Score vs Percentile Mapping for CAT 2018 Exam – Morning and Afternoon Slot

November 30th, 2018 by

In this post, we will try to figure out the relationship in score vs percentile and also understand the concept of raw score, scaled score, percentile, etc. Score Vs Percentile in CAT 2018 Exam - Morning Slot - Estimate Percentile Overall Verbal LRDI Quant 99 150 70 50 50 98 140 60 45 45 95 120 55 38 38 90 105 50 30 30 85 95 45 25 25 Score Vs Percentile in CAT 2018 Exam - Afternoon Slot - Estimate Percentile Overall Verbal LRDI Quant 99 145 69 48 47 98 135 59 43 42 95 115 54

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CAT 2018 Exam Analysis – Expected Cutoff and Percentile Mapping

November 25th, 2018 by

CAT 2018 exam was conducted today (25th November). To publish CAT 2018 exam Analysis we spoke to a bunch of students of our online course. Based upon the feedback that we received, given below is the detailed analysis of the CAT 2018 exam. Highlights of CAT 2018 Exam Analysis There were no major surprises in the CAT 2018 exam. It was on the expected lines. 1) Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation was the toughest section. But it was easier than previous years. 2) Quantitative Aptitude was on the tougher side. The questions were lengthy and calculative. There were a lot of TITA que

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Current Affairs Topics to explore for IIFT GK

November 19th, 2018 by

As is well known, General Knowledge (GK) forms an important component in the entrance exam for the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade to be held on 2nd December this year. GK can broadly be divided into 2 components- static and current. In this blog, we look at some important current affairs topics which students will be well-advised to study further on. The list is based on the kind of topics that have been posted in questions in past years’ papers. Following are some of those topics: 1. Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, and Winter Olympics One must especially go through the major events

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XAT Decision Making Questions – Set 5

November 15th, 2018 by

XAT Decision Making Practice Questions Set 5 Answer XAT Decision Making Question no. 1 – 2 on the basis of the information given in the following case. You run an IT company and you have divided the IT operations team into 15 clusters. Each cluster has one head, who reports to you, and the cluster head has five members who report to him. Every year, the cluster with the best output wins the annual performance award accompanied with some perks for each of its members. Each cluster has its distinct name, generally provided by the cluster head. The ‘Dark-Knights’ cluster had perform

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XAT Decision Making Questions – Set 4

November 15th, 2018 by

XAT Decision Making Practice Questions Set 4 Answer XAT Decision Making Question no. 1 – 3 on the basis of the information given in the following case. Western Uttar Pradesh has seen immense rainfall in the last two weeks and there is a flood warning that has been released for the region. Considering that it has been raining non-stop for the last 18 hours, and the weather department expects more rainfall in the next 24 hours, the ravines in the region are funning full and are expected to overflow any moment. The Ganges, which flows through the region, is expected to overall, and d

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XAT Decision Making Questions – Set 3

November 15th, 2018 by

XAT Decision Making Practice Questions Set 3 XAT Decision Making Question 1. The Vahindra MUV is a newly launched sports utility vehicle in the market with the whole gambit of accessories and value added features. One of the features added to the car is an enhanced navigation GPS system. Vahindra, after it had sold about 100000 MUVs, got to know that in some of the car’s GPS systems, the wiring has some execution flaw that leads to system failure within a few months of use. The flaw crept in because the training given to some of the electricians who fit the system was faulty. Vahindra

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XAT Decision Making Questions – Set 2

November 15th, 2018 by

XAT Decision Making Practice Questions Set 2 Answer XAT Decision Making Question no. 1 – 5 on the basis of the information given in the following case. Rahul Sharma has been recently promoted to the post of Managing Director for TCY distillery. TCY is the largest producer of alcoholic drinks in the North India region and has been performing consistently well in this part of the country. The next task in front of Rahul is to plan an expansion strategy for the company and ensure that company grows beyond its traditional base in North India. The two regions which are being targeted by

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XAT Decision Making Questions – Set 1

November 15th, 2018 by

XAT Decision Making Practice Questions - Set 1 XAT Decision Making Question 1. Maninder was an operations manager in a social development organization and observed deep-set caste discrimination all around him. Observing that caste based discrimination was endemic in his organization, he decided to quit and start his own NGO. In his organization, he employed people from all castes and tried to eliminate caste-bias. Over the years, his NGO expanded and started working with various sections of society and started supplying material to organizations dominated by those of supposedly higher c

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5 Reasons to Start your CAT 2020 Preparation Today

November 12th, 2018 by

CAT 2018 is just around the corner. It is what everyone is talking about right now. CAT 2020 on the other hand is more than a year away. So, why must someone fret over the latter. Indeed, there are several valid reasons why one must start preparations for CAT 2020 from now itself. We at Handa Ka Funda (HKF), are not suggesting that the long-duration prep is the only method, but indeed it has its fair share of benefits. Here, we look at some of those reasons below: 1. Ample Time to Prepare While there remain more than 12 months to prepare now, time is never too much. It is better to start

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Top 10 Government Schemes Launched in 2018 That You Should Know About

November 9th, 2018 by

MBA entrance exams like XAT, IIFT, SNAP, MAT etc have a section where general knowledge on various topics is tested. GK based questions provide you a better accuracy and hence, becomes a very scoring section. Below is a list of top government schemes launched in 2018 which are very important from the point of view of these exams. Check out the detailed description of the schemes in bold below the table. S.No Name of the scheme Description 1. Ayushman Bharat Scheme (National Health Protection Scheme) National Health Protection scheme launched to cover 10 crore poor and vu

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