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CS Examination:
A- Foundation
B- Executive
C- Professional course
Tips:
Set your plan agile and keep buffer time for revision and solving mock test papers.
Six months can make or change the game, time management is very important at every single point of time till the final day and even on the day.
Keep positive! Maintain a good balance between your accuracy and solving time.
Be focused and calm. For the last month keep all the formulas and tricks handy and revise on a daily basis.
Remember:
- Make daily/weekly targets and pen down each
- Revise the syllabus as per study plan
- Solve previous year questions as per time frame guidelines of the actual exam. This will give you a look and feel of actual exam
- Manage your time well
- Keep calm and stay cool

Preparation can be three types: self, self plus coaching and coaching,
It depends whether you are working or a student. So, if you are working you have to prepare either by self-using the correspondence booklets or you can take the option of taking weekend coaching classes or you can buy some famous books used for the preparation of MBA entrance exams. But if you are a student then you have a good amount of time to prepare so you can use the correspondence courses and books initially for self-preparation and later can join coaching classes for brushing up your preparation with added techniques. So, any MBA entrance exam has generally three sections: quantitative aptitude, logical reasoning & data interpretation and verbal reasoning along with a study of general current affairs. So, depending on your strengths, weakness and speed prepare the three sections accordingly and nail the exam.
Note: prepare for social and rural contemporary issues thoroughly.

The IIFT written test has multiple choice objective type test of two hours and the test areas over the last few years have been Quantitative Ability, Data Interpretation, Reading Comprehension, Verbal Ability, Logical Reasoning and General Awareness.
Here are few tips to prepare for IIFT:
1. Prepare the key concepts of Arithmetic, Algebra, and Geometry & Modern Maths in the Quantitative Ability section in a thorough manner.
2. To tackle the Verbal Ability section, one has to focus on improving one's reading speed because the paper typically features 3-4 reading comprehensions.
3. You should prepare the basics of grammar in order to solve sentence correction questions. Practice is required to solve usage-based questions like analogy, fill in the blanks, etc.
4. It is advisable to practice different data interpretation question types like pie charts, bar graphs, data tables, line charts & combinations thereof for the DI section.
5. General Awareness is an environment-sensitive area and requires familiarity with both static and current components of the environment. For static GK, one should focus on topics like history, geography, economics, political system, etc.
All the best.

Preparation can be of three types: self, self plus coaching, coaching. It depends on whether you are a working professional or a student. So, if you are working you have to prepare either by self-using the correspondence booklets or you can take the option of taking weekend coaching classes. Also, you can buy some famous books used for the preparation of MBA entrance exams. But if you are a student then you have a good amount of time to prepare. So you can use the correspondence course and books initially for self-preparation and later can join coaching classes for brushing up your preparation with added techniques. So, any MBA entrance exam has generally three sections- quantitative aptitude, logical reasoning & data interpretation and verbal reasoning along with the study of general current affairs. So, depending on your strengths, weakness and speed, prepare the three sections accordingly and nail the exam.
Both written and verbal communication is vital for GMAT, so prepare this part thoroughly.

It is actually more difficult to prepare for CAT when you have the whole year to prepare! The pressure brought about due to the double-digit countdown of days to CAT is actually the best kick-in-the-ass needed to get started. This is particularly effective when you have just 3-4 months to prepare starting from scratch. But you have to be regular - at least a couple of sectional tests and a-once-a-week full-length Mock CAT is the right way forward.
2. Screw theory and classroom coaching, yes, screw them both. You will waste your time in crash-courses especially if you are a working person. You will only exhaust yourself and have to undergo a heavy course in a short period of time. The thing is, every CAT taker is almost unique in terms of topics of ease and topics of discomfort. So sit down alone at home (or maybe with a small group of blokes preparing seriously for CAT with you) and focus on your weak areas initially and towards the last few weeks, master all your strong areas again. Join a test series that offers sectional tests, topic-wise tests and full-length Mock CATs (especially if conducted at the national level).
3. Analyze performances in Mock CATS Everyone reiterates it and almost always does this advice go unheard. Don't give 20 Mock CATs and feel good about yourself. Give one or at most two Mock CATs in any given week and spend ages analyzing everything. Most people get even this part wrong. Analyze does not mean checking which all questions you got wrong alone. Pay heed to the topics and types of questions that you are consistently doing well at. Find these questions in your real CAT and tackle them ASAP once the test begins. Also, your analysis should reveal to you which areas are hurting you - in terms of time spent as well as in terms of accuracy. If you have over a month to go, focus on improving these areas. Else forget them and avoid them at all costs in the actual CAT.
4. Breaks in between sessions of study. They're more important than you think. Absorb all you have learnt in a session rather than running through a gamut of concepts and applying only a few of them ahead.
5. Take a simple problem and try solving it in many different ways. It helps you cultivate a quick-thinking ability and gives you contingency strategies in case you get stuck in the real CAT.
Those apart, chill out lots. A calm head with perhaps a gentle buzz of tranquility can get you a higher percent

