Tips for deciding which B-School Application forms to fill

which MBA Colleges Application forms to fill
Deciding on to which B-School's form to fill is an important decision as this could make or break your MBA dreams. Below are some of the recommended tips along with examples which could help in decision making:


1. Based on expected Percentile Range
It is advisable to fill up the forms of the colleges abover and below your expected percentile.
Example: Based on your analysis if you are expecting a percentile of 95. Then you must fill forms of following colleges:
-MDI
-IMT
-BIM
-NIM
-IMI
=> Suggestion here is to fill up the forms of range of B-Schools, both above and below your expected/anticipated CAT percentile. 


2. Based on Profile & Sectional Cutoff
In addition to this if candidate is aware that he can easily manage to clear sectional cut-off in CAT(based on Mock Test results) and he has 1+ years work experience and has a good percentage in academics, then they could filter the above list further.
Example: A candidate with 3 years of work exp. and good percentage in 10th, 12th and graduation(80+) is more likely to get calls from a high ranked college.
=> So Suggestion here is to analyze your chances based on all aspects such as your performance in each section of CAT, your academics, work ex. etc.


3. Based on College Specific Criteria's
Certain colleges such as IIM-B, SP Jain gives calls to candidates even with lower percentile but with very good profile. Be carefull in filling up forms or expecting a call from such colleges  if your profile is not having :
- A very good academics
- Relevant and solid Work experience
- Any significant achievement
Example: A candidate with 90 percentile could get a call from SP Jain if he has 3 years of work experience and has 85+ percent marks throughout in academics. Whereas a candidate with 93+ percentile with no work exp. and around 75 percent of marks throughout his acads may not get a call from IIM-B.
= > So the suggestion here is to analyze the selection criteria of the MBA college you are applying for.


4. IIM Dreams
Even if you score 99+ in CAT but if you have average academics then its very likely that you would not get calls from Top IIMs scuh as IIM-A, IIM-B, IIM-C, IIM-L etc.
Example: A candidate with 99.5 percentile and 71% in 10th (CBSE) , 61% in 12th (CBSE) and 72% in Graduation (B.Tech)  may not get calls from any of the top 5 IIMs. Furthermore this doesn't mean that he would get calls from rest all IIMs, from lowers IIMs also he may or may not get calls depending on the academic marsk cutoffs set by particular IIM.
This is because most of the IIMs consider academics marks as one of the criteria along with CAT score for shortlisting candidates for interview. 
=> So the suggestion here is to analyze yourself based on your profile and not to have false expectations for IIM calls if your past academics marks are low.

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  2. wow..nice blog!! i just love it!! awesome keep going!!

    gtu AIEEE 2012

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  3. Hi,

    Shuvam is here!

    Profile

    Has been a rank holder(top 10) throughout the school span and got many prizes from school in each academic year in the annual prize distribution ceremony from class 1 to class 12 for academic and non-academic purposes.

    10th-96% (from West-Bengal Board and had been one of the top 100 students in State)and in best of 5 subjects-97%
    12 th-88.1% (from West-Bengal Board and had been one of the top 100 students in State) and in best of 4-94.25%

    College- St.Xavier's College(Kolkata)
    Graduation Stream-Statistics Honours(Incomplete)
    Graduation Percentage-57.3(Till 4 th Semester)

    Final Year Student and freshers!

    Extra-Acds=a pretty decent extra curriculam activities starting from School to College life in recitation,drawing,college fest organization and Participated various college events(Including IITs)...etc!
    Achievements=1.Campus Ambassador at IIT Kharagpur's Space Technology Department.
    2.District Champion in recitation during school and got many other prizes in recitation.

    3.Secured the 1 st position in the event"Central Competition in Recitation" which was being organized by Govt.of .India at Visva-Bharati University and then got so many prizez in recitation in district level.

    4.NTSE scholar and Got award certificates in National Science Talent Search Examination, was being conducted by National Science Congress, in 2003,2004,2005,2007 for securing good (A,A+) grade.

