@Pratiyush This COBSE PDF is a fantastic document. Just proves that the 80/80/80 criteria is really flawed. Now if the variation in scoring across different boards is as big as the river Amazon, then the variation in scoring across different universities will be as big as the Pacific Ocean.

@manu21y2k I was not talking of IIM-C. They have probably the most sane criteria of all IIMs. They are looking for big match players-- Who can perform in World Cup Final. And once they have performed in the WC final, then their past achievements and present talents will be seen. But IIMs A,B,I,K will not see your Big Match performance with great importance. They want guys like Sir Ravindra Jadeja and Sir Ashok Dinda and Sir Parwinder Awana and Sir Rohit Sharma who have Once-Upon-A-Time did well in under-19 or Ranji. So big match players like Yuvraj Singh (MoS in WC) can be dropped from the test squad after and a few low scores but the above mentioned Sirs can get chance after chance just because of their Ranji Record. So according to IIMs A,B,I,K your Under 19 statistics (read class X board marks), your Ranji statistics (read class XII board marks) and your statistics for India-A (read graduation marks) are the most important parameters to judge you. Your performances in big matches like World Cup, Champions Trophy, Tests on Foreign soil (read NTSE, Olympiads, National level competitive exams like IIT etc) can go down the drain. You will not be named in the 30-man probables list (read GDPI shortlist) until you have those proper U-19, Ranji or India-A statistics. Even a triple century in the World Cup final (read 100%ile in CAT) can't save you for IIM-K. For IIMs A,B,I, you have to score a double century in the WC final (read 99.95%ile+ in CAT).

@chaitu_pun Does SBI give the entire 2 year tuition fees as loan or is there any upper limit like 10 lakhs??

The last date for online application has been extended till 28th Dec. So, has the last date for receiving the printout of the final application form with annexures also been extended from 30th Dec? I had completed my online application on 15th Dec but could not send the hard copies till date. I'll speed post them tomorrow. Might reach NITIE in 1st week of Jan 2013. Will that be OK?