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Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs)
Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Indore, Kozhikode, Lucknow,Shillong
Common Admission Test (CAT)
on Sunday, November 16, 2008
This advertisement along with the Common Admission Test (CAT) Bulletin details the eligibility, the admission process, and other terms and conditions related to admission to the Postgraduate and Fellow Programmes of Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), for which CAT [...]

Top training institutes, coaching classes for CAT in India
List of top training institutes that offer coaching classes as classroom programs and as correspondence course for CAT, XAT, FMS, IIFT and other MBA entrance exams in India.

Ascent Education’s 2IIM - CAT Classes
An IIM Alumni venture, Ascent Education offers classroom coaching for CAT in Chennai and a [...]

the TEST PATTERN is unstable .
Every Year it varies.To an extent , the test pattern can be judged

CAT BASIC PATTERN
1.Verbal Ability
2.Reading Comprehension
3.Problem Solving
4.Data Interpretation
5.Logical Reasoning
6.Data Sufficiency
7.Maths Problems
Any of the above sections can be clubbed with any of the other
Some of the latest test patterns are as follows

2000:
Total Questions - 165
Time - 120 minutes
Section 1 : [...]

CAT.
Manage your time.
Balance speed with accuracy.
Analyse your mock CATs.
These are just few of the tips given to CAT aspirants by different organisations that help you prepare for the CAT exam.
The countdown to C Day (CAT Day, November 21) has begun. So have sleepless nights, nervous breakdowns and last minute revisions.
Remember, though, those who [...]

There’s no fixed formula to ace CAT.
However, a combination of strategy, planning and implementation should help you score well in this test.
Here are my 10 tips for helping you harness your potential.
1. CAT is a pseudo standardised test
This means that, even though you cannot predict the exact pattern of questions like you can with GRE, [...]

CAT (Common Admission Test) is conducted by IIMs (Indian Institute Of Managements) for its admission.
The IIM’s in India are:

* Indian Institute of Management, Bannerghatta High Rd, Bangalore-560076
http://www.iimb.ernet.in
* Indian Institute of Management, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad-380015
http://www.iimahd.ernet.in
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CAT is an aptitude test. There is no set or defined syllabus for the exam. what we can say about CAT is it is designed to assess the natural ability of a person towards their desired objective. Hence CAT is designed to test the inclination of the applicant towards managerial tasks and roles.
Mainly the questions [...]

Eligibility
For Post Graduate Programmes in Management:
For all IIMs, the minimum eligibility criterion for admission to PGP is at least a three-year Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in any discipline recognized by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU)/ All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) as eligible for Post-Graduate Studies in Management.
Special eligibility requirements:
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IIM - Indian Institute of Management
Indian Institutes of Management Government of India in the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Secondary and Higher Education have set up six Indian Institutes of Management at Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Calcutta, Lucknow, Indore and Kozhikode. These institutes are fully funded and controlled by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department [...]

# What does a Phillumenist collect?
1. Old coins
2. Flags of various nations
3. Match box labels
4. Empty cigarette boxes
Answer : C
# Who was the author of ‘Raghuvamsa’?
1. Kannadasan
2. Kalidasa
3. Sivadas
4. Shankaracharya
Answer : [...]

Lloyd’s is a world leader in which of the following industries?
1. Garment
2. Insurance
3. Commodity Trading
4. Banking
Answer : B
# Jeffrey Immelt took over as the CEO from a legend of which US corporate giant?
1. Oracle
2. Boeing
[...]

Which one of the following partnership in the domestic insurance sector is inCorrect?
1. HDFC - Standard Life
2. Birla - Sun Life
3. Tata - Allianz
4. Max - New York Life
Answer : C
# As per the latest National Readership Survey 2001, which newspaper has become [...]

Under what name is MTNL marketing its GSM based mobile telephony?
1. Swarna
2. Dolphin
3. Speed
4. Vayu
Answer : B
# What is the name of the branded petrol with cleansing additives that is being marketed by HPCL?
1. Power
2. Premium
[...]