    5.Got award Certificates from IBM for successfully completing the Computer Literacy Programme,Govt.of India with 81% marks and A grade.

    6.Got selected also for doing internship in Tata Consultancy Services,HP,HCL Tecnologies,ITC,Mahindra and Mahindra ,Make My Trip,Bitscrape Solutions Pvt Ltd,Acumen Soft Technologies,Calinnovations,Kris Systems Pvt Ltd,MaxMobility PVT LTD,NetTrackers,Zinfi Software Systems Pvt Ltd, GAINWELL PVT LTD .

    7.Got about 4000 rank in West-Bengal Joint Entrance Examination for engineering in 2010 and Got 1062 rank in All India Engineering entrance Examination in Architecture Section 2010

    8..Got rank 23 in Visva-Bharati University's( A Central University and a Institute of National Importance) under-graduate entrance examination in 2010.

    Non-Engineer

    Work Exp-None
    Internship-In Mahindra Finance for 2 months(july-september 2012)

    Do I Stand any chances for IIM B ?if i will score a high cat score say 99!

    plz do reply!

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    1. Improve your graduation marks and then you have chances in IIM A,B and C. You should aim to score 99.5+ in CAT to be on safer side.

      All the best!

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  4. hi, my name is gurpratp singh
    i got 79.6% in 10th,,,,,,,but in 12th i dropped to mere 52.6%,,,,,,,but in b.tech i improved to 67.6%........... and i m currently employed in jaypee group as system analyst,,,,,,, i am fully determined to work hard,,,,,at any cost,,,, i want to do mba,,,,,,,,,, plz give me best possible solution for my carrere

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  5. Dear Gurpratap,

    Good to know that you are so determined to do MBA and so committed for your career.
    If you score high in CAT/XAT(97-98+) then you have good chance of getting calls from colleges ranked between 11-20 in the below list:
    Best MBA Colleges Ranking 2012
    If you are interested in joining ISB then you would have to write GMAT exam, fees of ISB would be 20+ Lakhs.

    Related with perfectly planing CAT preparation would advise you to go through the guidelines mentioned at bleow page:
    How to Plan your CAT Preparation

    Also there are lot of useful tips shared across this blog you just need to browse and read them.



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    1. @ admin.... i will definitely support......... to run this blog.......

      warm regards..
      GURPRATP SINGH
      JAYPEE GROUP

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  6. hi,i got 82.5% marks in secondary, 66% in higher secondary and 69.7% in b-tech in mechanical engineering.i have a 15 months work experience till august'2012.i'm expecting a score around 85-90.which colleges should i apply ???which schools should i get a call from???

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    1. Dear Merajul,

      I believe you would have reservations as well, its very difficult to predict the percentile with reservations as lot more factors come into picture.
      Assuming around 90 percentile along with reservation you could expect calls from colleges ranked between 13-25:
      India MBA Colleges Ranking 2012


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  7. 85.2 in 10th
    86.3 in 12th
    67 in btech,,no work ex any chance for IIM calls bhai? pls reply,waitin badly..!!

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  8. Dear Shiva,

    You definitively have good chances of getting IIM calls if you manage to score 99+ with consistent scores in all sections in CAT.
    Definitely getting some work exp. will surely increase your chances further.

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  9. sir,
    i am 3rd year graduation student preparing for cat 2013.i would like to ask how the work experience in banks as p.o and clerks are considered as i am planning to appear for bank p.o examinations in oreder to gain some work experience.

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    1. Dear Anonymous,

      Full time work exp. as Bank PO would be considered as valid work exp. at least during getting calls from colleges. Beyond which during interviews you need to justify it properly how the exp. is going to help you during your MBA and what all have you gained from your Job. The quality of this exp. is not considered as high as experience from real corporate world.

