I scored 87.4%(10th), 84(12th), 90%(BBA), general, female, how much should i score to get calls from top iims?
Hello Aspirant,
With the academic record which you have mentioned in the question you should try to score at least 96-98 or more percentile in CAT because there is very high competition in CAT.
Now let us discuss about admission criteria of some of the top IIMs :-
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
IIM Calcutta
In IIM C also there is a two stage selection process and the cut-offs are given below :-
|
Category |
VA |
DILR |
QA |
Overall Percentile |
|
General |
≥ 75 |
≥ 80 |
≥ 80 |
≥ 85 |
|
NC-OBC |
≥ 65 |
≥ 65 |
≥ 70 |
≥ 75 |
|
EWS |
≥ 65 |
≥ 65 |
≥ 70 |
≥ 75 |
|
SC |
≥ 60 |
≥ 60 |
≥ 65 |
≥ 70 |
|
ST |
≥ 55 |
≥ 55 |
≥ 55 |
≥ 65 |
|
PwD |
≥ 45 |
≥ 45 |
≥ 45 |
≥ 55 |
|
Class X Marks (in per cent) |
Points |
Class XII Marks (in per cent) |
Points |
|
≥80 |
10 |
≥80 |
15 |
|
≥75 and < 80 |
8 |
≥ 75 and < 80 |
12 |
|
≥70 and < 75 |
6 |
≥70 and < 75 |
9 |
|
≥65 and < 70 |
4 |
≥65 and < 70 |
6 |
|
≥60 and < 65 |
2 |
≥60 and < 65 |
3 |
|
< 60 |
0 |
< 60 |
0 |
|
Bachelor’s Degree Marks (in per cent) |
Points |
|
≥ 60 |
15 |
|
≥ 55 and < 60 |
10 |
|
≥ 50 and < 55 |
5 |
|
< 50 |
2.5 |
For IIM C also you need to clear the above cut-offs and your points as mentioned in the above table should be decent enough to get shortlisted for Stage 2 which is of AWT and PI.
Final selection will be made on the basis of following weightage :-
|
Components |
Weights |
|
CAT 2020 Score |
30 |
|
Personal Interview (PI) |
48 |
|
Point granted for Academic Diversity at Bachelor’s level for Non-Engineering degree |
4 |
|
Work Experience |
8 |
|
Total |
90 |
You can check out the link given below for complete admission Process of IIM C :-
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/iim-calcutta-admission-criteria
For more details about other IIMs :-
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!!
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