[sarvshwet]

Originally Posted by linux_maverick

No ...atleat not in this thread..what i meant was that can i consider applying to them. In the list suggested earlier these were missing....I am xpecting 95-99% ile in cat..

in the range you are expecting, i suggest you give tapmi a skip
but do go for IITs thru JMET

[linux_maverick]

Originally Posted by sarvshwet

in the range you are expecting, i suggest you give tapmi a skip
but do go for IITs thru JMET

Someone told me that apart from giving the JMET one has 2 apply 2 IIT's individually..So which of the 6 do I apply...I donno if xpected cat scores(95-99% ile) can be used to get an idea of the JMET scores.So plz advise me...thnks

[pravinmc]

hi....m B.E. mechanical 2008 pass out
B.E.-68%
12TH-90.4%
10TH-84.2%

also done a project in neyveli lignite corporation n won prizes in intra college culturals for dance,football.....do i hv a chance 2 apply for sp jain.......??...waitin 4 ur reply.....

[pradumn2008]

I M Getting 80-88 Percentile In Cl's Mock Cats
Which Colleges Should I Apply Thru Cat?

[nnidhi.malhotra]

hiii guys
due to some reason, i'm unable to purchase CAT form, and the last date of purchase of form from Axis bank has been xpired and evn last date for by post from IIMS has also been xpired.......but i need a CAT form.....plzzzz if any1 has an extra CAT form then plzz let me knw
my mail id is <SNIP> as soon as possible so ill be highly thankful to you guysss.....
or plz tell me from where i can purchase CAT form??

Originally Posted by pranav10

Hello all MBA aspirants,
I have been working on this thought today and think that I must share it on this forum as it is PG that has given me all that I have today.

Whenever someone asks me how they should go about preparing for the entrance exams they get a lot of gyaan and advice ( often unsolicited ) but what seniors/ guides rarely tell their students is how to apply to Indian Bschools. It is very important because many a times candidates have a bad day on the Sunday of the exam and we cant apply to schools after the results are out and later realize that we missed applying to institutes which were in our range.

Just like a candidate applying to the US of A chooses the universities he applies to an MBA aspirant must also choose judiciously. Why you ask..... well thats because he has a lot to lose if he doesn't make it... Time, effort, money, one year of waiting and agony and answering awkward questions.



So here goes without much delay my 2 cents on the issue at hand....
First things first you need to decide a few things and judge which category u fall in...


1) How desperate are you to do an MBA in the year you are applying?
It may be that a fresher can take a higher rick than someone who has taken a year's break to prepare for the exam. Or if u have 3+ yrs experience then too its OK cause you can always try next year.

2) The budget that you allocate for the application process.
As I have come to realize now the applications are a good revenue source for all Bschools.

3) How well you judge your own performance and the past data you excavate and research from places like PG.com
basically there are 1500+ Bschools in India now so you have a wide variety.

4) Why MBA/ What MBA?
Ex: MICA for a PR/Mktg/advt focussed person and SITM for a specific field like telecom.



Now that you know these basic things you can go ahead and make a choice as to which schools you should apply to.

Divide your applications into 3 categories (like is advised for foreign universities)

Dream: The ones that everyone and anyone wants to and would love to go to...

Within Reach: The places below these top schools that you think you can reach (use mock cat %iles and past cutoffs to decide here)

Backups: these are the institutes that you must apply to considering that the exam day does not go too well for you.

The number of institutes you have in all these above categories can vary and change from person to person but a good mix in my opinion should be 3-5-5.

So go ahead and plan the institutes to apply to this season and a lot of us on PG are there to help you, veterans please add to my post as all the above are my personal opinions and not from any "reliable" source unless ofcourse you rely on my word.


Bye and sorry for the long post... let the thread begin

[pradeep.mats]

Hey Linux,

You need to apply to individual IITs once the JMET results are out. JMET gives you national ranks and calls are made on the basis of the ranks. The following list will give you an idea of the individual IITs you can apply to (with a probailistic chance of getting a call) on the basis of your rank.