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  10. Hi,
    Its Harry here. I truly appreciate the way ur replies to queries & for useful information in this blog.
    I am too sailing in the same boat! Determined & working hard to get into the top b-schools but having low academics.
    10th - 79%
    12th - 59.5%
    BE (Mech) - 58%
    with 5yrs of experience in Mechanical industry.
    If i score good % in CAT, do i stand a chance to get calls from good b-schools.
    Plz suggest me the b-schools to apply if i get 90 or 95% in CAT. Looking forward to hearing from u.
    Thanks & Regards,
    Harry

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    1. Dear Harry,

      Great to know that you like this blog and you find it useful, thanks for your support.
      Coming back to your question, due to low marks in 12th/BE you may not get call from IIMs.
      You could target below colleges:
      (IIFT Delhi & Kolkata) Indian Institute of Foreign Trade – Delhi & Kolkata, Delhi
      (JBIMS Mumbai) Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
      (MDI Gurgaon) Management Development Institute, Gurgaon
      (NITIE Mumbai) National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai
      (SJMSoM IIT Bombay) Shailesh J Mehta School of Management – IIT Bombay, Mumbai
      (SIBM Pune) Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune
      (NMIMS Mumbai) Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
      (DMS IIT Delhi) Department of Management Studies – IIT Delhi, Delhi
      (IMT Ghaziabad) Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad
      (XIM Bhubhaneswar) Xavier’s Institute of Management, Bhubhaneswar
      (MICA Ahmedabad) Mudra Institute of Communication, Ahmedabad
      (TISS Mumbai) Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
      (SCMHRD Pune) Symbiosis Center for Management and Human Resources Development, Pune
      (VGSoM IIT Kharagpur) Vinod Gupta School of Management – IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur
      (IIT Kanpur MBA) Industrial and Management Engineering – IIT Kanpur, Kanpur
      (TAPMI Manipal) TA Pai Management Institute, Manipal
      (SIMSR Mumbai) KJ Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai
      (IMI Delhi) International Management Institute, Delhi
      (GIM Goa) Goa Institute of Management, Goa

      Note:
      The colleges are arranged in order of ranking.
      Some of these colleges do not accept CAT score. Examples: IIFT, SIBM, XIMB etc.

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    2. Furthermore aim to score 95 as you would not get calls from all colleges above IMT in the above list with 90+ percentile.

      All the best

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  11. sir, what's the required percentile for IISWBM calcutta(kolkata) for the season 2013-2015 & also want to know the current rank of this college among top 100 b-schools in India?

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  12. Dear Anonymous,

    IISWBM Calcutta's cutoff for 2013-2015 is expected to be around 80 percentile in CAT. The current rank of this college would be around 75(among all MBA colleges of India including 13 IIMs and various govt colleges).

    Below page lists down MBA colleges ranking for 2012:
    MBA colleges ranking for 2012

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  13. Sir,
    can you tell me about the last placement record (i.e.,2012) of IISWBM calcutta(kolkata)?

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    1. Dear Anonymous,

      Average salary is around 5.5 Lakhs and placement was close to 100%.

      All the best!

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  14. I have two questions..
    the 1st one: the CAT exam has 4 sections(i.e. Q.A,D.I,V.A,L.R).Out of total 60(30+30)questions,what's the % of each section?
    the 2nd one: what's "sectional cutoff"?

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    1. Dear Anonymous,

      There ARE two separately timed sections in the test. The sections are (a) Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation (b) Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning.
      There is no separate percentage for each of the above 2 sections. Its percentile which is calculated based on your score. For each of the 2 sections your percentile would be determined based on your score. Total percentile is calculated based on your total score (sum of both the sections)

      Below are some details about percentile:
      Percentile is relative marking indicating how you have performed when compared to others and it cannot be pre-defined based on numbers of questions you are going to attempt and it will depend on:
      -Level & complexity of questions asked in particular year
      -Ability of other candidates to perform better than you.
      Say for instance, in a particular year out of 180 marks with scoring just 75 marks a person could get 75+ percentile if the CAT question paper is tough at the same time in case of simpler paper a person may not get even 75 percentile after scoring 120 marks out of 180.
      If you have scored 80 marks out of 180 in CAT and no one has performed better than you that is marks of all other candidates who wrote CAT through out India is less than 80 then your percentile score would be 100.
      Sectional cutoff would be cutoff in the two sections mentioned above or threshold percentile which a college sets as its criteria for giving calls to candidates.

