Preparing for CAT 2008 or any year CAT, for that matter, is a task in itself. A task which demands financial planning before you actually plan your fees for the actual course. How would you react if somebody tells you that whatever preparation you have done till now can help you in getting discount for a CAT 2008 classroom program? I don’t know how will you react, but I will definitely try to find out the details.
For the interested, here are the details. Folks at Career Forum ( of SNAP …

CAT 2008 is just days away. Most of the coaching institutes have already started with their test series. But for some of the aspirants test series are just not enough. Even 20 Full length tests for CAT 2008 do not give them the required comfort. And for some, enrolling for Test series is not really worth it. Whatever the case may be, you still need those Mock tests that are conducted every Sunday. This post has a small list of some older mock tests,
Mock CAT 1 | Mock CAT 2 …

SNAP 2008 frenzy was kicked off with release of SNAP 2008 notification. With, roughly 4 months and 3 weeks left for SNAP 2008, this is the right time to identify weak links in your SNAP 2008 preparation. People at Career Forum share this view and have announced a FREE PreSNAP test on 3rd August 2008.
Pre-XXX is a series organised by Career Forum for MBA 2009-2011 aspirants. You can register for PreSNAP by filling up this form. Simple? No!!! The exam is being conducted in Mumbai only, unless ofcourse Career Forum …

SNAPtest.org was updated recently. Updated website has one piece of news most of us were looking forward to. Yes, SNAP 2008 exam date is out and Just like the last year SNAP 2007 and IBSAT 2007 were conducted on the same day, Only saving grace was the timing of the exams. SNAP was conducted in second half while IBSAT was over in the first half itself.

This year, SNAP 2008, is on the 21st of December, 2PM to 4PM slot. Managing two exams on same day is not all that difficult …

BIM Trichy came out with admissions 2009 notification a few days ago. BIM Trichy offers programmes in Finance, HR, Operations, Marketing, Systems and technology. 108 students from  these specialisations took part in placement 2008 and all of them were placed by the end of the day. 14 PPO’s were made, out of which 9 were  accepted. Highest salary stood at 10.71 lakh with median at 7.4 Lakh.
Sectoral Breakup
BFSI sector was represented by recruiters from GE Capital, HSBC Bank, ICICI Bank, ICRA, JP Morgan;
CavinKare, HUL, ITC, VF Arvind Brands represented FMCG …

BIM, Trichy has released admissions notification for admissions for class of 2009-2011.
Eligibility

Bachelor’s or Post Graduate Degree or its equivalent in any discipline with a minimum of 50% marks.
Final Year Degree students may also apply, subject to completion of the degree requirements with minimum 50% marks by July 2009.
Candidates with valid CAT 2008 score.

How to apply
The registration, online and offline, will start from 1st September 2008.

By sending a Demand Draft for Rs.1400/- (SC/ST Rs.920/-) along with two self-addressed slips by regular mail to
The Admissions Chairman,
Bharathidasan Institute of Management, (School of Excellence …

In 1969, Reserve bank of India (RBI) envisaged needfor banking and finance professionals in India and Hence, started National Institute of Bank Manangement. NIBM, like IRMA, is a niche B School, focussing on the needs of Management professionals in Banking Sector.
Sticking to its core vision, NIBM offers a Post graduate programme in Banking and Finance. For admissions to class of 2011, NIBM will consider scores of CAT 2008. Applicants will be short-listed by NIBM on basis of CAT 2008 score and then called for Group Discussion and Personal Interview …

Last year around 2.15 Lakh students appeared for CAT 2007, a Lakh took SNAP 2007, 50000 students took XAT 2008 and roughly 25000 took each of JMET 2008 and NMAT 2008. Multiply these numbers just with the cost of application form for these exams and you are staring at a figure of 46 Crores. Mind you these are just 2007-2008 admission figures and do not include the cost incurred by candidate to apply to other colleges who take these exam scores. This year is …

In 1960’s the book Business Policy, Text and Cases, discussed a new concept called SWOT. SWOT is short for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats and is generally used for to aid strategic planning. CAT 2008 is one event that requires strategic planning concepts to the core. CAT 2008 and SWOT, you would ask, well if you look closely at how admission process at various B schools is evolving you will realise that a good score is not all that you need to secure admission in a top notch college. …

ICMR website has uploaded some sample papers for upcoming IBSAT 2008 exam. In total there are 10 verbal ability and 4 Quantitative ability sample papers for the exam.
List of verbal ability sample papers,

Verbal Ability Model Question Paper 1
Verbal Ability Model Question Paper 2
Verbal Ability Model Question Paper 3
Verbal Ability Model Question Paper 4
Verbal Ability Model Question Paper 5
Verbal Ability Model Question Paper 6
Verbal Ability Model Question Paper 7
Verbal Ability Model Question Paper 8
Verbal Ability Model Question Paper 9
Verbal Ability Model Question Paper 10

List of Quantitative Ability Sample Papers,

Quantitative Ability Model …