What cat percentile will sureshot get me into fms in cw-5 category with average gdpi extempore? Im in graduation final year doing bba from sscbs, DU. 10th - 8.5 cgpa, 12th - 72.2 science. Would applying from obc category be better? Please help.
Hey,
Generally the percentile required for CW-5 is below than what required for OBC category. OBC candidates requires 95+ percentile in CAT to make through FMS while CW-5 can expect a call at 70+ percentile as well.
Also, the composite score is obviously way lower for cw when compared to obc after extempore and further interview rounds.
Hope this helps.
Answer laterI have 76% in class 12th and 79% in class 10th. What are my chances at top b-school. How should be my graduation and cat percentile for top b-school?
Hello Aspirant,
With the academic record of class 12th and 10th which you have mentioned in the question you should have at least 98-99 or more percentile in CAT and in graduation you should have good overall performance like on CGPA scale you should have around 8-9 CGPA.
Now let us discuss about admission criteria of some of the top IIMs like IIM A/B/C and so on :-
IIM Ahmedabad
Admission process for IIM A is a two step process. First step is for preliminary screening on the basis of Sectional cut-offs and overall cut-offs along with different rating points for IIM A which are described in the tables below and you need to clear sectional cut-off as well as Overall cut-off :-
|
Category |
VRC percentile |
DILR percentile |
QA Percentile |
Overall Percentile |
|
General, EWS |
70 |
70 |
70 |
80 |
|
NC-OBC cum Transgender |
65 |
65 |
65 |
75 |
|
SC |
60 |
60 |
60 |
70 |
|
ST |
50 |
50 |
50 |
60 |
|
PwD (EWS, General, SC, NC-OBC) |
60 |
60 |
60 |
70 |
|
PwD (ST) |
50 |
50 |
50 |
60 |
Ratings on the basis of class 10th score :-
|
Per cent Score in Xth Std. Exam |
Rating Score A |
|
<=55 |
1 |
|
>55 and <=60 |
2 |
|
>60 and <=70 |
3 |
|
>70 and <=80 |
5 |
|
>80 and <=90 |
8 |
|
>90 |
10 |
Rating on the basis of class 12th score :-
|
Per cent Score in XIIth Std. Exam |
Rating Score B |
|
<=55 |
1 |
|
>55 and <=60 |
2 |
|
>60 and <=70 |
3 |
|
>70 and <=80 |
5 |
|
>80 and <=90 |
8 |
|
>90 |
10 |
Rating scores on the basis of field of graduation and percentage :-
|
Per cent score in Professional courses |
Rating Score C |
|
<= 50 |
1 |
|
> 50 and <= 55 |
2 |
|
> 55 and <= 60 |
3 |
|
> 60 and <= 65 |
5 |
|
> 65 and <= 75 |
8 |
|
> 75 |
10 |
Rating scores on the basis of work experience (if any) :-
|
Work Experience in Month (July 31, 2020) |
Rating Score D |
|
< 12 months |
0 |
|
>= 12 and <= 36 months |
MF * (number of months of work experience – 11) |
|
> 36 months |
5 |
|
Work-experience Multiplication Factor (MF) = 0.20 |
|
After considering all the ratings on the basis of above discussed factors candidates are shortlisted for Step 2 which is Analytical Writing Test and Personal Interview round.
