Students’ Speak: Taking up a vocation will boost your profile for CAT

Failure to clear CAT in the first attempt is not the end of the road. Starting with a job before the next CAT attempt will boost your profile and give you a strong competitive edge over other candidates.

On the off chance that you are not fruitful in the test, it may appear that the street ahead is totally banned for you. One ought not to believe that one is unequipped for qualifying the test and that one has not been effective in the first run through. ‘Feline isn't a test of insight yet of inclination.’ What it implies is that one should have the aptitude of choice and the capacity to work more diligently than others, notwithstanding hurdles in QA, English, and LRDI. It is a national-level assessment where the last achievement rate is around 2 percent. It probably won't be reasonable to drop the yearning for the equivalent after the main endeavor.

You can begin/keep on working. A vocation will offer development, autonomy, important work understanding and an opportunity to improve your profile. It will help you to acknowledge what you truly need to do throughout everyday life. MBA universities will additionally focus on the work understanding that will give you an edge over other students. If you do not prefer to get all-day work, a temporary job could be a choice. They offer adaptability, an opportunity to learn and work in numerous situations rapidly.

Proceed to get ready and work towards the following year’s assessment (CAT Exam).

Shortlisting MBA colleges

Shortlisting good colleges according to our percentile is a difficult task. CAT exam is the first and most important step in securing admission in a good b-school but even after that you still need to clear the Group Discussion round, and then impress the panelists in the Personal Interview round.

You can shortlist management colleges based on:

• You interest
• Your percentile
• Institutional ranking
• Fee structure

Those who have a score of 50-60 percentile in CAT need not fret; other top b-schools such as Symbiosis, XLRI and Narsee Monjee also conduct their own entrance exams. Management aspirants can choose to appear for the exams conducted by these institutes. It is not just the score in the entrance exam that is considered but also the performance in class 10^th and 12^th along with the graduation percentage or CGPA that helps the candidate secure a place in one of the top B-schools.

We can improve our CAT score threw practicing previous year papers and giving mock tests.

About the Author:

Ponnala Bhavana is a student at Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management, Hyderabad studying 'MBA in Marketing & HR'.