      Hope this clarifies.

      All the best!

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  15. Dear DRKJ,

    You have excellent academic marks. CAT Score and Academics marks are two different screening criteria bases on which IIMs give calls to students and both have different weight age. One needs to clear the cut off for both CAT score as well as academics marks set by IIMs. In your case you could easily manage to clear academic marks cutoff for most of the IIMs and you should focus on score high percentile in CAT. Generally top IIMs gives call at 99+ percentile in CAT with consistent scores across sections.


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  16. hello sir,
    i am btech in biotech in complete..
    my marks for class were-67.5%
    for 12th-78.5%
    but got lowered in graduation to -55.2%(on completion it wud get to 58 or 59% at most..
    wud my graduation marks wud be any hindrance in my attempt to get to a good college..??
    tell me the colleges which i wud be able to apply??
    thanks in advance..

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    1. Dear Anonymous,

      As you already know or must have read on this blog that almost all IIMs along with CAT percentile look into candidates academics as well. Your average marks will make it difficult for you to reach to top IIMs.
      You have good chances of getting through colleges ranked between 15-30. You can check the lust of colleges ranked between 15-30 at below page:
      Top 100 MBA Colleges of India 2012

      Please note that not all colleges from the list above accept CAT score, examples : IIFT, SIBM, XIMB etc.



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  17. Sir,
    I have aaplied for Cat 2012 , I want to suggest you onething that you should start a new thread about the MBA admission alert or MBA college notiifcations out 2013-2015 so that i can help students

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    1. Thanks for suggestion, I will work on it and try to update you soon.

      Cheers!

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  18. sir,
    i m a instrumentation engineer. My marks are
    10th-84%
    12th-64%
    graduation-62%
    i m a fresher so i dont hav any experience.
    what are my chances of getting calls from top iim's ?

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  19. Dear Ritvik,
    You have very less chances of getting calls from IIMs. You may get call from IIM Ranchi as it doesn't give weightage to past academics if you score 99.7+.

    All the best!

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  20. sir my name is pradeep tiwari
    sir i got 74.6% in 10th CBSE BOARD
    AND 73.4 % IN 12TH CBSE BOARD
    AND MY BTECH(IT) 71%
    I HAVE 3 YEARS OF WORK EX IN TCS...
    MY CAT SCORE IS 99%
    SIR WHICH CLG I CAN GET CALL...

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    1. Dear Pradeep,

      If your score across sections is consistent then you can expect calls from :
      6. (IIM Lucknow) Indian Institute of Management – Lucknow, Lucknow
      7. (FMS Delhi) Faculty of Management Studies – University of Delhi, Delhi
      8. (IIM Indore) Indian Institute of Management – Indore, Indore
      9. (IIM Kozhikode) Indian Institute of Management – Kozhikode, Kozhikode
      12. (JBIMS Mumbai) Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
      13. (MDI Gurgaon) Management Development Institute, Gurgaon
      14. (NITIE Mumbai) National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai
      15. (SJMSoM IIT Bombay) Shailesh J Mehta School of Management – IIT Bombay, Mumbai
      17. (NMIMS Mumbai) Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
      18. (DMS IIT Delhi) Department of Management Studies – IIT Delhi, Delhi
      19. (IMT Ghaziabad) Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad

      College Ranking India

      All the best!

