Hello Gouri,

First of all, congrats on your grades in school and college.

I now turn to your question.

Try to obtain a minimum percentile score of 40+ (ST Category) on each and every area of the CAT exam in order to receive calls from any new IIMs. It is advised to get a score of 70+ (ST Category) percentile or above in each component in order to receive calls from top IIM-A, B, C, and FMS.

Please note that, even if you have a high CAT score, there is no assurance that you will receive calls from past IIMs because the CAT Scores are only one of the criteria taken into account during the selection process.

I suggest aiming for the best CAT exam score you can get. Even with a very high score, there is no guarantee that you will be picked.

I wish you luck!

Hello Aspirant,

As per the academic record that you have mentioned, you have decent academic performance and with such performance you should secure at least 99+ percentile in CAT to be able to get a call from some top IIMs like IIM A/B/C and so on.

To make you clearer let us discuss about admission criteria of some of the top IIMs like IIM A, B & C :-

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 :-

Ratings on the basis of class 10th score :-

Rating on the basis of class 12th score :-

Rating scores on the basis of field of graduation and percentage :-

Rating scores on the basis of work experience (if any) :-

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 :-

For shortlisting of candidates for PI and AWT following weightage is considered by IIM B :-

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 :-

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 :-

You can check out the link given below for complete admission Process of IIM C :-

https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/iim-calcutta-admission-criteria

You can also use CAT Pathfinder to predict your chances to get call from different IIMs :-

https://bschool.careers360.com/pathfinder/cat

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!!

Hello Aspirant,

Hope you are doing great!

To answer your question, Yes, B.Voc with ACCA will boost your resume, and help you in getting good IIM's.

Frankly, any certification, or experience with help you in building a good resume, and getting into good colleges.

Hope I answered your query.

Thank You

Hello,

You can get an interview from IIM with 99 percentiles in CAT but following are some criteria which need to be fulfilled before converting IIM.

You must have 50% or more in your graduation

Not just with 99 percentiles in CAT, but after the CAT score shortlisting, Aspirants need to go through one more stage that is WAT/GDPI and then the calculation of composite score (these are calculated on basis of various parameters like CAT score, graduation score, 10 ^th and 12 ^th grade marks, WAT GDPI marks, Academic diversity (candidates from non-engineering background are given extra points), gender diversity, and work experience). The weights allotted to each of the above-mentioned parameters varies for each IIM and the composite score is also calculated by each IIM individually and then the final selection is made.

Hope It helps

All the best

Regards

Your academics are pretty decent, although your score in graduation is slightly less but you may compensate it with Xth, XIIth and the score of your Common Admission Test percentile.

Within the OBC quota, if you get 99+ percentile, you'll easily get a call from all the top IIMs like Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Calcutta. Moreover, if you cross 98+ percentile, then you'll definitely get a call from Kozhikode and Lucknow.

So, in all you are in an advantageous position and should try to get as much percentile as you can in CAT. Hope I have answered your question. All the best!

Hello Rohan,

Hope you are going great!

To answer your question, you do not come under GEM (General, Engineer, Male) category, as you are a pharma student.

And obviously, you do have a change to get into IIM A/B/C, with good extra-curricular, and co-curricular. IIM's are trying to diversify, and you do stand a chance to get into them.

Best of luck!

Hello Ram,

Hope you are doing well !

In answer to your question, I think that you have a pretty good chance to get in the top IIM's, and the premier B-schools in India. Though, your CAT score and your performance in GD-PI play a pretty important role in the process.

Other than that, I think that you have a pretty decent profile.

Hope my answer was helpful.

Wish you Best of Luck !

See, your class Xth percentage is very good, but your XIIth percentage is a bit problematic, and your grad is avergae. See, consulting companies look for 'spikes' in your resume. Now, these spikes may be your academics, your past experience, your extracurricular achievements, and things like that. So, even though you have average profile in academics, but if you have some 'spikes' to show, it won't be a problem.

Hope I have answered your question. All the best!

Hi there,

MBA stands for Masters of business administration is a two year postgraduate program that opens many doors in future in respect of jobs.  IIMS are indias best institutes for pursuing MBA course also there package is also very high.

For getting admission into MBA course there is an examination  called CAT through  which the candidate can get admission into MBA  college.

Below I have enlisted several colleges  for you for MBA course:

• FMS (Faculty of Management Studies), Delhi-
• S.P Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai-
• X.L.R.I (Xavier School of Management), Jamshedpur
• JBIMS (Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies), Mumbai
• IIFT (Indian Institute of Foreign Trade), New Delhi
• Symbiosis Institute of Management, Pune
• TISS (Tata Institute of Social Science), Mumbai
• NMIMS (Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies), Mumbai
• MICA Ahmedabad
• NITIE, Mumbai

Hope this information will help you.

Thanks!!!

Hello Aspirant,

Yes you can get but it depends on that what score you have obtained in 10th and 12th because if it is average but you outperform in your graduation and in CAT as well then it can be compensated but if you 10th and 12th score are very poor then it would be little bit difficult for you but still you have chances depending upon your graduation and CAT score and if you gain some work experience then it would be beneficial for you.

Now let us discuss about admission criteria of some of the top IIMs like IIM A,B&C, to make you more clear about the admission process :-

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 :-

Ratings on the basis of class 10th score :-

Rating on the basis of class 12th score :-

Rating scores on the basis of field of graduation and percentage :-

Rating scores on the basis of work experience (if any) :-

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 :-

For shortlisting of candidates for PI and AWT following weightage is considered by IIM B :-

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 :-

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 :-

You can check out the link given below for complete admission Process of IIM C :-

https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/iim-calcutta-admission-criteria

You can also use CAT Pathfinder to predict your chances to get call from different IIMs :-

https://bschool.careers360.com/pathfinder/cat

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!!