rahul : HI
siddhartharora : please ask your query

rahul : GOOD COLLEGES UNDÉR SNAP
siddhartharora : SIBM Pune, SCMHRD, SIBM Nagpur, SIBM Hyderabad, SSBF Pune, SIMC Pune, SOIL, GITAM

p : WILL IT BE CONSIDERED GAP YEAR IF I GRADUATE IN MAY 2025 AND GIVE CAT 2025
raman : Even if there is a gap, try convince with a solid reason for that gap. Do not overthink about this once aspect alone.

p : DOES GAP YEAR EFFECT MY CHANCES TO GET INTO A TOP MBA COLLEGE LIKE FMS DELHI OR IIMS
siddhartharora : You might be asked on the same, but if you are able to defend the same, it is fine. In your case you can say that you were preparing for CAT to get into good B School, that is fine.

rahul : HOW TO IMPROVE MATH
siddhartharora : Start from Class VI to X NCERT Books, follow up with the Special support book provided by TIME. This to followed up with the class handouts and study material and eventually by sectional tests.

rahul : WHEN TO START PREPARATION FOR CAT
raman : Assoon as possible!

rahul : HOW TO READ FAST
siddhartharora : Practice, start reading newspaper every day and may be a good novel which you like

rahul : IS CAT MORE DIFFICULT OR XAT
siddhartharora : Both are easy, if you prepare well. Both are difficult if you don't.

hyca6543 : HOW TO SAY TELL ME SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR SELF ANSWER IN PI
siddhartharora : Focus on yourself, what type of person you are or you can focus on your roots. Basically, inform the panel about those qualities about you which you can defend or can discuss in detail. Suppose you say you are from Jaipur and do not know anything about Jaipur, then it is a problem. You like Arijit Singh, then know about few of his songs and so on.

tres : SIR MY ACADEMICS ARE CLASS 10- 73%, CLASS 12-82% AND GRADUATION-70% NON ENGINEER FEMALE, WITH A GAP YEAR WILL I BE ABLE TO GET GOOD CALLS IN CAT25 OR IS MY PROFILE TOO BAD
praveenchandra : Your profile is not bad at all. You just need to give a solid reason behind it.

hoca4a625 : WHAT IS THE PGDBA ENTRANCE EXAM CONDUCTED BY IIM CALCUTTA, AND HOW DOES ITS DIFFICULTY COMPARE TO THE CAT EXAM? IS IT TOUGHER OR AT THE SAME LEVEL? ADDITIONALLY, DO ANY OTHER COLLEGES ACCEPT THE PGDBA EXAM SCORE, AND IS THE PGDBA PROGRAM EQUIVALENT TO AN MBA?
siddhartharora : 1. It is for a joint course by IIM C, IIT KGP and ISI Kolkata, a very reputed and specialised course applying advance maths and stats. The entrance asks high level of Maths including calculus and is accepted only for this course. The course is equivalent to MBA as per UGC norms.

hyca6543 : GOOD COLLEGE IN HYDERABAD
siddhartharora : check here https://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/About-MBA/TIME-B-School-Categorisation

hyca6543 : IS IT GOOD TO DO JOB OR NOT
siddhartharora : If you can prepare with job, you should do a job as you will learn, earn and it carries weightage in few B Schools as well

hyca6543 : DRESS CODE FOR INTERVIEW
siddhartharora : For boys formal trouser, full sleeves shirt with tie and blazer (preferable). For girls Trouser or long skirts with blouse and Blazer (preferable). Both with formal footwear and minimum jewellery

mridhun : WHAT ANSWER SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE QUESTION -"WHY NOT PGDM,WHY ONLY MBA"?
siddhartharora : PGDM is Post Graduate Diploma in Management and is given by Autonomous colleges and MBA by Colleges affiliated to universities, they are equivalent otherwise as per UGC norms.

