IIM Ahmedabad - Indian Institute of Management

IIMs have a hard cutoff of 50 percentile and no matter how much you score in CAT, you will not receive a call for IIM if your graduation percentage is less than 50. However if you are above 50 percentage, then to get into IIMs you will need to score really well. I would approximate it to be close to 99.75 percentile.

I dont think that coaching is important. But I seriously think that practice is very important. The more questions you solve, better are your chances of getting into IIM. If you can do that on your own. I dont think you need coaching. However if you need to bring discipline, then you can take some coaching.

Hi Prachi,
Yes, you can do it. You can go for the full time by getting permission from your top management.
All the best.

Operations area at IIMA is one of the best that you can find in India. There are several renowned professors who are involved in several consulting projects for government and private corporations. The area offers several courses throughout the year and you can most certainly benefit from them.

No, To get an admission in IIMA, you need to appear for CAT. Only people working outside India are allowed to use GMAT score instead of CAT for admission.

I guess, to get admission in Indian MBA colleges, you need to take at least one entrance exam. There are a lot of these including CAT, MAT, XAT, etc. Depending on the college you decide to pick, you will have to appear for at least one exam.