chaitu: sir,i'm getting around 60-75%ile in aimcats.i'm planning to apply to itm-mumbai,iilm.which of these schools are better?
kranthi: itmmumbai>iilm.

imayaa: In SPJain they have asked the specialisation as Fianance,Marketing, operations, information management. I have 15 months experience in Accenture. But i m interested in finance. So if i filled finance also will my work experience have any advantage? Please suggest me as wat to fill?
pranav: your work experience will be considered. So if you are interested, you can fill up finance

r0y123: Hello Sir. Sorry for an out of topic question. I have a work ex of nearly 2 years. I left the job in Oct 08 & since then i am unemployed (actually cudn't get a job). How will this effect my chances of getting a seat in a reputed management institute and what shud i tell the interviwers about the gap.
pranav: no one will automatically reject you.

milli: sir, for gk section of SNAP...i am doing mba education and careers magazine,OMETS and SM(general awareness note). is this sufficient?
kranthi: also read newspapers regularly.go through manorama and our basic study material on gk.

cat2009: Dear Sir, My percentiles till now are 66%, 38% , 47% , 80% , 51% , 49% , 63% , 58% , 55% , 67% , 75% , 69% , 50% , 63% , 40% , 83% , 32% . I've got 96% in CAT 2008. I completed my btech in april 2009 with 77%, and got selected in infosys and should join in JAN 2010. I want you to tell me the list of B-schools based on all these aspects ( importance of job experience and my percentiles).Sir, I'm also writing XAT, JMET and IIFT. Please help me Sir.
pranav: nitie,kj somaiya,ximb,ifmr,iit m,tapmi, welingkar,gim, iit kanpur,bimtech noida,iit kharagpur

prasanna: is it worth studying in SIBM, bangalore?
pranav: yes

riya: Sir, what exactly is rural mgmt? what kind of work is it?
kranthi: rural management is management of business of rural producers mainly.it also involves management of rural development programmes.

rahul: bit,mesra and nit,trichy is better than amity,noida or not
pranav: amity is a better school

jdc9jg06: sir i am not interested in mba in marketing should i apply for sibm??
pranav: you can apply to sibm

kheeradevi: hello sir, can u please tell me which bschools in bangalore offer good mba in HR??
kranthi: all good b schools in bangalore will fit the bill.iimb sibm xime alliance christ eetc.

chaitu: sir,would u provide analysis and expected cutoffs for every test slot in cat'09?
kranthi: legal action will be taken.

avi: Can u suggest some good colgs in the range of 80-90%ile
kranthi: ifmr chennai welingkar mica kjsom.

rahul: sdm-imd and hcu are better than amity or not???
pranav: hcu is better than amity

impostor: My avg percentile is 92.5.do i have a realistic chance of IIM calls?
pranav: you have a decent chance of gettin iim calls. keep up the effort for the next few weeks

prasanna: is it necessary to clear all section cut off in snap to get a call? or computed using overall mark?
kranthi: yes for sectional cutoffs.

kheeradevi: how is christ university?? its placements etc??
kranthi: good reputation.avg 5 lacs.

birappa: sir in 1 aim cat i got 98 percentile in another i got 17 percentile what does this imply?
pranav: one off score doesnt mean anything. if its varying everytime, you should think

quanti: sir,My girl friend is there in IIM A...I want her badly and I am getting approximately 99.5%ile in the aimcats...will I be able to become her juniour
kranthi: spell junior correctly.

swat_cat: Hello Sir, Wanted to know XAT Cut off for GIM?
kranthi: around 93 in xat.

renu: Sir, To which among the following institutes under SNAP we should apply for?Thanks. SCIT SICSR SIIB SIMS SCMHRD SIG SIMC-Pune SIOM SIBM-Pune SIHS SIMC-Bangalore SITM SIBM-Bangalore
pranav: that will depend on how good you are and what scores you expect in SNAP.

prasanna: sir tell the top 5 symbiosis institutes?
kranthi: sibm scmhrd siib sitm scit.

am: sir i m getting %tile in aimcats some time 72 ,75,82and some times 92,93,90,98 which b school should iapply to i m fresher
pranav: apply to IMT, NITIE,Bhartidasan,FORE school of management delhi,narsee monjee, XIMB,IFMR,TAPMI,welingkar

avi: can u suggest some colgs in the range of 70-80%ile
kranthi: amrita bimtech sdmimd kirloskar itm navi mumbai.

ankit: Sir,which is the flagship program of NITIE?
kranthi: their programme in operations management.

aimcat: Sir, my aimcat %les are 91,89,87,80,73,70,68,68,65,64,60. CAT 08 -- 88%le B Tech 2009 passed out and placed in infy and shud join on 11th JAN 2010. Please suggest the schools i shud apply for. I will apply all and only the schools u sugest please reply sir. also writing IIFT, SNAP, JMET, XAT
pranav: 1. NITIE 2. SP Jain 3. IMI 4. IMT 5. BIM 6. KJS 7. TAPMI 8. SIBM 9. IIT B 10. IIT D

chaitu: sir,i hv only 62% in my graduation.i want to do phd in management.i hv heard tht for doing phd one needs to hv excellent academic record.wat r my chances?wat r the schools offering integrated mba-ohd programs?
pranav: most good schools do not offer integrated programs and in fact there is not much of overlap between the mba and phd programs.

