hi, i am preparing for cat and belongs to SC.
I got 80% in X, but screwed it all up in 12th managing only 59.4%
Im curently pursuing btech computers, and my % till mow is above 70%.
I want to know that if i manage to get around 90%ile in CAT, will my 12th % will still be a barrier for me to get a call from IIMs???
Thank in advance...

loser-07 Says

my score....16..qa...34...di...VA (at least 22 and may go upto 27) total: 72-77....i am frm sc category....what are my chances....

check the IIMB cut-offs:

http://www.iimb.ernet.in/iimb/docs/PGPSelection2008.pdf

my score....16..qa...34...di...VA (at least 22 and may go upto 27) total: 72-77....i am frm sc category....what are my chances....

Hey just wanted to know.....
Are there any OBC quota this year in IIMS ???

smorty Says

hello frnds. i hav scored 22 in QA, 31 in DI and 29 in EU. Kindly tell me my expected percentile and my chances of getting an IIM call as i m from SC quota. Waiting for ur replies.

Gud enuf...you will get 6 calls...concentrate on GD nd PI...

smorty Says

hello frnds. i hav scored 22 in QA, 31 in DI and 29 in EU. Kindly tell me my expected percentile and my chances of getting an IIM call as i m from SC quota. Waiting for ur replies.

i will say..pretty gud chances..since ur split is gud..and overall ur percentile will be more than 90.......

hello frnds. i hav scored 22 in QA, 31 in DI and 29 in EU. Kindly tell me my expected percentile and my chances of getting an IIM call as i m from SC quota. Waiting for ur replies.

Can somebody provide the info regarding the GD topics given by IIM-I last year. Also last to last year.
Does IIM-I follow a set pattern on GD topics like factual or abstract or case studies or is it a mix??
Pl. help

Sheel

Friend,

you can search IIM-I GD experices for past years...
Also, you can later look into this years experience when the interviews starts this year.

Cheers!

Can somebody provide the info regarding the GD topics given by IIM-I last year. Also last to last year.
Does IIM-I follow a set pattern on GD topics like factual or abstract or case studies or is it a mix??
Pl. help

Sheel

Hey muralidhar

For those who got call frm IIMA will not get final selection. I mean after GD/PI they will select the cadidates who met the criteria. So some of the seats will be unoccupied.

And they should fill those vacant seats with the General cadidate students. That is the law(if i am not wrong).

And coming to the other IIMs IIMB shortlisted 79 candidates for 18 seats. and IIMC also shotlisted around 3 times the seats that they have. I dont know about the other IIMs. I think other IIMs also might hav done the same think.

what you say..?

srinu.. Thanks for the info

srinu0072.
man u got 5 calls.i am at 89%ile overall.94/89/53 in di/qa/va
VA screwed me.bt still i shud hv got at least one call yaar.
mght be my past record is nt as gud as yours

Hey dude..

dnt wrry. next time time you wl also get 5 calls. bcos...

last year when i wrote the CAT my score was similar to your scores. 98/84/21 in di/qa/va.

but this time i spend more time on va section. still i was nt able to cross the 17% mark. Please note that is only for IIMA. For ohter IIMs it will be less.

Hey muralidhar

For those who got call frm IIMA will not get final selection. I mean after GD/PI they will select the cadidates who met the criteria. So some of the seats will be unoccupied.

And they should fill those vacant seats with the General cadidate students. That is the law(if i am not wrong).

And coming to the other IIMs IIMB shortlisted 79 candidates for 18 seats. and IIMC also shotlisted around 3 times the seats that they have. I dont know about the other IIMs. I think other IIMs also might hav done the same think.

what you say..?

I am wondering what IIMA will do with the one ST seat remaining(out of 21 they have called only 20). I am sure the same will be the case with other IIMs too.

Will the remaining seats are left without suitable candidates or else added to the General catergory. It shouldn't go unoccupied as there are many brilliant canidates who can fill that.

