[terminator]

hi folks,

Here is a formula to calculate ur real percentile with the help of aimcat percemtile.

Assumptions:

1.total no. of cat aspirants this yr - 1.7 lakh.
2.total number of time selections this year from time - half the no. of seats @ iims. (last year was 531/ approx. 1100 )
3. From 2 we can assume that half the number of calls or half the number of serious aspirants or half the number of final selections ........ are taking up the mock aimcat.
4.total no. of aimcatters - 17 k.

Real percentile TM = 100 - ( (100 - aimcat percentile )*0.2 )

Corollary 1: cheer up as 90 perc in aimcat is 98 in real terms.
Corollary 2 : pray for even better results frm time this year.
Corollary 3 : : this formula proves the theory that helping out each other in threads such as those for aimcats actually increases our percentile . ( as the ratio of students getting selected frm TIME increases).

Disclaimer : the above thing actually is a no brainer but still i bet thr r thousands who think that securing 99.5+ in aimcat is essential for getting calls frm IIMS.
Corollary 4: Corollary 3 equally works well with prac cats , sims , i dont know wat cl guys call it.

[sanil]

That was a great piece of calculation in deed.

My gut feeling is that consistency is the key to success for that we need lots of patience to hold on till the D day.

sanil

[nakul05]

Originally Posted by terminator

hi folks,

Here is a formula to calculate ur real percentile with the help of aimcat percemtile.

Assumptions:

1.total no. of cat aspirants this yr - 1.7 lakh.
2.total number of time selections this year from time - half the no. of seats @ iims. (last year was 531/ approx. 1100 )
3. From 2 we can assume that half the number of calls or half the number of serious aspirants or half the number of final selections ........ are taking up the mock aimcat.
4.total no. of aimcatters - 17 k.

Real percentile TM = 100 - ( (100 - aimcat percentile )*0.2 )

Corollary 1: cheer up as 90 perc in aimcat is 98 in real terms.
Corollary 2 : pray for even better results frm time this year.
Corollary 3 : : this formula proves the theory that helping out each other in threads such as those for aimcats actually increases our percentile . ( as the ratio of students getting selected frm TIME increases).

Disclaimer : the above thing actually is a no brainer but still i bet thr r thousands who think that securing 99.5+ in aimcat is essential for getting calls frm IIMS.
Corollary 4: Corollary 3 equally works well with prac cats , sims , i dont know wat cl guys call it.

hmmm..theres some emperical means to stay happy!!! i feel ..its just like the difference between net practice and the real match!!..its those 2 hrs that matters..in fact those 2 hrs only matter....however the 99.5 %tilers have a gr8er prob to be goood but still everyone has to score on the given day !!!

[kool]

just want to say ki don' read too much in these calculations....just try to improve urself with each mock...and give ur best in final cat...these rankings don't signify anything....u may get more %ile u r getting in aim cat...u may not...nything can happen to everyone...just don't relax till the d day ..

[Zakhmi_sher]

Originally Posted by terminator

hi folks,

Here is a formula to calculate ur real percentile with the help of aimcat percemtile.

Assumptions:

1.total no. of cat aspirants this yr - 1.7 lakh.
2.total number of time selections this year from time - half the no. of seats @ iims. (last year was 531/ approx. 1100 )
3. From 2 we can assume that half the number of calls or half the number of serious aspirants or half the number of final selections ........ are taking up the mock aimcat.
4.total no. of aimcatters - 17 k.

Real percentile TM = 100 - ( (100 - aimcat percentile )*0.2 )

Corollary 1: cheer up as 90 perc in aimcat is 98 in real terms.
Corollary 2 : pray for even better results frm time this year.
Corollary 3 : : this formula proves the theory that helping out each other in threads such as those for aimcats actually increases our percentile . ( as the ratio of students getting selected frm TIME increases).

Disclaimer : the above thing actually is a no brainer but still i bet thr r thousands who think that securing 99.5+ in aimcat is essential for getting calls frm IIMS.
Corollary 4: Corollary 3 equally works well with prac cats , sims , i dont know wat cl guys call it.

Corollary 5: You perform equally good or better OR others perform equally good or worse :crazyeye:

[dICONoCLAST]

Originally Posted by Zakhmi_sher

Corollary 5: You perform equally good or better OR others perform equally good or worse :crazyeye:

nice corollary dude!!

[dhadu_sagar]

Originally Posted by dICONoCLAST

nice corollary dude!!

yea nice crollary funny!!

[morbidkk]

Originally Posted by terminator

.....Corollary 1: cheer up as 90 perc in aimcat is 98 in real terms.
Corollary 2 : pray for even better results frm time this year.
Corollary 3 : : this formula proves the theory that helping out each other in threads such as those for aimcats actually increases our percentile . ( as the ratio of students getting selected frm TIME increases).

Disclaimer : the above thing actually is a no brainer but still i bet thr r thousands who think that securing 99.5+ in aimcat is essential for getting calls frm IIMS.
Corollary 4: Corollary 3 equally works well with prac cats , sims , i dont know wat cl guys call it.

I agree with your common sense analysis. Its sort of feelgood factor for ppl like me who always end up in AIMCATS in 90-95percentile range

[neo_loaded]

The analyis is valid from the mathematics and does make some sense. However, the point remains, "perf on D-day". If one is consistent in Mocks, its fair enough to be confident in actual CAT. And ppl will agree to this, confidence before and DURING the test matters a lot on the final outcome.

BTW, just wondering, can this be validated by ex-TIMErs. Those who were consistently getting, say 95%... and provided they performed with same accuracy etc. on final day, did they end up with 99 + percentile?

[morbidkk]

Originally Posted by neo_loaded

....... just wondering, can this be validated by ex-TIMErs. Those who were consistently getting, say 95%... and provided they performed with same accuracy etc. on final day, did they end up with 99 + percentile?

Yes EXTIMERS PLEASE THROW SOME LIGHT ON THIS THING

it will be really helpful to all of us here