IIM CAT Goes Online in 2009 – How to Prepare for CAT 2009 & CAT 2010 Online?

In 2009 the MBA entrance test, Common Admission Test (CAT), goes Online in India. Online CAT score is prerequisite for those who aspire to get admission in to some of the top MBA colleges in India. With every year the number of CAT aspirants consisting of under graduate and graduate students has been increasing making the MBA admissions to top b schools in India even more competitive.
2009 onwards there will be additional challenges that Online CAT aspirants need to face. So first let’s look at the snapshot of the Online CAT exam:

• Online CAT 2009 will be computer based test (CBT) instead of internet based test. This will result in increase in average time required to solve any question. As during Online CAT exam you won’t be able to underline important points, may have re-draw some important figures and re-write some important data on the piece of paper that will be given during Online CAT exam.

• One can appear for Online CAT 2009 only Once! If you do not perform well in 1st attempt in Online CAT exam only option you have to wait for one whole year to fulfill your dream of getting in to top MBA college.

So considering the above challenges it’s important that all those who are appearing for Online CAT exam in 2009 or planning to appear for Online CAT exam in 2010 to get admission in to top MBA colleges in India such as IIM Ahemdabad (IIMA), IIM Bangalore (IIMB), IIM Calcutta (IIMC); NITIE, Mumbai; and SP Jain, Mumbai should also adopt new preparation method for Online CAT exam.
1. Start your Online CAT preparation well in advance, atleast 3-4 months before Online CAT exam. The focus of preparation has to be on Online format. Refer any Online CAT question bank and solve them along with a piece of paper.

2. Give greater emphasis on Online CAT Quant Section and Online CAT Data Interpretation section especially DI section as you would need practice to solve questions involving mathematical calculation and charts.

3. Practice for as many CAT Online Tests as possible. This will help you in increasing your speed and accuracy during the Online CAT exam. It is very important that you do proper analysis of each and every Online CAT practice tests and try not to repeat the same mistakes again and again.

4. Join any Online CAT Test Series to evaluate your Online CAT preparation. This you can do just 1 month before Online CAT 2009 or Online CAT 2010 exam. There are couple of websites on the internet that provide FREE Online CAT practice tests. You must consider this option also.

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