tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372782620110680840.post9157469171478992901..comments2023-10-20T15:38:54.730+05:30Comments on Mundane Journey: CAT – A National PastimePrashant Mehtahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08828932160526823509noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372782620110680840.post-38817165793999854122012-07-19T23:05:51.774+05:302012-07-19T23:05:51.774+05:30Couldn't agree more. CAT has become sort of an...Couldn't agree more. CAT has become sort of an IQ proof (which is so not true). It does not measure practical intelligence which is so highly needed in real life.Khyatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03016090828686994665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372782620110680840.post-71633132600682683252012-06-24T18:56:47.568+05:302012-06-24T18:56:47.568+05:30Good one mehtaji.....liked it...witty and a lil th...Good one mehtaji.....liked it...witty and a lil thought provoking for those group who go about their lives randomlySriram Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372782620110680840.post-55541833189818335422011-11-02T13:06:04.229+05:302011-11-02T13:06:04.229+05:30I have never taken CAT or intend to do so, but the...I have never taken CAT or intend to do so, but the hype surrounding CAT (IITJEE and SRK movies as well) making me feel that am I not experiancing something in life? Am I missing something?<br /><br />http://myghosthut.blogspot.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372782620110680840.post-31441449252049527752011-07-24T09:37:28.880+05:302011-07-24T09:37:28.880+05:30That's a new perspective of CAT.... wonderfull...That's a new perspective of CAT.... wonderfully presented... Loved the caption "National Pastime"Sridhar Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08368312827110800258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372782620110680840.post-13327765440704739842011-06-20T09:52:20.693+05:302011-06-20T09:52:20.693+05:30Nice. Loved it.Nice. Loved it.Handahttp://handakafunda.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372782620110680840.post-64018056112879149462009-07-15T19:22:10.351+05:302009-07-15T19:22:10.351+05:30Bravo, I must say a well written blog which potrey...Bravo, I must say a well written blog which potreys roughly 90% of the college goers, who do not have a clearity about their aims and aspirations.<br /><br />Come up with such kind of thing, as everybody knows it but nobody notices it and accepts it.Biswajit Biswashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00776086909606763426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372782620110680840.post-1130378590060678632009-07-10T02:27:35.377+05:302009-07-10T02:27:35.377+05:30Apart from giving tough competition to CCD, Barist...Apart from giving tough competition to CCD, Barista etc, CITE is giving tough competition to bharatmatrimony.com, shadi.com etc. If the aspirant cracks CAT(roughly 1%) then the CITEr has a good price tag in marriage market and the others follow the steps mentioned by prashant.<br /><br />On a serious note because a country like India which is service oriented country, there is a craze to become manager/boss.anupamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372782620110680840.post-61594301902424554232009-07-06T22:06:52.699+05:302009-07-06T22:06:52.699+05:30wow///hehe wonderful..first time i m reading ure b...wow///hehe wonderful..first time i m reading ure blog..very nice.<br />n if they din find a rite one durin their past time in CITE,they can find one after getting to the bschool na.. i kno one my fried who soon as he joined,strted searchin for one.. :-p.<br />n 'look out for staffs' is also a very good option....those receptionists are really gorgeous.. :-p. some kinda marketin strategy by CITEs, i guess. heh.rahul shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14562092558093441674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372782620110680840.post-81185975546635197532009-07-06T00:55:02.316+05:302009-07-06T00:55:02.316+05:30Hey buddy nice one!!
i guess if u have got this id...Hey buddy nice one!!<br />i guess if u have got this ideas 2 yrs back then surely u would have got ur some one special:-)<br /><br />ur post has given some kinda hope to many singles who actually have not thought of CAT, to opt for it.. :-)<br /><br />it's like a teleshopping ad..<br /><br />all singles<br /><br />"mein apni life se bohot hi frustrate ho gaya(or gayi) tha/thi kyu ki mere pas koi GF(for girls.. BF) nahi thi/tha,mujhe bohot hi akela pan mehsus ho raha tha,meine umeed chod di thi ke achanak mujhe prashant ka post mila aur meri zindagi badal gayi..." agar aap ko apni zindagi badalni hai to der kis batki..login to www.mundanejourney.blogspot.com and subscribe for prashant's post's.. :-)alpeshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372782620110680840.post-26205155805545226172009-06-27T23:20:22.088+05:302009-06-27T23:20:22.088+05:30Well written Prashant... once again... sorry for t...Well written Prashant... once again... sorry for the late comment... :)<br /><br />However, "if they (CATers) don't find anyone that rings a bell in their hearts in a batch, then they can shift batches until they find someone. In case they don't find anyone in any batch, they look out for the staff. They are also good." is a bit too much... :P<br /><br />U also have missed one case - when out of a couple going to CITE, one cracks the CAT and gets into some B-school, whats the situation and possible fates of the other one? especially if the successful partner is a female...Aritra Dashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09671748849705480416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372782620110680840.post-54452816859552433332009-06-26T00:57:03.453+05:302009-06-26T00:57:03.453+05:30A serious topic but projected with good humour!!
