CAT & Road to IIM's

SNAP ANSWER KEY

2009-12-20T20:21:00.008+05:30

SNAP ANSWER KEY 2009 (SET K ) SECTION I ( GK ) Q.NO Answer 1 A 2 D 3 A 4 A 5 D 6 A 7 A 8 C 9 D 10 B 11 C 12 B 13 B 14 C 15 B 16 D 17 B 18 B 19 A 20 B 21 D 22 D 23 A 24 d 25 A 26 C 27 C 28 D 29 C 30 A 31 A/D 32 C 33 A 34 C 35 C 36 D 37 C 38 B 39 B 40 D SECTION II (QA + DI) Q.NO Answer 41 B 42 Wrong Ans (10) 43 A 44 d 45 A 46 C 47 D 48 B 49 B

SNAP 2009 Analysis & Cut-offs

2009-12-20T17:43:00.000+05:30

SNAP 2009 SNAP 2009 which was conducted just an hour before retained its earlier format of 2005 and 2006 SNAP in terms of difficulty level. The total number of questions also increased back to 150 from 135 questions. The Analytical and Logical Reasoning section had 30 questions of 2 marks each, just like SNAP 2008. However the other 3 sections, viz. General English, General Awareness and

IRMA Analysis

2009-11-10T18:29:00.005+05:30

IRMA Analysis 2009 EXECUTIVE Summary: This year's IRMA paper is an exact replica of the last year (2008) with respect to the pattern and level of difficulty of the questions. In fact, the pattern has been more or less like this for the last several years. The two-hour long paper comprised 200 questions distributed over four sections. Wrong answers carried negative marks equivalent to

Daily Dose

2009-10-07T16:43:00.003+05:30

CAT 2009 Notification

2009-08-30T14:06:00.000+05:30

2009-08-29T16:44:00.001+05:30

Seven new IIMs in India by 2011 B K Upmanyu Fri, Aug 28, 2009 17:21:14 IST THE COUNTRY’S three youngest states - Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand, along with four others, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir and Rajasthan, will get their branches of the prestigious Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) during the period 2009-2011. The Cabinet has approved a proposal for setting up

Return of good times? Top business schools start receiving PPOs

2009-08-21T12:07:00.001+05:30

Major companies like Hindustan Unilever, Aditya Birla Group, L&T, Godrej & Boyce, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu extend pre-placement offers The last MBA placement season at business schools in India was eclipsed by the global downturn, but the sun is smiling bright now with PPOs pouring in at top business schools! After IIMs, XLRI, and We School reported excellent PPOs (pre-placement offers) from

A Tool to understand Graphs

2009-07-29T10:09:00.005+05:30

I found these mathopenref tools extremely helpful in understanding graphs:1. Linear Equations: http://www.mathopenref.com/linearexplorer.html2. Quadratic Equations: http://www.mathopenref.com/quadraticexplorer.html3. Cubic Equations: http://www.mathopenref.com/cubicexplorer.htmlThings to do: Change the variable values with the help of the sliders and see the change in the shape of the curve.For

Good times are back: Job offers flood IIMs

2009-07-17T16:18:00.002+05:30

Good times are back: Job offers flood IIMsBANGALORE: The green shoots are springing up and they're becoming visible at the Indian Institutes of Management, bringing some hope that the economy is looking up.Pre-placement offers (job offers which come to students before the final placements) have begun to pour in for the graduating class of 2010. The IIMs are seeing a positive response from all

IIFT Exam Notification

2009-07-16T15:18:00.002+05:30

IIFT Exam Notification:Here are some of the important datesLast Date for Sale of Prospectus by post for IIFT MBA 2010 - 2012: 20th August 2009Last date for Sale of Prospectus across the counter at IIFT : 3rd September 2009Last Date for Receipt of completed Applications for IIFT MBA 2010 - 2012: 3rd September 2009Written Test for IIFT MBA 2010 - 2012 : 22nd November 2009 (10 a.m - 12 noon)

A Classic River Crossing Game...

2009-07-10T13:38:00.003+05:30

Here's the classic River Crossing Game that will help you in beginning with logical reasoning.Find more free online flash games at Fupa.com

Common Errors (Contd)

2009-06-18T14:54:00.004+05:30

Well, this blog is dedicated to my my PRO batch at Aundh. This is my first blog ever since their batch started and I would request them to accept this as an apology for not putting up any relevant stuff for a long time now.So here it goes for all of you...Sentence correction tips and some common confusables....1)BORROW OFF/BORROW FROM:Although in some dialects you can borrow money off a friend,

The Future of Email/ IM?

2009-06-01T16:30:00.003+05:30

Just couldn't resist the temptation of putting the All New Google Wave preview video...Its a longish one....an hour long. But what the heck...Enjoy!

ANGREZI? MARO GOLI!

2009-05-20T10:48:00.003+05:30

Jug Suraiya never fails to delight me. This is exactly what happened when I was planning an activity for my class today. It was a class of Vocabulary and Reading. I randomly picked up an article from today's Times Of India and man it was mind blowing, not only did i enjoy the article but i am sure my students did too. You guys know by now that I tend to do a little more than just the worksheet,

A contribution.....