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    2. sir one of my frnd
      he got 74.6% in 10th CBSE BOARD
      AND 73.4 % IN 12TH CBSE BOARD
      AND his BTECH(IT) 71%
      he HAVE 3 YEARS OF WORK EX IN TCS...
      his CAT SCORE IS 100%
      and his score all sections is consistent.
      SIR plz suggest
      WHICH CLG he CAN GET CALL from...
      sir reply as soon as possible...

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    3. Dear Aashu,

      Not sure which CAT score you are talking about, CAT 2012 exam is yet to start and CAT score is valid only for a year.
      Considering that its an assumption that your friend is going to score 100 in CAT 2012 with consistent scores across sections, I will say that he can expect calls from most of the colleges except IIMA/IIMB/SP Jain:
      2. (IIM Calcutta) Indian Institute of Management – Calcutta, Kolkata
      6. (IIM Lucknow) Indian Institute of Management – Lucknow, Lucknow
      7. (FMS Delhi) Faculty of Management Studies – University of Delhi, Delhi
      8. (IIM Indore) Indian Institute of Management – Indore, Indore
      9. (IIM Kozhikode) Indian Institute of Management – Kozhikode, Kozhikode
      12. (JBIMS Mumbai) Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
      13. (MDI Gurgaon) Management Development Institute, Gurgaon
      14. (NITIE Mumbai) National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai
      15. (SJMSoM IIT Bombay) Shailesh J Mehta School of Management – IIT Bombay, Mumbai
      17. (NMIMS Mumbai) Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
      18. (DMS IIT Delhi) Department of Management Studies – IIT Delhi, Delhi
      19. (IMT Ghaziabad) Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad

      Refer complete list of top ranked colleges at:
      List of top 100 colleges


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  21. Sir,
    im ty btech studnt.10th-89,12th-85,btch wil b 8.0 cga.nd m dtrmind 2 work hard.hw shud i prepare to get into iim.preparing for cat 2014 bt want gud percentil in cat 2013.also i can,t hv coachng here due to some pblms.m vry gud in quant.also share fees nd salarys of top bschools.
    Thanks

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    1. Dear Anonymous,

      You have excellent academics, if you score well in CAT 99+ with consistent score across sections you have very good chances of getting calls from top Colleges.
      Refer below page to find out the recommended tips and guidelines for CAT preparation and planning:
      Get ready for CAT 2012

      To know about salaries and cutoff percentiles for MBA colleges please go through below page and also comments in the same page:
      CAT 2012 Cut-off percentile for MBA colleges


      Also please browse through various useful posts across this blog and learn useful tips and guidelines which would be helpful in your preparation.

      All the best

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  22. sir my score is as below
    i got 73.8% in 10th CBSE BOARD
    AND 64.2 % IN 12TH CBSE BOARD
    AND my BE(IEM) 72%
    I HAVE 2+ YEARS OF WORK EX IN ACCENTURE...
    Yet to give cat and expecting 75+ percentile
    Category: OBC
    SIR plz suggest
    WHICH CLG Should i apply for and expect to GET CALLS from...
    sir reply as soon as possible...

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    1. Dear Chintu,

      With OBC category it becomes difficult to predict things. Though in my personal opinion you have very good chances of getting calls from top colleges. I will advise you to fill up form of all top MBA colleges in the list below:

      Best MBA Colleges Ranking 2012

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  23. sir my score is as below
    i got 86.4% in 10th CBSE BOARD
    AND 80.2 % IN 12TH CBSE BOARD
    AND my BE(E&C) 65%
    I HAVE 2+ YEARS OF WORK EX IN ACCENTURE...
    Yet to give cat and expecting 85+ percentile
    (J&K MIGRANT quota if applicable for any college)
    SIR plz suggest
    WHICH CLG Should i apply for and expect to GET CALLS from...

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  24. Dear Anonymous,

    I am not very sure of any quota for J&K Migrants. With work experience & 85 percentile you can expects calls from colleges giving calls on 90 percentile to non experienced candidates. You could refer below post to find out colleges where you can expect call on 85-90 percentile:
    CAT 2012 Cut-off percentile for MBA colleges

    All the best!

