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.

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.

Common Admission Test (CAT)

Common Admission Test (CAT)

Common Admission Test: November 18, 2007

CAT is an Common Admission Test (CAT) conducted by the IIMs for admission to their Post Graduate Programs in Management (PGP).

The CAT is held once every year around November. Besides the IIMs, many other management institutes accept the CAT score for admission to their management programs.

CAT 2006 - Structure :

Overall Test: 3 sections, 2 sub-sections per section - 90 questions

Section I: Problem Solving - 30 questions
Section II: Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension - 30 questions
Section III: Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning - 30 questions

COMMON ADMISSION TEST [ CAT ] -INCLUDES
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT [ IIMs ]
l IIM AHMEDABAD l IIM BANGALORE l IIM CALCUTTA l IIM LUCKNOW l IIM INDORE l IIM KOZHIKODE

PROMINENT INSTITUTES ACCEPTING CAT TEST SCORE

PROMINENT INSTITUTES ACCEPTING CAT TEST SCORE

IIM Ahmedabad AHMEDABAD http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/
IIM Bangalore BANGALORE http://www.iimb.ernet.in/
IIM Calcutta KOLKATA http://www.iimcal.ac.in/
IIM Lucknow LUCKNOW http://www.iiml.ac.in/
IIM Kozhikode KOZHIKODE http://www.iimk.org/ / http://www.iimk.ac.in/
IIM Indore INDORE http://www.iimidr.ac.in/ / http://www.iimidr.ernet.in/
Management Development InstituteGURGAON http://www.mdi.ac.in/ / http://www.mdi.edu/
National Institute of Industrial Engineering MUMBAI http://www.nitie.edu/ / http://www.nities.com/
S P Jain Institute of Management & Research MUMBAIhttp://www.spjimr.org/
Mudra Institute of Communication Ahmedabad AHMEDABAD http://www.mica-india.net/
Institute of Management Technology (IMT) GHAZIABADhttp://www.imt.org/ / http://www.imt.edu/
T. A. Pai Management Institute MANIPALhttp://www.tapmi.org/ / http://www.tapmi.ac.in/
Bharathidasan Institute of Management TRICHYhttp://www.bim.edu/
Indian Institute of Forest Management BHOPALhttp://www.iifm.ac.in/ / http://www.iifm.org/
Indian Institute of Social Welfare & Business Management KOLKATAhttp://www.iiswbm.edu/
International Management Institute NEW DELHIhttp://www.imi.edu/
K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research MUMBAIhttp://www.simsr.com/ / http://www.simsr.somaiya.edu/
Institute of Management Development and Research PUNEhttp://www.imdr.edu/
Nirma Institute of Management AHMEDABADhttp://www.nim.ac.in/
University Business School CHANDIGARHhttp://www.ubschandigarh.org/
Institute for Financial Management & Research CHENNAIhttp://www.ifmr.ac.in/ / http://www.ifmr.com/
Prin L N Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research MUMBAIhttp://www.welingkars.com/
Fore School of Management `NEW DELHIhttp://www.fsm.ac.in/