2009-05-11T10:43:00.007+05:30

Who says that only CL Pune mentors have the right to create blogs? Definitely not!There is something that I ardently believe in...' I can be a teacher only when I learn from my students.' Something like this happened during a class of mine with a certain batch of CAT-09 aspirants at the Bund Garden center. By now we know that there is a compulsory essay to be written in the XAT exams so we had

Some interesting facts from IIMB new batch profile...

2009-04-30T13:20:00.005+05:30

I came across this interesting page on the IIMB results site. You can access the full document here.A few observations about the IIMB batch profile:1. 67 females made it as compared to 321 males. That's less than 18%. I guess things are a lot better than having 1 girl in my batch of 42 at IIMK in 1997-99!2. Engineers made a killing at IIMB with 92% seats, up from 89% last year. Out of these

CAT has finally changed its colours!

2009-04-30T12:34:00.004+05:30

Dear Student,The CAT is out of the bag। The IIMs have finally come public with their decision on conducting the CAT online from 2009. Click here for the formal communication from IIM-Bangalore.It is now time to act. At the outset, we assure you that there is nothing to “fear” about this online CAT. We, at CL, are well prepared to take it head on and ensure that you have the requisite skills. We

Common Errors(Contd)

2009-04-27T10:51:00.003+05:30

Hello Everyone,I have been fishing for more and more common errors in the general English that we write and speak and trust me, I feel this can go on forever. I mean, inspite of training for CAT for quite some time now, I still find so many peculiar grammar rules that do not have a reason...it's just the accepted norm or rule. Here are some examples to prove my consternation...COMMON

अलंकृत: In Honour of Our Successful Students

2009-04-20T14:03:00.003+05:30

We held an event called "Alankrit" to honour the 28 IIM converts as well as the other institutes and invited all our students to be also present. The Pune weather doesn't give too much scope to do much before 6 pm, but later on it becomes quite pleasant. Though the crowd was thinner than expected, probably due the IPL, we were able to engage them with some quizzes and contests. The Successful

Concept Of Factors

2009-04-13T15:47:00.001+05:30

Concept of Factors:N = P^a * Q^b * R^c (Where P,Q and R are prime numbers and a, b and c are natural numbers)Then1. Total no of factors of N = (a+1)*(b+1)*(c+1)2. Total no of perfect square factors of N= (a+1)/2 * (b/2+1) *(c+1)/2 [If a and c is an odd no, b is an even no]3. Total no of odd factors of N= (1 * (b+1)*(c+1)) [If P=2]4. Total no of odd factors of N= (

Common Errors

2009-04-09T13:35:00.003+05:30

Hello People,I am back to discuss certain inadvertant mistakes that we tend to commit while solving sentence correction questions. I chanced upon few of these on the internet and consider it worth to share with all of you. Fine nuances of grammar, here it goes...Aspect Vs Respect:These two words are widely used when talking about different perspectives of an idea but we have to keep in mind that

Let’s start the preparation for CAT DI section:

2009-03-30T19:05:00.001+05:30

Drill 1 :Become Comfortable with calculations:You should have a good command on tables and Squares (up to 30).Now we will check how to do approximate calculationsFor example Dividing 283 by 1983 and finding that value as a percentage.283/1983: whenever denominator is greater than numerator try to approximate denominator. Hence you could take 1983 as 2000.So now our question looks like 283/2000

MH-CET results out!

2009-03-26T10:29:00.003+05:30

Check out your MH-CET results at dte.org.in/result.Do keep posting your scores and category for any suggestions...Highest heard till now- 148 (equivalent to 99.92%ile). Will keep updating the highest scores...All the best!

Stop and Think

2009-03-24T18:53:00.004+05:30

Just came across this video a few days ago. It has definitely touched me and I wanted to share it with you. Hope it makes a small difference at least, and compels us to act differently. Well the video is called “value of 500 rs.” Check the link out:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0XTPSYdP08

Challenger Logic Puzzle

2009-03-08T12:57:00.001+05:30

Saturday, Kelly and four of her friends, lured by advertisements of the "biggest sale of the year," went Christmas shopping at Tracy's. Each of the five found the sales pitch to be true, finding a gift for her dad--one buying a sweater--at a great price. Given the clues below, can you solve this Challenger Logic Puzzle by determining the item each purchased, its original price, and its price on

GRAMMAR QUANDARY!!!!!

2009-03-07T12:25:00.003+05:30

After quite a long hiatus I am back to mete out a few ways to deal with one of the most dubious sections of CAT grammar- MODIFIERS.I call this area dubious because there are hardly any rules per se but then, here is where our reading habits come to the rescue. If we are well read, we generally tend to understand the nuances better for the simple fact being our comfort with the flow of a language(

Understanding Currency...A Great Read!