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  25. Hi ,
    my profile is as follow,
    10th ~=80%
    12th = 74%
    BTech = 71%
    work ex = around 3 yrs
    i am expecting 95+, let me know expected call at 98 percentile and at around 92 percentile wat gud college i can expect? How is FMS BHU , considering m having 3.5 yrs of ex work by time i get admission, is it worth? , other forms planning to fill after cat ppr can u suggest ?

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    1. Below are the colleges from where you can expect call between 93-98 percentile:
      Management Development Institute Gurgaon
      Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad
      Great Lakes Institute of Management - Chennai
      Bharathidasan Institute of Management
      Nirma Institute of Management
      International Management Institute Delhi
      KJ Somaiya Institute of Management and Research - Mumbai

      FMS BHU is a decent college and is ranked under 60 college.

      All the best!

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  26. Hi,

    Kindly tell me the probable chances of getting calls from top 10 colleges if I get a Cat 2012 score of 90+ .
    10th- 73.5 % UP Board
    12th- 78.8 % UP Board
    B.Tech- 78.42% UPTU

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    1. Dear Anonymous,

      If you have school/college level certificates as achievements then that might be valued much by IIMs, though its good to have. If you just score 90+ in CAT, assuming it is less than 95 then unfortunately you may not get call from any of the top 10 colleges.

      All the best!

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  27. Hi,

    Kindly tell me the probable chances of getting calls from top 10 colleges if I get a Cat 2012 score of 90+ .
    10th- 73.5 % UP Board
    12th- 78.8 % UP Board
    B.Tech- 78.42% UPTU

    Work Experience- 1 year in Wipro Technologies
    Extra Curr.- Won many prizes and certificates for speech and quiz competitions during school and graduation.

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    1. Dear Anonymous,

      If you have school/college level certificates as achievements then that might be valued much by IIMs, though its good to have. If you just score 90+ in CAT, assuming it is less than 95 then unfortunately you may not get call from any of the top 10 colleges.

      All the best!

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  28. Hey

    I've achieved 82.2% in both 10th & 12th and 81.2% in my under graad ( BE ), which I completed in June 2012. No work ex till August(which was asked in the registration form) .

    With a CAT score of 94 Percentile - 97 Percentile , do i stand a chance of geting calls from the top 5 IIM'S?

    Also do you know how much marks would result in an 80+ percentile section wise?

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    1. Dear Anonymous,

      To get calls from top 5 IIMs you should score 99+ in CAT. Its very difficult to predict the score which will fetch 80+ percentile as there are lot of unpredictable factors involved.

      All the best!

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  29. 10th-71.6%
    12th-72.25%
    Sir my cat exam is on 30th oct ..I am not well prepared..
    Expecting percentile between 65 -75percentile..
    I want to take admission this year only...I have also planned for giving IBSAT and MAT-dec...what type of college can i expect...please do reply...

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    1. Dear Fouzia,

      In case you have reservation then you could expect calls from colleges within top 20, check below page to see top15 colleges:
      http://howtoprepare4cat.blogspot.in/2012/04/list-of-top-b-schools-in-india-2012.html

      If you do not have reservation then you should expect calls from colleges which are ranked over 55 in above list.


      All the best!

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  30. hello sir,
    as i hav given cat
    now i want to know what are the documents required for the gd pi phase..?

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    1. Below are the documents list:
      10th,12th & graduation mark ssheet, degree if you have already got, your gd/pi call letter, your CAT score card & admit card, Caste proof, experience letter if any.

      All the best!

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  31. 10th-82.17%
    12th-77.50%
    B.E-79.50%
    Work experience-nil
    Extra curricular activities-won many prizes in school as well as in college on state level
    Expecting CAT percentile as 80 to 85 are there any chances of calls from S.J.Mehta College and S.P.Jain College?
    Please do reply...

