IMPORTANT DATES--CAT 2009

Dates(Proposed):

Availability of CAT voucher: By End of August, 2009

Last Date to buy CAT voucher: End of September, 2009

Date of CAT: End of November, 2009 (10 day window)

Eligibility criteria:

For general candidates: A candidate should have got atleast 50% or equivalent CGPA in Graduation.

For SC/ST candidates: A candidate should have got atleast 45% or equivalent CGPA in Graduation.

Final year candidates who will complete their gradudation in 2010 can also apply.

CAT 2009-latest information

Here’s the gist of information that the IIMs have released till date:

* The CAT will be held online for the year 2009
* Prometric ETS has been awarded the contract for conducting the test
* CAT 2009 will be conducted over a period of 10 days at the end of 2009-05-11
* Relevant details regarding the structure and the conduct of the examination to be released with the advertisement (normally in the month of July)
* Mr Subhashish Gupta, admission chairperson IIMB has said that the possibility of CAT 2009 being computer adaptive is quite remote.
* In all probability there will be 3 tests in a day. This means that there will be 30 tests over a period of 10 days.

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B-SCHOOLS RANKINGS---1

The List may not be accurate. This list is for reference only and is not official list of any kind.

The list is not a complete list, names of some institutes may be missing. The list has been arranged in an order based on personal liking and preference of UrPercentile.

1 Indian Institute Of Management, Ahmedabad http://www.iimahd.ernet.in

2 Indian Institute Of Management, Bangalore http://www.iimb.ernet.in

3 Indian Institute Of Management, Kolkata http://www.iimcal.ac.in

4 Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow http://www.iiml.ac.in

5 Xavier Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur http://www.xlri.ac.in

6 Faculty of Mgt. Studies , New Delhi http://www.fms.edu

7 Indian School Of Business, Hyderabad http://www.isb.edu

8 SP Jain Institute Of Management & Research, Mumbai http://www.spjimr.org

9 Indian Institute of Management, Indore http://www.iimidr.ac.in

10 Indian Institute Of Foreign Trade, New Delhi http://www.iift.edu

11 Vinod Gupta School Of Management, IIT Kharagpur http://www.som.iitkgp.ernet.in

12 Narsee Monjee Institute of Mgt. Studies http://www.nmims.edu

13 Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode http://www.iimk.ac.in

14 Institute Of Rural Management, Anand http://www.irma.ac.in

15 Indian Institute Of Technology, IIT New Delhi http://www.iitdmba.org

16 Xavier Institute Of Management, Bhubaneswar http://www.ximb.ac.in

17 Shailesh J Mehta School Of Management (IIT) , Mumbai http://www.som.iitb.ac.in

18 Management Development Institute, Gurgaon http://www.mdi.ac.in

19 National Institute Of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai http://www.nitie.edu

20 Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad http://www.mica-india.net 21 Indian Institute Of Technology, Kanpur http://www.iitk.ac.in/ime

22 Indian Institute Of Technology, Roorkee http://www.iitr.ernet.in/

23 Indian Institute Of Technology, Madras http://www.mba.iitm.ac.in

24 Institute Of Management Technology, Ghaziabad http://www.imt.edu/

25 Fore School Of Management, New Delhi http://www.fsm.ac.in

26 IISc , Banglore http://mgmt.iisc.ernet.in/

27 University Business School, Chandigarh http://www.ubschandigarh.org

28 Goa Institute Of Management, Goa http://www.gim.ac.in

29 ICFAI Business School, Hyderabad http://www.ibsindia.org

30 T.A.Pai Management Institute, Manipal http://www.tapmi.org

31 Indian Institute Of Forest Management, Bhopal http://www.iifm.ac.in

32 SCHMRD , Pune www.scmhrd.edu

33 ICFAI Business School, Gurgaon http://www.ibsindia.org

34 Lal Bahadur Shastri Inst Of Management, New Delhi http://www.ilbsim.edu 35 Nirma Institute Of Management, Ahmedabad http://www.nim.ac.in

