This document discusses moving from preparing for the CAT exam to preparing for the GMAT exam. It provides background on the author's CAT scores over multiple attempts and issues with the CAT exam. It then outlines benefits of the GMAT such as instant scoring, ability to retake multiple times per year, and acceptance by schools worldwide. The document provides a study plan and list of recommended study materials for GMAT preparation. It also lists top Indian business schools that accept the GMAT and provides information on CrackVerbal, a test preparation company that offers GMAT courses and scholarships.

1. CAT to GMAT
10 January2015
Arun Jagannathan& KinjalDas

2. Startingoutwith8 studentsin a coffee-shopin 2006,today,CrackVerbalhascateredtomore
than2,000GMAT andMBA aspirants,manyofwhomhavemadeittoprestigious schools
such asHarvard,Wharton,Duke,ISB, Kellogg,LondonBusinessSchool,Dardenamong
others!
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3. Raviraj Jain (750)
Harsh Fadnavis (740)
Jyoti Ramnath (710)
Subhankar Das (710)
Neeraj Kakkar (770)
Sherin Kurian (720)
Ritwik Verma (750)
Kaushal Vyas (760)
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4. About Kinjal Das
•TakenCATsince 2008.Highest was 92with 95inQA/DI
•Taken XAT since 2010. Highest score was 95 with 99%tile in Verbal. The same year I got 17%tile in Verbal
inCAT.
•Missed XL BM call every year as I fell short of percentile cut offs in one of the three sections. One time, I
missed Quant cutoff by 0.3%tile.
•TakenNMATtwice and scored 99%tilebut didn’t join because of higherwork experience.
•MH-CET– 99.29%tilein 2011and MATDecember - 99.86%tilewith scaled score of 792of 800in 2009.

5. The Issueswith CAT
•Thenormalization process is not easily understood.
•Itdoes not provide a fair representation of the student’s ability.
•Student needs to wait over a monthto knowhis /herresults. So performance cannot be measured immediately.
•Score is valid only for 1year
•Student can attempt the CAT only oncein a year.

6. Why GMAT?
•TheGMAT mock tests provide a fair assessment.
For eg: Itook 3 mock tests 770/ 780/ 770and scored a 760onthe actual GMAT.
•TheGMAT results aregenerated instantly at the end of the test. So performancecan be instantly gauged.
•TheGMAT scores are valid for 5years so youhave longertime to apply to B-schools in Indiaand abroad.
• TheGMAT test can be given 5times a yearwithin an interval of 31days fromyourprevious test.

7. Aboutthe GMAT
• 30 min
• 1 Essay
• Scored out of 6
AWA
• 30 min
• 12 questions
• Scored out of 8
IR
• 75 min
• 37 questions
• Scored out of 51
Quant
• 75 min
• 41 questions
• Scored out of 51
Verbal
3.5 hours standardized, computer adaptive test that is scored out of a total of 800
Accepted by2100+universities aroundthe world for admission to over 5600graduatemanagement
programs
Can be taken anytime throughoutthe yearwith a score validity
of 5 years

8. Why movefrom CAT toGMAT?
•TheGMAT is a standardized test and it thoroughly tests your concepts.
•Theonly challengefor a student with CATprep on theGMAT is Sentence Correction.
• Thereis no logical reasoning tested on the GMAT.
•Quant is trickybut is comparatively easier thanCAT.TheOnly challenge is data sufficiency.
• Ifyou have attempted the CATmultiple times, youcan definitely fare well on the GMAT!

9. Take the GMAT!
•WithGMATyoudon’tneedtostudyyearon year!
•If youhaveattemptedtheCAT, andareunhappy,don’tletyoureffortofone yeargotowaste.
•Stayin themomentum andattemptthe GMAT!

10. Indian Schools that accept the GMAT
You can seea full list of collegeshere:
http://gmat.crackverbal.com/list-of-indian-b-schools-accepting-gmat-scores/
S.No List of Indian B-schoolsacceptingGMAT
1 ISB, Hyderabad & Mohali
2 S.P.JainInstitute of Managementand Research,Mumbai
3. IIMs– Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Lucknow,Indore
4. School of Management,NMIMS, Mumbai
5. XLRI, Jamshedpur
6. GreatLakesinstitute of Management,Chennai
7. IMT, Ghaziabad
8. MICA, Ahmedabad
9. ICFAI BusinessSchool, Hyderabad & Mumbai
10. FMS, Delhi

11. 3 Rulesof GMAT Prep
• Brute Force Approach won’t work.Focus on Theory-Approach-Strategy
• Takingtests theRIGHTway!Not too many – not too few.
• Consistency and not Contingency: Planned 3 monthapproach.

12. Which books to refer?
1. CrackVerbalGuides for SC, CR, RC &Quant.
2. OG 13th edition or 2015edition
3. OfficialVerbal &Quant review– 2nd edition or 2015edition
4. 2000+questions from Advanced document.
5. 404questions fromGMATPack($30)

13. Which tests to take?
•2 Freetests fromGMATPrepwhich canbetaken4 times
•2 PaidtestsfromGMATPrepwhichcan betaken4 times
•OtherMiscellaneous testsavailableonline.

14. Study Plan for the GMAT
Weeks 1 to4:
-Take1 diagnostic test to begin
-Practice Critical Reasoning, Reading Comprehensionand Sentence Correction
-Start off with Quant basics
-Takeanothertest at end of the month
Weeks 5 to8:
-Keep practicing Verbal
-Quant focus onadvanced/hard topics
-Takeminimum4 to 6 tests
Weeks 8 to12(optional)
-Selective Practice inQuant and Verbal from GMATPrep.
-Focus onareas which are yourweak points
-Takeat least 1 to 2 tests per week

15. Difference in the application process
•InCATyourapplication process depends onyourscore. You get short listed for a GD/PI/WATonlyon thebasis of
yourCAT percentile
•However, on theGMAT your profile also plays anequivalent role in deciding yourMBA application.
•Careerprogress and achievements arealso taken into consideration when applying with a GMAT score.
•A good profile can always compensate for a low GMATscore.

16. Why CrackVerbal?
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•Get 30% scholarship if score is 95%ileand above
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