With CAT
registrations open and testing window approaching nearer, it’s time for you to
slot your CAT testing day in the pre-scheduled 20-day window between October 16
and November 11, 2013. An advance planning for taking other major MBA exams
like XAT, NMAT, IIFT Entrance after your CAT exam can give you an
edge over others and may bring you many more admission opportunities to top
B-schools in India.
So, how do you select your testing days? What is the ideal testing week? What
should be the criteria for choosing your testing date?
So, how do you select your testing days? What is the ideal testing week? What
should be the criteria for choosing your testing date?
CAT Experts suggest
that it is better to take the test in the first half of the window, even as
they say that the testing dates should also depend on your preparation level.
Arks Srinivas, CEO, VistaMind Education, and former director, T.I.M.E says that the dates should be selected depending on your preparation level and also your personal convenience. “You should evaluate your preparation and if you feel that 15-20 days of extra preparation can make you more confident, you should definitely go for the last week for the test. But if your preparation is good, make it in the first week of the testing window and save more time for the next big exam which is XAT,” he says.
Warding off myth that the CAT paper goes tougher in the second half of the testing window, Mr Srinivas says, “The difficulty level of the CAT paper remains almost the same through out the window. Also, if there is any difference in difficulty, the normalization process of CAT scores during the evaluation of your CAT performance takes care of that.”
Arks Srinivas, CEO, VistaMind Education, and former director, T.I.M.E says that the dates should be selected depending on your preparation level and also your personal convenience. “You should evaluate your preparation and if you feel that 15-20 days of extra preparation can make you more confident, you should definitely go for the last week for the test. But if your preparation is good, make it in the first week of the testing window and save more time for the next big exam which is XAT,” he says.
Warding off myth that the CAT paper goes tougher in the second half of the testing window, Mr Srinivas says, “The difficulty level of the CAT paper remains almost the same through out the window. Also, if there is any difference in difficulty, the normalization process of CAT scores during the evaluation of your CAT performance takes care of that.”
The dates for all major MBA entrance exams have already been announced. CAT 2013 Exam
is scheduled in a 20-day testing window from 16 Oct -11 Nov, 2013.
NMAT 2014 Exam is scheduled in a two and half month window beginning October 5 and ending 18 December. While XAT 2014 exam will be held on 5 January, 2014, IIFT 2014 Exam is scheduled on 24 November, 2013.
CMAT 2014-15 First Test window is between 26 Sept and 30 Sept, 2013. SNAP 2013 Exam will be conducted on 15 Dec, 2013.
NMAT 2014 Exam is scheduled in a two and half month window beginning October 5 and ending 18 December. While XAT 2014 exam will be held on 5 January, 2014, IIFT 2014 Exam is scheduled on 24 November, 2013.
CMAT 2014-15 First Test window is between 26 Sept and 30 Sept, 2013. SNAP 2013 Exam will be conducted on 15 Dec, 2013.
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