tauseef : HOW TO PREPARE FOR TISS CUET EXAM? WHAT ALL STUDY MATERIAL TO GO THROUGH FOR IT? ALSO TIME HASNT UPLOADED TISS CUET MOCK IN OMETS YET
abhishek : material given is sufficient. You may just go for CRQ and ex(A) in quant chapters. OMETs will be uploaded in a few days.

divyanshu : SIR, SHOULD I CARRY AN SOP ALONG WITH MY RESUME FOR IMT INTERVIEW?
gurdeepgill : Yes, it might come in handy should you wish to refer to some point.

tejasvani : SIR, I AM PURSUING MY UG IN ONLINE AT SASTRA UNIVERSITY, SINCE I WAS GIVING MY CA EXAMS, BUT THEN I TOOK A BREAK FROM IT AND WANTED TO DO MBA IN FINANCE AFTER MY GRADUATION, IN 'PI' IF I AM ASKED 'IS MY MBA BECAUSE OF NOT COMPLETING CA , HOW DO I ANSWER THIS
gurdeepgill : You can say you were keen on a career in finance and CA seemed appropriate at that point but an MBA in Finance is more holistic.

tauseef : I HAD MADE A MISTAKE IN ACADEMIC DETAILS IN KJ SOMAIYA FORM. DURING MY OFFLINE INTERVIEW, CAN I EXPECT TO ASK THEM TO CORRECT IT??
tarannumraza : You can connect with them on this.

hocc3y441 : MY NMAT SCORE IS 241, MY WAT AND WATSON WENT WELL BUT PI DID NOT GO WELL. I HAVE NO WORK EXPERIENCE. ARE THERE ANY CHANCES FOR CONVERSION FOR NMIMS MUMBAI MBA CORE?
abhishek : See PI is very subjective and hence it is almost impossible to know if it went good or not. So, I will suggest your to stay hopeful and wait for the final result.

m : SIR I GOT 82 PERCENTILE (NC-OBC|FEMALE|ENGINEER|FRESHER) WHICH BARELY CUTS OUT THE CUTOFF. I JUST HAD MY IIM AMRITSAR INTERVIEW. I ANSWERED PRETTY MUCH ALL EXCEPT 2 MATHEMATICAL QUES. NOW THAT IT HAS MORE WEIGHTAGE TO CAT RESULTS AND WORK EXP FOR FINAL ADMISSION, DO I EVEN STAND A CHANCE?
philipthomas : Do not worry about it , just prepare for the next interview.

student : TARANNUMRAZA: YOU CAN CONNECT WITH THEM ON THIS. SHOULD I SEND A MAIL?
tarannumraza : They must have some helpline number. Call on that or drop a mail to the college.

ggca3a073 : HI I HAVE SIOM INTERVIEW FOR MBA(OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT) WHAT SHOULD BE BEST ANSWER TO THE QUESTION "WHY MBA IN OPERATIONS?"
philipthomas : You will need to base your answer on past academic or professional experience and expertise.

rishi : HOW TO PREPARE FOR IMT'S CTPI?
gurdeepgill : CT is a Critical reasoning essay based expectation - WAT argument prep should suffice, practice writing a few essays on diverse topics. PI - focus on your background / personality, academic subjects, work experience, current affairs, career goals etc.

student : ARE THE TAPMI CALLS OUT
tarannumraza : Yes. Check with your center

m : SIR I HAVE CAP INTERVIEW TOMORROW. WHAT SHALL I REVISE TODAY?
gurdeepgill : Avoid stress and remain calm. At best, you may revisit your career goals.

bhca3a595 : HI, MY IMT INTERVIEW WAS 2-3 Q OF ACADS RELATED AND REST 7-8 Q BASED ONLY ON GK.... I ANSWERED ALL GK QNS BUT OUT OF 5, I COULD REMEMBER ONLY 2 FOR EACH GK QN. EG. BHARAT RATNA AWARDEES... WOULD YOU SAY THAT WAS GOOD? THEY SEEMED ENCOURAGING EVEN FOR TOUGH QUESTIONS...
abhishek : It seems like it went well.

tejasvani : I HAVE APPLIED IN FEW COLLEGES USING MY NMAT SCORE , AND MY FRIENDS HAVE GOT CALLS FROM THOSE COLLEGES WHO APPLIED USING CAT/XAT, SO DOES APPLICATIONS WITH NMAT SCORE TAKE MORE TIME TO PROCESS OR
philipthomas : Generally the scores are considered together because there is only one list.

