mark the more balanced one.

kps : I AM CA, FEMALE N NC-OBC STUDENT; SO THIS RESERVATIONS WOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR SHORTLISTING AFTER CAT OR AFTER PI
thomas : they will apply after cat. you will have a lower cutoff than gen category students.

amar : ANY IDEA ABOUT THE ORDER OF DIFFERENT SECTIONS IN CAT OR IT MAY DIFFER ?
govindrajan : No where in the notification it is mentioned that the order of sections may vary from person to person.

manoj : SIR,HOW MANY QUESTIONS APPROX NEED TO ATTEMPT IN CAT TO GET 80-90 %LE
vikrant : That depends on the difficulty level of the questions. Just focus on giving your best and attempt all those questions that you can attempt.

ravi123 : HELLO SIR, WHAT SHOULD BE AN AVERAGE PERCENTILE SCORE TO GET CALLS FROM KJ SOMAIYA AND SYDENHAM, MUMBAI?
ramnath : 92 for sydenham and 88 for KJ

sid : HI....IS THE FACT THAT EASY QUESTIONS ARE THE LAST ONES IN A SECTION RIGHT?
gouri : Not necessarily..

vix : SIR, WHAT IS THE AVERAGE CTC OFFERED IN DFS NEW DELHI?
ramnath : 9.5 lpa

janu22 : HOW DOES NORMALISATION WORK? WHAT DOES IT HAVE TO DO WITH ACCURACY?
ramnath : Please refer to the note on the same put up on your SHP

abcd : /IS IT GOOD TO REVISE AIMCATS TODAY
gouri : ideally take it easy... relax

slayer : HELLO FACULTIES...SIR MY QUERY IS REGARDING THE V&RC SECTION.. WHILE ATTEMPTING THE QUESTION, MOST OF THE TIMES I AM IN DOUBT IN BETWEEN TWO OPTIONS AND 70-80% TIMES THE CORRECT ANSWER IS BETWEEN THE TWO OPTIONS..SO SHOULD I MARK ONE OF THE ANSWERS BETWEEN THE TWO OPTIONS WHICH I THINK CAN BE CORRECT???
vikrant : If we mark an option even when we are not sure of it then it may lead to fluctuating scores. On days you will hit the jackpot, on some other days you will be full of despair. Let us attempt those that we are sure of first. If we still have time then focus on looking at the difference between the two options and hopefully you may see it. otherwise, in an exam like the CAT, it is better to let it go.

rr : WHAT SHOULD WE DO AFTER THE EXAM ?
sridharan : Prepare for other exams. Then you prepare for GD/PI .

ravi : SIR IF WANT TO GET 90 PERCENTILE THEN HOW MANY QUESTION WILL I HAVE TO DO RIGHT?
thomas : last year 90 was around 40 marks out of 100.

ap : TILL WHEN WILL I BE ABLE TO CONTACT IN ORDER TO GET ANSWER REGARDING THE ADMISSION AND EXAMS?
govindrajan : Till the admission process completes.

avi : TAMAL SIR WHAT CAN BE THE AVG SALARY AT IMT NAGPUR
tamal : It is around 6.5

alok : SIR IN DI/LR WHICH SECTION SHOULD I ATTEMPT FIRST?
thomas : it depends on your level of comfort .

gaurav : @SRIDHARAN - THANKS FOR THE ADVICE. ANY TIPS TO KEEP CALM, AS IM ALREADY VERY TENSED.
sridharan : You can do meditation/ go for long walks/ go to a movie/meet friends , go to temple if you are a believer / visit persons who are generally positive and encouraging.

ravi : SHOULD I ATTEMPT(MAKE GUESS) ALL THE NON MCQS QUESTIONS SINCE THERE WILL BE NO NEGATIVE MARKING IN SUCH QUESTIONS. WILL IT AFFECT MY PERCENTILE ?
thomas : no. you should attempt all non mcq qns as there is no negative marks for such qns.

aaryav : AIMCAT 1601 SCORE OF 129.HOW DO YOU RATE IT AND WHAT ARE THE CHANCES IN CAT?
supratim : Good. You can do better.

lko : IS SAMCATS BETTER THAN AIMCATS FOR THE LAST MINUTE PREPARATION OF BASIC CONCEPT SPECIALLY FOR QUANTS AND LR?
ramnath : AIMCATs will be better as you would know where you stand in addition to specific analysis on time spent and question selection

janu22 : DOES IIM B HAS RESERVATION FOR FEMALE NON ENGINEER? CAN I EXPECT A CALL EVEN WITH 95%ILE?
ramnath : With its low weightage fr CAT, it is possible as per last year's admission policy. They have not released this year's yet.

aditi : SIR I AM SOLVING ALL THE PAPERS AVAILABLE ON WEBSITE...NOW WHAT SHOULD BE DONE FOR TODAY N TOMORROW
supratim : Revision.

aady : SIR, MY AIMCAT SCORES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AROUND 87-93, WHAT CAN I EXPECT IN THE ACTUAL CAT? ANY LAST MINUTE TIPS.
thomas : should be 90+. just revise all the topics and dont learn anything new. do not take any test in the last two three days.

dav : FEELING REALLY LET DOWN BY MY PERFORMANCE IN IIFT, HOW TO GET OVER WITH IT ?
bhuvanaganesh : Be positive. Past is past. Work hard for the future

sks : SIR WITH AVG PERCENTILE IN AIMCATS BEING 75 HOW MUCH CAN I EXPECT IN CAT?
sridharan : May be around the same but you need not and should not endeavour to have similarscore. You acn try for a much higher score.

prateek117 : SIR I HAVE 49.83 MARKS IN IIFT ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL KEY. WHAT ARE MY CHANCES FOR IIFT DELHI?
ramnath : Very good..All the best

vamsi : IF FEE IS NOT A CONSTRAINT, IS MISB BOCCONI BETTER THEN TAPMI ?
ramnath : While it is too early to compare these two, with the location advantage that MISB has and the rub-off that it will have from its Italian parent, one may look at it that way.

sjg : 6 ADDITIONAL HIGH-QUALITY CAT LEVEL SECTIONAL TESTS . SHOULD I TAKE ALL 6 TESTS IN ORDER TO VIEW THE SOLUTION? I MEAN THE EXPLAINED SOLUTION?
ramnath : The solution is available for each of the tests separately. 1 test at a time.

manoj : SIR,WHAT WILL BE THE %LE FOR 30-40 SCORE
vikrant : depends on the difficulty level of the questions.

dgcb5o017 : MY AVRGE SCORE IN AIMCAT IS 30% WHAT SHOULD I DO ?
tamal : Just appear for the exam without thinking about the result.

bt : SIR MY AIMCAT PERCENTILE IS BETWEEN 77-85 CAN I EXPECT 90 PERCENTILE?
thomas : should be very close to that. on a good day you should score above 90.

kiran : DOES THE CAT EXAM START WITH VA AS THE FIRST SECTION OR IT MAY VARY??
tamal : Likely it will follow the pattern of the mock paper uploaded in the official site.

tina : SIR/MA'AM, GOOD EVENING, 94% PERCENTILE IN AIMCAT-01, WHAT ARE MY CHANCES IN CAT EXAM?
tamal : Very good.

amar : I WANTED TO ENQUIRE ABOUT THE ORDER OF THE DIFFERENT SECTIONS IN CAT BCOZ VA RC IN THE LAST HOUR BECOMES A CHALLENGING TASK
thomas : va rc is the first section based on the mock they have given.

sid : ANY LAST MINUTE TIPS FOR VA?
sridharan : Yopu acn go through the words given in our materials, rules of grammar etc.

kiran810 : @BHUVANAGANESH : OK THANK YOU SIR
bhuvanaganesh : welcome. Best of luck

abc : WILL ACCURACY MATTER IN THE ACTUAL CAT EXAM?? IN THE SENSE THAT, WILL A HIGHER NUMBER OF INCORRECT QUESTIONS HAVE A NEGATIVE BEARING OTHER THAN THE -1 MARK ATTACHED TO IT??
thomas : no. all wrong ans it is -1.

sjg : IS THERE AN EXPLAINED SOLN FOR 6 ADDITIONAL HIGH-QUALITY CAT LEVEL SECTIONAL TESTS ?
ramnath : Yes...you can see it after you give these tests

slayer : I AM A BIT SCARED IN V&RC SECTIONS..I AM NOT ABLE TO MAKE THE RC'S QUESTION MUCH..I AM THNKNG TO INVEST FIRST 20-25 MINS IN THE RC'S AND THE REST IN VERBAL SO THAT I CAN MAXIMISE THE MARKS FROM VERBAL INSTEAD GIVING MUCH TIME IN THE RC'S..AM I THNKNG IN THE RIGHT WAY OR ELSE I SHOULD ATTEMPT IN A DIFFERENT MANNER???
supratim : Depends on how many questions are coming in each areas. Decide the time after looking at the paper.

