CAT Scores

CAT score of 95+ percentile is required for admission in IIMs. GDPI plays an important role and also your graduation marks are important.

Yes, you are eligible. But, ISM has already finished up MBA admissions for the year 2018.

Hello! There is no fixed cutoff when it comes to making it to the finest B-schools via CAT. And apart from the CAT score, various factors are also considered by those B-schools (past academic scores, gender diversity, extracurriculars, work experience, etc. ). Before shortlisting the candidates for their respective interview rounds. Though a score of 99.7 percentile and above should be good enough to get you a call from some or even all of the old Iims and the other top non-Iims.

You should score a minimum of 95+ percentile in CAT to seek admission in top 30 B Schools.

See, there are many criteria which IIM-A, B, and K will consider before giving out interview calls or final admission. Like your graduation stream, graduation percentage, quality of work experience, and extracurricular (though there is no separate weightage for this, but it helps you a lot during interviews) and the list goes on. So, if you can share some more details about your profile, I can give you more meaningful answer. Still, considering these two things for IIM-K, I think anything above 88-90 percentile may get you an interview call. I cannot comment on IIM A and B.

Yes, there are institutes for which applications remain opens after CAT results are announcesd. Just look for the application ads. Some of the institutes are - IFMR, ITM-Navi Mumbai, International School of Business & Media Pune / Bangalore/ Kolkata, IMI-Bhubaneswar, IMT-Nagpur and others.

Yes, it's hard. You must be good in all aspects, right from English vocab to situational mathematics. I scored 92.3% only because of the dedication for one complete year.

Yes, other than IIMs, there are many to target. I scored 92.3% in CAT. I am currently studying in Doon Business School, Dehradun with a scholarship of 40%. The placements are decent and companies even from abroad have recruited students from DBS. Last year, a student got placed in a bank of Sanghai with INR 22.5 lpa.