m : WHEN CAN WE EXPECT THE INTERVIEW RESULTS FOR IIMS?
ashwinvariyar : Different IIMs release results on different dates. Typically April 2nd half onwards.

aditi : IN WHAT ORDER WOULD YOU RANK KJ SOMAIYA, TAPMI AND WELINGKAR?
tarannumraza : TAPMI, KJS, Welingkar...in deceasing order.

kavya : IS THERE GD FOR XLRI THIS TIME?
abhishek : Yes/

divyanshu : HAVE GOA INSTITUTE OF MGNT. RELEASED THEIR CALLS? (NON ACHIEVERS ROUND)
amitpoddar : yes.

ml : HELLO, WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR MOCK PI?
ashwinvariyar : Please talk to your center incharge. Give him/her details of your interview calls as well.

mishika : I AM JUST STARTING OUT MY PREPARATION FOR CAT 2024. WHAT ALL CAN I DO RIGHT NOW TO BE BETTER PREPARED FOR GD/PI/WAT? OTHER THAN READING NEWSPAPERS.. WHAT LIST OF TOPICS SHOULD I FOCUS ON?
tarannumraza : Go through the monthly magazine given by T.I.M.E. Follow the regional, national, and international news. Bu your focus should be learning the basics of the 3 sections in CAT.

hocc3y441 : WHEN ARE THE FINAL RESULTS OF IMI DELHI AND FORE ARE DECLARED?
tarannumraza : No fixed dates. Interviews are still going on.

tt32 : I HAVE GOT A SCORE OF 229 IN NMAT, WAITING FOR TAPMI AND XIMB HR SHORTLIST, WHAT ARE THE CHANCES?
gurdeepgill : Reasonably good chances. All the best!

gowthaman : HELLO TEAM! I AM GOWTHAMAN. MY CAT 2023 PERCENTILE WAS VERY LOW. AND I HAVE AGAIN JOINED TIME INSTITUTE FOR CAT 2024.KINDLY GIVE SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR GDPI WAT PREPARATION.
ashwinvariyar : Please read newspapers on a daily basis. The Hindu, Indian Express etc. Read atleast 2 editorials every day. Keep tabs on the current affairs

student : I MADE A MISTAKE IN THE GPA TO PERCENTAGE CONVERSION.. DO YOU THAT WILL BE A PROBLEM
abhishek : You may contact the business school and see if it can be rectified. If not, do not worry about it a lot.

tt32 : IMT CALLS ARE OUT BUT I HAVE NOT RECEIVED CALLS FROM IMTH OR IMTN AT 71 PERCENTILE TOO, WHAT WAS THE CUTOFF
thomas : the cutoff is expected to be around 75 perentile

nikki : SIR, I WANTED TO ASK THAT IF I HAVE APPLIED TO GENERAL MBA AND MBA IN HRM BOTH PROGRAMS IN A COLLEGE, THEN HOW SHOULD I HANDLE THE QUESTION OF MBA IN WHICH STREAM, IF I WANNA DO IT IN MARKETING.
ashwinvariyar : You can say that you are interested in both Marketing and HRM as domains. If I get selected for General MBA, I will major in one stream and minor in the other.

rishi : I PREPARED FOR CAT 2023 AND IT DIDN'T GO WELL. I TRIED CAT 2024 AND SCORE 83.68%ILE (NCOBC,MALE, NON ENGINEER,10 MONTHS WORKEX). I SCORED 92.4%IN XAT, SHOULD I JOIN ANY COLLEGE NOW OR IS IT ADVISABLE TO TRY AGAIN NEXT YEAR FOR IIMS?
gurdeepgill : It is an individual decision - if you can wait and do better next year, than CAT / XAT 24 is the way forward. But if you are keen on this year, you may consider new and baby IIMs, GIM, GLIM Chennai, Tapmi Manipal, IMT G, IMI Delhi etc. based on your current CAT and XAT scores.

hocc3y441 : MY NMAT SCORE IS 241, MY WAT AND WATSON WENT WELL BUT PI DID NOT GO WELL. I HAVE NO WORK EXPERIENCE. ARE THERE ANY CHANCES FOR CONVERSION FOR NMIMS MUMBAI MBA CORE? I COULD NOT ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS IN THE PI THAT IS THE REASON I AM TELLING MY PI DID NIT GO WELL.
tarannumraza : The final result will depend on how the others have performed. If you were not able to answer a couple of questions in the interview, it does not mean that you have done badly. So focus on the preparation for the other calls.

