In the past five years, the number
of students opting for MBA has
increased manifold, making it a
highly competitive space for
students. There are several
popular coaching classes that
prepare students for competitive
exams like CAT, MAT, XAT, MH-CET
and so on. Among these, Common
Admission Test (CAT) comes across
as the highly acclaimed test that
lets students enter the prestigious
IIMs. Students have now started
taking industry experience quite
seriously before pursuing MBA and
many students opt for
management studies after a
significant amount of work
experience. Such students who are
preparing for CAT (while working)
with time constraint or living in
cities without coaching resources
can conveniently opt for online
resources. In fact, there are a
myriad of resources online that will
help you prepare for CAT.
Now you will find all necessary
resources on the Internet; some
are available for free while others
may be available at low to high
cost. There is a lot of free material
and test series by various
educational sites, and there are
some professionals conducting
coaching classes over Webinar or
recording video lectures for
students.
Students or professionals looking
to crack the exam with flying
colours but face issues like time
constraint or lack of classes in
vicinity can opt for online courses.
Some renowned options include
MindWorkzz by Arun Sharma,
BYJU’s classes and a few more.
However, you will have to carefully
chart out what you are looking for
in an online coaching – online
lectures from the comfort of home
or in a class wherein you can
interact with other students,
classroom coaching combined with
certain online lectures or pre-
recorded videos, classroom
coaching with online test package
and so on. Let’s take a look at
some of the best online coaching
classes to prepare for CAT.
MindWorkzz
Arun Sharma, an alumni of IIM
Bangalore, is one of the known
names when it comes to online
coaching. His online coaching
class, MindWorkzz, offers live
lectures wherein he teaches
several students using webinar. In
case of a query during the lecture,
a student can conveniently raise
his/her hand ask the question.
Before opting for the class, one
can check out their demo lectures.
This is a good option for those
really dedicated professionals and
students, who would attend
lectures from home. There are
several online courses at
MindWorkzz starting at Rs 5500.
You can specifically opt for a
particular section like Verbal or DI,
or for the complete comprehensive
course. One of the key advantage
of this type of online coaching
class is the convenience to attend
lectures at home. So, if you spend
30 or 45 minutes travelling for a 2-
hour lecture, online coaching will
help you save that much time,
which you can utilise probably
studying.
BYJU’s classes
If attending a lecture all by
yourself isn't your idea of studying,
then BYJU’s classes are a great
option. BYJU’s classes has centres
across the nation. However,
students have to come to the local
centre and watch the online
lecture there. In case of query,
they can ask the local teacher
present in the classroom. BYJU’s
lectures are said to be awesome by
many students. Going to the
centre and attending it will also
let students interact with others in
the class. Before taking the final
plunge, you can opt for free trial
lecture. On the site, you will also
find easy to filter free tests (Easy,
Medium and Difficult levels) on
Verbal, DI, Quantitative along with
some mock tests. Students can
also download the free e-booklet, a
PDF with all shortcuts.
The online comprehensive test
series package – including 4000+
online questions, 150+ chapterwise
unit tests, comprehensive online
feedback, special CAT files to
practise techniques and strategies
– costs Rs 5,000. Also, lay your
hands on 20 online mock tests
available on the site.
TCYOnline
Apart from the horde of free prep
tests and study material,
TCYOnline also offers some
premium courses. TCYOnline offers
three online courses for CAT –
Basic, Advantage and Premium,
priced at Rs 975, Rs 1,450 and Rs
1,950 respectively. The Basic
course contains over 250
chaperwise and sectional tests
along with complete mock tests;
the Advantage course also includes
voice-based lectures and notes
that you can download. The
Premium online course contains
everything included in Basic and
Advantage, and also includes mock
tests for other tests. TCY Analytics
lets you compare your score with
other test takers and know where
exactly you stand.
Career Launcher
Career Launcher is extremely
popular for its classroom coaching,
and also has some online benefits.
It doesn't conduct classes over
webinar like MindWorkzz but offers
an online MBA on Demand package
that lets you learn at your own
pace with 100 hours of recorded AV
sessions and includes everything
from practice questions and
puzzles to former entrance exam
questions. It also has a test series
package that lets you take tests
online, benchmark your
performance and prepare yourself
for any perceivable scenario. Both
MBA on Demand and the test
series package cost Rs 2,549 each.
