Fucked! Nightmare! Screwed! Two hours of mind fuck! What am I going to do next? XAT goes down the drain! etc. etc. are some of the phrases that best sum up the two and a half hour agony, that was XAT 2010. Paper they say was well managed and if anything, IIM’s can try to learn something from XLRI and display a better show when they conduct CAT 2009 retest on 30th of January this year.
The paper took almost everyone by surprise, If tweets are anything to go by …

Another exam Sunday and another entrance exam gone now.  Except reading comprehension, all other sections were fairly difficult but the having grace was once again, no negative marking so that means you can flush accuracy down the drain while you attempt all goddamn questions in the exam. Quant was the toughest part of the exam, but even this part must have seemed as easier to those who have been preparing for XAT 2010. What is your take on the exam?

SNAP 2009 was a little different from SNAP 2008. One it was easier and two there were more number of questions in SNAP 2008. Thats OK though because most of us would settle for a lengthier exam provided it is easier. With more questions and easier paper, you can expect cut offs to go little higher.

Apparently there are some discrepancies in answer keys. Read this post on some tips on how to handle this.
Earlier, I posted two of the SNAP 2008 reviews, I had received from the readers. One was from Prashant, who was an ex-faculty with Career Launcher and Another perspective was from an aspirant, Deepika (Read and Contribute). Now, this post has some reviews from the web, sourced from some of the most influential MBA forums and MBA coaching sites. The paper caught some of the students on the wrong foot. Differential marking …

Apparently there are some discrepancies in answer keys. Read this post on some tips on how to handle this.
In my last post I asked you, the readers, to send in your impressions of the SNAP 2008 Exam. Here are two of the most interesting reviews. Please keep sending in your review with your bio. And if you have appeared for IBSAT 2008, feel free to send in your reviews for that exam too.

SNAP 2008 threw some surprises.
1) The no. of questions in GK, EU and QA section were reduced to …

JMET 2009 which was recently concluded on one of the exam Sundays had some surprises in store for the the students. The exam, though not very popular, is one of the most feared. After XLRI’s XAT, this one is probably the second best organized exam for the simple reason that this one gives students lot of time to attempt questions and lot of clarity in preparations also. The syllabus is clearly spelt out which makes the preparation a bit easy.