CAT vs MAT
CAT vs MAT :But there is a qualitative difference. CAT - affiliated B - schools are ranked a tad higher than the MAT - affiliated ones. The CAT, which is administered by Indian Institutes of Management, is also accepted as the qualifying exam by about 20 other institutes, other than IIMs. In contrast, the MAT is a relatively new test, administered by the All India Management Association (AIMA), for other institutes. Though very few students in metropolitan cities appear for the MAT, most students in smaller towns try to adopt a combined strategy for cracking both, the CAT and the MAT, in hope of making it at least to one exam. The CAT is generally held on the last Sunday of November and MAT on the first Sunday of December every year.There are structural variations between the CAT and MAT papers. In sections on Quantitative Aptitude and Data interpretation the main difference pertains to the level of difficulty as well as the types of questions asked. The MAT is more formula - based while the CAT is entirely application - based. Therefore, the strategy for MAT should be to rely entirely on the "Frequently Asked Questions" given in reputed publications. Since the MAT seldom springs surprises, the section tests that one takes while preparing for the CAT would suffice. A student with average aptitude, comfortable with concepts, will get through the MAT, but you need to have an analytical bent of mind to crack the CAT. In the English section also there are variations. In the MAT paper, the emphasis is on facts - the stress is on grammar through analogies like match the following and fill in the blanks. But in the CAT paper, questions are inference - based like sentence structuring, the logic behind creating paragraphs, understanding the assumptions made in the passage, etc.In the CAT, time management plays a very crucial role for if you are able to crack 80-90 percent of the questions of a section, it would be considered a very good attempt. At the same time, there is virtually no pressure of time while cracking the MAT.
CAT 2007 EXAM
Sunday was a big day for MBA aspirants as nearly 2 lakh of them took the CAT (Common Admission Test) in 23 cities across the country for admission into B-school.About 35,000 students from the Delhi region appeared for the test.
Even as over two lakh aspirants were expecting a googly or two, Common Admission Test (CAT) for IIMs threw no real surprises this year.With a total of 75 questions in 150min, the exam pattern was same as last year.The total number of seats in IIMs this year is expected to be in thetotal range of 1700.
Their was mixed reaction from student's Math section of the exam tough, English was easy. “Paper was not a balanced one. Math was tough,” said one student. “The easiest was verbal section. English was easy but Math was tough,” said another.
Career Launcher believes that CAT was moderately difficult this year. When asked about what cutoffs does Career Launcher prescribe, Mr Lahiri said, “We expect the Quant section cut-off to be 26 to 28; Language section cutoff between 26 to 28 and LR & DI section cutoff between 34 to 36. Career Launcher believes that overall cutoffs will be in the range of 102 to 107.
However TIME The overall cutoff for at least one IIM call would be around 88-90 marks.
A careful analysis of the paper reveals that the Verbal Ability section, though shorn .
Let us now take a closer look at each of the three sections in the paper:
Quantitative AptitudeThe section was not only the most difficult in the paper; it was also, undoubtedly, the most difficult QA section to appear in the last several years. A cursory look at the questions in this section itself was sufficient to make an average CAT aspirant’s heart sink.
If one had started to think that the Quant section of the CAT had, in any respect, lost it’s “sting” or that it no longer struck terror in the hearts of the test taker’s, then one was in for a rude shock in this year’s QA section. The questions, were very evidently “tough” and finding a “familiar” question seemed to almost impossible. The emphasis was clearly on a thorough understanding of and proficiency in the concepts of QA and also on very high presence of mind – to glean the basic issue out of a seemingly complicated question in a very short time.
On the whole, a student with an average ability in QA could have managed just about 14+ marks in this section and any score from 19 to 30 can be considered to be good. Any score from 31 to 50 would be very good, and 50+, excellent.
The cutoff for this section is expected to be in the range of 19-21 marks.
