Update: CAT 2009 from 28th November to 7th December

Updates August 6th, 2009

A just-released FAQ by IIM Ahmedabad declares that the CAT 2009 vouchers will be sold in a small time window of 20 days between September 9 and end October 1. It however says little about the format of the computer-based test. CAT 2009:  Frequently Asked Questions  (6 August 2009) Q1: When is the advertisement for [...]

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CAT Question of the Day #1

Question of the Day August 2nd, 2009

Answer the question based on the information given in the passage. A tomato has been engineered to contain higher levels of a chemical which may offer protection against cancer. Tomatoes, even in their processed form, are already considered to be beneficial to health. This is because they contain various antioxidant chemicals which may be able [...]

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Word List #1

Vocabulary August 2nd, 2009

equipoise [ EE-kwuh’-poiz, EK-wuh’- ] [ noun, transitive verb ] MEANING : 1. (n.) an equilibrium or even balance 2. (n.) a counterpoise 3. (tr.v.) to balance USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : Once the will was read, it became clear that the property was not divided with equipoise. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : The US system of competitive equipoise, [...]

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7 ways to improve your vocabulory

Tips, Vocabulary August 1st, 2009

The 7 best ways of learning vocabulary are: 1. Read a lot: Improve your reading skills. The more words you encounter while reading, the better vocabulary          you will have. While reading, try to figure out the difficult words/whose meanings you don’t know and then look them up .In this way you’ll be exposed to many [...]

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CAT : The Way Ahead : (GD/PI)

GD/PI January 19th, 2009

The CAT results are out and  the buzz world now is about the CAT results and analysing what profile each of the seven Indian Institute of Managements was looking out for. Now it is time to move on. Having received those much-coveted call letters from these prestigious institutes, it is time to sharpen skills, brush [...]

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