tauseef : 240 IN NMAT, WILL I GET XIMB-HR CALL, NON-DOMICILE MALE
gurdeepgill : Yes, possible with this score.

tauseef : IF COLLEGE HAS DIFFERENT PROGRAMS FOR MBA CORE AND MBA HR. CAN I CHOOSE MBA CORE AND THEN SPECIALIZE IN HR IN 2ND YEAR INSTEAD OF TAKING MBA HR?
tarannumraza : You can choose electives related to HR, but your degree will be for MBA core.

helpneeded : SIR, IN ANSWERING THE QUESTION "WHY MBA?", A CROSS QUESTION OCCURS IN THAT THE THINGS THAT YOU ARE LOOKING IN AN MBA COURSE IS SOMETHING THAT U WILL GET ANYWAY FROM A JOB IN DATA ANALYTICS, SO IS THAT ALL RIGHT TO MENTION THAT I DIDNT GET A JOB FROM CAMPUS AS MY CGPA WAS TOO LOW TO GET A CAMPUS PLACEMENT?. IF NOT ,WHAT WOULD BE A BETTER EXCUSE?
tarannumraza : Not an excuse, you have to give a logical answer. In the job, you will learn through your mistakes. While through the course, you will learn so that you avoid making those mistakes. Your learning in the college will be an all-encompassing one.

student : PLS GIVE ME SOME POINTERS FOR GD AND PI. DO THEY ASK IN DEPTH QUESTIONS]
tarannumraza : The panel can ask in-depth questions, especially related to what you have done- academics/internships/work experience/extra-curricular. Prepare well.

student : 224 IN NMAT.. TAPMI AND XIMB HR POSSIBLE? NON DOMICILE
philipthomas : Yes both are possible.

hema : WHY MBA? AND WHY MBA IN FINANCE?
abhishek : In WHy MBA, include your goals and talk about how mba shall help in achieving goals. As per why finance, talk about your interest in finance and the fact that you would like to make a career in the finance domain.

tt32 : HOW SHOULD I PREPARE FOR TAPMI GDPI
gurdeepgill : For GD - discuss various subjects with a group of people in a formal setting, have in depth knowledge about the subjects. Focus on content, reasoning and communication. For PI - be prepared for questions on personality / background, academics, extracurricular activities, work experience, career goals, current affairs etc.

tt32 : IN ANOTHER ANSWER GIVEN BY YOU FOR CUET PREP, WHAT IS CRQ AND EX(A) IN QUANTS??
abhishek : COncept review questions and Exercise A problems.

hema : IF WE WERE TO OFFER YOU ADMISSION RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW ON THE CONDITION THAT YOU WONT TAKE ADMISSION IN/ SIT FOR THE INTERVIEWS IN XYZ COLLEGE THEN WHAT WILL YOU DO?
ashwinvariyar : I will weigh up my options. Suppose you have a call from IIM ABC and another institute is posing this question, then obviously you may want to take a chance and give ABC a shot. Basically tell them that based on the options I have I will accept your offer or I will take a chance with X college for whatever reason. Whatever decision you tell the panel should be backed by sound logic

swethaa : HOW DO I BEST PREPARE FOR THE XLRI BM INTERVIEW
gurdeepgill : All interviews are broadly similar with in depth focus on your background / personality, academic subjects / extracurricular activities, work experience, current affairs, career goals etc.

mahesh : SIR, I'M 2023 MARCH PASSED OUT, I APPEARED FOR CAT23 BUT COULDN'T DO WELL. I'M PLANNING TO APPEAR FOR CAT24. I'M ABLE TO GET ONLY VOICE PROCESS JOB ROLE. HOW CAN I COPE WITH THE GAP YEARS?
gurdeepgill : No institute has a problem with your job / job role. Do it well and be convinced about it. Gaps need to be explained well - there is nothing otherwise wrong with them.

helpneeded : SIR I HAD MY IIM ROHTAK PI TODAY AND THEY ASKED WHAT WOULD I DO IF I DIDNOT GET AN MBA THIS YEAR. I MENTIONED I HAVE GIVEN GATE IN MY SPECIALISATION AND I BELIEVE I WILL SECURE A GOOD SCORE SO I WILL PROBABLY GO TO MTECH. IS THIS A GOOD ANSWER?
abhishek : It is difficult to answer if it is a good answer or not. One problem with your answer is that you do not seem to be serious about making a career in management domain. This seem to be one of the many options.

