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regarding preperation of MBA while persuing B.Tech
How should I manage the time for Preparation of CAT?Means how much time should I give for its prep.?

You should prepare hard for Aptitude and Reasoning part.Also prepare for English as well.

Hello Urvashi,
Preparing for CAT is not an easy task you must do hard work for it. and you should give as much time as you can give for the practice. see no one can advice you about the time management. You have to take out time from your busy schedule. And try to practice through mock papers these will help you a lot for CAT.
All the best....

Originally Posted by Urvashi Negi

regarding preperation of MBA while persuing B.Tech
How should I manage the time for Preparation of CAT?Means how much time should I give for its prep.?

TIPS TO PREPARE FOR CAT EXAM

To prepare for CAT exam it's very important to maintain a proper Time Management for preparation....

-> Try to spend at least 2 solid hours for preparing for the CAT exam....

-> Have a schedule of topics which have to be covered and finish it day by day.

-> Take the last day of that week to revise the schedule which you made and do it the next week..

-> During weekends you will be having plenty of leisure time, so make it as 4 hrs for sat and sun...

-> I know it will be tough to spend that much time for engineering student daily, but to have a ever shining future you have dedicate yourself now..

-> Refer some good books and previous year papers for your preparation...

-> Just know the pattern of the exam and prepare for the questions accordingly..

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Originally Posted by Urvashi Negi

regarding preperation of MBA while persuing B.Tech
How should I manage the time for Preparation of CAT?Means how much time should I give for its prep.?

Tips for CAT exam preperation

CAT examination is conducted every year for the admission of MBA course.
You can follow the below tips for the preperation of CAT examination.

1.Select the important topics first and try to cover those topic first. By this you can easily cover about 70-80% of your syllabus.

2.Revise the topics every day so that you can memorize those things.

3.Solve on esample paper every day. By this you will get an idea about the level of questions.

4.Study only according to the pattern of exam.

You can study the following books for the preperation of CAT examination

In working days spend atleast 4 hours on CAT preparation.

In week end spend complete 10-12 hours on preparation.

Then only you can succeed.

hi dear,
well, CAT is not easy to prepare. lots of hardwork is needed and as per my knowledge B.TEC is also nt a easy task. so, if you are capable enough than go for self study or can take coaching form good institute(like:- IMS, BULLESEYE,TIMES) or if this is not possible the tkae the free test conducted by these centres that is totally based upon CAT pattern and when u start doing CAT then automatically all other test will be prepared as well.
as in CAT each section is important and a there is a need to score 40% marks in all the sections ( maths, english,data interpretation, reasoning) 25 each....
well , for CAT prepratation you should take hepl from coaching centre because thay will provide some shortcuts that nt easy to understand by themself.......................

Hi,
Besides self preparation, I opine, it is better to join in weekly coaching programs (which my friends did during B.Tech) offered by some leading coaching centers like T.I.M.E. This really trains to you to compete well. The coaching is little bit costly but very much worthy.

There are many engineering students such as yourself who want to prepare for CAT.

The CAT exam is conducted every year and lakhs of students appear for it.

Now there are students from all categories who undergo rigorous coaching to bell the CAT.

However, I personally feel that engineering students have a greater aptitude than the

others and can crack the exam easily. But this requires hard work and dedication.

When you are in the final year then you can appear for the exam. So best is if you start

preparation in the pre final year.

So I suggest that you join some coaching center such as Career Launcher, IMS, to get

expert training by professionals who can help you in this regard.

Also, I suggest that you refer to the following books for preparation:

from which year i should start cat coaching???????

hav any book for practice mock test for CAT exam

sir,I am b.tech 3rd yr student. How can I start preparation for cat ?

hi friends;
I am a engineering student and how can i allot my time ?

at last year you can practice the CAT study.
you can also join the classes for CAT.and buy many author book for reference..

i hate cat

what type of questions are asked for mock cat test?

I hv started preparation for CAT 2011 recently.What should i do to crack dis exam?

what are the syllabus for cat?

recently i read an article which said that they r changing the pattern of cat becoz it is too much favorable 4 engg. students...i am an engg. student. should i be worried????

should i start preparing for cat exam after 2 nd year BE or after 3rd year

CAT examination is done for admission in the top business school including the IIM's.The examination is done by the IIM's every year.The examination

Pattern of the examination ::The examination is done in two phases::

1.Written exam
2.Interview at the IIM's.

