Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) Admissions 2012- 2014:

About the Course:

Duration: AICTE approved Two Year Full time Residential Programme

Eligibility:

• Candidate must have appeared for either of the CAT 2011, XAT 2012, GMAT 2011, GRE 2011 and carries his/her valid score card. (Applies to also those with professional qualifications like Chartered Accountancy, Cost Accounting and Company Secretary)
• Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognised institution, with at least 50% marks in aggregate.

The Analytical Writing section of the GRE® revised General Test consists of two separately timed analytical writing tasks:

• An Analyze an Issue task
• An Analyze an Argument task

Analyze An Issue Task

The Analyze an Issue task assesses your ability to think critically about a topic of general interest and to clearly express your thoughts about it in writing. Each issue statement makes a claim that you can discuss from various perspectives and apply to many different situations or conditions. The issue statement is followed by a set of specific instructions. The specific instructions could be one of the following:

1. Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.
2. Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the recommendation and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, describe specific circumstances in which adopting the recommendation would or would not be advantageous and explain how these examples shape your position.
3. Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim. In developing and supporting your position, be sure to address the most compelling reasons or examples that could be used to challenge your position.
4. Write a response in which you discuss which view more closely aligns with your own position and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should address both of the views presented above.
5. Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim AND the reason on which that claim is based.
6. Write a response in which you discuss your views on the policy above and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider the possible consequences of implementing the policy and explain how these consequences shape your position.

The revised Quantitative Reasoning section contains four types of questions:

• Multiple-choice Questions — Select One Answer Choice
• Multiple-choice Questions — Select One or More Answer Choices
• Numeric Entry Questions
• Quantitative Comparison Questions

Each question appears either independently as a discrete question or as part of a set of questions called a Data Interpretation set. All of the questions in a Data Interpretation set are based on the same data presented in tables, graphs or other displays of data. Below are descriptions, directions and samples of each type of question.

Multiple-choice Questions — Select One Answer Choice

These questions are multiple-choice questions that ask you to select only one answer choice from a list of five choices.

Sample Questions

The GRE Verbal Reasoning section of the GRE® revised General Test contains three types of questions:

• Reading Comprehension
• Text Completion
• Sentence Equivalence

Reading Comprehension questions appear in sets; Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence questions are independent.

Reading Comprehension Questions:

There are three types of Reading Comprehension questions:

• Multiple-choice Questions: Select One Answer Choice: These are the traditional multiple-choice questions with five answer choices of which you must select one.
• Multiple-choice Questions: Select One or More Answer Choices: These provide three answer choices and ask you to select all that are correct; one, two or all three of the answer choices may be correct. To gain credit for these questions, you must select all the correct answers, and only those; there is no credit for partially correct answers.
• Select-in-Passage: The question asks you to click on the sentence in the passage that meets a certain description. To answer the question, you choose one of the sentences and click on it; clicking anywhere on a sentence will highlight it.

Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneshwar, conducts 3-Continent Master of Global Management, MBA from Antwerp Management School, Belgium.

Eligibility Criteria:

 Graduates in any discipline.

Selection Criteria:

Previous academic record, current GMAT/XAT/CAT/ MAT/GRE scores and a personal interview.

Q1. If both x and y are prime numbers, which of the following CANNOT be the difference of x and y?
(A) 1
(B) 3
(C) 9
(D) 15
(E) 23
Answer: Choice E is correct. This problem is solved fastest by process of elimination. Both 2 and 3 are prime and their difference is one (Eliminate Choice A). Both 5 and 2 are prime and their difference is 3 (Eliminate Choice B). Both 11 and 2 are prime and their difference is 9 (Eliminate C). Both 17 and 2 are prime and their difference is 15 (Eliminate D).

Q2. Car X and Car Y are five miles apart and are on a collision course. Car X is driving directly north and Car Y is driving directly east. If the point of impact is one mile closer to the current position of Car X than to the current position of Car Y, how many miles away from the point of impact is Car Y at this time?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
Answer: Choice D is correct. This problem can be solved by using the Pythagorean theorem as Cars X and Y are 5 miles apart, which is the hypotenuse of a right triangle. Let d be the distance Car Y is from the point of collision. Then the distance Car X is from the collision is d-1. Solving for D: dd + (d-1)(d-1) = 25, d=4, -3. Since d denotes distance, we reject -3 as a valid answer.

Q3. In the diagram above, AD = BE = 6 and CD = 3(BC). If AE = 8, then BC = ?
(A) 6
(B) 4
(C) 3
(D) 2
(E) 1
Answer: Choice E is correct. Since AE is a line segment and all the lengths are additive, AE = AD + DE. We know that AD = 6 and AE = 8. So DE = AE - AD = 8 - 6 = 2. We also know that BE = 6. So BD = BE - DE = 6 - 2 = 4. We know BD is 4, but need to find BC.

Since CD = 3(BC), we can solve for BC: x + 3x = 4. x = 1.

Q4. If the length of rectangle A is one-half the length of rectangle B, and the width of rectangle A is one-half the width of rectangle B, what is the ratio of the area of rectangle A to the area of rectangle B?
(A) 1/4
(B) 1/2
(C) 1/1
(D) 2/1
(E) 4/1
Answer: Choice A is correct. This problem includes a common mistake: the ratio of areas is NOT the same as the ratio of lengths. Instead, the ratio of areas for similar polygons is equal to the square of the lengths of the lengths. If we use 4 and 2 as the length and width for rectangle A, its area is 8. Rectangle B would have an area of (8)(4) = 32, four times that of A.

