asni.wings: Good evening Sir/Ma’am…I got 82 %ile in CAT and 90%ile XAT last year. This year I expect almost the same or little better. I have almost 2.5 yrs work ex and m a MSc. I’ve applied for GIM, XIMB, TISS, Welingkar , IFMR. TAPMI and IMI, SPJain Which other decent colleges do you suggest that I apply ,so that I for sure have alteast one call,as I cannot afford to not get an admission this year… Please Sir , please reply. Thankyou.
asim: ADD GIM,IISWBM,NIRMA,LBS,SCMHRD,SIBM to your list.

sun: Sir in FMS B School, are the seats are alloted region wise... that is, for locals and non locals separately (or) seats are alloted only on merit basis? does fms will have Group discussion and personal interviews as a part of selection process if that is the case... how many days would be left for GD and PI once after the results are anounced?
asim: FMS does not have regional reservation.Yes,GD,extempore and PI would be there.Around a month.

513: hello..any1 thr???
kranthi: shoot.

aimcat: I am working in an MNC from the past 3 .5 yrs. I want to do MBA from a good institute. My avg Percentile is around 75-80. I want to join MBA this year at any cost. I am giving CAT,JMET,XAT. Please let me know which schools I should apply?(Keeping in mind my 42 months IT experience with 3.6 lpa).I am planning to apply for KJS, TAPMI, IMI, NIRMA,IFMR, LBS/FORE, GIM, LIBA, WELINGKAR. Do all the colleges I wish to apply decent enough to give me a good job after doing my course.
asim: Ideally speaking you should target the top 25 B-schools(considering your work profile),still you may apply to these B-schools as a backup plan.

miit: I have 2.4 yrs of exp and if i am hoping %le betn 85 to 93 then which B school to apply for me.
asim: 1.IMT-G 2.SP JAIN 3.TAPMI 4.KJS 5.FORE 6.MICA 7.NIRMA 8.LBS 9.SIBM 10.SCMHRD 11.XIMB 12.IFMR .Write XAT,SNAP,JMET and FMS.

shivang: Hi i have 15 months of experience as an software engineer and am getting 60 to 75 percentile in aimcats....which colleges should i apply under Cat,Xat and Snap.....how much percentile can i expect in actual Cat?
asim: ITM-NAVI MUMBAI,HCU,IMDR,WELINGKAR,KIAMS,BIMTECH,AMRITA,SIIB.SCMHRD,LIBA,GIM.

aimcat: hi sir, My aimcat %les are 52,74,23,50,33,66,25,35,43,40,53,64,36,56,24,41,58.. 2009 b.tech passed out..Which are the b-schools i should apply for?? Please reply sir...
asim: Apply to BIMTECH,AMRITA,KIAMS,IPE-HYD,IIFM,CHRIST UNIV,SITM,SIOM,XIME,LIBA

nikitha: gdevng sir i ve gud acads 84 95 85 in 10th 12th n btech no work ex...ma percntils vary frm 60 to 88...plssss tell m sum gud kolgs sirrrrr
kranthi: tapmi welingkar itm navi mumbai kjsom sdmimd amrita.also write snap xat mat to have greater choice ,discuss if need arises.

shivang: Hi i have 15 months of experience as an software engineer and am getting 60 to 75 percentile in aimcats....which colleges should i apply under Cat,Xat and Snap.....how much percentile can i expect in actual Cat?
kranthi: the best u can hope for between 80 to 90.welingkar kjsom ifmr liba scmhrd .

sandeep: SIR PZ TELL ME CUT OFF FOR AMRITA,ITM MUMBAI,SDM MYSORE UNDER CAT EXAM
asim: 65+,70+,75+ respectively

shefali: sir, IFMR application requires all the marksheets of all semesters ,however i have few of them. what should i do?
kranthi: u have to furnish all the information they ask for.kindly make necessary arrangements.