mehta : HOW TO ANSWER WHY NOT MBA IN ANALYTICS AND MBA IN FINANCE BEING AN ENGINEER ?
siddhartharora : Analytics is a specialized course and Finance is general. It is always advisable to go for general instead of specialized industry specific courses.

dd : CAN YOU TELL WHICH COLLEGE IS BEST FROM DELHI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, UPES DEHRADUN ATLAS SKILLTECH UNIVERSITY
siddhartharora : Delhi School of Economics is the best of these three https://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/About-MBA/TIME-B-School-Categorisation

sai : CAN A GEM WITH 87 PECNETILE(VA-75 LRDI - 95 QA- 75)ACADS-9/96.6/73.5 APPLY FOR IIM KASHIPUR BUSINESS ANALYTICS? WHAT'S THE CHANCE OF GETTING SHORTLISTED?
siddhartharora : You hold a decent chance as per last year cut offs. But graduation marks will lower your composite scores.

deep : HOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTION REGARDING THE WHICH SPECIALIZATION AS I HAVE EXPERIENCE IN SALES BUT I AM NOT KEEN OF PURSUING THIS DOMAIN FURTHER. I WANT TO EXPLORE OTHER DOMAINS.
siddhartharora : You have given your answer as for a general MBA you can say that I will decide after first year and going through basics of all subjects

hoca4a625 : I STOPPED PRACTICING QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE AFTER THE CAT EXAM, AND NOW I HAVE A BUSY SCHEDULE WITH INTERVIEWS, WHILE THE PGDBA EXAM IS ON APRIL 6. GIVEN THIS SITUATION, WILL I BE ABLE TO CRACK THE EXAM, CONSIDERING THAT MY CAT QUANT PERCENTILE IS 94.33 AND I BELONG TO THE OBC CATEGORY?
siddhartharora : It has high weightage of high level quant like Calculas and hence need some brushing up and practice which is entirely different from CAT.

mridhun : I'M WORKING CURRENTLY,WHAT BEST CAN BE ANSWERED TO THE QUESTION -"IF YOU ARE NOT GIVEN ADMISSION,WHAT WOULD YOU DO"?
siddhartharora : "Though I am confident I hold a good candidature, but if in case hypothetically I am unable to make it this year, I will prepare hard and come back again next year"

deep : AND WHAT IF THEY ASK ME WHY NOT SALES?
siddhartharora : "I am not saying no to sales but just want explore more options"

krishnavamshi : SIR IN MY RECENT PI, THEY ASKED ME WHY SHOULD I CHOOSE YOU OVER SOMEONE WITH WORKEX ?
siddhartharora : The point here is not to criticize anyone but give your best traits to justify your selection, why you a good candidate even without work ex.

krishnavamshi : IN MY RECENT PI, THEY ASKED ME WHY SHOULD I CHOOSE YOU OVER SOMEONE WITH WORKEX ? I ANSWERED BY MENTIONING MY STRENGTHS AND LITTLE ACADEMICS ( DIDN'T MENTION UG CAUSE OF LOW CPI ), THEY WEREN'T SATISFIED INSTEAD THEY MENTIONED YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE ANY CORPORATE KNOWLEDGE? HOW WOULD YOU EVEN PERFORM IN CERTAIN COURSES LIKE ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR ( SOME COURSE) WHERE ONLY WORK EX PEOPLE CAN EXCEL !
siddhartharora : You could have said, I may not know everything but I am here to learn and will learn such subjects from you and my peers. (Though no work ex is required to understand any subject including OB).

