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If you purchase CAT 2009 now, two iCATs from CAT 2008 (apart from the three iCATs, which are already freely available as a demo) will be available to you immediately as a bonus.
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| 1 | iCAT 2 (from 2008 Courseware)** Full Length Mock Test | Not Attempted | 2h 30m | - | - | Study Guide Unattempted Questions |
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| 2 | iCAT 3 (from 2008 Courseware)** Full Length Mock Test | Not Attempted | 2h 0m | - | - | Study Guide Unattempted Questions |
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| 3 | iCAT 1 Full Length Mock Test | Available On 05-Apr-09 | - | - | - | Study Guide Unattempted Questions |
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| 4 | iCAT 2 Full Length Mock Test | Available On 26-Apr-09 | - | - | - | Study Guide Unattempted Questions |
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| 5 | iCAT 3 Full Length Mock Test | Available On 17-May-09 | - | - | - | Study Guide Unattempted Questions |
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| 6 | iCAT 4 Full Length Mock Test | Available On 07-Jun-09 | - | - | - | Study Guide Unattempted Questions |
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| 7 | iPAT for iCATs 1 - 4 Post Assessment Test | Available On 17-May-09 | - | - | - |
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| 8 | Practice Test 1 for iCATs 1 - 4 Practice Test | Available On 17-May-09 | - | - | - |
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| 9 | Practice Test 2 for iCATs 1 - 4 Practice Test | Available On 17-May-09 | - | - | - |
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| 10 | iCAT 5 Full Length Mock Test | Available On 21-Jun-09 | - | - | - | Study Guide Unattempted Questions |
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| 11 | iCAT 6 Full Length Mock Test | Available On 05-Jul-09 | - | - | - | Study Guide Unattempted Questions |
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| 12 | iCAT 7 Full Length Mock Test | Available On 19-Jul-09 | - | - | - | Study Guide Unattempted Questions |
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| 13 | iCAT 8 Full Length Mock Test | Available On 02-Aug-09 | - | - | - | Study Guide Unattempted Questions |
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| 14 | iPAT for iCATs 5 - 8 Post Assessment Test | Available On 19-Jul-09 | - | - | - |
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| 15 | Practice Test 1 for iCATs 5 - 8 Practice Test | Available On 19-Jul-09 | - | - | - |
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| 16 | Practice Test 2 for iCATs 5 - 8 Practice Test | Available On 19-Jul-09 | - | - | - |
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| 17 | iCAT 9 Full Length Mock Test | Available On 16-Aug-09 | - | - | - | Study Guide Unattempted Questions |
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| 18 | iCAT 10 Full Length Mock Test | Available On 30-Aug-09 | - | - | - | Study Guide Unattempted Questions |
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| 19 | iCAT 11 Full Length Mock Test | Available On 13-Sep-09 | - | - | - | Study Guide Unattempted Questions |
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| 20 | iCAT 12 Full Length Mock Test | Available On 27-Sep-09 | - | - | - | Study Guide Unattempted Questions |
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| 21 | iPAT for iCATs 9 - 12 Post Assessment Test | Available On 13-Sep-09 | - | - | - |
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| 22 | Practice Test 1 for iCATs 9 - 12 Practice Test | Available On 13-Sep-09 | - | - | - |
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| 23 | Practice Test 2 for iCATs 9 - 12 Practice Test | Available On 13-Sep-09 | - | - | - |
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| 24 | iCAT 13 Full Length Mock Test | Available On 27-Sep-09 | - | - | - | Study Guide Unattempted Questions |
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| 25 | iCAT 14 Full Length Mock Test | Available On 04-Oct-09 | - | - | - | Study Guide Unattempted Questions |
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| 26 | iCAT 15 Full Length Mock Test | Available On 04-Oct-09 | - | - | - | Study Guide Unattempted Questions |
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| 27 | iCAT 16 Full Length Mock Test | Available On 04-Oct-09 | - | - | - | Study Guide Unattempted Questions |
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| 28 | iPAT for iCAT 13 - 16 Post Assessment Test | Available On 18-Oct-09 | - | - | - |
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| 29 | Practice Test 1 for iCATs 13 - 16 Practice Test | Available On 18-Oct-09 | - | - | - |
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| 30 | Practice Test 2 for iCATs 13 - 16 Practice Test | Available On 18-Oct-09 | - | - | - |
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HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE CAT WITH 6 MONTHS TO GO
The CAT itself should ideally be given with 6 months preparation, as then a student has enough time to space out his preparation and work at a comfortable pace. Also, for working professionals who don’t have as much time on their hands as the college students, and who perhaps have to devote more time to preparation than college students, it is essential to start early. Several steps which are key to giving a good CAT cannot be taken overnight or crammed into a couple of weeks’ time. Starting early enables a student to work out the best possible strategy and implement it effectively. Some measures I believe students should take to enhance their level of preparation are:
1. Identify the time of day when you study the best: If you are starting 6 months before the CAT, you have enough time to plan out your preparation, and don’t need to study for more than two hours a day at this stage. Now is a good time to experiment by studying at different times in the day (whenever possible) to find what time suits you best. When you need to crank up the hours you put in later on, you’ll know exactly when you feel at your freshest and concentrate best. As far as possible, try giving tests on Sundays (or other holidays) at the CAT time (10 in the morning). Try making this a sort of ritual so you get used to giving a CAT-type test every Sunday morning.
