vishalmehta: Looks like the Chat forum is off the track!!!
kranthi: on the track.

vipin: hello sir i m vipin from delhi
bharat: Hi Vipin, what's your question?

romesh: i have read indian economy for gk its sufficient for ima
bharat: also focus on education, social welfare policies, and demographics

dlc81282: hii happy diwali 2 all
sai: Happy Diwali!!

vipin: i m writing IRMA.what should be the best strategy at that time
kranthi: the oveall ldifficulty level o f the paper will be much lower than difficulty level of cat.it will be a matter of relief to look at irma paper after loking at aimcats.The nature of questions asked in irma paper will be similar to bank p.o & clerical exams.practice on the omets which we have provided.focus on issues of socal concern in the last week.

ashok: how to prepare for social issues in 7 days to come?
bharat: Ashok, GK prep has to be on a regular basis...however, right now focus on mags like Yojana & Kuruskshetra... and also India year book... for specific topics, refer to chat transcript

deepu: sir a re there sectional cut offs for irma?
bharat: yes

romesh: what is the most difficult part of irma paper
sai: Issues of Social Concern section

vishalmehta: Great now... there was something else visible herein... I realise that the question of How to prepare for GK for IRMA has been answered... It'd be helpful if either the cutoffs to get a call from IRMA in the OMET papers given is given or the cutoffs of last year are told so that we can get a brief idea if we're upto it yet or not...
sai: Cutoff last year was Reasoning-11marks; QA-18marks; VA-16marks; Social Concern-13marks; Overall - 76

deepu: sir, i am already working on indian year book and magazines of mba edu &careers. what else will i have to read for irma?
bharat: Deepu, this should help... however, try to get hands on Yojana and Kurukshetra mags.

ashok: what type of questions can be expected in social issues?
bharat: education, agriculture, poverty, human rights, woman and child development, social welfare, rural development issues

dlc81282: wen is the class for irma preperation held at time in delhi
sai: Please contact the T.I.M.E Delhi office

ajay_kutty: good afternoon. i wanted to know buot the sectional cut-offs of irma in the last couple of years
sai: Check Transcript.....Q has been answered

dlc81282: wat are the type of questions asked in irma are they of level of cat
kranthi: refer to chat transcript.

muc8b954: wht r the sectional cut-offs for IRMA
kranthi: analt 20 q/di 20 english 16 issues of social 15.please refer to their mandatory disclosure.

akash: Hi sir..what is the approximate cutoff in social awareness section(looking at past few years papers)..
bharat: Akash, the cutoff varies for different categories of students - like for sponsored students, last year it was 12 and 15 for general.

atul: hello sir i want to know what all companies come to irma, do IT companies take people from irma..
kranthi: IT companies do not come to campus .you can approach them. refer to irma website for the list of companies.

ashok: how performance in aimcats be related to actual irma scores?
kranthi: difficult to correlate two different exams but high score in aimcats may mean agood score in irma but low scores in aimcats wont imply the opposite.

honey: hello everyone! my main concern is the GK section! Not comfortable in that ? what can I practically do to at least make mysellf good enough to clear the cutoffs?
bharat: Honey, pl check the transcript... the question has already been answered!!

prakash156: Sir how should one allocate time accross 4 sections in IRMA?
kranthi: 20 for english 20 for issues of social concern.35 for quant /di 35 for reasoning.10 minutes buffer time.

sonia: sir i hv secured around 67 marks in mock irma test...omet..wud u plz tel how much score is required 2 clear dis xam
kranthi: over 90 if it is of last year difficulty level.

ashu: sir whic according to u are important chapters in quant section of irma?
kranthi: basic arithmetic and speed math exercises.you can ignore advanced topics like p&c probabilty f&g co ordinate geometry statistics.

ajay_kutty: sir cud u please suggest a resource like maybe a webaddress or a book..thanx
bharat: Ajay, there is, unfortunately, no single website that could substitute for reading mags and other stuff.

romesh: what is your valuable suggestion to face a exam like irma
bharat: Prepare to the best of your ability, stay calm, and put in your best performance!!

