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Mr. ARKS Srinivas,CEO - VistaMind (IIM-C, 1997) and Mr. Rahul Reddy, Director - VistaMind (IIM-C, 1997) talking about how to Crack CAT'14. With CAT 14 fast approaching, it is time that you focus on a game plan / strategy to deal with CAT. This is an exam which not only tests your knowledge but also your strategic skills to a very great extent. Each person has his own strengths and weaknesses. If you can build a strategy to write CAT keeping in mind your strengths and ensuring you are not exposing your weak spots, cracking the exam will become a piece of cake. Topics Discussed in the seminar 1) What should be the strategy for the next 6 months of preparation 2) How to deal with your areas of strengths and weakness in topics related to CAT 3) What is the meaning of "Raw Score" and "Scaled Score" in CAT 4) Selection Procedure into various IIMs and other top B-Schools For Youtube Video click here: http://goo.gl/pvqlck For More Information check our website: www.vistamind.com
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AgendaWhy MBA?CAT revisitedScores and Percentiles Getting into an IIMSix Months to CAT PrepPrep – Quant , RC, Vocab, Grammar, DI, ReasoningVistaMind – The partner for success
Why should I do an MBA Sector Independent career
◦ Sector based on personal choice◦ Sector based on growth potential◦ Train yourself for an entrepreneurial career
Financial rewarding◦ Initial salary ◦ Faster salary growth
Fast Track career◦ Merit based growth track◦ GM by 35, VP by 40, CEO by 50
Personal satisfaction◦ Face challenges, Be a decision maker, Lead people
Some common concerns MBA fees are high
◦ Best investment that you can make!◦ Education loans. ROI is very good.
Do I need work Exp?◦ No, emphatically no !◦ 5% to 10% weightage given to work ex by IIMs◦ Many top BSchools don’t give any weightage◦ All top BSchools have significant freshers
Some common concerns What are my chances?
◦ Better than you think!◦ CAT takers have declined over last 3-4 years◦ More IIMs, More top Bschools and more seats◦ Top 40 B Schools consistently offer 100% placements. The next 30 offer 80-90% placement?
I am a non-engineer?◦ No bias against non-engineers◦ 4 IIMs have offered 2-5% additional weightage.
How do the IIMs select students? Each IIM has its own ‘formula’
Key parameters
CAT score◦ With 2 Exceptions, weightage of 35 to 50%
Interview◦ With 1-2 Exceptions, weightage of 30-45%
Written Essay◦ Weightage of 10 – 15%
Academic Profile◦ With 2 exceptions, weightage of 5 to 8%
Work Experience◦ With 2 Exceptions weightage of 5 to 10%
Other factors◦ Only in 4-5 IIMs weightage 2-5%
Key Exams CAT
◦ IIMs, IITs, SP Jain, MDI, FMS etc
XAT◦ XLRI, SP Jain, XIM B, GIM, LIBA etc
SNAP◦ All Symbiosis Bschools, SIBM, SCMHRD etc
Others◦ IIFT, NMIMS, IRMA
All about CAT Online Exam since 2009
Held across 20 different days (Mor/Eve)
Sections Area No of Questions Time (in Min)Section I 30 70
Quant 21DI 9
Section II 30 70Verbal 12RC 9Reasoning 9
Nature of the Exam Test of Skill not memory How to prepare
◦ Sound Fundamentals◦ Loads of Practice◦ Balanced Preparation◦ Smart approach◦ Lots of Mock Tests – Feedback and Adapt ◦ Right guidance◦ A bit of Luck!
Target CAT 2014 - Six Month Plan
Target October 20th 2014 Opening Moves
◦ April 20th - July 5th ( 75 days)
Middle Game◦ July 5th – Sept 5th (60 days)
End Game◦ Sept 5th – Oct 20th (45 days)
End Game - Last 45 days Strategy
As on 5th Sept◦ You should have done TWO revisions◦ Familiarity with 90 % questions in any Mock◦ Increased your Speed – Reading and Calculations
Sept 5th – Oct 20th ◦ SmartCATs (Mock CATs) – 9 mocks in 45 days.◦ Analysis of each Mock Written
Opening Moves – The next 75 days
Quant◦ Chapter – Topic - Concepts – Exercices◦ Arithmetic/Algebra/Numbers/Geometry/Pure Math
DI ◦ Charts – Types of questions - Exercises ◦ Tables, Bar, PI , Line, Spider, Traingle, Others
Opening Moves – The next 75 days..
English◦ Grammar – 8 parts of speech – tons of exercises◦ Vocab (add around 500 words to your diction)◦ Increase reading speed by 100 wpm◦ Solve VA and RC exercises – 10 exercises each
Reasoning◦ Puzzles, Venn Diagrams, Cubes, Arrangement, Distribution, Nerwork◦ Solve 10 exercises in 75 days
Middle GameMost important part of preparation!Not lose focus or continuity!Revision of all the chapters, topics, concepts and more exercise. Start taking SmartCATs (Mock CATs)Experiment on Test Taking Strategies
TARGET –100 % familiarity with the PITCH!
Why VistaMind ? VM Team
ARKS Srinivas (IIMC, 18+) Rahul Reddy (IIMC, 15+)
Balasubramanian (IIMA, 15+) Ajay Arora (XLRI, 15+)
Nishant Priyadarshi (IIMK, 13+) Raghunath sir (20+)
Sajal Mitra (English, 15+) Ankuran (IIMB, 8+)
Geeta Shah (English, 12+) A Srinivas (IIMI, 5+)
Nirmala (English, 8+) Samrat (Quant, 8+)
Madhuri (Quant, 15+) Sarvendu Mishra (English)
Why VistaMindWell researched Handouts with CAT questions
SmartCATs prepared by the best trainers
SmartCAT discussions by Directors
Study Material to reflect the CAT questions
Tons of ONLINE Sectional tests
Mentorship at every step
VistaMind ProgramsFull time Program – All Centres
Repeaters Program – Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata
ONLINE Full time Program
ONLINE Repeaters Program
SmartCATs (20) + Discussion
Workshop + SmartCATs Program
Contacts at VistaMind ARKS Srinivas – [email protected]
Rahul Reddy - [email protected]
A Srinivas - [email protected]
Phone numbers
A Srinivas – 9900022975
ARKSS - 9901922776
Rahul - 9831485555
