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"As A CA AIR, Failing In CAT 2020 Was Difficult To Process" - Harshit Paresh Shah, CAT 98.85%ile, IIM Lucknow

Harshit Shah is a Chartered Accountant and a B.com graduate. He was born and brought up in Mumbai. He secured 94% and 89% in his 10th and 12th Boards respectively. He completed his graduation from Narsee Monjee College of commerce and economics. He secured an All India Rank (36th) in his Final CA examination on May-19. Post qualification he has been working with Vodafone Idea Limited under their Vodafone Idea Leadership program. Currently, he works as an Assistant General Manager with their Corporate Planning and decision support team. In total, he has a work ex of 30 months.

Team InsideIIM12 Jul 2022

IIM Rohtak Placements Over Five Years: Has There Been Substantial Growth?

"More IITs, IIMs may dilute brand image." In 2007, this was a headline in the Economic Times, highlighting the scepticism around the establishment of multiple new 'premier' institutes. Three decades later, we're seeing the second generation of IIMs fully operational, attempting to gradually catch up with their older counterparts in terms of recruitment numbers. One of these "new" IIMs is IIM Rohtak—established in 2010 with IIMs Ranchi and Raipur.

Team InsideIIM11 Jul 2022

JBIMS Placement 2022: Remarkable Uptick in Salaries Offered to Graduating MMS Batch

The JBIMS placement report for the MMS batch of 2022 is now out, and the recruitment numbers bode well! In 2022, the JBIMS placements process saw the graduating batch receive salaries of up to 42 lakhs. The median and average salaries not only saw a remarkable increase, but stood at par with salary figures at many top-ranked IIMs. The "CEO factory" also recorded an increase in the number of participating recruiters. Here are the key highlights from the 2022 JBIMS placement report.

Team InsideIIM09 Jul 2022

Most Important QA Topics - Analyzing Past Years’ CAT Papers | Quantitative Aptitude

Most CAT aspirants while starting their preparation lay excess emphasis on covering the quantitative aptitude syllabus. As they should, because quantitative aptitude is one section whose syllabus can be clearly defined according to the topics as opposed to the other two sections which can be rather unpredictable. While most engineers may be aware of the concepts and formulas of quant, they require dedicated practice to improve their speed and accuracy, while non-engineers often consider this section as their Achilles’ heel and may need to go through the basic concepts first. In this article, we do a topic-wise analysis of the past years’ quantitative aptitude section to help you ace the quant section in CAT 2022.

Team InsideIIM08 Jul 2022

How Can You Optimize Your CAT Prep Along With A Hectic Job? | CAT 2022

CAT Prep is no child's play! It requires consistency and diligence but what makes the journey all the more difficult is juggling a hectic job/college academics alongside! How can you manage all these things and yet ace the CAT 2022? What should be the ideal routine? How many mocks should you write and how can you analyze them? Study plan for working professionals? To answer all these questions, we've invited Rohith Siva Ganesh on 7th July (6-7 PM) for a live conversation. Rohith, cracked CAT 2021 with a 98.93%ile along with his job at ZS Associates and eventually received admission offers from IIM ABC.

Team InsideIIM07 Jul 2022

3 Prime Factors To Consider Before You Decide To Retake CAT | CCC | CAT 2022

Every year around 2.5 Lac aspirants take the CAT exam for less than 6 K seats in top IIMs. Since the competition level is so high, many aspirants take several attempts to crack the exam and make it to the B-school of their choice. But what are the factors one should consider before retaking the test? What different approach should one approach to get the desired results? To answer all these questions, in this episode of Catalogue To Cracking The CAT, Milana Prakash shares her opinion on the factors which she considered before retaking CAT 2 times until she finally made it to IIM Ahmedabad.

Team InsideIIM06 Jul 2022

5 Tips To Ace Verbal Section In CAT | Kriti Upadhyay, CAT 99.83%iler, FMS Co'24

VARC is the trickiest section in CAT because, unlike LRDI and Quant, there is no finite set of rules and formulae that can help you get the correct answer. Getting a good grasp on the language requires prolonged practice and a lot of dedication especially if you are from a non-English medium background. However, the section can easily be conquered and one can score well with a smart strategy.

Kriti Upadhyay06 Jul 2022

Should You Take A Gap Year For CAT 2022 Prep? | Milana Prakash, IIM A Co'24

Having gap years is a worrisome issue for several MBA aspirants. They stress about the fact that this might reduce their chances of making it to the top B-schools. But, what's the truth? Would IIMs look down upon you? What are the factors one should consider before taking a gap year?

Team InsideIIM05 Jul 2022