mayank : SIBM PUNE VS NMIMS MUMBAI FOR FINANCE
thomas : nmims mumbai would be better.

gagan : AT AIMCATS SCORE NEAR ABOUT 75.. WHICH CATEGORY COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY FOR
thomas : you should look at colleges where the cutoff is in the range of 85 to 90.NIT T, TAPMI, LBSIM,BIM etc.

ab : I HAVE COMPLT
asim : Please resend your complete question.

mayank : AIMCAT 1606 76%ILE. SHOULD I NOW AIM FOR CAT 2016 NOW ?
thomas : do not give up hope you can still get more than 90 percentile.

chaks : SIR...I AM LEFT WITH CAT PREVIOUS YEAR PAPERS,AIMCATS,OSTS...WHICH TWO OF THEM TO CHOOSE?
amitpoddar : U can go through some of the past yrs' papers.Focus more on the AIMCATs and analysis.Work more on ur weak areas..

saurabhks : HELLO FACULTIES, IIM A JUST RELEASED THE CAT MOCK EXAM. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS REGARDING THE SAME.
rajeshsaraf : Most of these qs are from the earlier years..let us not read too much into the same except that there will be MCQs as well as FIBs

saumya : WILL WE GET PERCENTILE RESULT FOR AIMSNAP? WHEN WILL IT BE OUT?
amitpoddar : yes u will get it.

bharat28 : IS THERE ANY OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM CAT ADMIN , THAT THE ACTUAL EXAM WOULD START WITH VA >>LR>>QUANT.
asim : Yes, check the sample mock test.

mayank : OFFICIAL MOCK HAS 24 QS ON RCS IS IT THE PATTERN FOR CAT 2015 ?
rajeshsaraf : That does not necessarily imply that in actual CAT, the same nunber of qs (in RC) will appear. READ THE INSTRUCTIONS

jay : SIR PLEASE SUGGEST TOP TWO COLLEGES OUT OF THE FOLLOWING FOR FINANCE: XIMB, DFS, DSE, IIT-D, IMT, IMI...CANT APPLY TO ALL DUE TO FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS. AVG AIMCAT PERCENTILE-92, GOOD ACADS AND GENERAL CATEGORY.
thomas : IMI,XIMB.

cat2015 : WHAT SHOULD BE THE LAST 30DAYS PLAN FOR CAT?
rajeshsaraf : Revise, revise and revise. Solve as many types of qs from various sources like AIMCATs, online sectional tests

mayank : SIBM PUNE AVERAGE PLACEMENTS ?
thomas : the placements are pretty good. the avg salary would be around 12-13 lakhs.

jay : SIR IS 0 ALWAYS CONSIDERED AN INTEGER? CONFUSED.
rajeshsaraf : 0 is an integer. It is NON negative as well as NON positive. ALSO IT is a whole number as well as an even number

kowsalya : GOOD EVE. HOW WOULD YOU RATE THESE PERCENTILES - 76 AND 81 IN THESE TWO AIMCATS? WAT COLLEGES CAN I LOOK AT? I BELONG TO OBC.
thomas : you can expect around 85-90 in cat for the same level of performance.you can apply to A grade colleges in our list.

mayank : MDI GURGAON CUTOFF FOR PGPM ?
thomas : should be around 96 percentile.

cat2015 : WAS AIMCAT 1605 VERY TOUGH...I WAS FACING DIFFICULTY IN VA AND LR
prakashrajput : It reflects one possible scenario in CAT. Take it in stride.

shobhit : SIR.. I AM GETTING AROUND 85-90 PERCENTILE .. LAST 1 MONTH LEFT.. REVISION PLANS SPECIFIC TO SECTION - VA/RC ???
satyaprakash : Begin by analysing your performance in the VA section. Focus on each question. If you answered a question correctly, it should have been for the right reason. If you didn't attempt a question, why didn't you? And figure out the reason for an incorrect answer. Once you have a fair idea of these, take corrective measures. All the best!

jay : SIR MY 1605 PERCENTILE IS ONLY 82. AND 1606 IS AROUND 92. I CANT UNDERSTAND WHY SUCH A HUGE VARIATION? AND WHICH COLLEGES TO APPLY AS PER THESE RESULTS...
amitpoddar : analyse these papers and find out the areas where u made mistakes...u can apply to imt,imi,fore,kj somaya,tapmi,fore,mdi

nitu : HELLO SIR I AM NC_OBC .10TH -87% , 12TH -86% , ENGINEERING -75%, 1.5 YEAR EXP IN MNC . SO WHAT PERCENTILE I WILL NEED FOR OLDER AND NEWER IIM'S IN CAT AND FOR SJMSOM.
amitpoddar : around 80%ile for newer IIMs..

janu22 : I HAVE PURCHASED MANORAMA YEARBOOK FOR PREPARING GK. WHAT SHOULD I READ IN IT? PLEASE ADVICE
asim : In Manorama Year Book and CSR, please focus on the following chapters. · Who is who · What is what · Science scan · Human body · Computers · Landmarks of history · The Universe

mayank : I M STRUGGLING IN QUANT .I ATTEMPT ARND 20 - 22 QS WITH 80% ACCURACY.AVG SCORE IS 52 - 55
rajeshsaraf : Accuracy rate has to be improved. ANALYZE WHERE YOU ARE GOING WRONG. Pls note that the error could also be in the form of picking up a wrong qs and leaving out a qs which should have been attempted

megha : SIR, IN MY RECENT MOCK CAT I FOUND MY VA HASN'T IMPROVED CAN YOU SUGGEST ME THE LAST MONTH PREPARATION FOR VA
prakashrajput : There may be several things to consider: your percentile could be down because the VA section was generally difficult. you should practice CR, Verbal Ability and read a book or two for the RC.

kowsalya : WHAT IS THE PERCENTILE REQUIREMENT AT IIT-M FOR AN OBC CANDIDATE?
asim : To be safe aim at 85+ percentile

mayank : FOR GK I M USING MBA MAGAZINE OF TIEM + ONLINE COURSE OF GK + SM1001611 .WILL IT SUFFICE.
prakashrajput : Should be good.

mayank : DOES COMPUTER AWARNESS COME IN GK ?
prakashrajput : no

janu22 : IS SAMPLE CAT 2015 AVAILABLE ON SHP?
thomas : NO. u have to go to the CAT SITE.

jay : SHOULD WE ATTEMPT THE SAMPLE MOCK IN TEST LIKE CONDITIONS?
thomas : MOST OF THE QNS ARE OLD CAT QNS. SO YOU WOULD BE FAMILIAR WITH THEM.

ballu_7 : 24 RC QUESTIONS IN MOCK CAT? I AM NOT TOO GOOD WITH THE RCS.
satyaprakash : You have a month's time to be prepare. Begin pronto!

abstruse : SIR IS THE CAT MOCK TEST PUT UP BY ALREADY?
amitpoddar : yes. https://www.digialm.com/OnlineAssessment/index.html?756@@M4# .

ab : I ALWAYS GET EXACTLY 50% ACCURACY IN RC WHETHER ITS AIMCAT OR PRACTICE SHEET AT HOME. WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AS IAM MORE RELIABLE ON RC?
prakashrajput : Practice CR. Identify question types: Direct or Inferential.

jay : THOMAS SIR....COULD YOU PLEASE PLEASE GIVE REASONING BEHIND WHY IMI AND XIMB? PLEASE SIR. THANKS.
thomas : you said your percentile is around 90. so i have selected the schools with best placements and cutoff would be around 90. IITD cutoff would be much higher.

an : SIR I HAVE GOT MY MAT SCORE 754.5 WITH A PERCENTILE OF 98.27. INTERESTED IN TAPMI HOSP MANAGEMENT AND AM A DOCTOR. HOWS MY SCOPE ? AND HOW GOOD WILL BE MY CAT SCORE BASED ON THIS
amitpoddar : TApmi is a good brand for PGDM.Talk to some seniors of hospital mgmt.MAT is comparatively an easier exam so nothing exactly can be said about ur CAT scores....Ur MAT score is really goo,though...

mayank : I REGISTERED ON DAY 1 OF CAT. STILL I HAVE NOT BEEN ALLOTED ANY OF THE 4 PREFERNECES. WHAT SHOULD I DO ?
satyaprakash : Unfortunately, you cannot do anything.

abstruse : AIMCAT 1617 LR IN Q IT SAYS IF HE VISITS CITY C, HE CANNOT VISIT CITY F; DOES IT MEAN IF HE VISITS CITY F, HE CAN VISIT CITY C?
prakashrajput : Yes. He can not.

