Mission B-School Admission: One down, three to go…
CAT is over. Some of you had a good paper, many of you did not and are possibly still reeling from the shock and looking at the end of the world scenario. I would like to highlight a fact that…
Category Preparing for CAT
7 days of CAT 2013 – Kahaani ab tak
CAT 2013 has now entered its second week and we, at CL, have just taken a breather to pause and analyze. It has been a very exciting and hectic week for us too. We were overwhelmed with visitors on the…
To Predict or not to Predict?
There are things that should be ignored and there are things that should be addressed. This one is the latter. I was quite amused when I read this in a website of a test prep company. “Another important point to…
What’s this new type of Parajumbles I see…
As if Parajumbles of the regular variety weren’t mystifying enough – ever since CAT 2011 there has been a new type that has some of us a little dazed. Seen regularly in singlets in CAT ’11, you will find at…
CAT 2013: How many attempts for an IIM call?
In the last couple of days my mailbox is overflowing and with a single query from many of you. How many questions should be attempted to ensure an IIM call appears to be a common worrying point. Unfortunately most of…
Application Time!
Guest Column: Nikunj Bhagat, Alumnus IIMB,Mentor- CL Kolkata With the CAT testing window starting on 16th Oct 2013 and your preparation drawing towards a close, it is time to decide on the B-Schools you would like to apply to. The…
SQC Workshops 2013 – The Road Ahead
After a thoroughly engaging series of workshops across Vizag, Hyderabad and Bangalore, the next stops for SQC workshops in the coming days are Cochin, Chennai, Pune, Kanpur & Lucknow.
SQC Workshops 2013 – The Season Begins
Vizag As every year, I was looking forward to these workshops as we started with Vizag on 19th July.In the evening session I saw a lot of students coming in directly from their respective colleges, and the hall was brimming…
Aey Bhai, Zara Dekh Ke Chalo – NMAT Form Filling
One of the most upsetting situations that I encounter as a faculty is to interact with a student who did not fill up the application/admission form correctly and hence has to settle for a sub-optimal institute or program. Identifying the…
Direct dil se – Smart CAT Cracker
Ever since Niraj, Gejo and I started taking webinars for CAT’12, there have been regular demands from students for a full fledged CAT/MBA entrance preparation program built around our way of handling the paper. In this world of specialization, the…