I am BE Mechanical final year student. I have 97.2%-10th, 96.17%-12th, BE - 74% , how much should i score in CAT to get iim's or non iims?
Hi Ajay! In order to get IIM calls, you should secure at least 90+ percentile. While old IIMs like IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Lucknow and Indore calls candidates with 99+ percentile, for the newer IIMs, the cutoff is slightly lesser, but still, 90+ percentile is what the cutoff trend is for General category candidates.
As far as non-IIMs are concerned, the cutoff range varies from institute to institute. For the top ranked instittues like FMS Delhi, IITs (Delhi, Bombay and Madras), the CAT cutoff percentile is 99+. On the other hand, other premier B-schools like MDI Gurgaon, IMT Ghaziabad, SPJIMR Mumbai cutoffs range from 90-100 percentile. The following articles will help you understand the cutoffs of top B-schools in India:
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/which-b-schools-will-you-get-based-on-your-percentile
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1. Reserved category - The candidate may belong to reserved category which has lower cutoff than that of general category.
2. Exceptionally good profile - The shortlist and final selection is based on composite score which consists of multiple factors like past academic profile, work experience, other attributes like ECA and diversity factors. Those candidates may be excelled in any of those parameters which had compensated for the percentile.
3. Excellent performance in wat/pi - While candidates' aptitude is checked through CAT, their soft skills and communication abilities are examined through the selection rounds. Those who can impress the panel with their wat and pi and scored high in these rounds would have chance to convert the call.
Last but not the least, the final discretion is that of IIMs. In case of further doubts, you may check the IIM admission criteria or file RTI to seek derailed procedure.
Hope this helps.
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