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2178 IMS students secure final admits to IIMs - CAT'23

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Art and Science of Management at premium IITs

Dear All,                                                                                       

Learn the Art and Science of Management at premium IITs of the country!

Applications to 7 IITs for MBA 2019-21 programs are open. All CAT 2018 test takers and interested candidates must apply before 27th January 2019!

The details of the programs are given below:

IIT Location	Bombay	Delhi	Dhanbad	Madras	Roorkee	Kharagpur	Kanpur
College Name	Shailesh J Mehta School of Management-SJMSOM-IIT Bombay	Department of Management Studies-DMS- IIT Delhi	IIT(ISM) Dhanbad (DMS)	Department of Management Studies-DMS-IIT Madras	IIT Roorkee	Vinod Gupta School of Management-VGSOM-IIT Kharagpur	Department of Industrial & Management Engineering – DIME-IIT Kanpur
Programs	MBA	MBA and MBA -Telecoms Mgmt	MBA	MBA	MBA	MBA	MBA
Seats	123	MBA - 91 Telecom - 24	62	59	95	140	78
Fee (`Lakhs)	9.11*	8.8	3.6	8.53*	8	7.36*	3.77
Avg. Sal. - 2016-18 batch (` Lakhs)	19.06	16.54	6	12.4	9.1	16.29	10.48
Eligible Streams	Engineers & Non-Engineers					Graduation 10+2+4 or 10+2+3+2	Only Engineers
Graduation Cut-off	First class or having 60% marks or CGPA of 6.5 out of 10 (55% marks or CGPA of 6.0 for SC/ST)						65% or a CPI of 6.5 on a scale of 10
CAT Scores	Required	Required.			Required	Required	Required. Read eligibility criteria. Link
Website	SJMSOM IITBombay Website	DMS IITDelhi Website	IIT Dhanbad Website	DMS IITMadras Website	IITRoorkee Website	VGSOM IITKharagpur Website	DIME IITKanpur Website
Application Guidelines link	Application Guidelines	Common Application Guidelines			Application Guidelines	Application Guidelines	Application Guidelines
Application link	Application Link	Common Application Link			Application Link	Application Link	Application Link
* includes hostel and accommodation expenses. The data is compiled with the help of primary and secondary sources.

Note:

• Final year students are also eligible to apply. Such candidates, if selected, will be admitted provisionally, on the condition that they meet all the requirements for the qualifying degree before start of the program and will produce provisional certificate of completion of the program latest by September 30, 2019.
• Eligibility for IIT Kanpur is different. Hence, interested candidates please visit here
• Relaxation in criteria for PH candidates may be as per each Institute's rules.
• Common Portal for Admission to MBA Program of Department of Management Studies (DoMS) IIT Madras, Department of Management Studies (DMS) IIT Delhi & Department of Management Studies, (DMS) IIT(ISM) Dhanbad is available.
• Each IIT has a unique eligibility with some relaxations for certain meritorious or Professional candidates.  Interested candidates are requested to website of individual IITs for short-listing and final selection criteria.

Application Fees:

• For all IIT's offering only 1 MBA program:

For General, OBC & Foreign National applicants: Rs 1,600/-
For SC/ST/PD applicants: Rs 800/-  

• For IIT Delhi's 2 MBA programs:

For General, OBC & Foreign National applicants: 1 program: Rs 1,600/- 2 programs: Rs 3,200/-
For SC/ST/PD applicants: 1 program: Rs 800/- 2 programs: Rs 1,600/-  

Note: Only Online Applications are accepted.

Steps for Admission to Post Graduate Programs in IITs:

• Fill "Online Application Form" (see website of the IITs you want to apply to) and submit application before the deadline, separately for each IIT.
• Visit website of individual IITs for short-listing and final selection criteria.
• Short-listed candidates for the selection process will be intimidated by each IIT independently.

IITs use CAT scores for short listing the candidates for their management program. IIMs have no role either in the selection process or in the conduct of the Program.

Reservation policy at IITs: As per the approved norms on reservation (OBC: 27%, SC: 15%, ST: 7.5% and PH 3% horizontal across GN, SC, ST and OBC) will be observed.

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CAT Prep Tips: Series 1 - Geometry

State whether the following statements are true or false

1. A parallelogram that circumscribes a circle has to be a square
2. A trapezium inscribed in a circle has to be an isosceles trapezium
3. Orthocenter of a triangle can lie outside the triangle
4. Triangle with sides a, b and c has the relationship a^2 + b^2 > c^2, the triangle has to be acute-angled.
5. Diagonals of a parallelogram are angle bisectors of the angles of a parallelogram.

Scroll down for answers and explanation

1. A parallelogram that circumscribes a circle has to be a square: FALSE
In a parallelogram, opposite sides are equal. In a quadrilateral, the sums of pairs of opposite sides are equal. So, a parallelogram that circumscribes a circle should have all 4 of its sides equal. Or, it should be a Rhombus; it need not be a square.

