CAT

You will get a fair chance of receiving a call from Goa Institute of Management's (GIM) Healthcare Management (HCM) programme with a CAT percentile of 77.70. They give you an edge because your profile is different: General female candidate with a Bachelor's degree in Dental Surgery. We often shortlist candidates belonging to GIM HCM, who have secured more than 70 percentile in their CAT. The cutoff for the HCM programme last year was around the 75- 80 percentile range. Your score is likely to get you a call for the next level which comprise of a Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI). But the final decision is made depending on your capabilities demonstrated during these rounds.

Comparatively, among the three, MAT for MBA is easier than CAT and SNAP. MAT is normally taken four times a year and it includes Language Comprehension, Mathematical Skills, Data Analysis, Intelligence and Critical Reasoning. Number of questions in the exam is 200 and it takes 2.5 hours to complete. The MAT application deadline is different for every session; however, registration for the next sessions is still open. For CAT the registration got closed on September 20, 2024 & the CAT exam was scheduled on November 24, 2024. The registration was until November 23, 2024 and the exams are scheduled on December 8, 15 & 22 in 2024 for SNAP.

Even the scores received in the MBA entrance examination – CAT percentile rank 69.8 makes it almost impossible to get a call from the IIT ISM for their MBA program. The approximate percentile range that a candidate requires to get through IIT ISM MBA is 85- 95 percentile. Still, you can apply and the admission committee will consider the overall balance of the applicant – his or her academic record, work experience, and other accomplishments. IIT ISM MBA total programme fee for two years is nearly INR 10.23 lakhs. Every year around 250 students are selected for this programme. The placements for IIT ISM MBA are good with average salary of approximately INR 15, 50, 000 per annum and maximum salary of approximately INR 28, 50, 000 per annum.

Here's an overview of the CAT exam syllabus:

Section 1: Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC).

1. Reading Comprehension (RC)
2. Verbal Ability (VA)
3. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section 2: Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR).

1. Data Interpretation (DI)
2. Logical Reasoning (LR)
3. Caselets and Tables

Section 3: Quantitative Ability (QA)

1. Arithmetic
   2. Algebra
   3. Geometry
   4. Mensuration
   5. Number Systems
   6. Time, Speed, and Distance. 
                                                               These are the syllabus of CAT exam fir the students.

Generally, the difficulty level of CAT syllabus is termed as moderate, majority of the questions appear are of medium, accounting for about 40-50% of total questions while difficult questions constitute about 10-20 % of total questions. The rest 30- 40 percent is regarded as easy, simply to answer by giving facts and some basic concepts. To overcome the difficulty level, all the candidates should start preparing at least six to twelve months prior to the exam date and revolve around practicing regularly in between and also, by using online resources, books, and samples to attempt. The exam attracts about two hundred and fifty thousand candidates each year meaning that the chances of getting a good score are slim and therefore the need to prepare vitally important since CAT preparation courses cost anything from ten thousand Indian rupees to fifty thousand Indian rupees.