hello : SHOULD ADMIT CARD BE COLOR PRINTED OR WILL BLACK AND WHITE PRINTING SUFFICE?
ramnath : black and white is ok

bhal : SIR HOW MANY ATTEMPT ONE SHOULD MAKE TO GET 95+% IN CAT
raman : it depends on the difficulty level of the paper

ap : HOW TO MAKE SELECTION FOR RC PASSAGES, AND WHAT IF I LACK IN GEOMETRY, ALSO MY DI IS LITTLE WEAK, PLEASE HELP ME WHAT SHOULD I DO?
vikrant : RC - Go by A. Your level of familiarity with the subject matter and the language used. B. The ratio of the length and the number of questions that the passage carries. Please post you QA and DI query again so that a quant faculty can address that.

cathunter : WHAT ARE THE CHANCES THAT THERE WILL BE 24 QUESTIONS IN RC?
thomas : it seems so as the mock they had given had 24 rc qns. most likely actual cat will be of the same pattern.

prateek117 : SIR HOW MUCH PERCENTILE WOULD I NEED TO GET A CALL FROM IIMC AND L?
thomas : more than 99 if you are a gen category student.

sid : WHAT ABOUT THE TIME CORRESPONDENCE ONLINE PORTAL AFTER CAT EXAM??
ramnath : What about it do you want to know?

aditi : WHAT TOPICS TO BE FOCUSED ON IN QUANTS? LAST MINUTE REVISION OF WHAT SPECIFIC TOPIC
tamal : Numbers, geometry, P&C, Functions and TSD.

lko : ONE SHOULD EXPECT SAME NUMBER OF RC QUESTIONS IN REAL CAT 15 AS IT WAS GIVEN IN MOCK RELEASED BY THE IIM ?
govindrajan : The mock cat released by IIM is only indicative of the structure of the exam and the interface. It does not indicate about the type of questions and the number of questions under each topic.

bhal : LAST MINUTE TIPS - HOW TO PREPARE FOR DI/LR
govindrajan : No more preparation now. If you are asking for how to take up the particular section, spend about 5 minutes to scan through the section. Identify the questions that you can be solved faster and attempt them first and be 100% accurate. Then you can go for tougher ones.

nikki : SIR I CAN NEVER BE 100% SURE IN VA RC
sridharan : No one can ever be. That is why you read the solutions and get at the knack of getting the correct among the seemingly correct answers.

nervousnerd : SIR WHAT IS THE TIME INTERVAL BETWEEN TWO SECTIONS(IF ANY) ACCORDING TO THE SAMPLE MOCK TEST AVAILABLE ON WEBSITE??
thomas : no time gap between two sections.

rj : WHAT CAN BE FLUCTUATION OF %ILE VARIATION FROM AMCAT TO CAT??
vikrant : it depends on the percentile that one has in the AimCATs. At lower percentile levels, the effect is more pronounced. Usually, the percentile in the CAT is higher.

ravi123 : SIR, 76%ILE IN AIMCAT01, IS THERE ANY FAIR CHANCE OF GETTING CALLS FROM GOOD PRIVATE BSCHOOLS
supratim : Yes. Not only that you can do better. Relax and revise. All The best.

aady : SIR, WHAT IS THE LEVEL OF DI QUESTIONS IN THE ACTUAL CAT? ARE ALL OF THEM ON THE TRICKY SIDE?
thomas : no. you can expect 2-3 sets which are easy.

stjp : SIR, I HAVE 44.08 SCORE IN IIFT... ANY CHANCE?
supratim : Your score is in border line.

ap : IF I LACK IN GEOMETRY WHAT SHOULD I DO?
thomas : do not learn anything new right now. just revise what you have prepared.

teja : WHAT PERCENTAGE OF QUESTION ATTEMPTS IS A SAFE BUY?
vikrant : it depends on the difficulty level of the questions. But usually one must attempt around one-third of the questions for sure.

parul : SIR/MAM.....COULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME HOW CAN I PREPARE FOR DI.
supratim : Revise . Select your questions / sets carefully in exam.

cathunter : ARE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS EXPECTED TO COME?I AM WEAK IN GRAMMAR; WHAT SHOULD I DO?
gouri : they may... brush up on basic concepts

anurag : SIR..I AM REALLY TENSED MY AVG AIMCAT %LE HAS BEEN 75-78 WAT SHOULD MY STRATEGY BE ?
bhuvanaganesh : Good chances are there to get good percentile. You will get better score in CAT than AIMCATS

jay : WHAT TO DO TOMORROW?
bhuvanaganesh : be cool

jay : ANY UPDATES FROM JBIMS?
supratim : NO as of today.

rahul : SIR IF A STUDENT STUDY IN B OR OTHERS CATEGORY B-SCHOOLS AS LISTED BY TIME,WILL HE/SHE WILL NOT GET A DECENT JOB AS PER THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT(ROI) IS CONCERNED?
sridharan : Not necessarily as the salaries given are averages only and at all the colleges there are bound to be high and low salaries.

ap : MY DI IS WEAK COMPARED TO LR, SHOULD I FOCUS ON LR IN MAIN EXAM?
thomas : at least 2 sets would be very much doable. make sure you do not miss them.

janu22 : HOW MANY STUDENTS GET THE SAME PERCENTILE ROUGHLY?
govindrajan : At higher percentile there would be less crowding and there would be more number of candidates at lower percentiles.

bhal : WHAT SHOULD BE PLAN FOR TOMMORROW
thomas : just relax. revise topics.

alia : HELLO SIR,
tamal : Hello.

udit : SIR, I WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY LIMIT TO THE NO. OF ROUGH SHEETS ONE CAN TAKE IN CAT? I USUALLY NEED 4-5 SHEETS. WOULD THAT BE A PROBLEM ?
bhuvanaganesh : There is not limit for rough sheets

rj : SIR VIKRANT,THANX!!
vikrant : you are welcome. All the best.

lucky : AS A WILD GUESS HOW MANY QUESTION FOR 90 PERCENTILE FROM YOUR PERSONAL EXP
thomas : one can ans this only after seeing the paper.last year it was around 40 marks out of 100.

rahul : WILL IT BE HELPFUL FOR ME IF I GIVE ALL 6 CAT ADVANCE-LEVEL TESTS AT THE STUDENT HOMEPAGE(SHP)?
tamal : At present it will be better if you don't attempt those. It is too late to attempt those.

jay : SIR NOW SINCE ONLY ONE DAY IS LEFT, WHAT SHOULD BE DONE FOR REVISION IN QA?
sridharan : Go through the basics .

kps : SIR, THE GRAPHS FOR DI IN MOCK CAT ON IIM WEBSITE WERE NOT CLEAR. WILL IT BE THE SAME FOR ACTUAL CAT
thomas : it should be pretty clear. do not worry about that.

jay : SIR, WHAT ARE THE THINGS TO CARRY AT THE TEST CENTER?
gouri : Admit Card and I.D proof

lucky : IIFT 40 , OBC ANY CHANCE?
thomas : 50-50.

rj : FROM WHERE CAN I REVISE GOEMTERY TO GET STRONG AT BASICS??
asim : If you are classroom/correspondance student then use the basic study material booklet.

adi15 : EXPECTED LEVEL OF VARC IN CAT IS EQUIVALENT TO AIMCAT OR LOWER THAN THAT? PLEASE REPLY.
vikrant : The AimCATs are usually at least as difficult as the CAT.

nikki : EXPECTED CUTOFF OF NMAT ?
thomas : around 210 .

hello : LAST YEAR I GOT 98.13 IN CAT. BUT VERBAL %ILE WAS 83.27, NOT EVEN CROSSING THE CUTOFF FOR THE TOP IIMS. THIS YEAR, MY VERBAL PERCENTILE WAS VERY UNPREDICTABLE IN AIMCATS(FROM 60S TO 97 AT TIMES). ANY LAST MINUTE TIPS CONSIDERING THAT VERBAL IS MY WEAKNESS? PLEASE ELABORATE IF YOU HAVE SOME SUGGESTION!
supratim : 1. Read questions first and then read the RC . 2. Attempt RC's with more number of questions first and then move to other RC's .

aditi : SOLVING ALL THE AIMTCATS WILL HELP ME? BECAUSE I SOLVED ALL THE AIMCATS
bhuvanaganesh : yes. It is a good revision of all concepts

saumya : ARE THE ADDITIONAL SECTIONAL TESTS PROVIDED OF SAME DIFFICULTY LEVEL AS CAT?
thomas : yes, pretty much the same level based on previous years cat papers.

