I have 81.8%/74.8%/88.95% in 10th/12th and b.comhons.and I belong to nc-obc. How much percentile I need to get a call from IIM A,B,C.

Dear Chandan, IIMs have released their cut offs. And the sectional cut offs for each IIM for OBC-NCL looks like this:

QA        VRC       DLR       OVERALL
AHMEDABAD           65         65          65             75
BANGALORE            70         70          75             80
CALCUTTA               65         65          70             75

Now each IIM has their own selection criteria to be shortlisted.
IIM Ahmedabad:

10th Rating:

Percent score     Rating Score

<= 55       1

> 55 and <= 60       2

> 60 and <= 70        3

> 70 and <= 80         5

> 80 and <= 90         8

> 90           10

The same rating score is used for 12th Science /Commerce Streams. For Arts/Humanities:

Percent score       Rating Score

<= 45            1
> 45 and <= 50            2
> 50 and <= 60             3
> 60 and <= 70             5
> 70 and <= 85             8
> 85             10

From each Academic sectors top 5% from each stream and each Category will be short listed. It might look like:


Category Upper Limit

General 100

NC-OBC-cum-transgender 57

SC   32

ST 16

PwD 6

After shortlisting the Candidates, the selected Candidates will have to go through WAT and PI rounds. Selection at this stage will strictly be based on the shortlisting of the candidates done separately for each Category ) on the basis of their Final Composite Score. . The numbers selected in different reservation categories will be in proportions mandated by law.

Personal Interview Multiplication Factor (PIF) = 0.50

AWT Multiplication Factor (AWTF) = 0.10

CAT Score Multiplication Factor for Final Composite Score (CATF_FCS) = 0.25

Application Rating Multiplication Factor for Final Composite Score (ARF_FCS) = 0.15


After the AWT & PI round, admission offers are made by IIMA to successful candidates. The final selection is based on a diverse set of attributes which includes performance in CAT, performance in AWT & PI, academic, co-curricular and extra-curricular achievements, work experience, etc.

IIM Bangalore:

board results are initially adjusted by dividing each such score by 90th percentile score of that board. And then an adjusted score is calculated for the Bachelor's degree for each of the candidates based on the final scores obtained by the candidate are used for the Bachelor's degree and professional degrees. For example,
CAT = 40
10th board = 20
12th board = 10
Bachelors = 20
Gender Diversity = 2
Work Experience = 8
The 40 points for CAT are derived from the performance in each of the three sections as follows:
Verbal & Reading Comprehension - 14 points
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning - 16 points Quantitative Aptitude - 10 points.

IIM Calcutta:
And the final selection is based on:
CAT 2019 Score 30
Personal Interview 48
Written Ability Test 10
Academic Diversity 04
Work Experience 08
Total 100

To be shortlisted for these IIMs, you shpuld aim for atleast 85 percentile.