What three CAT attempts taught me about preparation, pressure, and perspective. If you assume this is a consistent improvement story, think again. Because the truth is, repeating CAT doesn’t always mean a better score. There are some things that no one tells you about, and even if I do, you would probably understand it on your D-day.
The CAT, XAT, NMAT, and SNAP exams are not just about knowing the concepts—they are about strategic execution under time pressure. Many aspirants go into the exam well-prepared but fail to optimize their time, leading to missed opportunities and poor scores. In this article I have explained time management in MBA exams while you attempt CAT and other MBA exams.
You will be shocked that Stanford Graduate School of Business does not make it to the FT Global MBA Ranking 2025. Yes, you read it right. One of the best MBA programs in the world could not meet the eligibility criteria of FT rankings. To be considered for these rankings, one of the metrics includes getting enough data from alumni responses, which Stanford failed at. Here are the top MBA programs in the World and India:
You all might be busy with your interviews and dreaming of sitting in one of the top B-school classes by June 2025. And with that exciting idea comes an imposter moment. How do I stand out from my peers? And that’s where we come with HUL Foundation School 2025- A Pre-MBA window to the corporate.
IIFT 2025-27 final admissions Process for MBA International Business (IB) and MBA Business Analytics (BA) include CAT 2024 score, GDPI, Diversity factors, and work experience. For Initial Shortlisting, 98% weightage is given to CAT 2024 score and 2 % to diversity factors (Gender). The same gets reduced to 48% during final admissions. A detailed admission guide for both initial and final shortlisting is given below:
IIM-Raipur has opted out of the CAP process for the 2025-27 batch admissions. Following the news, it has released a comprehensive selection process for its MBA program. It aims to find candidates with excellent academic records, diversified skill sets, and significant leadership potential. IIM Raipur admission criteria 2025-27 include various stages such as performance in the Common Admission Test 2024, educational achievements, work experience, and results from the Personal Appearance process.
Composite Scores include your CAT 2024 score and your profile score, including academics, work experience, professional degree (like CA), and diversity points. The weightage given to these parameters differs for each management institution. This blog lists the minimum composite score for the top 6 IIMs at which the candidates received an interview call in 2024. The data includes both flagship and non-flagship courses. Please note that the data reflected here are the ones provided to us by these institutions under RTI for the batch of 2024-26.
This article is written by Danya K N . Connect with the author on Linkedin!
What three CAT attempts taught me about preparation, pressure, and perspective. If you assume this is a consistent improvement story, think again. Because the truth is, repeating CAT doesn’t always mean a better score. There are some things that no one tells you about, and even if I do, you would probably understand it on your D-day.
The CAT, XAT, NMAT, and SNAP exams are not just about knowing the concepts—they are about strategic execution under time pressure. Many aspirants go into the exam well-prepared but fail to optimize their time, leading to missed opportunities and poor scores. In this article I have explained time management in MBA exams while you attempt CAT and other MBA exams.
You will be shocked that Stanford Graduate School of Business does not make it to the FT Global MBA Ranking 2025. Yes, you read it right. One of the best MBA programs in the world could not meet the eligibility criteria of FT rankings. To be considered for these rankings, one of the metrics includes getting enough data from alumni responses, which Stanford failed at. Here are the top MBA programs in the World and India:
You all might be busy with your interviews and dreaming of sitting in one of the top B-school classes by June 2025. And with that exciting idea comes an imposter moment. How do I stand out from my peers? And that’s where we come with HUL Foundation School 2025- A Pre-MBA window to the corporate.
IIFT 2025-27 final admissions Process for MBA International Business (IB) and MBA Business Analytics (BA) include CAT 2024 score, GDPI, Diversity factors, and work experience. For Initial Shortlisting, 98% weightage is given to CAT 2024 score and 2 % to diversity factors (Gender). The same gets reduced to 48% during final admissions. A detailed admission guide for both initial and final shortlisting is given below:
IIM-Raipur has opted out of the CAP process for the 2025-27 batch admissions. Following the news, it has released a comprehensive selection process for its MBA program. It aims to find candidates with excellent academic records, diversified skill sets, and significant leadership potential. IIM Raipur admission criteria 2025-27 include various stages such as performance in the Common Admission Test 2024, educational achievements, work experience, and results from the Personal Appearance process.
Composite Scores include your CAT 2024 score and your profile score, including academics, work experience, professional degree (like CA), and diversity points. The weightage given to these parameters differs for each management institution. This blog lists the minimum composite score for the top 6 IIMs at which the candidates received an interview call in 2024. The data includes both flagship and non-flagship courses. Please note that the data reflected here are the ones provided to us by these institutions under RTI for the batch of 2024-26.
This article is written by Danya K N . Connect with the author on Linkedin!
