I am in 12 th and serious about MBA & cat preparation so which one is better to crack cat degree or btech so that I'll have parallel

Dear Narendra, there is a factor called Academic Diversity that also decides points in your score while shortlisting you for WAT and PI rounds after Composite CAT scores. Professional courses like CA/ICWA/CS/MBBS/BDS/BPT have a different marking scheme in Graduation. Their percentage scores are rated differently. For example, look at the following:



This is the rating scale for a regular degree course.





Percent score        Rating Score

<= 55                                 1

> 55 and <= 60                2

> 60 and <= 62                3

> 62 and <= 65                5

> 65 and <= 70                8

> 70                                  10





And this is how a Professional degree course is rated:



Percent score        Rating Score

<= 50                               1

> 50 and <= 53              2

> 53 and <= 55              3

> 55 and <= 57              5

> 57 and <= 63              8

> 63                               10



You can get an idea of Academic Diversity percentage in each IIM through this data:



IIM Shillong: 43

IIM Ahmedabad: 34

IIM Udaipur: 33

IIM Amritsar: 32

IIM Lucknow: 30

IIM Indore: 24

IIM Kashipur: 22

IIM Calcutta: 12

IIM Kozikhode: 9



So more preference is given to non-engineering graduates. So if you are stil at a stage where you can decide which Career path to choose, we would certainly suggest non engineering course which can add diversity factor to your Academic profile.

If you're interested in MBA then there's a course in IIM Indore (IPMAT) The eligibility criteria for IPMAT 2019 is laid down by the conducting body, IIM Indore. It is mandatory to fulfill the IPMAT 2019 eligibility criteria in order to appear for the exam. The category-wise academic and age limit criteria are as below:



General and NC-OBC Category: Minimum of 60 per cent aggregate in Standard X/ SSC and Standard XII/ HSC or equivalent examinations in 2007, 2008 & appearing in 2019.



SC/ST and PWD (DA) Category: Minimum of 55 per cent aggregate in Standard X/ SSC and Standard XII/ HSC or equivalent examinations in 2007, 2008 & appearing in 2019.



Age Limit: For general category candidates, the age limit is maximum of 20 years of age as on August 01, 2019. The SC/ST category candidates should not be more than 25 years of age as on August 01, 2019.



Feel free to comment if you have any doubt

Good luck