CAT 2006

CAT 2006 is going to be held on 19th Nov - This announcement was made on April 20 by the IIM Bangalore, the nodal centre for the next CAT. The Bulletin is available on IIM B web site - http://www.iimb.ernet.in/iimb/docs/Bulletin2006.pdf All are requested to go through the bulletin carefully as many changes are declared this time, the important changes are 1. CAT 2006 is going to be 2.30 hr Test . 2. Test is scheduled to start at 10,30 am on 19th Nov. and will continue up to 1pm 3. Quote from the bulletin - ?The Test Booklet contains several sections? So, CAT06 may have more than 3 sections. 4. CAT forms will be sold at UTI Bank counters instead of SBI 5. Students will have the facility of online registration. 6.IIMs are planning to set up an interactive voice recorder system (IVRS) which will be functional later this month to answer queries regarding application as well as admission status. 7. The minimum eligibility is fixed as 50% in graduation to apply for CAT.(There is relaxation of 5% for SC/ST/persons with disability) Important Dates Last date for receipt of completed CAT applications: September 9, 2006 Dispatch dates for admit cards: October 16, 2006 Date after which IIM should be contacted (in case of non-receipt of Admit Card): November 3, 2006 Common Admission Test: November 19, 2006 Call for interview sent by: January 2, 2007 Last date for receipt of completed applications: January 31, 2007 Interview schedule: February-March, 2007 Get the official Notice Here - http://www.cat4mba.com/notices/cat/CAT_2006_Notification.gif

IMI Delhi (International Management Institute)

[b]Exam:[/b] CAT on Sunday, November 19, 2006. [b]Program:[/b] PGP (Post Graduate Programme in Management (2007-09) Post Graduate Programme in Human Resource Management (2007-09) [b]Important Dates :[/b] Online availability of Brochure and Application Form from August 01,2006. Last Date of reciept of completed Application Form at IMI : December 05, 2006. [b]Fee[/b] DD Rs. 1200/- Official Notificato @ [url]http://cat4mba.com/notices/cat/imi.htm[/url]

IIFM

Exam: CAT on Sunday, November 19, 2006. Program: Post Graduate Programme in Forestry Management Financial Assistance : Monthly stipend from Swedish International development Agency for all selected students Official Notification @ [url]http://cat4mba.com/notices/cat/iifm.htm[/url]

XAT

[b]Exam Date[/b]: XLRI Admisssions Test (XAT) on January 7th, 2007 [b]Website[/b]: www.xlri.ac.in [b]Program[/b]: MBA [b]Important Dates :[/b] Online Registration from : Sept.01 to Nov.30 2006 Officlain Notification @ [url]http://cat4mba.com/notices/xat/xat.htm[/url]

MAT

[b]Exam Date:[/b] MAT Management Aptitude Test on September 03, 2006 (Sunday) [b]Program:[/b] MBA [b]Important Dates[/b]: Availability of MAT Bulletin is till August 12, 2006 (Saturday) Last Date for Submission of filled-in forms at AIMA, New Delhi is August 14, 2006 (Monday) [b]Fee[/b] DD Rs. 690/- Website: www.aima-ind.org Official Notification @ [url]http://cat4mba.com/notices/mat/mat.htm[/url]

TAPMI ( T.A.Pai Management Institute, Manipal)

[b]Exam:[/b] CAT/GMAT/GRE [b] Program:[/b] PGDM (Post Graduate Diploma in Management) [b]Important Dates :[/b] Last Date for Issue of Handbook and Forms : November 30, 2006. Last date for Reciept of Completed Forms : December 06, 2006. [b]Fee [/b]: Rs1000 [b]Website:[/b] www.tapmi.org Official Notification @ http://www.cat4mba.com/notices/cat/tapmi.htm

