Deciphering the tips and tricks to gain in an upper hand in CAT is the talk of the town. With the Common Admission Test just being less than a few weeks away, numerous mentors, teachers, peers, and batchmates will present their respective takes and opinions on how to crack the exam with flying colours. Going through the same phase a year back, I will present near you my views on it.
Every year, close to 200,000 students take the CAT. Assuming that you aspire to make it to the top 10 B-schools of the country, you are fighting for 4,000 seats - that is ~2%. Undeniably, there is pressure.
Have you once lost the battle or maybe twice? Are you tired of preparing and writing CAT and similar exams again? Are you afraid of failing again? If yes, then stop dreaming about getting into a premier b-school. For, a b-school is for tough guys and not for chicken-hearted gentlemen.
It’s that time of the year for all MBA Aspirants when their brain wires are the sharpest yet most entangled. Entangled? Yes, because ‘n’ number of questions cross the mind day in and day out. One such question is – “Am I prepared enough? Or should I actually drop out this year and re-appear the next year?”
“SPJIMR gives preference to students with work experience”
Everyone who has cleared an entrance exam knows the effort it takes to get past that huge stumbling block, the hours of preparation to cross the sectional cut-offs, the Mock entrances and finally the actual test, where we have to maintain a balance between several interests to do our best. It is no mean feat to get into one of the top b-schools in India, and why do we put this effort? The answer could be different for different people but the question is are we all on the same page once we cross the finish line.
SPJIMR, ranked among the top 20 most desired b-schools worldwide as per Forbes and the Top 5 in India, has always been known for its innovative pedagogy of teaching management education. One of the path-breaking innovations in the entire value chain of education at SPJIMR lies in its admission process. It is the first and the only b-school in India that offers an interview for admissions to its flagship PGDM programme based on the strength of one’s profile. We, at SPJIMR, firmly believe that there’s more to a person than meets the eye. This is one of the many things that set us apart from traditional b-schools.
