MBA Entrance Test (CAT)

At Atari Career Institute (ACI), our goal is to build spirit of competitiveness, open and analytical mind with hunger for the knowledge in generation-X, who will combine western dynamism, practicability and scientific temperament with India's holistic approach to life achieving perfect balance of dignity and materialistic world. When we talk of perfection and want to create inspired leaders of tomorrow, a course that appears on top is 'MBA.'

In today's competitive world, the importance of leadership can not be over emphasized. The era of globalization has made the entire world one big market, where distance / boundaries appear to have vanished. To sustain oneself in such a scenario, one would need tools of knowledge, which can inculcate leadership and astute rationalism of administration in oneself. A degree from good management school perhaps helps in achieving this and is probably the reason for ever-growing demand for management graduates. The job prospects for MBAs are as good today as they were yesterday, perhaps better. Moreover, it is anticipated that with the ever-increasing involvement of private sector in almost all spheres of life and international barriers falling, the demand for MBA is likely to further increase.

Because the demand for MBA is growing, the number of institutes offering MBA degree is also growing like weeds. It has become difficult to remove the grain from the chaffe. Only differentiating factor for the job prospects amongst the MBAs would be the institute from where they have done their degree. There are a few institutes from India which have been recognized worldwide for the quality of education they impart. Thus, there is a great demand world over for the graduates of these institutes. Prominent amongst such institutes are IIMs, XLRI, FMS, IIFT etc.

Since these institutes are regarded amongst the very best in the world, their selection criteria is also of the world standard or in other words it is TOUGH. But it is said "when the going gets tough, the tough gets going." So we at ACI endeavor to prepare students to face such an exam with elan and confidence. In effect they learn to face the challenges in life.

HOW ACI CAN HELP YOU IN THIS COURSE

After going through an intensive research on the demands of the aspirants for such courses, we have designed very comprehensive package. The package consists of

(A) class room teaching sessions

(B) home practice exercises

(C) lectures by guest / visiting faculty

(D) weekend tests

(E) progressive tests

(F) full length tests

(G) personality development program and

(H) study material

(A) Class Room Teaching Sessions:

The class room teaching sessions would be handled by a faculty which is dedicated and has vast experience in teaching. All the faculty is an alumni of top B-schools. They have all gone through these tests themselves and understand the nuance of passing them. The class room sessions would emphasize on fundamental concepts covering entire syllabus topic by topic. Each of these sessions will be followed by concept exercises. The study material which will be distributed to the students will help them in completing these exercises. Personalized attention from the faculty will be special feature of these sessions. Students are free to access faculty at any time for clearing their doubts.

(B) Home Practice Exercises:

After each classroom session, some exercises would be given to the students as "Own Time Work" (OTW). The solutions to these exercises will be monitored by the concerned faculty and one day in a week will be fixed for clearing doubts. The aim of these exercises would be to build concepts and speed, the two basic ingredients for success in CAT.

(C) Lectures by Guest / Visiting Faculty:

ACI has tie-ups with many institutes, schools, colleges etc. whose prominent faculty will keep visiting ACI Centers at various locations to deliver guest lectures on particular topics. Their vast experience in handling such courses shall give the students an added competitive edge over others in the exam.

(D) Weekend Test (WT):

ACI believes in continuous performance appraisal of the students. To check whether the student has understood and assimilated what is being taught in the classroom sessions, weekend tests have been designed. These tests will cover whatever has been taught in that particular week. After each test, intensive analysis will be made and feedback would be given to each student individually.

(E) Progressive Tests (PT): A unique feature of the program covered by ACI is that for each program periodic tests are conducted. These tests include the entire syllabus that has been covered till the penultimate date of the test. This process takes care of automatic revision of the syllabus for the students.

(F) Full Length Tests (FLT):

When the classroom sessions have completed 80% of the course, students will be put through FLT. This will orient students towards the actual exam, which by that time would be very close. These tests will be conducted in simulated conditions which will be exactly similar to the test conditions as are there in the actual CAT exam. The test papers, answer sheets, time allowed etc. shall all be exactly the same as CAT exam. The final scores of students in the CAT exam are likely to be almost similar to the scores they get in these tests. So in effect these tests would be mock CAT exams. Each test would be followed by comprehensive analysis and feedback.

