CAT 06 results available at an alternative link
The following is the CAT result link:
http://202.41.76.206/scriouns2006xnbuosp
Need to keep trying for a while since its a sneak peek to ur results thru the IIM A server..
Good Luck!!
Tuesday, January 2, 2007
MAT, IBSAT, IIFT and CAT results
IBSAT Results
IIFT-Delhi Results
- List of students short-listed for Group Discussion and Interview for Admission to MBA (International Business) 2007-09 at Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Delhi (IIFT), New Delhi
- Check to check your own result in MBA (IB) 2007-09 Entrance Test
CAT 06 December 2006 Results
As per a press release at IIM Lucknow, CAT 2006 results have been delayed till 6th Jan 2007.
As per a press release at IIM Lucknow, CAT 2006 results have been delayed till 6th Jan 2007.
Saturday, December 30, 2006
XAT 2003 analysis
Analysis of XAT-2003
Shock, anger, surprise were some of the words used by the students coming out of the Examination centre after taking XAT 2003. "Shock" was used to explain the incredibly simple English questions and also for the untouchable Maths ones. The GK section was surprisingly easy and the most unpopular cum mind-boggling Maths questions threw students totally off their balance. They found themselves in a totally hapless condition as they could solve very few Maths questions despite being given "ample" time for the section. It was a three-section paper just like last year with sectional timings. The English and GK sections were a walkover as compared to last year but the Maths section gave students an unforgettable jolt. The optimum number of attempts was in the range of 120 to 130.
As far as the individual sections are concerned English was the one which would fetch the maximum score followed by GK.
Sectional Breakup:
| Section | No. Of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| 1. English | 80 | Average |
| 2. Reasoning & Quantitative Ability | | Difficult |
| 3. General Awareness 60 | Average | |
English Section:
| Area Tested | No. Of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| RC ( 1 Passage) | 10 | Easy |
| Analogies | 20 | Average |
| Fill in the Blanks | 20 | Average |
| Synonyms | 10 | Average |
| Antonyms | 20 | Average |
A total of 80 questions were to be solved in 40 minutes. Here the ideal number of attempts would be 70+ and the cutoff would be 50+.
Section 2: Maths
A total of 6 Caselets with 10 questions each to be solved in 50 minutes, which were extremely difficult. A total of 12 to 16 attempts would be considered ideal. The cut off for this section would be 8+ if there is any.
Section 3: GK
A total of 60 questions to be solved in 30 minutes
The ideal number of attempts would be 40+ and the cut off would be in the range of 25+.
Essay:
To give real service, one needs to add something, which cannot be bought or measured, like sincerity and integrity.
Total cut-off safely pegged at 85+ by CF
XAT 2004 analysis
Analysis of XAT-2004
The paper was perceived more or less as a pushover. Due to the jolt given by the Math section last year, most of the test-takers were bracing themselves for staggering questions. There were a sizeable number of single questions unlike caselets that were predominant last year. The English section as usual gave some reasons to relax. The change was brought in by the poetry, which hobbled the performance added by deceptively close options in analogies. The GK section had a mix of questions based on science, management, famous quotes, et al.
It was a three-section paper just like last year with sectional timings and had a total of 200 questions to be attempted in two hours followed by a 20-minute essay.
The optimum number of attempts was in the range of 120 to 130 (for XLRI).
As far as the individual sections are concerned, English was the one, which would fetch the maximum score, followed by Maths.
Sectional Breakup
| Section | No. Of Questions | Time Limit | Difficulty Level |
| English (Verbal Ability + Reading Comprehension) | 80 | 40 | Average |
| Reasoning & Quantitative Ability | 60 | 40 | Average |
| General Awareness | 60 | 40 | Tough |
Section 1: English
Verbal Ability
| Area Tested | No. Of Questions | Difficulty Level | Comments |
| Analogies | 20 | Average | Tricky |
| Fill in the Blanks | 10 | Average | |
| Synonyms | 20 | Average | |
| Total | 50 | Average | |
Reading Comprehension
Passage No Of Questions Type Comments
King Henry IV's speech 7 Avg Poem
Hamlet 6 Avg Poem
Indians Building American
Painter 10 Easy Antonyms Based
Total 30 Questions : Overall Average
Total of 80 questions were to be solved in 40 minutes. Here the ideal number of attempts would be 60+ and the cutoff would be 45+(for XLRI)
Section 2 : Reasoning & Quantitative Ability
Total of 60 questions to be solved in 40 minutes. Compared to last year, Quantitative ability questions were easier.