513: sir, my %s are varing a lot b/w 75 - 95 (crossed 90 only 4 times).which coll to apply..Is it worth 2 apply 2 MDI, IMT, SP Jain, etc
bharat: In case of SPJIMR, you stand a decent chance as last yr's percentile was 85; MDI - 98+; however, your best best is ITM.

sandeep: WHAT ABOUT SRI RAM COLLEGE OF COMMERCE MBA -GBO DELHI? PLACEMENT? AND FACULTY? PLZ REPLY.....
asim: It does not figure in the TOP 70 B-schools of India.Its a B grade B-school.Average salary is in the range of 2.5-3 lakhs p.a.

debayan: Please provide a rank of ibs pune, kolakata and gurgaon with avg salary.
asim: Not there in TOP 100.Not advisable,prefer IBS Hyd INSTEAD.

sandeep: SIR.. HOW S IBS? IS THERE NY SEPARATE APPLICATION FOR ALL IBS COLLEGES. WHT R THERE RANKING? I FOUND ON TIME WEBSITE...ON BB ,,B CATEOGARY... IF I WILL GET SHOULD I GO?? PLZ TELL IBS HYDERABAD,MUMBAI,GURGAON..AN D OTHER IBS PLZ GIVE RANKING..
asim: IBS Hyderabad is a decent B-school,though it does not figure in the TOP 60 B-schools of INDIA.

sandeep: SIR.. ALLIANCE BUSINES SCHOOL AND ALLIANCE BUSINESS ACADEMY BOTHR R GOOD OR NY ONE.. PLZ SUGGEST ME...
asim: Both do not figure in the TOP 50 B-SCHOOLS of India.ABA is compartively better.

avj: Plzz reply Is it worth studying in XIBM,Tapmi for someone with 3 yrs s/w exp and package 3.5 lpa.I want to do a MBA this year only but only frm a top quality inst
asim: Yes,if you dont make it to TOP 20 B-schools.All the Best.

kheeradevi: if i have to choose between doing MBA at MDI or XLRI especially for HR specialization, which one should i choose???
kranthi: xlri if u have such aprivilege.

dec1: Plz rate siib,schmrd,fore,kj somaya and give cutt offs if possible
asim: SCMHRD>KJS>FORE>SIIB.Cutoff KJS-92+,FORE-91+ Snap does not award percentiles.

raghu: sir i am mech engg wrkng wid infosys since 9 months my avg aimcat score has been arnd 88%tile.can u plz tell me whtr my exprnc in a field diff frm my engg wil help me in getng to a bschool...also plz tell me which bschols to apply to?
asim: IMI,TAPMI,KJS,FORE,MICA,NIRMA,LBS,WELINGKAR,XIMB.IFMR,SIBM,SCMHRD.Since you have only 9 months of experience it wont fetch high weightage.Try to perform well in CAT09.

meenal: sir. percentile reqd for ifmr?
kranthi: around 85 percentile in cat.

imayaa: My mockcat percentiles are 57,69,67,66,63,81,69,52,59,31,72,31,71,32,83,44,63,45,70. I have 18 months experience in accenture(3.5L per annum). My scores are quite fluctuating. So i m not able to determine the range. Please guide me as which colleges to apply.As i have to quit my job and join MBA and after all the expenses for doing mba it should not go in vain.
asim: You should restrict your self to TOP 40 B-schools of India(check the list at www.time4education.com)The rest of the B-schools will not do justice to your salary expectation.

sandeep: TELL SOME GOOD COLLEGE UNDER MCET....
asim: SP JAIN,WELINGKAR,KJS,PUMBA,SYNDENHAM and above all JBIMS.

thisistamal: good evening sir and everybody present here.can anybody tell me 1 thing wat's the total score needed in FMS and snap 2 qualify??
kranthi: in fms u will need 340 to 400 marks.in snap u have to score 80 plus to get into sibm 70 plus into scmhrd 60 plus into siib as per last year.

puneet: hello sir, m getting around 75%iles in aimcat.... Whats my chances(acc to my aimcat performance) of getting into any of IIT's ,SRCC,MIB,MHROD or any good b school. I m writing JMET CAT XAT SNAP MIB MHROD SRCC FMS..... Plz suggest me some colleges around 15 to fill under all these
kranthi: we have a provision for b school guidance for students separately since response to ur question will be time consuming i suggest u discuss with faculty in person and sort it out.