Logic and Data InterpretationThe questions in this section were, contrary to most expectations, not very reasoning intensive. Almost all the sets involved considerable calculations. Also, there would have been a certain sense of discomfort felt by most students due to one or two sets which seemed to call for one’s judgment to be exercised in understanding and manipulating the data given.
The L & DI section of CAT2007 was a distinct departure from the trend of reasoning based DI sets, observed over the past few years.The one major relief in this paper was that in most of the sets, the data did not take much effort to understand but the calculation intensive nature of the sets sort of made up for this concession.
On the whole, a student with an average ability in DI could have managed a score of about 22+ marks in this section and any score from 30 to 44 can be considered to be good. A score in the range of 45 to 60 would be very good, and 60+, excellent.
The cutoff for this section is expected to be in the range of 30-32 marks.
Verbal Ability If there is any word to describe the RC passages in this section, it would be ‘excruciating’. The passages were very painful to read and almost impossible to comprehend; added to this were five very close choices which would have forced many students to give up the ghost!!All those who had counted on the Verbal area to salvage this section would have been thoroughly mauled (for the sheer lack of a more sinister word). The grammar questions would have stumped even the best experts of grammar and the Paragraph completion questions were tricky in the choices. The saving grace were the Para Jumble questions and the questions on ‘words/phrases’.
The four RC passages on “Paradigms in Scientific Traditions”, “Expressions of Experience”, “Ethnology” and “Sociology” were straight from hell(!) with most of them being so dense as to give serious competition to the densest element on this planet!! attempting around six to seven questions in two out of the four passages, with a strike rate of about 60%, would be quite an achievement – translating into a score of around 10 to 12 marks.
On the whole, a student with an average ability in VA could have managed a score of about 10+ marks in this section and any score from 18 to 30 can be considered to be good. A score in the range of 31 to 40 would be very good, and 40+, excellent.
SOURCE :time
Even as over two lakh aspirants were expecting a googly or two, Common Admission Test (CAT) for IIMs threw no real surprises this year.With a total of 75 questions in 150min, the exam pattern was same as last year.The total number of seats in IIMs this year is expected to be in thetotal range of 1700.
Their was mixed reaction from student's Math section of the exam tough, English was easy. “Paper was not a balanced one. Math was tough,” said one student. “The easiest was verbal section. English was easy but Math was tough,” said another.
Career Launcher believes that CAT was moderately difficult this year. When asked about what cutoffs does Career Launcher prescribe, Mr Lahiri said, “We expect the Quant section cut-off to be 26 to 28; Language section cutoff between 26 to 28 and LR & DI section cutoff between 34 to 36. Career Launcher believes that overall cutoffs will be in the range of 102 to 107.
However TIME The overall cutoff for at least one IIM call would be around 88-90 marks.
A careful analysis of the paper reveals that the Verbal Ability section, though shorn .
Let us now take a closer look at each of the three sections in the paper:
Quantitative AptitudeThe section was not only the most difficult in the paper; it was also, undoubtedly, the most difficult QA section to appear in the last several years. A cursory look at the questions in this section itself was sufficient to make an average CAT aspirant’s heart sink.
If one had started to think that the Quant section of the CAT had, in any respect, lost it’s “sting” or that it no longer struck terror in the hearts of the test taker’s, then one was in for a rude shock in this year’s QA section. The questions, were very evidently “tough” and finding a “familiar” question seemed to almost impossible. The emphasis was clearly on a thorough understanding of and proficiency in the concepts of QA and also on very high presence of mind – to glean the basic issue out of a seemingly complicated question in a very short time.
On the whole, a student with an average ability in QA could have managed just about 14+ marks in this section and any score from 19 to 30 can be considered to be good. Any score from 31 to 50 would be very good, and 50+, excellent.
The cutoff for this section is expected to be in the range of 19-21 marks.
Logic and Data InterpretationThe questions in this section were, contrary to most expectations, not very reasoning intensive. Almost all the sets involved considerable calculations. Also, there would have been a certain sense of discomfort felt by most students due to one or two sets which seemed to call for one’s judgment to be exercised in understanding and manipulating the data given.
