CAT

Yes, the preparation for CAT MAT & GMAT differ. CAT & GMAT or more similar but it differ from MAT. I hope this helps you. Be free to share any problem you have.
Good luck.

To be frank, you need to have 99.5 + percentile and exceptional 10th, 12th and grad scores around CGPA 9+.

After talking to several people, I can tell you that you should see CAT 2016 RANK vs PERCENTILE. This year was easy comparable to that.

CAT provide you with overall score with sectional scores too. Some colleges accept these scores while some does not. It depends upon college to college.

Hello!
Some tips which would help you in scoring well in any MBA entrance exam:-
1. Be thorough with the basic concepts.
2. Practice a lot to get comfortable with the various difficulty level of questions.
3. Read newspapers to be aware of the current affairs.
4. Focus on the tips, shortcuts, exam-taking strategies, etc.
5. Improve your mental calculations.
6. Solve an ample amount of mocks and analyze them well.
7. Go through last years' papers/questions for better understanding of the exams.
8. Lastly, do not panic on seeing low scores; have faith in yourself and be optimistic.
All the best!

For a non-Maharashtra students, it is very rare that one will get admission through CAT score, because the DTE consider all the exams like GMAT, ATMA at the same level and cut off for which is above 98%. So, mostly the students with percentile in MAT and ATMA will get the admission above 98 percentile.

MDI family have a legacy of selecting candidates based on their profile and CAT Score, though more weightage is given to CAT but Academic Performance and Work Experience play an important role in it. To have a safe bet this year 80+ will suffice the need.

Hi,
For ISM (IIT) Dhanbad, the closing rank was 10491 and 9484 for the year 2017 and 2016 respectively. There is no information about the sectional cut-off online. You may get your doubts cleared by contacting the institute directly.

Hi Divya,
Please find the link below to know more about the cut off:
https://www.shiksha.com/mba/cat-exam-cutoff
https://www.shiksha.com/college/aima-centre-for-management-education/mat-exam-cutoff

Hi, Please find the link below:
https://www.shiksha.com/mba/cat-exam-cutoff.