CAT 2008 Study Material - Quant, Verbal, DI, RC, Logic course material and Mock CATs for IIM Entrance Preparation

CAT Correspondence Course

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CAT Diagnostic Test

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CAT Classroom Program

Weekend and weekday classes for CAT @ Chennai. Boot Camp for CAT Math and CAT Crash courses.

CAT eBooks

Easy to download Math eBooks on tough Math topics. Number Theory, Permutation and Geometry. $5.99 each.

Correspondence Course : Study Material & Mock CATs for CAT

Course Material, Mock CATs for CAT (IIMs' Entrance Test) Prepared by IIM Graduates

CAT Correspondence Course - within India

The CAT correspondence course that 2IIM offers provides comprehensive study material prepared by the alumni of the IIMs and is self explanatory. The course material covers all areas tested in the Common Admission Test (CAT) - viz., Quantitative reasoning, Verbal reasoning, Reading comprehension, Analytical and logical reasoning, and Data Interpretation. The study material has been prepared with extreme care to provide you with the necessary ammunition to face CAT.

Refresher Books in Math, English and Data Interpretation

1. CAT Quantitative Reasoning (Math)

3 Refresher books covering all relevant topics - starting from Number systems, Percentages to Permutation & Combination to Geometry to Functions.
- A total of 27 topics from Arithmetic, Algebra and Geometry.
- The refresher books contain introduction and explanation on concepts in each topic followed by adequate number of solved examples which cover a wide range of questions that appear from these chapters in CAT.
- Solved examples in the refresher books include questions that are replicas of questions that appeared in previous CATs. Such questions are separately identified for your convenience.
- Solved examples are followed by several exercise problems. These problems are provided with answers and detailed explanatory solutions.
- Shortcuts or alternate methods to solve quant questions are provided alongside the solved examples wherever possible.
A book of Chapterwise Tests in Math.
- Each test comprises 30 to 60 oft-repeated questions.
- The Speed Tests are to be taken after you complete each chapter.
- The tests have been designed to help you consolidate what you have learnt in the respective topic.
- Speed Tests help you identify ways of solving a question in the quickest possible time, when multiple choices are provided.
- Explanatory answers along with correct answers to each question is provied
Quant Proficiency Tests in select Math topics
- These tests test your proficiency in 1 to 3 chapters in mathematics.
- These tests are to be taken as part of your final revision, about two months before CAT.
- These tests are designed to acquaint you with a variety of CAT - like questions and to help you master concepts in Math and skillfully employ smart techniques in answering these questions.
To know more about what is exactly covered in each of the Math topics

2. CAT Verbal Ability (English Section)

Refresher book on Sentence Correction. Emphasises on how to spot common errors in sentences. Includes Speed Tests on Sentence Correction.
Refresher book on Sentence Re-arrangement. Includes Exercises and Tests on Sentence Re-arrangement.
A Word list with around 2500 words. Includes commonly used Non-English Foreign Words. Also includes Alphabet-wise tests on vocabulary.
Proficiency test in Sentence Correction.

3. Reading Comprehension (RC)

Reading Comprehension questions have been a regular feature in all CAT tests in the past. The level of difficulty of the passages and the questions that appear in CAT have been getting tougher over past two years. We have redesigned and included a lot of passages to reflect this changing trend in CAT.

Tips and techniques on attempting RC questions
Speed Test in Reading Comprehension with over 50 passages and 300 questions from various topics.

4. Data Interpretation (DI)

A Refresher book on DI with introduction to various types of questions that typically appear in Data Interpretation - viz. Tables, Pie Charts, Bar Charts, Line Graph ...
A Refresher book on Data Sufficiency with emphasis on common traps in the DS section.
The refresher book on DI includes Speed Tests on Data Interpretation (DI).
The refresher book on DS includes Speed Tests on Data Sufficiency (DS).

CAT - Full Length Tests

1. CAT Comprehensive Tests (CCTs)

20 full length CAT Comprehensive Tests with answer keys and detailed explanatory answers.

2. Mock CAT Series

10 Mock CAT Tests will be provided. 5 of these will be mailed to you in the second week of September 2008 and the remaining 5 will be mailed to you in second week of October 2008.

Course Structure and Assistance

CAT Correspondence Course Structure

The study material for CAT correspondence course is sent in three packs. The first pack when you sign up, the second in the second week of September 2008 and the third in the second week of October 2008.

Web based assistance

During the tenure of the course, you can send in your queries related to preparing for the Common Admission Test (CAT) through e-mail to us and one of our faculty members will respond to your queries.

Fees for 2IIM's CAT correspondence course

The fee for the CAT correspondence course is Rs.4300 (Rupees Four Thousand Three Hundred Only) - for students residing anywhere within India.

How to enrol for the CAT correspondence program?
Offline Registration - Option 1 You can download a copy of our free diagnostic test (pdf format) and the registration form (pdf format). Fill up the registration form and enclose a DD for Rs. 4300 (Rupees Four Thousand Three Hundred Only) in favour of Ascent Education, payable at Chennai and send it to our Chennai office. Offline Registration - Option 2 To enrol, send an email to prep@2iim.com with your complete contact details including pincode and telephone number. In reply, you will receive a copy of our course brochure and a registration form by courier / post. Fill up the registration form and enclose a DD for Rs.4300 (Rupees Four Thousand Three Hundred only) in favour of Ascent Education, payable at Chennai.		Online Registration You can register for 2IIM's correspondence course online using your credit card or online banking account. We use the merchant account facilities of CCAVENUE and an amount of Rs.4300 will appear as Avenues or CC Avenue in your next credit card statement. As soon as we receive notification from CCAVENUE validating the credit card transaction, we will process your application. Usually it takes 24 hours to receive validation after you have placed the order online. The first batch of study material will be despatched to you within 3 working days from the date of receipt of validation from CC Avenue. We suggest that you send an email to prep@2iim.com after signing up online so that we can process your application without any delay.

Our Address and Course Material Despatch Schedule

If you are opting to register offline, then please send your filled up application forms along with the DD to the following address.

2IIM - CAT Preparation
Ascent Education
14B/1, Dr. Thirumurthy Nagar 1st Street
Nungambakkam, Chennai 600 034.
India.
Phone +91 44 4500 8484 or +91 44 3912 4040.

The first batch of CAT course material will be despatched within 3 working days from the date of receipt of your completed application form with fees.