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    1. With 80 to 85 percentile chances of getting calls from these two colleges are less unless and until you have an outstanding profile.

      All the best!

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  32. sir i have obtained 85% in 10th,75% in 12th,65% in btech with 2 bACKS and expecting 80+ percentile in cat 2012....which good colleges can i get......is there any effect of backs........i m fresher......

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    1. Dear Anonymous,

      There is no effect of backs if you are able to clear them before passing out.
      Refer below link to check the colleges around 80 percentile:
      Cut-off percentile for MBA colleges

      All the best!

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  33. 76% -10th board
    87%- 12th board
    85%-btech(mechanical engg.)
    work ex-1.5 years(NTPC Ltd.)...
    I appeared for cat 2012 this year..scored 15 in QA-DI,and 25 in VA-LR..with 85-90% accuracy
    What is the expexted percentile?
    Can i expext a cal from any of the IIM's,inclding the new ones...
    What other top b-schools should i give a try...
    kindly answer

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    1. Hi Prashant,

      With online CAT its very difficult to predict anyone's percentile until the results are out. Per my understanding and analysis, chance of getting IIM calls is less, your percentile may be close to 91-94.
      If your percentile is between 93-98 then you should expect calls from colleges ranked between 13-25 in below list:
      India MBA Colleges Ranking 2012

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  34. 10th board - 73%
    12th board - 69%
    Btech(computer science)-60%Z
    i am applying for cat 2012 what are the chances of me getting into any IIMs or anyother college.. please suggest me anyother good colleges where my past sins would be forgiven

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    1. Dear Anonymous,

      Chances of getting IIM Calls is very very less due to very average academics. Try to score 99+ in CAT so that you could get to a good private school. Focus on getting calls from college ranked between 15-30 in below link.

      India MBA Colleges Ranking 2012

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  35. 10th cbse board - 54%
    12th cbse board - 57%
    graduation - 70%

    i have given cat 2012 and attempted 41 questns rather than my cat score if we talk about my academics is there any chance of getting any good mba college??

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    1. Dear Jitu,

      Its difficult to predict you CAT score but based on your acads I will suggest to target colleges ranked below 40 in following list:
      India MBA Colleges Ranking 2012

      I will not say these are best colleges but will call them as decent option for MBA and you must do well in studies after joining these colleges to get placement. Also good and bad are relative terms based on your priorities.

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  36. Sir Please Guide Me....
    i have completed my btech.
    got my provisnal degree
    but due to some drastic episode
    i would be getting my main degree next year.as i was unable to give one of my exams.
    i was preparing for cat for some time
    and given it and expect good percentile
    but the main problem is whether there would any problem in the selection procedure due to above mentioned cause.
    i want to join a mba course desperately
    so please guide.thank in advance.

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    1. Dear Maddy,

      As per the admission criteria of B-Schools you are expected to complete your graduation at the time of admission in B-School (i.e. towards the mid of academic year).
      If you can get your main degree before the admission deadline for the particular colleges then you should not face any problems.

      All the best buddy!
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  37. thanks for your reply
    made me feel better
    do provisional degree wont do
    as i might get the main in late next year.
    would i be able to take admission in my choice of college?
    if i get admission whether it would be revoked due to this?
    or how much time would i get?
    please sir help sum more
    really confused
    i was preparing for snap,xat and other
    but really unable to concentrate due to this problem
    hope to provide a solution
    thanks

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    1. Dear Maddy,

      As far as I know you need to submit all your documents in the same year you take admission. If you are taking admission in July-Aug 2013 and by then if you have all your backlogs cleared then you would be allowed to take admissions in MBA college of your choice.

      All the best!

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  38. hi sir,

    This is Ram.I have 2 q's
    1)First question :
    my 10th marks :90.5% (state board of Andhrapradesh)
    intermediate(+2)marks :94.8%
    graduation : 8.22/10 (CGPA,Electronics and communication engineering in pondicherry university)
    Have notable achievements in academics and also in extra circular activities.Attempted cat-2012 with very less preparation so can not guess a good result this year so aiming for cat-2013.
    can u please suggest me,the cat score i need with my profile to get into top 20 mba colleges in India.