aster : HOW CLOSE SHALL BE THE DIFFICULTY LEVEL AND TYPE OF QUESTIONS WILL BE OF THE ACTUAL CAT TO THE MOCK CAT GIVEN ON THE WEBSITE NOW?
thomas : nothing can be said anything about the difficulty level. the type of qns should be the same.

naumi : IF I AM GETTING 100 MARKS IN AIMCATS THEN WHAT PERCENTILE SHOUL I EXPECT IN CAT ?
krishnapratap : between 85 -90

abstruse : WHAT IS MEANT BY A "RANDOM" IN BINARY LOGIC? A PERSON WHO SAYS TTF OR FFT OR TFF OR FTT IN A 3 STATEMENT CONVERSATION? (F BEING FALSE; T BEING TRUE)) CAN IT ALSO BE TTT OR FFF OR TFT OR FTF.
govindrajan : It is defined in the question. A random may make a true statement at any point of time, similarly a false statement at any point of time. If a person makes three consecutive true statements, we cannot jump to a conclusion that the person is a truth teller. That person can also be a random. Similarly three consecutive statements could be that of a liar or a random. We need to check both the cases.

cj94 : HOW DO THE CURRENT AIMCATS COMPARE TO ACTUAL CAT? CAN WE EXPECT A SIMILAR DIFFICULTY PATTERN FOR DILR?
prakashrajput : No one can say for sure. It is one possible scenario. We present various possible difficulty levels through the Mocks.

aster : I AM GETTING AROUND 100 MARKS IN AIMCATS, GETTING GOOD MARKS IN MATHS AND LR BUT FACING PROBLEMS IN DI AND VA, WHAT CAN I DO TO MAXIMIZE MY LEARNING IN THE REMAINING PERIOD, GIVING CAT SECOND TIME SCORED 94.20 PERCENTILE IN 2014
cherian : do more practice sets and review previous aimcat papers

sun5870 : SIR IN 1506 I GOT 88 % IN 1505 I GOT 75% WHAT SHOULD I UNDERSTAND WITH THIS CHANGE
prakashrajput : Look at your section wise performance as well. Try and be more consistent.

an : SIR I HAVE GOT MY MAT SCORE 754.5 WITH A PERCENTILE OF 98.27. INTERESTED IN TAPMI HOSP MANAGEMENT AND AM A DOCTOR. HOWS MY SCOPE ? AND HOW GOOD WILL BE MY CAT SCORE BASED ON THIS MAT SCORE ( CAT- SC), 10TH- 90(CBSE) 12TH- 80(CBSE) MBBS-60
cherian : you cant extrapolate a CAT score from a MAT score. a better vet would be your aimcat performance.hospital management is a good option.You can also consider TISS for Hospital management.

adi : SIR IN AIMCAT VA IVE BEEN SCORING IN 20'S LATELY WHERE AS IN SIMCATS IALWAYS SCORE ABOVE 50'S. I FIND THAT WHILE AIMCATS IS PREPARING ME FOR THE WORST THAT MARKS ARE VERY DISCOURAGING. SO SHOULD KEEP MY TEMPO HIGH OR AIM REASONABLY AS PER AIMCAT SCORES.PLS HELP
prakashrajput : Try and strike a balance. Improve your performance. Try and project what best you may do in the CAT on the basis of the current level of performance and what you can do in the available time.

nikita : GOOD EVENING FACULTIES..MY HIGHEST AIMCAT SCORE TILL NOW IS 96 BUT IN THE LAST AIMCAT IT CAME DOWN TO 76. IS THAT A SIGN OF WORRY AND WHICH COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY FOR IF THE RANGE OF PERCENTILE IS IN BETWEEN 80 TO 96??
amitpoddar : find out the reasons behind ur low scores...what type of questions u got wrong..Analyse the AIMCAT carefully...u can apply to xim b,imi,mdi,sp jain,imt,kj somaya,tapmi

abstruse : CAN SOMEONE HELP ME WITH WHERE EXACTLY THE CAT MOCK IS IN THE SITE IIMCAT.AC.IN
asim : https://www.digialm.com/OnlineAssessment/index.html?756@@M4

mayank : OUT OF 102 MARKS IN QUANT HOW MUCH SHOULD I SCORE ?
prakashrajput : Try and do as well as you can.

mayank : AIMCAT 1606 EQUAL TO CAT 2015?
asim : My dear, nobody can predict exactly how CAT 2015 would be, but if you have taken all the AIMCATs and have been working with T.I.M.E. material and have attended the classes regularly then you will surely do well on Nov 29, Best of luck.

cj94 : MY 1606 PERCENTILE WAS AROUND 98.5 AND 1605 PERCENTILE WAS 99.45. WHAT PERCENTILE CAN I EXPECT IN CAT?
satyaprakash : If you perform in the same manner, I see no reason why you shouldn't be in the high 99+ %ile. All the very best of luck to you!

ballu_7 : AIM-NMATS ARE NOT AT PAR WITH THE ACTUAL NMAT. PLEASE UPLOAD SOME MORE MOCKS FOR RETAKERS.
thomas : you will have 15 tests in total.one will be uploaded every week.

abstruse : @PRAKASH RAJPUT SIR : JUST TO GET CLARITY ON THE POINT, GIVEN IF HE VISITS C HE CANNOT VISIT F, WHY IS IT THAT IF HE VISITS F HE CANT VISIT C?
prakashrajput : At the end of the day, he will have visited both cities, no. If the sequence is not important then its only the pair that matters.

kiran810 : I GAVE A MISSED AIMCAT-1622 AND THE PATTERN WAS AS PER NEW PATTERN WHILE THE CUT OFFS GIVEN IN RESULTS SECTION FOR THIS AIMCAT IS AS PER THE PREVIOUS PATTERN. I SCORED 139 OVERALL BUT I AM NOT ABLE TO JUDGE THIS SCORE. PLEASE TELL ME AROUND WHAT PERCENTILE WILL IT RANGE?
krishnapratap : 97 +

janu22 : @ASIM: THANK U SIR :)
asim : Welcome.

: HOW MUCH SCORE IS REQUIRED FOR 95+ PERCENTILE IN CAT EXAM?
thomas : it will depend on the exam this year. generally if you score more than half the maximum marks you should cross 95 percentile.

s : THE CAT MOCK TEST ON THE WEBSITE CAN BE TAKEN AS MANY TIMES AS WE WANT OR JUST ONCE?
prakashrajput : just once.

sas : HELLO FACULTIES,MY AIMCATS SCORES ARE AROUND 75-80%ILE.HOW MUCH MINIMUM %ILE ARE REQUIRED TO GET A CALL FROM IIMS/IITS?SC CATEGORY.
thomas : you should get calls from most of the IIMs. 85 should be good enough for most colleges.

jay : SIR THE CALCULATOR IN THE MOCK IS PRETTY ADVANCED, ON THE BASIS OF THIS WHICH CHAPTERS CAN WE AFFORD TO NOW PUT LESS FOCUS ON?
prakashrajput : A calci in itself doesn't do anything. You need to prepare in each area.

megha : DOES LOW PERCENTILE IN AIMCATS MEAN LOW PERCENTILE IN CAT?
amitpoddar : not always...u still have 30 days...work hard...all the best

saurabh : SIR, I AM REVISING DAILY MY CONCEPTS OF QUANT & D.I ALSO PRACTICING ON VERBAL. MOREOVER ANALYSING SOLVED AIMCATS BUT SCORE IS NOT INCREASING ABOVE 60 OR 65. PLEASE I AM NOT ABLE TO FIGURE OUTWHERE THE PROBLEM IS? PLEASE HELP .
rajeshsaraf : Speed factor could be one of the reasons..

cj94 : IF I'M 79.3% IN BTECH, 86% IN 12TH AND 96% IN 10TH, AT WHAT PERCENTILE CAN I EXPECT A CALL FROM IIMA?
krishnapratap : if u r general category then not below 99

sun5870 : MY PERCENTILES ARE VERY RANDOM SOMETIMES THEY TOUCH 92 AND SOMETIMES THEY ARE IN 50S CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ANYONE PLEASE HELP ME OUT
asim : Analyze your performance in the AIMCATs, identify areas/chapters that are troubling you and take corrective action

shrishti : GOOD EVENG FACULTIES, MY QUESTION IS IF IN A QUESTION THERE ARE BOTH OPTIONS AS CANNOT BE DETERMINED AND DATA INSUFFICIENT THN WHICH ONE TO MARK AS THE ANSWER AS IT APPEARED IN ONE OF THE AIMCATS.
prakashrajput : Data Insufficient.