...A serious topic but projected with good humour!! <br />Came across your blog in orkut hence the visit.<br /><br />http://cutestangel.wordpress.com/angel from heavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15333964028123969563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372782620110680840.post-67965386434874474472009-06-22T20:07:37.193+05:302009-06-22T20:07:37.193+05:30Hope I am not the Inspiration for this :)Hope I am not the Inspiration for this :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11680017777648978576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372782620110680840.post-10179565192453321372009-06-22T18:00:22.776+05:302009-06-22T18:00:22.776+05:30Dear Prashant,
I may be wrong in understanding ur...Dear Prashant,<br /><br />I may be wrong in understanding ur view; but u should be clear while writing. I agree hobby and goal/aim doesn't co-inside always (Coinsides only when the passion for hobby becomes so bold, that it is converted to goal/aim. Do u need any example?). But in that case, u shouldn't mention "When he enters the college, his hobby becomes grabbing the best girl around"; as this becomes conflicting to ur own comments. :-))...what's about my other comments? Do u agree with me about those?Soumennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372782620110680840.post-25232143212081525852009-06-22T17:53:43.379+05:302009-06-22T17:53:43.379+05:30@ Soumen
I think you are confusing between hobby ...@ Soumen<br /><br />I think you are confusing between hobby and goal/aim. The aim in initial college days is to grab the best girl/boy (whichever applicable - both in some cases)- The hobby then changes to CAT. The aim however remains the same. And as you said, it will remain the same. It has been the same from Adam and Eve days. Though, poor Adam (or Eve)didn't have any choice :-PPrashant Mehtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08828932160526823509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372782620110680840.post-667416641553643172009-06-22T17:47:40.756+05:302009-06-22T17:47:40.756+05:30Dear Prashant,
Another nice blog came out of ur p...Dear Prashant,<br /><br />Another nice blog came out of ur pocket and I must say u have the talent to make things noticeable which seems to be unnoticeable to others. Keep the spirit up.<br /><br />Coming to the entry, I found that U have contradicted urself once in the blog. Once u say when the hobby of grabbing boyfriend/ girlfriend goes over then ppl opt for the preparation of CAT. But in ur later quote, u contradicted urself by describing the CITE to be a alternative of CCD/Barista. I guess whatever u quoted later is more meaningfull in the context and it ll be better if u slightly modify the phrase "And this continues until he reaches the pre-final year where he takes up a new pastime called CAT". Actually the search for the best boy/girl never ends in life, though u get one or not.<br /><br />Regarding Mahatma Gandhi's quote about "process or journey" can be cited back to at-least 5000 years when Bhagvan Sri Krishna told "Karmane Vadhikarante Ma Faleshu Kadachana". From next time while reading ur blog, I would expect that the references will come from the ORIGINATOR not the ASSESSOR.<br /><br />May it be irrelavant, but I can't help myself without giving one more example of National Pastime - JEE (Joint Entrance Examination) in WB. There we used to call it as "JATIYA UTSAB".Soumennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372782620110680840.post-40489731205975319212009-06-22T16:49:04.566+05:302009-06-22T16:49:04.566+05:30Nice post !!
Another reason for CAT being so popul...Nice post !!<br />Another reason for CAT being so popular is marital prospects. Its sounds cool when a prospective groom is projected as a CAT aspirant in the shaadi market (jeevansaathi, shaadi, bharatmatrimony..etc). Gives the false impression that a would-be-CEO-of-a-MNC is up for grabs just before he is going to make it big.<br /><br />Btw why dont talk a bit about the self-proclaimed-elite group who, along with having high opinion about themselves, think they dont need CITE guidance and year on year are not able to make the cut, mostly blaming it to the office workload.abhihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08341774213054513909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372782620110680840.post-59198796298447176222009-06-22T15:04:53.220+05:302009-06-22T15:04:53.220+05:30@Lavanya
Thanks for pointing that out! Changed it...@Lavanya<br /><br />Thanks for pointing that out! Changed it to "shift" (which i meant)<br /><br />However, "shit" may have been more appropriate :-PPrashant Mehtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08828932160526823509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372782620110680840.post-58501749921190291472009-06-22T15:01:44.682+05:302009-06-22T15:01:44.682+05:30err,btw : you meant *shift*, dint you? ;) :D
"...err,btw : you meant *shift*, dint you? ;) :D<br />"if they (CATers) don't find anyone that rings a bell in their hearts in a batch, then they can !!shit!! batches until they find someone. In case they don't find anyone in any batch, they look out for the staff. They are also good."Lavanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01574721412687815248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372782620110680840.post-8810706380024044232009-06-22T14:57:13.329+05:302009-06-22T14:57:13.329+05:30nice and witty! :) I love this phrase " Nati...nice and witty! :) I love this phrase " National pastime " - its so true! :DLavanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01574721412687815248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372782620110680840.post-66579360556045235532009-06-22T10:12:32.250+05:302009-06-22T10:12:32.250+05:30Awesome!!!!....
Couldn't agree with you more....Awesome!!!!....<br /><br />Couldn't agree with you more...Most of the people don't know the answer of "Why MBA"?Still they will take CAT,MAT,XAT,SNAP,FMS etc etc . <br />The Reason being<br />1.Salary Hype <br />2.Going in the direction of the tide..(Every one is taking Cat so why shouldn't I).<br /><br />Also,ppl will have something to answer this:- "What are you doing apart from College/Work"?.<br /><br />June-November:-- Yar MBA exams ki preparation le raha hu...<br /><br />November-February:- (ARee abhi haar sunday busy rehta hu..Cat,IIFT,JMET,SNAP,NMIMS,CET,XAT,FMS)de raha hu.<br /><br />March- April :- Interview ka prep<br /><br />April -May :- Yaar results ka wait kar raha hu,<br /><br />This cycle goes on and on until you finally get married or you are lucky enough to get into good B school.Krishnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03281561276768019238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372782620110680840.post-79695492083791935352009-06-22T09:52:12.036+05:302009-06-22T09:52:12.036+05:30Good one dude!! U fall into which category?? :-PGood one dude!! U fall into which category?? :-PUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16343656623290558898noreply@blogger.com