This is one of the most common questions that I come across every year coming from CAT exam aspirants. To answer in simple words- NO IT IS NOT. The complexity of CAT exam increases because the stakes are high and so is the competition. Students botch it up under pressure. The CAT is a yearly exam which increases the stakes by big margin every year.
The biggest drawback of the Indian mentality is evaluating every decision with a pure tangible return on investment. Unfortunately, this also extends to the education system and the decisions we make related to education. MBA is the most prominent victim of this mentality. With even the B-Schools succumbing to this undeterred Indian mentality by making placement statistics their unique selling point and also inflating them using a lot of creativity, it has become a norm to look at the MBA decision from the pure perspective of how much the starting salary will be after 2 years vis-a-vis what it is right now.
By this time, it would be pretty clear among the aspirants which college they can possibly get. Many aspirants, who are unable to secure the percentile to get into their dream college, might be in dilemma of either to get into the college they are getting or to give another shot this year, i.e, CAT 2018. My suggestion would be to decide according to their aspirations after getting MBA. Students who are in their final year of college or are planning to crack the CAT in their first attempt may have queries regarding various coaching institutes, test series or strategy to prepare for it. Here, I'm going to answer everything you need to know for CAT 2018 and what if you are unable to get the desired percentile.
This one is a rather emotional piece for me. A story. The story of my life so far, career-wise at least. If you have been reading my articles and have enjoyed at least some of them, then I am thankful to you. At least some of them might have been helpful to you at some point, I hope. This one isn't a direct one like the others. But I am sure some of it will stick with you once you read it and come back to you at some point in time in your life. Even if it doesn't I promise you it will be a story worth reading.
“Would I be able to balance my work with CAT prep?”, “Should I leave my job to prepare full-time for CAT?”, “Would I be able to handle pressure at work given such hectic schedule?”
Surely, the top 3 choices for most of the aspirants remain the elite IIMs- Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Calcutta. But, not everyone decides to go into a b-school lured just by the brand value. Pursuing an MBA is a decision that requires careful planning and figuring out which b-school would be the best for you. Does an institution’s programmes and culture match with what matters the most to you? Would investments on these fetch you the best ROI? Hopefully, this article will help you to prepare and answer such questions and to help you know more about your target b-schools so that you can make an informed decision, both- while preparing for CAT 2020 and when you need to accept an admission later.
Highlights of the report:
A BBA degree prepares you for the challenges that you’re going to face in the real world out there. While you may learn a lot from apprenticeships and online course material, a BBA experience is second to none in this matter.
This is one of the most common questions that I come across every year coming from CAT exam aspirants. To answer in simple words- NO IT IS NOT. The complexity of CAT exam increases because the stakes are high and so is the competition. Students botch it up under pressure. The CAT is a yearly exam which increases the stakes by big margin every year.
The biggest drawback of the Indian mentality is evaluating every decision with a pure tangible return on investment. Unfortunately, this also extends to the education system and the decisions we make related to education. MBA is the most prominent victim of this mentality. With even the B-Schools succumbing to this undeterred Indian mentality by making placement statistics their unique selling point and also inflating them using a lot of creativity, it has become a norm to look at the MBA decision from the pure perspective of how much the starting salary will be after 2 years vis-a-vis what it is right now.
By this time, it would be pretty clear among the aspirants which college they can possibly get. Many aspirants, who are unable to secure the percentile to get into their dream college, might be in dilemma of either to get into the college they are getting or to give another shot this year, i.e, CAT 2018. My suggestion would be to decide according to their aspirations after getting MBA. Students who are in their final year of college or are planning to crack the CAT in their first attempt may have queries regarding various coaching institutes, test series or strategy to prepare for it. Here, I'm going to answer everything you need to know for CAT 2018 and what if you are unable to get the desired percentile.
This one is a rather emotional piece for me. A story. The story of my life so far, career-wise at least. If you have been reading my articles and have enjoyed at least some of them, then I am thankful to you. At least some of them might have been helpful to you at some point, I hope. This one isn't a direct one like the others. But I am sure some of it will stick with you once you read it and come back to you at some point in time in your life. Even if it doesn't I promise you it will be a story worth reading.
“Would I be able to balance my work with CAT prep?”, “Should I leave my job to prepare full-time for CAT?”, “Would I be able to handle pressure at work given such hectic schedule?”
Surely, the top 3 choices for most of the aspirants remain the elite IIMs- Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Calcutta. But, not everyone decides to go into a b-school lured just by the brand value. Pursuing an MBA is a decision that requires careful planning and figuring out which b-school would be the best for you. Does an institution’s programmes and culture match with what matters the most to you? Would investments on these fetch you the best ROI? Hopefully, this article will help you to prepare and answer such questions and to help you know more about your target b-schools so that you can make an informed decision, both- while preparing for CAT 2020 and when you need to accept an admission later.
Highlights of the report:
A BBA degree prepares you for the challenges that you’re going to face in the real world out there. While you may learn a lot from apprenticeships and online course material, a BBA experience is second to none in this matter.