IIM-A (Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad) FPM

[b] Exam:[/b] CAT or GMAT/GRE/GATE/UGC JRF [b] Program:[/b] FPM ( Fellow Programme in Management ) [b]Important Dates :[/b] Application Forms can be obtained by Post or downloaded from the institute's website Last date of submission of completed application forms is November 30, 2006. [b] App. Fee[/b]: Rs200 Institute Ranking by CAT4MBA : Beyond all Ranking :D Website: www.iimahd.ernet.in Official Notification @ http://cat4mba.com/notices/cat/iimafpm.htm

IIFT ( Indian Institute of Foreign Trade)

[b]Exam[/b]: IIFT , November 26, 2006. Program: MBA(IB) International Business.(Kolkata & Delhi Campus) [b]Important Dates [/b]: Last Date for Sale of Prospectus by Post : August 21, 2006. Last Date for Sale of Prospectus across the counter at IIFT : September 04, 2006 Last Date for Receipt of completed Applications : September 04, 2006 [b]Website[/b]: www.iift.edu Official Notification @ http://cat4mba.com/notices/others/iift.htm

ICFAI University (IBSAT 2006)

[b]Exam Date: [/b]IBSAT 2006 on December 17, 2006 (Sunday) from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm [b] Program:[/b] IBSAT is the common admission test for the PG Programs offered by: -ICFAI Business School -ICFAI School of Banking Studies -ICFAI School of Financial Studies -ICFAI School of Marketing Studies -ICFAI School of Human Resource Development App. Fee : Rs900 Website: www.icfai.org/ibsat Official Notification @ http://cat4mba.com/notices/others/icfai.htm

GIM (Goa Institute of Management)

[b]Exam Date:[/b] XLRI Admisssions Test (XAT) on January 7th, 2007 [b]Program: [/b]Postgraduate Programme in Business Management [b]Important Dates [/b]: Registration for GIM begins: 1st September 2006 Registration for GIM ends: 31st December 2006 [b]App fee [/b]: Rs1000/ Website: www.gim.ac.in, www.xlri.edu Official Notification @ http://cat4mba.com/notices/xat/gim.htm

IIMB (Indian Institute of Management Bangalore)

[b]Exam Date[/b]: Admission through CAT2006 on Sunday, November 19, 2006. Applicants who plan to take GATE 2007, GMAT, GRE 2006 are also eligible to apply without taking CAT. [b]Program[/b]: FPM (Fellow Programme in Management) Institute Ranking by CAT4MBA : 5 out of 5 [b] Important Dates:[/b] Availability of Application Forms from: August 01, 2006 to September 30, 2006. Application Forms can also be downloaded from the website Receipt of request for application forms: September 30, 2006 Receipt of completed application forms: November 10, 2006 Website: www.iimb.ernet.in Official Notification @ http://cat4mba.com/notices/cat/iimbfpm.htm

MIT - SOB

[b]Exam Date:[/b] MET (MIT School of Business Entrance Test) on July 23, 2006 and August 13, 2006 Students appeared for CET, CAT, & MAT and having secured valid score will be evaluated on basis of Extempore Talk & PI. . [b]Program:[/b] PGP (Post Graduate Program) [b]Important :[/b] Application forms can be obtained from Institute's office and can be downloaded from the institute's website Institute Rating by CAT4MBA : 2 out of 5 Official Notification @ [url]http://www.cat4mba.com/notices/cat/MITSOB.htm[/url] [b]Website:[/b] www.mitsob.com

IIIT Pune

Program: MBA program in Advanced Information Technology with specialization in Information Systems, Marketing, HR and Finance Important Dates: Commencement of Applications: July 5, 2006 Last date of Submission of Application Forms: Aug 5, 2006 Please check Website for - Application Process - Selection Process - Other Important Dates Institute Rating by CAT4MBA : 1.5 out of 5 (*20 months program & not approved by AICTE) Official Notification @ http://www.cat4mba.com/notices/others/iiitpune.htm Website: www.isquareit.ac.in

request of total information about iim

respected sir/ medam, iam afsar basha from nandyal,(kurnooldt) a.p. iam doing my degree final year with 60% and i wam intrestedto do my mba in iim so i need total information abt iim. so plz give me mail to my address withlove_afsar@yahoo.co.in. thanking you. yours sincerly. s. afsar basha

request

Hi I am studying my degree final year.my problem is according to cat rules the candidate who is going to wirte the test should have atleast 50%of score. i have the 49% because i had kept drop in one subject in second year , and the instan exams will be conducted in october, and iam sure that i can score more than 50% if i passed the exam. so can u plz tell me that whether iam eligible to write cat or not. plz give me reply , waiting for ur reply. thanking you,

