I got 8.2 cgpa in 10th 55% in 12th and 7.5cgpa in graduation and i am taking 1 year of gap for preparation of CAT. At what percentage in CAT i can get top mba colleges?

Hi Utkarsh,

Since you have decided that you will be going for CAT, taking a 1 year Gap will bring in on you a lot of questions and professors and recruiters who will be interviewing you will take that as a negative point since they would look for people who can manage both work and academics.  I am telling you because you have a dip in class 12 marks and that will definitely fetch some questions which you have to answer tactfully. Adding onto it some more questions regarding the gap will not be favouring your chances of selection both for the institute as well as for any placement process which you will be seating for.

Nevertheless, I am going to post some colleges and their cut-offs and average package which you can get at the end of two years.

Its really futile to give the average package for IIM A,B,C since at that level you are bound to get a job with a hefty package. Now you an start preparing for CAT and try to aim other exams also like SNAP, XAT, TISS-NET, CMAT as there are several good B-Schools which will give you the same package like the above mentioned. It just opens the door way to a varied choices from which you can safely choose. 4-5 hours per day would be okay if you have no knowledge about aptitude and reasoning else if you have already practiced, 2-3 hours per day would be sufficient to crack any MBA entrance exam. Pracice a lot of mocks as several exams will test your time management skills too besides your knowledge.

I hope I have been able to solve your query. Do write to us if you face any problem regarding your preparation. All the best!!!

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