I have just entered in my 2nd year, should I start my serious preparations for CAT now and appear in next CAT exam?

No, CAT is not required to get admission in MBA at Rajalakshmi Engineering College. Admission is offered based on TANCET scores, group discussion and personal interview. Although, CAT score can be accepted for admission in MBA at Rajalakshmi Engineering College.

CAT is one of the accepting exams for admission in PGDM at Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Bangalore. Aspirants can also get admission based on their scores in XAT, CMAT, GMAT, ATMA. Candidates also need to pass GDPI round for admission in PGDM programme.

Some of the coaching centres that offer weekend batches are T.I.M.E., IMS Kanpur, Career Launcher Kanpur, Zenith Academy and SuperGrads.

To choose the best CAT Coaching institute, candidates must consider the following points:

• Compare classroom vs. online/hybrid formats
• Success Rate of the centre
• Ask about batch size, number of full-length mocks, recorded sessions/notes
•  Final fee structure and refund/installment policy.

The average fee ranges from ₹50,000 to ₹85,000 for offline classroom courses and ₹18,000 to ₹35,000 for online courses.