naumi : WHAT SHOULD BE THE CORRECT ATTEMPTS IN CAT 2015 TO SCORE ABOVE 95 PERCENTILE?
govindrajan : That cannot be assessed, as the percentiles depend on the difficulty level of the test. If the test is tough the scores would be low if it is easy the scores would be high.

amit53 : SIR...MY AIMCAT SCORES VARY FROM 39 TO 88...DO I HAVE ANY CHANCE OF GETTING INTO ANY IIM??
thomas : looks tough if you are a gen category student. if you can get 90+ in aimcats you have a pretty good chance.

kiran810 : @KRISHNAPRATAP? ARE YOU SERIOUS? I SCORED 65 PERCENTILE IN AIMCAT-1606!!
krishnapratap : was that actual score or scaled score

abcd2 : SIR, I GET AIMCAT PERCENTILES BETWEEN 92-97. AT THIS POINT WHAT PERCENTILE CAN I EXPECT IN CAT 2015.
prakashrajput : 98+

ss : HI SIR, IN QUESTION TYPES, "SELECT ALL THAT APPLY" WILL THERE BE NEGATIVE MARKING?
thomas : NO.

mac : SIR,I NEVER ATTENDED ANY RC'S IN ANY OF THE MOCKS. I GAVE AROUND 15 MOCKS AND NEVER READ ANY OF THE RC'S BUT BY USING THE VALUABLE 60 MIN IN REM 18 QUE I HAVE SCORED AROUND 70%ILE. I'M GOING IN A CRCT WAY OR DO I NEED TO ATTEND RC'S?
prakashrajput : you will be left with time. Try and do as many RCs as possible.

adi : SIR, NOW THAT ONLY 30 DAYS ARE LEFT, I AM SOLVING ALL THE AIMCATS AND REVISING FORMULAS FROM STUDY MATERIAL. ASSUMING THAT QUANT LEVEL IS BASIC TO MODERATE IF NOT TOUGH, WILL THIS STRATEGY SUFFICE ATLEAST ON THE KNOWLEDGE END?
govindrajan : Beside revising formulae, try to understand the basic concepts involved behind these formulae.

abcd2 : SIR MY ACAD RECORDS ARE: 10TH-92.4, 12TH-94.3. GRAD-73.4, PURSUING BBA AND CURRENTLY IN 3RD YEAR. GEN CATEGORY. WHAT PERCENTILE IS NEEDED IN CAT 2015 TO GET CALLS FROM IIM A B C
satyaprakash : Aim for a 99+ %ile so that you have a good shot at being shortlisted.

ss : IN 1606 I SCORED 88 PERCENTILE, IN 1605 70, PREVIOUSLY I USED TO SCORE CONSISTENTLY AROUND 90-95. COULD YOU PLEASE SUGGEST IF ITS BECAUSE THE PAPER DIFFICULTY HAS GONE UP OR BECAUSE LESS STUDENTS ARE APPEARING FOR AIMCAT, OR SOME PROBLEM IN MY PREPARATION.
rajeshsaraf : If the paper is difficult, then it would be diff for everyone..Percentile takes care of the same. What you would have to do is to do some introspection and figure out what might have gone wrong.. But the most important point as of now is to ensure that you concentrate well on the subsequent ones

mayank : I GAVE AIMCAT 1619 IN MISSED AIMCATS.WHAT %ILE CAN I EXPECT AT 97 RAW SCORE
thomas : 97 seems pretty low. to get a correct figure,please look at the toppers page.

geet : SIR I BELONG TO SC CATEGORY AND I GET AROUND 50% IN AIMCATS WATS D PROBABILITY OF GETTING IIMS SIR??
amitpoddar : u need around 70%ile for new IIMs

shobhit : SIR.. MY CONCENTRATION LEVEL DECREASES CONSIDERABLY WHILE GOING TILL THE THIRD SECTION ..( I REALIZED ON SOLVING THE PAPER SEPARATELY THE PAPER SEEMS EASY, BUT AT THE MOMENT OF EXAM, NOT ABLE TO CONCENTRATE FULLY. ) ANY SUGGESTIONS PLS ??? AS IN SECTIONALS MY SCORE IS IN GOOD TO EXCELLENT RANGE BUT IN AIMCATS ( JUST AROUND 85-90%TILE) ANY SUGGESTIONS??
govindrajan : You are doing just fine. Don't let the exam pressure get better of you. Pay attention on accuracy, even if the number of attempts come down by a couple of questions. I repeat, you are doing fine, believe in yourself.

amit53 : SIR..WHAT IS THE TOTAL NO. OF SEATS CONSIDERING ALL THE IIMS??
asim : Around 4500

kiran810 : @KRISHNAPRATAP : 139 WAS ACTUAL SCORE (51 CORRECT AND 20 WRONG) IN AIMCAT-1622
krishnapratap : ANY SCORE ABOVE 130 DOES CROSSES 95

pawankalyanfan : SIR NIBM CUT AND AVERAGE PACKAGE PLZ IS IT WORTH
amitpoddar : around 75-80%ile....it is a specialised course on bank mgmt

cj94 : IF I'M 79.3% IN BTECH, 86% IN 12TH AND 96% IN 10TH, AT WHAT PERCENTILE CAN I EXPECT A CALL FROM IIMA? HOW MANY PERCENTILE POINTS ABOVE 99?
thomas : a score sround 99.3 should get you a call.

aster : WHAT WOULD THE SCORE, WITHIN THE RANGE OF 85-100 TRANSLATE INTO IN THE ACTUAL CAT?
amitpoddar : cannot be exactly said before the exam.....but somewhere around 80-95%ile..

mayuri : HOW SHOULD THE QUESTIONS IN RC BE ANALYSED?
prakashrajput : identify the types of RCs you are comfortable with, the kind of questions - direct or inferential, strategy - passage first or questions first and then passage, etc.

geet : SIR IN THE AIMCAT 1605 WAS D VERBALREALLY DIFFICULT ???
prakashrajput : yes

at : SIR, IN VA I ALWAYS LOSE MARKS BECAUSE OF GRAMMAR.... MY RCS ARE PRETTY GOOD...I'M NOT IMPROVING IN GRAMMAR EVEN AFTER MUCH PRACTICE......SHOULD I FOCUS MORE ON RCS....
prakashrajput : Both can be done, no!

ss : HI SIR, 1 YEAR PROGRAMME FROM GREAT LAKES-PGPM IS NOT MENTIONED IN TIME LIST OF TOP COLLEGES. COULD YOU PLEASE TELL WHY...? I HAVE 4.5 YRS OF EXPERIENCE AND I AM CONFUSED WHETHER TO APPLY.
amitpoddar : it is an executive programme that's why we have not ranked it.Look for the top 30 colleges if u already have 4.5 yrs of work ex,.,.,.,.,ISB,sp jain,mdi,fms,iift,etc,.,.

mayank : @THOMAS SIR CUTOFF IS 103. I CORED 97
thomas : if the cutoff is at 97 percentile(103), u should be around 95 percentile. but the fact that most students just started preperation that time means for the same paper the cutoff would be around 115 if it is conducted now.

shrishti : PLEASE HELP WITH THE CONCEPT OF PERCINTLE-A PERSON WITH LOW SCORE AND BETTER ACCURACY GETS MORE OR A PERSON WITH MORE SCORE BUT NOT GOOD ACCURACY ??
cherian : accuracy has a premium when there is heavy normalization. For this CAT where there are just two slots, there may not be normalization like seen in 2013. But its anybody's guess. If the paper is difficult, go for accuracy

cataspirant2015 : I CANT KEEP MY FOCUS UNTIL THE LAST SECTION WHAT SHOULD I DO TO KEEP FOCUS TILL THE LAST MOMENT...I AM OUT OF SOLUTIONS...THANKS
govindrajan : Take a little break after every 4 or 5 questions, by keeping your eyes closed for half a minute or so. This way you will be able perform better.

abstruse : SIR DO THE MCQS CARRY NEGATIVE MARKING?
krishnapratap : YES . BUT NON MCQS DONT

t17 : WHAT SHOULD BE OUR SCORES IN AIMCATS NOW TO BE SURE OF GETTING THROUGH ANY GOOOD IIMS OR TOP 10 CLG
cherian : 98+ would be a good bet.

aster : SO WHAT SCORE SHOULD I TARGET TO GET AT LEAST 98+...
thomas : it will vary according to the difficulty level of the exam. in lat years CAT a score of 60 out of 100 would have got you 98 percentile.

akaankshaa : DOES THE PRESENCE OF A SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR CHANGE THE KIND OF QUESTIONS EXPECTED?
thomas : no. the type of qns is expected to be the same as you have students from diverse backgrounds.

