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Ideally you should have been eligible or atleast received a Call from 3 of the Top IIMs, BLACKI. Being from Non Engineering Background, and secondly after Securing 99.94 Percentile in CAT, its highly unusual. However, it does happen, and you may have lost points for your average Academic Record as well as Points due to No Work Experience.
However, Do keep hope, as All IIMs have yet not released their Call Lists. Secondly, their are many Excellent Management Institutes other than IIMs like Management Schools of Top IITs like VGSOM, SJSOM, DMS IIT Delhi as well as Top Management Institutes like FMS Delhi, MDI Gurgaon, IMT Ghaziabad, SPJIMR, NITIE and JBIMS Mumbai, and you must participate in the respective application processes.
For more information and IIM Call prediction do follow the link below
Although you have an average academic record in 10/12, assuming you are from General Category I still believe you can get a call from either of IIM A B C , with a strong score in CAT (99.7+) , an excellent academic record in Graduation, followed by a great GD/PI and WAT.
For more information about CAT do follow the link below
https://bschool.careers360.com/exams/cat
For more information about the admission procedure of IIMs do follow the link below
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/iim-admission-criteria
Hello Aspirant,
See IIM Ahmedabad offers only Post graduate programs for which you have to first complete your Undergraduate course from any other institution and then you have to appear for CAT and on the basis of your CAT score and your academic performance you will be called for admission to IIM Ahmedabad. So you cannot get admission in any of the IIM Just after passing class 12th.
For more clarity let us understand the complete admission and shortlisting process of IIM Ahmedabad:-
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 :-
Science Stream |
|
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 |
Commerce Stream
|
|
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 |
Arts/Humanities Stream |
|
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 Bachelor's Degree |
Rating Score C |
<= 55 |
1 |
> 55 and <= 60 |
2 |
> 60 and <= 62 |
3 |
> 62 and <= 65 |
5 |
> 65 and <= 70 |
8 |
> 70 |
10 |
Per cent score in Professional courses |
Rating Score C |
<= 50 |
1 |
> 50 and <= 53 |
2 |
> 53 and <= 55 |
3 |
> 55 and <= 57 |
5 |
> 57 and <= 63 |
8 |
> 63 |
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
You can check out the link given below for complete admission Process of other IIMs as well :-
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/iim-admission-criteria
I hope this information helps you.
Good Luck!!
Hello Aspirant,
See if your friend got a call from IIM Ahmedabad which is the topmost IIM of India then he/she might be belonging to SC/ST/PwD category and cut-offs for these categories are quite low around 60-70 percentile in CAT and also note that these ar the top Management institutions of India they do not involve themselves in such kind of biasing or an unfair means because it will directly affect their reputation.
For more clarity let us understand the complete admission and shortlisting process of IIM Ahmedabad:-
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 :-
Science Stream |
|
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 |
Commerce Stream
|
|
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 |
Arts/Humanities Stream |
|
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 Bachelor's Degree |
Rating Score C |
<= 55 |
1 |
> 55 and <= 60 |
2 |
> 60 and <= 62 |
3 |
> 62 and <= 65 |
5 |
> 65 and <= 70 |
8 |
> 70 |
10 |
Per cent score in Professional courses |
Rating Score C |
<= 50 |
1 |
> 50 and <= 53 |
2 |
> 53 and <= 55 |
3 |
> 55 and <= 57 |
5 |
> 57 and <= 63 |
8 |
> 63 |
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
You can check out the link given below for complete admission Process of other IIMs as well :-
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/iim-admission-criteria
You can also use CAT Pathfinder to predict your chances to get call from different IIMs and non IIMs :-
https://bschool.careers360.com/pathfinder/cat
I hope this information helps you.
Good Luck!!
The overall percentile required for the ST category in the colleges you listed are as follows:
IIM A - 60 percentile
IIM B - 65 percentile
IIM C - 65 percentile
IIM K - 55 percentile
IIM L - 65 percentile
IIM I - 50 percentile
Looking at the cutoffs you can safely expect calls from these colleges. However, I would request you to go to the respective websites and see the percentage of CAT marks and other criteria since it is different for every college.
The background does not make a difference and in fact, it is better if a person is from a diverse background. Colleges like to boast of the mix of students from various profiles and you would fit in with that really well. Most colleges end up having mostly engineering students as applicants. So, MBA colleges are more than open to candidates from any other background.
