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Know Your Target Score vs Percentile For CAT 2022

CAT aspirants generally have different target percentiles which they aim to achieve based on their profiles, backgrounds, and target colleges. It's important to have this understanding inorder to mould your strategy across sections. To throw some light on this, in this video we have discussed the CAT exam pattern for 2020 & 2021. We've also analyzed the overall as well as sectional Score vs Percentile ranges for CAT 2020 and CAT 2021. Based on this data, you can gauge your target score which would get you the required percentile and a shortlist.

Team InsideIIM24 Aug 2022

How To Optimize Your CAT Preparation With 100 Days To Go For The D-DAY

CAT notification is out. Mocks and test series sales are on a rise. Stress levels are up. Confidence down. Self-doubt up. A prevalent scenario, you might be able to see around you or most probably with yourself as well. With the release of CAT notification, aspirants start counting the days left. With the passage of each day, no matter the amount of efforts, it always seems less. Studying multiple hours a day, trying to cover the concepts of quants and LRDI, and forgetting them the very next day, this is something you must have experienced and might still be experiencing. You just gave a 2 hour long mock and are anxiously waiting for the report, and turns out you have scored a very low percentile, driving down your whole motivation and enthusiasm of giving CAT, and thoughts of not giving CAT popping up soon after because of self-doubt. This is something, almost every CAT aspirant goes through. So what can one do in such a crisis-like situation? Well here are some of the suggestions or tips to follow during this time:

Team InsideIIM23 Aug 2022

Tips & Tricks To Solve Odd-One-Out Question In Less Time, Ft. Ishbani Bhatia, 99.85%iler | VARC Acer

Odd-One-Out questions is a very important part of the VA section. These are asked in the CAT exam as Type-In-The-Answer type questions, where there is no negative marking and correctly answering these questions can give a huge jump to your overall VARC score. Aspirants generally find it very tricky to manage the difficulty level of these questions and figure out the common theme across sentences. Hence, to help you with the same, in this video lecture of VARC Acer, Ishbani Bhatia, FMS' 23 (CAT' 20 98.78%iler, VARC 99.85%iler) teaches how to solve odd one out questions correctly in the CAT exam.

Team InsideIIM22 Aug 2022

Top Consumer Goods Companies Most IIM Grads Work With | InsideIIM Alumni Report 2022

Amongst top Consumer Goods companies, which are the ones that MBA grads from top business schools end up at? What percentage of IIM ABC alumni work with FMCG behemoths? In the Alumni Report series, we attempt to track where MBA grads from top Indian business schools end up in their careers, analysing trends to get broad yet valuable insight into company preferences. Here is a detailed breakdown of latest available LinkedIn data on where IIM alumni are currently working.

Team InsideIIM22 Aug 2022

XAT 2023 On 8th January, 2023 - Check Important Details

XAT 2023 dates have been announced. XAT 2023 would be conducted by XLRI on 8th January 2023. The XAT 2023 registrations start from 10th August 2022 and the last date for XAT 2023 registrations is 30th November 2022. In this article we cover all the important details around XAT notification, the important dates, paper pattern, eligibility criteria and other important details.

Team InsideIIM20 Aug 2022

How Should You Analyse Mock Tests To Get A 99%ile?| Sample Mock Analysis Excel Sheet | CAT 2022 Prep

We are now in the last leg of preparation for CAT 2022. This is the time when aspirants are focussed on taking mock tests and improving their scores. But just taking mocks won't do the trick unless you take time to analyze it in detail and then strategize how to improve! To help you with this, in this video we have covered the 7 Steps You Must Follow For Mock Analysis in detail. We have also covered things to remember while analyzing the different sections in a mock.

Team InsideIIM19 Aug 2022

NMAT Can Be Your Best Route to a Top B-School: Here’s Why

The career impact of MBA entrance exams is underrated. Your performance across a few testing hours can be the difference between being admitted to a b-school that perfectly aligns with your career ambition, and one you ‘settle’ for. At this stage, you need all the help you can get, and what better than attempting an exam that wants you to win?

InsideIIM Career Services19 Aug 2022

You Can Change How B-School Recruitment Takes Place

As a B-school student, how do you figure out a company's culture, the number of people they are hiring, what scope you can have when you join and how the job landscape is shifting? An easy answer could be LinkedIn or the quintessential ‘I ask my seniors and I network’. Some of you might also say you read us and watch our videos ;)

Team InsideIIM19 Aug 2022