2008 Test highlights & analysis of CAT, XAT, FMS etc; Exclusive CAT TOPPER Interviews

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MBAUniverse.com News Desk |
July 25, 2016
The entrance exams for the admission into elite Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) and other premier B-schools for their two year full time MBA programme for year 2009-11 are over.

MBAUniverse.com Aspirant Zone presents the highlights of these exams and a detailed analysis by India's leading MBA test prep institutes. The exams included in our coverage include Common Admission Test (CAT), XLRI Admissions Test (XAT), FMS admission Test "(FMS), IIFT entrance exam (IIFT), Symbiosis National Aptitude Test (SNAP), National Management Aptitude Test (NMAT) and Joint Management Entrance Test (JMET).  

Click below to read Test highlights & Experts analysis of CAT, XAT, FMS, IIFT, SNAP, NMAT, JMET, MAT May 09 and MAH - CET

MAT May 2009 a moderate-difficulty test: An analysis
The Management Aptitude Test (MAT), held on May 3, 2009, can overall be classified in a moderate difficulty level test. Though the students felt that the paper was lengthy, the difficulty level of the paper was not that high.
The total number of questions was 200 which the students had to finish within 150 minutes.
Click here to read MAT analysis done by experts from leading test preps
http://www.mbauniverse.com/admission_2009_coverage.php?id=2062

MAH – CET 09 post-exam analysis: 'Easy, but time consuming paper; 135+ good for shortlist'
MAH – CET 09, the Common Entrance Test (CET) conducted by Directorate of Technical Education Maharashtra, for admission to management course was held on Feb 15, 2009. Over 1.15 lakh MBA aspirants registered and took the exam.
The MAH – CET '09 was a 150 minutes paper, had total 200 questions where the maximum marks is 100. There was no negative marking in paper. In total, the paper was based on seven areas: Problem Solving, Data Interpretation, Data Sufficiency, Logical Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, Visual Reasoning, Verbal Ability & Verbal Reasoning and Reading Comprehension.

Mumbai based IMS Learning shared their detailed analysis of the MAH – CET 09 exam with MBAUniverse.com. http://www.mbauniverse.com/admission_2009_coverage.php?id=1848

MAT February 2009: Test highlights and Experts analysis
AIMA's Management Aptitude Test (MAT) was held on February 01, 2009. The paper was scheduled for 150 minutes and had a total of 200 multiple choice answers questions. How do experts from leading test prep companies include Career Launcher and PT Education analyze the test paper?

MBAUniverse.com presents MAT analysis by Career Launcher and Mr Sandeep Manudhane, Founder Chairman, PT Education.
http://www.mbauniverse.com/admission_2009_coverage.php?id=1791

FMS 09 post-exam analysis: 'No changes in pattern for past few years'
The FMS Admission Test 2009, the entrance exam for Delhi University's Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) was held on January 11, 2009. The exam was conducted for the admissions of FMS's two year Master of Business Administration (MBA) and MBA (Management of Services) programs for the year 2009-11. Close to 50,000 MBA aspirants took the test this year for less than 400 seats in various courses at FMS Delhi.

Click below to read the Indore based PT Education's detailed analysis of the FMS exam:
http://www.mbauniverse.com/admission_2009_coverage.php?id=1727

XAT 09 Analysis: How experts rate the test
The XLRI Admission Test, the well known exam for its difficulty level after CAT, was held on January 4, 2009. This year the number of questions came down.

Click here to read how leading MBA exam experts from IMS Learning, Career Launcher and PT Education are reviewing the exam.
http://www.mbauniverse.com/admission_2009_coverage.php?id=1717

NMAT 2008 Analysis: 'Easy test with no surprises'
National Management Aptitude Test or NMAT, the entrance exam for Mumbai based Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, was held on December 28, 2008.Leading test prep institutes told MBAUniverse.com that NMAT was an easy test with no big surprises.

Click below to read an analysis by Mumbai based IMS Learning and Delhi based Career launcher.
http://www.mbauniverse.com/admission_2009_coverage.php?id=1688

SNAP 08: Test highlights and Experts analysis
Symbiosis National Aptitude Test (SNAP), the entrance exam for institutes of Symbiosis International University for the academic session for 2009-2011 was held on December 21, 2008. MBA exam experts said that SNAP was a tougher test this year. MBAUniverse.com presents an analysis by MBA Exam Experts on SNAP '08.

