IIM Ahmedabad - Indian Institute of Management Vastrapur Answered Questions

Your profile seems quite decent to me. With a really good CAT score you should be able to get a call and from there it would depend on the interview. By the way, you didn't mention your graduation college, because that would also make a difference. Do also look at XLRI and FMS, I feel you would find the experience better for your background.

You have a good academic profile. 98 percentile on CAT will definitely enhance your chances of getting call from IIM-A. But IIMs calls based on students graduation field, academic/ work profile. To get calls from IIMs you must score atleast 98 percentile. Higher percentile will definitely enhance your chances of getting selected.

Your chances seem quite decent. I would suggest you use Shiksha's Call Predictor to get a better idea of what different CAT percentiles would do for your chances to get a call. By the way, NITIE and IIM A, B and C are quite different. NITIE has a much stronger focus on operations while IIMs don't focus at all on operations (even the roles in operations are quite limited).

Sorry, but it will be quite difficult for you to get into IIM-A and B. As C doesn't have a graduation criteria (i.e. zero weightage to graduation score) it would be your best shot. Additionally, I would not suggest you to go to any of the IIMs as then you would be competing for jobs with the best profiles of the country, and this might dilute your profile and competition. But, it is your choice at the end.

The candidate must hold a Bachelors degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (in case of the candidate belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/Differently Able (DA) or Persons with Disabilities (PwD) category, this is relaxed to 45%)
A candidate appearing for the final year Bachelors degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed the degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply. Such a candidate must produce a certificate from the principal/head of the department/registrar/director of the institution/university certifying that the candidate is currently in the final year/is awaiting final results and has obtained at least 50% marks or equivalent (45% in case of the candidate belonging to SC/ST/PwD category) based on the latest available grades/marks.

CAT scores are automatically sent to IIMs you selected in your CAT application. IIM-Ahmedabad is the top MBA institute in the country. The cut-off depends on the percentile achieved by other test takers. Mostly, you should score around 99 percentile to get short-listed for the interview. Your previous academic grades have some weightage in the selection. Every year changes happen so you should be up to date. CAT institutes help you to prepare for the exam pattern, etc.