alia : SIR OUR WRONG ANSWERS FOR THE NON MCQ QUESTIONS WILL AFFECT OUR PERCENTILE OR NOT?AND IF NOT THEN CAN WE ATTEMPT ALL THE NON MCQ QUESTIONS WITHOUT FEAR????
govindrajan : Wrong answers in non-mcq questions does not effect the percentile.

pranav : GOVERNMENT SERVICE SHOULD BE MADE COMPULSORY ONLY IN SITUATIONS OF NATIONAL CRISIS.FOR THIS REASON,THE HEALTH MINISTRY'S PROPOSAL,TO MAKE IT COMPULSORY FOR ALL MEDICAL GRADUATES TO SERVE AT LEAST 2 YEARS IN THE GROSSLY UNDER-MANNED RURAL GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS,SHOULD NOTBE IMPLMENTD ASSUMPTION?PLEASE ANSWER
vikrant : The situation at the aforesaid rural hospitals is not a national crisis.

gaurav : ANY LAST MINUTE FOR VA? HOW TO GO ABOUT IT AND WHAT COULD BE REVISED FOR THAT SECTION?
vikrant : Attempt a few RC Passages, Read in general and do not bother with revising tomorrow.

saif : SIR, IIFT 46.08, GK 1.5 ANY CHANCES FOR DELHI ?
bhuvanaganesh : you have to clear the sectional cutoff of GK

rahul : SIR, WHAT ARE THE THINGS TO CARRY AT THE TEST CENTER?
bhuvanaganesh : Admit card, original ID proof

wilder : SIR HOE TO SELECT WHICH RC SHOULD BE READ AND ATTEMPTED?
sridharan : In general topics with which you are familiar are bound to be better understood and hence better answered.

jay : SIR WHAT TO DO IN CASE MIND FREEZES IN THE EXAM?
thomas : just take a one min break.maybe meditate for a min.

nervousnerd : THANK YOU FACULTY,ALL THE BEST TO THOSE TAKING CAT THIS YEAR..MAY THE BEST ONE WIN!!
bhuvanaganesh : Best of luck for you

lucky : THOMAS SIR, MEANS 40 PLUS ATTEMPT IN 90 PERCENT ACCURAY WILL GIVE SOMETHING 85-90 PERCNTL? PLEASE ANSWER
thomas : last year a score around 40 (120 out of 300 ) would have got you slightly above 90 percentile.

aditya : I GOT 80-82%ILE IN LAST FEW AIMCAT.. CAN I HOPE ABOVE 94+ IF EVERYTHING GOES SIMILAR
thomas : for the same level of performance, 94 looks difficult.it is possible on a very good day.in a normal case it should be close to 90.

adi : AIMCAT PERCENTILES-
bhuvanaganesh : what is your question

pallavi29 : HELLO SIR
thomas : hello. do ask your question.

janu22 : I AM POSTING IT FOR THE THIRD TIME. PLEASE GUIDE ME ON PARAJUMBLES AND OUT OF CONTEXT QS
vikrant : I am sure the approach to tackle these questions has been shared with you in the classes and workshops. I will re-iterate - Read all the sentences; identify word-based and idea-based clues; pick up one such clue to establish some sequence or mandatory pair; eliminate options using that sequence; repeat until you reach a unique answer. For non-MCQs - utilise all the clues to come up with an order.

manoj : SIR CAN YOU PLEASE TELL THE PLAN OF LAST PREP
sridharan : Keep cool and just go through the basics.

akki : IS SIGN ID NEED TO BE CARRY??
bhuvanaganesh : original ID proof

adi : AIMCAT PERCENTILES 01-99 02-99.14 03-99.56 04-99.20 06-99.9 07-97.8 09-99.56 10-99.43.EXPECTED CAT PERCENTILE?
tamal : Expect anything in the range of 99+. All the best.

shruti : SIR THE BEST PERCENTILE THAT I GOT IN AIMCATS IS 82. I AM VERY NERVOUS. CAN I STILL GET AROUND 95 PERCENTILE IF I GIVE MY BEST SHOT?
tamal : Definitely yes. Only your performance in the original exam matters.

ap : THANK YOU FACULTIES.
sridharan : Wish you all the best.

nimo : SIR I KNOW IT IS A LITTLE OUT OF CONTEXT BUT I GOT A SCORE OF 172 IN NMAT WHICH IS NOT EXACTLY DIVISIBLE BY 3(MARKS PER QUE.) AND THERE IS NO NEGATIVE MARKING. SO HOW IS IT POSSIBLE?
supratim : Its a scaled score.

saumya : WHAT WOULD BE THE DIFFICULTY LEVEL OF LR QUESTIONS? SAME AS LAST YEAR'S OR EASIER?
raman : Can't really compare. Go with an open mind.

aravind : HELLO SIR/MADAM, SHALL WE EXPECT EASY, MEDIUM AND DIFFICULT QUESTIONS IN ALL THE SECTIONS?
sridharan : Definitely.

manoj : SIR, THE MAIN CAT DIFF LEVEL WILL BE THE SAME AS AIMCAT 1601 ??
thomas : we can only say that after we see the paper.it should be around the same level.

ranjan : WHAT SHOULD I DO IF AM NOT ABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IN QUANT SECTION IF ALL ARE DIFFICULT ONES?
tamal : It will not be so difficult that you will not be able to answer any. Don't panic.

sakshi : SIR,HOW TO TACKLE NON MCQ PARA JUMBLES,AS IN SUCH QUESTIONS IT'S DIFFICULT FIND THE OPENING SENTENCE?
supratim : Find out connectives.

aaaaa : IIFT SCORE-42.5 GK SECTION-2.16 ANY CHANCE THAT I MAY CLEAR THE CUTOFF? CATEGORY-SC
supratim : Most likely.

pallavi29 : SIR I GOT 122 IN 1601N , I COULD NOT DO GOOD IN DILR, ANY LAST MIN TIPS WOULD BE OF GREAT HELP.
ramnath : Select the sets to attempt carefully. Note that the so called difficult sets too could have a couple of easy questions...keep your eyes open for them

bhal : HOW MANY RC CAN COME IN CAT & HOW MANY SHOULD ATTEMPT
vikrant : Going by the trend - Three to six. How many - that depends on the difficulty level and your ability. Do not carry any preconceived notions. Remain flexible and attempt all that you are sure of.

sonal : IF MY AIMCAT SCORES ARE 85 TO 90 AND ABOVE 95+ (PERCENTILES) WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT IN CAT?
thomas : 85-90 you can expect around 90 to 95 in cat. if you are consistently above 95 in aimcats you can expect 98+ in cat.

shikha : SIR, PLEASE GIVE ANY LAST MINUTE SUGGESTIONS FOR QA. I AM AVERAGE IN QA...WHICH AREAS SHOULD I COVER IN THESE LAST 2 DAYS?
supratim : Revise basic formulas / concept. Revise GEOMETRY. Select questions carefully in the paper. All The best .

akki : STILL GETTING MORE WRONG IN V.A..WAT TO DO??REDUCE ATTEMPTS??AS IT IS ARND 10 RITE 4 WRND OR 10 RITE 9 WRONG
vikrant : Mark only those questions where you are sure of the answer. hopefully, it should work. And keep working on these areas closely under the guidance of a faculty member.

teja : IF IAM NOT 100% SURE OF AN ANSWER IN QUANT, SHOULD I PROCEED TO ANSWER IT OR NOT? THAT IS OF-COURSE AFTER ATTEMPTING SURE SHOT RIGHT ONES.
thomas : if you can eliminate two choices and cannot decide between the other two , you should surely attempt that qns.

vix : I WILL GET 100 PERCENTILE IN LR/DI.
tamal : Good luck.

dgcb5o017 : SIR I GOT 35 % IN AIMCATS WHAT I EXPCT IN CAT EXAM I AM SC CATEGORY ??
ramnath : You have to try to push it into the 60s to get a good college

janu22 : IT WAS RAINING CATS AND DOGS IN CHENNAI TILL 2 DAYS BACK. WILL IT AFFECT THE EXAM DATE IN ANYWAY AS IT AFFECTED THE CA EXAM?
sridharan : Probably not as the rains have subsided.

sid : TILL WHEN THE CORRESPONDENCE STUDENTS CAN USE THE ONLINE TIME PORTAL???
ramnath : Till April 2016

aditi : ANY TIPS TO NOT GO BLANK AND FREEZE BEFORE EXAM?
supratim : Yes. Think of the best memories of your life.

pranav : SIR, PARA JUMBLES WITHOUT OPTIONS IS ALSO CONFIRMED IN CAT 2015?SIR PLEASE ANSER
ramnath : Most likely to be without options.