ayushree : GOOD EVENING SIR, I WAS SHORTLISTED FOR PERSONAL INTERVIEW AND WAT FOR MBA HA&HM AT IIM JAMMU AND MBA HHM AT IIM BODH GAYA, COULD PLEASE GUIDE ME ON HOW I SHOULD PREPARE FOR THESE PROGRAMS AS I COME FROM COMMERCE BACKGROUND AND ANY SPECIFIC TOPICS I SHOULD STUDY ABOUT AND WHAT CAN BE EXPECTED.
siddhartharora : Read about the industry in detail. You will be asked why hospiatality when you have no exposure to the same, prepare well for the same along with usual things like your acads, current affairs and hobbies, you are good to go

deep : SIR WHAT SHOULD I SAY IF THEY ASK ME WHY SHOULD THEY CHOOSE ME OVER ANOTHER CANDIDATE WHO HAS BETTER ACADEMIC AS MY ACADEMICS ARE VERY POOR?
siddhartharora : Give your traits to them and tell that only good academics are not everything in life. Marks are good to have but if that was the sole criterion why to have entrance exams and GDPI.

mridhun : CAT-90.26,OBC-NCL, 90/97/79- ACADS, WORKEX-11MONTHS,MALE-ENGINEER, CHANCES FOR IIT KH?
philipthomas : Yes you do stand a very good chance .

saun : RESPECTED FACULTY, I AM FROM PWBD CATEGORY. MY ACADEMIC PROFILE IS 89.14 % IN CLASS 10, 66.67 % IN CLASS 12, AND WITH 0 WORK EXPERIENCE. CURRENTLY I AM STUDYING AT PGDBA IIM CALCUTTA AND IIT KHARAGPUR AND ISI KOLKATA.MY QUESTION IS IF I SCORE MORE THAN 96+ PERCENTILE IN CAT, WILL I HAVE AN MBA IIM CALCUTTA INTERVIEW CALL.
siddhartharora : Considering your category, you are expected to get a call.

hycb4a101 : I GOT CALL FROM IMI KOLKATA BUT DELHI WAS FIRST PRIORITY, SO IT MEANS I DIDN'T CLEAR CUTOFF FOR DELHI RIGHT.
philipthomas : Yes that seems to be the case.

rd : HELLO SIR, I WANTED TO ASK WHETHER NITS ARE WORTH JOINING FOR THE MBA PROGRAM OR NOT?
siddhartharora : Not all, check categorization from here to help https://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/About-MBA/TIME-B-School-Categorisation

deep : CAN I MENTION STAMMERING AND TRUST ISSUES AS MY WEAKNESSES OR SHOULD I GO FOR SOME OTHERS AND IF YES THEN WHAT I CAN MENTION ALONG?
raman : Please mention other weakness, followed by the steps you undertake to overcome the same.

nik001 : HEY, I AM OBC FEMALE WITH 2 YEAR WORK-EX AND 1 YEAR GAP, I SCORED 97.58 %ILE IN CMAT, WHAT SHOULD BE COLLEGES I SHOULD APPLY TO, IS THERE ANY CHANCE OF JBIMS?
philipthomas : Colleges that you can try - JBIMS , SYDENHAM , K J SOMAIYA , GIM , WELLINGKAR , GLIM.

siva9 : SIR
siddhartharora : Please ask your query

mridhun : CAN I SAY THAT I'M INTERESTED TO PURSUE A CAREER IN PRODUCT MANAGEMENT AS THE I POSSESS GOOD TECHNICAL SKILLS THRU MY BE IRRESPECTIVE OF THE IIM I'M APPEARING?
siddhartharora : If you are able to defend your technical skills, why not

hycb4a101 : I AM PREPARING CURRENT AFFAIRS TOO BUT I'M 3 INTERVIEWS HELD SOFAR NONE OF THEM ASKED THEM, DO YOU SUGGEST ME TO CUT SHORT TIME SPENT IN CURRENT AFFAIRS A BIT AND ALLOCATE THEM FOR OTHER INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
siddhartharora : All interviews are different and some may or may not ask them. Also, if you study current affairs now, it will also help you for your summer internship process about 6 to 7 months from now, so keep studying.

mridhun : IIT KH INTERVIEWS ARE SCHEDULED FROM MARCH1, BUT THE SHORTLIST ARE NOT YET OUT?
siddhartharora : They will soon come up with the same