venki: hi, after the completion of course a decent package can be expected(around 50000p.m). I am interested in writing IRMA by seeing the curiculam and job's profile...
kranthi: what is the question.

wadhwag: Sir, What kind of placements are happneing at IRMA... I mean primarliy what kind of eompanies visit and what kind of profiles are offered. Secondly do you think under this global down turn in business, IRMA is still a good option..... Thanx
kranthi: with global down turn effect will be the least for institutes like irma.in fact competition may increase to get into them.refer to their mandatory disclosure they have put up names of all companies which have come for the past 3 years.

muc8b954: hi sir, hw cn we prepre for the social issues section
bharat: check transcript for answer

sri: Hello Bharat Sir, I confined my study to OMETS, monthly magazines & handouts. Is it sufficient to cross the cut offs in social concern section
bharat: Hi, Sri. Also, scan thru India year book... it's quite a handy book... for specific issues within this fat volume, check transcript

dlc81282: how much does one have toprepare to clear the cutoff for irma
sai: Quite a lot as the cutoff was around 15 marks last year!!

dlc8x602: how we can prepare for rural issues section it is of 60 q major one now we dont have time also plz tell us
sai: Check Transcript....Q already answered

deepu: sir i have been getting around 70 percentiles in aimcats.. so will i be able to get thru irma (other than issues of social concern)
sai: AIMCAT score cannot be correlated to a call from IRMA as IRMA has its own test with a distinct pattern. If you do well in all sections, particularly the Issues of Social Concern, then you can certainlyt expect a call.

misha: i want to know how to prepare 4 issues of Social Concern section for irma
kranthi: refer to chat transcript of 22 october.

sonia: the questions put up on time site for gk ....r dey sufficient.. wat else is 2 b done???v hv vry little time left 4 d xam ...sp plz suggest a book from where d gk part gets solved..
bharat: check transcript for resources

abhinavdandona: Q1)wat is the min percentage of questions one shud answer with an accuracy of say abt 80-85% (sectionwise).
kranthi: 110 to 120 questions over all.

nikesh: hi any one there
bharat: Nikesh, yes!! Three of us!!!

tewani: how many questions are asked in irma and how many questions should be attempted to clear the cut off marks?
kranthi: 40 in verbal 50in quant and di 50 in reasoning and 60 questions on social awareness.total of 200 questions.cut off varies from year to year last year it was 80 for general candidates.the no of attempts depend on ur accuracy level.but 90 and above would be a safe score for paper of last years difficulty.

ashu: sir in g.k section of irma does they ask of india only or of world ?
sai: Mainly pertaining to India

sri: Sir, what could be the cutoff for XIMB (is it lower than IRMA)
kranthi: refer to chat transcript.also refer to mandatory disclosure of ximb.

ajay_kutty: good afternoon. i wanted to know buot the sectional cut-offs of irma in the last couple of years
sai: Check Transcript...already answered

venki: also can you please list some of the compnies that would recruit from IRMA and the average annual package offered???
sai: around 6 lacs

mans: sir,antss this is more of a speed test,wat shld be approach 4 quants as there are some series copletion problems?
kranthi: it is to great extent speed test as the problems are not complex.reasoning books like rs agarwal have series completion problems.

misha: i missed the iirma mock can u tell me what pattern is being followed for irma
sai: Read the Bulletin of IRMA.

sonia: in maths ..d logical puzzls dat r given r vry difficult 2 solve..nd i suppose generaaly dre r 5 such problems...plz tel how 2 improve in dis part...
sai: IRMA asks very staright forward Logical puzzles. Are you talking about CAT?

rishi: Sir,which is better? GBO from SRCC or IRMA in terms of placement
sai: IRMA without doubt

ashu: sir does g.k of irma include only questions relationg to india or of international concerns?
bharat: Ashu, gk ques mostly relate to India

richa: sir TIME has provided mock IRMA papers for practise, approximately what score in issues of social concern should be considered as decent
sai: Around 15 marks in Reasoning; 20+ in QA; 20+ in VA-; and 15+ in Social Concern; Overall should be around 85+

ashok: can scanning through last years question paper help?
bharat: definitely yes!! It will orient yourself for the paper pattern... and also give you an overall idea... but don't expect the same questions!!!

