Interviewbites Blog Preparation for CAT XAT MBA Interviews and GD - Top 4 things to remember

Preparation for CAT XAT MBA Interviews and GD - Top 4 things to remember Here comes the mother of all entrances - CAT (Common Admission Test). The scheduled date for the exam is 16th Nov and 22nd Nov 2014.Every year August is the time when the MBA entrances starts, reaches to an apex by November and finishes off by January of next year. The registration of these exams starts almost 3 to 4 months in advance. So students have to be vigilant on the registration start time and should apply within time. This week is the toughest week for MBA aspirants as the CAT is in progress and aspirants need to be focused on the studies and have to remain focused. Just after the written is over, aspirants turn to the next challenge viz a viz Interviews and Group discussions. For most of the aspirants with Engineering background, GD and Personal Interview (PI) is a nightmare. Reason being the technical back ground. The seriousness of Engineering subjects dominates, resulting in a 'Not so good' performance in GD and PI. As most of the B Schools have GD as a screening criteria, so its important to do well in it.Interview Bites is presenting a list of top four items that aspirants should be focusing for the preparation of GD and PI. 1. Current Affairs: Aspirants need to be close to the current affairs. As they would have been busy in the preparation of written exam, this is the time, when you need to get back to the news that happened in last 12 months.2. Corporate Developments: Aspirants need to keep a sharp eye on the latest developments that have changed the Corporate - be it technology, latest innovations, Brand Wars , Gadgets, acquisitions, social networking in corporate etc.3. Economies: Aspirants need to know about the leading Economies across the world and how are they impacting Indian Economy/Corporations.4. National and International Politics: This might be seen as 'Not required for MBAs' but that's not the case. In today's world, Politics is influencing the Civic, Cultural, Businesses, Corporate, Economic, International ties and helluva let of other things. The major exams are scheduled as per below dates: Exam NameScheduled DateCAT16th and 22nd Nov 2014IIFT23rd Nov 2014TISS22nd Dec 2014Symbiosis26th Nov 2014ICFAI10th Dec 2014XAT4th Jan 2015UGC NET28th Dec 2014