nishant : IN IIFT, MY OVERALL SCORE IS 53.5, BUT QA IS 6.68. SO WHAT IS THE EXPECTED CUT OFF FOR QA IN IIFT?
ramnath : You may just miss out because of QA. Tough call. Hope for the best

deepanshu : MY MAJOR PROBLEM THROUGHOUT ALL THE AIMCATS IN VA SECTION HAS BEEN THAT IT ALWAYS USED TO COME DOWN TO 2 OPTIONS AFTER EASILY ELIMINATING THE OTHER 2. CAN I DEAL WITH THIS IN A BETTER WAY IN CAT ?
sridharan : Make a through analysis of which one between the last two answers is the correct one and why. You will know where you commit the mistakes.

akhila : IN THE SIX HIGH LEVEL TESTS SIR WE DONT HAVE CALCULATOR,WILL CALCULATOR BE PROVIDED IN MAIN EXAM
thomas : yes.

hello : AT WHAT RANK MAY I EXPECT A CALL FROM IIM A? I KNOW RANKS WILL NOT BE GIVEN AND %ILE WILL BE GIVEN.. BUT, APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL BE CALLED BY IIMS FOR INTERVIEW? (GENERAL CATEGORY)
tamal : That number will be decided by IIM A only and we don't have any say on that.

deepa : SIR I ATTEMPTED THE CAT MOCK ON IIMCAT WEBSITE SO THE QUESTIONS ASKED WILL BE SIMILAR TO THE ACTUAL CAT 2015?
govindrajan : The mock cat released by IIM is only indicative of the structure of the exam and the interface. It does not indicate about the type of questions and the number of questions under each topic.

nimo : SIR KINDLY ANSWER MY QUE. PLEASE
tamal : already answered, please check.

sjg : DIFFICULTY LEVEL OF AIMCAT 1 WITH ACTUAL CAT?
supratim : AIMCAT is slightly more difficult. It helps you prepare in all areas .

aravind : LAST TIME TIPS FOR QUANTS?,AND WHAT I CAN DO TOMORROW FOR PREPARATION??
sridharan : Revise only the basics.

a : SIR, WHAT SHOULD BE THE ATTEMPTS FOR 97PERCENTILE IN RESPECTIVE SECTIONS WITH 85% ACCURACY
asim : cannot be predicted as it depends on the diff level of exam.

prateek117 : I GOT 49.83 MARKS IN IIFT. ANY CHANCES FOR DELHI CAMPUS?
ramnath : Yes..good chances

nikki : IM NEVER 100% SURE IN VA RC . SHOULD I JUST NOT ATTEMPT THEM ?
asim : Its advisable not to guess in examination, mark an answer only based on conceptual clarity/reasoning.

ammu : HELLO SIR WHICH ARE THE MAIN AREAS I SHOULD GO THROUGH IN QUANT BEFORE THE EXAM?
tamal : Numbers, Geometry, P & C, Functions, TSD are the important ones.

gm : SIR I STRUGGLE IN NON MCQ TYPE PARA JUMBLE QUESTIONS. SHOULD I NOT ATTEMPT THEM IN EXAM AS THEY ALSO CONSUME SIGNIFICANT TIME?
supratim : Do but later.

anu : IN IIFT I'M GETTING 50.16 BUT QUANTS ONLY 6.01. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF CLEARING QUANTS CUTOFF?
ramnath : You may just miss out because of QA. Tough call. Hope for the best

sonal : WHAT IS THE APPROX "PERCENTAGE" TO GET A CALL FROM IIMS? I SCORE ABOUT 40% IN MEDIUM DIFFICULTY LEVEL MOCKS
thomas : you can never tell the percentage as it will depend on the paper on sunday.

alia : SIR CAN YOU PLEASE STATE THE LAST YEAR SECTIONAL CUT OFF??
ramnath : 85 broadly. Check this http://www.time4education.com/cat-mba/IIM-admission-criteria-2015-17.aspx

divyat : SIR,IS IT GOOD TO TAKE A MOCK EXAM TODAY?
thomas : no. do not attempt any more tests now.

urvi : IIFT 44.5 GK 2.5 . ANY CHANCES ??
thomas : should get through. both are borderline cases.

eswar : SIR,WHAT ABOUT LOGIN ID AND PASSWORD IN THE MAIN EXAM?
bhuvanaganesh : They will provide

teja : 87 PERCENTILE AVG IN AIMCATS, WHAT PERCENTILE CAN I EXPECT IF EVERYTHING GOES RIGHT?
ramnath : Should cross 90 teja. Try to push it to beyond 95. All the best

rahul : SIR I HAVE GIVEN ALL THE MOCK CAT EXAMS WILL IT WILL HELP ME IN PREPARATION IN MAIN CAT EXAM?
thomas : surely. now revise the topics today and tom.

6ca03395 : KINDLY ANSWER PLEASE..POSTING AGAIN...AIMCAT SCORE HAS BEEN AROUND 95 - 99. BUT LAST TWO AIMCAT SCORE HAS BEEN BETWEEN 82 - 86. NOT FEELING GOOD ABOUT THIS. WHAT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND? FURTHER, IIFT SCORE IS AROUND 46. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO THAT?
ramnath : 95-99 indicates that you have very good potential to crack it. Hope for the best and stay calm. You may just have a chance for IIFT. Hope for the best

dgcb5o017 : WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW FOR IMPROVNG IN QA??
sridharan : In preparations you amy not be able to do much even though by adopting proper strategies suitable to you , you can improve the score significantly.

sid : GOT AROUND 45 PERCENT IN AIMCATS....WHAT PERCETILE CAN I EXPECT IN CAT?
bhuvanaganesh : better than that

rahul : SIR I HAVE GIVEN ALL THE AIM CAT EXAMS WILL IT WILL HELP ME IN PREPARATION IN MAIN CAT EXAM?
ramnath : Yes, if you have analysed your performance in them and worked on the weak areas

aditi : MY GEOMETRY IS VERY WEAK..WHAT IS TO BE DONE?
tamal : If possible, revise the previous CAT questions.

divyat : SIR, WHAT ARE THE MAJOR AREAS IN QUANT THAT I SHOULD FOCUS ON? I AM VERY WEAK IN QUANTS. HOW MUCH EVER I PRACTICE IT IS NOT ENOUGH..
sridharan : Though all areas are equally important, areas like p&c, probability, progressions, t&d,t&w, geometry funcions can be given extra attention.

aravind : CAN WE EXPECT THE EASY QUESTIONS ALSO IN EVERY SECTIONS?
bhuvanaganesh : yes. You can identify easily

time : IIFT 37 QUANT 5.7 SC CATEGORY ANY CHANCES?/
ramnath : Decent chances. All the best

kart : @ASIM SIR,PLEASE TELL ATTEMPTING GOOD NUMBER OF QUESTIONS IN EACH SECTION [FOR EX QUANT 20 VERB 20 ...]
vikrant : depends on the difficulty level of the questions and thus cannot be predicted. Remain flexible and attempt all that you can.

princess06 : SHOULD ONE GIVE SECTIONAL TESTS TOMORROW?
vikrant : Not necessary. You may work on some skill based areas like RC though.

ayushi : SIR I USUALLY GOT NERVOUS SEEING LENGTHY QUESTIONS IN QA ANY TIP
supratim : Solve one line / two line questions first and then move on to lengthy ones.

sanju : SIR LOGIC BASED DI SHOULD BE ATTEMPTED IF ONE IS NOT SURE IN IT?
govindrajan : Accuracy is of paramount importance. Do not do anything that would pull down your score.

ammu : SIR MY ATTEMPT IN VA SECTION IS HIGH BUT THE NEGETIVES ALSO ARE VERY HIGH (7-8) WHAT SHOULD I DO TO REDUCE THE NEGETIVES
sridharan : Be choosy in answering. If you are not sure of the answers dont make a wild guess.

abc : MY CAT IS SCHEDULED IN AFTER NOON SESSION. DO I NEED TO REVISE ANYTHING IN THAT MORNING? MY MIND IS BLANK NOW.
ramnath : Just relax . Your time for prep and worrying is ove. Now is to keep calm and take the load off your mind to allow it to perform at its best

sonal : WHAT WAS THE RAW SCORE OF TOP PERCENTILES IN AIMCAT 1601?
ramnath : Check the AIMCAT results in your SHP. They are given there

mridul2204 : WHAT IS A DECENT SCORE TO GET A CAL FROM 3+ IIMS??
ramnath : 96-98+ percentile

aditi : SIR MY GEOMETRY IS VERY WEAK PLZ HELP WITH SOME TIPS
supratim : Just revise the concept from SM. In exam try doing them at the last moment .( last 10 min).

