CET preparation material

For people who can score around 130+ marks in a mock CET paper, there is no need to refer to additional material. All you need to do is practise as much as you can.

However if your scores are on the lower side, I would recommend you to refer to following study materials:
1) RS Agarwal for Visual Reasoning and Data Interpretation
2) Read as many books as you can and try to improve your reading speed
3) Learn squares and cubes of numbers from 1 to 20
4) Refer to any coaching classes prep material. The idea is to master tricks and not just solve problems.

A lot of people ask: What is the ideal level of preparation?
The answer is: It will vary from person to person, but the benchmark is getting 150+ in mock CETs...You must keep on practising till you reach this level.

All the Best for CET 2010...Hoping to see atleast 5 people in Bajaj next year who would have benefited from CET Gyaan Blog...

How to solve Logical Reasoning questions using Venn Diagrams

The question is as follows:-

All Doctors are Physicians. All Physicians are graduates. All pediatricians are doctors. All actors are graduates.

Conclusions:-
I. Some physicians are actors.
II. Some doctors are actors.
III. All pediatricians are graduates.
IV. All doctors are graduates.

1) All follow
2) Only III and IV follow
3) Only II,III and IV follow
4) Only I,III and IV follow
5) Only I and II follow

Ans)
Now to solve these type of questions, you must always draw Venn diagrams according to the statements given. In our case the venn diagram wud be as depicted:-



Now it is not given the actors are alos some other thing than being graduates. So we have not shown the intersection of Actors' circle with other cirlces. From the Venn diagram it is evident that we can surely say that III and IV follow. Regarding I and II they might be true or false. We cant say about I and II with surety.

So mark option 2.

How to tackle DI problems which are calculation intensive

Like Sunil Gavaskar once said, the best way to play fast bowlers is to stay at the non striker's end..Likewise in CET, the best way to tackle DI problems is to leave them...(This shoud be the case if your attempts are below 160)...

If you are able to attempt 170+ questions, then you should solve DI problems....Posting some tricks for those ppl....

1) 345 + 323+ 567 + 219

Your mind shud make 3 rounds to quickly calculate the sum

Round 1:- Add all the digits in hundreth place...
that is 300 + 300 + 500 + 200 = 1300

Round 2- Add all the digits in tenth place...
that is 40 + 20 + 60 + 10 = 130

Round 1 + Round 2 = 1430

Round 3:- Add all the digits in units place...
that is 5 + 3 + 7 + 9 = 24

Round 1 + Round 2 + Round 3 = 1430 + 24 = 1454
While this might seem to be a very tediuos process its actually faster than your normal addition process...


Important :- Now if for the above question say you had the following as options to your answers
1) 1232
2) 1454
3) 1563
4) 1769
5) 2137

There was no need to calculate the entire sum. All you could have done is calculate the sum of unit digits which gives you "4" in the units place. Now of all the options available, there is only one option which has "4" in its units place. So mark option 2 as your answer.



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2) Use approximation always to arive at ratios

For eg 34/22 is approx 33/22 which is 3/2 which is 1.5...
so 34/22 is slightly above 1.5

How I cracked CET 2009...How was Mission JBIMS accomplished...

Practice makes man perfect. I have experienced this adage to come true in my CET 2009 experience. Before CET 2009, my previous two CETs fetched me 99.57%tile and 98.43%tile. But in the earlier CETs I didnt practise much.

Turning Point:- I spoke to 99.99%tiler Puneet Tulsyan, about how he did he go about hs preparations to get such a score. And he told me that he solved around 60+ mock papers and attempted 200 questions.

How did it pan out for me.

1) Starting from Jan, I used to solve atleast 1 paper each day.

2)I joined a test series. I also got mock papers from other coaching classes. I used to sit 2 and 1/2 hour on a stretc to solve each paper.

3) After solving each paper, I used to analyse my performance and find out any weaknesses in me. Then I used to separately work on those weaknesses to improve upon them.

4) By the time CET happened, I had solved around 50 mock papers in all.

5) In CET attmepting 190+ questions is of utmost importance to make it to JBIMS. So speed is as important as accuracy. I attempted 195 questions in CET 2009.

Advice to CET aspirants

1) CET questions are pretty simple. The only thing is that you must be quick on your feet to solve those.

2) There is no one strategy to crack CET. Solve atleast 50 + mocks and make your own strategy.

3) In the end if you can attempt 190+ questions, there is no need for a strategy...:)

4) Remember one thing, only JBIMS is A+ grade in CET and the rest all are B-C grade colleges. So aim no less than JBIMS.

All the best to all. I hope my post will help you guys. As soon as I get time, I shall add the tricks on this blog.

Tips to solve the comprehension passages of CET

1) Never leave the antonyms and synonyms questions of passages. You need not read the passage for solving these.
2) Never read the passage word to word.
3) Find a keyword in the question and scan through the passage to find a keyword. Once you find the keyword, then read the sentence containing the keyword carefully.
4) The answers to passage questions generally appear sequentially in a CET passage. So do not read the entire passage first. Instead start with the questions and then find the answers for them in the CET passage.