36 K.J Somaiya Institute Of Management Studies, Mumbai http://simsr.somaiya.edu/NewSimsr/Index.htm

37 Vaikunth Mehta National Institute Of Co-operative Mgmt, Pune http://www.vamnicom.org

38 Great Lakes Institute of Management's (GLIM), Chennai http://www.glakes.org/

39 SIBM -Pune

40 Indian Institute of Planning and Management -(**** ) Delhi

41 ICFAI Business School, Mumbai http://www.ibsindia.org

42 Institute Of Management Studies, Indore http://www.ims.dauniv.ac.in

43 Wellingkar Inst. Of Management Development & Research, Mumbai http://www.welingkar.org

44 Bharathidasan Institute Of Management, Tiruchirappalli http://www.bim.edu 45 NIILM Centre For Management Studies, New Delhi http://www.niilm.com

46 Regional College Of Management, Bhubaneswar http://www.rcmindia.org

47 Rai Business School, New Delhi http://www.rbs.raiuniversity.edu

48 Fortune Institute Of International Business, New Delhi http://www.fiibindia.com

49 Institute For Technology & Management, Mumbai http://www.itm.edu

50 Indian Inst. Of Social Welfare And Business Management, Kolkata http://www.iiswbm.edu

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51 EMPI Business School, New Delhi http://www.empiindia.com

52 Loyola Institute Of Business Administration, Chennai http://www.liba.edu

53 Institute For Financial Management And Research, Chennai http://www.ifmr.com

54 Jagan Institute Of Management Studies, New Delhi http://www.jimsindia.org 55 SIES College Of Management Studies, Mumbai http://www.siescoms.edu

56 Master School Of Management, Meerut http://www.mastersindia.com

57 Birla Institute Of Technology,Ranchi http://www.bitmesra.ac.in

58 Indian Institute Of Modern Management, Pune http://www.iimmpune.com

59 Xavier Vignana Jyothi Institute Of Management, Secunderabad http://www.xaviervjim.org

60 Alliance Business Academy, Bangalore http://www.alliancebschool.org

61 Xavier Institute Of Management & Entrepreneurship, Bangalore http://www.xime.org

62 Jaipuria Institute Of Management, Lucknow http://www.jiml.ac.in

63 Rourkela Institute Of Management Studies, Rourkela http://www.rims-edu.com

64 Gitam Institute Of Foreign Trade, Visakapatman http://www.gift-india.org

65 Department Of Management Sciences, Pune University, Pune http://www.dms.unipune.ernet.in

66 Prestige Institute Of Management & Research, Indore http://www.pimindore.com

67 Graduate School Of Business & Administration, Greater Noida http://www.gsbaindia.com

68 PSG Institute Of Management, Coimbatore http://www.psgim.ac.in

69 SDM Institute For Management Development, Mysore http://www.sdmimd.net

70 MATS School Of Business, Bangalore http://www.mats.ac.in

71 Indian Institute Of Rural Management, Jaipur http://www.iirm.ac.in

72 Institute Of Public Enterpise, Hyderabad http://www.ipe-hyd.org

73 Institute Of Management Studies, Ghaziabad http://www.ims-ghazibad.ac.in 74 Apeejay School Of Marketing, New Delhi http://www.apj.edu

75 Rajagiri School Of Management, Cochin http://www.rajagiri.edu

76 Institute Of Health Management Research, Jaipur http://www.iihmr.org

77 New Delhi Institute Of Management, New Delhi http://www.ndimdelhi.org

78 Institute Of Productivity & Management, Ghaziabad http://www.ipm.edu

79 Integrated Academy Of Management And Technology, Ghaziabad http://www.inmantec.edu

80 Amrita Institute Of Management, Coimbatore http://www.amrita.edu/aim

81 Dhruva College Of Management, Hyderabad http://www.dhruvacollege.net 82 Department Of Business Management, Osmania Univ., Hyderabad http://www.ou_mba.ac.in

83 Department Of Business Administration, Guwahati http://www.gumba.ac.in 84 N.L.Dalmia Institute Of Management Studies Mumbai http://www.nidalmiamgmt.org

85 School Of Management Studies, University Of Hyd, Hyderabad http://www.uohyd.ernet.in

86 Institute Of Finance And International Management, Bangalore http://www.ifimblr.com

87 Indian Institute Of Business Management, Patna http://www.info.uni.net

88 National Institute Of Management Calcutta http://www.nimcal.ac.in

89 Indian Business Academy, Bangalore http://www.ibainternational.org

90 Wigan & Leigh College, Mumbai http://www.wiganindia.org

91 Department Of Management Studies, Jammu http://www.jammuvarsity.org 92 Christ College Inst Of Management, Bangalore http://www.christcollege.edu 93 Department Of Business Management, Hisar http://www.gju.ernet.in

