This is a slightly dated mail but still absolutely relevant for most of you. Nidhi Bansal was one of the most demanding students I have come across – demanding not just of MBAGuru but of herself to.Read More

The confusion that you are facing is very common. At some stage during our college, we need to start thinking about what next? And the answer’s usually a big blurry puzzle – should you opt for campus placements or begin your hunt for the best CAT coaching? A job? If so, what kind of a job...Read More

So, how can you form a weekly CAT Prep plan to ensure the best CAT Preparation experience for yourself? Days 1 and 2 Let’s say you are engaged with a formal CAT coaching for 2 days (let’s call them Day-1 and Day-2) a week (this would be the weekend for most regular college students/working professionals), you need...Read More

Majority of CAT aspirants are just like you. They are college students or recent graduates with 1-2 years of work-ex. Most aspirants pursue CAT prep alongside their college or work. This is a sensible decision, especially if you have more than 4-5 months at hand. The trick then is to be able to balance the requirements...Read More

CAT is one of the most competitive exams in the world. The race to secure a seat at one of the top IIMs is fierce – IIM A, for example, selects around 400 students from over 2 lakh CAT aspirants (0.2% success rate), while the Harvard Business School selects around 1000 students from just 10,000...Read More

Rickshesh Manchanda’s story is one of rare, sheer brilliance. He scored a 100%ile at CAT. He was claimed as their student by at least 2 reputed CAT Preparation institutes – TIME and IMS – (we are not sure if there were any others in the fray as well). However, his interview with Careers 360 should...Read More

Over the last few days, I wrote in detail about how to excel in the VARC section in CAT. Please go through MBAGuru blog, if you haven’t already. Final step: All other steps are useless unless you put them into practice Here is a list of the authors and their books I suggest you read from now...Read More

What I write here has little to do with my data analysis skills at CAT; it certainly has more to do with basic data interpretation and some common sense (which can often get fogged with emotions).When the lockdown happened, the kind of media hype that was there across the globe, perhaps due to lack of...Read More

So, you’ve already begun your CAT coaching or are on the cusp of doing so. But the lockdown and the negative news about the entire economy has you on tenterhooks. Doomsday proclamations and prophecies abound. And you are confused about whether this is the worst time to do your MBA.  On the contrary, if you...Read More

Yesterday evening I was at my cousin brother’s place. As an outstanding officer of the Indian Army he has been decorated with the Vir Chakra for his bravery during the Kargil war (You can watch one of his talks at http://bit.ly/MbagVirC ). He is about 4 months younger to me.Read More