sas : THANK YOU THOMAS SIR.
thomas : you are welcome.

ac : SIR AS ONLY 30 DAYS ARE REMAINING FOR CAT,WHAT SHOULD BE THE APPROACH....TAKING MORE MOCKS OR CONCENTRATE MORE ON REVISION
krishnapratap : A COMBINATION OF BOTH WILL BE EFFECTIVE . BUT MORE FOCUS SHOULD BE TOWARDS BASICS

geet : SIR I GET 50-60% BELONGING TO SC CATEGORY WAT ARE THE B SCHOOLS I CAN APPLY FOR ?
asim : You may apply to the following B-schools FMS,IIFT,NITIE,TISS Mumbai (MA In HRM and LR program ),IITs(All 6 of them),NIT-Trichy,DFS New Delhi, DSE New Delhi ,BIM-TRICHY,BHU-FMS,IIFM-BHOPAL,HCU-HYD,PCU-PONDICHERRY,SIBM-PUNE,SCMHRD,SIIB,SIBM-BANGALORE,SITM-PUNE. Take atleast CAT,SNAP,IIFT and TISS NET exams. Please check the eligibility requirement at the above B-schools before applying to them.Best wishes.

jay : SIR I AM LEFT WITH FUNCTIONS-GRAPHS, LOGS-INDICES, QUADS-INEQUALITIES....WILL IT BE SUFFICIENT IF I ONLY DO CR, A AND B EXERCISES OF THESE CHAPTERS?
prakashrajput : Do at least this much and then see if you can do more. The second lot SM should help as well.

shrishti : WHAT SHOULD BE THE IDEAL SCORE FOR 05 AND 06 ??
thomas : there is nothing like an ideal score. anything above 99 percentile is very good.

slayer : MINE SPEED IS TREMENDOUSLY LOW..I THNK I HAVE GOOD CONCEPTS BT I AM NT ABLE TO SCORE MUCH..SPECIALLY IN VA N RC
prakashrajput : the usual: identify the easier questions, know when to leave a Q, know topics you are more/not comfortable with.

mayank : HOW MANY AIMSNAPS WILL WE GET?
govindrajan : Four, 2 All India and 2 take home, if you are a CAT class room student.

sid : IF I GET 90 PERCENTILES IN EACH SECTION WHAT WOULD YOUR GUESS BE OF MY OVERALL PERCENTILES?
thomas : 95-97 overall.

amit53 : SIR IS PGDBM SAME AS GENERAL MBA??
cherian : diplomas are offered by autonomous institutes while MBAs are given by universities. what matters is the reputation of the institute you study in.

kiran810 : @KRISHNAPRATAP: OK THANK YOU SO MUCH SIR! AFTER AIMCAT-1606 I WAS DEMOTIVATED AND WAS THINKING OF QUITTING BUT TODAY I HAVE GOT BACK MY DETERMINATION FOR CAT!
krishnapratap : YA GIVE UR BEST TILL THE LAST MOMENT

mayank : HOW MANY MAHCET ARE THERE FOR PRACTICE?
govindrajan : Two if you are a CAT Class room student.

ss : WHAT IS CAREER AND GROWTH PROSPECTS IN RURAL MANAGEMENT? IS THE PROGRAMME FROM IRMA WORTH IT?
krishnapratap : OFF COURSE IRMA IS A TRUSTED BRAND

naumi : CAN A GENERAL CATEGORY AVERAGE IN STUDYING STUDENT WITH NO WORK EXPERIENCE MAKE INTO THE IIMS IF HE SCORES 90 PERCENTILE?
cherian : may be the newest IIMs , but that would be a stretch

abstruse : SIR GOING BY THE CALCULATOR PROVIDED IN THE CAT MOCK (SCIENTIFIC) DOES IT SHED ON THE TYPE/ COMPLEXITY OF THE QUESTIONS WHICH COULD BE ASKED? (COMPARED TO A BASIC CALCULATOR)
rajeshsaraf : Well, just about anything is possible. You may have a question on triangle where one of the angles might be 50 degrees and you may have to find some other parameters like sides...for that You would have to calculate Sin 50 etc.. Also inorder to find number of digits in 7^200, you would be requiring the value of log7.. so its good a more comprehensive calci is provided

mac : SIR, TO GET CALLS FROM AAA, AA AND A CATEGORY COLLEGES IN NC-OBC WHAT IS THE MINIMUM PERCENTILE REQ?
prakashrajput : try and do as well as you can and leave the rest to god. A score above 80 percentile should be good.

hi : IN MOCK CAT IN CAT WEBSITE ALL VA QUESTIONS ARE NON-MCQ...WIL IT B SAME IN CAT???
thomas : very very unlikely.

cj94 : WHILE GIVING MISSED AIMCATS (ESPECIALLY FROM 1620-1625), HOW DOES CONCLUDE WHERE ONE'S PERCENTILE MIGHT BE?
amitpoddar : u can compare with students who have given the test...

abstruse : @KRISHNAPRATAP SIR: BUT IN A PREVIOUSLY ANSWERED QUESTION BY THOMAS SIR (OF SS), HE SAID THAT THE QUESTIONS OF THE FORM SELECT ALL THAT APPLY DO NOT CARRY NEGATIVE MARKS.. PLS CLARIFY.
krishnapratap : YA THAT IS CORRECT BUT THERE IS NO CONFIRMATION THAT SUCH QUESTIONS WILL COME IN CAT . ONLY NON MCQS HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED

: HOW MUCH SCORE IS REQUIRED FOR 97+ PERCENTILE IN CAT EXAM (VARIES FROM - TO - )?
amitpoddar : 90-140.....depends on the paper whether it is easy or tough.....so no preconceived notions.....go and give ur best in the exam,.,.,.

cj94 : WHAT RANKS/PERCENTILE IN AIMCAT IS A GOOD BET FOR SCORING ABOVE 99.5%ILE IN CAT?
thomas : if you consistently score above 98 in aimcats, you should have a good chance of scoring more around 99.5 in cat.

ballu_7 : CAN WE EXPECT A SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR IN AIMCAT 1604 GIVEN THAT OFFICIAL MOCK HAS A SCIENTIFIC CALC? AND WHAT SHOULD BE THE STRATEGY NOW? DOES IT MEAN THE QUESTIONS ARE GOING TO BE INSANELY TOUGH?
rajeshsaraf : The more you think on these lines, the more you will be deviating from your goal of cracking CAT. The whole idea is to learn how to adapt to the changing scenario.. Pls note they will NOT be qs on Calculus, Vectors, Differential eqns, Laplace transform etc :) So enjoy...

cj94 : WHAT RANKS/PERCENTILE IN AIMCAT IS A GOOD BET FOR SCORING ABOVE 99.5%ILE IN CAT?
krishnapratap : 97 PLUS

amit53 : SORRY SIR..I WANTED TO ASK ARE PGDBM AND PGDM SAME??
cherian : yep. merely nomenclatures.

ashu : THE CAT OFFICIAL MOCK..HOW CLOSE WILL IT BE TO THE REAL CAT 2015?
amitpoddar : nothing can be said right now.,.,.,.plus-minus 20% of the difficulty level,.,..

vendetta : AIMCAT PERCENTILE BETWEEN 88-96%ILE. 10TH-92.2%, 12TH- 78.4%, BTECH FROM IIT- 5.7 CGPA. I BELONG TO SC CATEGORY. DO I HAVE A CHANCE TO GET INTO IIM A,B,C,L,FMS. WHAT %ILE SHOULD I GET FOR IIM A AND C.
thomas : you should get a call at less than 90 percentile.you have a very good chance based on your aimcat scores.

abhi14 : HI SIR, THE MOCK ON CAT WEBSITE HAS ALMOST 24 RC QUS. IS IT LIKELY TO BE THE PATTERN OF ACTUAL CAT?
rajeshsaraf : Need not be.. That is not, necessarily, a reflection of the actual break up of qs topic wise in CAT

bose : SIR SITM OR SYMBIOSIS INSTITUTE OF BANKING MANGEMENT WHICH ONE IS WORTHY?
cherian : A specialized MBA may not always be good because if that sector faces recession, you will have a tough time finding a job.Better would be a plain vanilla specialization like finance or marketing.

ac : SINCE ADVANCED CALCI IS PROVIDED,SHOULD WE EXPECT A TOUGHER DI SECTION,WHERE COMPLEX CALCULATIONS ARE NECESSARY
rajeshsaraf : Calculations have to be performed towards the end..The first stage is to unravel the concept part of the question. This is where the max amount of time gets consumed..