Written exam consist of two section ::

Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation
Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning.

Tips to prepare for the exam ::

1.CAT examination is not easy to crack so one should make a proper schedule and follow it everyday strictly .Study at least 6 to 8 hours in a day .

2..As to prepare for verbal exam is far easy then the quantitative aptitude which mainly includes synonyms ,antonyms ,comprehension paragraph and some words whose meaning which you should remember .You can learn all these things if you will learn 5 words every day .

3.Make a notes of the words which you thinks are important.This will help you to quickly revise them before the exam .

4.Solve previous year question papers this will give you advantages over other students

5.During exams do not attempt hard question first .Everyone know there strong area and weak area so you should first attempt the strong area

Here are some of the good books for the exam which might help you to score good marks in the exam.

Originally Posted by Urvashi Negi

regarding preperation of MBA while persuing B.Tech
How should I manage the time for Preparation of CAT?Means how much time should I give for its prep.?

hii friend...here i can help you....daily you can spend 2 hours for cat preparation....in semister holidays you can take coaching outside for cat examination....this will help you.............

common admission test(cat) is the toughest exam in india to crack in very first attempt...
to crack this exam,you should first learn to manage time..
to manage time,you need to approach coaching centers.
coaching centers will teach you tricks and tips to win the exam..
you should be very strong in verbal ability...
aptitude section will be somewhat easy,compared to verbal..

all the best

According to my opinion there are some Important Tips to crack CAT:

1:Maintain a time table to allow yourself to devote minimum 6-8hrs per day for the GATE.

2:Then try to collect the base or main material of any subject.

3:.Study the Syllabus

4:Try to solve the Previous questions papers

5:Try to Solve more and more problems,

6:Try to discover more and more new own tricks by which you can easily solve any problem in a less time .

7:You can go for self tests.

Originally Posted by Urvashi Negi

regarding preperation of MBA while persuing B.Tech
How should I manage the time for Preparation of CAT?Means how much time should I give for its prep.?

FORMAT OF CAT

Q.1) I hear that CAT will be held online. Is that correct?

Ans. CAT is a computer-based test (CBT) and not an Internet-based test (IBT) i.e. a candidate does not take the test on an Internet site. Instead of reading the questions in a paper booklet and darkening the ovals on the answer-sheet, a candidate will read the questions on a computer terminal and choose an answer by clicking on the correct option.

Q.2) How is the computer-based format different from the paper-based format?

Ans. The format of the test is more or less the same except that a candidate reads a question on a computer terminal and clicks on the correct answer, instead of reading on a paper booklet and using a pencil to darken the ovals on an answer sheet.

Q.3) Can I take the test from any computer?

Ans. No. A candidate will have to test on a pre-assigned workstation and will not have a choice to choose his or her workstation, in the testing venue chosen by him/her during the time of registration.

Q.4) What does a CBT test looks like?

Ans. A CAT practice test is available on the website www.catiim.in for candidates to get familiarised with the functionality and navigation of the actual test.


For more details: http://www.catiim.in/

Hello, I have recently passed 12th and i am going to do btech. Please suggest how do I start preparing for CAT simultaneously.
THANK YOU.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hello, I have recently passed 12th and i am going to do btech. Please suggest how do I start preparing for CAT simultaneously.
THANK YOU.

Eligibilty to apply for the CAT exams is:
Graduation pass in any stream with minimum 50% marks for General and OBC candidates and minimum 45% marks for the SC/ST candidates.
Final year Graduation students can also apply


In CAT exams questions are asked from below sections:
Verbal Ability
Logical Reasoning
Quantitative Ability
Data Interpretation


Books for Preparations:

The Pearson Guide To Verbal Ability And Logical Reasoning For The CATby Nishit K. Sinha
The Pearson Guide To Quantitative Aptitude And Data Interpretation For The CAT by Nishit K. Sinha
How to Prepare for Data Interpretation for the CAT Common Admission Test by Arun Sharma