(G) Personality Development Program (PDP):

An intensive Personality Development program has been designed by ACI based on time-tested and proven HR techniques and the rich and varied experience of its faculty. Through this program our endeavor is to make a 'Gentleman' out of a 'Man' and according to us a 'Gentleman' is the one who does not harm anybody through his speech, body and thought and has charismatic qualities which induces others to lookup to him for leadership and guidance. This program is compulsory and complimentary for all students enrolling with ACI for any course of duration 6 months and above. A separate module of this program is available to others also.

(H) Study Material (SM):

The SM for the entire course has been prepared after intensive research on specific demands of the aspirants. The senior faculty members who have vast experience in teaching are the architects of the courseware. While making the course, the faculty has drawn upon their experiences as teachers in various schools / colleges and as student when they themselves went through these tests. The Quality and Quantity of the course material has been screened by a panel of expert, consisting of eminent and independent academicians.

PROGRAMS TO BE OFFERED: ¨

• Regular course consisting of Class room teaching, Personality Development Program, tests etc. ¨
• Fast track or crash course consisting of Class room teaching and Tests etc. ¨
• Group discussion and mock interview

Regular Course:

This course has been designed to give students an edge over their peers in terms of clarity of fundamental of concepts so that they can sail through the CAT exams. This course will start from June and continue till December. In this course classes will be conducted for one hour each on English, Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude for 4 days in a week. PDP will be introduced after the student has completed at least three months in this course. Comprehensive study material , OTWs, tests etc. shall form an integral part of this course .The concept classes will be completed by mid October and after that emphasis would be on clearing doubts, revision , simulator tests. PDP and tips to solve Quantitative problems in shortest possible time would be the unique features of this program:

Crash course: This program is aimed at those students who are appearing for CAT but can afford only short time for preparation. While making this program, our assumption is that the student is strong in fundamental concepts and has a good grasping power. This program will be of two months duration . Class room sessions for this course would be 4 hrs a day and 4 days a week organised as :

2 hrs. for Quantitative Aptitude

1 hr for English

1 hr for Reasoning

Comprehensive study material , home assignment, practice exercises will be a part of this course .

Unique features of the program would be tips and tacts to solve Quantitative problems in shortest possible time keeping an eye on accuracy, lectures on vedic maths will help you enhance your ability to calculate fast and remember tables, squares, square roots, cubes and cube roots

G .D & MOCK INTERVIEWS

This program is for those who have received call letter and find themselves lacking in self confident for handling a G.D / interview session .This would be a one month program conducted by the most eminent faculty & personalities in their field . All the coordinators of the program are alumni of top B Schools, who have gone through GD and interview themselves. The program will have comprehensive coverage of G.D topics . Mock interview session will be conducted by senior managers of private companies and other eminent speakers, so as to give the students a ver-similar feeling as it would be at the time of actual interview session . Batch for this program will be divided into various groups & students would be rotated through them so that meaningful group discussions can take place . Unique feature of this program is that each session would be followed by intensive individual feedback of the student, so that he can improve upon.

DURATION OF COURSE

(A) Regular Course - 6 months - 3 hrs a day (4 days a week)

(B) Crash Course - 2 months (3 hrs a day ( 4 days a week)

(C) Group Discussion & interviews -1 month ( 2hrs a day and 6 days a week)

SUBJECTS COVERED

Our course material has been designed in such a manner so as to cover intensively the topics on English , Reasoning - (a) Verbal (b) Non-verbal, and Quantitative Aptitude. Due weightages have been assigned to the various topics as per the numbers of questions asked on each topics in the CAT .