NIBM

Exam:CAT on Sunday, November 19, 2006. Program: PGPBF (Post Graduate Programme in Banking & Finance) Important Dates : Application forms will be available from : 27th July , 2006 to November 28th, 2006 Last Date of receiving the filled-in forms : December 04, 2006 Fee DD Rs. 850/- Official Notificaton @ http://www.cat4mba.com/notices/cat/nibm.htm Website: www.nibmindia.org

IISWBM

Exam: CAT Program: MBA , MHRM . Important Dates : Last date for Reciept of Completed Forms : December 06, 2006. Fee : Rs 700 Website: www.iiswbm.edu Official Notification @ http://www.cat4mba.com/notices/cat/iiswbm.htm

JMET

[b]Exam:[/b] JMET on Sunday, December 10, 2006. [b]Program:[/b] IISc Bangalore - Master of Business Administration (MBA) IIT Bombay - Master of Management (M.Mgt) IIT Delhi - Master of Business Administration (MBA) with focus on Management Systems. IIT Delhi - Master of Business Administration (MBA) with focus on Tele-communication Systems Management. IIT Kanpur - Master of Business Administration (MBA) IIT Kharagpur - Master of Business Administration (MBA) IIT Madras - Master of Business Administration (MBA) IIT Roorkee - Master of Business Administration (MBA) [b]Important Dates :[/b] Online Registration Starts: September 04, 2006 Issue of JMET application forms starts: September 08, 2006 Last date of receipt of forms by post : October 6th, 2006 Last date of sale of forms at GATE offices & Banks : October 9th, 2006 Online Submission of Application Ends : October 3rd, 2006 Receipt of completed offline & Online forms : October13th, 2006 official notification @ [url]http://cat4mba.com/notices/jmet/jmet.htm[/url] Website: www.iitr.ac.in/jmet

S.P. JAIN

[b] Exam Date [/b]: CAT on November 19, 2006 or XAT on 7th January, 2007 [b]Program:[/b] PGDBM (Post Graduate Diploma In Business Management ) PGDSM-MIT(Post Graduate Diploma In System Management) [b]Important Dates :[/b] App. Submission Date 31/10/2006 Issue of CAT Bulletins by UTI Bank/ Post Offices STARTS : July 17, 2006 (Monday) Issue of CAT Bulletins by UTI Bank/ Post Offices ENDS : August 17, 2006 (Thursday) Issue of CAT Bulletins by IIMs ENDS : August 21, 2006 (Monday) Sale of CAT Bulletins on the internet ENDS : September 4, 2006 (Monday) Last date for receipt of completed CAT Applications by the IIMs : September 9, 2006 (Saturday) Issue Of XAT Bulletin, XLRI Prospectus at SBI, XAT office & Online Starts : 01/09/06 Issue Of XAT Bulletin, XLRI Prospectus at SBI, XAT office & Online Ends : 30/11/06 official notification @ [url]http://cat4mba.com/notices/cat/spjain.htm[/url] Website: www.spjimr.org

NMIMS - NMAT

Exam Date : NMAT on December 10th , 2006 Program: MBA - Core Programme MBA ? Actuarial Science MBA ? Pharma Management MBA ? Capital Markets MBA ? Global Business MBA ? Retail Management MBA ? Services Management Important Dates : Last date of issue of Application forms : 08th November, 2006 Last date of receipt of application forms (at AIMA, New Delhi) : 13th November, 2006 Call letters/Admit Cards for NMAT 2007 will be available online 5.00 pm : 27th November, 2006 Group Discussion and Personal interview: 17th to 25th February, 2007 Last Date of Submission :November 30th, 2006 App fee : Rs. 1500/ official notification @ [url]http://cat4mba.com/notices/others/nmims.htm[/url] Website: www.nmims.edu