pawankalyanfan : SIR FOR SCORING 80%ILE IN CAT HOW MUCH SHOULD WE SCORE IN AIMCATS PLZ REPLY
krishnapratap : ANT THING ABOVE 74

amit53 : WITH A RANK OF 2396 IN AIMCATS..IS IIM POSSIBLE FOR ME??I M A GENERAL
krishnapratap : U NEED TO SCORE IN TOP 500

vendetta : @THOMAS SIR, WHAT MINIMUM %ILE WOULD I NEED FOR IIMA, C, L?
thomas : since you have reservation ,85 should get you most of the calls.

p : I FEEL THAT LAST 2-3 AIMCATS ARE REALLY TOUGH. IS IT SO??
amitpoddar : it is not that the whole paper is tough.Some section can be very tough and some easy.U can easily conclude this by looking at the cut offs of different sections.,..,

js1235 : HI SIR,IN THE MOCK TEST UPLOADED ON THE CAT WEBSITE THEY HAVE PROVIDED A CALCULATOR WITH ADVANCED FEATURES SO DOES THAT MEAN QUANT WILL BE TOUGH THIS TIME?
thomas : not necessary. you have students from non engineering background writing the exam and IIMS have expressed their desire to have more non engineers in their batches.

p : PREPARATION PLAN FOR DI/LR AND VERBAL FOR LAST 1 MONTH??
cherian : relook at all the previous aimcats and past papers available with you.

vendetta : THANK YOU SIR @THOMASSIR
thomas : you are welcome.

ripudaman : IS THE DIFFICULTY OF AIMCATS AND CAT IDENTICAL.....
amitpoddar : more or less.....if the paper is tough the cut offs will be high and if easy then the cut offs will be low,.,,.,,.,..,so dont worry much and try and attempt as many quest.as u can with good accuracy,.,..,

ss : IN LAST AIMSNAP I SCORED 80. PLEASE EVALUATE THIS PERFORMANCE. AROUND WHAT MARKS WOULD BE SAFE FOR SIBM-P AND SCMHRD?
thomas : you will need close to 100 marks for the top two colleges. the percentile required would be 95+.

cat15 : MR KRISHNAPRATAP HI WITH XTH-78% XII-69% GRADUATION-73% AND DROP OF ALMOST TWO YEARS AFTER GRADUATION (THIS BEING THE SECOND YEAR), HOW MUCH PERCENTILE SHOULD I TARGET TO GET INTO OLD IIMS OR FMS (PERCENTILE FOR CONVERTING CALLS NOT JUST GETTING THE CALLS)? CATEGORY-SC
krishnapratap : SC STARTS GETTING CALL FROM 85%LE

cat15 : SIR IM CONSISTENTLY SCORING IS 60S IN THE AIM CATS.PLEASE SUGGEST ME A WAY TO SCORE ABOVE 90 FROM NOW
krishnapratap : KEEP ON WORKING WITH BASICS AND BE PRAGMATIC ,FIRST TARGET FORM 60 %LE TO 75%LE AND THEN FURTHER

cat15 : MR AMITPODDAR HI WITH XTH-78% XII-69% GRADUATION-73% AND DROP OF ALMOST TWO YEARS AFTER GRADUATION (THIS BEING THE SECOND YEAR), HOW MUCH PERCENTILE SHOULD I TARGET TO GET INTO OLD IIMS OR FMS (PERCENTILE FOR CONVERTING CALLS NOT JUST GETTING THE CALLS)? CATEGORY-SC
amitpoddar : u should target around 85%ile+ for old iims....for new iims it was around 70+ last year.,.,.,.it is not just about targeting,u should attempt as many as u can with good accuracy.,.,.no body can predict a %ile before the exam,.,.,

surbhi : SIR I AM NOT VERY GOOD IN VERBAL...IF THE PAPER LEVEL IS VERY EASY THEN WHAT SHOULD BE MY APPROX CORRECT ATTEMPTS TO CROSS THE CUTOFF (GEN)..AND IF IT IS DIFF THEN WHAT IS THE MIN CORRECT ATTEMPTS
asim : Please collect your doubts ( regarding subject ) and sit with a faculty member and discuss at your center. Do not go to exam center with any fixed number of attempts in mind. Instead try to maximize number of attempts without indulging in guesswork.

cat15 : I COMPLETED ALL THE BASIC MATERIAL BUT SPPED IS THE PROBLEM .ACCURACY IS ALWAYS THERE.PLEASE SUGGEST A WAY TO IMPROVE SPEED.
cherian : more practice is the only way out. ask your faculties for a revision class in speed maths.

madan : TO GET IN TOP 30 B-SCHOOL WHAT MARKS SHOULD I SCORE IN AIMCAT
thomas : 85+ percentile.

jay : SIR I HAVE NEVER USED A SCIENTIFIC CALCI, I AM NON ENGINEER......WILL THIS BE A PROBLEM?
thomas : no. you will need to use only use it as you use a normal calculator.

cat15 : CHERIAN HI WITH XTH-78% XII-69% GRADUATION-73% AND DROP OF ALMOST TWO YEARS AFTER GRADUATION (THIS BEING THE SECOND YEAR), HOW MUCH PERCENTILE SHOULD I TARGET TO GET INTO OLD IIMS OR FMS (PERCENTILE FOR CONVERTING CALLS NOT JUST GETTING THE CALLS)? CATEGORY-SC
cherian : for your category you can get a call from old IIMs at around 90% ile range. the problem you face would be converting it. since inerviews have a high weightage, if you are not able to sufficiently explain the two year drop, conversions would be difficult.

kiran810 : THE OFFICIAL MOCK CONTAINS SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR. ARE THERE CHANCES THAT THEY MAY PROVIDE BASIC CALCULATOR IN THE ACTUAL CAT?
asim : seems unlikely.

js1235 : BUR SIR FOR ENGINEERS THEY HAVE ALREADY MADE THE ACADEMIC CRITERIA DIFFICULT WHICH PAVES THE WAY FOR NON ENGINEERS,SO THEN CAN WE SAY THE QUANT DIFFICULTY LEVEL WILL BE HIGH OR MEDIUM?
thomas : if you make quant very tough ,most students from non engg background will not be able to clear the section cutoff. so very unlikely it is going to be very tough just because you have a scientific calculator.

p : TIPS FOR NMAT??
asim : Except for the section on Logical Reasoning, all the other sections of NMAT get well covered with a good preparation for CAT. However, it would be advisable for a student to work on his/her speed mathematics as some of the questions under Data Interpretation tend to be calculation intensive. Also, 120 questions in120 minutes means that the candidate needs to be really quick in solving the questions. The questions in reasoning section of NMAT are: · Series, Analogies, Odd man out, Coding & Decoding, and Symbols & Notations · Analytical puzzles (Linear arrangement, Circular arrangement, Distribution,Comparisons and Selections) · Critical reasoning (Assumptions, Conclusions, Inferences, Strong & Weak arguments, Courses of action, Cause & Effect, Assertions and Reasons,Deductions, Input / Output, and Decision Making). The CAT students have received the reasoning Study Material - SM 1001605 and SM1001607 (both with solutions). SM 1001607 covers the topics - Series, Analogies, Odd man out, Coding & Decoding, and Symbols & Notations. These topics were introduced to the CAT students in Logic Basics - 6 (LAHO 1001606). One can quickly get thorough with these topics by solving the exercises from SM 1001607. Particularly the questions based on Coding & Decoding and Symbols & Notations test the speed of the students. SM 1001605 has one exercise for each of the topics in analytical puzzles. There was a thorough discussion of each of these kind of puzzles in Logic Basics - 1, 2 and 3 (LAHO 1001601, 02 and 03) and in LAPEs and LATs. Among the critical reasoning topics, Assumptions, Conclusions, Inferences, and Strong & Weak arguments were discussed in LR classes for CAT students. For the topics, Courses of Action, Cause & Effect, and Assertions & Reasons, if the students want to refer to some extra material apart from the T.I.M.E. Material, he / she can take the help of Critical Reasoning book authored by M.K. Pandey.However, these extra materials should be referred to only after the student has exhausted the T.I.M.E. Material.The questions based on deductions are different from the deductions questions given in CAT. These questions need to be solved using Venn Diagrams. For these questions and Input / Output & Decision Making questions, students can refer to the reasoning book SM1001607. Finally, T.I.M.E.’s OMETs for NMAT are perhaps the best source for preparation.They come very close to the actual NMAT entrance exam paper and one should give maximum importance to these question papers as they give sufficient exam practice to the candidates. The candidates can accustom themselves to theNMAT pattern by taking these mocks.

