By: Aman Kumar
Dropping a year doesn’t make you sure that you are going to qualify for the exam. Be confident about your decision. If you are confident enough to qualify then go for it. Your education matters more than colleges.
You can get the best teachers in a private college and it may be possible that you will get a Government college where teachers are not up to the marks then the college selection decision will fail. So take your decision wisely.
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I can provide you with the names of the top colleges where you can get a better education such as one of my favorites, Lovely Professional University. This university is rich in terms of innovations, inventions and experiments. Here, if you are searching for a career in engineering and management then definitely I will suggest you go for it. The placement packages here are unbeatable in north India. Here you will get a wide range of courses, over 250 courses are being offered and all are affiliated with UGC.
I am studying here getting practical exposure here. If you have to apply for this university and want a good scholarship then apply through LPUNEST. The second college I would suggest is SRM, here you will get a good exposure in engineering, for admission you have to apply for SRMJEE. There are some colleges in south India such as VIT, Reva University, Christ University, and MIT, etc., which are worth it. You can visit their websites respectively for the process of applying because different courses have different modes of application.
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Now I will tell you the advantages and disadvantages of taking a drop:
Advantages
- It will boost your preparation by means of improvement and can fix loopholes too. It may be possible that a student was not able to cover all the topics in a year. So, such students can take a gap.
- Those who are taking a gap have a targeted future.
Disadvantages
- You are wasting your time without knowing the consequences.
- Peer pressure will also affect your performance.
- At times, you can feel discouraged, depressed, and bored, etc.
About the Author:
Aman Kumar is an MBA student at Lovely Professional University with experience in marketing, banking, educational management and strategy. Some of the key skills include leadership, team building and strategy-focused work along with problem-handling skills. Experienced in crop residue management, Kumar has worked as an intern at Bihar State Milk Federation (COMFED).
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 3 days ago
Yes. IIMB does require the CAT exam, but the rest of the top B-schools in Bangalore also take in candidates through the state-level CET, ie, the Karnataka PGCET exam, or through MAT or CMAT.
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Note: All info. is from official sites and can change.
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Answered 4 days ago
IIM Calcutta has only mentioned accepting GMAT score for admission into EMBA courses.
However, CAT is commonly accepted by other similar institutes for both MBA and MBAEx courses. Thus, candidates are advised to ask admission desk for confirmation on this question.
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Answered 4 days ago
It is not possible to determine a candidate's admission in IIM Calcutta MBA course through CAT score alone. In Stage 1, a score 85% in CAT will be enough for a general category candidate to be selected for PI+WAT admission stage.
Final admission cutoffs are based on many factors other than CAT score.
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Answered 4 days ago
No, IIM Calcutta cannot get into MBA courses without appearing CAT first. CAT is a mandatory entrance exam and it is conducted every year for admissions into all MBA courses offered by this institute.
However, candidates who are applying for MBAEx course will be required to appear in GMAT for admissi
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Answered 5 days ago
To get a seat at IFMR Chennai, students have to first appear for any one of the entrance exams accepted by the institute for the MBA/PGDM course admission. CAT, XAT, NMAT, CMAT, Andhra Pradesh ICET, IPAMT and SAT India are the entrance exams accepted by this institute for admission to the management
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Answered 5 days ago
No, you cannot use the CAT score for direct admission to the MBA/PGDM course at this university.
You would need to first appear for the CAT entrance exam, and then get shortlisted for the PI and or GD rounds to be considered for a seat. Since the CAT cutoff is not released publicly, the closest esti
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Answered 5 days ago
The Vishwakarma University CAT cutoff 2025 was released for admission to the MBA/PGDM course for the All India quota.
For the General AI category, the estimated Vishwakarma University MBA cutoff 2025 was 50. Students who gained this percentile are then eligible to enter the second round of admission
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Answered 5 days ago
The National Institute of Bank Management Cutoff 2026 for General AI category in CAT exam is 80.
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Answered 5 days ago
No, you cannot use the CAT exam result for direct admission to the MBA/PGDM course at AIMS Institutes, Bangalore.
The college accepts the CAT, XAT and MAT exam results for admission to the management programme. Students have to first attain the qualifying cutoff percentiles and then sit in the select
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Answered 6 days ago
Candidates applying for admission in MBA at IIM Raipur should have qualified the CAT exam. Check below the application fee of CAT:
- INR 2,300 for general category students
- INR 1,150 for SC/ST/PwD students
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