I got 57% in X and 65%in Xii and 83% in Graduation can I get admission in IIMs
Hello Aspirant,
See the academic record which you have mentioned is little bit below average so you should show your full potential in CAT and try to have at least 99.5 or more percentile in CAT.
To make you more clear let us discuss about admission criteria of some top known IIMs like IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore :-
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, 2020) |
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 2020 |
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
Similarly for other IIMs you can check out the link given below :-
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/iim-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!!
Hi Aspirant,
Hope you are doing great as per the question asked by you yes you can certainly get admissions in I.I.Ms you should try to work hard and hard and should focus on achieving high and high in entrance exam if you secure high marks in C.A.T then you can certainly get a call from I.I.Ms.
Hope you found this answer useful.Stay motivated stay positive.
All the best!