dec1: My average percentile is 92 and usually i miss sectional cutoffs bu 2-3 marks in aimcats.Can i make it to IIMs?Plz be very realistic.THNX in advance
asim: Yes,if you can take care of loop holes in your preparation in the last few days.Analyze your AIMCAT performances and work on your weakness.All the best.

meena: sir i tinhk i got 60 percentile in cat which college i have to apply
kranthi: if u get 60 percentile in cat u can apply for ipe hyderabad.

debayan: I would like to know what was the avg salary of iilm noida and asia pacific in the last year?and what is the min mat score reqired to get a call?i hv 24 months experience in tcs.
asim: 2.5-4 lakhs p.a.Not advisable for someone with 2 years of work ex.Study only in top 50 B-schools.

sun: Sir my percentiles in aimcat range about 80 percentile... what would be best choice... applying for XAT? or FMS?
kranthi: write xat u will maximize choices.

annu: exams for admission to welligkar and k g somaya
kranthi: cat mahacet.

manuu: Hi I have 2.6 years of exp. after b. tech electrical. my %ile are 29,32,39,38,31,28. Pls tell me colleges for which i should opt
kranthi: write mat and ibsat.apply for ipe hyderabad.

moi: sir please give me some tips for verbal section as i m very poor in this.
asim: Since there is not much time left it better to work on RC rather than Vocab(though you may revise all the words you have learnt).

ravichegondi: percentile required for fore? and mdi?
asim: 91+,98+ RESPECTIVELY.

sneha: Sir I am not able to decide i should fill FMS or not??Is it really tough?
kranthi: fill it up if u are averaging over 90 in aimcats.

jimit: is GIM good or not range is 85-90
bharat: GIM is top 5 under XAT... cutoff (last yr) was 93

sat: my aimcats score varies from 85 to 92 %ile. i have 3 years exp working in BHEL. my %s are 10th-87, 12th-82, engg.- 81. I did my engg from NIT Suratkal. i have applied to NITIE, IMT, IMI, MDI, SPJIMR, SIBM. shall i apply to BIM, KJS, SCMHRD? PLEASE GUIDE.
asim: YES and also to NIRMA,MICA,LBS,XIMB

pooja: how is amrita coimbatore?avg salary?
kranthi: good college.avg 4 lacs.

onlymba: I BEG YOU, PLEASE ANSWER. I was in family business prior to graduation. There is a break in my education for 3 years after 12th std. My graduation is through correspondence in Arts with 56% marks. I get 90+ percentile in aimcats. I have 88% in 10th and 80% in 12th. Which institutes should I apply to? Do arts graduates have a problem in getting admission to top institutes? Is there a bias against correspondence degrees? Please answer.
bharat: No... there is no discrimination aginst arts grads? Performance matters above everything else... work ex after grad is considered by all top schools (and not before/during grad).

manoj: final yr btech student aimcat flactuating around 75 applied to IPE HCU wat others should i also apply
kranthi: sdmimd kirloskar amrita itm navimumbai kjsom ifmr.write xat also.

gaurav: hello sir, out of IIFT, XAT, JMET & SNAP which one has sectional cut-off?
asim: All the top B-schools will have sectional cutoffs.

ram: sir...can the students of the states other than Maharashtra write mahacet...?
bharat: yes...

513: I'm gettin 75-95% in aimcats. Wat r my chances of gettin thru XAT..Wat's the major difference?
asim: Apply to XIMB,IFMR,GIM,LIBA through XAT.

aditi1987: Sir, are the Aimcats tougher than CAT? If i m scoring 92 in Aimcats can I expect 95+ in CAT?
asim: Yes,some parts of AIMCATs are more difficult than CAT?(For eg.DI).Yes,it is possible for you to end with 94+ in CAT(IF every thing else remains same).ALL THE BEST.

sneha: Is there any resevations For JAIN's In SP JAin??
bharat: NO!!

jimit: what are good colleges under XAT for aimcat range 80-90
kranthi: ximb gim liba xime.

