Very often, I see students opting for GMAT purely because they think CAT is tough. The reasoning goes like this – "CAT is too competitive. With GMAT, I can get into a college with any score." This whole line of reasoning usually reminds me of the old Birbal story where Akbar sends Birbal on a trip to find the 10 biggest fools in the kingdom. A part of the story goes l … [Read more...] about CAT or GMAT | 3 Common Myths and 3 Crucial Factors
Time Management & DILR: The What and The How
Time management in DILR is like money management in terms of the pandemic. You try to use the available resources to the best possibe extent. Sometimes, it works. Probably, it backfires and leaves you empty-handed. DILR - Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning? Yes, but it is also "Deceitfully Interesting and Luring Rampage". I am kidding, but I actually am not. This … [Read more...] about Time Management & DILR: The What and The How
Which Management Exam Should You Write?
There are so many of these management exams and entrances that it is all very overwhelming. So, let us see if we can get some clarity out of these. As far as India is concerned, the biggest fish is CAT Give or take 90 out of the top 100 select based on CAT, with quite of a few of these selecting based only on CAT. This includes the IIMs (20 of these), IITs, SP … [Read more...] about Which Management Exam Should You Write?
Reading List | This Week | Aug 2nd week 2020
This is a part of our initiative (Bharath's Reading list) to document all articles that we keep sharing through our reading list. This blog post contains articles shared in the last one week. The articles are from a wide variety of topics and will also be updated inside the individual topic list as well. Keep this link open in a browser. Click on individual articles … [Read more...] about Reading List | This Week | Aug 2nd week 2020
Resilience and CAT: The 15 August Connection
Today is 15 August 2020. Notwithstanding the mental calendar that keeps informing every CAT aspirant about the D-Day - 29 November 2020 - today is a significantly important day. This is our 74th Independence Day. It is an irony that we are locked up at our confines this year, even as we celebrate a day that signifies - at least literally - the exact opposite of being … [Read more...] about Resilience and CAT: The 15 August Connection