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Should You Leave Your Job For Full-time CAT Preparation?

Should You Leave Your Job For Full-time CAT Preparation?

In 2015, as a working CAT aspirant, I always had these questions on my mind: “Should I leave my IT job to concentrate on the CAT 2015 preparation." I didn’t leave my job because I could somehow manage my time and had taken CAT twice before. But not everyone has a job which gives them some time to prepare. Aspirant working in core sectors or the field jobs have a 6-day week and rotational shifts that makes streamlined preparation very difficult. Even many people in IT or desk jobs, who haven’t prepped for CAT before and don’t have time for joining any coaching, would face this question.

Sachin Mandot
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Is CAT Really Tough? Or Is It Just About The Strategy?

Is CAT Really Tough? Or Is It Just About The Strategy?

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.

Harshad Patel
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What Is Your Reason For An MBA?

What Is Your Reason For An MBA?

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.

Amol Aranake
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Discipline Is The Bridge Between Goals And Accomplishment - Gearing Up For CAT 2018

Discipline Is The Bridge Between Goals And Accomplishment - Gearing Up For CAT 2018

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.

Apoorv Nigam
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All You Need To Know: IIM Lucknow vs IIM Kozhikode - A Comparative Guide

All You Need To Know: IIM Lucknow vs IIM Kozhikode - A Comparative Guide

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.

Parth Shekhar
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B-School Selection – Rishta Pakka Samjhe?

B-School Selection – Rishta Pakka Samjhe?

Yes, my friends, it is that time of the year when the final converts of a B-school are being announced. All the butterflies in the stomach justify the efforts that you have put in during the last year.

Anupam Kedia
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