CAt counselling and career counselling ppt for students support

1. MBA Counseling Manual

2. What after Graduation? – Why MBA?
• Scarcity of good jobs due to slower economic growth
• Traditional courses are not career-oriented, for e.g.,
limited career options after MA in History even from a top
university; this holds true for most traditional courses
• MBA is a vocational course; highly sought after by
industry
• Top 50-70 B-schools have 100% placement

3. What after Graduation? – Why MBA?
• Average pay packages in top 70 B-schools are over Rs. 5
lakhs p.a.
• Top B-schools have average pay packages of over Rs. 12
lakhs p.a.

4. Top B-schools : Placement Record 2011
Institute Minimum Salary Maximum Salary
IIM Ahmedabad Rs. 8 lakhs
$ 60,500
Rs. 37 lakhs
$ 135,643
IIM Bangalore Rs. 8 lakhs Rs. 30 lakhs
IIM Calcutta Rs. 7.5 lakhs Average Salary:
Rs. 17.6 lakhs
IIM Lucknow Rs. 8 lakhs Average Salary:
Rs. 14 lakhs
IIM Indore Average Salary:
Rs. 14.06 lakhs
Rs. 32 lakhs
IIM Kozhikode Average Salary:
Rs. 14.7 lakhs
Rs. 32 lakhs
$ 150,000

5. What after Graduation? – Why MBA?
• MBA offers wide range of opportunities and profiles
unlike more traditional career options such as Bank PO or
Civil Services
• Ease of entry for MBA in a top B-school makes it even
more attractive ; top 70 B-schools have roughly 14,000
seats with just about 2 lakh applicants; in contrast Civil
Services 2011 had 2.5 lakh examination takers in Prelims
for just 910 seats

6. Freshers vs. Work-Ex

7. Top B-schools Shortlisting Criteria
• IIM A – 70% Wt. to CAT score, 30% to academic performance + work-
ex
• IIM B – CAT score + acads + work-ex considered; additionally the
top 10 candidates in each section and with total score in CAT are also
invited for PI
• IIM C – 77% wt to CAT score + 10% wt each for Std. X and Std. XII
marks + 3% wt for Gender
• IIM L – 76% wt to CAT score + wt for Std. X, Std. XII, Graduation,
Work-ex, Academic Diversity, Gender

8. What after Graduation? – Why MBA?
• MBA also offers good back-up options – Banking and SSC
- since the exam pattern is similar and MBA exams are of
higher difficulty level
• Thus, MBA aspirants can and should also apply for these
exams

9. List of Top B-schools
• In the following slides, we will look at the top B-schools
along with the written test whose score they consider
• This data reflects exams as per year 2011, latest data may
vary, primarily due to the introduction of CMAT

10. Top B-schools Accepting CAT Scores
Cluster 1
S. No. B-School Exams Location
1 Indian Institute of
Management (IIM-A)
CAT Ahmedabad
2 Indian Institute of
Management (IIM-B)
CAT Bangalore
3 Indian Institute of
Management (IIM-C)
CAT Kolkata
4 Indian Institute of
Management (IIM-L)
CAT Lucknow
5 Indian Institute of
Management (IIM-K)
CAT Kozhikode
6 Indian Institute of
Management (IIM-I)
CAT Indore

11. Top B-schools Accepting CAT Scores
Cluster 2
S. No. B-School Exams Location
7 All other IIMs CAT Various
8 SP Jain CAT, XAT,
GMAT
Mumbai
9 Management
Development Institute
(MDI)
CAT Gurgaon
10 Faculty of Management Studies
(FMS)
CAT Delhi
11 NITIE CAT Mumbai
12 MICA CAT, MICAT Ahmedabad

12. Top B-schools Accepting CAT Scores
Cluster 3
S. No. B-School Exams Location
13 MDI (HR) CAT Mumbai
14 Great Lakes - Chennai CAT Chennai
15 IMT – Ghaziabad CAT Ghaziabad
16 TAPMI CAT Manipal
17 IMI CAT Delhi

13. Top B-schools Accepting CAT Scores
Cluster 4
S. No. B-School Exams Location
18 UBS CAT Chandigarh
19 Welingkar CAT, ATMA,
XAT,
MH-CET
Mumbai
20 KJ Somaiya CAT,
MH-CET
Mumbai
21 BIM - Tiruchirapalli CAT Tiruchirapalli