2009-03-06T15:16:00.003+05:30

A highly recommended read from today's DNA, Pune (click here for original article): Printing notes is no way out of trouble Debasement of currency will only bring on a bigger financial crisis, a la Zimbabwe -Vivek Kaul. Mumbai Dear M, Hey, I miss discussing the

Suffering from the epidemic of limited vocabulary? Read on!!!

2009-02-24T11:18:00.005+05:30

It has been quite long since I have penned down something useful for you guys. Well, honestly there is always a ready excuse, deep with work till neck; trying to stay afloat...blah blah.... but the muse doesn’t take over often here. I was trying to expose myself to a lot of information and assuming some or the other miracle will happen. Anyway people, needless to say, after a long sabbatical,

Symbiosis Scores Revised

2009-02-13T20:33:00.002+05:30

According to an article in Sakaal Times, the SNAP Test scores have been revised. So, if you expected a higher score, please make sure that you check your scores again on http://oams.blueshift.com/snapscorecard/Login.aspx.All the best!

Last opportunity for an IIM Boot Camp!

2009-02-03T12:55:00.004+05:30

After two great weekends of IIM-specific Bootcamps, CL Pune is glad to offer the last in the series on the 8th Feb. Since the IIM Interviews start off after the weekend, this is practically the last chance to get yourself polished further for those crucial calls.The 8th Feb bootcamp will be a whole day affair in Pune itself. But before you come into the bootcamp, you will have to complete some

PDP Boot Camp Series

2009-01-21T14:07:00.005+05:30

The first in the series of Residential PDP Boot Camps was held last weekend (17-18th Jan) at a serene location near Thane. It saw more than 85 students with IIM Calls getting a trailer to what the IIM life would be. After arriving at the venue past midnight from Pune, the students were asked to get ready for an assignment.The session on Saturday started at 9 am with some hectic GD drills. The

GMAT-It's never too early!

2009-01-21T11:36:00.002+05:30

Hi All! I was reading WSJ this morning and the curious bug inside me urged me to look for the articles on MBA in US. All of us have heard of the phenomenon called GMAT. I read in one of the articles that there could not have been a better time than now to go for a higher education degree. I kept on reading to find that all the counsellors of the US Universities are suggesting the college grads to

Let the CET MOCKS Mock conventions!!!

2009-01-19T11:36:00.003+05:30

For all MBA aspirants, MH-CET shall be the last option of getting into one of the much coveted B-Schools in India. Beyond February 15th, there shall only be MAT in May that might be of any help, however that excludes the Top 20 management programs in the country. Considering all the colleges in Maharashtra , the total number of seats is 6500+, however one has to keep in mind that a lot of these

Puzzles

2009-01-16T12:53:00.003+05:30

hi all,After a long time but i am back with a puzzle.1-The hour hand moves 25 degree backwards and then it moves 35 degree forwards.Then it moves to the position diametrically opposite from which it moves 100 degree backwards.Finally it moves 60 degree forward.On what hour does it finish.2-Using two,three and four of these numbers [5,9,17,19,22,36,41,42,64] make three totals of 100.

Some Grammar Dose

2009-01-14T19:24:00.002+05:30

Did you know a mere addition or deletion of a letter in few English words could alter their meanings? Well it’s time to make a note of few such words. I was just snooping around through my favourite grammar website grammarbook.com and found something interesting and I had to share it with you guys. Here we go..All ready vs. AlreadyThese two words may sound alike when you say them, but they have

how to use this last month effectively??????

2009-01-12T13:50:00.001+05:30

The clock is ticking. Here, it’s no allusion to any biological event; instead the phrase signifies the upcoming CET, 2009. CET is the most awaited and the last MBA entrance exams of the season. The former entrance exams, which probably didn’t turn out to be the platforms for a lot of aspirants to prove themselves, CET remains as their only last chance. Also, many test takers just bank on this

100 %ile from CL!

2009-01-09T12:00:00.002+05:30

Congratulations to Nishant Sinha from Career Launcher, Delhi for scoring a perfect 100 %ile in CAT 2008! You did us proud!With today being the culmination of an year-long effort, here's wishing the best of luck to all of you! Please do inform your percentile rank and the calls that you get to your mentors at CL. Simply send a reply to this message...All the best!Anirudh and other mentors at CL,

The tough have to get going!!!

2008-12-30T21:05:00.001+05:30

“When the going gets tough the tough get going”.This hackneyed term has never failed to boost my confidence. There are so many impasse that life poses in front of us but then it is only winners who rise to the occasion and take the challenge. The recent terrorist attack in the country is the best example of the same. The coming together of the entire Indian population to raise its voice against

GD/PI Concept

2008-12-20T12:21:00.000+05:30

The first things first — whyB-schools conduct GD/PI when students have already gone through an acid test. Isn’t clearing MBA entrance test enough to show that you are worth it? The simple answer is NO, because B-schools are simply not looking for walking dictionaries or logarithm books. They want candidates who can be trained and polished to be managers. The entrance test is just one stage where

CALENDAR.

