The selection process includes 3 stage method. They are:

• Eligibility Criteria
• Group Discussion and Personal Interview
• Final Selection

The basic eligibility criteria remains 50% aggregate for General Category in Graduation and 45% for Reserved Categories or equivalent CGPA from any recognised University. The percentiles in CAT are considered for the further rounds. In 2018, the weightage given for various sections of CAT have been as follows:

QA: 30%

DILR: 30%

VARC: 40%

An additional 3 marks are added to the Composite score in case of women for shortlisting. This score is used only for shortlisting Candidates for Personal Interview. The weightage for Final selection is as follows:

Personal Interview: 15%

CAT score: 60%

Group Discussion: 10%

Extempore: 5%

10th marks: 5%

12th marks: 5%

An additional 3 marks of the maximum aggregate will be added to the women candidates who have attended the Interview. Now regarding the CW seats, it also depends on your CAT percentile. Though the CW level matters, it is your Academic profile and also CAT percentile that play a role. To be considered for FMS, you will need nothing less than 97 percentile. If you can manage that and have a decent Academic profile, you can make it to FMS.