Post Graduate Common Entrance Test (PGCET) is a popular yearly MBA entrance examination in Karnataka B-schools. It is for students who want to pursue MBA at Post Graduation level from Government / University / Private Aided / Private Un-Aided B-schools in Karnataka.
Few tips to crack the examination:
Set your plan agile and keep buffer time for revision and solving mock test papers.
Start with your verbal and quantitative practice in parallel. 3 months can make or change the game, time management is very important at every single point of time till the final day and even on the day.
Keep positive! Maintain a good balance between your accuracy and solving time.
Be focused and calm. For the last month keep all the formulas and tricks handy and revise on a daily basis.
Remember not to be emotional while solving or appearing for exam. Manage your time wisely.

TANCET 2018 (Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test) is the state level entrance examination. Through this exam, candidates can get admission into the government and non-government colleges of Tamil Nadu state. This entrance exam will be managed by the Anna University, Chennai on behalf of the Government of Tamil Nadu.
Tips:
Work on your plan and identify your weakness and strength. Get a materiel right. Try to plan and identify above stated things within a week. Set your plan agile and keep buffer time for revision and solving mock test papers.
Start with your verbal and quantitative practice in parallel. 3 months can make or change the game, time management is very important at every single point of time till the final day and even on the day.
Keep positive! Solve questions in a specified time frame this will help you in doing questions in time. Maintain a good balance between your accuracy and solving time.
Be focused and calm. For the last month keep all the formulas and tricks handy and revise on a daily basis.
Remember not to be emotional while solving or appearing for exam. Manage your time wisely.
Be devoted, dedicated and determined to whatever you do.

SNAP or the Symbiosis National Aptitude Test is the MBA entrance exam conducted by the Symbiosis International University for the admission in MBA programmes of the 15 B-schools under the university. It is a paper pencil based test of 2 hours having 150 questions from 4 sections.
Work on your plan and identify your weakness and strength. Get a materiel right. Try to plan and identify above stated things within a week. Set your plan agile and keep buffer time for revision and solving mock test papers.
Start with your verbal and quantitative practice in parallel. 3 months can make or change the game, time management is very important at every single point of time till the final day and even on the day.
Keep positive! Solve questions in a specified time frame this will help you in doing questions in time. Maintain a good balance between your accuracy and solving time.
Be focused and calm. For the last month keep all the formulas and tricks handy and revise on a daily basis.
Remember not to be emotional while solving or appearing for exam. Manage your time wisely.
Be devoted, dedicated and determined to whatever you do.

CAT is all about your Mindset + Luck + Preparation + Approach. Within a set limit of three months you can only work on all other parts other than "LUCK".
Set your plan right. Work on your plan and identify your weakness and strength. Get a materiel right. Try to plan and identify above stated things within a week. Set your plan agile and keep buffer time for revision and solving mock test papers.
Start with your verbal and quantitative practice in parallel. 3 months can make or change the game, time management is very important at every single point of time till the final day and even on the day.
Keep positive! Solve questions in a specified time frame this will help you in doing questions in time. Maintain a good balance between your accuracy and solving time.
Be focused and calm. For the last month keep all the formulas and tricks handy and revise on a daily basis.
Remember not to be emotional while solving or appearing for exam. Manage your time wisely.
Remember:
A goal without a plan is just a wish.

For TANCET, you have multiple options like:
1) RACE-Rapid Academy of Competitive Exams, T. Nagar
2) Walk International, Nungambakkam
3) Race Institute, T. Nagar
4) Global Smart Infotech & Education, Royapettah
5) Career Launcher India Ltd., T. Nagar
6) Indo American School, Pallikaranai
7) Roy Academy, Perambur
All above are classroom coaching classes and the best among them is RACE-Rapid Academy of Competitive Exams, T. Nagar because of it's outstanding results overall. Students have positive feedback for RACE Institute.
Online Classes:
1) Career Launcher
2) GATE Indian Institute of Tutorials
3) Robby-The Tutors, Mogappair
From above online courses, Career Launcher and GATE Indian Institute of Tutorials are considered to be the best classes for TANCET with complete online tutorials and mock exams. They provide all the modules online and guide you throughout the journey. Also, keep monitoring all the records of the students.