2. Subscribe to a daily newspaper and/or a weekly news magazine: 60% of the Verbal Ability section in a typical CAT paper comprises of Reading Comprehension passages. Cultivating the reading habit is therefore essential to your CAT preparation. Indeed, even if you solve only RC with an accuracy of 70% (very achievable), you will comfortably clear your VA cut-offs without even having to touch the dreaded grammar section. Reading a daily newspaper and a weekly news magazine has several purposes. It increases your speed of reading. It also ensures that you are quickly able to pick up the salient points in even abstract passages. Finally, it also broadens your horizons and gives you something to talk about in the Group Discussions and Personal Interviews that come later.
3. Study in bursts: If you are one of those that need to warm-up for an hour before beginning to be able to concentrate and study productively, now is the time to break that habit. The entire CAT evaluation (including GD/PI) is designed for people who can switch on and switch off for short periods of time. You need to be able to start concentrating almost immediately, and don’t need to do the same thing for more than 40-45 minutes. This is why the CAT paper itself has three sections, instead of only one long section. Practice studying in short productive bursts (typically 45-60 minutes) and take breaks in between. It will be hard to start concentrating immediately after a break in the initial stage, but soon you will get used to it.
4. Get your theory right: CAT tests you on the theory that you learnt in school, so there really is no excuse for getting it wrong. If you have lost touch with high school maths, and especially if you are a working professional, it may be a good idea to set a week aside to actually go through maths formulae that you will need as well as a few basic proofs. Again, don’t try to do things that are extremely complicated. Stick to the basics – CAT is designed to identify managers with efficient time allocation, not Math specialists.
5. Develop a proper test-giving routine: This is the most important part of your CAT preparation. CAT does not ask you complicated Phd level questions. Instead, it puts pressure on you by giving you far less time to solve the paper than is reasonable. It is up to you to develop the best possible test-giving strategy you can, to solve the CAT paper. Therefore, it is essential that you give practice tests seriously. If you join a classroom coaching program you will be given several practice tests. If you don’t want to join a classroom program (which is also perfectly fine), make sure that you get enough practice tests from your friends/colleagues/seniors. Needless to say, attempt to clear EVERY sectional cut-off (and the overall cut-off) in EVERY paper that you give. There is no sense in attempting only one section well in a paper at the cost of the others. It is a complete waste of time and will hamper your preparation. Also, never ever give a practice test without timing yourself. Don’t cheat the clock (or yourself) either.
6. Keep experimenting: Keep changing things – the section you attempt first, the target number of questions you want to attempt, the time you spend on each section etc. Only then will you finally perfect your optimum CAT-solving strategy which strikes just the right balance between speed and accuracy, ensuring that you clear all cut-offs and are well on your way towards that coveted IIM seat.
7. Start doing crosswords, logic puzzles etc.:Solving the daily crossword (and checking the solutions the day after) improves your vocabulary by leaps and bounds. Solving logic puzzles will help you immensely in Logical Reasoning questions which have become an integral part of Data Interpretation sections in recent years. More importantly, CAT-taking is a habit. Once you get into the habit of solving problems, CAT should be a piece of cake.