    2)Second Question:
    while filling cat application we had an option of choosing iim's and courses.....does it mean that there is no need of applying for iim's admissions seperately????....and do we need to apply each and every non iim college seperately for admission through online?...if so...how can we apply for specific colleges without knowing our cat result...becuase it will be a waste of money and effort if we doesn't get a guessed score.
    expecting ur reply

    Thanks in advance

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  40. 10th - 73% (RBSE)
    12th - 60% (RBSE)
    B.TECH (MECHANICAL) - 60%
    CATEGORY - PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED (PH)
    appeared in cat 2012 ,no work experience , is there any chances of getting calls from IIMs and at what percentile could get top 15 colleges....plz do rply....

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  41. Hi Sir
    I have got 91 percentile in CAT 2012. I have not applied to any of the colleges yet. Is there any chance for me to get admission in any of the top 35 colleges. Which all colleges should i apply?

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  43. I got 89% in 10 ,.. 60.6% in 12th and 70% in graduation(chemistry )..and no work experience...is there any chance of getting call from IIMs..and at what percentile could get top 15 colleges...plz do repjy

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  44. sir i have completed my B.tech in applied electronics and instrumentation(WBUT) back in 2012 with 61.5% and for the past 1 year was helping in my dad's construction business. hence have no proper work experience to mention in my profile. i have secured 87.6% in 10th(CBSE,2005) and 75.2% in 12th(CBSE,2008). I have a gap of 1 year in between the two due to medical reasons.Now that my dad is not doing well in his business so am planing for MBA and will sit for CAT,XAT,SNAP for 2014-16 session.Do i stand a chance to get admission in any of the top colleges,if yes what are they and what percentile should i target for?

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  49. sir i got 75.2% in 10th (CBSE)
    86.8% in 12th (CBSE)
    68.7% in graduation (Delhi University , Sri Venkateswara College)
    and dont have any extra circular achievements and work ex.
    if i get a good percentile in CAT what are my chance of going into decent b-school and in which all colleges should i apply.. and what all can i do to improve profile...
    plzz reply as i am ready to work hard to any limit.

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  51. HII....i have got a car score of 89.3 with 84% in 10th , 76.8 % in 12th and 8.04 cgpa in B.tech. I am currently working with work experience of 18months till date.

    Please suggest which colleges should i target.

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  52. Hi
    I've secured 96.52%ile in CAT 2013 and I'm a fresher with 90.2% in 10th,63.8% in 12th and 7.65 DGPA in B.Tech.
    What should be my next step?
    Please reply ASAP.
    Thank you.

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  53. Hi!
    I was not very sure of MBA and I appeared in this exam as just another exam.
    I secure 78.5 percentile in CAT
    12th - 76%
    10th - 92%
    B.Tech (ECE) - 6.9

    Now, I am not yet placed and I want to keep my chances for MBA open.
    So, please suggest some colleges that I can apply for.

    If this CAT score is not adequate for any good college what ought to be my strategies?
    Will preparing for CAT for the next year would be a good option?

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  54. hi,i got 66.2% marks in secondary, 62.2% in higher secondary and 67.70% (CGPA 7.27 ) in b-tech in Information Technology from NIT Durgapur.
    I have a 38 months work experience till september'2014. I have 2 years gap in studies between 12th(2005) and B'tech(2011)
    I want to do MBA,,, please give me best possible solution for my career.

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  56. its a vry nice blog...well this is my academic %;
    10th-87%
    12th-77%
    btech-75%
    do i have any chances from any of the IIMs?
    plz do reply

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  57. Dear Saumya,

    Your profile is decent to get IIM calls. Please focus on scoring very well in CAT.
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