hocc3yf40 : I WAS WORKING IN MY FAMILY BUSINESSAN WHICH WAS UNORGANISED SECTOR AND I CAN NOT PROOF MY WORK EX. SO HOW SHOULD I EXPLAIN THAT TO THE PANALIST
ashwinvariyar : You can get a letter on the letterhead of that company. In terms of convincing the panel just detail your job responsibilities (which will come out as genuine provided you have worked in the business). Also get an overall understanding of the business, its market, product and competitors, etc

tt32 : MORE CLARITY NEEDED ON CUET QUANTS SYLLABUS, IS IT ONLY ARITHMETIC?
abhishek : There can be some very basic questions from mensuration/geometry also

swethaa : WHAT ARE THE KINDS OF TOPICS FOR GD THAT CAN COME FOR XLRI
gurdeepgill : General awareness based topics and general knowledge based topics. There are no popular, frequently appearing topics.

helpneeded : SO WILL IT BE BETTER TO SAY THAT I HAVE A JOB LINED UP FOR ME IN CASE I DON'T GET AN MBA THIS YEAR, AND AFTER GAINING SOME WORK EXPERIENCE, I MIGHT TRY AGAIN FOR AN MBA GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES?
tarannumraza : You can also talk about reflecting on your mistakes/ knowledge gaps and working on them ...to be back again next year

evans : MY NMAT SCORE IS 201 DOMICILE. SHOULD I EXPECT CALL FROM XIMB RM AND HR ?
philipthomas : You have a very slim chance of getting a call

mahesh : HOW TO PREPARE FOR WRITTEN ABILITY TEST?
ashwinvariyar : It can be a 20 min task for around 300 words. So generally divide the 20 mins into 3 parts. 1st 6-7 mins to think. next 6-7 mins to organize the points and the last 6 mins to write. Try to provide multiple perspectives. If you take a stand give a sound reasoning behind that stand. Your stand should not be extreme.

hocc3yf40 : I WORK IN MY FAMILY BUSINESS WHICH IS A SMALL BUSINESS AND WE DON'T HAVE A GST NO. SO ARE GOING TO CREATE ANY DIFFICULTIES FOR ME
gurdeepgill : No, not at all. All businesses - kind / size / nature are considered at par - just ensure you are fully aware about all the aspects of your business - sector, market, competitors, rules etc.

bhcb3ad17 : HOW TO PREPARE FOR GDPI AND WAT
tarannumraza : Go through the GWPI booklets and the GWPI briefcase on your student homepage. You need to read on different topics to develop on content to write /discuss.

yash : SIR HOW MUCH CHANCE DO I HAVE WITH 74.79 PERCENTILE FOR WELLINGKAR MUMBAI CAMPUS, MY INTERVIEW IS ON 18TH FEB
tarannumraza : Focus on your interview preparation. A good performance in the interview will help you get the final selection.

evans : WITH CAT 67 PERCENTILE , DOMICILE. CAN I EXPECT CALL FOR XIMB RURAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME ?
amitpoddar : yes.

larry : IS GETTING A CALL BY THE MINIMUM PERCENTILE CRITERIA AND NOT HAVING WORK EXPERIENCE A HUGE DISADVANTAGE FOR ME
gurdeepgill : No, a good performance in the interview will finally deliver though work experience may be awarded extra marks.

tauseef : DIFFICULTY LEVEL OF CUET ??
ashwinvariyar : Expected to be easier than CAT

nokumu : WHICH COLLEGES SHOULD I EXPECT AT 217 NMAT SCORE?
gurdeepgill : NMIMS Bangalore / Navi Mumbai, TAPMI, XIMB

hith : WITH CAT 67 PERCENTILE , DOMICILE. CAN I EXPECT CALL FOR XIMB RURAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME ?
amitpoddar : yes, you can expect a call for the rural management program.

aditya : SIR WHICH SHOULD BE MY TOP PRIORITY OUT OF TAPMI FORE GLIM AND GIM?
gurdeepgill : FORE - TAPMI - GIM - GLIM

pj : WHICH ONE IS BETTER...IFMR, GLIM C OR WELINGKAR BANGALORE?
gurdeepgill : GLIM C - WE = IFMR

aaa : HELLO
thomas : hello. Please post your question

nandhini : HI,
thomas : Hi. question please