aravind : REVISING THE MOCK PAPERS IS ENOUGH FOR TOMORROW'S PREPARATION?
bhuvanaganesh : yes

sahil : EXPECTED CUTOFF FOR NMAT /?
ramnath : 208 is the cutoff for last year. It will be around this figure, may be slightly lower

janu22 : I AM GIVING CAT IN THE AFTERNOON. WHAT TO DO IN THE MORNING
bhuvanaganesh : relax

shravan : SIR POSTING AGAIN ... I HAVE SCORED 40%TILE IN AIMCAT 601N..WHAT CAN I EXPECT? AND HOW CAN I INCREASE MY MARKS BY 10 TO 12 FROM NOW?
supratim : Yes. Revise what you have learnt till date. Take your time to select the right question in the exam. Then solve those questions. Try to be 100 % accurate in DI/LR and QA sections.

kk : ARE WE ALLOWED TO USE OUR OWN STATIONARY IN THE CAT EXAM ?
ramnath : No

jay : HOW TO REVISE ALL THE MOCK PAPERS NOW? :)
govindrajan : Instead of trying to revise all mock papers, choose the ones where you scored a little low and try to identify the mistakes that you have committed. This can help you in keeping yourself cautious.

anusha : HOW CAN I ENSURE MY ACCURACY IN VERBAL SECTION I AM ABLE TO ATTEMPT MANY QUESTIONS BUT THE ACCURACY IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH
sridharan : First attempt questions where you are very sure, then attempt only a few more questions where the answer may be restricted to just two. Dont make too much of guesses.

hs : SIR PLZ ANSWER MY QUES: WHAT WAS THE LAST YR CAT CUT OFF FOR SEC 2 FOR IIM A, GENERAL
ramnath : 85..Check this out http://www.time4education.com/cat-mba/IIM-A-Profile-Admission-Procedure14.pdf

kk : ARE WE ALLOWED TO USE THE WASHROOM DURING THE CAT EXAM ?
ramnath : Yes...the timer will be running though

rahul : 2 DAYS ARE LEFT WILL GIVING 1 OR 2 MOCK OR HIGH-LEVEL CAT TESTS WILL BE HELPFUL FOR ME IN MAIN CAT EXAM PREPARATION?
ramnath : Do not stress yourself out now. Just let your mind relax. If required, go through the Qa formulas once and those areas that you feel weak in

vikash : SIR I HAVE GIVEN ALL AIMCATS AND IN ALL AIMCAT MY PERCENTILE IS BETWEEN 50-70 PERCENTILE. WHAT I CAN EXPECT AND WHAT I CAN DO NOW.
chandraveer : revise the basics.

sahil : SIR IM VERY CERY SCARED. IM LITERALLY HAVING NIGHTMARES AND I CANT WAIT FOR THIS TO GET OVER.MY AIMCAT %ILE ARE ALSO AROUN 50-60 ONLY :(
tamal : Don't panic. Just take it as another exam.

pranav : SIR, PARAJMBLESS WITHOUT OPTIONS IS ALSO CONFIRMED IN CAT 2015?SIR PLEASE ANSER
vikrant : appears very likely

cat2015 : WHAT WOULD BE A SAFE PERCENTILE FOR AN SC CANDIDATE?AIMING TOP 20 COLLEGES
ramnath : 70-75 will be a safe percentile

ani : SIR, I AM GETTING 39 IN IIFT. WILL I GET A CALL. CATEGORY-PH
supratim : Likely.

akash : 44.18 IN IIFT ODDS IN FAVOUR ??
bhuvanaganesh : what about GK section?

sid : WILL THE ONLINE CALCULATOR BE USED IN CAT 2015?
bhuvanaganesh : on screen calculator

ammu : WHICH AREA IN LR AND DI SHOULD I REVISE BEFORE THE EXAM?
supratim : All DIHO's and AIMCAT DI's.

ayushi : WHETHER I SHOULD SOLVE MOCK PAPER OR JUST SIMPLY GO THROUGH REVISION MODULE HANDOUT AND CLASS HANDOUTS
gouri : Revise basic concepts and relax...

stjp : SIR, AIMCAT PERCENTILES STAY AROUND 80-85... ITS LATE NOW.. BUT IN CAT CAN I TRY TO ACHIEVE AROUND 95?
ramnath : Yes...your best aimcat performance can put you into the nineties and any thing better can push you up further. All the best

anu : SHOULD WE ATTEMPT ALL NON-MCQ QUESTIONS WHICH WE CAN NOT SOLVE IN THE LAST MINUTES ? IF WE GET MAXIMUM NON-MCQ WRONG, ACCURACY WOULD BE HAMPERED . WILL IT AFFECT THE OVERALL PERCENTILE DURING NORMALISATION AS ACCURACY PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE?
vikrant : You should attempt those questions that you 'know'. Please remember that you will be spending time on guessing. That time can perhaps be better spent elsewhere.

kk : HOW DO WE ATTEMPT THE LR QUESTIONS WITHOUT THE USE OF PENCIL AND ERASER ?
govindrajan : It is not possible.

akshara : 32 IN IIFT ANY CHANCES?
asim : Moderate chances if you belong to reserved category, in case you belong to general category then pretty less chances.

ujjwal : CAN AN IIFT SCORE OF 43 HAS SOME HOPES OF CLEARING THE CUT OFF...PROVIDED THE SECTIONAL CUT OFF ARE EXPECTED TO BE CLEARED EASILY?
ramnath : This could be heart-breakingly close.

anusha : I HAVE BEEN GETTING AROUND 115-120 MARKS IN MY AIMCATS WHAT CAN I EXPECT IN CAT
vikrant : ...usually a better 'percentile'.

time : OVERALL IIFT-37 GK-4 QUANT-5.7 ANY CHANCES??
ramnath : Could be tough with this score. Hope for the best.

raj : SIR HOW TO SCORE MAXIMUM IN DI/LR AND VERBAL?
supratim : Question / set selection is key in DI / LR. In Verbal please read RC's with more number of questions first and then move on to other RC's.

wilder : SIR IN LAST 2 DAYS SHOULD WE ATTEMPT MOCKS OR JUST REWISE?
vikrant : Do not attempt any mocks. You may revise those areas where you believe you have most to gain.

jeevan : WHAT WOULD BE THE SAFE PERCENTILE FOR AN OBC CANDIDATE AIMING TOP 20 COLLEGES?
asim : Aim at 90+ percentile

malay : IS THE CAT PAPER SIMILAR TO THE MOCK PAPER UPLOADED ON CAT WEBSITE?
govindrajan : The mock cat released by IIM is only indicative of the structure of the exam and the interface. It does not indicate about the type of questions and the number of questions under each topic.

akshara : IS IT A GOOD IDEA TO TAKE AN AIMCAT TOMORROW?
ramnath : No. A bad performnce will needlessly push your morale down. Not a good idea

sid : SAFE PERCENTILE FOR OBCS???....AIMING FOR TOP 10 COLLEGES!
asim : AIM at 95+ percentile ( though the cutoff for some of the them would be lesser than this ).

kk : IF WE WONT BE ABLE TO CARRY OUR OWN STATIONARY SO WILL THEY PROVIDE US WITH A PENCIL AND ERASER FOR DOING THE LR QUESTIONS?
ramnath : Yes..pencils for sure

karishma : SIR, ARE PREVIOUS YEARS' QUESTIONS REPEATED IN CAT
tamal : Unlikely but you may get similar type of question.

time : SAFE PERCENTILE FOR TOP 4 IIMS (A,B,C,L) AND FMS FOR SC CATEGORY?? 10TH-92%, 12TH- 79%, BTECH- 5.7CGPA FRESHER SC CATEORY??
ramnath : 85-90 broadly

eswar : HOW MUCH%LE COULD BE SAFE FOR AN ST CANDIDATE?
bhuvanaganesh : around 90 percentile for top colleges

kk : CAN WE GET EXTRA SHEETS FOR ROUGH WORK IN THE EXAM ?
bhuvanaganesh : yes

dhruvi : WILL THE PATTERN OF THE CALCULATOR BE SAME IN THE FINAL PAPER AS WELL. THERE R A LOT OF AMBIGUITY IN THE CALCULATIONS.
tamal : Likeky that it will be same.

sahil : CAN I CARRY WATER TO THE EXAM?
ramnath : It will be provided there

anya : HOW TO REVISE FOR QUANT IN THESE TWO DAYS?
tamal : Just revise the basics.

lucky : INPUT TYPE QUESTION HAVE A NEGATIVE MARKING OR NOT?
bhuvanaganesh : no negative marks for non mcq

sid : WILL THE ON-SCREEN CALCULATOR BE ALLOWED IN THE CAT EXAM FOR EVERY QUESTION?
bhuvanaganesh : yes

farhaan : SIR, I
tamal : Please frame your question.

anusha : I M GETTING TROBLE IN SOLVING PARA SEQUENCING QUESTION AS NOW WE HAVE TO INPUT THE ORDER ...PLZ GIVE ANY TIPS
gouri : Identify the subject first... then look for links..