8. Develop a hobby: Seriously. It gives you something to do in your free time. After all, you can’t be expected to study 24×7. It gives you perspective. CAT is only an exam, not life-and-death. Finally (and this is planning ahead at its best), if you do crack the CAT, it shows you to be a well-rounded personality and gives you something to talk about during your Personal Interview.
9. Avoid over-preparation: There is a limit to how much a person can do, and every person has his/her own threshold. The minute the CAT starts getting to be a drag, take a break. Strange though it may sound, you cannot do well on your CAT unless you enjoy it. I even went to the extent (and this is NOT recommended) of not doing anything for the last week, because I wanted to have fun solving the CAT. There’s absolutely no harm in doing nothing for three or four days until you feel like solving CAT questions again. Treat it is as a challenge, not as routine work.
I feel confident that someone who follows these measures can increase his level of performance significantly. The measures are in no particular order, except for the last one which is the most important. Remember, the CAT should be FUN, above all else. I wish anyone reading this the best of luck with CAT.
MAT CENTERS IN INDIA
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Academy for Professional Excellence (APEX)
2/1 C Town Shend Road, Bhawanipore, Kolkatta 700025
Phone : 033-24744505/ 4506/ 4152, 24545484
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Adept Foundation
Opp. to Civil Court, P B Road, Dharwad- 580008, Karnataka
Phone : 0836-2746968
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Alliance Business Academy
19th Corss, 7th Main, BTM, 2nd Stage, N S Palya, Bangalore-560076
Phone : 080-2668 1444, 2668 0324
Fax : 080-2668 0051
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Annex College of Management Studies
77 Lenin Sarani, (opp Union Chappel Church), Kolkatta-700013
Phone : 033-22456855, 22160770
Sub Centre :
BE-31, Salt Lake City, Near 4 No. Tank and AD 65, Kolkatta- 700 064.
Phone : 033-223584850, 23592514
Fax : 23376290
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Ashirwad Institute
SCF-30, Sector 15C, Chandigarh 160015
Phone : 0172-2772678, 5002321
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Asian Institute of Management Studies
FA-356, Mansarovar Garden, New Delhi 110 015
Phone : 011-25468536, 25166796
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Bankatlal Badruka College for Information Technology
Kachiguda, Hyderabad -500 027
Phone : 040-24654471 / 24656862
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Chetna Educational Trust
# 2696, 2nd main, Mamas Joint Road, MCC ‘B’ Block, Davangere- 577 004
Phone : 08192- 221389/ 220683
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Christ College
Institute of Management, Hosur Road, Bangalore -560029
Phone : 080- 25526166, 25536280, 2552528 extn (345,355)
Fax: 080-25535863
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College of Management Education
F-1 / B-3 , 2nd Floor , Sector 9, Near Sabhri Hotel, Vashi, Mumbai- 400 705
Phone : 022 -27657993, 2765973
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Dayanandasagar Business School
Shavige Malleswara Hills, Kumaraswamy Layout, Bangalore 560 078
Phone : 080-26665462/ 61
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Delhi Institute of Management & Services
806, Akashdeep Building, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi- 110 001
Phone : 011-23316475, 23315018 ,23315019
Fax: 011-23312 187
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DIMS Institute of Management Studies
G-18, Hans Bhawan, Bahadurashah Zafar Marg, (Near ITO), New Delhi 110 002
Phone : 011-23370989, 23370093
Fax: 011-23370094
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Dr. Gaur Hari Singhania Institute of Management & Research
Jaykaylon Colony, Kamla Nagar, Kanpur- 208 005
Phone : 0512-2231417
Email: Contact Us - Gian Jyoti Institute of Management & Technology (GJ-IMT)
Phase 2, Mohali 160 055 (Chandigarh)
Phone : 0172-2264566, Mobile: 98149-68228
Fax : 0172-2225438
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Guru Nanak College
Campus, I.S.Gill Centre for Excellence, Chennai 600 042
Phone : 044-22443661, 22447640
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Institute of Business Management and Research
IBMR House, # 44, 6th Cross, Wilson Garden, Hosur Main Road, Bangalore-560027
Phone : 080-22484302 / 51103455
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Institute of Business Mgmt and Technology