14. Top B-schools Accepting CAT Scores
Cluster 5
S. No. B-School Exams Location
22 SDM IMD CAT, XAT
GMAT
Mysore
23 FORE CAT Delhi
24 Nirma University CAT Ahmedabad
25 LBS CAT Delhi
26 IIFM CAT Bhopal

15. Top B-schools Accepting CAT Scores
Cluster 6
S. No. B-School Exams Location
27 Amity CAT, MAT
GMAT
NOIDA
28 ITM CAT Navi Mumbai
29 IISWBM CAT Kolkata
30 BIMTECH CAT Delhi
31 IFMR CAT Chennai

16. Top B-schools Accepting CAT Scores
Cluster 7
S. No. B-School Exams Location
32 Jaipuria Institute
Of Management
CAT Lucknow
33 FMS – BHU CAT Varansi
34 Army Institute of
Management
CAT Kolkata
35 New Delhi Institute of
Management
MAT, CAT Delhi
36 GBS CAT, XAT Kolkata
37 Asia Pacific CAT, XAT, MAT Delhi

17. Top B-schools Accepting XAT Scores
S. No. B-School Exams Location
1 Xavier Labour Research
Institute (XLRI)
XAT Jamshedpur
2 SP Jain CAT, XAT,
GMAT
Mumbai
3 XIM XAT Bhuvaneshwar
4 GIM XAT Goa
5 Welingkar CAT, ATMA,
XAT,
MH-CET
Mumbai
6 SDM IMD CAT, XAT
GMAT
Mysore
7 LIBA XAT Chennai
8 XISS XAT Ranchi
9 XIME XAT Banglore

18. Top B-schools Accepting SNAP Scores
S. No. B-School Exams Location
1 SCMHRD SNAP Pune
2 SIBM – Pune SNAP Pune
3 SIBM – Banglore SNAP Banglore
4 SIIB SNAP Pune & Banglore
5 SIMS SNAP Pune
6 SIMC SNAP Pune

19. Top B-schools Accepting MAH-CET (erstwhile)
S. No. B-School Exams Location
1 JBIMS MH-CET Mumbai
2 Sydenham MH-CET Mumbai
3 Welingkar CAT, ATMA, XAT,
MH-CET
Mumbai
4 KJ Somaiya CAT, MH-CET Mumbai
5 Chetana MH-CET Mumbai
6 NL Dalmiya MH-CET Mumbai
7 PUMBA MH-CET PUNE
8 INDIRA MH-CET PUNE

20. Other Options
1. MAT (For Alliance, Christ etc)
2. MPMET (erstwhile) (For IMS, Prestige etc)
3. MFC, MIB, MBE

21. Nature of Management Entrance Tests
» Aptitude Testing – essential component of most
competitive exams
» Applicants tested on understanding rather than on
learning
» Ability to apply basic concepts
» Common pattern – difficulty levels vary, structures
and test methodologies differ

22. Aptitude Test Components
» English Usage
» Mathematical Skills
» Data Interpretation
» Reasoning
» General Knowledge

23. CAT
• Common Admission Test (CAT 2012) -
www.catiim.in
• Sale of CAT Voucher – 30th July, 2012 to 17th Sep,
2012
• Registration – Till 19th Sep, 2012
• Eligibility for CAT Exam – Bachelors Degree with at least
50% Marks or Equivalent CGPA (For General), 45% Marks
or Equivalent CGPA (For SC/ST/DA/PWD)
• Exam Window – 11th Oct, 2012 to 6th Nov 2012
• Result – 9th Jan, 2013

24. CAT Pattern

26. XAT
• Xavier’s Aptitude Test (XAT) - www.xlri.net.in
• Registration: 20th Aug 2012 – 30th Nov 2012
• XAT Exam Date: 6th January, 2013
• Eligibility: Graduation

27. XAT 2012 Pattern

28. Change in XAT pattern for 2013
• The test will have multiple choice type questions and the
duration will be 3 hours
• The exam will be divided into 2 parts
• Part A will be of 2:20 hrs and will consist of Quantitative
Ability, English Language Ability & Logical Reasoning and
Decision Making (So Part-A may be similar to XAT 2012)
• Part B of the exam will comprise Essay writing and
General Awareness. Duration of this section will be 40
minutes. Questions in General Awareness will be from
Business, Economics and Politics related to Business
Environment

