In this post I would like to cover some of the basic ideas about personal interviews. Since brevity is the soul of wit, and tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes, I will try to be brief. Whom do the interviewers select? The candidate they “like” – so your job is to be “liked” by the panel. Attributes that normal panels like: Honesty Be ruthlessly honest with your answers You should know your subject You should understand your immediate environ Your answering should demonstrate analysis Listen to the words and the body language Answer the question asked Pane

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Dear Students, The most neglected thing during the exam days is to be normal. I know it is easier said than done. For the days before and during the exam, life should be as normal as possible. A clear head is important for taking the exam efficiently. Do you believe that you can tramp the last mile? What is your response? -          ‘I am doing great ; bring on the CAT’ -          ‘I am doing great, but I hope I don’t stumble now’ -          ‘Man! I am sure I can crack the CAT. If only Math would stop killing me’ -        �

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Importance of Reading Comprehension for CAT Reading Comprehension has always been an important part of the CAT exam. It is not something that you can ignore if you are planning to do well in CAT. As a matter of fact, I recommend my online CAT 2020 course students to dedicate at least 1 full day every week to practicing passages for Reading Comprehension. Background information about Reading Comprehension for CAT I analyzed the past year CAT papers and this is what I found • The passages are mostly from esoteric books. • There are also passages from global magazines / newspaper

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Online education in a time of corona: Coronavirus: Unforeseen disasters can sometimes unleash unimaginable situations, albeit unwittingly. As all offline institutes Switch to Online Education in India, because, with COVID 19 the prospect of that institutes open anytime soon, is bleak. Online education is their savior at this critical time when the Coronavirus scrounge ravaging geographies. In this difficult situation, We think it's really the only way to keep the continuity and to keep studies up. In today’s world where time, money and convenience demands utmost importance from an in

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I guess I should start the post with some disclaimers but I would do that at the end, because these thoughts are more important than who I am, who is sharing them, what are their qualifications, what are the vested interests, etc. Over the last few years, I have seen the rise of unhealthy practices in the name of startups. It didn’t matter much when it used to happen to others and I was in my own cocoon but it is spilling over and becoming quite mainstream. The bigger problem, however, is the fact that those responsible for such practices wear it as a badge of honor and not something

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Hello everyone, The new pattern for the CAT exam has been released. There are some important changes that you should be mindful about. Let us have a look at them and the impact that they will have. Key changes in CAT Exam New Pattern Exam will be held on one day The students who wrote the exam on the second day had extra info that they received during the week from students who wrote it on Day-1. Some students used this extra information to their advantage and some students got under unnecessary pressure and hence messed up their exam. Conducting the exam on 1 day will eliminate th

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Hello Everyone, There is some good news and some really really good news. The good news is that CAT Exam exam dates have been declared. The really really good news is that you have more than 4 months to prepare for the CAT exam. This should quell any fears that some of the students had about an early CAT exam. CAT Exam Dates While you are here, do check out our online coaching course for CAT. • The CAT exam will be conducted in 136 Cities comprising 650 Test Sites. • Candidates will be given the option to select 4 Test Cities in order of p

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Technology has changed nearly every aspect of our lives. Instead of going to shops, we buy latest products online. The food we eat, the clothes we wear, the cabs we move around in – all are available online. When it comes to CAT Preparation, a lot of students still go to CAT Coaching Institutes hoping that it would help them score well in CAT and get them the much elusive IIM call. There are easier, cheaper, and far more effective ways available now to prepare for CAT. Online Coaching to prepare for CAT provides a huge set of advantages that are not possible in an offline brick and morta

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Verbal Ability is an important part of the CAT syllabus. Roughly 15-20 % of CAT paper is based on Verbal Ability (not including Reading Comprehension). A significant part of questions on Verbal Ability are based on logic and reasoning, sometimes also referred to as Critical Reasoning. The other part is based on Grammar and Vocabulary. Although the number of questions which are directly based on Grammar and Vocabulary is not high, having a good command over these topics helps you do well in the exam. Couple of weeks ago, I was speaking to one of my friends about the same and he offered to

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April Fool's Day The earliest recorded association between 1 April and foolishness can be found in Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales (1392). A lot have changed since then. It has grown to be associated with pranks and some really smart and funny stuff. I am trying to capture some of the the best ones that I encounter for 2015 in this post. Do help me in making the list better by letting me know about the jokes and pranks that I missed. Given below are some that I found interesting. 1. Google Maps Pacman Trust Google to come up with the best when it comes to April Fool jokes. My favorite

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