SNAP

Exam Date : SNAP on 17th December 2006. Participating Institutes: SIBM (Symbiosis Institute Of Business Management) SICSR (Symbiosis Institute Of Business Management) SDHC (Symbiosis Institute Of Business Management) SIIB (Symbiosis Institute Of Business Management) SIMS (Symbiosis Institute Of Business Management) SCMHRD (Symbiosis Centre For Management & Human Resource Development) SITM (Symbiosis Institute Of Telecome Management) SCIT (Symbiosis Centre Of Information Technology) SIG (Symbiosis Institute Of Geoinformatics) SIOM (Symbiosis Institute Of Operations Management) Important Dates : Online Registrations Starts : Friday, August 25, 2006 Last Date Of Registration : Sunday, November 26, 2006 Payment Closes on :Thursday, November 30, 2006 Announcement of Result: Monday, January 8, 2007 App fee : Rs. 700/ official notification @ http://cat4mba.com/notices/others/snap.htm Website: www.snaptest.org

UBS Chandigarh

Exam: CAT on Sunday, November 19, 2006. Program: MBA MBA (IB) MBA (HR) Important Dates : Last date of sale of UBS foms at S.B.I Counter : November 17, 2006 Last date of sale by post : October 31, 2006 Last date for submission of forms at UBS : November 17, 2006 App fee : Rs. 1000/ official notification @ http://cat4mba.com/notices/cat/UBS.htm Website: www.ubschandigarh.com

K J somaiya

Exam: CAT on Sunday, November 19, 2006. Program: PGDBM ( Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Administration) Important Dates : Last date of issue and receipt of completed application forms : December 31, 2006 App fee : Rs. 1000/ official notification @ http://cat4mba.com/notices/cat/kjsomaiya.htm Website: http://simsr.somaiya.edu

JAIPURIA

Exam Date : CAT on November 19, 2006 Program: Post Graduate Diploma In Business Administrator (PGDBM) Post Graduate Diploma In Management (PGDM) Important Dates : Last Date For Issue Of Information Brochure & Forms: 30th November, 2006 Last Date for receipt of completed Applications : 6th December 2006. Application fee : Rs.1000/ Official notification @ http://cat4mba.com/notices/cat/Jaipuria.htm Website: www.jiml.ac.in / www.jimnoida.ac.in / www.jimj.ac.in

alliancebschool

Exam Date : CAT on November 19, 2006 Program: Post Graduate Programme In Business (PGPIM) Important Dates : Distribution of Application forms begins from : 5th October, 2006 Last Date of Submission : 10th January , 2007 Application fee : Official notification @ http://cat4mba.com/notices/cat/Alliance.htm Website: www.alliancebschool.org / www.absindia.org

niilm

Exam Date : CAT on November 19, 2006 Program: Post Graduate Diploma In Business Management (PGDIM) Important Dates : Last date of receiving Application forms: 31st December 2006. Application fee : Rs.1100 Official notification @ http://cat4mba.com/notices/cat/NIILM.htm Website: www.niilm.com

FMS 2007

Exam: FMS 2007. Exam Date : 21st January 2007. Program: Post Graduate Diploma In Management Important Dates : Issue of Information Brochure & Forms : 16th October' 06 to 24th Nov '06 Last Date for receipt of completed Applications : 24th November '06 Official notification @ http://cat4mba.com/notices/others/fms.htm Website: www.fms.edu

TISS 2007

Exam : TISS Date : 21st January '06 Program: M.A.In Human Resources Management & Labour Relations. Important Dates : Issue of Information Brochure & Forms available from : 4th October' 06 to 10th Nov '06 Last Date for receipt of completed Applications : 10th November '06 Official notification @ http://cat4mba.com/notices/others/tiss.htm Website: www.tiss.edu

