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How I Scored 99.96 Percentile In CAT Exam Ft. Hardik Vijay, IIM B

Hardik Vijay faced tough competition when he first wrote CAT in 2018. He scored a 98%ile but felt he could do better. This is when this Civil Engineer from IIT Kanpur decided to re-attempt the CAT. Hark back to 2019, Hardik scored a whopping 99.96%ile in CAT 2019. And all this while working at Citibank full time! Hardik tells us how he came back home from work and pushed himself to practice mocks and sectionals up to 1-2 AM at night. Evidently, the only started preparing earnestly starting September-October. His most rigorous and fruitful prep happened just before CAT in the month of November. In fact, even the day before CAT, Hardik was busy brushing up VA-RC & Quant. In this video, he tells us his insights into preparing for CAT and shares a few unique prep strategies that helped him! If you’re writing CAT 2020, check out this video now!

Team InsideIIM22 Oct 2020

"How Will The Cut-Off Vary Across Sections In CAT 2020?" And Analysis Of Other Important Speculations

Like all things in 2020, the Covid has created certain constraints, and CAT 2020 has also decided to shock us with their announcement on 15th September that the exam duration for CAT 2020 has been reduced from 3 hours to 2 hours, with each section having an individual time limit of 40 minutes. Many speculations have been making rounds since the release of the CAT 2020 notification by IIM Indore. Lets deep-dive into what can be in store for you on 29th November.

Prerna Raj21 Oct 2020

IIM Ahmedabad's PGP Placement Stats Revealed, Top IT Companies To Offer Pay Hikes | MBA News, Ep 24

The past week has had some interesting updates from the world of MBA and business. IIM Ahmedabad released the audited final placement report for the PGP batch of 2020, revealing staggering salary statistics and placement figures. Last week also revealed positive trends in the Indian job market. Take a look at the top-5 headlines from the past week in the latest episode of News From The World of MBA.

Team InsideIIM21 Oct 2020

From 55%ile In Mocks 3 Weeks Before CAT To 99.45%ile In CAT 2019 | Shirin Nizar, FMS '22

Shirin Nizar is a mechanical engineer, born and bred in the city of the 3C's Thalassery, Kerala. He did his 14 years of schooling and scored 9.6 in his X and 82.6% in XII. He also completed his 4 years of bachelor's from Thalassery with a CGPA of 7.41. A 2019 pass out, he didn't take up any job offers as he wanted to give his everything towards CAT because he knew this would be a life-changer for him. Since he realized that the potential would be massive, the experience and exposure from a top b-school would be immense, and so he gave a good 4 months to CAT and finally got 99.45%ile and calls from all the IIMs except B. And presently, Shirin is studying at FMS. Here is the entire journey of Shirin how he was able to get 99.45%ile(VARC, 77.55, 99.88%ile | DILR, 52.93, 99.15%ile | QA, 38.28, 92.74%ile|)in the CAT exam.

Team InsideIIM20 Oct 2020

How To Bridge The Age-Gap Between Your Employees? Take This TAS Poll Now

The workplace of today has changed. From newer technologies coming in everyday adapting becomes a vital part of any workplace. And for a workplace to thrive it is important to have cohesion. One such aspect where cohesion is absolutely essential is to bridge the generational gap in an organization. People from different age groups come and join a big organization. And with this diverse age group coming in a workplace, there are certain adjustments that an organization needs to make from the bottom up. As a manager, how would you make sure that this happens seamlessly? How would you make sure that every employee that is there in your organization is on the same page and respects the talent that everybody brings to the table?

InsideIIM Career Services20 Oct 2020

5 MBA Students From Top B-Schools Share Their Online MBA Experiences

Let’s get straight to the point – 2020 has been a mess, and every b-school student would agree. Rather than work round the clock in their gorgeous MBA campuses (ahh IIM Kozhikode, you beauty), students are stuck at home, sitting suited up in front of their laptops and attending corporate presentations. The question is - does an offline MBA match the rigor/fun/feel of an online MBA? I was as intrigued as you, so I reached out to the students of the best b-schools of India and asked them to share their experience of online MBA.

Akshaykumar Sirsalewala20 Oct 2020

How To Stay Motivated For CAT 2020? | 5 Unmissable Tips By An IIM Calcutta Student

2020 is definitely the most unexpected year. Everything has changed – including the examination pattern. And while it is a relief for some, some others are tensed because of the exam. There are a lot of uncertainties that you’ll have while you’re preparing for CAT. I definitely did, especially when 2-3 mock tests didn’t go well consecutively. But you have to remember in these times why did you start preparing at all. Here are some things I used to do to keep myself motivated and mentally healthy while preparing for CAT:

Amrita Mishra19 Oct 2020

Should You Invest In An Education When Times Are Tough? | Dr. Ranjan Banerjee, Dean, SPJIMR

Do you think this is the right time to do an MBA? Do you think b schools are well equipped to provide a healthy and safe environment to their students in these times of pandemic? To clear all those doubts, we spoke to Dr. Ranjan Banerjee, the dean at SP Jain Institute of Management Research (SPJIMR). In this video, Dr. Banerjee talks about the current scenario in the world of education, and how b schools can use this as an opportunity to explore prospects. Dr. Banerjee addresses the most important query that students and aspirants like you have right now: Is it the right time to do an MBA? He speaks of the pros and cons of it, and how b schools like SPJIMR are preparing their campus to ensure that students get the best experience. He then speaks of the SPJIMR selection process, and how they value a candidate’s profile and experience more than their CAT percentile. He even gives tips on how a candidate with a weaker profile can make it to a top b school.

InsideIIM Career Services19 Oct 2020