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How should one justify the gap year after graduation? Will mentioning that I was solely preparing for CAT justify it?
The original marksheet is issued later on by the college, will the online marksheet attested by college be sufficient for the interview?
How much weightage does WAT & PI have in the overall selection process?
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Being a fresher, expecting questions from finance domain, how should we go about our preparation?