On an average an aspiring MBA candidate pays over INR35000 for coaching classes. Over and above this, there is the impending cost of an MBA education from a top tier B-school in India that is no less than INR15,00,000.
At this juncture, candidates want to make sure that they have access to the best learning resources without having to spend so much money as a fresher out of college or a young executive who is saving up for other things. A great way to do so is to rely on some of the many free learning resources available online. Here are a few that you may want to consider –
QS LEAP is a free test prep platform for CAT. It is a thriving community for tutors, admission experts and students. It provides students with content, curated practice questions and tutors to help you with CAT prep and post CAT activities. It organizes free webinars where experts can help you with GD/PI/WAT.
What else you can do inside qs leap ?
- WordPandit.com
Log on to this website to gain access to a host of new methods that help you improve your vocabulary. With hundreds of free online tests to practice with, you will be able to make an independent assessment of your own performance and understand where you need most improvement.
- Pagalguy.com
This platform acts as an interesting forum to connect with other CAT aspirants, share and download free study material, get relevant information and gain access to a host of free resources for your practice.
- Handa Ka Funda
This online course for CAT preparation offers a variety of videos and live classes taking you through various concepts that are a part of your entrance exam syllabus. Browse through all the different video tutorials made available on the website to learn new concepts, brush up on old ones and ace the ones you are otherwise having trouble grasping.
- Vocabulary.com
This portal is ideal for students appearing for a number of different entrance exams. This website allows you to learn words through roots and also offers a variety of free tests that help you improve your vocabulary and English language skills in general.
- Mnemonics.com
Mnemonics makes it extremely easy for anyone to learn and remember new concepts of theories. Especially when you are learning new words, you may not be able to grasp them all in one go. This website makes learning extremely fun, useful and efficient.
In addition to this, there are a number of websites that offer online test series for all the sections in your CAT exam, and other learning material for no cost at all. A simple Google search can give you access to a world of resources that may or may not work for you. Each student is different and while one resource may benefit you it may be difficult for someone else to learn from.
