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What are institutes looking for in your Statement of Purpose

Ram and Shyam are two school friends and both of them are good students. They both wish to get into the same MBA institute, Acme institute (fictional and unrelated to Wyle E. Coyote). It top MBA institute with a very good placement record. But as fate would have it while Shyam got accepted into a[…]

How to hold the interviewers’ interest during an MBA interview

3 tips to direct the flow of MBA Interview Questions

It’s all about the pressure! Ram and Rima are two very good friends preparing to get into premier management institutes. They have always studied together whenever they are preparing for the exam. Ram is very confident that he will easily get into one of the top business schools, but Rima is not very confident. Rima[…]

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What to Do the Day before the GD/PI – Grooming Tips and Other Points

If you are applying for an MBA, you must consider substance as well as style. How you present yourself in the GD/PR influences the outcome significantly. One tends to ignore grooming tips till the last minute. In order to make sure that you do well in these situations, we bring you a few tips and ideas[…]

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5 Tips to Successfully Crack a Group Discussion

One cannot overemphasise how important a group discussion is. Candidates may feel that a GD is not the fairest way to evaluate their skills. However, GDs provide valuable insights to the institutes when deciding upon whom to pick. It is better to accept the practicality of the group discussion phase rather than being bogged down by[…]

How to make the perfect MBA application resume for colleges?

In search of the perfect MBA application resume… Tina: I have my interview in this highly reputed college tomorrow. It is my dream to study in such a prestigious institution. I want to ace the interview. Riya: Have you prepared everything for it? Tina: I have. But I am not really sure how good my[…]

Useful tips for approaching the written assessment test during MBA application

How to approach Written Assessment Test (WAT)?

Raksha and Tarun first met at a coaching class while preparing for CAT exam. They shared notes and study plans and became good friends over time. While Raksha is the talkative one, Tarun is the shy type. He prefers to keep his conversations short and to the point. They meet up after Tarun’s Group Discussion[…]

How to prepare for an interview for MBA admission- Part I

“Appearance matters a lot more than you realise!” Samina and Roshni have known each other since kindergarten. Samina has always been careful about her appearance. She had the perfectly put together outfit no matter what the occasion. Roshni has always had a rather laid back attitude. “Comfort first” is the motto she lived by, which[…]

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How to Study current affairs for Group Discussion and Written Ability Tests

Janki and Pallavi are two friends who have been preparing to get into an esteemed business school. While Pallavi has been focusing more on preparing only for CAT, Janki is wiser and has been preparing for group discussion, WATs, and the personal interviews as well. The following is a conversation between Pallavi and Janki while[…]

Degree on a pile of money – ROI

Is ROI the only thing that matters while selecting MBA colleges?

Suresh and Ramesh are old school friends. Unlike most stories where one is smart and the other is lucky, in this story both friends are smart and hardworking. Both pursued undergrad from the same institute with the same field and got almost the same scores. The duo then went their separate ways to pursue post[…]