Q5. If the length of rectangle A is one-half the length of rectangle B, and the width of rectangle A is one-half the width of rectangle B, what is the ratio of the area of rectangle A to the area of rectangle B?
(A) 1/4
(B) 1/2
(C) 1/1
(D) 2/1
(E) 4/1
Answer: Choice A is correct. This problem includes a common mistake: the ratio of areas is NOT the same as the ratio of lengths. Instead, the ratio of areas for similar polygons is equal to the square of the lengths of the lengths. If we use 4 and 2 as the length and width for rectangle A, its area is 8. Rectangle B would have an area of (8)(4) = 32, four times that of A.

Q6. A cube and a rectangular solid are equal in volume. If the length of the edges of the rectangular solid are 4, 8, and 16, what is the length of an edge of the cube?
(A) 4
(B) 8
(C) 12
(D) 16
(E) 64
Answer: Choice B is correct. We have all of the dimensions to calculate the volume of the rectangular solid, which is 16 x 8 x 4. This is also the volume of the cube. So, the length of an edge of the cube is the cubic root of (16 x 8 x 4), or 8.

Q1. METTLE:
(A) adhoc
(B) perdition
(C) woe
(D) trepidation
(E) apathy
Answer: D is correct. Mettle means character or courage. The opposite is trepidation, which means fear.

Q2. ABRIDGE:

(A) distend
(B) assail
(C) unfetter
(D) enfeeble
(E) prove
Answer: A is correct. Abridge means to shorten. The opposite is distend, which means to swell or protrude.

Q3. FANATICISM:
(A) delusion
(B) fascism
(C) remorse
(D) cynicism
(E) indifference
Answer: E is correct. Fanaticism means overenthusiastic. The opposite is indifferent.

Q4. MUTABILITY:
(A) simplicity
(B) apprehension
(C) frailty
(D) maverick
(E) tenacity
Answer: E is correct. Mutability means changing. Tenacity is the opposite.

Q5. INEXORABLE:
(A) surreptitious
(B) tractable
(C) jaded
(D) iconoclast
(E) garish
Answer: B is correct. Inexorable means rigid or uncompromising. The opposite is tractable, or yielding.

Q6. UNCOUTH:
(A) urbane
(B) travail
(C) sentient
(D) prevaricate
(E) maladroit
Answer: A is correct. Uncouth means crude. The opposite is urbane, or sophisticated.

About HBS 2+2 Program:

• Venue : Harvard Business School, Boston
• By: Harvard Business School
• Important Dates :  Deadline for Submission of Applications: June 15, 2010
• Eligibility : Final Year UnderGraduate

Harvard Business School has opened the doors on an innovative new program for college juniors. It's called HBS 2+2: two years of work, then two years of immersion in the Harvard Business School MBA Program. In order to be eligible for the 2+2 Program you must be a current college junior ( i.e. completed pre-final year and entering final year for Indian Students) with at least one remaining semester, after July 2010, necessary for the completion of your degree. 

Students pursuing undergraduate degrees that are shorter or longer than 4 years are also eligible to apply. Students should apply the summer prior to their final year of study.

The HBS 2+2 Program application for the MBA class entering fall of 2013 consists of the following materials. All materials must be submitted online. Please assemble and prepare them to help us access your qualifications.

GRE | Antonym Practice Questions

Directions : In the following exercises each question consists of a bold word in capital letters followed by four or five options. Select the option that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the bold word in capital letters.

1. FINESSE
(a) Atrocity
(b) Weakness
(c) Tact
(d) Clumsiness

2. SMOTHER
(a) Repress
(b) Cheer
(c) Nurture
(d) Irritate

3. PROPENSITY
(a) Disinclination
(b) Forecast
(c) Stagnation
(d) Restlessness

4. SCANTY
(a) Arrogant
(b) Plentiful
(c) Painful
(d) Handsome

5. THWART
(a) Encourage
(b) Obstruct
(c) Strike
(d) Baffle

6. FORBEARANCE
(a) Patience
(b) Self-control
(c) Intolerance
(d) Preference

7. INDIGNATION
(a) Animosity
(b) Insolence
(c) Forebearance
(d) Alertness
(e) Indolence

8. RELENTLESS
(a) Merciless
(b) Yielding
(c) Monotonous
(d) Incisive

Sample Test Questions for GRE: Answers with Complete Explanation

Sentence Completion

A Curriculum Vitae (CV) (rather than a resume) is used for teaching or research opportunities, applying for admissions, fellowships, or for further academic training.

Other uses for a CV:

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• The test consists of approximately 100 five-choice questions, some of which are grouped in sets and based on such materials as diagrams, graphs, experimental data, and descriptions of physical situations.
• The aim of the test is to determine the extent of the examinees' grasp of fundamental principles a
  

GRE Subject Test Notes For Mathematics

• The test consists of approximately 66 multiple-choice questions drawn from courses commonly offered at the undergraduate level.

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• Each edition of the test consists of approximately 230 questions on poetry, drama, biography, the essay, the short story, the novel, criticism, literary theory, and the history of the language.

• Some questions are based on short works reprinted in the
  

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• The test consists of approximately 70 multiple-choice questions, some of which are grouped in sets and based on such materials as diagrams, graphs, and program fragments.
• The approximate distribution of questions in each edition of the test according to content categories is indicated by the
  

GRE Subject Test Notes For Chemistry

• The test consists of approximately 130 multiple-choice questions.
• A periodic table is printed in the test booklet as well as a table of information presenting various physical constants and a few conversion factors among SI units.
  

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• The test consists of approximately 200 five-choice questions, a number of which are grouped in sets toward the end of the test and are based on descriptions of laboratory and field situations, diagrams, or experimental results.

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