May be seniors could confirm this.

srinu0072.
man u got 5 calls.i am at 89%ile overall.94/89/53 in di/qa/va
VA screwed me.bt still i shud hv got at least one call yaar.
mght be my past record is nt as gud as yours

d only reason u didnt get a call is cuz f VA...its der in d cat bulletin...
d cut-offs for short listingSC/ST/PWD candidates for gd n pi wud nt b less den 17%score in each f d 3 sections n nt less den 25%score in aggregate...

srinu0072.
man u got 5 calls.i am at 89%ile overall.94/89/53 in di/qa/va
VA screwed me.bt still i shud hv got at least one call yaar.
mght be my past record is nt as gud as yours

hellow,
sheel and bishwa it does not matters if u r not good at communication.howevr u should reasonably good.concentyrate on gd & pi.u had a good acads.and what about u sheel whats ur full name i also passed outr from iitd in 1996.also wrote cat this time.got a call from iimb

@tamilguy

WHen is ur IIM-I GD/PI, in case it is in Delhi?

IIM-I GD/PI is on 30th march.so please help me regarding my query.

Hi evry 1

i am srinivas. i got 85.67 percentile. managed to get calls from all IIMs except A. i have work ex of 7 months. my comminucation is not that good.

my acads
Xth - 83.6
XIIth- 89.6
B.tech - 7.76(CGPA) from NITW.

i participated in extracurricural activities at my colg.

As IIMA shortlisted only 20 members and i missed it by little margin( mine is 15.67 actual cut off was 17) i hope people with more 90 percentile might be less.

what u say?

hi guys

i m from SC category.i have 88.82 percentile( 76.0/97.3/78.0- DI/VA/Quant.).i got calls from A,B and I. i feel i m pretty weak in GD.so how do we improve upon it. yeah people say do as many MockGD's but those are really chaotic and one can't judge oneself rightly.my prob. i easily get distracted and lose my rythmn if someone interrupts while i speak and i don't know how to break other person's rythmn.and finally what do the evaluators see in a person when they watch a GD.thanx in advance guys.

aswin

@tamilguy

WHen is ur IIM-I GD/PI, in case it is in Delhi?

Hi all,
I belong to the ST category and have scored 99.30% in CAT 2006. I have got calls from all the IIMs.
My profile
X - 80%
XII - 72%
Btech(Computers) - 72%
W Ex - 1.5 yrs (IT)

I desperately want to convert altleast one of these calls. Seniors, plz guide me as to how to prepare for the D Day.

Dude whats your break up across various sections?

hi guys

i m from SC category.i have 88.82 percentile( 76.0/97.3/78.0- DI/VA/Quant.).i got calls from A,B and I. i feel i m pretty weak in GD.so how do we improve upon it. yeah people say do as many MockGD's but those are really chaotic and one can't judge oneself rightly.my prob. i easily get distracted and lose my rythmn if someone interrupts while i speak and i don't know how to break other person's rythmn.and finally what do the evaluators see in a person when they watch a GD.thanx in advance guys.

aswin

and we do have a person in our batch with 8 years of workex...
the experience that you bring to the table is too valuable

repitition

Hi,

I was searchin for such aforum. I belong to SC category. My overall percentile is 87.6 and i have got call from IIM-I only. I have loads of work ex. Passed my B-tech way back in 1996 from IIT-D. Earlier i never thought of giving CAT as i never felt like doing MBA. Was more inclined towards Civils. But i couldn't make it. However i could clear IES and since 2000 working as ITS in delhi.
Now after 6 years, i thought to give CAT and got my only call from I(lucky me).
Can anybody kindly help to answer the following :-

1. What are my chances of selection. Are their any prior examples like me who got selected.
   
2. What is the maximum age of the student in the 2 year PGP course. I feel i'll be the seniormost if got selected and decided to join.
   
3. How is the placement for our people in Indore. Are their any lateral placements also.

Thks

Sheel

Shoot a mail to mentorship.iimi@gmail.com and you will be assigned a mentor to answer all your queries

or see IIM Indore call getters thread at Pg

Hi all,
I belong to the ST category and have scored 99.30% in CAT 2006. I have got calls from all the IIMs.
My profile
X - 80%
XII - 72%
Btech(Computers) - 72%
W Ex - 1.5 yrs (IT)

I desperately want to convert altleast one of these calls. Seniors, plz guide me as to how to prepare for the D Day.