Click on the link below to read analysis by IMS Learning and PT Education.
http://www.mbauniverse.com/admission_2009_coverage.php?id=1690

JMET 09: Test highlights and experts analysis
Joint Management Entrance Test (JMET) 09 for IIT B-schools was held on December 2008. According to MBA exam experts, JMET 09 was on expected lines. MBAUniverse.com presents analysis on JMET 09 by India's leading MBA exam experts.

Click on the link below to read analysis by IMS Learning and PT Education. 
http://www.mbauniverse.com/admission_2009_coverage.php?id=1691

IIFT Admission Test 08 analysis by leading test prep institutes
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) Admission Test was held on November 23, 2008. The paper was scheduled for 120 minutes and had a total of 150 questions where the maximum marks were 100. How do leading test prep institutes look at the test paper – what are the cut-offs expected? MBAUniverse.com presents a review.

Click below to read what prep institutes including Mumbai based IMS Learning, Delhi based Career Launcher and Pune base Career Forum have to say.
http://www.mbauniverse.com/admission_2009_coverage.php?id=1615

CAT 2008: Test Highlights; Expert-analysis by IMS, TIME, CL, PT; Answer Keys
The CAT is now out of the bag! CAT 2008, which tested quantitative, analytical and verbal skills of over 2.70 lakh aspirants, offered no big surprises. How are various test prep companies analyzing CAT 2008. MBAUniverse.com presents comparative analyses of what IMS Learning, TIME, Career Launcher and PT Education have to say on cut-offs.

Click below to read the analysis:
http://www.mbauniverse.com/admission_2009_coverage.php?id=1582

Toppers share their CAT mantras; and how CAT 09 aspirants can plan ahead

CAT Topper shares success mantras on MBAUniverse.com: Q&A with Amey S. Mashilkar of VJTI Mumbai (Calls from IIM A,B,C,L,K,I)
Amey S Mashlikar, final year B.Tech (IT) student of Mumbai based Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) scored 99.14 percentile in CAT 08. As a result, he has received Group Discussion and Personal Interview (GD/PIs) calls from six Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) -- IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Indore, Lucknow and Kozhikode.
http://www.mbauniverse.com/admission_2009_coverage.php?id=1815

"Focus on basics, and practice hard," says CAT 100 percentiler Debanjan Dey
Debanjan Dey, a senior engineering undergraduate (Computer Science) of Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, New Delhi scored a perfect 100 percentile in CAT 2008. Debanjan scored 246 out of 356. As a result, he has received Group Discussion and Personal Interview (GD/PIs) calls from six Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) -- IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Indore, Lucknow and Kozhikode.
http://www.mbauniverse.com/admission_2009_coverage.php?id=1793

"I was expecting these scores when I took CAT", says CAT 100 percentiler Pavneet Singh
Twenty two years old, Pavneet Singh Guliyani, a final year engineering student of Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh is amongst the elite few who have got 100 percentile in CAT 2008. Pavneet has scored an amazing score of 215 out of 356, thus making him a CAT 100 percentiler. As a result, he has got Group Discussion and Personal Interview (GD/PIs) calls from six Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) -- IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Indore, Lucknow and Kozhikode. Pavneet hails from a middle class family from Mohali, where his father is a retail shopkeeper. He has been a student of PT Education in Chandigarh. 
http://www.mbauniverse.com/admission_2009_coverage.php?id=1721

"Am very happy, but is not over yet. Real challenge is presenting myself well in GDPI," says IIT-D graduate and business executive Poonam
Poonam, a graduated from IIT Delhi with five years of work experience at BHEL and Evalueserve, represents the new class of MBA Aspirants who have good academic background and have requisite work-experience to make the best use of MBA ducation. Poonam did well in CAT 08 to secure a call from IIM Lucknow, which is putting more emphasis on candidates with work experience. 
http://www.mbauniverse.com/admission_2009_coverage.php?id=1726

"Focus on strengths, problem-solving and discipline helped me," says IIT D's P Kumar
Prashant Kumar of IIT Delhi did well in CAT 08 to get calls from prestigious IIM Bangalore and IIM Lucknow. MBAUniverse.com spoke to Prashant to know his take on his performance and road ahead.
http://www.mbauniverse.com/admission_2009_coverage.php?id=1732

"Positive thinking and ability to take pressure is key," says Abhinav Mehta
After getting calls from four IIMs, Abhinav is on top of the world. Abhinav graduated from Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology in 2006. He is currently working with Objective Systems Integrators Inc, as Services Consultant in the Telecom-OSS domain. Prior to this, he worked with Agilent Technologies as software engineer. His hobbies include playing basketball, watching movies and hitting the gym!
http://www.mbauniverse.com/admission_2009_coverage.php?id=1731