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Yes, they can apply through the general round as well. However, it is advisable to apply through the "Early Decision Round" as it is dedicated for working individuals with work experience of 12 -36 months. The EDR applications are open till January 15, 2018.

Yes, you can apply through EDR round. The EDR applications are open till 15th January. The CAT cutoff for IFMR is 80 percentile. Your CAT score seems to be lower than the cutoff. However, IFMR follows profile-based shortlisting. The overall profile of the candidate including academic record, work experience and other achievements (represented country, state or district/ university in Sports, Debate, Drama, Moot Court, NCC (but not NSS) volunteering, activism) are also taken under consideration. Relaxation in cutoff will be provided for candidates with exceptional profile. You also have an option of applying through XAT/CMAT/GRE. The cutoffs are as follows: XAT 80percentile CMAT 91 percentile GRE 300+.

Last year cutoff for CMAT was 90 percentile. However, the overall profile of the candidate (including work experience, academic record, and achievements) is taken into consideration. Therefore, if a candidate has a score below the cutoff but has good national level or state level achievements, he stands a good chance of getting a WAT-PI call.

Though IFMR is known from finance, other specializations like operations are equally good. IFMR has distinguished faculty in the area of operations. Though the percentage of students opting for operations is comparatively low, the placements for operations is pretty much the same as that for other specializations. In the previous batches, some of the students have been offered core operations roles.
Last year, the average package offered at IFMR was 9 LPA and the highest package was 18 LPA.

The average package offered this year was around 9 LPA, the highest being 18 LPA. Students have been offered good job roles like Equity Research, Risk Analysis, Quant Analyst etc. Some of the companies which recruit from IFMR are Credit Suisse, HSBC, Deloitte , HDFC, JP Morgan, Capgemini, Royal Bank of Scotland etc.
The campus is full of buzz and energy throughout the year. IFMR has academic student committees like Finance Club (Arthasabha), HR club (Synergy), Marketing club (Markaholic), Operations (Sanchalan) and other non-academic committees like External Relations, Placement Committee, Food and Hostel Committee, Laasya (Cultural Club) and so on. Apart from committees, IFMR also has music, dance, theater and photography clubs. All club and committees are student-run. A number of events and competitions are held in the campus. The Cultural club organizes festivals and DJ nights for the students. Apart from that, movies are also screened every week. The campus itself is a very peaceful and beautiful place to stay at.