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Common
Admission
Test is the entrance
test organized by Indian
Institutes of Management
(IIMs) every year for
selection of students into
their Post Graduate Diploma
in Management (PGDM)
program.
WHY MBA?
•A mix of technical and
managerial acumen is
required to climb up the
ladders in any corporate
institution.
•With an MBA degree, you
open more avenues for
yourself. The software you
develop, you can sell and
market it. The research
you do, you can effectively
employ to maximize profit.
•An average MBA earns
much more than an average
engineer. If you’re the
kind who does not like
engineering, or was pushed
into engineering by family,
MBA is your best way out.
WHEN TO START?
•It’s never too late (or early)
to start on the path you
want to take. You can start
preparing for MBA in your
first year, or after working for
a few years. The optimum
time however, is 3-12
months of preparation and
attempting CAT in final year.
•Juniors can start gradually
by brushing up basic
mathematical topics and
logical puzzles. Extensive
recce about preparation
methodologies is also
required.
•Joining societies such as
the Debating society or quiz
club can help you create
a solid base for speaking
skills, language, and overall
general awareness.
•Maintaining a good
aggregate throughout
college is an added
advantage.
IIMs?
•Premier institutions in
India for management
education.
•13 IIMs exist at the
moment with a few more
coming up.
•IIMs at Ahmedabad,
Bangalore and Calcutta
are amongst the top
management institutes in
Asia.
OTHER GOOD COLLEGES
IN INDIA?
•There are quite a few world
class B-schools in India
other than the IIMs.
•FMS,Delhi; XLRI,
Jamshedpur; SPJIMR,
Mumbai; ISB, Hyderabad;
SIBM, Pune; MDI, Gurgaon
and JBIMS, Mumbai are a
few.
ENTRANCE EXAMS
•IIMs, FMS, MDI, SPJIMR
and the IITs accept CAT
percentiles.
•Many good colleges
conduct their own entrances
or accept other scores.
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XLRI conducts XAT and
SIBM conducts SNAP, while
ISB accepts GMAT score.
SPJIMR accepts XAT and
GMAT scores too.
KITNA ROKDA MANGTA?
•Barring a few colleges
such as FMS, MBA is a
costly degree to undertake.
•India is fairly cheaper
than abroad but still on
the costlier side. Loans
are easily available at low
interest rates.
APNA DSM?
•Delhi School of
Management was
established in 2009 after
DCE changed to DTU.
•DSM is slowly gaining
reputation and is rising up
the rankings. In the Times
B-School ranking 2014,
DSM was ranked twentyfourth.
Nishant Bhatia (above)
Kaushik K (below)
“TOPPERS
SPEAK”
Did you take any type of
coaching for preparation? If
yes, which one? What prompted
you to opt for the said coaching?
And how much of your success
do you attribute to the coaching
center? If not, then why?
NB: I joined TIME CP. The main
reason was the feedback
from seniors. Coaching only
provides you a direction and
an approach, the main burden
of doing all the hard work and
being in regular practice is still
on you.
KK: I didn’t take any formal
coaching, mainly because I
wasn’t serious about CAT until
the exam was about a month
away. I had solved a lot of
previous year papers. A lot of
practice material was available
online and thus I decided
against coaching.
What kind of study material did
As per data collected so far, DTU has over 15
students with more than 99 percentile in CAT
2014. DTU Times congratulates all of them.
We interview Nishant Bhatia (ECE, 99.99) and
Kaushik K (Mech, 99.79) here, both of them with
totally different preparation methodologies.
you refer to? (CAT Coaching
study material, various books,
online resources et al)
NB: Mainly stuck to the material
provided by the coaching
institute. Just solving bulk of
material would not be of much
use if you do not develop a test
taking temperament. Regular
practice is important.
KK: Solving the previous year
papers is mandatory. Apart
from that I read anything I
could get my hands on. Also,
I had a book on Quant (by
Arun Sharma), which I used to
practice quite regularly.
At what time in your life did
you decide that you wanted
to pursue an MBA after
engineering?
NB: It was in my third year when
I seriously started preparing
for the MBA entrances. The
main strategy was being clear
with the basics first and then
giving as many practice tests
as possible.
KK: I had no intention of
pursuing MBA; I wanted to give
CAT just for the feel of it. An
internship at Toyota Motors
back in the summers was
what peaked my interest in
management. Even now, I’m
still looking at my options.
What prompted you to decide
that you want to go for an
MBA?
NB: To reach the top in any
organization, you need a mix
of technical and managerial
skills. Moreover, engineers
these days are involved in
managerial activities where
you have to innovate to make
optimal use of resources.
KK: As mentioned above, I am
yet to decide.