F**K Man, If ppl like you belong to ST, then i dnt know whts gonna happen to ppl who think that they can compete if they belong to diff tribe or caste

Hi all,
I belong to the ST category and have scored 99.30% in CAT 2006. I have got calls from all the IIMs.
My profile
X - 80%
XII - 72%
Btech(Computers) - 72%
W Ex - 1.5 yrs (IT)

I desperately want to convert altleast one of these calls. Seniors, plz guide me as to how to prepare for the D Day.

@ don11

My breakup for DI,VAand Quant is 73.52,82.84&87.70.

Sheel

This is my first post on this forum. I fall under OBC category. I have received calls from B, i and K. I have secured a 97.4 percentile in CAT 2006. My request to all the OBC category students to state their profiles and call list so that all of us can benefit from the same. Thanks in advance.

Even I have 96.2%tile
With 99.8%tile in VA
and 98.6%tile in DI & LR

But still I dont have any calls may be bcoz of QA (55%tile)

According to IIMA Short-listing Criteria

Minimum Cut-off Requirement of IIM Ahmedabad

In the CAT 2006 bulletin, IIM Ahmedabad had announced the minimum cut-off requirement for each section and overall score as given under:

Please note that the cut off for short listing SC/ST/PWD candidates for group discussion and personal interview would not be less than 17% score in each of the three sections of CAT-2006 and no less than 25% score in aggregate"

SC Category Candidates: Out of qualifying candidates, who applied for PGP of IIMA, 123 SC category candidates were short-listed. SC Candidates, whose percentile in section 1 and section 3 was above 65 and who have an overall percentile above 85.3, have been called for the GD

@sheel 123
my %ile is 87.94 with 53%ile in VA.
i dint get a call..can u pls tell ur individual score so that i cn have a better view of the rsn me neing nt selected.
i hv only 7 mnths wrk ex.

@biswa_ght
hi...firstly... though thr was no need fr a separate thread....already PG hv several thrds catering to queries for u ALL ....and ur profile is much better than wht i cud imagine..regarding comm skills...written r fine......take as many mock GD/PI, will surely help.......now d time for convert one out of 5 calls......PG is thr for ur help....

lastly....."Guys from the reserve categories please reply to this thread as that will help you and me to make better strategies to convert our calls"
buddy...no need for such appeal...it simply shows tht U THINK THT U R DIFF FROM OTHRS...which sudnt be ideally....
anyway.....best of luck..

Now..

@sheel...
1. chances of selection......work hard.....may get in....dont think tht competetion is less....in same thrd ....a guy with 96.*% is thr...:neutral:
2. previos examples...y r u intereseted in tht.....hv confidence in urself...:satisfie:
3. max age....dis yr we (IIMB) hv a guy aged 34 ...12 yrs work-ex.:wow:...also IIMA ...IPS fellow eg already given .....

see....in GD/PI....u surely will hv loads of questns on WHY MBA aftr so many yrs...(for this u can visit ...IIMB queries 2007-09 thread...i answered d same question to d best of my ability!!)

Good Luck

Hi,

I was searchin for such aforum. I belong to SC category. My overall percentile is 87.6 and i have got call from IIM-I only. I have loads of work ex. Passed my B-tech way back in 1996 from IIT-D. Earlier i never thought of giving CAT as i never felt like doing MBA. Was more inclined towards Civils. But i couldn't make it. However i could clear IES and since 2000 working as ITS in delhi.
Now after 6 years, i thought to give CAT and got my only call from I(lucky me).
Can anybody kindly help to answer the following :-

1. What are my chances of selection. Are their any prior examples like me who got selected.
   
2. What is the maximum age of the student in the 2 year PGP course. I feel i'll be the seniormost if got selected and decided to join.
   