ajay_kutty: hello sir,what was the marking scheme last year for irma
sai: 1 mark per right answer and negative of 0.25

svarsha: how many issues of yojana should be referred? Also if i wish to have january to august issues where can get these magazines? because the link for online archives for old magazines never works on their site. Also i could not get access to kurukshetra online
bharat: hmmm... mags from Feb onwards should help.

nikesh: sir what percent of the q-paper we need to attempt correctly to be in safer condition, can u please tell by section wise
sai: Get around 25+ marks to be safe

romesh: there is not a single test arrangement for irma at time then how i judge my performance for this test
sai: Write the OMET on IRMA. Cutoff last year was Reasoning-11marks; QA-18marks; VA-16marks; Social Concern-13marks; Overall - 76

kukuadventure: Kuldeep here.. i havent really prepared for the GK section.. I have IT experience of 3yrs and am from a rural background have helped mu dad in farming during school vacations.. DO i stand a chance in IRMA?
bharat: Kuldeep, you should clear cutoffs in the test... also, more than coming from a rural background, what matters is that you show aptitude and interest in rural management...

mans: sir, how wld u rate prm from xim??
kranthi: good institute.

yasmin: hello sir, what will be the sectional cut off for XIMB through irma test ?
sai: Reasoning-11marks; QA-15marks; English-14marks; GK-11marks; Overall-74marks for XIMB-RM program

sonia: do irma look 4 sectional cut offs???
sai: Yes......20 marks in QA; 20 in Reasoning; 16 in English; 15 in GK and 80 Overall

hunny: why is my question not answered ? Sir, i havet been a 99% getter in aimcats, but for the last 3 aimcats, i am saturating at 95-96 %.. wat to do...i scored around 64 marks in 903....help me wid this saturation part
sai: This chat is for discussion on IRMA and that is why your Q is not being answered!!

suv: Hi I am suv, from hyd...i have 1 yr work exp in Wipro..will it be fruitful for me to join IRMA
sai: YES....Avg Salary was around 6+ lacs

nitz: sir around how many student will be appearing for irma
sai: around 12000

ajay_kutty: sir,how much do you fancy the chances of irma throwing a surprise paper tis year .
sai: IRMA goes steady with their paper so we dont expect too many surprises

tewani: sir my educational background is not very good, so do they consider acadmics for shortlisting of student?
bharat: Acad performance does matter... b-schools look for guys with consistent acad performance over years.

ashu: sir for reasoning section in irma the t.i.m.e material is sufficientor do i need to do extra than that?
sai: More than sufficient

ajay_kutty: sir, when will students of mumbai receive the OMETS for irma
sai: Contact Mumbai office

sweetu: hi sir , is OBC reservation applicable for this institute
kranthi: no.

shubhra: Very qood evening... Is there any weblink which provides old IRMA papers...
kranthi: on the student home page of www.time4education.com

dddd: which mag for social concerns???
bharat: MBA Education & Careers, Yojana, and Kurukshetra

shri: sir i have a work experience of 20 months does IRMA give weightage to work Exp.
kranthi: it takes sponsored candidadates.relevant work experience may be looked at favourably at the time of interview.though there no official statement on it.

dlc81282: wat how u rate prm crse of irma as compared to ximb course in rural mngmt
sai: PRm of IRMA way ahead of XIMB

richa: Like IIMs do IRMA has to follow the increment in seat policy because of OBC quota?
sai: IRMA like all Govt institutes will implement it

ashu: sir from where we can have the last yrs irma paper . i am from delhi? does t.i.m.e provides it?
sai: The IRMA OMET is on the pattern of IRMA2007

ajay_kutty: sir, is there an weblink u know of from where we can get mock irma papers
sai: IRMA papers are copyright of IRMA. No one can host them!!

nikesh: sir can u pleast ley me know from where i can get previous year's irma q papers
kranthi: time issues omets on irma pattern. refer to them.