gagan : KINDLY CLEAR THIS FOR ME.. IF "A" GET 80 MARKS WITH 50% ACCURACY.. AND "B" GET 79 MARKS WITH 80% ACCURACY IN ANY CASE 'A' WILL HAVE MORE %ILE ??
thomas : if you are talking about the net scores being 80 and 79, the person with 80 would have a higher percentile though his accuracy is less.

vicks : MY VA SCORES HAV BEEN REALLY BAD IN LAST AIMCATS ( AROUND 30 MARKS) AND REST 2 SECTIONS HAV BEEN MORE THAN 50. CONTINUOUSLY WORKING ON VA BUT NOT SEEING ANY IMPROVEMENTS. I'M UNABLE TO ATTEMPT ALL QUESTIONS (GENERALLY I'M ABLE TO GO THROUGH ONLY 20-25 QUES) AND ACCURACY IS ALSO B/W 60-70%. PLZ SUGGEST WHAT CAN BE DONE. NEED URGENT HELP :(
amitpoddar : the cut off for the last AIMCAT was 33.So ur score is not very bad.It is not about attempting all questions,it is about attempting those where u know that u r right.So ,dont think of attempting all 34 in VA.25 is a good attempt,please work on ur accuracy and ur score will move up,.,.,80% is a very good accuracy in VA

ss : SIR, CUT OFF FOR SPJAIN PGPM PROGRAMME PLEASE?
asim : Its a one year program and the calls are mostly profile based ( profile plays a major role ).

j : IN 1605 RANK OF 790 CAN BE INTERPRETED AS BEING IN WHAT RANGE OF ACTUAL CAT....KNOW PERCENTILE MATTERS BUT IN THE LAST LEG TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW FAR I AM FROM IIM ABC
thomas : should be arould 97-98 percentile in cat for the same level of performance.

akki : AND FROM NOVEMBER SHOULD I STOP READING NEWSPAPER AND STOP GOING THROUGH CURRENT AFFARIS AFTER THIS 31 OCTOBER??
asim : Since you would be writing snap,xat etc and moreover you will be preparing for GDPI also, continue to read newspapers.

ss : SIR I HAVE CONSISTENTLY BEEN SCORING BETWEEN 88-94 PERCENTILE IN MY AIMCATS. I HAVE THE ADVANTAGE OF A DIVERSE EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND. TAKING THIS INTO CONSIDERATION, WHAT IS THE SCORE IN CAT WHICH WILL FETCH ME CALLS FROM IIMS AND CAN I REALISTICALLY SCORE ABOVE 96(GIVEN MY AIMCAT SCORES)?
cherian : if you get 95% ile on an average you have a good chance of cracking 98% ile for CAT

kb : PLZ REPLY
krishnapratap : POST UR QUES ONCE AGAIN

meri_jung : WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR, SOME QUESTION TYPES BECOME OBSOLETE LIKE REMAINDER. HOW HANDY WILL THE CALCULATOR BE?
rajeshsaraf : Pls try to find the remainder when 100! is divided by (101*103*107) using calculator...

psp : I HAVE COMPLETELY SOLVE TIME MATERIAL FOR QA BUT STILL I AM NOT ABLE TO CORRECT ATTEMPT OF 15+ IN QA,I HAVE STARTED SOLVING PAST CAT PAPERS,PLEASE HELP....
krishnapratap : U NEED TO SEARCH EASY QUESTIONS IN THE PAPER AND REVISE MORE

prashant : SIR, I AM NOT ABLE TO IMPROVE MY MARKS IN VA SECTION..IN FACT IT IS GETTING WORSE WITH LAST 2 AIMCATS..I AM DOING BAD EQUALLY THROUGHOUT THE VA SECTION..PLEASE SUGGEST HOW TO GO ABOUT IT IN ONE MONTH?
amitpoddar : what exactly is the problem.Are ur attempts low or ur accuracy is bad.,.,.,identify the type of questions u get wrong and work on them,...,do 2-3 passages daily from ur shp and practice other areas of VA for 2-3 hrs daily.Take doubt class and discuss questions with the FM,.,.,

kb : SIR HOE DO THE BASICS TRULY HELP YOU WEN ALL THE QUESTIONS IN THE MOCKS ARE APPLIED?
govindrajan : Application means using the basic concepts in an appropriate manner based on the given information. There is no scope for application without a strong hold on basics.

amit53 : WILL THE CAT WEBSITE PROVIDE ANY OTHER STUDY MATERIAL APART FROM THE MOCK TEST?
thomas : NO.

kb : IR I AM NOT DOING WELL IN THE MOCKS.CONSTANTLY GETTING A 60. SPEED IS NOT GOOD SO IS MY ACCURACY. I HAVEN'T COMPLETED MY STUDY MATERIAL AS WELL. HOW TO GO ABOUT PREP IN THA LAST 26 DAYS?KINDLY GUIDE SIR? DOING SM AT THIS TYM WILL HELP?
cherian : if you are OK with the basics, start doing previous aimcats and previous papers

iift : WHAT CAN BE THE CUTOFF FOR IIFT 2015 (SC CATEGORY)?
thomas : it will depend on the paper this year. it would be a score and not percentile.

jay : RAJESHSARAF SIR, HOW TO ACTUALLY SOLVE THAT Q....100! DIVIDED BY 101*103*107
rajeshsaraf : The point is this is a regular question related to finding remainder..You cannot solve it using calci..You have to apply the combo of Wilson's method and LCM model method to find remainder

varun_87 : SIR, AS A CA STUDENT AND A COMMERCE GRADUATE, WILL IT MAKE SENSE TO OPT FOR HR OR JOIN HR AS A SPECIALISATION?
govindrajan : If you have a good reason for opting for HR and the skills to be a HR person, there is nothing wrong in it.

naumi : A SCORE OF 125 IN AIMCATS WUD FETCH HOW MUCH PERCENTILE IN CAT ?
thomas : it will depend on the aimcat. the aimcats are of different levels of difficulty. that is the reason we ask you to look at only your percentiles.

iift : MR THOMAS LETS CONSIDER LEVEL TO BE SAME AS LAST YEAR WHAT CAN BE THE CUTOFF FOR IIFT 2015 (SC CATEGORY)? CONSIDERING 45 IS THE CUTOFF FOR GENERAL
thomas : should be around 25 percentage less compared to general cutoff.

js1235 : THNX THOMAS SIR
thomas : welcome.

iift : LETS CONSIDER LEVEL TO BE SAME AS LAST YEAR WHAT CAN BE THE CUTOFF FOR IIFT 2015 (SC CATEGORY)? CONSIDERING 45 IS THE CUTOFF FOR GENERAL
amitpoddar : around 25-30.,.,may be,.,.,.cant be predicted ,though.....

madan : SIR, ONE MONTH IS LEFT IN IIFT WHAT SHOULD BE LAST STRATEGY
krishnapratap : UPDATE GK AND SEE PREVIOUS YR PAPER PATERN

iift : WE ARE LEFT WITH 30 DAYS , PLS SUGGEST SOMETHING
asim : A lot of preparation tips have been shared, please check the chat transcript.All the best.

adim : HELLO ALL, RECEIVED A SCORE OF 130 IN AIMCAT 1605. IS IT ANY GOOD. BREAK UP IS 46(QA), 36(DI/LR) AND 49. ALSO GEN CATEGORY WITH 90+ ACADS, STRONG EXTRA-CURRICULARS.
amitpoddar : yeah it is good score,.,.,what was ur %ile.,.,.must be above 95.,.,.

akki : SIR, M CONSISTENTLY GETTING 65 TO 68 PERCENTILE IN AIMCATS ..AND HIGHEST WAS 76 PERCENTILE TILL NOW..WHAT PERCENTILE CAN I EXPECT IN ACTUAL CAT??
krishnapratap : IF CONTINUE WITH UR EFFORT THE U CAN CROSS 85 OR MAY BE 90 BUT IF U TAKE IT LIGHTLY U CAN DROP BELOW 76

art9793 : WHY DOESNT SOMEONE FILE AN RTI FOR THE NORMALISATION PROCESS.. ? ITS A BIIG FATOR IN THE FINAL RESULTS.. THEY SHOULD BE MORE TRASNSPARENT REGARDING THE PROCESS?
rajeshsaraf : With just two slots, it has become sort of a redundant factor..The key factor is still how well you perform in the test.

meri_jung : @RAJESHSARAF SIR, THE ANSWER IS 437968. PLEASE VERIFY!
rajeshsaraf : Great !! Keep it up !!

naumi : OK SIR. 90 PERCENTILE IN AIMCATS. THEN WHAT ARE THE ODDS ?
asim : Seems good, if you work hard in the remaining days. BEst of luck.

psp : SIR,I AM TARGETING 140+ SCORE IN CAT,IN AIMCATS I AM IN THE RANGE OF 70-88 MARKS,PLEASE HELP,I AM NOT ABLE TO ATTEMPT MORE IN QA SECTION
amitpoddar : dont target anything now.What if the paper is very tough and nobody gets above 130,.,..,.,so dont go to the exam with a particular target.Work on all the weak areas and discuss ur doubts with ur FM on a regular basis,u should be able to get a decent %ile.,.,

ab : ONLY ONE QUESTION, PLEASE ADVICE GOING FROM 90 TO 98 PERCENTILE VA/RC PLAN
asim : Analyze your performance in the AIMCATs, identify areas/chapters that are troubling you and take corrective action.