94 Sri Sringeri Sharada Institute Of Management, New Delhi http://www.srisim.org

95 School Of Management Studies, Pondicherry http://www.pondiuni.org

96 Gian Jyoti Instt Of Mgmt & Technology, Mohali http://www.gjimt.com

97 Institute Of Technology & Management, Chennai http://www.itm.edu

98 National Inst Of Technly, Tiruchirappalli http://www.nitt.edu

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State Level Tests

S.No.	Entrance Exam	Institute	Eligibility	Tentative Month	Website
1	MAH-CET	Directorate of Technical Education, Maharashtra State	45% in Graduation in any discipline	February/March	www.dte.org.in
2	CUSAT	Cochin University of Science and Technology	Graduation in any Discipline	June	www.cusat.nic.in
3	PAM-CAT	GNDU, Amritsar / PTU, Jalandhar / Punjbai University, Patiala	Graduation in any Discipline	June/July	www.gndu.ac.in www.punjabiuniversity.ac.in www.ptu.ac.in
4	MET-MP	MADHYA PRADESH PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION BOARD	50% in Graduation	July	www.vyapam.nic.in/
5	TANCET	Anna University, Chennai	Graduation in any Discipline	May	www.annauniv.edu/
6	OCET	Punjab University, Chandigarh	Different Eligibility for Different course	June	www.puchd.ac.in
7	UP-SEE	UP Technical University	45% in Graduation in any discipline	April	www.uptu.nic.in
8	Orissa JEE	Orissa JEE	Graduation in any Discipline	May	www.jeeorissa.com
9	GCET	Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board	50% in Graduation	July	-
10	KMAT	KARNATAKA PRIVATE POST-GRADUATE COLLEGES' ASSOCIATION	Graduation in any Discipline	July	www.kmat-2008.com
11	RMAT	Rajasthan Technical University	50% in Graduation	June	www.rtu.ac.in/rmat/
12	UPMCAT	Uttar Pradesh Technical University	Graduation in any Discipline	May	-

National Level Tests

S.No.	Entrance Exam	Institute	Eligibility	Tentative Month	Website
1	CAT	Indian Institute of Management	50% in Graduation	November	www.catiim.in
2	IRMA	Institute of Rural Management Anand	50% in Graduation	November	www.irma.ac.in
3	IIFT	Indian Institute of Foreign Trade	50% in Graduation	November	www.iift.edu
4	MAT	All India Management Association	Graduation in any Discipline	September, December, February & May	www.aima-ind.org
5	JMET	Indian Institute of technology	Every IIT has different eligibility	December	www.iitkgp.ernet.in
6	SNAP	Symbiosis International University	50% in graduation(regular degree)	December	www.snaptest.org
7	IBSAT	ICFAI	50% in Graduation	December	www.ibsat.org
8	NMAT	NMIMS	50% in Graduation	December	www.nmims.edu
9	XAT	XLRI, Jamshedpur	50% in Graduation	January	www.xlri.ac.in
10	FMS	Faculty Management Studies, New Delhi	Different for different Field	January	www.fms.edu
11	TISS	Tata Institute of Socail Sciences	Graduation in any Discipline	January	www.tiss.edu
12	ATMA	Association of Indian Management Studies	50% in Graduation	February	www.atma-aims.org

General Strategies :

General Strategies :

Set a section-wise time target taking into account your strong and weak areas. One possible combination could be 35 minutes for RC, 25 for verbal, 35 for quantitative and 25 for DI, subject to a 5 minute variance.

The time required for preparation might vary for individuals, but remaining very focused in the last 3 months could sail you through. However, starting early helps you identify your weak areas, and gives you ample time to work on them.

Do not pay too much attention to the scores you get in practice tests. Rather, try to identify the mistakes you make commonly and make sure that you do not repeat them. It is the learning and not the scores that you should initially focus on.

Decide beforehand on the order in which you will attempt the sections, if there are no restrictions. However, it is not advisable to keep either RC or DI as the last section, because you might end up wasting the last three minutes in either reading the comprehension or the case without being able to solve any questions.

