CATH O W T O C RA C K T H E H A R D N U T ?

D R . K S H I T I Z S H A R M A

CAT

• Common Admission Test conducted by IIMs• Admission is Based on CAT Percentile (Rank of the

candidate)• CAT Syllabus

– Quantitative Aptitude– Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning– Verbal Ability

CAT @2016

• 18 days to go, 4th Dec 2016, conducted by IIM Bangalore• 2,32,434 aspirants in 2016 as compared to 2, 18, 664 in 2015• A gateway to enter 20 IIMs (6 old + 14 new) and more than

100 other management institutes• Selection Process

– WAT (Written Ability Test)- CAT– GD (Group Discussion)– Personal

• The level is 10+2

QUALITIES TO CRACK ANY HARD NUT

• Be Positive- rationally positive and nurture your positivism• Be Persistent- like Morris E. Goodman• Be Strategist- success doesn’t come in platter• Be Resilient- Story Bhujji by Shashank Shrivastava @

PaGalGuy• Be Adaptable-

BEHAVE FOR SUCCESS• Prepare like Alexander, believe you can• Have access to content• Test your limits and challenge them• There are short cuts to for short gain not for your career• Quality matters• Arrange your place, have a Tea Kettle in your reach and

listen light songs in break time• Don’t stress, be relaxed take short naps if tired• Large picture is always better than small, set big goals for

you.

EXPECTATIONS FROM MANAGEMENT ASPIRANTS

• Reading, reading & reading– Read anything to begin– Read business– Read views, opinions and ideas– Read technology solutions– Read about Fortune listed companies– Read about business power house– Read about noble prize, polity, environment..– Read about success not failure

EXPECTATIONS FROM MANAGEMENT ASPIRANTS

• Think within the Box…….• Think out of the Box……

WHAT NEXT?

• 5,500 MBA colleges in India offering 5,20,000 seats• IIMs have 10,000 seats approx.• 50 students will be competing for 1 seat in IIM and

100:1 for top six IIMs• Expectation for qualifying IIMs

– Sectional Percentile- 90, Overall- 98-99• Success Mantra is balanced and high percentile in each

section

BEYOND IIMS

• Only 7% are employable – ASSOCHAM 2016 (excluding IIMs)

• Campus recruitment has gone down by 45 percent from 2014 to 2016

• Think top 50 Institute for future guarantee

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