The L & DI section of CAT2007 was a distinct departure from the trend of reasoning based DI sets, observed over the past few years.The one major relief in this paper was that in most of the sets, the data did not take much effort to understand but the calculation intensive nature of the sets sort of made up for this concession.
On the whole, a student with an average ability in DI could have managed a score of about 22+ marks in this section and any score from 30 to 44 can be considered to be good. A score in the range of 45 to 60 would be very good, and 60+, excellent.
The cutoff for this section is expected to be in the range of 30-32 marks.
Verbal Ability If there is any word to describe the RC passages in this section, it would be ‘excruciating’. The passages were very painful to read and almost impossible to comprehend; added to this were five very close choices which would have forced many students to give up the ghost!!All those who had counted on the Verbal area to salvage this section would have been thoroughly mauled (for the sheer lack of a more sinister word). The grammar questions would have stumped even the best experts of grammar and the Paragraph completion questions were tricky in the choices. The saving grace were the Para Jumble questions and the questions on ‘words/phrases’.
The four RC passages on “Paradigms in Scientific Traditions”, “Expressions of Experience”, “Ethnology” and “Sociology” were straight from hell(!) with most of them being so dense as to give serious competition to the densest element on this planet!! attempting around six to seven questions in two out of the four passages, with a strike rate of about 60%, would be quite an achievement – translating into a score of around 10 to 12 marks.
On the whole, a student with an average ability in VA could have managed a score of about 10+ marks in this section and any score from 18 to 30 can be considered to be good. A score in the range of 31 to 40 would be very good, and 40+, excellent.
SOURCE :time
MANAGEMENT APTITUDE TEST (MAT)
MANAGEMENT APTITUDE TEST (MAT) :All India Management Association (AIMA) has been providing the service of aptitude testing since 1988 under the scheme of All India Management Aptitude Testing Service (AIMATS). Several lakhs of candidates and over 300 institutions have derived benefit under this testing facility. This, as such, is the testimony as to the validity, reliability and usability of aptitude testing of AIMA. Management Aptitude Test (MAT) is being conducted four times a year. The test consists of five sections viz.Language ComprehensionMathematical SkillsData Analysis & SufficiencyIntelligence & Critical ReasoningIndian & Global EnvironmentEach section consists of 40 questions. The total of 200 questions is to be attempted within 150 minutes. It is an objective type test with multiple choice answers. Each section consists of 40 questions. Mathematical Skill and Data Analysis & Interpretation sections provide a good opportunity to score well and save time. Basic arithmetic calculations and formulae should be on your fingertips. It would be worth making flip cards at the last stage of examination of some key formulae and short-cut methods that you would have learnt in the preparatory stage. It is very helpful to review these formulae at the stage of examination.Intelligence & Critical Reasoning section tilt more towards reasoning. Candidates are required to practice these types of questions extensively, as there is no formulae for such questions never pays.General and business awareness under Indian & Global Environment section is a key component in the entrance procedure to a management institute. Keeping abreast of happenings around is definitely task.
How to Build & Create Your Own Web Site
To start a website you need 3 things:
(1) Domain name ( your website address ) (2) Web hosting ( online server where your websites will be hosted. )(3) Web designer / Website designing team ( who will convert your ideas into website )
Domain name :-Domain name is a virtual web adress of any website. You need to register a domain name so that Your website visitors acces your content.examples.: http://www.blogger.com/ , http://www.google.com/
Domain registration charges vary for various suffix like .com , .net , .info , .inVarious Domain Registering firms charge anything between Rs.400- Rs.500 for .com domain .
