Hi Aayush, you have to work very hard to get into top B-schools in India. They admission process includes a lot of factors or stages and it also consisit grades of your past academics.

Yes believe in you and go for it , you have to score very high to prove your past academics wrong .. but in interview you have to give them a valid answer to support you .. if you done it right no one can beat you .. for example my cousin score is 71% in 10th 58% in 12th and 53% in bba he is now in SIBM pune .. his snap score was 99.3% in snap after a year gap for preparing ..

Hope it helps you

All the best for your future..

Hi Aayush! Firstly, let me tell you, that IIFT conducts its own entrance test and doesn't accept CAT scores. As far as IIFT is concerned, the final merit list is generated on the basis of the scores obtained in IIFT entrance, essay, GD and PI. They do not allot any specific weightage on the past academic records. However, the institute does check previous academic records and overall profile in order to get an idea of the overall candidature. Hence, even if you have low acads but a high score and good performance in selection rounds, or have some extracurricular activities, then it would be an added advantage.

For the CAT participating institutes, IIMs do consider past academic records stringently. Each IIM has a specific percentage cutoff for Class X, XII and graduation marks and specific weightage is assigned. In such a scenario, even if you secure  a high CAT percentile, very low acads might cause hindrance in your admission chances. However, apart from IIMs there are several top rung B-schools which do not assign weightages on past academics.

Right now, you should focus on preparation. Rest of the factors will fall into place automatically.

Hello Aayush,

Top B-Schools admission calls depends on a lot of factors. Academics is one among them but is also an important factor.

If you belong to General category and have a very low academics then it is hard to get a call from top B-Schools.