catninja: Hello sir, I've a median score of 95%ile in aimcats. scored a maximum of 98.61 and a minimum of 76. I've scored 15 times above 90%ile and 4 times below 90%ile. I've applied JMET/FMS/MDI/XLRI/IIFT/IMI/NMIMS/SNAP/IMT. I resigned from my job and desperately want to join a b-school this time. Have a total work exp of 3.5 years. Is the above list exhaustive or have i missed out some more b-schools. Kindly reply as I'm an AIMCAT Basic student... have no faculty to whom i cud approach
bharat: Hi, pl mail your query, with relevant details, to info@time4education.com... we will your query :)

abc: how good is liba sir? whats t cut off?
kranthi: top5 in xat.90 to 92 percentile.

bulu: Sir, I am getting scores around 96%ile in AIMCAT and am missing cut-offs in DI sometimes. Is there any chance of getting into IIMs or SPJain or MDI?
asim: The cutoff for DI will be very high for IIMs but relatively less for MDI and SP JAIN.Your overall percentile seems to be good enough as it may translate(IF every thing else remains same) into 98+ in CAT09.All the best.

soumya: Sir, please rank them , Nirma , TAPMI , SIIB , Wellingkar, LBSIM
bharat: TAPMI, NIRMA, LBSIM, SIIB, WE - in that order

sreesree: sir which is best among these two National institute of bank management(pune) or scms cochin
bharat: SCMS is slightly better placed...

abc: with two weeks left,is jus revising old aimcats and cat papers enough?
asim: also revise all basic concepts and fundas.ALL THE BEST!

ams: which is easier, IFMR or LIBA?
bharat: What do you mean by easier? Easier to get in? If its that, then IFMR under CAT need min of 87%ile and LIBA under XAT would need 92%ile...

mission_impossi: I hav been wrking in my family biz since 2 yrs vll dis b counted as wrk exp ??
bharat: hmmm... the IIMs define work ex as "full-time paid work for at least six months after graduation"... however, most schools will go with your learning from work ex...

debayan: Could we expect a 20%-30% more avg salary in most of the b schools in the yr 2012 comparing with current year?
kranthi: likely but nothing final can be said as things can adjust to a new normal.

mayank_mohit: sir how is ximb??? n its expected cut off??? shud i apply for it,
bharat: XIMB is a top 35 school... required %ile is over 96%ile

muc9n170: sir, i want to know the cut offs and percentile requirements of AMRITA COIMBATORE and do v have any good colleges under mat score.
kranthi: around 70 percentile in cat last year.alliance christ scms cochin good under mat.

annu: is loyala college for mba got same reputation as loyala college chennai. if yes which exam to apply for
asim: LIBA is one of the TOP 60 B-schools of INDIA.You must write XAT.

ams: Kranti sir,plz tell me if i can score 100 in irma, can i score enouh in snap to crack sibm?
bharat: Rest assured... you should do better... however, it would be another test... another day... best wishes.

fuhrer: Hello Sir. I have 3+ yrs of experience. Do u think a 1yr PGPM from Great Lakes Institute of Management would be good? My AIMCAT percentiles vary in the range of 85 to 95.
bharat: Overall profile would matter a lot here... also, previous work ex., positions held, responsibility handled, type of work profile - all will matter... apart from acad performance during the program

ams: Plz tell me hw is itm mumbai,its package and required %tile.
kranthi: around 80 percentile in cat.4to 5 lacs.

kheeradevi: hello sir, which is better SIBM or SCMHRD, especially in terms of HR specializaion?? do they consider sectional cut offs, if yes around how much??
asim: SIBM is better than SCMHRD,but if you interested in HR then you may prefer SCMHRD.Give preference to XLRI,TISS,MDI-HR PROG,SMHRD for HR.

asni.wings: %ile for NIRMA?
kranthi: 92 percentile in cat.

cattie: sir please select 3 from these :imi,imt,bim,kjs,fore.also plz rank them. avg aimcat % =94.range=90-98% in aimcats
asim: IMT,IMI,KJS,In the same order.

sbk: please rate fore bim imi imt
bharat: IMT, IMI, FORE, BIM... in that order

aartinagarkar: sir i have been scoring from 75 to 90 percentile. giving cat and xat. which colleges should i apply to
kranthi: apply to tapmi kjsom imt gaziabad nagpur ifmr chennai sdmimd under cat.liba ximb under xat.discuss if u need further info.

asni.wings: IILM how good?
asim: Not good.Doest figure in TOP 100 B-schools list.