No 298,100ft. Ring Road, 4th Phase, 7th Block Extn, Banashankari 3rd stage,Bangalore-560 085
Phone : 080-26791740, 26792674, 56950082
Fax : 080- 26790517
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Jansons School of Business
D Block , 3rd Floor Damodar Centre, 1050, Avinashi Road, Karumathampatti , Coimbatore-641 018
Phone : 0421- 2217775/ 776
E-mail: Contact Us
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Jagannath International Mgmt School
M.O.R, Pocket 105, Opp. Kalkaji Police Station, Kalkaji New Delhi - 110048
Phone : 011- 26292074, 9312400271
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Liba Informatics Centre, Loyola College
Nugambakkam Chennai-600 034
Phone : 044 – 2817 5353, 2817 5354, 2817 5355
Fax: 044- 2817 3183
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Mastermind
F-8 Lajpat Nagar III, New Delhi 110 024
Phone : 011-26832681, 51716067
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M.S.Ramaiah Institute of Management
M.S.Ramaiah Nagar, M.S.R.I.T.Post, New B.E.L. Road, Bangalore 560 054
Phone : 080-23608769, 23606909, 23608230
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National Institute of Management Studies
10-50-22, Siripuram Junction, Visakhapatnam 530 003
Phone : 0891-2755380, 2745664, 2595103
Fax: 0891-2762177
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New Delhi Institute of Management
60 & 61, Tughklakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi- 62
Phone : 29956567, 29956568 Extn.105
Fax: 011- 26096570
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North Eastern Regional Instt. of Management (NERIM)
Parakutty Bhawan, Nabin Nagar R.G Baruah Road, Guwahati ( Assam) - 781 024
Phone : 0361- 2452437, 2453293, 098640-41517
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Orbit Institute of Science and Technology
104, liberty plaza, Himayath Nagar, Hyderabad-500029
Phone : 040-23223400, 23228147
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PSG Institute of Management
P B No. 1668, Avinashi Road, Peelamedu, Coimbatore- 641004
Phone : 0422- 2577252, 2590946
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Rajiv Gandhi School for Management Studies & Research
12-C, Bund Road, Alleengunj, Allahabad-211 002 (U.P.)
Phone : 0532-2466699 , 3107270
E-mail : Contact Us - Rajiv Gandhi School For Management Studies & Research
234, IInd Floor, Lekhraj Khazana Building, Indira Nagar, Faizabad Road, Lucknow
Phone : 0522- 2349265, 3249718
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Regional College of Management
GD- 2/12 & 2/13, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneshwar, Orissa - 751 023
Phone : 0674- 2300455/2300421, 9861147698
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Royal School of Management & Technology (RSMT)
IDCO Tower 2000 (Near Bharat Motors)
Mancheswar Industrial Estate, Bhubaneswar 751 010
Phone : 0674-2585294, 3112991
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School of Communications & Mgmt Studies (SCMS)
Management House, South Kalamassery, Cochin-682033
Phone : 0484-2556315, 2558502, 2625004
Fax : 0484-2540482, 2555293
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Shri Sadhana Mandir Gita Vidhyalaya
Viral 4, Digvijay Plot, Jam Nagar - 361005
Phone : (0288) 2674033, 2660725
Email: Contact Us - Suryadatta Institute of Management & Mass Communication (SIMMC)
2074, Sadashiv Peth, Vijayanagar Colony, Behind S.P.College, Pune 411 030
Phone : 020-24330425/435/400
Fax : 020-25662882
Email : Contact Us - Tecnia Institute of Advanced Studies
Institutional Area, Madhuban Chowk, Rohini, Delhi - 110085
Phone : 011- 27555121/2/3/4
Fax: 011-27555120
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Vishwa Bharati Institute of Management
Sector 28, Noida 202 303
Phone : 95120 -2455197, 2455142, 9312321419
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Vidyabharti Foundations Institute of Business Management and Research
1st Main, Jayanagar, Vidyanagar, Hubli-580021
Phone : 0836-2376383, 5153113, 9448115424 (M)
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Vision Institute of Advanced Studies
218, Vision Complex, Behind Prem Kuteer Apartments, Sector-9, Rohini, New Delhi-110085
Phone : 011-27562497,27566995
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Yash Education Society
AIMA Nodal Centre, 42, Malviya Nagar, Usha Preet Building, Above Wills showroom, Bhopal - 462003
Phone : 0755-2572701, 2576333, 9827075483
Email: Contact Us
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