IIM Bangalore - Indian Institute of Management

Hi Adrita,
IIM Bangalore as such does not have any minimum cutoff percentage in class 10th, 12th or Bachelors, which you need to clear. However, it assigns a weight of 50% (20% for 10th, 10% for 12th and 20% for bachelors score) and thus, it would be difficult to get a call from IIM Bangalore (refer to http://www.iimb.ac.in/sites/default/files/iimb-pgp-admission-process.pdf). IIM Ahmedabad on the other hand has a minimum cutoff percentage which is set at 80 percentile score. Thus, looking at your graduation score, it would be impossible to get a call from IIMA (unless you are in top 20 percentile at your college, please refer to https://web.iima.ac.in/users/admission/files/Shortlisting Criteria for PGP 2017-19 batch_110117.pdf).
However, having said that, there are many top B-schools who will consider you provided you could score a respectable score in CAT. Therefore, your aim to be to maximize your CAT score. All the best.

Hi,
It is simply not possible to know the exact CAT percentile which can guarantee a call. It depends on other factors as well, such as the academic diversity, work-experience (both in terms of number of months and relevance) and academic diversity. Apart from that, it also changes from year to year and can be quite random. So, instead of trying to score a fixed number, I would suggest you to give your best and try to maximize your score. That way, even if you don't get a call from IIMB, you still can aim for other top management schools. If you are talking in terms of minimum possible cutoffs to be eligible, then in 2017, it was 75 in VARC, 70 each in DILR and QA. Overall, it was 80 percentile.

Honestly speaking both colleges are good. They both are government top management college and the tag of any college in your CV is good. You can prefer any college after reading this, but keep in mind studying away from home is very hard.So try to take the nearest college.
Placements at IIM, Bangalore, and IIM, Ahmedabad:-
At IIM-B PGP 2015-17 placements there were 410 students. About 413 offered were made while 410 offers were accepted. Approximately 150 companies participated. Top recruiters for summer placements were The Boston Consulting Group, Accenture Strategy, Amazon, Goldman Sachs, Aditya Birla Group, McKinsey, and company, AT Kearney, Bain and Company, Snapdeal, Cognizant Business Consulting, MH Alshaya, Flipkart, Airtel, Citibank, Hindustan Unilever among others. The companies which recruited from IIM, Ahmedabad include Accenture Strategy which was the top recruiter which was closely followed by Bain & Co 16. The other prominent recruiters were the Boston Consulting Group, Deloitte, McKinsey & Company, Oliver Wyman, Roland Berger, Barclays, Avendus Capital, Citi Bank, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Microsoft, Cognizant, Google, Samsung, Wipro among others.
Courses offered at IIM A and IIM B:-
The two-year PGP programme in IIM, Bangalore, leading up to a Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), is one of the most popular courses, It helps the students with the skills and capabilities to enable them to reach responsible global positions in management. The PGP revolves around the principle that world-class business leaders are not mass-produced; they are nurtured and developed with personalized care and attention, in small work groups and teams, and in a practical, application-oriented, user-friendly environment while at IIM, Ahmedabad. Post-Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) flagship programme of IIM-A is rated as the toughest MBA programme in the world to get admission. The programme equip students with the required conceptual and interpersonal skills and sense of social purpose for managerial decision-making, it also helps in developing the leadership capabilities to act as change agents and be a source of motivation in the organizations they work in.
Fee structure:-
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has increased the fee for its flagship two-year postgraduate programme in management (PGPM) from Rs 18.5 lakh to Rs 19.5 lakh.