SMS Channel – Free CAT Preparation

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This post is to introduce you all to a very useful and 100% free service provided by FireUp to all its users- the all new FireUp SMS Channel.

Now you can get various information, tips and tricks related to your CAT preparation directly on your mobile through SMS.

We will send you -

1)      English words with their meanings daily. How is it beneficial?

• 5 Words daily means : 5×30= 150 words per month and 150×12=1800 words an year. (approx.)
• You can revise them in your free time

2)     Quick calculation tricks which will surely make you a master at tackling data interpretation questions.

3)      Information about important events and dates related to CAT and other examinations.

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IIMs use biometrics to prevent CAT applicants from cheating

Find below a special report by Business Standard;  Source Link : Here

CAT 2009 will be conducted between November 28 and December 7

To avoid a repeat of the Common Admission Test (CAT) paper leak in 2003, the Indian Institutes of Management(IIMs), which conduct the exam usually, spend a tense few months to ensure there are no leaks and glitches. This time around, aided by technology and a professional examination conducting company, the IIMs are confident there will be no security breaches.

Prometric, the company that bagged the contract to conduct the computer-based examination this year has a security mechanism in place which will help the IIMs manage over 2 lakh applications received this year. Also being introduced is capturing of biometric information which will ensure that no fradulent motives like writing the exam twice or using a proxy candidate can be used.

It is learnt that despite the instructions given to students in the CAT bulletin, nearly 1,000 applications every year get rejected by the IIMs due to discrepancies in the forms of which a few of them are suspected to be deliberate.

“Till last year, there were cases where the photographs would not match or candidates would not attach their photographs while applying for hall ticket. Since there were chances of somebody else appearing as proxy for these candidates, the institute used to reject such cases. On an average, the institute used to come across 100-200 such cases involving photographs,” said a source.

Similarly, incomplete forms and those with different names also used to get rejected. “Some candidates used to register on CAT Bulletin by a different name and would later apply for hall ticket with a different name. However, the institute was alert enough to identify such inconsistencies and reject the forms. This also used to create some hue and cry among the candidates. However, the new security measures like capturing candidates’ pictures and biometric information will make it almost impossible to make any attempts of fraud,” the source added.

CAT 2009 Test Duration & Pattern

Test Duration and Pattern

The duration of the test is 2 hours and 30 minutes including initial 15 minute tutorial. No breaks will be given during the test. The test consists of questions that evaluate a candidates quantitative, verbal, and logical & data interpretive abilities. Therefore, there are a total of three sections in the test. There will be about 60 to 70 questions in the test.

At the test venue, each candidate will be seated at a desk with a computer terminal and he/she will be provided with a scratch paper for calculations. After the test, candidate must leave the scratch paper at the desk. Rough work cannot be done on any other paper/sheet, as nothing will be allowed inside the testing room.

Reporting for the Test

If you have registered for Session 1 (morning session), candidate check-in will commence from 8 AM. Candidates are required to arrive at the test centre no later than 8:30 AM. Testing will begin at 10 AM and end at 12:30 PM. If you have registered for Session 2 (afternoon session), candidate check-in will commence from 1:30 PM. Candidates are required to arrive at the test centre no later than 2:00 PM. Testing will begin at 3:30 PM and end at 6 PM.

Candidates will need to bring their CAT 2009 Admit Card, voucher, a valid document as proof of SC/ST eligibility (if applicable) and one photo-identification to the test centre. Acceptable forms of photo identification are Driver’s license, Passport, PAN Card, Voter ID, College ID, Employee identification card, or a notarized Affidavit with Photo, Signature, Date of Birth and Residential Address. Candidates will not be permitted to take the test if photo identification and Admit Card is not presented. If the name has been changed due to events such as marriage, you must show the documents such as Marriage Certificate, Divorce Decree, Legal Name Change etc. and submit a photocopy at the time of the test, interview and at the time of joining a programme.

Candidate will not be permitted to carry any personal items to the test centre, including but not limited to wrist-watch, pen, cellphones, calculators etc.

Editing possible in CAT

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Important Dates

• Sale of CAT Vouchers : Wednesday, 9 September 2009 – Thursday, 1 October 2009. Vouchers will be sold through major Axis Bank branches. To locate your nearest branch, click here

• Registration for CAT 2009 : Wednesday, 9 September 2009 – Thursday, 1 October 2009. Register on www.catiim.in

• CAT Test Dates : Saturday, 28 November 2009 – Monday, 7 December 2009

• CAT Result : Friday, 22 January 2010 onwards

• Rescheduling Window : Wednesday, 9 September 2009 – Thursday, 1 October 2009

Check out your nearest testing center here

Editing Possible!!

From the evening of 18 September 2009, candidates can log on to https://iim.prometric.com/ to

* reschedule their CAT date
* update their Candidate Profile including
o personal details (e.g. address)
o application data (e.g. educational information)
o interview location.
* request for their Admit Card to be re-sent

Candidates who have made an error will be able to access this facility until 8 October 2009 to make any amendments to their Candidate Profile. Rescheduling, however, will still end on 1 October 2009. For security reasons, editing of candidate’s full name and user ID will not be allowed.

If you have purchased a second voucher in panic, IIMs have decided to refund your money. Fill the form given at http://www.prometric.com/IIM-CAT/contactus to get back your money.

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Online CAT 2009 – Decoded

The nationwide admission examination for management institutes and the most coveted IIMs, Common Admission Test (CAT) is undergoing a major change in its format. The Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) have decided to change their 33 year old saga of pen – paper examination format with a computer based examination. This has resulted in a kind of phobia in the mind of the aspirants. It is expected that about 3 lakh candidates will appear for CAT 2009. The change in the format has left the candidates wondering what CAT 2009 will be like.