You can check out complete admission process for IIM A from the link given below :-
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/iim-ahmedabad-admission-criteria
IIM Bangalore
In IIM B also there is a two stage selection process and the cut-offs are given below :-
|
Category |
Quantitative Aptitude Percentile |
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning Percentile |
Verbal and Reading Comprehension Percentile |
Overall Percentile |
|
General |
75 |
75 |
80 |
85 |
|
EWS |
65 |
65 |
70 |
75 |
|
NC-OBC |
65 |
65 |
70 |
75 |
|
SC |
60 |
60 |
65 |
70 |
|
ST |
55 |
55 |
55 |
65 |
|
PWD |
50 |
50 |
50 |
60 |
For shortlisting of candidates for PI and AWT following weightage is considered by IIM B :-
|
S.No. |
Components |
Weightage |
|
1 |
Gender Diversity |
2 |
|
2 |
CAT 2020 |
40 |
|
3 |
10 Standard |
20 |
|
4 |
12 Standard |
10 |
|
5 |
Bachelors |
20 |
|
6 |
Weighted Work Experience |
8 |
|
Total |
100 |
|
Note that weightage mentioned is in points and the 40 points of CAT weightage can be bifurcated as follows :-
- Verbal & Reading Comprehension (VARC) - 14 points
- Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) - 16 points
- Quantitative Aptitude (QA) - 10 points
You can check out complete admission process for IIM B from the link given below :-
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/iim-bangalore-admission-criteria
IIM Calcutta
In IIM C also there is a two stage selection process and the cut-offs are given below :-
|
Category |
VA |
DILR |
QA |
Overall Percentile |
|
General |
≥ 75 |
≥ 80 |
≥ 80 |
≥ 85 |
|
NC-OBC |
≥ 65 |
≥ 65 |
≥ 70 |
≥ 75 |
|
EWS |
≥ 65 |
≥ 65 |
≥ 70 |
≥ 75 |
|
SC |
≥ 60 |
≥ 60 |
≥ 65 |
≥ 70 |
|
ST |
≥ 55 |
≥ 55 |
≥ 55 |
≥ 65 |
|
PwD |
≥ 45 |
≥ 45 |
≥ 45 |
≥ 55 |
|
Class X Marks (in per cent) |
Points |
Class XII Marks (in per cent) |
Points |
|
≥80 |
10 |
≥80 |
15 |
|
≥75 and < 80 |
8 |
≥ 75 and < 80 |
12 |
|
≥70 and < 75 |
6 |
≥70 and < 75 |
9 |
|
≥65 and < 70 |
4 |
≥65 and < 70 |
6 |
|
≥60 and < 65 |
2 |
≥60 and < 65 |
3 |
|
< 60 |
0 |
< 60 |
0 |
|
Bachelor’s Degree Marks (in per cent) |
Points |
|
≥ 60 |
15 |
|
≥ 55 and < 60 |
10 |
|
≥ 50 and < 55 |
5 |
|
< 50 |
2.5 |
For IIM C also you need to clear the above cut-offs and your points as mentioned in the above table should be decent enough to get shortlisted for Stage 2 which is of AWT and PI.
Final selection will be made on the basis of following weightage :-
|
Components |
Weights |
|
CAT 2020 Score |
30 |
|
Personal Interview (PI) |
48 |
|
Point granted for Academic Diversity at Bachelor’s level for Non-Engineering degree |
4 |
|
Work Experience |
8 |
|
Total |
90 |
You can check out the link given below for complete admission Process of IIM C :-
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/iim-calcutta-admission-criteria
Similarly for admission process and complete details of cut-offs of other IIMs kindly visit the the link given below :-
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/iim-admission-criteria
You can also use CAT Pathfinder to predict your chances to get call from different IIMs or non-IIMs :-
https://bschool.careers360.com/pathfinder/cat
I hope this information helps you.
Good Luck!!
I am obc engg. male with overall CAT percentile 90.21 and Sectionals 64/90/95. 10/12/Grad is 8.8/83/8. Please suggest to me from which IIMs can I expect calls and what are other good institutes where I can apply?
Hello Aspirant,
With the academic record and CAT percentile you have mentioned in the question you have some decent chances in IIMs like IIM Udaipur, IIM Sirmaur, IIM Ranchi, IIM Jammu and in some other B-Schools.