2008-12-17T12:26:00.003+05:30

Dear studentGo through these the 10 bullet points to solve questions on calender.1. 1st January 0001 was a Monday. 2. Calendar repeats after every 400 years. 3. Leap year- it is always divisible by 4, but century years are not leap years unless they are divisible by 400. 4. Odd days- remainder obtained when no. of days is divided by 7. Normal year has 1 odd day and leap year has 2 odd days. 5.

Confronted with a new face of terror

2008-11-30T14:34:00.003+05:30

What basically is terrorism, I sometimes wonder? The dictionary defines terrorism as “the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce esp. for political purposes”. When I picked up the Thursday newspaper with my hot cup of chai (I always do that), I was in for a rude shock. The first page of The Times of India was splayed with pictures of the new face of terror ... “the terror attacks in

Prime Numbers:

2008-11-27T11:07:00.002+05:30

A prime numbers is a number greater than one whose factors are only one and itself. In other words, 4 is not prime, because its factors are 1, 2 and 4 (1x4, 2x2). But 5 is prime, because the only way you can get a product of 5 is by multiplying 1 and 5 (1x5). Composite numbers are those who has more than two factors. The number 1 is not prime OR composite because it has only one factor.Here are

ATMA 2009

2008-11-20T19:11:00.001+05:30

Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS)ATMA-2009 (AIMS Test for Management Admissions)ATMA-2009 on Sunday, February 08, 2009 (2 p.m. to 5 p.m.) at 31 CentresIssue of application kits starts from: November 22, 2008Last date for receipt of completed application forms: January 20, 2009Eligibility: Bachelor's degree in any discipline. Students appearing for their final year examinations in

We would not be as strong as what we could have been. We could never fly!

2008-11-20T18:12:00.003+05:30

A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could, and it could go no further. So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the

2008-11-20T17:43:00.002+05:30

Here is overview of CAT and Expected cut offs for different Institutes:

CAT is finally OUT!

2008-11-16T15:20:00.002+05:30

With limited access to CAT-related news in my hand, I thought the best way to help anyone interested in knowing about today's CAT test is to divert you to our mothership. Logon to www.careerlauncher.com for all the action.All the best with the post-mortem :-)

Keep your cool!

2008-11-06T10:52:00.002+05:30

I believe the most important virtue of the people who clear CAT is their ability to have a cool head. CAT is all about your ability to handle change and pressure.I remember my high-pressure D-Day in 1996, when I was appearing for CAT. In the chilling December cold in Lucknow, when the temperatures go down to 5-8 deg C, it was an instant "hot" shock when we looked at the test paper. We were ready

Quantitative Ability – POINTS TO REMEMBER(Algebra)

2008-10-19T11:35:00.003+05:30

Quantitative Ability – POINTS TO REMEMBER1.If an equation (i.e. f(x) = 0) contains all positive co-efficients of any powers of x, it has no positive roots.Eg: x^3+3x^2+2x+6=0 has no positive roots2.For an equation, if all the even powers of x have same sign coefficients and all the odd powers of x have the opposite sign coefficients, then it has no negative roots.3.For an equation f(x)=0 , the

Test on numbers(10Q)

2008-10-19T11:23:00.003+05:30

DIRECTIONS for Questions 1 and 2: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.N is a natural number such that 300 < N < 750. P is the sum of the number N and the number formed by reversing the digits of N, even if upon reversing, it becomes a two-digit or a single-digit number. P is also equal to ‘K’ times the sum of the digits of the number N.1. Find the minimum possible

EXISTENTIALISM SIMPLIFIED!

2008-10-14T16:10:00.006+05:30

Well the mercury is rising everyone...CAT is just a month away!Lately I have been thinking that although we talk a lot about the reasoning and verbal section of CAT, we focus hardly on the most ubiquitous section in CAT English i.e.Reading Comprehension.We know different terms like eclectic reading ,nuances of reading,mind mapping et al but truly speaking hardly a few must have seriously done

Difficult AR

2008-10-10T08:11:00.001+05:30

Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below:Atul and his four friends share a single room in a hostel. They have always been encouraged by their class teacher to develop their own interests. As a result, they boys started playing different games, studying different forms of literature and collecting different things. It is known that one of them plays cricket, one study poems

Some interesting Math facts...

2008-09-22T10:58:00.002+05:30

1. If you join together the feet of the altitudes of a triangle, they make another triangle called the pedal triangle, and the orthocentre is the incentre of this pedal triangle.2. The orthocentre, circumcentre and centroid are collinear (Euler’s line) and the centroid is two thirds the distance from the orthocenter to the circumcenter. The incenter is not on the Euler line except when the

Out-of-the-box methods for a few Mock-7 questions

2008-09-20T13:37:00.005+05:30

Q=51- If you look at the answer options, you will understand the way in which the calculations were done to arrive at the answer. Basically, the two arc areas have been subtracted from something. They will add up to a semicircle with radius 5. Thus the amount to be subtracted is 1/2(pi*r^2) i.e. 12.5*pi. So, only options (1) and (5) can be correct. Now, if you just approximate the upper half of

Cool Tech Ways to Understand Maths!