IIT M - 500 and below
IIT D - 700 and below
IIT KGP - 1200 and below

I am not absolutely sure abt the ranks but you can get better insight by visiting previous year threads related to JMET.

All the Best!!!

Originally Posted by linux_maverick

Someone told me that apart from giving the JMET one has 2 apply 2 IIT's individually..So which of the 6 do I apply...I donno if xpected cat scores(95-99% ile) can be used to get an idea of the JMET scores.So plz advise me...thnks

[dullur_shravan]

@ Linux,
You dont have to bother about applying to the IIT's now. You can apply to JMET and then you can apply to the individual IIT's after the results are out.
As far as I know the last ranks were
IIT Bombay-around 350
IIT delhi- around 450
IIT kharagpur- around 1300 (It gives around 1000 calls)
IIT Chennai-around 1200
IIT kanpur- around 1500
IIT roorkee- around 1600
IISC- last rank was 880 I think (It calls only 250)

[sb29]

Originally Posted by linux_maverick

Someone told me that apart from giving the JMET one has 2 apply 2 IIT's individually..So which of the 6 do I apply...I donno if xpected cat scores(95-99% ile) can be used to get an idea of the JMET scores.So plz advise me...thnks

PaGaLGuY.com B-school Rankings - Exam wise Rankings

Visit the above link. You will get a fair idea. I cant compare schools here.

Originally Posted by pravinmc

hi....m B.E. mechanical 2008 pass out
B.E.-68%
12TH-90.4%
10TH-84.2%

also done a project in neyveli lignite corporation n won prizes in intra college culturals for dance,football.....do i hv a chance 2 apply for sp jain.......??...waitin 4 ur reply.....

I think you stand a good chance. Please post ur queries in the freshers at SP thread that you will find in my signature. Will be able to help u there.

Originally Posted by nnidhi.malhotra

hiii guys
due to some reason, i'm unable to purchase CAT form, and the last date of purchase of form from Axis bank has been xpired and evn last date for by post from IIMS has also been xpired.......but i need a CAT form.....plzzzz if any1 has an extra CAT form then plzz let me knw
my mail id is <SNIP> as soon as possible so ill be highly thankful to you guysss.....
or plz tell me from where i can purchase CAT form??

Please do not give out email address in the forum. Also, I don't think U can get it now.

Visit the following thread
http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/cat-an...scussions.html ([CAT 2008] Advertisement released, Discussions on Application related queries)

[sb29]

Originally Posted by pradumn2008

I M Getting 80-88 Percentile In Cl's Mock Cats
Which Colleges Should I Apply Thru Cat?

If you try heard enuf, you can get approx 90-95%ile in CAT. It can also go furthur up. You never know

90-95
SIMSR, IFMR, LBS, NIRMA, FORE, TAPMI, IMT-N(Fin,mktg)
95-97
IMT-G, IMI

Also, consider applying to SP if u have a good profile

[Kat-Kit]

Hi All!
Need some serious guidance here ...

My Profile :
10th : 84% CBSE
12th : 82% CBSE
BTech CompSci : 69% from Cochin University
Work Ex : 23 Months as of now in IT industry.
CAT 2007- 85.77 %ile Cleared VA did miserabely in QA and missed DI by a whisker .

ExtraCurriculars: Nothing to show/prove ....intrest in media, advertising/marketing, analysing media trends. Worked for canvassing for college fests,raisedfund for helping poor ppl for an intra company group , creative,love reading. Other interets include Bollywood,music,computers, internet,network security,travelling,biking.

Post MBA : Work into consulting for some time and then start my own business/firm. Have a business family background so sooner or later i have to do business.

Current Sceanrio: Clicking 80-90 %ile in SimCat's .....still to gear up.

I want to get into consulting in media/advertising. I am applying to MICA for this ....Can you plz suggest which all school should i apply . Plz suggest considering my scores .....and if not MICA then i can go for normal MBA and then discover other options in my 2 years duration and then will pursue my intrest .

Please be candid in your suggestions..... as i want to join this year and also dont want to burn my pocket while applying to B-Schools.
Waiting for your replies.

P.S: Sorry if have given any unnecessary details....i just wanted to give overall view of my condition.