As there is different admission criteria for different IIMs so let us have a look at admission criteria of different IIMs mentioned above :-
IIM Udaipur
Admission process for IIM Udaipur is a two step process. First step is for preliminary screening on the basis of Sectional cut-offs and overall cut-offs along with different rating points for IIM Udaipur which are described in the tables below and you need to clear sectional cut-off as well as Overall cut-off :-
|
Category |
Percentile Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (PPDILR) |
Percentile Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (PVARC) |
Percentile Quantitative Ability (PQA) |
Overall Percentile (PT) |
|
General |
80 |
80 |
80 |
90 |
|
EWS |
80 |
80 |
80 |
85 |
|
NC-OBC |
60 |
60 |
60 |
78 |
|
SC |
50 |
50 |
50 |
60 |
|
ST |
30 |
30 |
30 |
40 |
|
DAP |
30 |
30 |
30 |
40 |
Ratings on the basis of academic performance :-
|
Range of marks |
For class 10th |
For class 12th |
For Under Graduation |
|
<=60 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
|
60.01 to 64 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
|
64.01 to 68 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
|
68.01 to 72 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
|
72.01 to 76 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
|
76.01 to 80 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
|
80.01 to 84 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
|
84.01 to 88 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
|
88.01 to 92 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
|
92.01>= |
2.0 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
Rating scores on the basis of work experience (if any) :-
|
Months |
6 or Less |
7-12 |
13-24 |
25-36 |
37-59 |
60 or more |
|
Score |
0 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
Now the merit list is prepared by IIM Udaipur on the basis of following weightage :-
|
Particulars |
Weightage |
|
CAT Score |
55% |
|
Personal Appearance (WAT & PI) |
21% |
|
Profile |
24% |
The weightage of Personal Appearance is further divided into two categories :-
- Written Ability Test (WAT)- 6%
- Personal Interview (PI)- 15%
You can check out complete admission process for IIM Udaipur from the link given below :-
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/iim-udaipur-admission-criteria
IIM Ranchi
In IIM Ranchi also there is a two-three stage selection process and the cut-offs are given below :-
|
Category |
Quantitative Aptitude Percentile |
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning Percentile |
Verbal and Reading Comprehension Percentile |
Overall Percentile |
|
General |
80 |
80 |
80 |
94 |
|
EWS |
60 |
60 |
60 |
75 |
|
NC-OBC |
60 |
60 |
60 |
75 |
|
SC |
45 |
45 |
45 |
55 |
|
ST |
30 |
30 |
30 |
40 |
|
PWD |
30 |
30 |
30 |
40 |
For shortlisting of candidates for final merit list preparation for PGP program following weightage is considered by IIM Ranchi :-
|
S.No. |
Components |
Weightage |
|
1 |
CAT Score |
40% |
|
2 |
PI Score |
30% |
|
3 |
Profile |
30% |
The weightage of Profile which is 30% is also divided in some classifications like :-
|
S. No. |
Profile |
Out of 30 Marks |
|
a |
Academic Profile |
13 |
|
b |
Work Experience |
7 |
|
c |
Academic Diversity |
5 |
|
d |
Gender Diversity |
5 |
You can check out complete admission process for IIM Ranchi from the link given below :-
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/iim-ranchi-admission-criteria
IIM Jammu
In IIM Jammu, there is a Three stage selection process and for it's first stage which is of PA round the candidate needs to clear the sectional as well as overall cut-offs which are given below :-
|
Category |
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension Percentile |
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning Percentile |
Quantitative Ability Percentile |
Overall Percentile |
|
(VARCP) |
(DILRP) |
(QAP) |
(OP) |
|
|
General* |
80 |
80 |
80 |
90 |
|
EWS |
80 |
80 |
80 |
85 |
|
NC-OBC |
60 |
60 |
60 |
78 |
|
SC |
50 |
50 |
50 |
60 |
|
ST |
30 |
30 |
30 |
40 |
|
DAP |
30 |
30 |
30 |
40 |
For IIM C also you need to clear the above cut-offs and your points as mentioned in the above table should be decent enough to get shortlisted for Stage 2 which is of AWT and PI.
Final shortlisting will be made after considering all your academic profiles and academic profiles will be given some specific rating which are given below :-
|
Range of Marks |
10th Class |
12th Class |
|
<= 60 |
0 |
0 |
|
60.01 to 70 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
|
70.01 to 80 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
|
80.01 to 90 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
|
90.01 to 95 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
|
95.01>= |
3.0 |
3.0 |
|
Range of Marks |
Graduation |
|
<= 60 |
0 |
|
60.01 to 70 |
0.5 |
|
70.01 to 80 |
1 |
|
80.01 to 85 |
1.5 |
|
85.01 to 90 |
2.0 |
|
90.01 to 95 |
2.5 |
|
95.01 >= |
3.0 |
Work Experience :-
|
Months |
< 12 |
12-18 |
18-24 |
24-36 |
36-48 |
48-60 |
>60 |
|
Score |
0 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
You can check out the link given below for complete admission Process of IIM Jammu :-
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/iim-jammu-admission-criteria
Similarly for IIM Sirmaur's admission process and complete details of cut-offs for them are mentioned in the link given below :-
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/iim-sirmaur-admission-criteria
You can also use CAT Pathfinder to predict your chances to get call from different IIMs :-
https://bschool.careers360.com/pathfinder/cat
Apart from the above mentioned IIMs you can also have a shot in some other B-Schools such as :-
- Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai
- BIM Trichy
- IISWBM Kolkata
- DoMS, IIT Roorkee
- IIM Amritsar
- IIM Sambalpur
For complete list check out the link given below :-
I hope this information helps you.