2008-09-20T11:06:00.003+05:30

This one is for those of us who are a little perplexed with Maths Concepts. I believe that a lot of us belong to a breed of learners called "Visual Learners". You need to "see" something to understand, and an equation is surely not the most visually appealing thing!So, I keep hitting some of the cool things on the web that help understand maths by hands-on approach. Try these out, and do let me

IDIOMS-MORE IS LESS

2008-09-16T16:34:00.003+05:30

I saw a very interesting question type in our MOCK-7 that dealt with the correct usage of Idioms.Well Idioms have always been the underdog in CAT preparation and have never been in focus per se but we should have a little insight on them especially since they do have considerable significance in SNAP and MH-CET.So here is a list of some uncommon idioms with meaning and usage that shall save you

TSD

2008-09-14T13:40:00.001+05:30

A car X starts from a town A and goes towards point C. At the same time, car Y starts from a town B(lying between A and C) and goes towards town C. X catches up with Y at a town M between B and C. A car Z starts from town A when the cars X and Y meet. The cars X and Z meet at a point N where CN=AB. The cars Y and Z meet at a point O where MO= 20 miles. Then the length of AB( given AC = 140 miles

Purpose of DI questions in CAT

2008-09-14T13:29:00.001+05:30

Ask an MBA aspirant about the types of questions the Data Interpretation (DI) section of CAT contains and most will answer correctly that it contains graphs and tables. Ask them a follow-up to this question, viz. “What kinds of skills are tested by this section?” Most students will now flounder. Some will say that it tests your ability to read graphs, while others will opine that it evaluates

PREPOSITIONS

2008-09-09T22:41:00.004+05:30

I 've analysed several mock and real CAT papers, i 've seen that in terms of grammar, prepositions seem to be one of the most favourite area of Questions Setters. So guys here is some dope on Prepositions. Since i 've collated most of the importants points, you guys could definitely seal this forte after going through this post carefully.A preposition may be defined as connecting word showing

PERMUTATION COMBINATION

2008-09-09T14:34:00.003+05:30

Try to solve this question and will definately change your perception towards p&c.Q-A set contains 5 natural numbers as {1,2,3,4,5}.what will be the sum of all the possible five digit numbers which we can make from the given set.

NMAT

2008-09-08T17:18:00.001+05:30

NMIMS University, School of Business ManagementAdmissions Open: Master of Business Administration (MBA 2009-11)Two year full-time Post Graduate Degree ProgrammeFor online application, please visit: http://www.nmims.edu/NMIMS UniversityV.L. Mehta Road, Vile Parle (W), Mumbai-400 056Phone: 91-22-26134577, 26143177, Fax: 26114512, E-mail: ftmba@nmims.eduFor details see Ahmedabad Mirror (Ahmedabad)

SNAP

2008-09-08T16:59:00.001+05:30

Symbiosis International UniversitySNAP (Symbiosis National Aptitude Test)Symbiosis National Aptitude Test (SNAP): 2008 Registration OpensSymbiosis National Aptitude Test (SNAP) is your only opportunity to get into one of the 12 reputed postgraduate institutes that offer 24 postgraduate specialisations under Symbiosis International UniversitySymbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM)

IIMs look to outsource CAT; 4 companies in the running

2008-09-05T13:41:00.001+05:30

A fter facing criticism over errors and leaking of exam questions ahead of the common admission test (CAT), an all-India test conducted by the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) as an entrance exam for their much-soughtafter management programmes, the autonomous institutes under the Union government are now looking to outsource the exam to a global testing company.The institutes, which have

XAT 2009

2008-09-04T15:26:00.001+05:30

XAT 2009 :: XLRI JamshedpurXAT 2009: on Sunday, January 4, 2009Invites applications for XAT and the Academic Programmes of XLRI for the year 2009.XAT is also used by more than 60 other Management Institutes for Admission.XAT 2009 Bulletin: XAT bulletin containing the details of XAT and application procedure for admission to XLRI and other institutes can be obtained from the branches of AXIS Bank

IMDR Pune

2008-09-04T15:24:00.001+05:30

DE Society's Institute of Management Development and ResearchAdmission to PGDM 2009-11 (Two year full-time programme)Sale of IMDR application forms starts: September 1, 2008Last date for submission of completed application forms: November 30, 2008Candidates must register with IMDR by submitting the IMDR application form along with a DD for Rs.1000/- in favour of 'Director, IMDR.'.Application

Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, Delhi

2008-09-04T15:21:00.000+05:30

Announces admission to: 1. Two Year Full-Time Post Graduate Diploma in Management 2009-20112. Two Year Full-Time Post Graduate Diploma in Management-Finance 2009-2011Last date for submission of completed LBSIM application form: November 15, 2008Admission Procedure: * Candidates seeking admission to LBSIM are required to appear in the Common Admission Test (CAT) to be conducted by IIMs on

MDI

2008-09-04T15:19:00.001+05:30

Management Development InstituteAdmission Invitation - Beginning July 2009: Post-Graduate Programme in Management (PGPM)PGP-HR / PGP-IM / NMPLast date for receiving completed filled-in application forms: November 14, 2008MDI Prospectus & Application Form: Available at: MDI Campus, Gurgaon or MDI Counter, Reception Lobby, IFCI Tower, 61, Nehru Place, New Delhi-110019 (Tel. No. 26438471, 26434674).