Make sure that you clear the cut-offs in each section. It is safe to aim for around 50% in each section.

ADMISSION PROCEDURE

» Admission Procedure

MBA is a test of your attitude, aptitude and approach. The right combination of these three is a must to get through. Prowess- the most comprehensive program for MBA preparation.

What is the selection procedure?

Stage 1:

The Written Test - Most institutes conduct their Written Tests between November and January. The written tests, inter alia, include the following:

Quantitative Skills:- This section of an MBA written examination tests skill levels of aspirants upto Higher secondary school mathematics. The favourite topics for the paper setter in quantitative section include.

Arithmetic (Number Theory, Ratio and Proportion, TSD, Percentages, Partnerships, Mixtures and Alligations etc.

Geometry: - Lines and Angles, Triangles, Circles, Co-Ordinate Geometry etc.

Algebra :- Quadratic equations, Functions

Probability, Permutations and Combinations

Set theory, Trigonometry, Stock and Shares etc.

Verbal Ability: - This section includes Grammar, English usage, Reading comprehension, Vocabulary and other aspects of English language

General and Business Awareness: - It includes static and current general knowledge and business awareness.

Reasoning Abilities: - This includes puzzles, critical reasoning, visual reasoning etc.

To clear a written test a candidate should be able to maintain a proper balance between speed and accuracy. There is a general belief that candidates who are able to manage their time will come out victorious in the 1st phase of MBA entrance. The call letter for stage 2 which involves Group Discussion and Interview is sent to students who qualify the test.

Stage 2:

The Group Discussion and Interview - This stage of the process is held between February and March for most of the institutes. GDs and PIs are undertaken to check a candidate’s personality traits. Personality traits being checked in a GD are Group Behaviour, Awareness, Communication skills, Reasoning ability, Flexibility, Leadership, Assertiveness, Initiative, Confidence, Creativity to name a few. An interview can be broadly categorized into Personal Interview and Group Interview. In a Personal Interview apart from the personality traits an interviewer or the panel is interested in knowing about candidates’ academics, goals and self awareness level. In a Group Interview, apart from the parameters mentioned above, a candidate is also checked on his analytical ability.

Stage 3:

The Final Call: After having cleared the above two stages you will receive that all-important Final Call letter informing you that you have been selected.Most of the institutes ask the candidates to pay the first installment of the course within 30 days of the date of the call.

IDEAL CANDIDATES

» Ideal Candidate for a B-School

MBA is among the most pursued post graduation options in India. Partly responsible for this is the fact that the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs A, B, C, L, I, K)along with other institutes like S.P.Jain, MDI, JBIMS, XLRI etc. have set extremely high standards for management education in India. As a result of this, Multi National Corporations (MNCs) operating in India has never had the need to look for talent elsewhere. They have been the regular visitors to the campuses of the top B-schools, and have offered managerial designations coupled with sky rocketing pay packages to the graduates of these B-Schools. The average salary offered at the top 10 B-schools last year for Indian postings was Rs. 6-7.5 lacs per annum.

Characteristics of ideal B-School candidates:

1. People with a Plan

Business school isn’t for the clueless; it isn’t meant to be a two-year placeholder in your middle or late 20s. Business schools look for people with a career plan that includes a legitimate need for an MBA—so even though it’s okay to go to B-school without being sure what you want to do with your life, you should think about possible career goals, and whether attainment of them would be made easier with an MBA, before applying.

2. Leaders and would-Be Leaders

The MBA is not essential for a leadership role in business—plenty of top executives got where they are by moving up through the ranks—but business school can be a great weigh station on the road to a leadership-oriented career.

By the time you graduate, you’d have spent thousands of hours in class or on group projects reading about, thinking about, and talking about a wide variety of businesses. As a result, you’ll be better equipped than ever to make high-level business decisions.

And you’ll probably spend some time studying “softer,” people-focused coursework and projects, which will give you tools that will help you manage people in the pursuit of business goals.

3. Career Changers

In business school, you’ll get a chance to think through a wide range of business problems in a wide range of industries. You’ll gain the skills needed to perform a variety of specific job functions. Having an MBA can make you attractive to a range of employers no matter what industry you worked in before B-school.