OTHERS INSTITUTES ACCEPTING CAT TEST SCORE
ABV Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management GWALIORhttp://www.iiitm.ac.in/
Aegis School of Business MUMBAIhttp://www.aegis-sb.org/
AICAR Business School KARAJAThttp://www.aicar.net/
AKSON Institute of Management Studies BANGALORE http://www.aksononline.com/
Alliance Business Academy BANGALOREhttp://www.alliancebschool.ac.in/ / http://www.alliancebschool.org/
Amrita School of Business COIMBATOREwww.amrita.edu/asb
Aravali Institute of Management JODHPURhttp://www.aravali.org/
Army Institute of Management KOLKATAhttp://www.aim.ac.in/
Army Institute of Management and Technology NOIDAhttp://www.awesonline.org/
Beng`al Institute of Technology and Management (Shantiniketan)BIRBHUM http://www.multiplegroup.com/
Birla Institute of Management Technology GREATER NOIDAhttp://www.bimtech.ac.in/
Birla Institute of Technology RANCHIhttp://www.bitmesra.ac.in/
Cosmic Business School NEW DELHIhttp://www.cosmicacademy.co.in/
Deepshikha Collage of Technical Education JAIPURhttp://www.thedeepshikha.com/
Department of Business Administration (Lucknow) LUCKNOWhttp://www.lkouniv.ac.in/
EMPI Business School NEW DELHIhttp://www.empiindia.com/
EMPI Institute of Advertising, Communication and Management NEW DELHIhttp://www.empiindia.com/
G.B.Pant University of Agriculture and Technology PANTNAGARhttp://www.cabm.ac.in/
Globsyn Business School KOLKATAwww.globsyn.com/gbs
Hindustan Inst of Management & ComputerMATHURA http://www.sgei.org/
Indian Institute of Management Training PUNEhttp://www.iimtpune.com/
Indian School of Mines DHANBADhttp://www.ismdhanbad.ac.in/
Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology HYDERABADhttp://www.idrbt.ac.in/
Institute for Integrated Learning in Management NEW DELHIhttp://www.iilm.edu/ / http://www.iilminstitute.org/
Institute for Technology and Management MUMBAIhttp://www.itm.edu/ / http://www.itmadmissions.com/
Institute of Business Administration and TrainingBHUBANESHWARhttp://www.ibat.ac.in/ / http://www.ibatindia.com/
Institute of Insurance and Risk Management HYDERABADhttp://www.iirmworld.org.in/
Institute of Management and Development NEW DELHIhttp://www.imd.ac.in/
Institute of Management Studies NOIDAhttp://www.imsnoida.com/
Institute of Management Studies (Dehradun)DEHRADUNhttp://www.imsddun.com/
Institute of Marketing and Management, New delhihttp://www.immindia.com/
Institute of Public Enterprise HYDERABADhttp://www.ipeindia.org/
International School of Business KOLKATAhttp://www.isb.edu/
International School of Business and Media PUNEhttp://www.isbm.ac.in/ / http://www.isbmpune.com/
International School of Management ExcellenceBANGALOREJaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknowhttp://www.jimindia.com/ / http://www.jiml.ac.in/
Karnatak Law Society's Inst.of Management Education & Research BELGAUMhttp://www.klsimer.edu/
Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management StudiesHARIHARhttp://www.kiams-hrr.org/
Kohinoor Business School PUNEhttp://www.kohinoor.ac.in/
Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (New Delhi) NEW DELHIhttp://www.lbsim.edu/ / http://www.lbsim.ac.in/
Maratha Mandir's Babasaheb Gawde Institute of Management Studies MUMBAIhttp://www.mmbgims.com/
MET League of CollegesMUMBAIhttp://www.met4u.com/
National Institute of Bank Management PUNEhttp://www.nibmindia.org/
National Institute of Management Calcutta KOLKATAhttp://www.aim.ac.in/
National Insurance Academy PUNEhttp://www.niapune.com/
National Power Training Institute FARIDABADhttp://www.npti.nic.in/
New Delhi Institute of Managemen NEW DELHIhttp://www.ndimdelhi.org/
NIILM Centre for Management Studies NEW DELHIhttp://www.niilm.com/ / http://www.niilmuniversity.edu/
North Point Centre of Learning MUMBAI Pailan College of Management and Technology KOLKATAhttp://www.pcmt-india.net/
School of Management Studies, University of Hyderabad HYDERABADhttp://www.uohyd.ernet.in/
SDM Institute for Management Development MYSOREhttp://www.sdmimd.net/
Surya Dutta Education Foundation PUNEhttp://www.suryadatta.org/
Thakur Institute of Management Studies and Research MUMBAIhttp://www.thakureducation.org/ / http://www.timsr.org/
University of Petroleum And Energy Studies DEHRADUNhttp://www.upesindia.org/
JB Institute of PG Course RENIGUNTA