FORE School of Management

2008-09-04T15:18:00.000+05:30

Admission: Two year full-time Post Graduate Diploma in Management 2009-2011 (Batch XVIII)Two year full-time Post Graduate Diploma in Management (International Business Mgnt.) 2009-2011Last date to apply: November 12, 2008Admission Procedure: * All candidates are required to appear for the Common Admission Test (CAT) to be conducted by IIMs on November 16, 2008. * Apply on prescribed application(s

JMET 2009 (Joint Management Entrance Test)

2008-09-04T15:14:00.001+05:30

JMET 2009 (Joint Management Entrance Test): December 14, 2008Programmes: IIT Bombay: Master of Management (M.Mgt); IIT Delhi: MBA with focus on Management Systems; MBA with focus on Tele-communication Systems Management; IIT Kanpur: Master of Business Administration (MBA); IIT Kharagpur: Master of Business Administration (MBA); IIT Madras: Master of Business Administration (MBA); IIT Roorkee:

DI

2008-08-22T02:27:00.000+05:30

Answer the following questions based on the instructions given.Each alphabet represents unique Numerical digit from 0 to 9. Problem given below is having unique solution. T O K Y O -- O S A K A ____________________________

CONTEXTUAL LEARNING-2

2008-08-21T14:32:00.004+05:30

Sunday Times of India is always a reader's delight. At least ,I like to start my Sunday with a large cuppa of chai and the newspaper. What generally makes my day is the editorial page wherein ,one comes across the verbose Bachi karkaria, sarcastic Jug Suraiya and of course politically incorrect Shobha De. Well not to forget Shashi Tharoor and Swaminathan Aiyar.I can survive even if I don't get

Fine Nuances Between Words

2008-08-11T14:30:00.000+05:30

Vocabulary has always been an integral part of every entrance exam.Given below are sentences with a pair of homonyms in each and you are required to pick the correct option according to the contextual usage.The Houston United has sued its CEO on account of BREECH(A)/BREACH(B) of contract.The Government is setting up schools in DISCRETE(A)/DISCREET(B) locations across the rural belt to promote

BIM,TRICHY

2008-08-08T19:52:00.002+05:30

BHARATHIDASAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI (BIM, Trichy)BIM-MBA Admission 2009Eligibility: (1) Bachelor's or Post Graduate degree or its equivalent in any discipline with a minimum of 50% marks. (2) Final year degree students may also apply, subject to completion of the degree requirements with minimum 50% marks by July 2009. (3) CAT 2008 scores are used for short-listing candidates

TAPMI

2008-08-08T19:49:00.000+05:30

T.A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI)Admissions Open 2009-11: Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)2 year full time residential programLast date: Issue of forms: December 1, 2008 / Receipt of completed forms: December 6, 2008Admission Eligibility and Process: (1) A University degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks. (Final year students may also apply) (2) Scores in

IRMA

2008-08-08T19:43:00.004+05:30

Institute of Rural Management AnandAdmission Notice: 30th Post Graduate Programme in Rural Management (PRM 2009-2011)and 6th Fellow Programme in Rural Management (FPRM 2009)Last date for receiving completed application: October 6, 2008Selection Procedure: A written test, common for PRM and FPRM will be conducted on November 9, 2008 (Sunday: 9.15 am - 12.15 pm) at 27 centres across India. How to

LOGICAL DI CAT 2003

2008-08-06T17:32:00.009+05:30

The table above provides certain demographic details of 30 respondents who were part of a survey. The demography characteristics are: gender, number of children, and age of respondents. The first number is each cell is the number of respondents in that group. The minimum and maximum age of respondents in each group is given in brackets. For example, there are 5 female respondents with no

IIFT 2008 Details

2008-07-31T12:43:00.000+05:30

IIFT 2008Important Dates1. Last Date for Sale of Prospectus by post: 20th August 2008 2. Last date for Sale of Prospectus across the counter at IIFT: 3rd September 2008 3.Last Date for Receipt of completed Applications: 3rd September 20084. IIFT Written Test: 23rd November 2008 (10 am–12 noon)Eligibility 1. Recognized Bachelor’s degree of minimum 3 years’ duration in any discipline. 2. Candidates

LRDI

2008-07-31T10:48:00.001+05:30

John, Pete, Tom, George, and Steve are brothers. One day, one of them broke a window. When their father asked them who did it, they gave the following answers:John: "It was Pete or Tom."Pete: "It was neither George nor me."Tom: "Both of you are lying."Steve: "No, only one of them is lying."George: "No, Steve, you are wrong."Then their mother added: "Three of my sons are telling the truth, but I

