Info on CAT,GRE TOEFL,IELTS,GMAT,PTE Academic

• Sources from HRD ministry confirm CAT committe has been asked to add 560 more seats at IIMs for aspirants this year
• CAT Cabinet approved 4 new IIMs in August at Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu), Ranchi (Jharkhand), Raipur (Chhattisgarh) and Rohtak (Haryana), but the institutes are yet to be established.
• New IIM shall admit 140 students each.
• Some IIM directors have objected, saying these many seats will be too much for a new institute to manage.

What should be the Optimum Strategy for CAT?

There should be no fiddling with your Test-taking strategy at this late stage. As long as you know that the strategy you are using is giving you rewards, don’t change it… For example, you would know if your best bet is to scan a passage and then move onto to the questions, while another person could be more at ease scanning questions before going onto the passage. So just stick to whatever works best for you.

Based on the feedback received from the students who took the first CBT CAT, the initial impressions about CAT 2009 are as follows:

• As announced earlier by Prometric, the number of questions was 60
• There were 3 sections as in previous CAT papers namely– Verbal, LR/DI and QA
• Number of questions in all three sections was 20.
• Most of the high performers in CL Mocks have reported attempting around 40 questions. Section wise attempting 13-15 qs in English, and about 12 ques each in quant and DI.
• Paper pattern was almost similar to previous CATs although the paper was a notch easier than CAT 2008
• Many centres across India faced technical problems due to which some centres had to delay the exam and postpone it to a later date.
• While English was similar in difficulty level as last year, the RC passages were shorter. Quant was easier than the previous years’. DI section was a little time consuming.
• Details about negative marking not specified

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Deadlines of many good colleges:

1 Nov - For international applicant for a few top colleges
1 Dec - For most ivy leagues and topmost colleges
15 to 31 Dec - For all remaining good or decent colleges
15 Jan to 15 February - For all remaining average or decent colleges
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Strictly speaking,neither of the two exams can be described as being better or worse with respect to the other.It depends on the test takers preferences,strength areas and the country where one wishes to apply to the universities.

Test Structure:

As for the test structure,there are a few differences here too.
The three common sections for the two tests are the writing, listening, and reading sections.
the difference arises in the spoken part.

• For IELTS you have to appear for a face to face interview.
• Whereas for TOEFL,you have to speak before a microphone and get your speech recorded to them to access.
  

• Each IELTS module you complete is accessed on a "band scale" of 1-9.Nine(9) being the best and one(1) the worst.The average of your scores in all modules then becomes your final score.

What is GMAT?

GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) is meant for people who wish to pursue MBA in the US or Canada. Most graduate schools of business use the GMAT as one of the criteria by which they assess potential students.
The weight given to the GMAT when applying to a MBA program varies from school to school, with some giving it a great deal of importance and others focusing much more on an interview or prior experience in the business world.

What is GRE?

The GRE (Graduate Record Exam) is required for admission to U.S. and Canadian graduate schools. . The test though does not test any specific knowledge in a certain subject. Rather, it tests the "mental intelligence" as well as the ability to make decision under time a time constraint.

What are the various sections of this test?

The test consists of three sections namely

What is CAT?

CAT or Common Aptitude test is a test for entrance to a host of management schools in India.
This highly competitive test is a Computer Based Test(CBT).The test is generally scheduled around the last week of November and First week of December every year.

Who Conducts this Test?

The Indian Institutes Of Managements conduct this test every year.

Which institutes accept the CAT score?

What is IELTS?

International English Language Testing System(IELTS) tests the complete range of english language skills,which anyone might require when studying or training with english as the medium of communication. IELTS is accepted by most Australian, British, Canadian, Irish, New Zealand and South African academic institutions, by many academic institutions in the United States, and also by various professional organizations.

Are there different types of tests under IELTS?

What is TOEFL?

The TOEFL test (TEST OF ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE) measures the ability of non-native speakers of English to use and understand English as it is spoken, written, and heard in college and university settings. It is an internationally accepted standard of academic English proficiency, and a TOEFL score is required as an admissions criterion by more than 6000 colleges and universities worldwide.Almost all the Universities in United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and United Kingdom use TOEFL to test their students. This is used to determine whether the students can enter into their university programs or attain scholarship

Where to appear for the Test?

The TOEFL test is to be taken at the specified test centers,.The test can be taken in three ways,namely,

• Computer based(CBT)
• Internet based(IBT)