muc8b954: wht r the weightage for GD/PI
kranthi: gd 10 percent pi 40 percent.written 50 percent in irma.

deepu: we have some 120 questions on our website for irma. will the exam have qstns of same difficulty level? i have got some 40 qstns right
kranthi: the cutoff was 25 percent last year.

symonds: which is best- ABM from IIM or Rural management from IRMA
bharat: Obviously, the IIMs!!

anwar: Sir, what is the likely cut-off ( Overall & Sectional ) for XIMB's Rural Management Programme ?
kranthi: 37 percent oveall in the irma test.individual cutoff s reasoning 11 q.t. 15 english14 gk 14 for irma test ximb rural.XAT it is 70 percentile.q 45 e50 reason 42 pecentiles in XAT.

symonds: if one completes rural management from irma, will he be eligible to work only in rural sectors or any oppurtunities in the corporate sector
kranthi: more than 50 percent of irma graduates are in corporate sector.

ashish: where all these people are getting mock irma papers????is it provided by time????
sai: Yes they were. Please check your OMETs

subash: IS THERE NEG MARK?WHAT IS THE MIN MARK IN IT TO SCORE TO GET CAL FROM XIMB( NO. OF SEATS ? ). IS IT ASK CURENT ISU ALSO?THEN WHAT PER. OF GK QS?WHAT DIF TIME SUD B GIVEN TO EACH SECTION?
sai: Already answered. Check Transcript

dlc81282: im a physiotherapist is rural mngmt good 4 me
kranthi: depends on ur career goals. welcome to discuss with us.

richa: do they give weightage to graduation and 10th 12th percentage , during interview process
kranthi: not mentioned in their disclosure but good marks might help lack of them may not harm.

sri: Bharat Sir, do we(TIME students) expect some more stuff in the coming week for IRMA.
bharat: yes... you will have a session on GK soon.

dlc81282: wht r the sectrs wr rural mngmt is absorbed
sai: All sectors but predominantly into Marketing

anu: will anyone give me the answer of my questions??
kranthi: 3 of us.

deepu: for reasoning questions is the study material enough?
kranthi: ADDITIONAL SOURCE OF PRACTICE WOULD BE bank po and clerical papers and rs aggarwal reasoning.

symonds: still i haven't prepared anything for GD section..in wat way to proceed for gd from now...i think i have a glimmer of hope...please tell me sir
sai: Check transcript.

ajay_kutty: sir, how many seats are der 4 the prm programme in irma
sai: 95 seats

deepu: sir ,are the cut ofs same for prm and fprm programmes?
kranthi: no.

acmerit: sir plz tell me that to cut d cut off in each sec wat no of ques do we answer
sai: Please check the transcript of the chat

deepu: what all institutes shall i apply with irma scores?
sai: IRMA and XIMB-Rural Mgmt

muc8b954: which r the placement companies
sai: Check the IRMA website for the list of companies

hunny: @BHAARAAAT .. PLS ANSWER Sir, i havet been a 99% getter in aimcats, but for the last 3 aimcats, i am saturating at 95-96 %.. wat to do...i scored around 64 marks in 903....help me wid this saturation part
bharat: Hunny, where r u facing difficulty? I would suggest that you meet with a faculty member at your TIME centre... a face-to-face session will help your doubts and also fine-tune your performance.

ajay_kutty: sir, how many seats are der 4 the prm programme in irma
sai: 95

anu: sir wot is the last date of the sale of irma's admission form?
sai: Its long over.....Currently Hall Tickets are being dispatched to the candidates!!

peter: HELLO SIR I AM A FASHION DESIGNER. DOES RURAL MANAGEMENT SUITS ME
kranthi: looks out of sync.u can discuss

abhinav: IIFT question GK would be from GATT
bharat: what is GATT?

deepu: what chapters are important for quant section?
sai: All arithmetic topics are important

kukuadventure: bharat.. sai Kranthi.... whr can one get the mags Yojana and Kurukshetra from..?
bharat: newsstands... any newspaper stall