30. SNAP
• Symbiosis National Aptitude Prog (SNAP) -
www.snaptest.org/Default.aspx
• Registration: was till 23rd Nov last year
• SNAP Exam Date: was 18th Dec last year
• Eligibility: Graduation

31. SNAP

32. SNAP

33. IIFT
• Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Delhi -
www.iift.edu/new/
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34. IIFT
SECTIONS NO.OF QUESTIONS
QA 24 (1 Mark per Question – 24 Marks)
LR+DI 37 (1 Mark per Question – 37 Marks)
Verbal 38 [RC 15 Qs (0.75); VA 23 Qs (0.75) – 28.5 Marks]
GK 21 (0.5Marks per Question – 11.5 Marks)
Overall Structure
No. of Questions 120
Total Marks 100
Negative Marking 1/3rd of the marks allotted
Duration 120 Mins

35. IIFT

36. NMAT
• Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
- www.pearsonvueindia.com/nmat/
• NMAT has sectional cut-offs but no negative marking

37. NMAT

38. NMAT

39. CMAT
• Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) -
www.aicte-cmat.in
• Eligibility – Bachelor’s Degree with at least 50% marks
• Conducted for all AICTE approved institutions replacing
existing tests
• May become the single largest test for MBA aspirants

40. CMAT

41. CMAT

42. Institute of Rural Mgmt, Anand (IRMA)
(i) IRMA Exam Date: 11th Nov 2012
(ii) Eligibility: Graduate (50% Gen, 45% Others)
(iii) Pattern
SECTIONS NO.OF QUESTIONS
English Comprehension 40
Quantitative Ability 50
Analytical Reasoning 50
Issues of Social Concern 60
Overall Structure
No. of Questions 200
Total Marks 200
Negative Marking 1/4th
Duration 120 Mins
Strategy – Be good in GK/GA/GS

43. MAT
• Management Aptitude Test (All India MAT) - www.aima-
ind.org/mat.aspx
• MAT is held 4 times in a year: September, December,
February and May.
• The last MAT was on 2nd Sep, 2012.
• A candidate can opt for the test in paper mode or
computer-based format.

44. MAT

46. Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS)
(i) TISS offers 39 Master's Degree programmes from its
Mumbai, Tuljapur, Guwahati and Hyderabad campuses
for the 2013-2015 batches
(ii) Exam Date: January 13, 2013
(iii) Eligibility: Graduation
(iv) Last Date for the receipt of completed forms is
November 17, 2012
(v) Exam can be taken online or in paper-pencil format
(vi) Test pattern announced for Jan 2013:
(a) Objective type (MCQ based) test of 100 marks
(b) Will have questions related to Social Sensitivity,
Knowledge on Contemporary issues, Analytical
Ability, and Logical Reasoning
(c) Model question paper for the test will be placed on
TISS website by October 30, 2012

47. Mudra Institute Common Admission Test (MICAT)
(i) Candidates need to apply to MICA through scores of CAT
2012 / XAT 2013 / GMAT (December 31, 2007 or later)
(ii) Everybody, irrespective of CAT/XAT/GMAT score, will
be called for MICAT to be held in February/March 2013
(iii) Eligibility: Graduation with 50% marks
(iv) Last Date for Issue of Application Forms is January 29,
2013
(v) Pattern of MICAT 2012:
(a) Paper-I was divided into two parts: Part-1 had
questions based on Reasoning and General
Awareness and Part-2 tested the candidates’ writing
ability
(b) Paper-II was a Psychometric test

48. Why Banking and SSC?
• Entrance Test Pattern very similar to that of Management
Entrance Tests
• Entrance Test level lower than that of Management
Entrance Tests
• Officer’s posts with good remuneration
• Work experience highly valued by industry

49. Banking
»Massive opportunities available in the
banking sector
»Jobs available at PO as well as Clerk
levels
»Experts predict around 7.5 lakh
vacancies in the next 5 years
»Individual bank’s tests + IBPS tests

