The Common Admissions Test (CAT) 2013 will be held over 20 days between October 16 and November 11, 2013 at a total of 40 locations across India, including new centers at Surat, Udaipur, Trivandrum and Vijayawada .
The vouchers for the test will be available at selected Axis Bank branches from July 29 to September 24, 2013. Applicants can register for the test online for two additional days until September 26, announced Prometric, the test-delivery service provider of the CAT.
Stay tuned for more updates!!
thnx for the above article.it was really useful and informative.this information was so helpful.i really appreciate your article.once again thnx for that.i am currently preparation of CAT 2013 and simultaneously doing a part time job. and at the same time i do feel the need to join some coaching for CAT 2013 to stay in touch with studies and keep my concepts sharp. one of my friend have advised me to join @ http://www.wiziq.com/course/9277-lr-vr-di-ds-speed-calculations-quant-general-awareness . i am not sure that will it be useful.is it worth to join online courses???? have any one tried them before,?? then kindly advice me ,,,
thnx for the above article .it was really useful.i was waiting for CAT 2013 dates as i am currently doing preparation of CAT.however ,i need little help from you.i am doing preparation of CAT 2013 and simultaneously doing a job. so i am thinking to enroll @ http://www.wiziq.com/course/9277-lr-vr-di-ds-speed-calculations-quant-general-awareness to stay in touch with studies. my question is that should i join any online course??? is it worth to spend money on them.???
Rashi, I have not gone thru the course so would not be able to suggest. However this is at best a QADI course and will be insufficient. While I have not interacted with Ravi Handa, he is known to be a good faculty.
Hi Gp Sir,
I am sanjana and i am a NIFT (Textile design ) student .
my acads are as follows :
X- 84.3 %
XII (science ) – 86.2%
graduation – CGPA – 9.05/10
i gave CAT last year but as i did not get enough time for preparation , so screwed the attempt completely. this time i have started my preparations sincerely. i want to know what are my chances of getting into Prestigious IIM’s ?
also sir, please tell me what should be my strategy as i have started giving mocks and my score in them lie between 40%-50%) really worried !! :
regards,
sanjana
Sanjana, you have 3 distinct advantages over most of the candidates for MBA:
1. Academics: with very good marks in X, XII and Graduation which are given decent weightage by most of the IIMs, especially the top ones you have a head start over most of the MBA aspirants.
2. Fashion Graduate: Since you are not an engineer some of the IIMs will give marks on account of academic diversity.
3. Gender: Again some of the IIMs give marks to female MBA aspirants on account of gender diversity.
Obviously the above will be helpful only if you get a minimum of 97%ile in CAT. With respect to you preparation hope you have brushed up your fundamentals of QA, DI and English. Marks in mocks and actual paper are a function of decent knowledge and most importantly the ability to apply the knowledge to the right questions. So if your question selection is not upto the mark then you will not be able to get a good score. Please go through the following posts on this blog for more details:
1. Are you choosing the right questions in your Mock CATs? http://www.gpkafunda.com/?p=192
2. Things you must-do after every mock you take https://www.gpkafunda.com/?p=205
Sir,
thanks a ton for your reply sir. the links you have suggested are not visible. i will be highly obliged to you if you mention those 2 links again.also sir,i specifically wanted to enquire about IIM-A & B.
regards,
sanjana
Please check they are visible now.
Dear Sir,
i have successfully got the links.
you did not reply to the other question !!
Hello Sir,
As mock CATs have already started. Can u please tell when is the right time to start taking Mocks or what all preparation should go before we start the Mock journey?Should we complete our quant preparation before attempting or can we go with for it now itself?
And if we go now, how should we analyse these tests?
Please give an insight to it.
Thanks
Chirag
Chirag, Mocks are best taken during the proctored window only even if you have not gone thru the complete program or even if you are yet to prepare some of the topics/chapters.
For guidelines on how to analyse a test, please refer to the following two blogposts:
1. http://www.gpkafunda.com/?p=192
2. http://www.gpkafunda.com/?p=205
Dear Sir,
I started my preparation 2 months ago, and m a student at CL-Chandigarh.
I m writing to seek guidance from u on how should i be preparing now. I wrote XAT’13 (without much prep) and got a low score.
I just have completed my graduation in engg. and have all the time to devote to my preparation.
my present section wise scenario is:
DI and reasoning: with the little experience i ve, i can say i m not good at DI, yes i mean “data interpretation” when i say DI. m not afraid of calculations but its the comprehension part that m not good at.
Please guide me on how to get started on this section.
Verbal: i think i fall into the ‘dreamer’ category in RC’s and Critical Reasoning section. My mentor at CL-chd says that i think way too deeply about the question and end up mixing my opinion sometimes. i am trying to analyse myself, and have improved a little but not much.
Vocab i wud say is below average. and most of the grammar i do is by common sense/gut feeling.
Quant : owing to my school days, i have always been good at it. but seems like the 4 years in engg. have had a negative impact and slowed me down.
I m confident that i can catch up, just now sure what should be my plan with just 4 months to go for CAT.
Regards
Gunjan
Gunjan, apologise for missing out on your query. Please take my cell number from the CL Chandigarh center and call to discuss your preparation related issues. Alternately please message me on facebook for the number.
Hello Sir,
It would be great if you can start posting pointers regarding preparation.