The Common Admission Test (CAT) is one of the most important components to get admission in any IIM. In order to get admission in IIMs, you must obtain a good percentile in the CAT. There is no specific percentile stated by the IIMs which will give you a 100% WATPI shortlist. However, every IIM has specified a minimum overall and sectional percentile which you must obtain in order to get eligible to get a WATPI shortlist. Even scoring that minimum percentile in the CAT will not give you a guarantee to get an interview call as it depends upon various factors.

IIMs give consideration to a number of factors while giving WATPI call. These factors include CAT score, Class 10, Class 12, and Bachelor's degree marks, work experience, academic, and gender diversity, etc. Your first priority should be to clear both the overall and sectional percentile in the CAT as stated by the individual IIM for the NC OBC category candidates.

If you have no work experience, it will not be a disadvantage as a substantial number of candidates who get admission in the IIMs are freshers with no work experience. You will not get the marks allotted for work experience. Your extra-curricular activities will help you during your Interviews but they will have no role to get you a WATPI shortlist.

The CAT score is not the only criteria but is one of the major criteria for admission. The cutoffs might be lower for NC OBC female category candidates. As you belong to the reserved category, there is a good chance that you might get a WATPI shortlist if you perform well in the CAT. Your priority should be to maximize your CAT score and percentile.

The marks obtained by you in Class 10, Class 12, Graduation, and academic diversity will play a major role to get a shortlist for the WATPI process along with the CAT score and your performance in the WATPI round will play a major role during your final selection.

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