Should I drop this year to prepare for CAT exam as I want to pursue MBA?

I have completed my B.Com.

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Asked by Franky Chauhan

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Yogesh Barange | Guide-Level 12

9 years ago

Hi Franky. If you are taking drop remember this your precious 1 Year would be wasted. You have to keep in mind the approach towards CAT should to aiming top 20 B-schools. For that you have to work extremely hard. Your one year drop should be effective utilization of the time to crack. If you think y

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Dr.Longjam Robindro Singh Longjam | Beginner-Level 3

9 years ago

There are numerous good colleges in India and abroad. You should think twice before wasting your 1 year. There are more than 10 lakhs students pursuing MBA right now.

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Tanmoy Mukherjee | Contributor-Level 8

2016-05-14 19:17:35

Hello Franky! If you want to pursue mba,then you have take prepararion for cat.Admission of this season has come to the last round,so it is tough to get through now.Best of luck!

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Ankit Kumar | Contributor-Level 10

3 years ago

If you are taking drop remember this your precious 1 Year would be wasted. You have to keep in mind the approach towards CAT should to aiming top 20 B-schools. For that you have to work extremely hard. Your one year drop should be effective utilization of the time to crack. If you think you can do i

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Vinay Kr Pandey | Scholar-Level 16

3 years ago

Yes, definitely you can take a year drop after you complete your BBA degree and prepare well for CAT and CMAT. Along with this with good preparation, you can also give other MBA exams like XAT MAT SNAP NMAT. All these exams also open up a list of good colleges for you to take admission to.

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Shikhar Patel | Guide-Level 13

6 years ago

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Rekha Sharma | Beginner-Level 5

8 years ago

It is a very tough decision to take because if you are preparing for CAT and dropping out for 1 year it would be effective if you get the admission in top 10 colleges otherwise it would be a negative impression for the companies at the time of your placement as they will see it that you have wasted

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Neeti Mahajan | Contributor-Level 9

8 years ago

Hi, You can take a drop if you are confident that you will score well in CAT. Also, try and give other entrance exams like CMAT, MAT, etc., so that you have a backup. I would also suggest you do other things like joining a short term course or an internship just to show that you were doing other th

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Anshuman Das | Beginner-Level 5

9 years ago

If you are sure that dropping a year can fetch you admission in good colleges, then you can do that.

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Aneesh Ram | Contributor-Level 9

9 years ago

Yes, you can try to prepare.

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