3 possible options to create your own website:
1-DESIGN IT URSELF:
This is the traditional, old fashion web site development approach. Typically software used can range from free HTML tools to commercial ones like Microsoft Expression or Dreamweaver. Takes a lot of time to learn and understand the extensive list of features on such softwares. Also can be error prone resulting in improperly formatted web pages.ADV : Flexible, advanced options DISADV: Time consuming
2-Special Software:we recommend using the XsitePro software. It's been used by thousands of website owners to create good looking sites quickly and easily. It comes with many standard templates to choose from and there are many places where you can find well designed templates for the software. It is the quickest way we have used to make a website from scratch
Short learning curve, easy to maintain.software details
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(1) Domain name ( your website address ) (2) Web hosting ( online server where your websites will be hosted. )(3) Web designer / Website designing team ( who will convert your ideas into website )
Domain name :-Domain name is a virtual web adress of any website. You need to register a domain name so that Your website visitors acces your content.examples.: http://www.blogger.com/ , http://www.google.com/
Domain registration charges vary for various suffix like .com , .net , .info , .inVarious Domain Registering firms charge anything between Rs.400- Rs.500 for .com domain .
3 possible options to create your own website:
1-DESIGN IT URSELF:
This is the traditional, old fashion web site development approach. Typically software used can range from free HTML tools to commercial ones like Microsoft Expression or Dreamweaver. Takes a lot of time to learn and understand the extensive list of features on such softwares. Also can be error prone resulting in improperly formatted web pages.ADV : Flexible, advanced options DISADV: Time consuming
2-Special Software:we recommend using the XsitePro software. It's been used by thousands of website owners to create good looking sites quickly and easily. It comes with many standard templates to choose from and there are many places where you can find well designed templates for the software. It is the quickest way we have used to make a website from scratch
Short learning curve, easy to maintain.software details
3-Hosted Solution:an ultimate solution for an Internet Marketer or someone trying to start a new business online. Nothing beats Site Build It! when it comes to an online marketing hosting service. It provides everything you need to launch a brand new site to the point of having a full time business online. It doesn't just help you building a website, it actually helps you to build a business.Low initial cost, extensive features.
Admission to IIM-B -Good English
Admission to IIM-B will also depend on how good you are in English.IIM-B has made its admission process for class 2008 public.Besides the usual group discussion (GD) and Personal Interviews (PIs), the institute has added another component before selecting a student -- language score -- for admissions 2008.
the score for GD and GD summary content has gone down from 7.5 to 5. A new criteria -- group discussion summary language score with weightage of five will be added to arrive at the final aggregate score.While the institute has not revealed why it was including English, the reasons behind the move could be to filter as many students as possible and make the admission process tougher.
IIM-B has internally developed an admission process based on academic performance (school, high school and graduation), CAT score, GD/PI and prior work experience.
Entry into the premier B-school will involve Two-phase selection process.
1st phase is applied to all eligible candidates who appear for CAT 2007 to determine those qualifying candidates who will be called for GDPI.During the GDPI, two faculty members will evaluate each qualifying student on his/her performance in the group discussion, summary of group discussion, personal interview. For those with work experience, each interviewer will evaluate the quality and relevance of work experience.
These scores in combination with the pre-GDPI selection parameters will be used cumulatively in the second and final phase of selection to identify the candidates, who will merit selection from among those who appear for the GDPI.
the score for GD and GD summary content has gone down from 7.5 to 5. A new criteria -- group discussion summary language score with weightage of five will be added to arrive at the final aggregate score.While the institute has not revealed why it was including English, the reasons behind the move could be to filter as many students as possible and make the admission process tougher.
IIM-B has internally developed an admission process based on academic performance (school, high school and graduation), CAT score, GD/PI and prior work experience.
Entry into the premier B-school will involve Two-phase selection process.
1st phase is applied to all eligible candidates who appear for CAT 2007 to determine those qualifying candidates who will be called for GDPI.During the GDPI, two faculty members will evaluate each qualifying student on his/her performance in the group discussion, summary of group discussion, personal interview. For those with work experience, each interviewer will evaluate the quality and relevance of work experience.
These scores in combination with the pre-GDPI selection parameters will be used cumulatively in the second and final phase of selection to identify the candidates, who will merit selection from among those who appear for the GDPI.
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