Eligibility:

For all MBA entrance test, minimum qualification is at least 50% marks in graduation in any discipline. However, at ACI, we go a step further. Students applying for coaching in ACI centers will have to pass through a screening test which is compulsory for all the aspirants. The screening test is prepared by the faculty of ACI and is designed to judge the students ability at the time of admission to ACI. This is a simple test which covers basic topic and is of average difficulty level.

Other useful information:

1. Counseling

2. Tips and tactics

3. Probable dates / month of examination

4. List of reputed MBA Institutes Counseling: Each center of ACI has appointed specialist counselors to help the students overcome their various problems while facing such competitive exams. These counselors will also help them in deciding upon which business schools to select and where all to apply.

DURATION OF COURSE

(D) Regular Course - 6 months - 3 hrs a day (4 days a week)

(E) Crash Course - 2 months (3 hrs a day ( 4 days a week)

(F) Group Discussion & interviews -1 month ( 2hrs a day and 6 days a week)

SUBJECTS COVERED

Our course material has been designed in such a manner so as to cover intensively the topics on English , Reasoning - (a) Verbal (b) Non-verbal, and Quantitative Aptitude. Due weightages have been assigned to the various topics as per the numbers of questions asked on each topics in the CAT .

Eligibility

For all MBA entrance test, minimum qualification is at least 50% marks in graduation in any discipline. However, at ACI, we go a step further. Students applying for coaching in ACI centers will have to pass through a screening test which is compulsory for all the aspirants. The screening test is prepared by the faculty of ACI and is designed to judge the students ability at the time of admission to ACI. This is a simple test which covers basic topic and is of average difficulty level.

Other useful information:

5. Counseling

6. Tips and tactics

7. Probable dates / month of examination

8. List of reputed MBA Institutes

Tips and Tactics:

Lectures on Vedic mathematics and other tips shall be given to the students to help them enhance their calculating capability and memory. The tactics to be used for solving Quantitative Aptitude questions vide experiences of faculty members shall also be shared with the students.

Probable dates / month of examination:

As a help to students in knowing when the exams for B. Schools are conducted the list below mentions the tentative dates for such exams. For the actual date of examination, the student will have to look through the newspaper advertisement of individual institutes.

List of reputed MBA institutes: For the reference of students, a list of reputed MBA institutes is given below (however, this list is non-exhaustive)

MBA Entrance Test (CAT)

When we talk of perfection and want to create inspired leaders of tomorrow, a course that appears on top is 'MBA.'The job prospects for MBAs are as good today as they were yesterday, perhaps better. Moreover, it is anticipated that with the ever-increasing involvement of private sector in almost all spheres of life and international barriers falling, the demand for MBA is likely to further increase

SUBJECTS COVERED Our course material has been designed in such a manner so as to cover intensively the topics on English , Reasoning - (a) Verbal (b) Non-verbal, and Quantitative Aptitude. Due weightages have been assigned to the various topics as per the numbers of questions asked on each topics in the CAT .

Eligibility: For all MBA entrance test, minimum qualification is at least 50% marks in graduation in any discipline.

Counseling: Each center of ACI has appointed specialist counselors to help the students overcome their various problems while facing such competitive exams. These counselors will also help them in deciding upon which business schools to select and where all to apply.

DURATION OF COURSE

(A) Regular Course - 6 months - 3 hrs a day (4 days a week)

(B) Crash Course - 2 months (3 hrs a day ( 4 days a week) (C) Group Discussion & interviews -1 month ( 2hrs a day and 6 days a week)

PROGRAMS TO BE OFFERED:

(A)Regular course consisting of Class room teaching, Personality Development Program, tests etc. ¨

(B) Fast track or crash course consisting of Class room teaching and Tests etc. ¨

(C) Group discussion and mock interview

Crash course:

This program is aimed at those students who are appearing for CAT but can afford only short time for preparation. While making this program, our assumption is that the student is strong in fundamental concepts and has a good grasping power. This program will be of two months duration . Class room sessions for this course would be 4 hrs a day and 4 days a week organised as :

2 hrs. for Quantitative Aptitude

1 hr for English

1 hr for Reasoning

Comprehensive study material , home assignment, practice exercises will be a part of this course.