I want to pursue MBA how much should i score in the CAT exam to get into iim for ST category?
IIMs shortlist candidates for the interview stage based on their own criteria, which may be independent of each other. The process may include Written Ability Test, Group Discussion, and Personal Interviews. Performance in the CAT examination is an important component in the admission process. IIMs may additionally use other factors such as the previous academic performance of the candidates, relevant work experience, gender and academic diversity and other similar inputs in shortlisting and ranking of candidates at various stages of the admission process. The processes, academic cut-offs and the weights allocated to the evaluation parameters may vary across IIMs. The CAT Sectional weightage for each IIM for ST Category is as follows:
IIM QA DLR VARC OVERALL
Ahmedabd 50 50 50 60
Bangalore 60 60 60 70
Calcutta 55 55 55 65
Indore 45 45 45 50
Lucknow 55 55 55 65
FMS, Delhi needs 95 percentile.
IIM Shillong: 92 percentile
NITIE Mumbai: 91 percentile
IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, IIM Lucknow, IIM Indore, IIM Kozhikode, IIM Tiruchirapalli, MDI Gurgaon, IIM Udaipur, IIM Rohtak, IIM Ranchi, IIM Kashipur, IIM Raipur, IMT Ghaziabad, IMI New Delhi, XIM Bhubaneshwar and New IIMS need 90 percentile. Now if your target is top B-School, your percentile should be between 85-90, so forth and so on.
IIMs shortlist candidates for the interview stage based on their own criteria, which may be independent of each other. The process may include Written Ability Test, Group Discussion, and Personal Interviews. Performance in the CAT examination is an important component in the admission process. IIMs may additionally use other factors such as the previous academic performance of the candidates, relevant work experience, gender and academic diversity and other similar inputs in shortlisting and ranking of candidates at various stages of the admission process. The processes, academic cut-offs and the weights allocated to the evaluation parameters may vary across IIMs.
Dear aspirant ,
For an ST category student , you need to score above 70 percentile in CAT exam to get into IIM'S . The seat distribution for ST category is around 7 % , so it is better to score above minimum percentile . Some IIM'S have more ST seats and some have less seats. So for a safer side , it is better to score above 70 percentile so that your seat will be secured in IIM.
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