pinnacle : SIR IN THE ADDITIONAL MOCK TESTS OF TIME, (TEST-5) ON LRDI WAS EXTREMELY EASY, WHAT WOULD BE THE EXPECTED SECTIONAL CUT OFF FOR SUCH A TEST?
ramnath : About 40-50%

rahul : IS THERE ANY TRICK TO SPEED UP THE READING SPEED AT THE CAT EXAM?
ramnath : Do not try any thing new/different now. It is too late to master any trick now

farhaan : SIR, I HAVE REVISED WHAT I COULD HAVE. ANY LAST MINUTE TIPS?
bhuvanaganesh : do the basics. Relax

luck : SIR,WHAT ARE THE IMP. TOPICS FOR LR..LAST MIN REVISION?
bhuvanaganesh : please visit http://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/B-school-Notifications.aspx for more info

aditi : GOING THROUGH VIDEO LECTURES FOR REVISION WILL HELP?
ramnath : Yes

darsh : HOW TO KEEP CALM IN EXAM .
govindrajan : Pay attention only on the particular question you are attempting. Do not think of the overall performance. Think of putting your best foot forward and not about the final result. Spend about 5 minutes in identifying the questions of your comfort area. At the same time the moment you come across an easy one answer it immediately. In this way you will be able to scan through the section and also you do not miss any easy question.

akm39 : SIR MY AIMCAT PERCENTILES WERE ALWAYS IN 70'S. CAN YOU PLEASE GIVE ME SOME LAST MINUTES TIPS FOR HOW TO GO FOR CAT EXAM? I AM A SC CANDIDATE.
asim : First of all, you have a good chance of securing calls from the IIMs, revise your concepts, stay cool, give it your best shot on Nov 29, best of luck.

kk : WHAT HAPPENS IF THERE IS POWER OUTAGE DURING THE EXAM ?>
ramnath : The timer will restart from where it last ended. Don't build dooms day scenarios and tax your mind needlessly. Keep calm. All the best

jay : WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM NO OF HOURS ONE SHOULD PUT IN TOMORROW? DAY AFTER MORNING SLOT EXAM.
vikrant : Relax and take things easy tomorrow. Brush up your skills a bit and revise only those areas where you believe the revision will lead to significant gain.

janu22 : SIR IT WAS RAINING CATS AND DOGS IN CHENNAI TILL 3 DAYS BACK. WILL IT AFFECT THE EXAM DATE IF IT CONTINUES TO RAIN AS IT AFFECTED THE CA EXAM?
ramnath : With no notification regarding this, expect things to be normal

malay : SAFE PERCENTILE FOR TOP 3 IIMS (A,B,C) OPEN CATEGORY?? 10TH-89%, 12TH- 89%, BTECH- 8.9 CGPA
supratim : 99+

sonal : GIVEN THE DIFFICULTY LEVEL OF AIMCAT1601 WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN GOOD NO. OF ATTEMPTS PER SECTION?
raman : DO not compare with AIMCATs Go with an open mind and face the ball!!

anusha : IS THERE ANY KIND OF BREAK DURING THE CAT EXAM
gouri : No

hyca50968 : FROM WERE DID YOU FIND YOUR HALL TICK IN THIS SITE\
ramnath : Login into the iimcat site with your user and pwd.

twitterati : I'VE TAKEN MANY ONLINE SECTIONAL TESTS. SHOULD I REVISE ONLY THOSE? WILL GO THROUGH THE BASICS TOO. ANYTHING ELSE NEEDED?
supratim : Revise basics.

sahil : THANKU SIR/MA'AM FOR ALL THE GUIDANCE. :)
sridharan : Wish you all the best.

praveen : WILL NON- MCQ QUESTIONS BE TAKEN FOR THE ACCOUNT OF CALCULATING TOTAL ACCURACY?
ramnath : Even is it is, we do not know if accuracy plays any role other than contributing to the net score. SO stop worrying about it.

rahul : CAN I CARRY WATCH TO THE EXAM?
sridharan : You will not be allowed to carry inside the exam hall.

jalebi_prasad : SIR WHAT ARE THE GOOD COLLEGE UNDER CMAT... PLZ REPLY ACCORDINGLY I WILL FILL FORMS
bhuvanaganesh : SIMSREE, Great lakes, WE, KJ somiah

anya : IS SOLVING THE DIHOS ,NLR HANDOUTS SUFFICIENT FOR LR/DI SECTION?
supratim : Yes along with AIMCAT's.

karishma : SIR, IN MOCK CAT ON IIM WEBSITE THE GRAPHS IN DI WERE NOT CLEAR. WILL IT BE THE SAME FOR ACTUAL CAT
chandraveer : unlilkly

aayush626 : WITH AVERAGE OF 85-90 PERCENTILE IN AIMCAT'S, WHAT PERCENTILE CAN I EXPECT IN CAT?
govindrajan : About 95 percentile

rahul : IF WE CARRY CELL PHONE AND BAG WHERE DO WE KEEP? AS HALL TICKET SAYS NOTHING ALLOWED
bhuvanaganesh : you have to deposit all your belongings outside the exam room. YOu can carry only admitcard inside the exam room

aditya : HI, IF I HAVE 2 MINUTES LEFT IN A SECTION AND HAVEN'T YET ATTEMPTED ANY NON MCQ QUESTIONS, IS IT ADVISABLE TO ATTEMPT ALL OF THEM BY GUESSING?
sridharan : You acn though wild guessing will not generally fetch any positive value.

mk : HI. WOULD WE HAVE TO REMEMBER OUR PASSWORD THAT WE USE FOR LOGGING IN TO THE CAT SITE?
bhuvanaganesh : no need. They will help

twitterati : THANK YOU SUPRATIM SIR. CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT SHOULD BE A DECENT NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS FOR EACH SECTION?
vikrant : The depends on the difficulty level of the paper. One should not carry a fixed number in one's mind anyway. remain flexible and deal with each question as it comes.

anusha : HOW MUCH PERCENTILE IN CAT CAN GET ME TO IIMS GEN, 10=93 ,12=91 AND BCOM=76
vikrant : 99+

rahul : HI, IF I HAVE 2 MINUTES LEFT IN A SECTION AND HAVEN'T YET ATTEMPTED ANY NON MCQ QUESTIONS, IS IT ADVISABLE TO ATTEMPT ALL OF THEM BY GUESSING?
supratim : Yes provided you are sure that you can not answer any other questions in that time. Please remember we get score for answering right not for guessing wrong .

twitterati : WHEN IS THE JBIMS NOTIFICATION SCHEDULED TO BE OUT?
vikrant : Please check their website. I lloked at it four days ago and they mentioned the last date of application as 5th of January. My guess is that the application window is open.

aditi : AS MY GEOMETRY IS WEAK HOW DO I REVISE?
sridharan : You can go through high school and college books.

yochana : SIR WHAT ARE THE BEST COLLEGES IN HYDERABAD WHICH I CAN APPLY FOR MAT ?
bhuvanaganesh : please visit http://www.time4education.com/MAT/Info_Bschool.aspx for more details

avi93 : SIR MY AIMCAT PERCENTILE IS AROUND 70.IS THERE ANY CHANCE THAT I WILL GET CALL FROM AA INSTITUTE AND HOW MUCH MARKS NEEDED TO SCORE 955ILE??
tamal : If you perform well, you will difinitely get that. As per the marks, it is not possible to predict as it depends on the difficulty of paper.

akshara : WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO REVISE BASICS FOR QUANTS?
chandraveer : go through the formulas ,theorems and few good question from all the topics of quant.

ac : I HAVE GOT THE AFTERNOON SLOT FOR EXAM,IS IT ADVISABLE TO CALL UP MY MORNING SESSION FRIENDS AND ASK THEM ABOUT THE DIFFICULTY LEVEL OF THE EXAM,OR WILL IT LOWER MY CONFIDENCE.
govindrajan : It cannot be said for sure the difficulty levels would be the same in both the slots. A high score in an easy test and a lower score in a difficult one may translate into the same normalized score. The knowledge of the difficulty level of morning slot will not help you in improving your performance.

ac : I HAVE GOT THE AFTERNOON SLOT FOR EXAM,IS IT ADVISABLE TO CALL UP MY MORNING SESSION FRIENDS AND ASK THEM ABOUT THE DIFFICULTY LEVEL OF THE EXAM,OR WILL IT LOWER MY CONFIDENCE.
sridharan : There is nothing wrong in getting a feedback. However it is to be understyood that difficulty level is somewhat subjective.

twitterati : DOES SPORTS AND EXTRA CURRICULUM ADD UP ANY VALUE?
bhuvanaganesh : yes

sonal : MY ACCURACY SUFFERS IN QUANT BECAUSE I INCREASE MYS SPEED TO MAXIMIZE ATTEMPTS. WHAT SHOULD I DO?
sridharan : At any point of time accuracy should be the first consideration. Speed is only secondary.

