Hello Aspirant,
For admission to IIMs, with such academic record and SC category you should secure at least 97+ percentile in CAT then you would have good chances to get a call from some top IIMs like IIM A/B/C although expected cut-offs for such IIMs are very low around 70 for SC candidates but that is merely the qualifying cut-offs.
To make you more clear let us discuss about admission criteria of some of the top IIMs like IIM A,B&C :-
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
80
NC-OBC cum Transgender
65
75
SC
60
ST
50
PwD (EWS, General, SC, NC-OBC)
PwD (ST)
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
Rating scores on the basis of field of graduation and percentage :-
Per cent score in Professional courses
Rating Score C
<= 50
> 50 and <= 55
> 55 and <= 60
> 60 and <= 65
> 65 and <= 75
> 75
Rating scores on the basis of work experience (if any) :-
Work Experience in Month (July 31, 2021)
Rating Score D
< 12 months
0
>= 12 and <= 36 months
MF * (number of months of work experience – 11)
> 36 months
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 :-
Quantitative
Aptitude
Percentile
Data Interpretation &
Logical Reasoning
Verbal and Reading Comprehension Percentile
Overall
General
85
EWS
NC-OBC
55
PWD
For shortlisting of candidates for PI and AWT following weightage is considered by IIM B :-
S.No.
Components
Weightage
Gender Diversity
CAT 2021
40
10 Standard
20
4
12 Standard
Bachelors
6
Weighted Work Experience
Total
100
Note that weightage mentioned is in points and the 40 points of CAT weightage can be bifurcated as follows :-
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 :-
VA
DILR
QA
≥ 75
≥ 80
≥ 85
≥ 65
≥ 70
≥ 60
≥ 55
PwD
≥ 45
Class X Marks (in per cent)
Points
Class XII Marks (in per cent)
≥80
15
≥75 and < 80
≥ 75 and < 80
12
≥70 and < 75
9
≥65 and < 70
≥60 and < 65
< 60
Bachelor’s Degree Marks (in per cent)
≥ 55 and < 60
≥ 50 and < 55
< 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 :-
Weights
CAT 2021 Score
30
Personal Interview (PI)
48
Point granted for Academic Diversity at Bachelor’s level for Non-Engineering degree
Work Experience
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
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!!
Hello Prathiba,
Cut-offs varies from year to year and College to College.
CAT 2022 expected cut-offs for Top B-Schoola are given below for SC Category candidates.
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
VARC - 65
DILR - 60
QA - 60
Aggregate - 70
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
VARC - 60
Indian Institute of Management, Khozikode
VARC - 55
DILR - 55
QA - 55
Aggregate - 65
Indian Institute of Management, Amritsar
DILR - 50
QA - 50
Aggregate - 55
Indian Institute of Management, Nagpur
VARC -50
Aggregate - 60
To get more information about previous year's cut-offs and CAT 2022 expected cut-offs go through below mentioned link.
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/cat-cutoff
May this information was helpful to you.
Best of Luck!!
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