Some more options include WizIQ
courses by Ravi Handa. According
to a student,both MindWorkzz and
WizIQ courses are good for
Quantitative analysis and have
different unique selling point.
Alchemist is a another good
option, according to students who
took it up on Pagalguy.com. Their
online programme includes
lectures in the form of videos and
PDF files. They offer video-
conferences, online test sheets, e-
books and discussion forums.
Though not a big player, according
to a forum member at Pagalguy, it
is a good option for a more
personalised interaction.
Free online resources
Besides comprehensive coaching
classes, there are a lot of edu-sites
that offer practice and study
material for free. You may not get
specialised ways to approach the
paper as provided by the above
courses, but there is enough free
material for some self study and
getting the basics right. There are
numerous sectional and timed
online mock tests that you can lay
your hands on.
Pagalguy prep centre
Pagalguy's forum is a place which
brings all the latest scoop about
MBA in India. Students have
created online prep centres,
wherein students indulge in group
studies online. Here, students
discuss queries and find solutions.
Click here to take a look. It also
has sectional discussion with
forum threads specifically for
Verbal, Quantitative, DI and so on.
Quantitative Analysis
There are several sites that help
you improve your mathematical
skills for free. The TotalGadha has
it all covered, be it crunching
number systems or factorials. Each
topic has been explained well, and
below the complete explanation,
you will find some sample
questions and their solutions.
TCYOnline’s Math worksheet
explains all those mathematical
basics from grade 5 to grade 10.
Afterall, it was while in these
grades that you last worked on
problems related to probability or
profit and loss. The site covers all
the basics you need to know about
each topic and prepares you to
take on difficult problems. You can
start with "Easy" and then move on
to "Medium" and "Difficult" levels.
Topcoaching is another such site
that will let you get all the
mathematical fundas right.
If you have sharpened your skills
enough and want to take some
more tests along with your usual
mock tests, then SimplyLearnt
offers topic-wise, accurately timed
tests so that you can practice a
particular topic. The site offers
different levels of tests and you
can move ahead by clearing a
lower level.
Reasoning
Reasoning can be really tricky and
requires lots of practice. Offering
free study material for Logical,
Verbal and Non-Verbal reasoning,
Indiabix lets you solve questions
and view answers, and provides
workspace to do the rough
calculation right there. Moreover,
there is a button that directly
takes you to the forum to discuss
the questions and their solutions
with other students. All chapters
are thoroughly covered by the site.
TCYOnline also has a forum
wherein one can discuss on
multiple reasoning topics. Click
here to find out. Moreover, here
are a few tips that will help you
prepare for logical reasoning.
Verbal
While some reading everyday could
be of great help, one can easily
take small, timed, topic-wise
grammar tests available for free
online everyday. EducationObserver
has some nice time-based tests.
There are different difficulty levels
(featuring almost all topics) and it
covers most simple and basic
questions too. TCYONline has also
put up a series of tests online that
you can take up for free.
Pagalguy’s own verbal thread is
great for discussing your queries;
you can learn a lot from these
discussions wherein students post
their queries.
Data Interpretation
Data Interpretation requires a lot
of practise and one will have to
remember the types of charts, how
to tackle them and some basic
formulae. SimplyLearnt has put up
some free material and practice
sessions for every Data
Interpretation (DI) type question.
It points out which type of
questions you must practice for
CAT and if you are low on time,
then which type of questions
should not be given a lot of
importance.
Though this content is a little old,
Munira Lokhandwala has explained
how to prepare for DI and get
comfortable with calculations,
along with a couple of practice
examples for MBA aspirants. Check
it out on TotalGadha . LearnHub
also has some old question papers
with solutions covered, in case you
want to take a look at the DI in
these papers.
In a nutshell, one has to precisely
choose what suits them the best.
A working professional pursuing
MBA with a tight schedule can opt
for online lectures or combine
online and weekend coaching.
Forums like Pagalguy have several
threads wherein students share
their experience of tackling online
tests. If you have enrolled for any
such courses, do share your
experience in the comments
section below.
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