Just make sure that you are well versed with the subjects you have studied in your undergraduation. They might be interested in asking you since your background is unique and they will be inquisitive about that.
I suggest you start preparing for your interviews and focus all your energy on acing the best college you can get!
All the best!
Hello Aspirant,
If you want to get IIM A for PGP program in FABM course then you should have at least 99 percentile in CAT and also have decent academic record because the candidates are shortlisted on the basis of their CAT scores (70 % weightage) and Application Rating Score (30 % weightage) for the AWT and PI. Application Rating Score (ARS) combines a candidate’s 10th, 12th and graduation marks and averages them accordingly. Applicants with prior background in the Food/Agriculture industry are given preference during AWT and PI as the program is industry-specific.
For your complete understanding let us discuss the admission criteria of IIM Ahmedabad :-
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 :-
Science Stream |
|
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 |
Commerce Stream
|
|
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 |
Arts/Humanities Stream |
|
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 Bachelor's Degree |
Rating Score C |
<= 55 |
1 |
> 55 and <= 60 |
2 |
> 60 and <= 62 |
3 |
> 62 and <= 65 |
5 |
> 65 and <= 70 |
8 |
> 70 |
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
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 Aspirant,
Se admission to MBA\PGP programmes of IIMs are made through the CAT score and since you have not mentioned your CAT score so it's quite difficult to guide you with an accurate information. However. with the academic record which you have mentioned in the question you should have at least 99 or more percentile in CAT to get either of the mentioned IIMs.
For your clear understanding let us discuss about admission criteria of the IIMs which you have mentioned :-
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 :-
Science Stream |
|
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 |
Commerce Stream
|
|
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 |
Arts/Humanities Stream |
|
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 Bachelor's Degree |
Rating Score C |
<= 55 |
1 |
> 55 and <= 60 |
2 |
> 60 and <= 62 |
3 |
> 62 and <= 65 |
5 |
> 65 and <= 70 |
8 |
> 70 |
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 :-
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 |
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
Similarly for admission process and complete details of cut-offs for different IIMs are mentioned in the link given below :-
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!!
Hi Dear,
As per the information provided by you, your academics are decent and if you score good in CAT then you have chances of converting IIM A, B, or C. But I'll recommend you to score good in your graduation as you do not having any work experience certificate. Also, try to involve yourself in extra curricular activities or enroll in short term courses in college which will improve your profile. To get a call from IIM A,B,C and to be on safer side you should at least score 98+ percentile in CAT.
Good Luck
Hello Aspirant,
With the academic record you have mentioned and if you have likewise performance in your graduation as well then at least 97 percentile you should have in CAT for being shortlisted for WAT/GD/PI round.
Now let us discuss about admission criteria of IIM A which you have mentioned so that you can have more clarity :-
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 :-
Science Stream |
|
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 |
Commerce Stream
|
|
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 |
Arts/Humanities Stream |
|
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 :-
AC-1 |
|
Per cent score in Bachelor's Degree |
Rating Score C |
<= 55 |
1 |
> 55 and <= 60 |
2 |
> 60 and <= 62 |
3 |
> 62 and <= 65 |
5 |
> 65 and <= 70 |
8 |
> 70 |
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
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 Aspirant,
I am unable to clearly understand 8/7/8 but I am assuming , those are your 10th,12th and graduation percentages ,which are 80%,70% and 80% respectively.If yes, then , to qualify for an interview call from IIM Ahmedabad, you should have at least 90% in 10th and more than 80-85% in 12th and around 80-90% in graduation. However this is in addition to you 98-99+ CAT percentile. Therefore with these scores , a call from IIM A has less scope. So if you are in 12th aim and score a minimum of 80% ,else if you at graduation level, then score more than 90. In case you are done with schooling and graduation, then nothing much is left to do, prepare really well and score exceptionally well in CAT and hope for the best to happen.
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/how-prepare-for-cat
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/cat-preparation-tips-for-beginners
https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/cat-preparation-how-prepare-for-cat-without-coaching
All the best
Infrastructure is really great and has all the facilities that a top college should provide. All moder amenities and requirements are fulfilled and the classrooms are also equipped with modern facilities.
IIM ahmedabad is having world class infrastructure. Classrooms are very good and arrangement in class is very good for participative study and presentation. Library is very huge and having so many useful books.
The overall infrastructure of the college is good , the hostel is available for the non local students , the facilities in the hostels are also good . Good drinking water , air conditioner for the students .
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