The management experts have a different say. They believe that the aspirants should stop worrying and start studying. It has been confirmed by IIM Calcutta director, Mr. Sekhar Chaudhuri that this time in CAT 2009 the candidates will have to reach their respective CAT center and take the test by looking at the questions on a computer screen and then key the answers into the terminal. Sources also reveal that the test will not be computer adaptive. In a computer adaptive test the computer adapts to the examinee’s performance and changes difficulty level of the next question. In CAT 2009 the candidate can look into the entire question paper on the computer screen and then begin answering any question they like. The examinees will not have to be connected to the internet for appearing the test.

There are many hidden advantages of this format. The candidates can select a day from the ten day frame. This has an added advantage in the suburbs where the CAT was difficult to conduct earlier. The foremost advantage of using this format is to reduce the human intervention in the examination. This would minimize errors and would make the system fast and accurate. It would reduce the participation of faculties of IIMs into the mechanical process of paper checking which facilitates their involvement in research work.

The disadvantage lies in the fact that people who are unfamiliar to computer terminal may find the test difficult.

The aspirants are advised to get used to computer interface. Reading a lot on computer terminal will help. Taking computer based examination provided by coaching centers like www.fireup.co.in, which provides online facilities, will help. Students must note down that with the change in technologies occurring worldwide there will changes in the examination also but the fundamentals always remain the same. So before anything get your basics reviewed and then take as many online tests as possible.

How to Improve your Reading Speed?

Increase Your Reading Speed

How Fast You Can Be?

Reading speed or Speed Reading has no known theoretical limit. A speed of between 800 and 1200 words per minute (wpm) can comfortably be reached by permanent speed readers, without any constant practice and drilling. Reading speed varies according to the complexity of the reading material, type, face, print quality, grammar, style etc.

We live in the age of information, and we must read extensively if we intend to be successful in our studies, or careers. Schools and colleges have discovered that courses in reading skills give enormous aid to students struggling under the heavier loads of today’s scholastic programs. Young men and women trained in speed reading show distinct advantages over those who lack this kind of skill.

How Much Time It Will Take?

When you participate in a speed reading courses online, or read the book, you will find your reading skills increasing from the very start. With serious application, you will soon be speed reading with ease, and astonished at how much you comprehend in such little time.

Obstacles to Speed Reading

• Reading phrases more than once.
• Wondering mind and straying thoughts
• Anxiety about missing a critical not or other conjunctive structure
• Outside anxiety or stress like job, home, family, etc.

www.fireup.co.in provides you a solution to overcome all these problems and helps you to enhance your speed in reading comprehensions.

General Speed Reading Gyan

Concentration: You can learn anything if you pay attention!

Enjoy Reading: No matter whether you are reading technical material fun is the most important ingredient in a successful reading experience.

Preview the chapter: you will organize your mind before you begin to read, build a structure for the thoughts and details to come, you will be able to sort, understand and remember the information better.

Question: Read each section of the chapter with your questions in mind. Look for the answers, and take note of questions you didn’t think of that were answered in that section

Eye Stops: Read in phrases of three or four words – meaning is easier to pull from groups of words rather than from individual words.

Varying Reading Rates: Vary your reading rate to suit the difficulty and type of writing of the text. An efficient reader speeds up for easier material and slows down for the hard.

You can buy FireUp’s complete course on Speed Reading and Reading Comprehension just at Rs. 390. Visit FireUp’s Purchase page to buy now.

Skimming – Important Speed Reading Techinique

Skimming is a high speed reading process and involves visually searching the sentences of a page for clues to meaning.

There are many strategies that can be used when skimming. Some of them are

1. Read the first and last paragraphs

2. Read the title, subtitles, subheading, and illustrations.

3. Read the first sentence of each paragraph. This technique is useful when you’re seeking specific information rather than reading for comprehension.

Skimming on computer is slower

The reading speed and comprehension is the same for the computer screen and paper. However, according to a research skimming on a computer is 41% slower than on paper.

Reading Comprehension section in CAT is one where large chunk of students face problems due to low reading speed. So prepare online to get a better edge for Common Admission Test. You can buy FireUp’s complete course on Speed Reading and Reading Comprehension just at Rs. 390. Visit FireUp’s Purchase page to buy now.

Fireup – Online CAT Preparation 2010

India’s best management institutes Indian Institutes of Management’s Admission Group decided to make their Common Admission Test (CAT 2009) online, and an alumnus of IIM Indore geared up for the challenge with his venture www.fireup.co.in

Vineet Patawari, founder of www.fireup.co.in, a Chartered Accountant and a pass-out of the Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Management, IIM Indore, who rejected a sought after seven figure job from JPMC in 2008 to follow his heart. He is supported in this venture by his partner and creative head, Shreshtha Jha.

www.fireup.co.in, which was formally launched at Oxford book store, Kolkata, on 18th December 2008 provides all the facilities for a CAT taker under one banner and includes features like blog, videos, forum, chat, common room and knowledge management.

www.Fireup.co.in claims to train an individual right from the initial CAT preparation to the ultimate challenge of clearing group discussions and interviews thereby securing a seat in the most coveted institutions through its unique courseware and methodology.

Though www.fireup.co.in is primarily an online education venture, some of its modules are also available in CDs at leading stores.

Asked about what initiated him to start an online CAT Preparation site, Patawari said that the logistics of the admission examination was becoming a nightmare, due to the growing number of aspirants every year. It was soon becoming imperative for the exam to go online some day, he added. The online examination would be much easier to manage than the current system, Jha said.

An IIM-A source confirmed that the online examination would cut down administrative costs, involving people travelling to places, and sending papers all over the country, with risks of leaks. The conventional examination can be conducted from a limited number centers while the online tests can be taken from anywhere.

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