Most important topics to focus for CWA preparation:
Corporate Laws and Compliance
Companies Act
Other Corporate Laws
Corporate Governance
Strategic Financial ManagementDividend PolicyLeasingMerger, Acquisitions and RestructuringForex ManagementFinancial ServicesMutual Fund
Security AnalysisDerivativesPortfolioCapital Budgeting
Strategic Cost Management and Business Strategy
Business Strategy
Strategy Development
Strategy Position
Strategy Choice
Strategic Integration
Strategic Cost Management (SCM) and Control
Strategic Decision Making
Budgetary Control and Standard Costing in Profit Planning
Process Control and Activity Based Cost Management, JIT& ERP
Cost of Quality and Total Quality Management
Application of Operation Research and Statistical Tools in Strategic Decision Making (Advanced level)
Entrepreneurial approach to Cost Management with reference to core competencies
Advanced Direct Tax Laws and International Taxation
Advanced Direct Tax Laws
International Taxation
Tax Practice and Procedures
Cost and Management Audit
Cost and Management Audit
Internal Audit and Operational Audit
Case Study on Performance Analysis
Financial Analysis and Reporting
GAAP and Accounting Standards
Accounting of Business Combinations and Restructuring
Consolidated Financial Statements
Developments in Financial Reporting
Government Accounting in India
Advanced Indirect Tax Laws and Practice
Tax Practice and Procedures

SNAP- Symbiosis National Aptitude Test
It's the entrance test for admission in the renowned Symbiosis B-schools.
There are many coaching institutes who train for SNAP all over India, but a lot in Pune, but the famous ones out of the lot are as follows:
*Career Forum: - There are various platforms like classroom teaching, distance courses and test series. SNAP is a bit different from CAT/MAT so it requires a customized approach in which Career Forum is good enough as they have lot of research papers and questions to tackle and prepare students for the best
*IMS: - IMS is the popular one for SNAP as they have different categories like SNAP comprehensive, SNAP express & SNAP intensive and other things. It's also classroom teaching, correspondence teaching and tests.
*Global Education Counsel: - They offer effective coaching for the SNAP test through weekday and weekend batches and they also offer free mock test through their website.
There are many other institutions too, but all of these are costly enough.

Mathematics in Chartered Accountancy course is required during your CPT or the foundation course as per the revised scheme. As a student of CA, you need to clear it. If you are very well determined and want to add the initials-CA before your name then, definitely yes, you will have to study Mathematics. However, the best part is that you can get the blueprint of the examination in order to understand the marks bifurcation. You just need to plan accordingly. See and analyse as to which chapters make the most of the marks into your syllabus and which you find easy. Go for the easy ones first and grab a good hold over them. Once they are done and you are confident, then go for the tough chapters. However, be in regular practice with the easy ones as well. If you plan up your studies in this manner, I am sure you will be able to clear the subject in one go. Once it is cleared, your self-confidence about mathematics will boost and the feeling that you are not good in mathematics will disappear. This confidence will help you a lot and prove to be a milestone in clearing further the various exams of the Chartered Accountancy course.
I hope this would suffice.

There is nothing like an important topic for the preparation. You have to go with complete preparation for the exam. There are a number of exams conducted in India for the MBA type courses. Exams like CAT, XAT, GMAT, MAT, IBSAT, NMAT, SNAP, etc. have some minor tweaking and variations apart from the main sections. Each of these exams has quantitative aptitude, verbal reasoning, logical reasoning and data interpretation, apart from GK or essay writing section in some of the exams. So, you have to prepare accordingly for these exams either by taking coaching classes or correspondence course or by self-preparation or by following recommended books. After you have prepared for the most difficult level questions, you may try to get some question banks for the specific exam you are targeting either offline mode i.e. books on exams or online mode i.e. free question banks websites or paid question banks for practice.

(a) A candidate is eligible for enrolment to Accounting Technician Course (ATC) on passing the Common Proficiency Test and Senior Secondary Examination (10+2 examination) conducted by an examining body constituted by law in India or an examination recognised by the Central Government as equivalent thereto. B.A. Candidate who has already passed Entrance Examination or Foundation Examination or Professional Education (Examination-I) shall be eligible for enrolment to Accounting Technician Course subject to complying with relevant conditions. CA candidate who was already registered for erstwhile Intermediate/ Professional Education (Course-II)/ Intermediate (Professional Competence) Course shall be eligible for enrolment to Accounting Technician Course subject to complying with relevant conditions. Students who have registered for the Intermediate (IPC) course without the option of ATC can also opt Accounting Technician Course subsequently.