Good Luck!!
my class 10 percentage is 10 cgpa, class 12th percentage is 68%, b tech 72%. cat percentile is 94.5, can I expect call from any iims
Hi Dear,
The calls for admission into MBA and further rounds of selection is based on overall profile of the candidate and CAT overall percentile as well as sectional percentiles. You have not provided all the details, however at 94.5 percentile you have chances to get call from following IIMs:
- IIM Shillong
- IIM Udaipur
- IIM Ranchi
- IIM Raipur
- IIM Rohtak
- IIM Trichy
- IIM Kashipur
- IIM Sirmaur
- IIM Bodh Gaya
- IIM Vizag
- IIM Amritsar
- IIM Jammu
- IIM Nagpur
- IIM Sambalpur
Good luck
which best colleges should i expect call from with CAT percentile being 91.08 with VARC - 89.89 , DILR - 95.7 , QA - 72.51 , GEN , female & engineer with work ex 2+
The calls for MBA colleges is based on overall profile of the student. You can however expect calls from following colleges based on the details mentioned by you:
- Great Lakes Institute Of Management, Chennai
- MICA Ahmedabad
- K J Somaiya Institute of Management Mumbai
- IRMA Anand
- Welingkar Mumbai
- LBSIM New Delhi
- FORE School of Management (FSM) New Delhi
- DFS, DU
- DSE, Delhi
Good luck
What MBA colleges can I get? My CAT percentile is 73, VARC - 48.17 , DILR - 86.08 , QA - 72.51. I belong to SC from Orissa. Please offer me some advice.
Trichy( Best for Mba)
Jaipur
Warangal
Rourkela
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IITs
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CAT PERCENTILE 30.69 TO get admission MBA at Ernakulam (DT). in which top B school will get
Hi Dear,
Your percentile is low to get into top MBA colleges of India. however you can try admission in following colleges:
- FIIB Delhi
- WLC Delhi
- DSPSR Delhi
- IILM Greater Noida
- IILM Gurgaon and Delhi
- IISE Lucknow
You can use the link below to predict colleges which you can get:
good Luck
my cat percentile 73.4 what college can i expect any good college in tamil nadu an i expect?
Hello Aspirant,
Since you have not mentioned your category so considering it as general.
See it is quite difficult to tell you any particular college in Tamil Nadu which you can get on such CAT percentile. As per your category and percentile in CAT you have some chances to get seat in some B-Schools such as :-
- Lovely Professional University, Phagwara
- Shiv Nadar University, Dadri
- Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi
- VIT Business School, Vellore - Tamil Nadu
- Apeejay School of Management, New Delhi
- Chandigarh University, Chandigarh
- School of Management, Dr. D Y Patil University, Navi Mumbai
- Acharya Bangalore Business School, Bangalore
But also note that for shortlisting of candidates for WAT/GD-PI if there is in the B-School admission process then your academic performance and diversity also comes into play means your academic performance in class 10th and 12th, you graduation percentage, graduation background and Job experience is also considered for admission to IIMs and other B-Schools in India.
To check the cut-off for above mentioned B-schools and complete list of other colleges which you can get on such percentile, kindly check out the link given below :-
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/what-are-my-mba-admission-chances-70-80-percentile-in-cat
I hope this information helps you.
Good Luck!!
need to check cat percentile into percentage
Hi Dear,
CAT percentile tells a candidate the percentage of a candidate who has scored above or below him/her. The formula to calculate sectional and overall CAT percentile of each candidate is mentioned below:
P = (R/N) × 100
where,
P= Percentile score
R= Rank of the candidate assigned on the basis of scaled CAT score or total number of candidates who rank below you.
N= Number of candidates who appeared in CAT
For more details visit the link below:
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GEM fresher CAT percentile 99.13(VA 99.5 DILR 68.84 Quants 99.48). What calls to expect among IIT D, Kgp, Madras, NITIE, FMS?
Dear aspirant,
As far as FMS is concerned there is no chance to get a call from this as the sectional cut off is very high according to your score.
But you can accept a call from iit kgp,madras and delhi too. Even nitie is not possible to crack because of your file sectional cut off because it is 80 percentile for each subject.
