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CAT, XAT, CMAT, CET Expert - Answered on Aug 21, 2024

Patrick Dsouza is the founder of Patrick100.
Along with his wife, Rochelle, he trains students for competitive management entrance exams such as the Common Admission Test, the Xavier Aptitude Test, Common Management Admission Test and the Common Entrance Test.
They also train students for group discussions and interviews.
Patrick has scored in the 100 percentile six times in CAT. He achieved the first rank in XAT twice, in CET thrice and once in the Narsee Monjee Management Aptitude Test.
Apart from coaching students for MBA exams, Patrick and Rochelle have trained aspirants from the IIMs, the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies and the S P Jain Institute of Management Studies and Research for campus placements.
Patrick has been a panellist on the group discussion and panel interview rounds for some of the top management colleges in Mumbai.
He has graduated in mechanical engineering from the Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad. He has completed his masters in management from the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai.... more
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Sir, I am 21 now, and if I do a 4 years bachelors degree now, I will be 25 and then going for CAT, will i face disadvantages in the personal interview rounds, due to my unusual age without any work experience. Please help sir.

Ans: Take ne step at a time. Can do correspondence graduation - do a 3 year course - if you do not want to do full time. That will give you graduation degree at 24. Post that you can decide whether you want to do MBA based on your circumstance.
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