This month of May is an important month for your CAT 2011 dreams. We are almost midway to our CAT 2011 journey. The journey is most likely to touch the finishing line in November-December 2011 when all the MBA aspirants will take CAT 2011.
Still you have more than four months to prepare for this big exam, and if you have still not joined a coaching institute then this is the perfect time for you to join, if you feel that coaching center guidance will help you in achieving your goal.
But to choose the right CAT prep institute is a task which you should not take lightly. With, probably, many MBA coaching institutes in your city/town you may get confused.
To guide you in selecting the right prep institute we present to you the key parameters that you have to keep in mind.
Before we venture further let us know which are the leading test prep institutes. Some of these are: Triumphant Institute of Management Education (T.I.M.E.), IMS Learning, Career Launcher, PT Education, Career Forum to name a few.
According to Manish Saraf, COO, PT Education there are many MBA coaching institutes. It is very important to make the right choice. The parameters which he suggests are: pedagogy, faculty, course content, quality of mock test, to name a few.
Let us know in detail the parameters for selecting the right test prep institute:
Repute of the MBA coaching institute: One of the reasons that will make you think of joining a particular MBA coaching institute is the repute that it has. And that repute comes from the successful students it produces. The first testimony of the coaching institute is its success rate.
In its advertisement the MBA institute may give a particular number of students cracking CAT and receiving calls from IIMs. But you should check that for yourself before believing their advertisement.
Ask your seniors and students of B-schools to check the quality of the MBA coaching institute you have decided to join. Visit the institute to see the infrastructure and other parameters. You will get the idea yourself.
Pedagogy: Teaching methodology adopted by a prep institute is a very important parameter. Before joining, you should have a look at the quality of course material provided, the number of mock tests, class size etc.
You should focus on whether the faculty member gives individual attention, how much stress is given on problem solving rather than only theoretical learning etc. If the class size is too big, then there are chances that individual attention will not be given to the students and in such case you might not be able to get your personal queries cleared.
Faculty: Faculty members are the most important asset of any prep institute. You should check the faculty profile before finalizing the CAT coaching institute. Firstly you should see the faculty count per subject, the method of teaching, and the background of the faculty members.
Course content: You should compare the course material of present year and the past years to see if the course content is regularly updated or not. Every year CAT throws different types of surprises. You should check whether the surprise elements are embedded in the course material received by the students of the existing batch.
Quality of Mock test: Apart from looking at the number of mock tests provided by the coaching institute you should see if the mock test is given in a simulated environment and check the similarity of the test module with the computer based CAT exam. The quality of mock test analysis should also be checked.
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