IIML Interview

Finished my IIML Interview.

The essay and GD topic was Insanity is doing the same things over and over and expecting different results.

Did well in Essay and GD.

Interview: Can't say much. Questions very general on my hobbies, work, studies, my hometown, problems of India etc

CAT 2011 Results

CAT 2011 results are out and I have managed a decent looking 99.78%ile with a 99.86 in QA and 95.43 in VA.

I have managed  calls from IIM C and L as of now, and hopefully I will manage a few more.

I was expecting a score of 75-80 in quant and around 45-50 in verbal.

An overall of 120-130

CAT 2011 Percentile

We are receiving many queries regarding the CAT 2011 percentiles and we would say it is really difficult to predict anything. But the general consensus among all experts is 45 attempts with 85% accuracy should land you something in the region of 99%ile +

A case by case prediction is impossible and difficult and given the profile based calls it is highly difficult to predict calls.

CAT 2011: QuantoLogic Analysis

I finished my CAT 2011 journey in the initial phases. So did some other friends who are involved with us at Quantologic. Here is our analysis.

1. CAT 2011 is a tad difficult when compared to CAT 2010/CAT 2009.
2. The data intensive complicated logical reasoning questions have disappeared and the focus is more on basic understanding of problem solving techniques.
3. The onus is on the student to solve the easy questions.
4. Every paper especially the Quant and DI section has enough sitters for an average student to crack. We must also mention that every paper has around 6-8 difficult to very difficult questions which require analytical imagination.
5. Section 1 feels short of time, you need to choose your questions well and take no more than 2-3 minutes to solve any question.
6. There are some DI questions which require lengthy calculations, but the calculations can be remarkably reduced by making smart approximations and using the options well.
7. The number of Data Sufficiency questions have gone down considerably.
8. The questions are focused on basic concepts and formulae and one needs to be able to solve questions from first principles rather than imaginative methods.
9. Read each question carefully before you start solving and try to look at the options as some of the questions will require much less work if you use the options.
10. Overall an intelligent test.

Cheers!
Rahul

All The Best

All the best to all the CAT 2011 aspirants..

Cheers,
Rahul

Problem of the Day 12 Oct 2011

How many factors of  have last digit 2?