12345 : HI SORRY TO DEVIATE FROM THE TOPIC.. WHY IS THAT THE CENTRES FOR CAT EXAM IN THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE CITY MOST OF THE TIMES?
amitpoddar : most of the colleges are in the suburbs ,that's why :)

j : I HAVE BEEN GETTING 95-96% IN AIMCATS. HOW MUCH CAN I EXPECT IN CAT IF I PUT IN MORE EFFORT?
amitpoddar : 98-99,.,.,for sure if u put in more efforts.,.,.

sanchit : SIR AS I GAVE A LOOK TO RECENT SAMPLE PAPERS RELEASED BY IIM , I HAVE LOST A BIT OF CONFIDENCE AS SAMPLE PAPER CONTAINS 24 RC QUESTIONS WITH 3 RCS OF 6 QUESTION EACH AND 3 OF 2 QUESTION EACH, AND ONLY 10 VA QUESTIONS
rajeshsaraf : Be prepared for any scenario in CAT..It is quite possible that all the questions are related to RC or may be all the questions related to Verbal..You need to enter the exam hall with an open frame of mind

surbhi : SIR PLEASE REPLY!
amitpoddar : if u r able to attempt very few questions,it clearly indicates lack of knowledge.Please work on improving ur knowledge and practice a lot of passages,Para jumble,para completion,CR,etc.Daily read newspaper,etc for 30 min at least...,.,.,

ayush : SIR,I GOT 98.45 %LE IN AIMCAT 1605.(QA-39,DI-40,VA-61).WHAT CAN I EXPECT IN CAT 15 AND WHAT SHOULD BE MY STRATEGY FOR THE LAST MONTH?
krishnapratap : JUST BE CONFIDENT U CAN EASILY CROSS 99.7

jai : CAT MOCK HOW MANY NON MCQ WILL BE THERE IN EACH SECTION?
asim : It cannot be predicted

sanchit : SIR AS I GAVE A LOOK TO RECENT SAMPLE PAPER RELEASED BY IIM, I HAVE LOST A BIT OF CONFIDENCE AS SAMPLE PAPER CONTAIN 24 RC QUESTIONS(3 BIG RCS WITH 6 QUESTIONS EACH AND 3 RCS WITH 2 QUESTIONS EACH) AND ONLY 10 VA QUESTIONS............WILL REAL CAT BE LIKE THIS ???
prakashrajput : It is only an indicative test. For illustration purposes only.

ro : WHEN WILL IIM RELEASE THE SAMPLE QUESTIONS?
asim : It has been released today, check their website please

meri_jung : @RAJESHSARAF SIR 100!MOD(101*103*107) IS 437968 USING SCIENTIFIC CALCI. IS IT THE RIGHT APPROACH?
rajeshsaraf : I need to check that..But looks like this scientific calci will be a big spoilsport for ... :) :)Looks like we would have to revisit the entire curriculum for CAT - quants..

surbhi : SIR I NEVER GET MY QUERIES ANSWERED PLEASE SIR
asim : Two of your queries have been answered please check

p : SIR I HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEM IN QUANT. ATTEMPTS AND ACCURACY BOTH ARE LOW. MANAGE TO MAKE MAX 15-18 ATTEMPTS. MY DILR AND ENGLISH SCORE ARE CONSISTENTLY ABOVE 75%ILE AND 99%ILE RESPECTIVELY. PLEASE SUGGEST HOW I SHOULD USE MY TIME IN THIS LAST MONTH FOR QA BETWEEN AIMCATS, SAMCATS AND SECTIONAL TESTS
rajeshsaraf : Even if you attempt 18 qs (out of 34) with 100% accuracy, there is NO way you will land below 90 percentile...So check ur accuracy rate

amit53 : SIR HOW IS THE NET SCORE CONVERTED TO SCALED SCORE??WHAT IS THE MECHANISM??
amitpoddar : the write up available on ur home page.,.,

prashant : I HAVE GIVEN ALL AIMCATS TILL NOW, AVG PERCENTILE - 93...HIGHEST - 97....ARE THERE ANY CHANCES FOR ME TO GET INTO 99.5+ CATEGORY IN ACTUAL CAT?
cherian : if you step up your prep, you definitely do.

ayush : WHAT SHOULD BE THE STRATEGY FOR PREPARING GRAMMAR,SINCE NOW ONLY 30 DAYS ARE LEFT SHOULD I START FROM THE MATERIAL OR THE REVISION VIDEOS ON HOME PAGE WOULD BE SUFFICIENT?
amitpoddar : do unit 2 of the grammar booklet provided in the 1st packet.Then practice grammar chapters/tests from ur SHP,..,.

amit53 : SIR WILL THE CAT MOCK TEST PROVIDE SCORES AND PERCENTILE??
amitpoddar : not %ile,.,.,

surbhi : SIR I GOT 48 IN QUANTS 39 IN DILR BUT ONLY 25 IN VERBAL..SIR IT WILL SPOIL MY GAME..I AM ANALYSING IT BUT I CANT SCORE MORE IN SPITE OF PRACTICE
krishnapratap : NO NO DONT WORRY JUST KEEP ON WORKING .THIS TIME ENGLISH WAS A BIT DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY WITH PARA JUMBLES IN NEW FORMAT

ab : HOW DO YOU THINK OF THE STRATEGY - ATTEMPTING BY GUESS ALL THE MCQS IN LAST 1 MIN?
prakashrajput : might be tedious. You can try marking answers for questions with 1-4 type answers as you go along.

sanchit : THANK YOU! PRAKASHRAJPUT SIR AND RAJESHSARAF SIR
prakashrajput : you are welcome.

msn : WHAT WILL BE THE CUTOFF FOR IIM TRICHY.IIM KHOZIKODE AND NEW IIM'S
amitpoddar : for general,should be around 95+

oshin : SIR, WHAT PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS ONE MONTH IS LEFT?
cherian : do as many full length papers as possible with analysis.

sidhu : HI SIRS, I'M AIMING FOR 2016 CAT.
asim : Ok, what is your query?

surbhi : @ASIM SIRBUT SIR I WAS A TIME STUDENT..I DID TWO YEAR CLASSROOM COURSE FROM 2013-2015 APRIL..NOW THIS IS MY SECOND ATTEMPT THATS WHY I HAVE ONLY JOINED TEST SERIES I CANT DISCUSS WITH THE FM
asim : Ok, in that case my suggestion is refer to the basic study material and the notes that we shared in our classroom to work on the concepts.Best of luck.

rr : HI SIR/MAM...SCORING 80-88 PERCENTILE IN AIMCATS...BUT IN THE LAST TWO AIMCATS I SCORED 65 AND 68 PERCENTILE RESPECTIVELY. WHAT I CAN EXPECT IN ACTUAL CAT WITH THIS?..PLZ REPLY
krishnapratap : U NEED TO KEEP ON PREPARING U CAN CROSS 95%LE BUT IF RELAX THE SCORES WILL DEFINITELY GO DOWN

som_dev : HOW SHOULD I PLAN OUT MY PREPARATION IN THESE 30 DAYS SO AS TO INCREASE MY SPEED IN QA AND DILR SECTION!!?
rajeshsaraf : If you can think aloud all the topics/subtopics/subsubtopics in Quants, you have won more than half the battle..For instance, Say a chapter Numbers (If you can say which all sub topics are there, and equivalent models of qs for each of those subtopics, that inplies your awareness level for CAT -quants is terrific..Thats what you should be aiming for in the next 30 days..A FULL COMMAND..GO FOR IT !!!