# Which company’s famously advertised vision statement is ‘The Network is the Computer’?
1. Cisco Systems
2. Lucent Technologies
3. Sun Microsystems
4. Nortel Networks
Answer : C
# The software company I-flex Solutions was originally a division of which famous financial services company?
1. Citicorp
[...]

A study of a math program implemented in several pre-schools indicates that children who received the specialized Math Plus math education between the ages three and five had significantly higher math scores in 3rd and 4th grade than their classmates who did not receive this instruction. The proponents of the math argue that the introduction [...]

Directions : Each CAT sample logical reasoning question in this part of the assessment starts with a reading passage containing the information to be used to choose between correct and incorrect logical conclusions. These conclusions are based on the information in the passage. After this reading passage, you are given a lead-in phrase that [...]

Sample Question : Analytical Reasoning
Directions : All CAT sample analytical resoning questions are based on a passage or set of conditions. While answering a few of the questions, you would find it useful to draw a rough diagram. To answer any CAT sample analytical reasoning question choose the answer you think is most appropriate [...]

* How many ways can 4 prizes be given away to 3 boys, if each boy is eligible for all the prizes?
1. 256
2. 12
3. [...]

Races
1. In a kilometre race, A can give B a start of 100 m or 15 seconds. How long does A take to complete the race?
1. 150 seconds
2. 165 seconds
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Directions: In this section you will be given two quantities, one in column A and one in column B. You are to determine a relationship between the two quantities and mark.
1. If the quantity in column A is catater than the quantity in column B.
2. If the quantity in [...]

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Diagram is illustrative and is not drawn to scale.
Quantity A: Measure of angle 2 + Measure of angle 3
Quantity B: 180 o
1. Quantity B is greater
2. Quantity A is greater
3. Quantity A equals Quantity B
4. Relationship Indeterminate
Ans : C
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Diagram is illustrative and is [...]

# Consider a rectangle. The length of its shorter side is 8, and the length of its diagonal is 16.
Quantity A: 30 o
Quantity B: measure of angle formed by diagonal and shorter side
1. Relationship Indeterminate
2. Quantity A equals Quantity B
3. Quantity A is greater
[...]

Directions:
In this section you will be given two quantities, one in column A and one in column B. You are to determine a relationship between the two quantities and mark.
1. If the quantity in column A is greater than the quantity in column B.
2. If the quantity in [...]

Directions:
Each of the CAT sample antonyms questions below consists of a word printed in Italics, followed by five words or phrase as choices. Choose the word or phrase which is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capitals and shade the alphabets marked in the grid on your answer sheet.
total question 80
Following are [...]

Directions:
Each reading passage in this section is followed by questions based on the content of the reading passage. Read the passage carefully and chose the best answer to each question. The questions are to be answered on the basis of what is stated or implied in the passage.
1.) But man is not destined to vanish. [...]

Verbal Section: Analogy Sample Questions
Directions:
Each of the questions below consists of two words that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by five lettered pairs of related words. Select the lettered pair of words.
1. ANGLE : DECATE
1. area : square inch
[...]

Verbal Section : Sentence Completion Sample Questions
Directions:
Each sentence below has one or two blanks. Each blank shows that something has been omitted. Under each sentence five words are given as choice. Choose the one correct word for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentences as a whole.
1 The fact that [...]

As CAT 2007 nears, your tension mounts and anxiety rises. No matter how hard you study, your scores won’t increase.
But don’t panic just yet. Even if the above applies to you, remember that roughly 200,000 others are experiencing the same feelings.
Overview
You have approximately 90 days before the CAT (18 November 2007). This is not [...]

If you hope to attend an IIM, you’ll need to ace each section of CAT 2007. Being exceptionally good in two of the three, while still weak in the other, won’t earn you the much coveted seat you desire.
Yesterday, we provided an overview of the exam and discussed methods you can use to improve your [...]

With only 60 days to go for CAT 2007, my advice to students is to understand what can be achieved in this time, and work exclusively towards this goal.
But this is also a stage where a lot of doubts crop up in the minds of students. This article is an attempt to look at some [...]