LRDI

2008-07-28T08:42:00.002+05:30

Joey has 8 drinking glasses, all of different sizes. He has lined them up from smallest to largest and numbered them 1 (smallest) to 8 (largest). He knows that glass #4 holds 10 ounces and that glass #7 holds a pint, or 16 ounces. Now he wants to figure out how much all the others hold! He experiments by filling up different glasses with water and pouring the water back and forth into other

CONTEXTUAL LEARNING

2008-07-26T11:57:00.006+05:30

Hi guys,it's vocabulary time again. Except this is li'l different from what you have come across in my earlier posts.I 've picked up this interesting article from 'The Hindu' ,so this is like doing two things in one go.Read this article and learn words as well. Encountering words in their natural habitat and becoming aware of the usage of the words is the best way to remember lot many words. The

LAST TWO DIGIT

2008-07-22T17:11:00.004+05:30

Dear student, Agenda is how to calculate last two digits of the number ending on 1.Last digit or unit digit will be always 1.Just observe tenth place digit in following example11^2 = 121 (1 * 2 = 2)11^3= 1331 (1 * 3 = 3)21^2 = 441 (2 * 2 = 4)21^3= 9261 (2 * 3 = 6)Just apply this technique to the following examplesExample: 31^8If number is ending on 1 last digit is always 1.Important is how to

UNJUMBLE YOUR MIND!!!!!!!!!

2008-07-15T16:44:00.005+05:30

PARAGRAPH JUMBLES-Paragraph jumbles of the verbal logic part is almost an inevitable section. The catch lies with the phrase “choose the most logical order of sentences to form a coherent paragraph.” To solve this genre of questions you need to be as mechanical as possible. If you are one of those students who are literally terrified of the Verbal Ability section in CAT, Para jumbles could come

Analytical Reasoning

2008-07-15T15:38:00.001+05:30

There are 5 houses in 5 different colors in a row. In each house lives a person with a different nationality. The 5 owners drink a certain type of beverage, smoke a certain brand of cigar, and keep a certain pet. No owners have the same pet, smoke the same brand of cigar, or drink the same beverage. Other facts:1. The Brit lives in the red house.2. The Swede keeps dogs as pets.3. The Dane drinks

2008-07-14T17:33:00.004+05:30

I think many of us are aware of divisibility rules but the question is..." why this method?".So let us find out the answer.1) let's take a three digit no.(rule for 3) abc=100a+10b+c = 99a+a+9b+b+c =(99a+9b)+(a+b+c) =9(11a+b)+(a+b+c)now can we say that one part of number is a multiple of 9 and if it is then, number will also be divisible by 3,so we are checking the

CAT 2008 NOTIFICATION

2008-07-13T13:21:00.003+05:30

Important DatesIssue of CAT Bulletins by Axis Bank STARTS : JULY 14, 2008 (Monday)Issue of CAT Bulletins by Axis Bank ENDS : AUGUST 8, 2008 (Friday)Issue of CAT Bulletins by IIMs ENDS : AUGUST 13, 2008 (Wednesday)Last date for receipt of completed CAT Applications by the IIMs : SEPTEMBER 5, 2008 (Friday)COMMON ADMISSION TEST : NOVEMBER 16, 2008 (Sunday)CAT forms are available at following

Para Completion Deciphered

2008-07-11T15:29:00.002+05:30

Well I am back after a considerably long hiatus.This time I am going to give you all some dope on the Verbal Logic section.This is for all the CAT-08 aspirants who have been burning themselves out on questions from Para completion.This section has been quite ubiquitous in CAT for the past two years and is very probable in 2008 as well.The biggest challenge,that the takers face here is the

Things that make your day: A testimonial

2008-07-05T00:02:00.001+05:30

Below is a mail we received from a former CL student today.Hello !I know its late...but really wanted to thank you all for the contribution you have had in shaping my future...d modesty ingrained in teachers normally doesnt allow them to gauge the level of their contribution but sach mein...speaking from the bottom of my heart...had it not been for u all I simply would not have been able to reach

2007 Cutoff list(top CET Institute) as per the state merit Rank

2008-07-03T09:53:00.004+05:30

Note: h: home university studento: other than home university student (maharashtra)So you can always use this as reference to get an idea which college you will get this year. This will help you to fill your optional form.

Some basic DI tools

2008-06-30T17:40:00.007+05:30

Here are some really basic tools to help you make calculations faster. I am not including the usual "vedic math" or "speed calc" techniques. I found that simpler methods help more!I am sure you are all aware of that ubiquitous formula (a+b+ab/100). But I am equally certain that you (or even me, for that matter) have discovered even half of the uses of this formula. Well, for now, lets focus on

Collaborate, not Compete!

