This document discusses moving from preparing for the CAT exam to preparing for the GMAT exam for admission to business schools. It provides an overview of the author's experience with the CAT exam over multiple years, sharing that he achieved high percentiles but it ultimately impacted his career. It then outlines the author's preparation approach and success on the GMAT exam. Key reasons discussed for taking the GMAT instead of CAT include that the GMAT provides instant scoring and can be taken more frequently. The document also provides scholarship details for CrackVerbal's GMAT preparation course for CAT achievers.

1. CAT to GMAT
Arun J & Sivaprasad
11 January2015

2. Startingoutwith8 studentsin a coffee-shopin 2006,today,CrackVerbalhascateredtomore
than2,000GMAT andMBA aspirants,manyofwhomhavemadeittoprestigious schools
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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. AboutSivaprasad
Iama TypicalMaleEngineer from BITS Pilani(Three toughwordsfor theIIMs!!!)
Have3.5years experience inFinanceProcess Re-Engineering andSupplyChainManagement
MyCATJourney…
Year Overall Percentile Quantitative Ability Verbal Ability Calls
2014 98.38 96.90 97.45 Awaited
2013 94.97 99.55 55.56 None
2012 Took a break from CAT to crack CAT 2013
2011 94.38 83.42 98.23 IIM- Kozhikode
2010 98.63 72(QA), 96(DI) 99.6 IIM - Kozhikode
Almost all Mock CATs (TIME, IMS ) 99th percentile in 2013and 2014!!!!

5. Thingsthat I lost along the CATjourney…..
• Promotion – 2014
• Bonus – 2013
• Self Confidence (Hands were shaking when I wrote the GMAT a year after the CAT fiascoin 2013…)
My GMATJourney…
• First Attempt:750 ( 50, 41)
• Mocks:GMATPrep( Preptest 1: 730,Preptest2 : 770)
Results were ontheexpected lines…..

6. AbouttheGMAT
• 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 by 2100+ universities around the world for admission to
over 5600 graduate management programs
Can be taken any time throughout the year with a score validity
of 5 years

7. 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.

8. Why GMAT?
•TheGMAT mock tests provide a fair assessment.
For eg: Itook 2 mock tests and scored a 750onthe actual GMAT.
•TheGMATresults aregenerated instantly at the end of the test. So performancecan beinstantly 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.

9. 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 haveattempted the CATmultiple times, youcan definitely fare well on the GMAT!

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

11. 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

12. 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.

13. Which books to refer?
1. CrackVerbal Guides for SC, CR,RC& Quant.
2. OG 13th edition or2015edition
3. Official Verbal & Quant review– 2nd edition or 2015edition
4. 2000+questions from Advanced document.
5. 404questions fromGMATPack ($30)

14. Which tests to take
•2 Freetests from GMATPrep whichcanbe taken 4times
•2 Paid tests from GMATPrep($40)whichcanbe taken 4times
•Other Miscellaneous tests available online.

15. Study Plan for 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
-Takeminimum 2tests
Weeks 8 to12
-Selective Practice inQuant and Verbal from GMATPrep.
-Focus onareas which are yourweak points
-Takeat least 1 to 2 tests per week

16. Difference in the application process
• InCATyourapplication process depends on yourscore. You get short listed for a GD/PI/WATonlyon thebasis of
yourCAT percentile
•However, onthe GMAT yourprofile also plays anequivalent role in deciding yourMBA application.
•Careerprogress and achievements are also taken into consideration when applying with a GMAT score.
•Agood profile can always compensate for a low GMAT score.

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