TYPE - # Of Ques - Difficulty
Functions 10 Avg
Probability 10 Avg
Spring Balance
(Reasoning) 6 Tricky
Number Series 8 Tough
Pie Chart (DI) 5 Easy
Table (DI) 6 Average
Others 15 Very Easy
Total 60 Average
Ideal attempts would be 40+ and cutoff would be30+(for XLRI).
Section 3: General
A total of 60 questions to be solved in 40 minutes. The ideal number of attempts would be 35+and the cut off would be in the range of 20+(for XLRI).
Essay:
When asked which of his works was a masterpiece, the 83-year-old architect Frank Llyod Wright replied" my next one."
Total cut-off could be safely pegged at 95+ for XLRI as per CF.
XAT 2005 analysis
XLRI Admission Test January 09, 2005
Bird's eye view
Total Number of Questions
Total Time
The Marking Scheme
Number of options Sectional Break-up
175 Objective type questions + 1 Essay type question 120 minutes + 20 minutes for essay question
The marks for each question were same but the weightage of marks was not declared.
Negative marking was 33% of the weightage of each question
FOUR
There were no SECTIONAL TIME LIMITS as in last year's XAT.
| Sections | Topic | No. Of Questions |
| A B C | Quantitative and Analytical Ability General Awareness Verbal and Logical Ability | 75 35 65 |
| Total | | 175 Question |
Quantitative and Analytical Ability In this section there were 29 questions on Arithmetic, 17 on Higher Maths, 5 questions on 4 option (twister) type DS and 24 questions were on DI. In DI there were three tables, one line graph, one pie chart and one radar graph and in all 24 questions were asked.
| Topics | No. Of Questions | Topics | No. Of Questions |
| Arithmetic | Higher Maths | ||
| Numbers | 10 | Co-ordinate Geometry | 1 |
| Two Dimensions Geometry | 5 | Differentiation | 4 |
| Mensuration - 3D | 1 | Binomial Theorem | 1 |
| Inequalities | 5 | Vector | 1 |
| Quadratic Equations | 2 | Set Theory | 6 |
| Probability | 2 | Progression | 4 |
| Profit and Loss | 1 | Integration | 1 |
| Averages | 1 | Data Sufficiency | |
| Miscellaneous | 3 | 4 Options (twister) | 3 |
| Data Interpretation | |||
| Table (3) | 9 | ||
| Line Graph (1) | 6 | ||
| Pie Charts (1) | 5 | ||
| Radar (1) | 4 | ||
Ideally a student must have spent approx. 55-60 minutes on this section.
General Knowledge
There were 35 questions of easy to moderate level of difficulty in this section. There was shift from last year's module the section had a mixture of questions from current and business GK, Economics and Traditional GK. The topic wise break up of GK part is as follows:
| Topic | No. Of Questions |
| History | 5 |
| Geography | 4 |
| Science | 6 |
| Business Awareness | 17 |
| Traditional GK | 3 |
Ideally a student must have spent approx. 15-20 minutes on this section.
Verbal and Logical Ability
There were 12 questions on Logical Ability, 32 questions on Reading Comprehension and 21 questions on English usage in this section.
The detailed break- up of this section is as follows
| Topics | No. Of Questions | |
| Logical Reasoning | 12 | |
| Synonyms and Antonyms | 12 | |
| Para Jumbles | 4 | |
| Critical Reasoning | 5 | |
| Reading Comprehension | ||
| Passage | Topic | No. Of Questions |
| I | Need of leisure in civilization for creative thoughts | 6 |
| II | Inter-relational between patrons and creators | 7 |
| III | Human Ecology | 4 |
| IV | Learn ability in child and adult | 4 |
| V | Phrenology | 7 |
| VI | Taxonomy | 4 |
Ideally a student must have spent approx. 35-40 minutes on this section.
Essay topic: More than one billion Indians: A gigantic problem or a sea of opportunities
Cut-offs
As the scores of this test are used a lot of institutes thus an exact cut-off cannot be provided.
The following can be the approx. expected cut-offs for the following institutes as per PT:
| XLRI - | 82+ |
| XIM - | 75+ |
| SIBM- | 72+ |
| GIM - | 65+ |
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