2008-06-20T13:01:00.005+05:30

An Indian Express article this week by Bihar's Additional Director-General of Police Abhyanand, 55, who teaches physics at Bihar's Super-30 Institute for IITJEE caught my attention. If you are not keyed into the news, this institute run by Abhyanand and Anand Kumar, 36, a local mathematician, takes up select students from the minority classes. They are taught for the IITJEE exam, arguably the

SAAT SAMUNDAR PAAR...(MIGRATORY WORDS)

2008-06-16T15:34:00.003+05:30

I don't know why they do it? Now look at the word MODUS OPERANDI: It simply means a method of operating or functioning. It is a Latin word. You will see that ,this is a word often associated with any burglary or even murder sometimes. The synonyms are routine, a process, a method. But seriously, why do the authors do it? Why couldn't they have used the simple words? This makes me ponder about the

OOPS I DID IT AGAIN(CONTINUED)

2008-06-16T13:53:00.003+05:30

Guys, here I come again with the common confusables. As i had said earlier CAT-07 showed particular affinity towards these word pairs and XAT -2008 too followed suit. Here are few more word pairs to add to your kitty :)6.(a)loathe(v)-hate or dislike something.(b) loath(v)-unwilling, reluctant.7(a) tortuous(adj)- full of twists and turns, lengthy.(b) torturous(adj)-characterized by pain.8(a)Censor

Vocabulary

2008-06-08T18:55:00.003+05:30

Well I seriously seem to be spending a lot of time with the letter "G".Many of us are confused with the pronunciation of some words beginning with G as sometimes it takes the phonetics of 'Guh' as in GAIN, or 'Juh' as in GIST and even worse is the pronunciation with "Zhuh" as in GENDARME(zhendaarm) which refers to a member of the French Police.The only good thing about it is that the 'Zhuh' sound

Vocabulary

2008-06-08T18:42:00.002+05:30

I am back with some more inspirations from Greek and Roman Mythology.This time i have got a phrase that i assume many of us have heard befoer...it's called "The Gordian Knot" which means a very difficult or impossible task or problem.Legend has it that King Gordius tied a very complicated knot and said whoever undid it would become the ruler of Asia.Alexander the great cut though the knot and the

OOPS I DID IT AGAIN

2008-06-02T12:42:00.005+05:30

Hi guys I am back again with your regular dose of vocabulary vitamins. Well this time we will be dealing with a little different genre of words "common confusables". In fact CAT-2007 laid particular emphasis on these words and as usual life became a little complicated. Like they say "better be safe than sorry" we will be prepared well in advance this time. Here is a list of word pairs ,often

Why does the Divisibility Rule of 11 work?

2008-05-27T19:09:00.004+05:30

I am sure you all know the Divisibility Rule of 11. Let me put it down here, just in case you forgot:If you have a 10-digit number like abcdefghij (or 8346834623, for instance), then you add the alternate digits. So, you get (a+c+e+g+i) and (b+d+f+h+j) as two different sums. In our example number, these sums would be 8+4+8+4+2=26, and 3+6+3+6+3=21. Next, you find out the difference of the two

Phonetics of "Ch"

2008-05-17T15:53:00.003+05:30

English has always borne the brunt of ire of lot many as far as the pronunciation goes.The simplest and most cliched instance is the difference between TO,DO and GO.It's very interesting to find the contrasting phonetics of the alpahabets "C" and "K".For instance "CHARLATAN" is pronounced as "SHAR luh tun" which means a fraud or a conman and "CHAGRIN" which means humiliation or disappointment

IN CONUNDRUM EVEN AFTER ENGINEERING?

2008-05-15T13:36:00.002+05:30

Once upon a time, the parents of a certain family were very worried about their only son’s future. Their son was almost on the verge of completing his engineering and they were paranoid about what lay ahead. The boy on the other hand was crumbling under the gargantuan expectations of his parents. The trouble wasn’t as simple as it appeared. The father wanted his son to study further and then get

CET 2008 Activity schedule

2008-05-15T12:55:00.002+05:30

Note : Due to unavoidable circumstances the schedule displayed above may change. Therevised schedule will be notified on website www.dte.org.in/mba. Schedule of further activitieswill be notified later. Please refer the website or contact the Regional offices of Joint Directorof Technical Education or ARCs for further information.

Lending From Mythology!

2008-05-15T10:15:00.002+05:30

Roman and Greek mythology has given us a lot of interesting words.Just came across this very interesting word that i would want to share with everybody-----"Deus ex machina(dey-uhs eks mah-kuh-nuh)" which refers to an artificial,unexpected and improbable character who provides an unexpected solution to a difficulty.This word reminds me of a much hackneyed hindi term that is "Masiha"who is a

WORDS ORIGIN WEEK

2008-05-12T14:12:00.000+05:30

Career launcher celebrates its own WORDS ORIGIN Week.Mere mugging of words cannot guarantee retention, instead if we associate words with origins (interesting ones of course, in the form of stories) words get notched in our brains quickly and we tend to remember them better.Few words with interesting originsBedlam: Mayhem/ a scene of wild uproar and confusionOrigin: A popular name for the