Options and alternatives beyond IIMs after CAT

By: Anushka Mohanta

Every single MBA aspirant aims to study in the top-tiered B-Schools in the country. However, there are situations where one might just fall short of the requirements and miss out. Open up your thought process, be informed and mentally prepared to face the results and channelize your course of actions from there.

The CAT test or the Common Admission Test is a PC based MBA entrance test for admission into the IIMs and a couple of various prestigious B-Schools in the country. Every year, the IIM’s conduct this test on a rotational basis.

After the CAT exam:

• Get ready for GD/PI
• Get ready for the Written Ability Test
• Apply for Admission to B-Schools
• Pick your specialization astutely
• Read Newspapers
• Attend Webinars and Workshops
• Back-up Plans: Prepare for other top MBA placement tests
• Take A Break: Get some beam

Prepare for Your Results:

• Regardless of whether you are anticipating positive or negative news, it is a smart thought to be set up on results day. This is something you ought to never really prepare
• A decent evening leisure
• Result day will be excessively energizing, yet attempt to get an early night. It will help with any nerves and you will wake up revived and prepared to deal with anything.
• Set your alarm
• A telephone
• A tidbit
• Everything is in every case more fun with a tidbit or two!

Underperformance handling:

It is not generally about imprints, however, it is about how much information you have. Therefore,  simply take a full breath and record all that you know and do not care about the outcome. It barely matters to the individuals who know the significance of information

• Focus on the master plan
• Open your thought process to changes
• Allow yourself to recoup
• Let it out
• Peruse and research
• Get over correlation
• Think about the new-age vocations
• Comprehend the indications of sorrow

How to shortlist good MBA colleges that accept different percentile ranges:

Students having a place with 90+ percentile have higher odds of getting shortlisted for the top B-schools' admission processes. Scoring high percentile does not guarantee admission to the wanted program. Students should experience the choice cycle of the B-school they have been shortlisted for depending on the last legitimacy procedure. Applicants scoring the CAT percentile in this section will have odds of getting shortlisted for the top B-schools like FMS, IITs, IIMs, MDI Gurgaon etc. The sky is the limit from there.

Students scoring in the range between 80 to 90 percentiles will get the opportunities of getting into baby IIMs and other top B-schools like SPJIMR, T.A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI), Institute of Management, Nirma University etc. Competitors having a place with general classification probably will not get a call from the different IIMs like Ahmedabad, Kozhikode, Calcutta, Lucknow, Bangalore, Indore and Shillong. Check the rundown of B-schools considering the CAT score between 80-90 percentiles.

An unlikely but a possible situation wherein, if you have scored in the range 60-80 percentile, you have more odds of getting to tier 2 or tier 3 Universities. The confirmation cycle of these schools principally incorporates the GD and PI adjusts. These foundations acknowledge the other placement test scores also. Placement test scores of XAT, CMAT, MAT etc. are considered in these B-Schools. Thus, students can apply through any of the scores they wish to.

On the off chance that you have scored under 60 percentile, overall you will have numerous B-schools, which have no specific cutoff for the CAT scores.

The foundation of a school/organization guarantees that a student gets an incentive for his investment from each viewpoint as it assumes a significant function in a B-School and in providing information. A portion of the quality infrastructure you ought to anticipate from a B-school are:

• Well-equipped Lab with all-around qualified Lab Assistant
• Overhauled Technology
• Library Membership
• Periodical and Newspaper Section
• Continuous Internet Connection
• Great Wi-Fi Facility
• Shopping Complex
• Cloak Room
• Study Material

Other exams that you can take to improve the chances of admission to a good MBA college:

• XAT 2021 – Xaviers Admission Test
• MAT 2020 – Management Aptitude Test
• SNAP 2020 – Symbiosis National Aptitude Test
• NMAT 2020 - Narsee Monjee Management Aptitude Test
• CMAT 2021 – Common Management Admission Test
• IIFT 2020 – MBA Entrance Test
• MAH CET 2020 – Maharashtra Common Entrance Test

About the Author:

Anushka Mohanta is pursuing B.Tech in Computer Science from NIT Silchar. A foreign student from Bangladesh, she is an effective and articulate communicator who is also consistent and enthusiastic about writing.