pranay : HELLO SIRS, AS QUANT HAS 34 QUESTIONS THIS TIME AND ONLY 1 HOUR HAS BEEN ALLOTTED FOR IT, DOES IT MEAN THAT AN ATTEMPT OF 15 QUESTIONS WITH 100% ACCURACY WOULD BE GOOD ENOUGH TO FETCH 95+ PERCENTILE? MY ASSUMPTION IS BASED ON THE FACT THAT THERE ARE GOING TO BE ONLY 2 SESSIONS OF CAT THIS TIME WHICH MEANS THE QUALITY OF QUESTIONS ARE GOING TO BE A LOT BETTER VIZ. CAT .... 05, 06, 07 AND 08.
rajeshsaraf : Looking at the earlier years' pattern and difficulty level, most likely a net score of 50% will help secure more than 95 percentile..CAT is known for its quality of qs..

varun_87 : REPOST: CAT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA DOES NOT MENTION ANY MIN. DURATION FOR BACHELOR'S DEGREE, SO IF SOMEONE COMPLETES BACHELOR'S IN 1 YEAR, WILL THEY BE ELIGIBLE FOR IIMS' SELECTION PROCESS?
asim : It does mention that the graduation must be done form UGC/etc recognized college/university. Please check.

raj : HELLO SIR,I HAVE PROBLEMS IN PARA JUMBLE,I'M TRYING HARD BUT MAKING MISTAKES MOST OF THE TIME.PLEASE SUGGEST SOLUTIONS OR ANY REFERENCE BOOKS
amitpoddar : practice from the booklets and SHP.Look at the solution and see why did u get it wrong.If u do it for around 100 questions,ur accuracy will definitely improve,Also,keep reading novels,editoerials,etc for 30 min daily,,., For para jumble focus on links-(apart from intro/conclusion)* NOUN THEN PRONOUN FULL NAME THEN HALF NAME FULL FORMS THEN ABBREVIATIONS 'A' THEN 'THE' GENERAL IDEA THEN PARTICULAR IDEA(NORMALLY) CAUSE-EFFECT-CAUSE CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LOOK FOR KEY WORDS/PHRASES LOOK FOR-YET,BUT,HOWEVER,Moreover,ETC SYMPTOMS-DIAGNOSIS-CURE HEAD of the statement-----TAIL of the statement-HEAD-TAIL(flow and continuity)

msn : IS IT GOOD ENOUGH FOR CAT IF I COVER ALL TIME MATERIALS+ AIMCATS + SECTIONAL TESTS
govindrajan : Yes, it is. Apart from covering the material, you should also keep yourself ready to face questions which may appear not directly related to any known concept, but need application.

zip2 : I AM GETTING A SCORE OF 150 IN AIMCATS WITH ONLY 35-40 IN VA/RC, ANY TIPS FOR RC? I AM DOING GENERAL THINGS LIKE READING BOOKS READING DIVERSE SUBJECTS. NOT HELPING MUCH
cherian : try reading questions before the passage. you'll know what to look for in the passage and may do better.

jai : DI & LR SECTION HOW MANY CASELETS WILL BE THERE ?
prakashrajput : they have not revealed the exact pattern.

reema : REVISING THE TOPICS AGAIN OR GIVING MORE NUMBER OF MOCKS WHICH IS MORE BENIFICIAL.
cherian : if you are comfortable with the concepts, go for mocks.

msn : MY AVERAGE PERCENTILE IN 20 AIMCATS IS 95+. WHAT CAN BE MY PERCENTILE...?
prakashrajput : all things well, it should be above 98.5

p : THANK YOU RAJESH SIR. THE ANSWER TO THE SECOND PART OF MY QUESTION- HOW TO ALLOCATE TIME BETWEEN SAMCATS, AIMCATS, PAST CAT PAPERS AND SECTIONAL TESTS- IS? I MEAN, WHICH ARE THE ABSOLUTE MUST-DOS??
rajeshsaraf : PAST CAT PAPERS ARE ABSOLUTE MUST. That is simply NON negotiable.. On an average say 120 qs per CAT in the earlier years, if you take 10 such tests, there will be about 1200 qs to analyze...With 30 days left out, that means you will have to solve/analyze at least 40 qs on a daily basis.. After this. OR parallely, keep analyzing selected qs in AIMCATs

1 : SIR DO U A THINK THERE WIL BE REALLY 24 RC QUES IN REAL CAT AS GIVEN IN THIER MOCK TEST?NW FRM CING THE MOCK TEST SHLD V FOCUS LESS ON GRAMMAR AND VOCAB TYPE OF QUES STUDY?
amitpoddar : most of the questions in CAT for the last 5 yrs were based on reading ability-RC,para jumble,para completion,CR,etc.And very few are from Grammar and Vocab.,.,

sanchit : I AM CONSISTENTLY SCORING 92-95 PERCENTILE IN AIMCATS, WHAT ARE MY CHANCES IN CAT ??
cherian : pretty good. keep up the preparation levels and hard work.

rr : THANKS A LOT @KRISHNAPRATAP...:)
krishnapratap : U R WELCOME

janu22 : PROVISION OF SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR IS GOING TO DO GOOD OR BAD?
rajeshsaraf : It is good.. But you need to learn as to how to use it to ur advantage

meri_jung : @RAJESHSARAF SIR TRUST THE IIMS, THEY WILL CHANGE THE PATTERN AGAIN NEXT YEAR! 3 PATTERNS IN 3 CONSECUTIVE YEARS.
rajeshsaraf : :) :)

nn : SIR, FOR HE LAST ONE MONTH...ONE FULL LENGTH MOCK PER DAY PLUS REVISION OF TOPICS...WILL THAT BE ENOUGH...??
cherian : yes along with detailed analysis of the paper done on the day

rvijay : SIR,IN THE MOCK TEST UPLOADED ON THE CAT SITE,THERE'S NO VOCAB ND GRAMMAR QUES IN VA SECTION.AND QUANT SECTION IS EASIER AS COMPARED TO AIMCATS.SO CAN WE EXPECT THE SAME IN THE ACTUAL CAT EXAM??
prakashrajput : the test is for indicative purposes only. it does not mean anything in terms of test pattern, distribution of Qs etc.

som_dev : THANK YOU SIR @RAJESHSARAF SIR! :)
rajeshsaraf : Welcome :)

pranavk : SIR I GOT 89 %ILE IN 1606 AND 90.5 %ILE IN 1605. MY PERCENTILE SINCE 1614 HAS BEEN BETWEEN 82 TO 97. GOT ABOVE 90 3 TIMES. HOW MUCH CAN I EXPECT IN THE REAL CAT? I GOT 94 %ILE IN CAT 2014.
krishnapratap : U CAN EASILY TOUCH 98 + JUST DO NOT RELAX

1 : BY SEEING THE MOCK TODAY?WHAT DO YOU FEEL HOW DIFFICULT PR EASY WIL BE CAT 15?
prakashrajput : there is no correlation.

pallav : HOW CAN WE MAKE THE BEST USE OF THE CALCULATOR PROVIDED?
amitpoddar : dont use it very often or else it will consume a lot of time,.,.,.

msn : CAN THERE BE ANY RELEVANCE BETWEEN MOCK TEST UPLOADED IN CAT WEBSITE AND REAL CAT
amitpoddar : it give u some hint about the actual test,.,.,

jatin : MY AIMCAT% INCLUDES - 89,79,96,70 WHAT IT INDICATES?PLEASE HELP
krishnapratap : IF U GOT UR HIGHEST %LE AS 96 MEANS U R POTENTIALLY STRONG . JUST IMPROVE UR CONSISTENCY . IN ACTUAL CAT U CAN EASILY CROSS 96

1 : THERE WERE NO CR QUESTIONS IN CAT MOCK?SO SHLD V NOT EXPECT CR QUES IN REAL CAT TOO?
amitpoddar : please expect CR questions,..,.they can be in RCs as well,.,.

ragulkumar : SIR, I GOT ONLY 50 OVERALL PERCENTILE. MY HIGHEST PERCENTILE WENT TO 70. HOW TO IMPROVE AT THIS TIME
asim : I suggest you work on your basics, as your performance seems to suggest you are not clear about the concepts.

jatin : MY SINGLE QUESTION IS NOT ANSWERED PLEASE REPLY
amitpoddar : already answered.,.,.IF U GOT UR HIGHEST %LE AS 96 MEANS U R POTENTIALLY STRONG . JUST IMPROVE UR CONSISTENCY . IN ACTUAL CAT U CAN EASILY CROSS 96

ragulkumar : WRITING SECTIONAL TEST DILY FOR VERBAL ,DI/LR IS PLAN FOR NEXT 30 DAYS. WHETHER IT WILL HELPME OR ELSE WHAT SHOULD I DO
krishnapratap : YA ITS A GOOD APPROACH BUT IN BETWEEN KEEP ON WRITING FULL LENGTH TESTS ALSO