jay : THANK YOU!
sridharan : All the best.

chat : CAN SOMEONE TELL WILL THE CALCULATOR IN CAT EXAM WILL BE BASIC MODLE LIKE THE LAST AIMCAT OR WILL THEY GIVE THE ADVANCED ONE LIKE THEY PROVIDE FOR GATE
tamal : Check the mock test uploaded in the official site.

centpercent : IS ATTEMPTING ALL QUESTIONS A GOOD IDEA IN CASE OF A PAPER LIKE LAST YEAR CONSIDERING SPEED IS MORE MY STRENGTH THAN ACCURACY? (AVG AIMCAT 99.5%)
supratim : Speed and accuracy both were / are important every year .

deepanshu : REPOST...SIR OUR FRAME OF MIND DURING THE WHOLE PAPER IS GOVERNED BY HOW WELL WE ARE ABLE TO HANDLE THE FIRST 4-5 QUESTIONS. EVERYTHING GOES HAYWIRE IF I AM NOT ABLE TO DISCERN THE INITIAL FEW QUESTIONS. HOW DO I MANAGE THIS ON D-DAY ?
vikrant : choose the first few questions from the area that you are strong at. At the same time, develop the fortitude to deal with the pressure. By the way, Does the question on your screen know that you could not answer the previous three questions?

sindhum : SIR, MY OVERALL AIMCAT PERCENTILE VARIES FROM 70-75. HOW MUCH CAN I EXPECT IN CAT ?
asim : This is not the time to discuss this, after CAT is done we can analyze your performance.

jalebi_prasad : SIR IS CMAT ALL ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE IN QUANT BOOK SM601 OR WE SHOULD FOCUS MORE
bhuvanaganesh : cat preparation is enough for CMAT

aditya : HI. WHAT IS THE PERCENTILE REQUIRED TO GET A CALL FROM A) IIM -A,B,C B) IIM -L,K,M. GENERAL CATEGORY. 10TH-87%, 12TH-89%, B.E- 80%
vikrant : To be on the safer side 99%ile and above. Do we have an IIM-'M' too ?

saurabh : WILL THERE ME TIME IN BETWEEN TWO SECTIONS?? OR IT WILL BE CONTINUOUS 3 HR TEST?
bhuvanaganesh : continuous three hours test

prashant : SIR HOW DO WE DEAL WITH THOSE JUMBLED SENTENCE QUESTIONS WHEN THE OPTIONS ARENTT PROVIDED??
sridharan : You might have practised with going from the answers sofar. Go through questions without choices and try to get the order correctly.

priya : CAN WE CARRY WATER BOTTLE INSIDE EXAM HALL ?
supratim : No.

ati : HI WHAT IS ADVISABLE CORRECT NUMBER OF QUESTION SHOULD BE ATTEMPTED IN EACH SECTION TO SCORE 95+
supratim : Depends on difficulty level of paper.

dheeraj : SIR I CAN ATTEND ONLY 30-35 QUESTIONS WITH 50PERCENT ACCCURACY. PERCENTILE IS 57 ONLY. WHAT CAN BE MY PERCENTILE IN ACTUAT CAT PAPER.
sridharan : You have to increase the no of questions answered and also accuracy to improve the score substancially.

sanks : SIR I HAVE BEEN GETTING AVERAGE 80 PERCENTILE IN MY AIMCATS. WHAT'S THE BEST CASE SCENARIO FOR ME IN CAT?
chandraveer : approx 85 percentile

arby : WHAT SHOULD I DO IN MATHS IN LAST TWO DAYS BEFORE EXAM?
supratim : Revision.

anuj : SIR CAN PLEASE TELL ME WHICH FINAL SAMCAT (NOT AIMCAT) SHOULD I ATTEMPT AS ONE FINAL MOCK BEFORE ACTUAL CAT ? THE ONE ON THE LINES OF EXPECTED CAT LEVEL ?
govindrajan : The number of questions and the difficulty level of SAMCATS match with the actual cat, but no single test covers all the topics.

aditi : SIR ANT LIST OF FORMULAS N THEOROMS TO REVISE? ANY LINK FOR IT?
supratim : Visit your SHP.

shri : HOW TO FIND LAST 2 DIGIT OF 3^234...SOMETHING LIKE THAT
bhuvanaganesh : Please contact a faculty member to get your doubt cleared

santh : SIR, MY PERCENTILES HAS BEEN AROUND 95 IN AIMCAT WHAT PERCENTILE CAN I EXPECT IN THE MAIN EXAM? PLEASE DO REPLY TO THIS QUESTION
bhuvanaganesh : yes. sure

pawankalyanfan : SIR PLZ ANSWER MY QUESTION
vikrant : As the description says - High Quality as in decent difficulty level.

twitterati : I'VE REPRESENTED MY STATE TWICE IN SPORTS. HAVE GONE UP TO THE NATIONAL-LEVEL AND HAVE PLAYED A FEW TOURNAMENTS AT THE INTER-SCHOOL LEVEL AS WELL. I WAS GOOD IN ACADEMICS ALSO. HAVE BEEN A GUITAR MAJOR STUDENT. LOOKS IMPRESSIVE?
gouri : very...

hello : REPOST... IF THERE OCCURS A TECHNICAL GLITCH DURING THE XAM, SAY MY COMPUTER IS HANGED, WHAT SHOULD I DO? WILL THE TIME BE RETRIEVED
tamal : Call the invigilator immediately, rest is upto them.

nickname : SIR, PLEASE ADVISE SOME TOPICS TO COVER A GOOD CHUNK OF QUANT.
tamal : Numbers, Geometry, P&C, Function, TSD.

pinnacle : SIR BETWEEN THE SECTIONS, CAN I TAKE A BREAK FOR 1 MIN BEFORE THE NEXT SECTION OR WILL IT AUTO CHANGE TO THE NEXT SECTION
supratim : It will auto change.

sjg : IS IT SUFFICIENT TO SOLVE 2 RCS IF THERE ARE 4 RCS GIVEN?
vikrant : depends on the difficulty level of the paper. It may or may not suffice. Remain flexible and attempt all that you can.

twitterati : SIR VIKRANT, WHEN I CHECKED THE JBIMS WEBSITE, THE APPLICATION WINDOW IS OPEN FOR PART-TIME ADMISSIONS. I COULDN'T LOCATE ANYTHING REGARDING PGDM.
vikrant : That was quick. I'm sure it will be available on the JBIMS and the TIME website both, once the application window opens.

abhilash : SIR WHAT IS POSSIBILITY THAT, PERCENTILE MAY VARY ACCORDING TO SESSIONS.. REPLY
govindrajan : Less likely.

sindhum : SIR HOW DO I REVISE FOR DI AND VERBAL?
supratim : Revise AIMCAT's.

dlcc5s610 : IN VA, SHOULD WE START WITH RC FIRST OR NON-RC QUES. WHICH IS MORE ADVISABLE, KEEPING TIME LIMITATION IN MIND?
sridharan : It may be a good idea to start with non-rc questions as they will not take much time and you can be sure of some answers at least which will do a world of good to your confidence.

rahul : IS JIS GROUP COLLEGES ARE GOOD FOR MBA?
vikrant : Please refer to the TIME B School categorisation available at your student home page.

santh : SIR, I DIDN'T GET ANSWER TO MY QUESTION..??
vikrant : Hopefully above 95%ile. All the best.

aditi : SHP?
supratim : Student Home Page.

hk : AIMCAT 01 RESULTS- VA 96 PERCENTILE DI 90 PERCENTILE QUANTS 28 PERCENTILE. WHAT TO DO ABOUT QUANTS SIR? :'(
chandraveer : revise the basic formula.

ansh : HELLO SIR, I DO SUFFICIENTLY GOOD WHILE TAKING SECTIONAL TESTS FOR QA BUT AS SOON AS I GIVE A FULL MOCK, UPON REACHING LAST SECTION, MY QA PERFORMANCE DROPS CONSIDERABLY. WHAT SHOULD I DO TO MAINTAIN THE SAME CONCENTRATION AND CONFINDENCE LEVEL THROUGHOUT THE CAT? AND I'M GETTING COLD FEET TOO...
supratim : Its all in mind. Just think CAT is nothing but 3 sectional tests of 1 hours each.

jain : SIR IF I GET 85-90 PERCENTILE WILL I GET ANY GOOD CLG?
bhuvanaganesh : A or BBB category B school

divyat : WHAT TYPE OF QUESTIONS TO REVISE FOR VERBAL
gouri : Revise basic Grammar concepts...

aditi : I TRIED SIR...BUT THAT PARTICULAR PAGE OF FORMULAE DOES NOT OPEN
supratim : Read from books given to you.

