VARC – Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension is the first section that appears on the CAT. It is considered to be the most scoring section, unless things get really bad as they did in CAT 2019. So, let’s first understand how the VARC section looks like in the CAT and what are the areas that we as an aspirant need to prepare for –
Will hiring and recruitment change drastically due to COVID 19? Will the class of 2019-21 and 2020-22 have to struggle with summer and final placements as well as internships? What skills and qualities will recruiters be looking at when hiring, now that the future (and the present) of work has changed completely? In order to understand recruitment and hiring during & post COVID 19 better, as well as take a look at the synergy between studying HR and implementing HR policies in real life, we spoke to someone who knows the corporate world very well. Meet Priyanka Nandan, a psychology major from Delhi University and an MBA in HR from TISS. Priyanka has worked with companies like ITC, Glenmark and Nomura over the years. Currently, Senior Manager (HR) at Philips, Priyanka tells us what recruiters look at while hiring, how HR has evolved and grown thanks to Coronavirus, and her own interesting career journey. Whether you're interested in HR as a career, hope to get into TISS, or just want to know how the job market is evolving, this interview will have answers for you! Continue reading to find out.
Imagine being so used to failing the CAT that you reach late for your CAT exam, and are perfectly okay with walking away. Imagine getting a single call after your CAT, and that single call being IIM Bangalore. Well, all this is absolutely true in the case of Praveen Gopal Krishnan. Watch this video to hear his unique, interesting, and (in many ways) strange MBA story.
What do we expect from our college education? Is it just a platform to get the lucrative corporate jobs that many aspire for? If so, then why not join a trusted placement agency; God knows there are enough of them in the country. Then, if not for placement, why are some colleges better than others? Why is there such a clamor for the IITs and IIMs, if the same courses are being taught at the myriad of educational institutions in the Country?
This article, published on June 22nd has since been unpublished. Inconvenience is regretted. Please read -
It has been almost two years since I became a Chartered Accountant, but that is not where I wanted to stop. Therefore, even though I could not succeed in my interviews the first time around, I did not give up and managed to convert IIM-Ahmedabad and IIM-Calcutta calls in my second attempt.
IIM Kozhikode Interview Experience Date: 14/02/2020 Morning Slot | Venue: Radisson Blu, Dwarka, Delhi WAT: If Britishers had not colonized India, India could have become a superpower (20 mins.)
For many aspirants, DILR is still a tough nut to crack. DILR questions are highly unpredictable and confusing. Are you someone who is struggling to find ways to navigate through this section? Well, this video might help you out. In this video, we list down 6 tips that you can apply to your daily practice and improve your DILR score.
VARC – Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension is the first section that appears on the CAT. It is considered to be the most scoring section, unless things get really bad as they did in CAT 2019. So, let’s first understand how the VARC section looks like in the CAT and what are the areas that we as an aspirant need to prepare for –
Will hiring and recruitment change drastically due to COVID 19? Will the class of 2019-21 and 2020-22 have to struggle with summer and final placements as well as internships? What skills and qualities will recruiters be looking at when hiring, now that the future (and the present) of work has changed completely? In order to understand recruitment and hiring during & post COVID 19 better, as well as take a look at the synergy between studying HR and implementing HR policies in real life, we spoke to someone who knows the corporate world very well. Meet Priyanka Nandan, a psychology major from Delhi University and an MBA in HR from TISS. Priyanka has worked with companies like ITC, Glenmark and Nomura over the years. Currently, Senior Manager (HR) at Philips, Priyanka tells us what recruiters look at while hiring, how HR has evolved and grown thanks to Coronavirus, and her own interesting career journey. Whether you're interested in HR as a career, hope to get into TISS, or just want to know how the job market is evolving, this interview will have answers for you! Continue reading to find out.
Imagine being so used to failing the CAT that you reach late for your CAT exam, and are perfectly okay with walking away. Imagine getting a single call after your CAT, and that single call being IIM Bangalore. Well, all this is absolutely true in the case of Praveen Gopal Krishnan. Watch this video to hear his unique, interesting, and (in many ways) strange MBA story.
What do we expect from our college education? Is it just a platform to get the lucrative corporate jobs that many aspire for? If so, then why not join a trusted placement agency; God knows there are enough of them in the country. Then, if not for placement, why are some colleges better than others? Why is there such a clamor for the IITs and IIMs, if the same courses are being taught at the myriad of educational institutions in the Country?
This article, published on June 22nd has since been unpublished. Inconvenience is regretted. Please read -
It has been almost two years since I became a Chartered Accountant, but that is not where I wanted to stop. Therefore, even though I could not succeed in my interviews the first time around, I did not give up and managed to convert IIM-Ahmedabad and IIM-Calcutta calls in my second attempt.
IIM Kozhikode Interview Experience Date: 14/02/2020 Morning Slot | Venue: Radisson Blu, Dwarka, Delhi WAT: If Britishers had not colonized India, India could have become a superpower (20 mins.)
For many aspirants, DILR is still a tough nut to crack. DILR questions are highly unpredictable and confusing. Are you someone who is struggling to find ways to navigate through this section? Well, this video might help you out. In this video, we list down 6 tips that you can apply to your daily practice and improve your DILR score.