50. Banking - CWE
»19 Public Sector Banks associated
with the test
»Exam to be conducted twice a
year
»Exam to be conducted by IBPS
(visit www.ibps.in)

51. CWE Pattern
Sr.
No.
Name of Tests (Objective) No. of
Q.
Max.
Marks
Duration
1 Reasoning 50 50 Composite
Time of 150
minutes
2 English Language 50 25
3 Quantitative Aptitude 50 50
4 General Awareness (with specific
reference to Banking Industry)
50 50
5 Computer Knowledge 50 50
Descriptive Paper on English
Composition (Essay, Précis, Letter
Writing etc.)
25 60 minutes
Total 250 250

52. SSC
» These exams are held to recruit officers in various
government verticals and ministries, which are not covered
by UPSC.
» SSC covers most of the group ‘B’ services, group ‘C’ services
and other posts in the ministries.
» Similar to the Civil Services Exam of UPSC, the prime exam
which covers major posts is the Combined Graduate Level
Exam.
» This exam has consolidated all the various individual exams
that were conducted by SSC before 2008.
» It conducts many examinations among which the Combined
Graduate Level Examination is the most sought after.

53. SSC
» UPSC offers less than 5,000 seats in all the examinations
conducted.
» Are these seats enough to cater to the masses?
» As the private sector in the country does not fill the gap
between supply and demand of jobs in the country, such
exams become very important for a large section of students.
» Thus, SSC becomes immensely important to offer stable jobs
to a large number of candidates.
» Close to 30,000 Central Government jobs are provided each
year.
» It also includes positions like CSS cadre which is a group ‘B’
service below administrative officers in the ministries.

54. SSC- Combined Graduate Level Exam
– The test is carried out in two levels, mainly Tier-I and Tier-
II. Aspirants who pass both the tests with the required
score have to attend an interview thereafter.
– Tier I (Prelims) :
200 marks objective (50 each in English, quant (math),
general awareness, logical reasoning)
– Tier II (Mains):
400 marks objective ( 2 papers each of 200 marks, 2 hours
test duration)
o Paper 1: Math (100 questions of 2 marks each)
o Paper 2: English (200 questions of 1 mark each)

55. The CL Advantage
• If you solve 50 questions daily for the next one
year, you should be pretty well-prepared for CAT
2013... Isn’t it?
• However, don’t be surprised if your mentors at CL
don’t appear to be too happy with your effort...
Know why?
• Simple! At this pace, you would not complete
CL’s question database before your exam
• CL’s study material contains a mind-boggling
19,555 questions

56. The CL Advantage
• Over 17 years of experience
• Tens of thousands of success stories
• Over 4000 final selections for the academic season
beginning in 2012
• Wide variety of programs to suit your specific requirement
• Top-notch faculty who regularly appear for various
entrances and score above 99%ile in their sections

57. The CL Advantage – MBA Integrated
• 186 hour comprehensive program including 86 hours of
classroom sessions and 100 hours of computer-aided self-
study modules (MBA Test-Prep on Demand)
• Over 10,000 minutes of testing through Test Gym – CL’s
online testing platform comprising over 300 tests
• 60 + Mock Tests (including online tests for CAT) to
thoroughly prepare you for the actual tests before the
battle

58. The CL Advantage – MBA Integrated
• Printed books and material: Five packets of
reference/practice books and material + Class Exercises
• Workshops: Faculty-driven sessions of 3 hours each.
Designed to fine-tune your preparation before the actual
tests start
• Personality Development Program (PDP): The
Personality Assessment Stage preparatory program
prepares the students for all the commonly used
Personality Assessment tools like Group Discussion, Case
Study, Essay Writing and Personal Interview

59. The CL Advantage – MBA Integrated
• Every classroom student gets access to a powerful Testing
and Practice ground – The Student Information
System (SIS). The most important features of the SIS
are:
• Mock online tests and their analysis: All India percentile
ranking and benchmarking. Strategies for the tests.
Comparative analysis of a student’s performance in different
tests.
• Puzzles and Games.
• Archives of previous years’ papers.
• Online Help desk: Online platform to clear academic queries.
• Messaging: Much like a normal e-mail system.
• CAT Blog: A definitive resource to keep students updated on all
the news and knowledge pertaining to MBA entrance Exams.

60. Thanks!