IIMC - Executive

Program: Executive Program In Business Management Executive Program For Young Professionals General Management Program For IT Professionals General Management Program For ITES Professionals Eligibility : for EPBM min 5 years of work exp. and min. 1 year work exp. for all other programs Important Dates : Last Date Of Receiving Completes EPBM & EPYP Application Forms : 30th November 2006. Last Date Of Receiving Completes GPM - IT & GPM - ITES Application Forms : 18th November 2006 official notification @ http://cat4mba.com/notices/cat/iimcexe.htm Website: www.iimcal.ac.in

Detail about CAT exam

The CAT paper has traditionally been a 120 - minute test. The questions in the CAT paper are generally not very difficult but there is always an exceptionally high emphasis on the speed required to solve the questions in the paper. CAT mandates that the test taker perform equally well in all sections of the test. It is not sufficient to get a good score in the test as a whole. the candidate also has to perform well in each of the three/ four sections of the CAT paper. When we talk of performing equally well, we have to look at it as a relative measure. Among the one lakh plus candidates expected to take CAT this year, you should be able to score a certain number of marks more than the average in each of the selections in order to qualify. Hence you have to aim at crossing a minimum cut - off mark in each section to be eligible to get a call for the Group Discussion (GD) and Interview stage. The minimum cut-off required in each section could vary from IIM to IIM and also for each of the other 30+ institutes that use CAT scores for their selection process. It would be fair to assume that the cut - off scores required for many of the other institutes would be slightly lower than those required for the IIMs. If proper planning is not done, there is a danger that one may actually get much more than the total minimum required marks to be eligible for the IIMs but one may not cross the cutoffs in a particular section. This brings us to the basic rule that applies to the CAT paper - do reasonably well in every section rather than concentrating on and doing extremely well in every section rather than concentrating on and doing extremely well in one/ two sections. Getting a very high score in one or two sections at the expense of the others would fetch you nothing and defeats the very purpose for which you are taking the test! The key to crack the CAT exam is to keep your cool and maintain your composure during the entire length of the test. This may sound deceptively simple but is easier said than done. The pressure levels would be high, yes, but you have to use your adrenaline to work faster and smarter. There is no point getting bogged down at any point in the paper. CAT does not require/ expect you to attempt all or even nearly all the questions. It is test of speed but not only of speed. Accuracy is needed too! It is no great secret that the test itself comprises a significant number of questions that are not very difficult. The knack, then, would be to maximize your score by completing the easy ones rather than getting bogged down by the more difficult ones especially since, no extra marks are awarded for solving the more difficult questions. Even within each section, there is very clear need for a planned strategy of attempting questions. Unless a clear cut timed strategy for attempting the test is in place, there is every chance that one may miss out on very easy questions which may be at the end of the section and instead end up solving all the difficult questions that may have been given at the beginning. It is imperative to realize that there is no rule that says that the difficult questions will be at the end of the section nor is there a rule that says that easy questions are at the beginning of each section. Then why should there be any discrimination while attempting the questions? The common tendency among students is to start the section from the very first question. Much as it may be the best starting point, it loses its relevance if all the questions in a particular section are not read. By not reading a question or a set of questions, one is obviously at a disadvantage when compared to a student who carefully plans out the time limits within each section and ensures that he or she picks and solves the easy questions given in each section. One important point to note for the CAT exam is that, there are no individual cutoffs for the areas within a section. The instructions on the front page of the question booklet of CAT clearly specify that you should do equally well in all sections. Hence, depending on your comfort level in each of the areas, you should allocate the time for the areas within a section. There is negative marketing in the CAT paper and for every wrong answer a certain score is deducted from your total. The IIMs do not disclose the way they calculate the negative marks for the wrong answers. One Golden Rule that needs to be followed is to ensure that there is no question which is unread at the end of the test. This will ensure that all possible easy questions have been attempted or at least looked at. Unfortunately, CAT does not have any special notations pointing to the easy questions and neither do they scream out at you from the paper. It is up to you to find them and make sure you do most of them. The easy for more information visit www.onestopmba.com

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