Proforma-G CET Work-ex certificate

It is not necessary to submit the work-ex certificate in the proforma-G as mentioned in the CET brochure. Last year I submitted the following documents:-
1) Work-ex certificate in the format of Infosys.
2) First and Last Month's salary slips
3) Newspaper Copy encircling Infosys as a listed company
And guess what!!! I got the one mark I deserved.

Best Colleges through CET

CET has been a very popular option for Maharashtra MBA aspirants..However getting a good college in CET is easy as well as tough...

1)Easy because unlike CAT,XAT and most other B-school entrance exams..CET is a speed test..so the more you practice the better you get..
2) Tough because there are very few good options available in CET..The only colleges that are
good in CET are:-
a) JBIMS - 99.85 %tile to 99.99%tile
b) Sydenham - 99.5 %tile to 99.85%tile
c) Somaiya and Welingakr - 99.4 %tile to 99.8%tile
d) PUMBA...

Out of the above colleges, JBIMS is the best by far.....
So all the best to all CET aspirants ..and my advice to you would be to solve as many CET mocks as possible...
Will be soon coming up with tricks of solving the CET mocks...so keep looking at the blog..Add it to your favourites....Go thru my other posts as well to find other information...

CET Paper Solving tricks..

Very soon I am going to put up tricks to solve the CET papers..so keep looking at my blog...Add it to your favourites........

SJMSOM Converted

Really in a dilemma whethere I should pay up the fees at SJMSOM...after getting 99.99%tile in CET...SJMSOM has hiked the fees by too much this year..:-(...9 lakhs is too much yaar...

CET 2008 GD Topics

---> Common sense is more important than being an Indian.
--->There is no right way to do wrong things.
--->Is a punchline necessary for advertising?
--->Management is an Art or Science.
--->Science is a boon or a bane?
--->Is India or China a superpower?
--->Liberalization---> Should government spend more on space research or fulfill basic needs?---> Casteism
---> In a country like India public sector is vital for national development.
---> Nexus between Politicians and the Underworld.
---> Conditional Access System for TV viewers: Bane or Boon?
--->Managerial skills learnt in classroom: Do they match with managerial skills learnt with experience?
--->Professional Managers also have a role in family businesses.--->India should have presidential form of democracy rather than parliamentary form
--->Government should clean their hands first then point fingers at private sector for corruption.
---> How safe is it for girls to work in the night at call centers?---> Mobile phones are a bane or a boon?
---> Hindi should be made the national language for national integration?
---> Donations in school admissions.--->Democracy is hampering India---> Is customer really the king?
---> Contractual farming is an opportunity or a threat?
---> Arranged Marriages are better than Love Marriages.
---> India is a rich country of poor people.

How important is choice of centre in CET...Does choice of a centre outside Mumbai offer more marks..?

I dont think any centre can give you bad marks if you are good enough and vice versa..In CET 2007, my centre was MET, Mumbai and I got 27/34 ( GD 13/17, PI 15/17). In CET 2008 my centre was SIMSREE Mumbai, and I got 31/34 (GD 15/17, PI 16/17).
Fingers crossed for CET 2009....:-)..I hope I make it 34/34 this year...........

The centres that are available are:-
1) Mumbai
2) Jalgaon
3) Nashik
4) Nagpur
5) Kolhapur
6) Aurangabad
..and some others well....

My suggestion would be to be focus on CET GD-PI preparations more than focus on chosing a centre

CET Performance over the years...Moral of the story...Try and Try Until You succeed

Finally got the holy grail in 2009...Topper of CET 2009 with 167/200....:-)

CET Topper...CET 2009 highest score by me...

I have got 167/200...Most probably I am the CET topper this year...:-):-)
Not 100% sure though...

CET GD PI Basics to score well..

Some ToDos for CET GD

1)Enter 4-7 times..with good points...

2) Never quarrell with anyone..Always try to pose as if you are a wonderful team man...

3) While the GD is in progress...pay attention to what other particiapnts..and do not look at the judges...

4) Try to throw in as many examples as possible...

5) When u summarise...summarise all the points covered in the discussion and not solely ypur points...

6) Neveer take a stand in the beginnning. Throw as many points from boith sides..and later on take a stand if one side is stronger than other....

7) Never affend any particapnt. IT can backfire. Be very polite and friendly to each participant...

CET Help

If anyone needs any advice regarding CET..plz feel free to mail me @mahavironly4u@gmail.com.....Will be more than pleased to help you.

CET 2009 Expected Cutoffs

The expected cutoffs for CET 2009 are as follows
JBIMS - 185
Sydenham MMS - 180
Sydenham PG 175
Welingkar - 174
KJ Somaiya - 174.............

All the best to everyone...:-)

CET 2009 cracked

I have cracked this year's CET @ 99.99 percentile...with score of 167...
Most probably I am the topper of CET...:-)
JBIMS calling now....
Oops I dont believe this...It has happened to me...