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Re:For MBA Aspirants :CAT is over....now what??? 3 Years, 9 Months ago

RAJA SANDEEP KUKKALA wrote:
Rohit Koshy wrote:
As a person who has taken the CAT 6 times, I can only say that clearing the CAT is the easy part.

The GD/PI sessions are of utmost importance, and there are many cases of candidates with high 99 percentiles not getting a final admit.

Like Abhishek and the others have mentioned, read the newspapers religiously from now on. At least one business paper (Businessline or Business Standard) and one regular paper (The Hindu, etc) ... Awareness of current affairs is directly proportional to confidence and airtime one could garner in the actual GD. It would also make sense to join a GD/PI class (most of the coaching institutes offer it for free to those who get IIM calls) or gather a group of about 8 to 10 like minded friends who could help u simulate a GD scenario.

Preparing the CV is important - get it reviewed by a couple of people, including some MBAs if possible. Keep it to 1 page - all MBA CVs are 1 page, and this is a good time to prepare one. Be comfortable with all aspects of your CV - you could be asked questions in the PI on anything that catches the eye of the interviewer.

Go through your application forms thoroughly. There are some institutes that require references to be posted back. Some forms need attestation from gazetted officers, some need all crtificates to be attested. For those working, it is important to bring along your last payslip. Keep all documents ready in a folder, which could be handed over to the interview panel. This would take time, hence do not leave this to the last minute. I had to run around IIM Bangalore to get certies attested during my own GD/PI sessions, and it was not fun at all.

More later.

All the best.

Rohit Koshy