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hello everyone i have 71 per in 10th 84per in 12th my graduation is 53per if my cat percentile is 96 can i get iim calls belongs to sc category.my gurdation score is very low


gowtham boddu 9th May, 2022
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Anurag Khanna 14th May, 2022

Hello Aspirant,

See as per your academic record and reservation category you have scored decent CAT percentile and you have chances to get call from some IIMs

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 :-

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, 2021)

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 2021

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 2021 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

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!!

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