CAT 2009 vs CAT 2010--A Comparison

CAT 2010 has been better than CAT 2009, is the opinion of many of the test takers across the country. This is not just an opinion, but a fact as well. Till now there has been no reports of any major glitch at any test lab, unlike last year when the first few days of CAT 2009 had given nightmares to the test takers with server crashes and navigation problems. The credit must go to the CAT 2010 Convener Prof. Himanshu Rai of IIM Lucknow for his careful planning and implementation of things with the support of test executing agency Prometric.

Let us have a detailed look at the similarities and differences between CAT 2009, the first computer-based test of CAT, and CAT 2010. This analysis will be of great help to the future CAT test takers, as well as CAT administrators...


IIMs targeting a better mix of students.

If the trend of the last year or two is analyzed,
it now is very clear that the IIMs are targeting
a better mix of students in their campuses even if that means compromising
on the selection criteria based on CAT.
This though is a bed news for the engineers who till a year or two ago were the ones who
mostly filled up the coveted IIM seats.
This year,students from backgrounds as varied as a rock band guitarist,
an ISRO scientist,NGO workers and painters have made it to the IIMs....

The millionaire blogger

Hi Friends,

Read this wonderful article about Purnachandra Rao Duggirala,an IIM-Indore alumni from the batch of 2006 on pagalguy.com
Known as chandu to his friends,this master blogger has discovered an unusual way to make money and to spread his knowledge.
His blog
chandooo.org is where he writes articles and sells products relating to MS-Excel.
And guess how much he earns doing this...

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IELTS courses offered by British Council in India

When are the IELTS Preparation Courses held?
Intensive courses are of 20 hours duration. The following courses are planned for 2010:

Course dates Timings
18 – 22 January 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
1 – 5 February 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
15 – 19 February 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
2 – 5 March 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
15 – 19 March 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
5 – 9 April 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
19 – 23 April 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
3 – 7 May 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
17 – 19 May 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
31 May – 4 June 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
21 – 25 June 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
12 – 16 July 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
26 – 30 July 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

GRE CBT test centers in INDIA

The list of GRE test centers in India:--

AHMADABAD
Test Center Number: 8902
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ALLAHABAD
Test Center Number: 8903
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CALCUTTA
Test Center Number: 8906
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