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Arun Ganesh

Admits from NITIE, Mumbai and ABM, IIM Lucknow. 2IIM CAT 07 Classroom Student

Mechanical Engineer from SRM Engineering College, Chennai, Software Professional with 2 years experience in a leading Indian IT organization.

"I wanted to an MBA from one of the top schools in India and after attending the free math sessions of Ascent education at LIBA I was convinced that I would prepare for CAT with them. Although I am strong at quant I still lacked the nuances one requires for cracking CAT which was correctly bridged by the quant and DI classes. I learnt shortcuts and tweaks that when applied while solving problems, can maximise attempts & accuracy simultaneously cutting out on time spent per question.

Verbal ability was always my weak section and I was given expert advice about how to go about in handling the questions as everytime this was the section that would throw up surprises. The classes made me more competent in verbal ability and I was able to pick the right questions to sail through the cut-off comfortably.

The quality of the mock-cats were extremely good and I was completely prepared on the D-day for any surprises and the tutoring at the classes helped me in managing my time effectively during the test.

Having got a good CAT score and calls from top B-Schools, now came the most crucial juncture - GD-PI prep. Apart from the usual tips, we gained an extra edge over our fellow competitors in the form of in-depth presentations and sessions on management and economic related topics like the Banking system , Foreign exchange , general economics and the financial budget by the eminent faculty. We were also made to present on certain key topics under the faculty's supervision. I got an exhaustive number of simulated group discussions and case studies in a variety of topics that helped me sail past the actual group discussions. The feedback given to me after each mock interview before each of the actual interviews, I think helped me give well structured answers to the questions put forth by the panel members. And quite a few of them were actually impressed about certain answers I gave.

Finally all this helped me in getting an admit from two of the top ranked business schools in India. Thanks to Ascent education!"