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Abhishek Desai
Scholar-Level 17
For an average student, it is impossible to get admission in an IIM or any top B-school. The reason being, the level of CAT and other entrance exams is quite high as well the competition is intense. The criteria and admission processes of these B-schools is such that only the best of the aspirants get selected. Even after getting admission into any top B-school, one has to tackle the challenging MBA study curriculum which again is not easy (if not difficult). I have no intention of scaring you, but this is the reality.
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Abhishek Desai
Scholar-Level 17
As the difficulty level of CAT varies every year, there is no fixed score which can assure you of getting a call for the IIM's interview rounds. However, going by the past trends, a score of around 95 percentile and above should be enough to get a call.
CAT is of a total 300 marks, with 100 questions to be attempted in three hours.
CAT is of a total 300 marks, with 100 questions to be attempted in three hours.
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Abhishek Desai
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Hello! https://www.shiksha.com/mba/exams/cat Kindly visit the given link to know everything about the CAT exam I.e. its exam pattern, syllabus, dates, top colleges accepting it, etc. The career options depend upon which specialization you opt for, once getting admission into an IIM(or non-IIM).
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Abhishek Desai
Scholar-Level 17
Hello,
There is no harm in preparing for the CAT exam with that score. With a great percentile, who knows, you might end up with an interview call from a top B-school. You should target FMS New Delhi as it doesn't give any importance to your past academic scores; though its cutoff is high (approx. 99 percentile) and not just CAT, you should prepare for other exams too as backup like XAT, SNAP, NMAT, etc.
There is no harm in preparing for the CAT exam with that score. With a great percentile, who knows, you might end up with an interview call from a top B-school. You should target FMS New Delhi as it doesn't give any importance to your past academic scores; though its cutoff is high (approx. 99 percentile) and not just CAT, you should prepare for other exams too as backup like XAT, SNAP, NMAT, etc.
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Akshat Raj
Contributor-Level 8
Utilise the CAT predictor by Shiksha. In my opinion you need a kickass CAT percentile (in the realm of above 99 %ile) to get a call (no work-ex as well).
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NITIN DESHMUKHYard by yard its hard, but inch by inch its
Scholar-Level 17
You must target to score at least 97 percentile to get calls from newer IIMs or top B-Schools like MDI, XLRI, XIMB and S. P. Jain. As you have a good academic profile, you can surely expect few more good B-Schools call.
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NITIN DESHMUKHYard by yard its hard, but inch by inch its
Scholar-Level 17
For Quantitative-
Arun Sharma the complete CAT digest, by Tata McGraw-Hill,
How to prepare for the CAT common admissions test by Muhamed Muneer,
Quantitative Aptitude for CAT and Other MBA entrance exams by Trishna Knowledge Systems (Pearson)
For Verbal-
How to Prepare for the Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for the CAT by Arun Sharma and Meenakshi Upadhyay (Tata McGraw-Hill),
Nishit SinhasThe Pearson Guide to Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning (Pearson),
For Logical and DI-
How to prepare for data interpretation & logical reasoning for CAT (Tata McGraw-Hill) by Arun Sharma,
Trishna's Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning for the CAT
Arun Sharma the complete CAT digest, by Tata McGraw-Hill,
How to prepare for the CAT common admissions test by Muhamed Muneer,
Quantitative Aptitude for CAT and Other MBA entrance exams by Trishna Knowledge Systems (Pearson)
For Verbal-
How to Prepare for the Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for the CAT by Arun Sharma and Meenakshi Upadhyay (Tata McGraw-Hill),
Nishit SinhasThe Pearson Guide to Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning (Pearson),
For Logical and DI-
How to prepare for data interpretation & logical reasoning for CAT (Tata McGraw-Hill) by Arun Sharma,
Trishna's Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning for the CAT
...more
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Kaustubh Kajgaonkar
Contributor-Level 8
Dear candidate,
Part-time admission cut-off is not disclosed by the institute.
Part-time admission cut-off is not disclosed by the institute.
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tanya khandelwal
Beginner-Level 4
IIMs take admission on the basis of a valid CAT score and GD-PI. You can get a call from IIM on the basis of your fantastic performance in CAT exam not on the basis of your academics only.
I hope you'll understand it better.
I hope you'll understand it better.
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