KUCAT Preparation Tips

Basic Tips on How to Prepare for KUCAT

KUCAT (Kerala University Common Admission Test):

Kerala University Common Admission Test (KU-CAT) 2012 for admission to the Two Year MBA (Full time) and MBA (Tourism-Full time) Credit and Semester System offered at Institute of Management in Kerala (IMK), Palayam campus and its extension centres for the batch of 2012-2014. Institute of Management in Kerala (IMK) is consistently rated as one of the top b-schools.

The student who has passed degree from any Indian Universities under the regular stream recognised by the University of Kerala and shall be in 10+2+3 pattern (or in 10+2+4). In all the cases the student should have passed the degree examination with not less than 50% marks in Part III marks in BA, B.Sc, B.Com etc., and 50% marks in aggregate in case of B.Tech, B.Sc (Agri) and other 4/5 year degree courses is eligible for admission. SC/ST candidates shall be given relaxation as per University rules. The students who are appearing for their final year/final semester degree examination can also eligible to apply.

All the candidates who wrote the entrance examination will be invited to participate in the Group Discussion and Interview to be held at the last week of April 2012 at Trivandrum, Adoor and Alappuzha.
Rank list for admission to the MBA programme will be finalized on the basis of the score obtained in the Entrance Test (70% weightage), Group Discussion (15% weightage) and Interview (15% weightage).

Preparation for KUCAT 2012:

• Take Mocks to create the test like situation, Take more and more Mock tests to recreate the exam scenario at home with strict adherence to time.
• Revise the basics, According to the experts, KUCAT tests your basic knowledge. So now you should revise on the basics.
• Analyse Mock tests again, Analyse Mock tests which you have already taken. Try to solve the questions which you did not attempt or got wrong. You can also try and solve the questions which you have got right in a faster way.
• Just build on your strengths. Start your Studies with subjects you enjoy doing. In that way you can gain confidence early in your KUCAT Preparation.
• Then start working hard on you weaknesses and improve them. You should take at least one full length Mock test on alternate days.
• Get a balanced score, Make sure you attempt all the sections and at least get the cut offs in your weak areas and higher percentiles in stronger areas. Attempting all sections will increase your chances to crack KUCAT Entrance Exam.
• Don’t get tense if you get stuck in a particular question. Just keep moving and focus on other questions. Your effort must be to read every question in the paper.
• Attempt to finish the paper 15 minutes in advance. Then only you will be able to attempt all questions you may know. Have that last 15 minute buffer in the end to boost your score.
• Relax and take it easy, don’t take much stress on last minute preparations or go overboard with enjoyment. Just relax and ease out.

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