admitcard : SHOULD I CARRY THE ORIGINAL ID PROOF OR SOMETHING LIKE LAMINATED ONE SUFFICES?
govindrajan : You should carry the original.

sk : SP JAIN CUTOFF?
bhuvanaganesh : 85 percentile for profile based calls and 95 percentile for non profile based calls

robin : GOT 97.STH %ILE LAST YR IN CAT WITH 96 IN QUANT+DI, 97 IN VA+LR. I HAD A CALL FROM FEW IIMS BUT NOT FROM THE ONES I WAS TARGETING. I HAVE IMPROVED A LOT IN ALL 4 SECTIONS OVER LAST YR. BUT IN AIMCATS, I DONT GET A GOOD SCORE IN VERBAL (20 TO 30, ONE OR TWO TIMES JUST CROSSED 30). CANI EXPECT TO GET A 99 PERCENTILE IN CAT THIS YR IN SECTION I. OR WHAT STRATEGY SHOULD I TAKE IN VA. I GENERALLY FOCUS ON ACCURACY AND NOT ON MUCH ON SPEED.
supratim : 1. Read questions first and then read the RC. 2. Read the RC with more number of questions first and then move on to other RC's. 3. Solve 8-10 questions where you have to find summary of the passage/ main ideas , today.

pappu : I'M GETTING VERY NERVOUS... WHAT DO I DO?
chandraveer : relax and revise the basics

prashanthk790 : REPOST..SHOULD WE APPLY TO ANY OF THE COLLEGES BEFORE CAT RESULTS ARE OUT ? MANY COLLEGES HAVE SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION LAST DAT BY END OF NEXT MONTH ?
bhuvanaganesh : Please visit http://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/B-school-Notifications.aspx to know about last date for applying various colleges

pinnacle : SIR WHAT IS THE KEY TO ANSWERING RC QUESTIONS? I AM PRETTY BAD AT IT!
gouri : Read the passage carefully...then read the questions..go back to the passage and then answer them.. be careful while dealing with inferential questions..

rahul : IN LAST 2 DAYS WILL SOLVING WORKSHOP PAPERS WILL BE WORTHWHILE?
govindrajan : Yes, it helps.

twitterati : WHAT IS THE INTAKE FOR NMIMS MUMBAI?
bhuvanaganesh : 500

shank : SIR MY PERCENTILES IN LAST 3 MOCKS ARE : AIMCAT 1603 ( 97.94 %ILE ) AIMCAT 1602 ( 98.15 %ILE ) AIMCAT 1601 ( 98.95 %ILE ).... HOW MUCH CAN I EXPECT IN CAT 2015 BASED ON SIMILAR PERFORMANCE..
supratim : 98 +

ayushi : SIR IS CAT ADMIT CARD IS TO GET ATTESTED OR NOT
tamal : No.

sonal : IF I GET BETWEEN 90 TO 95 PERCENTILE IN CAT WHICH COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY
bhuvanaganesh : 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)

dheeraj : PLS GIVE SOME CHAPTER NAMES TO HAVE A REVISON.I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW.
gouri : Just relax now...getting worked up now will only have an adverse effect.

divyat : MAM, BASIC CONCEPTS AS IN? CAN YOU SPECIFY?
gouri : go over the parts of speech and the error types in Grammar

twitterati : "85 PERCENTILE FOR PROFILE BASED CALLS AND 95 PERCENTILE FOR NON PROFILE BASED CALLS" SIR WHICH ASPECTS OF THE PROFILE DO THEY FOCUS ON?
supratim : SSC , HSC, Grad Marks, Work ex if any etc.

divyat : HOW MANY MINIMUM QUESTIONS TO ATTEMPT PER SECTION?
govindrajan : Do not bother about the minimum number of attempts. Try to attempt as many as possible.

aa : ANY LAST MINUTE TIPS FOR CAT-ASPIRANTS??
gouri : Relax...revise basic concepts

rad : HOW CLOSE ARE CAT SECTIONAL TESTS TO ORIGINAL CAT ?
govindrajan : More or less the original CAT level.

avi93 : SIMSREE AND DOMS IIT-MADRAS CUT OFF??
supratim : SIMSREE - Approx 90 , IIT Madras - Approx 95

priya : FLOODING IS FORECASTED IN CHENNAI ON 29TH WILL THIS AFFECT EXAM SCHEDULE
asim : Lets all hope and pray for good weather. All the best.

rad : HOW TO DEAL WITH QUANT. SOME LAST MOMENT TIPS?
bhuvanaganesh : revise the basics

ati : SIR HOW GOOD IS GOA INSTITUTE OF MANAGMENT (GIM) AND WHAT IS THE EXPECTED CUT OF FOR IT
bhuvanaganesh : It is a A category B school. Cutoff is around 77 percentile

akki007 : WHAT ARE THE TOPICS THAT MUST BE REVISED IN QUANT IN THE LAST 2 DAYS?
govindrajan : Each topic is important. Go through the basic concepts of the topics where you feel you need one revision.

kush : WHAT TO DO NOW SIR????
asim : A similar query has already been answered please check the chat transcript.

maverick : SIR HOW CLOSE ARE THE AIMCATS TO THE ACTUAL CAT PAPER
chandraveer : aimcats are slightly more difficult than cat paper

sk : WHAT IS PROFILE BASED AND NONPROFILE BASED...I DON;T UNDERSTAND..
bhuvanaganesh : academic record, work experience, achievements

pinnacle : SIR I AM PRETTY BAD WITH RCS, ANY TIP WHICH COULD MAKE THE DIFFERENCE?
gouri : Attempt specific detail questions... they are relatively easier than the others and the answers are from the lines quoted

abc : I WAS ABLE TO CLEAR CUT OFF IN QUANT AND DI WITH 85+ % IN AIMCAT. BUT ENG;ISH ONLY 35 - 40. IS THERE ANY CHNACE FOR ME ME OBC WITH GOOD ACADEMICS AND WORK EXP..
supratim : Yes. Read the transcript for improving English score. All The best.

vivekk : IS IT ADVISED TO GO FOR A MOVIE RATHER THAN TAKING STRESS ON 28TH?
tamal : Don't stress, take things lightly.

thala : SIR CUT OFF FOR BIM TRICHY?
bhuvanaganesh : around 86 percentile

akshita : SHOULD I REVISE THE BASIC OR TAKE TEST ?
govindrajan : Revise basics.

buny : THIS IS NOT FAIR FAIR SIR ? I AM NOT GETTING MY ANS QUE REPOST : SIR VA 50% ,QA 80%, DI 70% . WHAT IS ESTIMATED OVERALL % I CAN HOPE AND ALSO IS THIS PERCENTILE ENOUGH TO GET CALLS FROM SOME TOP B SCHOLLS ? SIR I AM SC CANDIDATE. SHOULD I EXPECT FOR PENCIL AND ERASER FOR ROUGH WORK IN EXAM DAY
gouri : you will get pencil eraser and rough sheets on the final day... please don't worry...all the best

p0501 : AT THIS POINT OF TIME, WE SHOULD SOLVE AIMCAT PAPERS OR CAT PREVIOUS PAPERS?
bhuvanaganesh : previous year cat papers

nickname : SIR/MAM IS IT ADVISABLE TO SETTLE FOR COLLEGES BELOW AA RANKING, GIVEN THAT I DID NOT PREPARE WELL THIS YEAR AND NOT EXPECTING A DECENT PERCENTILE.P.S- I AM A FINAL YEAR STUDENT & BELIEVE I CAN SCORE A DECENT PERCENTILE IN NEXT ATTEMPT.
govindrajan : Do not worry about this aspect at this time. Pay attention on performing well in CAT. You may perform much better than what you believe now.

jain : IMI DELHI CUT OFF?
bhuvanaganesh : around 87 percentile

rahul : 2 YEARS GAP AFTER GRADUATION,WILL IT BE WORTHWHILE TO GIVE CAT AFTER THAT?
supratim : Yes.

twitterati : WILL HAVE SOME CLASSROOM SESSIONS FOR XAT?
gouri : Please contact your nearest T.I.M.E center for details regarding this...

aayush626 : REPOST: WITH AVG AIMCAT PERCENTILE OF AROUND 90, WOULD YOU ADVICE ME TO FILL MDI GURGAON FORM?
supratim : Yes.

raj : SHOULD I GO WITH DI/LR IN FIRST FEW MINUTES?
govindrajan : Each section has a separate time limit. You will not be able to navigate from one section to another.

rahul : 2 YEARS GAP WITH NO JOB EXP. AFTER GRADUATION,WILL IT BE WORTHWHILE TO GIVE CAT AFTER THAT?
bhuvanaganesh : In the interview if the interview panel asks about the gap you should have a proper answer

aeishwarya : SIR, ANY LAST MINUTE TIPS TO RELAX FOR MY MAIN CAT EXAM???
gouri : watch movies