A to Z of CAT

A – ‘Aspirant’ is what you will be called....Everyone’s dream: “Ahmedabad”...The benchmark of CAT tests - ‘AimCats’. And ‘Alumni’ are the best people to help out when in doubt.

B – Of course, “Bangalore”: a ‘B-School’ that you all want to have a kick at – a place to be and arguably the best IIM grooming under the leadership of the corporate czar – Mukesh Ambani. ‘BLACKI’ is the coveted call status not many can boast in the country.

C – It starts with ‘Computer Based’ ‘CAT’ and goes all the way upto ‘Calls’ whose number predicts the augmentation of your facebook friend list. And since they are just in the same order: “Calcutta”. - a place to be for finance enthusiasts and a hope for CAT enthusiasts who have faltered in either X, XII or graduation. ‘Confidence’ will get you there. And ‘Communication Skills’ will be tested in GD/PI.

D – Oh! ‘DI’ – a cakewalk for math lovers while a headache for others. ‘Days of CAT’... The whole period (20 or 21 days) seems like an age till your own CAT is done. But ‘Diversity’ is the word you should look for. ‘Dont Know’ is what you will never want to stay in the interview.

E – The foreign and India’s official language – ‘English’ and ‘E’ is dedicated to all those who died in the act of mastering the language.

F – Like boys, every IIM is having a thing for them these days – ‘Female’. And ‘Fun’ it has been preparing for CAT and it all gets better when you make it to one of the coveted institutes. ‘FMS’ is the B-school with the best ROI option and you can find this info in many ‘Forums’ where you will pass your time after the CAT. And in the end, ‘Faculty’ does matter.

G – ‘Girls’ are the ones you will be on the lookout in ‘Group Discussions’ that are forte of some while make others sweat.   

H – ‘High5’ will be the status every fresher vies for but less would be also respectable. And ‘Hard Work’ might help you achieve that.

I – ‘Indore’ has a separate place in the books because of its media loving nature and its long placement season. ‘Indian vs Foreign’ the most debatable topic you can find on forums.

J – ‘Joka’ (IIMC) has been discussed in ‘C’ but this place has a separate place in the world of finance.

K – ‘Kozikhode’ has the most beautiful campus among IIMs and this place is also a homemaker for many students. You will understand when you read the ratio. And the baby IIM ‘Kashipur’ with its own radio station is also welcome in the list.

L – ‘Lucknow’ you know but ‘Landlines’ will be the one you will be calling after the calls. ‘LR’ might give heart attack to some even. ‘List’ is the word you will look for far down the road to a B-school.

M (for boys) – ‘Male’ is the word you are gonna hate when you will see the criteria and ‘Motivation’ is what might be needed during the whole process.

N – ‘Not Selected’ and ‘Not appears in the list’ will become your worst nightmares. And you might curse ‘Normalisation’ any time.

O – ‘Oral skills’ are put to test in the second stages and you definitely need to be ‘Organized’ during the prep.   

P – It all boils down to ‘Percentile’ and ‘Profile’ during the ‘PIs’. Down the ladder you will start hating ‘Puzzles’ because you might have solved too many of them. And how can we miss the ‘Placements’. And our brother ‘Pagalguy’ who has resolved the boundaries between Admission committees and aspirants.   

Q – How can we forget ‘Quant’ after all making some leap with joy while testing others’ wits. ‘Quality’ is what they are looking for and be confident to provide them some.

R – ‘Results’ might help you hear your heartbeats...Plenty of IIMs with ‘Rohtak’, ‘Raipur’ and ‘Ranchi’ and ‘Reasoning’ should be your forte to get there. ‘Rankings’ will be you gauge which school is the best.

S – ‘Shillong’ is one of the few IIMs whose interview process is better than others and cover a range of topics. And a bit of ‘Study’ might help u get past it. ‘Salary’ is on the minds of most of you...

T – ‘Trichy’ I suppose a vibrant and new entrant to the league...”TotalGadha’ notes might help you lay good foundations of your concepts...

U – ‘Udaipur’ is again a baby IIM but has a lot of promise.

V – ‘Vault’ is the store that will help you solve your career doubts.

W – ‘WIMWI’ is the other name for IIMA....’WAT’: the new stage that has arguably replaced GDs in the selection process..

X – Probably the most loved alphabet by math lovers...solve for ‘x’...And, arguably, the most irritating alphabet sometimes...You can surely find it in any CAT exam...

Y – ‘Years’ pass by for some to make their dreams come true...

Z – Tough one...Hell, there is no ‘Z’ to be found...