3. How is the placement for our people in Indore. Are their any lateral placements also.

Thks

Sheel

Sir,
1. We are not gods to predict the probability of your selection. Yes, there are prior examples. An IPS officer being selected when he was well past his 20s...
2. There ve been instances where 37 yr olds have been a part of the programme. Atleast I ve heard of one.
3. please chk iimidr.ac.in/placements to get a good idea.
Regds.
Bill...

Hi

I don't know abt the questions that u asked, but one thing is for sure that u have to jusfity why u want to do a 2 year mba at this stage to the interview panel.
it will all depends on how well u can justfy this
and there may be lots of grilling about your goals and plans aft MBA.

PS: my personal opinion

Hi,

I was searchin for such aforum. I belong to SC category. My overall percentile is 87.6 and i have got call from IIM-I only. I have loads of work ex. Passed my B-tech way back in 1996 from IIT-D. Earlier i never thought of giving CAT as i never felt like doing MBA. Was more inclined towards Civils. But i couldn't make it. However i could clear IES and since 2000 working as ITS in delhi.
Now after 6 years, i thought to give CAT and got my only call from I(lucky me).
Can anybody kindly help to answer the following :-

1. What are my chances of selection. Are their any prior examples like me who got selected.
   
2. What is the maximum age of the student in the 2 year PGP course. I feel i'll be the seniormost if got selected and decided to join.
   
3. How is the placement for our people in Indore. Are their any lateral placements also.

Thks

Sheel

Hi all,

I hope this thread doesn't start off one more reservation in educational institute debate. But CAT is a very different ball game for the students from the reserve categories, specially since they make it to there with a low percentile and may be also with low acads.

I have scored 96.66 percentile in this year's CAT and managed to get calls from IIM B,C,I,L and K. I have done my M.Sc. in Maths & Computing from IIT Guwahati with 8.39 CPI and have 10 months work ex in DRDO as a JRF. My acads are very average:

10th: 78.4 (Assam state board)
12th: 64.4 ( ---DO---- )
B.Sc: 65.2
M.Sc: 8.39/10.0

I am very bad in communication and hence quite worried abt the next level. But still I hope I will be able to convert atleast one of the calls. Guys from the reserve categories please reply to this thread as that will help you and me to make better strategies to convert our calls. Also ask you friends or relatives who are also from Reserve categories and made it to IIMs to reply to this thread.

Friend, point number 1, you should not have any reasons to worry. Point number 2, you shd feel free to join the preparation discussions in the regular threads. You dint choose to be born under a certain caste did you? These are things that are beyond your control. Worry abt wht is under YOUR control and work towards it.
Regds...
Bill...

biswa_ght Says

Hope there is atleast one person in this forum who will reply to this thread....!!

hi biswa_ght
its not that you have negligible competetion. you have to believe in yourself and let the interviewers see that you are worth it! what i mean is that you have the competence and ability to make managerial decisions. you are smart, articulate, intelligent ( IIT Guwahati and DRDO explain that). show them that you are also good in extra curriculars, are a team player and have the ability to lead a team. it doesnt make a differernce that you belong to SC/ST/OBC as defined by the Indian Constitution. More importantly, you are a human being. and you want to pursue education at an institute.you've got the calls and but your percentile alone wont let you in. you have to work hard for it. remember, in 2005 or 2004 the CAT topper couldnt secure admission to IIM Ahmedabad because he wasnt able to do well in his interview and GD.
Now, just get over with the fact that you got a call at a lower percentile. Start working on your skills and yourself. Okay.
take care and good luck.
in case you have a ny personal questions, send me a message.
simmi.

I have heard that people with 74 percentile also managed to get calls from IIMs, can any one confirm it?

Hey dude,

Your communication skills (atleast written) do not seem to be as bad as you have portrayed..... If you are from SC/ST category, you have a negligible competition as you percentile is too good for you to get a reject...... But anyways, its better to be at your best...

All the very best

Regards
Thattu

Hope there is atleast one person in this forum who will reply to this thread....!!