CAT
2016 ie Common Admission Test is the most elusive and toughest PAN
India entrance exam. It is an all India entrance exam conducted by
the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) for the admission to the
Post-graduate and Fellow Programs in various management courses of
management institutes including the IIMs. Apart from the IIM's, more
than 100 B Schools accept the CAT score.
CAT
Exam Announcement and Important Dates:
CAT
is yet to come out of the bag, but MBA aspirants aiming for a seat at
the coveted B-schools in India. Students choosing safe round and
going to start their preparations even before the notification is
announced. While some students are waiting to plan their execution
after release of official notifications. CAT is the most common dream
of MBA aspirants, to prepare early for CAT 2016, candidates can join
a coaching Institute. However, if the candidates are unable to join
coaching institute, then they can follow the simple strategy given
below –
Research
CAT syllabus
Collect
Books for CAT
Practice
Read
Relax
The
official notification of CAT 2016 has not yet released but the
expected date of the exam is November
29, 2016. The
CAT 2016 registration will be an on-line process which is expected to
begin on August 06, 2016 and end on September 25, 2016.
The
official schedule may vary, but only a little, from this schedule. So
the candidates can start their preparation for CAT 2016, on the basis
of this schedule.
|
Process
|
Tentative
Date
|
|
Release
of Official Notification
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Between
24-27 July 2016Tentative Date
|
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Online
Registration for CAT 2016
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Between
06- 26 August 2016
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Admit
Card Download
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From
October 25, 2016, 01:00 pm till exam day
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Test
Date
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November
27, 2016
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Result
Declaration
|
Mid
of January 2017
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Strategy
and Preparation Tips
Correct
your basics for every section
The
foremost step to crack CAT is to know and understand the exam pattern
and syllabus. After knowing your exam pattern and syllabus, focus on
your basic concepts. Stop jumping from one topic to another, unless
you have the clarity with the fundamentals of that topics. Devote at
least three hour daily for your preparation of CAT 2016. Throw your
calculator away and try to grow the habit of mental calculations. You
can even practice NCERT books of Class 6 to 10 to get your basics
right. Make a flexible time table for study. Study something that
your heart wants and don’t be rigid.
Take
Analyzed Mock Tests
After
preparing your basics, start taking mock tests as these will help you
to access your standing. Start taking one proctored mock and one
previous year mock, analyze it very thoroughly. Don’t get
disappointed by mock results in the initial phase but analyze each
mock test that you take. The results of these mock tests helps you to
work on weak areas and further polish your strengths. Also, these
mock tests will help you learn time management skills and you will
know your pluses and minuses which will improve your speed and
accuracy gradually.
Analyze
your Strenghts & Weaknesses
Once
you know about CAT, analyze your strengths & weaknesses and
measure how much time you may be required to devote to your weak
areas. You will have to study and practice more on your weak points
and on the other hand there may be a few topics where you are
stronger enough and you may need less revision and practice sessions.
Strategically, you must find out such weak areas and segregate them
from the strong ones.