potter: i m getting around 100 marks in IRMA.sectionals are also good except g.k(15-16).shd i apply to PRM of XIMB
pranav: yes

vdeepthi1: sir, how different will be GK section in SNAP compared to that of IRMA, whihc areas do i need to focus?
kranthi: snapg.k. is not all aout issues of social concern. ushold focus on economy science and technolgy and polity.

shreyansh: Good Evening Sir, This is my second attempt at CAT and my average scores in Aimcats is in the range of 65-70 %oile. I've been trying hard but somehow I am not able to up the score any further ..Plz suggest some colleges as per my score ...
pranav: IFMR, tapmi,amrita,bimtech noida,gim,iit kanpur, iit kharagpur,christ college bangalore,delhi university,bhu and nit trichy

cat10: Sir is for rural management we have to go to rural areas ????
kranthi: no.

jdc9jg06: sir what is the ms course in fms actually???
kranthi: it is a course customised for needs of services sector.

potter: where does XIMB stand(for PGDM)?
kranthi: it is the second best institute under xat.in the top 25 institutes in the country.

rgk: howz amrita coimbatore
kranthi: decent.

mani: 70-75%ile in aimcats no work ex. which b schools to apply?? also filled xat snap ibsat
kranthi: tapmi kjsom ifmr welingkar sdmimd itm navi mumbai amrita under cat.xime st josephs under xat.siib scmhrd under snap.

ani: sir what r decent b schools under snap.above 8l avg
kranthi: only sibm in that category last year.

jas: is SITM, Pune a gud colg ???
kranthi: yes.

mahendra: sir, is it worth applying for spjain without work experience
pranav: you arent rejected outright, but you would have a distinct disadvantage compared to other applicants

sree: Sir, Could you name 2 next good college after xlris,SP and GIM admitting via XAT?
kranthi: liba xime.

:(: hows kj som?
pranav: its a good college

sherel: Sir I am from a media Background and i plan to take up MBA in mass media for further studies what is the sectional cut off predected this year for SIMC (PUNE)
pranav: the exam is in dec.

plsr: sir m from btech and i heard that for a btech graduate growth of salary will be low compared to other people from degree field. . to wat extent is it true
pranav: its false

jdc9jg06: is mba in hr gud in sibm, pune???
pranav: yes

miit: SCMHRD is only for doing MBA in HR???
kranthi: no.

rinki: which college can i get wid 80-85%ile?
kranthi: welingkar ifmr chennai itm navi mumbai.

kapsy: sir wt r d cutoffs for FORE and LBSIM...??????
kranthi: around 91 to92.

akashmodi: sir i m thinking to fill imt,tapmi,fore,nirma,lbs,as i m getting 70-80% does i m going in a right way????plz guide me ???
kranthi: also include amrita kirloskar bimtech noida to the list.

cat10: Sir what is liba xime /////?????
kranthi: loyola instititute of business admin chennai.xavier insti of mgmt.entreprenuershp bangalore.

rajender: sir my marks in aimcats are fluctuating from 40-70 percentile, can i crack cat on D-day? are there people who have done this and what should be my approach?
pranav: your score can improve a lot. there are people who have done that

rsp: What is the cut off for XIMB?
kranthi: 95 percentile in xat.

abhi: imdr-p or ifmr...whic is better...avg package of both
kranthi: ifmr>imdr.

akashmodi: sir,we have to apply seperately for iit clg??
kranthi: yes u have to apply separately for all iits.

tb: sir how do the institute check about the relevant work ex is valid one? i mean to say someone may made a fake work ex certificate? how do they check or validate it?
kranthi: there may be a background check in case of suspicious behavior.

havetowin: how much percentile required for amrita coimbatore(minimum to minimum)..
kranthi: kum se kum 70.

jitu: which is better NITIE or JBIMS Mumbai....being an engineering graduate...n and Which is better between MDI and JBIMS...
kranthi: if u have the privilege of having to choose between them meet us we will feel privileged to advise u.

kapsy: sir m very much confused abt fillin forms...it'll b a huge amount......atleats hw many schools shud i apply for???m getting around 80%ile in AIMCATS...
kranthi: not less than 15.

pras: could u pls list top 10 colls that accept MAT score?
kranthi: jbims alliance christ ms ramiah scms cochin iif delhi amity noida empi delhi xvijm hyderabad

ams: hw mch percentile is required for BIMTECH?
kranthi: 70 percentile lower limit.

miit: HOW IS fore,welingker???
pranav: decent colleges

abc: How much would one need to clear cut off for Great Lakes (1 yr course)? How good is the B school btw?
kranthi: around 92 percentile.decent reputation.

vaibhav: sir I got 98.82%ile in MAT, What are my chances for jbims
kranthi: only feb mat counts write it and aim for 99.99.

vikashb: Sir, should i apply for MDI ? I have to go for bank loan to sponsor my MBA. So what r the chances of repayment of such huge loan for an MBA from MDI ? thanks
pranav: the chances of repayment are pretty high

srikant: IS LOYOLLA A GOOD MBA B-SCHOOL
pranav: yes

pras: give me info on best colls for INTERNATION BUSSINESS
kranthi: iift siib.

sbk: rate imt imi nitie and bim trichy
kranthi: nitie>imt>imi>bim.

tappu: plz answer this q sir iam engg final year student is it necessary for me to carry any study certificate issued by issued by my col sir to cat test centre
pranav: No.check the necessary documents at http://time4education.com/What_to_expect_on_CAT_day.htm