2. A trapezium inscribed in a circle has to be an isosceles trapezium: TRUE
An isosceles trapezium is a symmetric diagram. The two base angles should be equal and the two top angles should be equal. So, a trapezeium where the base angles were equal would be an isosceles trapezium.
In any cyclic quadrilateral, opposite angles would be supplementary. In a trapezium, co-interior angles between the parallel lines would be supplementary. So, if we took a trapezium ABCD with AB parallel to CD inscribed in a circle. Angle A and Angle D would be supplementary (co-interior angles). And Angle A and Angle C would be supplementary (opposite angles of a cyclic quadrilateral). Or angle B would be equal to angle C. Ergo, isosceles trapezium.

3. Orthocenter of a triangle can lie outside the triangle: TRUE
For any obtuse-angled triangle, two of the altitudes would lie outside the triangle, and would intersect at a point outside the triangle. So, the orthocenter can lie outside the triangle.

4. Triangle with sides a, b and c has the relationship a^2 + b^2 > c^2, the triangle has to be acute-angled: FALSE
Let us take triangle with sides 2, 3 and 4. 4^2 + 3^2 > 2^2. But  as 2^2 + 3^3 < 4^2, the triangle is obtuse-angled. Is a^2 + b^2 > c^2, we can say angle C is acute-angled. We cannot say all three angles are acute-angled. One can use cosine rule also for having a go at this question (though it should be considered inelegant)

5. Diagonals of a parallelogram are angle bisectors of the angles of a parallelogram: FALSE
Diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other. They need not bisect the angles of the parallelogram. Imagine this, if we took a rectangle and studied its diagonals. if the diagonals bisected each other, the angle between diagonal and a side would be 45 degrees. Or, we would end up having a square. So, any rectangle that was not a square would have diagonals that were not angle bisectors. So, diagonals of a parallelogram NEED NOT be angle bisectors of the angles of a parallelogram.

CAT Prep Tips: Series 1 - P & C

This post had given a series of questions with incorrect solutions. Given below are the “debugged” solutions to questions 1, 2 and 3

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1. What is the probability of selecting 3 cards from a card pack such that all three are face cards? what is the probability that none of the three is a face card?

 

Given solution

Number of cards in a card pack = 52

Numbert of face cards in a card pack = 12

Number of ways of selecting 3 cards from a card pack = 52C3

Number of ways of selecting 3 face cards from a card pack = 12C3

Probability of selecting three cards such that all three are face cards = 12C3/52C3

Probability of selecting three cards such that none of the three are face cards = 1 – 12C3/52C3

 

Bug in the solution:

Other possibilities exist. As in, if we select three cards from a card pack, all three could be face cards, all three could be non-face cards, one could be a face card with 2 non-face cards or we could have two face cards and one non-face card. This is why we cannot use the 1 minus idea.

As a rule we can say P(A) = 1 – P(B) – P(C) if A, B and C are mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive events. As in among them they should account for all possible events. And there should be no overlap. Creating a group of MECE equiprobable events is the most fundamentally brilliant idea in all of probability. Go on, look it up.

 

Correct solution:

This is simple. Probability of selecting three cards such that none of the three are face cards = 40C3/52C3

 

 

2. A die is rolled thrice. In how many outcomes will two throws be same and the third one different?

 

Given solution

Let the three outcomes be ABC.

‘A’ can take all values from 1 to 6

‘B’ can also take all values from 1 to 6 

‘C’ can take all values except A – so it has 5 possibilities

Total number of outcomes = 6 * 6 * 5 = 180.

 

Bug in the solution:

The given solution is actually absurd. If two throws are to be same, then if A can take values from 1 to 6 and if B were equal to A, then b can take only one value. There can be no 6 * 6 * 5

 

Correct solution:

‘A’ can take all values from 1 to 6

‘B’ should be equal to A — One possibility 

‘C’ can take all values except A – so it has 5 possibilities

6 * 1 * 5 = 30 outcomes.

There are 30 possible outcomes when A = B but not equal to C. Likewise, we could have A = C but not equal to B and B = C but not equal to A. So, there are totally 90 different possibilities.

 

 

3. How many 7 letter words can we have in English that have two distinct vowels and 5 distinct consonants.

 

Given solution

Now, we know there are 5 vowels and 21 consonants. So, we need to select 2 from these 5 and 5 from the remaining 21. Since order is important, we need to select keeping order in mind.

So, we have 5P2 * 21P5.

 

Bug in the solution:

In this solution we do not account for intermingling of vowels and consonants. As in, we do not count words such as BACEDFG. We account for order within vowels and order within consonants, but we do not account for order across both categories.

 

Correct solution:

Select without accounting for order, then arrange everything put together

So, we have 5C2 * 21C5 * 7!.