Shiksha Top Questions

No, IIM-A is not overrated.
It takes a lot to get to the top, and it takes a lot more to stay there for eight consecutive years. Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), did just that, monopolising the No.1 spot in the BT Best B-schools survey from 2003 to 2010.
However, in 2011, its golden jubilee year, the country's oldest business school slipped to the third spot, coming in behind its namesakes from Bangalore and Kolkata.
The fall from its perch was stunning, but it appears to have been an aberration. IIM-A has roared back to the top in the 2012 survey.
The institute scored well on brand value and in equipping students with the skills to become ethical business leaders. It also did well on the quality of global exposure: student exchange programmes, lectures by global business leaders and participation in global forums. Where it fell short was in the living experience, return on investment and, in what should be a big cause for worry, the learning experience.

Mathematics in Chartered Accountancy course is required during your CPT or the foundation course as per the revised scheme. As a student of CA, you need to clear it. If you are very well determined and want to add the initials-CA before your name then, definitely yes, you will have to study Mathematics. However, the best part is that you can get the blueprint of the examination in order to understand the marks bifurcation. You just need to plan accordingly. See and analyse as to which chapters make the most of the marks into your syllabus and which you find easy. Go for the easy ones first and grab a good hold over them. Once they are done and you are confident, then go for the tough chapters. However, be in regular practice with the easy ones as well. If you plan up your studies in this manner, I am sure you will be able to clear the subject in one go. Once it is cleared, your self-confidence about mathematics will boost and the feeling that you are not good in mathematics will disappear. This confidence will help you a lot and prove to be a milestone in clearing further the various exams of the Chartered Accountancy course.
I hope this would suffice.

Each day has its own set of challenges and twists. Things are so unpredictable here that you can't even plan your evenings in advance, as you would never know which professor would shower upon you, long assignments with Short deadlines. But then you also have days when you get pleasant surprises. Sometimes you enter a class and see an industry expert standing near the podium getting ready to teach a certain course topic or sometimes there are some exciting activities planned for us by the professor which is fun. And when such classes get over, you can realize how much we got to learn without even realizing.
You have some time for your breakfast or else you will have to rush to the bus with a slice of bread in your hand.
The lectures are mostly interesting and if you have done a prior reading of the topic, you will be so engrossed in the discussion that you won't know where the time flew.
This is the time when literally everyone is rushing towards the mess. The food is so good that you would never want to be among the last ones.
Finally, you are at some ease as you have finished your lectures. So, students take some time out and enjoy their tea and pakoras while discussing their first half of the day.
Life is really good here.

IIMs offer MBA program which involves a lot of peer to peer learning and it prepares students to enter into the corporate or business world. Diversity is considered important today in corporates as well feeding into the diversity agenda of IIMs apart from their own objective of having diverse students to foster a good learning environment. IIMs do consider academic diversity as a factor for shortlisting and further selection. This is considering that the CAT score and past academic score in class 10th, 12th and graduation are comparable to other candidates who have a background in engineering which is the most prevalent graduate degree in India. Thus, considering all these criteria, it's important to choose a graduation degree that you are interested in, otherwise, you won't be able to perform well. The selection process also looks at your motivation to choose a graduation programme and your grasp of concepts learned. Also, if you are planning to gain some work experience before MBA, it's important to choose something that interests you rather than getting into IIM as a criteria for your decision. This is just a small factor as reflected by the high proportion of engineers in IIMs. Think well and choose wisely.
All the best.

If you are unable to clear management entrance examination and still want to pursue MBA then you should either take a year drop or settle with average dropping a year has little risk. But if you are determined enough to crack examination like CAT then go and prepare for it once again. Many colleges have management quota seats. If money is not your issue then you should take admission in these types of colleges.
Some average management colleges have good placement record. There is nothing wrong in pursuing MBA from these types of institutes.
If you do not agree with the above mentioned options then you should start searching for a good job and continue your life.

There is nothing such thing called important topics. This view depends upon the preparation of the exam you are taking. There are a number of exams conducted in India for the MBA. Exams like CAT, XAT, GMAT, MAT, IBSAT, NMAT, SNAP, etc., have some minor tweaking and variations apart from the main sections. Each of these exams have quantitative aptitude, verbal reasoning, logical reasoning and data interpretation, apart from GK or essay writing section in some of the exams. So, you have to prepare accordingly for these exams either by taking coaching classes, correspondence course, by self-preparation or by following recommended books. After you have prepared for the most difficult level questions, you may try to get some question banks for the specific exam you are targeting either offline mode I.e. books for exams or online mode I.e. free question banks websites or paid question banks for practice.

For Quantitative Aptitude-
How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude by Arun Sharma
The Pearson Guide To Quantitative Aptitude And Data Interpretation by Nishit Sinha
Quantum CAT by Sarvesh K Verma
For Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning-
How to Prepare for Data Interpretation by Arun Sharma
How to Prepare for Logical Reasoning by Arun Sharma
The Pearson Guide To Verbal Ability And Logical Reasoning by Nishit K. Sinha
For Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension-
How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension by Meenakshi Upadhyay, Arun Sharma
The Pearson Guide To Verbal Ability And Logical Reasoning by Nishit K. Sinha
Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis
Apart from this, solve many mock papers in exam like conditions. Analyse your mistakes and work on them.
All the best.