aimandachieve : HI TEAM, MY PERCENTILE IS 94.52 (VA- 99.67, DI- 42, QA- 94, GEN CATEGORY). ANY CHANCE WITH IIT'S?
thomas : you can probably get calls kanpur and chennai.

priyesh : CAT-96.33 (VA-87.86, LRDI-97.66, QA-94.82)......X-84, XII-75, B.TECH 75......19 MONTH EXP....WHAT ARE CHANCES OF MDI, SP JAIN, IITD, NITIE? PLEASE TELL CHANCES IN EACH COLLEGE SEPARATELY.
thomas : mdi and spjain-very good chances.nitie and iitd -doubtfull.

mba : MY NMAT SCORE IS 175(QA-66,LS-55,LR-54). WILL I GET A CALL FROM NMIMS MUMBAI FOR PHARMACEUTICAL MANAGAEMENT.
thomas : probably yes. the cutoff is expected to in the 170s.

pankaj : GEM -10TH-87.2,12TH-93.75,ENGG-90.00,CAT OA-97.54,QA-93.92,DILR-95.07,VA-97.07,WORK EX-25 MONTH IN FAMILY BUSINESS,SPJAIN PROFILE BASED SHORTLIST,WHAT ALL CALL CAN I EXPECT AND CHANCES OF CONVERSION FOR IIM? ALSO SHOULD I APPLY FOR IIT B AND D,NITIE ETC
thomas : you can expect mdi, imi, imt etc.iitb-no chance. iitd-probably.new iims-yes.

ss1994 : SIR/MA'AM, WITH 92.31%ILE, NON ENGG, MALE, FRESHER, GOOD ACADS, GENERAL CATEGORY, WHAT ARE MY CHANCES OF CONVERTING IIM SHILLONG INTERVIEW CALL?
sridharan : fairly ok.

om : SIR, MY SCORE IS CAT 91.17, (VA 94, DI LR 92, QUANT 78) 10TH 96, 12 TH 88, DEGREE ( SCIENCE ) 79, WHAT COLLEGES CAN I EXPECT A CALL FROM . PLEASE TELL ME TOP 5 AMONGST THEM
sridharan : iit kanpur,iit roorkee, imt ghaziabad,niit trichy, ximb

ankit : DID NOT APPLY TO MDI... DO THEY REOPEN THEIR WINDOW BY CHANCE?
thomas : generally no.

pankaj : RECEIVED SP JAIN AND IIM S,ALSO IIM K SHORTLIST WHAT ALL IIM VALL CAN I EXPECT WITH X/X11/UG/CATOA/VA/DILR/QA-87.2/93.75/90/97.54/97.07/95.07/93.92? ALSO CHANCES OF CONVERSION OF IIM
ramachandran : Might be useful to await the calls from others and to prepare hard to convert calls. You have an excellent chance. We wish you the very best

sruteesh : CAT-98.86 (VA-90.86, LRDI-96.95, QA-99.48).
ramachandran : Your question please?

rima : HOW IS JAIPURIYA INSTITUTE OF MANAGMENT SIR AND ITS PLACEMENTS?
pradeepgoswami : Decent college with moderate placements.Of course it depends on the options you have in hand

laser : GOT 96.29% IN CAT WITH VA-77.45,LR-92.27,QA-97.22.WHAT CLGS CAN I EXPECT CALLS FROM?
thomas : MDI, SP JAIN, IMT, IMI,IITs(other than the top two)

nav : FIRST OF ALL I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERY ONE OF THE EXPERTS FOR THEIR HELP THROUGHOUT MY PREPARATION. GOT SHORTLISTED FOR IIM-A :)
ramachandran : We share your happiness and wish you the very, very best

sachin : HELLO! ANY IDEAS WHEN WILL MDI, FMS, AND OTHER IIMS RELEASE THEIR SHORTLIST? SO FAR ONLY IIMA, IIM-K AND IIM-S ARE OUT RIGHT?
ramachandran : The dates vary. Might be better to start the preparation in right earnest

sahilonite : HI, I GOT 92.76%ILE(VARC-57.1%ILE,DILR-94.95%ILE,QA-97.98%ILE) IN CAT-15 AND 88.36%ILE IN SNAP-15. WHICH COLLEGES CAN I APPLY?
shivabhaskaran : SIIB Pune - Around 85 - 90 percentile,Around 90-94.9 Percentile • Department of Industrial and Management Engineering (IME), Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur • Department of Management Studies (DOMS), Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee • Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Ghaziabad • National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli (NITT) • Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar (XIMB) Around 85-89.9 Percentile • K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research (SIMSR) • International Management Institute (IMI), New Delhi • Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM), School of Excellence of Bharthidasan University, Trichy • T. A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) • FORE School of Management, New Delhi • Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (LBSIM), New Delhi • Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad

satadru : HI SIR GEN OA-93.72 VA-87,LR-87, QA-96 X-85,XII-90,B.TECH-8.71/10MASTERS-9.1/10(IIT) 3 YEARS WORK EXP GOOD EXTRA CURRCULAR SLIGHT CHANCE IN IIM I MUMBAI OR ANY IIT'S OR MDI-HR? KINDLY SUGGEST SOME COLLEGES... THNX
asim : Good chance at IIT Kanpur/Roorkee, slight chance at MDI HR program. You could add IMT G, IMI DELHI, TAPMI MANIPAL if you are keen on doing MBA This year itself

suraj : CAT-95.21 NC-OBC (QUANT-81.33 LRDI-93.70 VRC-98.04) WHICH ALL IIMS CAN I EXPECT A CALL FROM AND FMS?
ramachandran : Decent chances. Please prepare hard in the expectation of calls. Useful strategy

pradeep : DEAR SIR, MY NMAT SCORE IS 202,QUANT-79,VA-61,LR-62.I AM EXPECTING CALL FROM NMIMS BANAGLORE. I SECURED 82 PERCENTILE IN SNAP.I AM HAVING WORK EX OF 2.5 YEARS(IT).ROI IS NOT A BIG ISSUE FOR ME.I WANT TO GO FOR MBA THIS YEAR.I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO COLLEGES WITH AVG PACKAGE AROUND 8-9LPA.WITH MTY SNAP PERCENTILE I CAN GET A CALL FROM SIOM NASHIK.IS IT A GOOD COLLEGE APPLYING FOR?(I AM FROM MECHANICAL BACKGROUND).
thomas : SIOM is an ok college. nm bangalore would be better. the avg salary there is around 9 lakhs.

nilanjana : I GOT 96.29 % IN CAT (QA 75, DI- 99, VA- 98) AND HAVE BEEN SHORTLISTED FOR IIM S AS WELL AS ICFAI. WHICH ONE WOULD BE A BETTER CHOICE?
thomas : do not even consider icfai to be anywhere near iims.

sruteesh : I SEEM TO HAVE APPLIED FOR VERY FEW IIMS DURING MY CAT ADMISSION PROCESS. I GOT 99 PERCENTILE IN CAT 2015. IS THEIR ANYTHING I CAN DO?
shivabhaskaran : u cannot apply to IIMs now

booyaka619 : WHAT R CUTOFF FOR SIBM PUNE AND SCHMRD??
tamal : SIBM Pune around 97 percentile and SCMHRD around 95 percentile.

vaibhav : IS B, C, L OR K (2ND STAGE) POSSIBLE AT 99.4 OA AND ACADS AS 86, 85 AND 74?
sridharan : B gives more weightage for work ex. others possible.

geetanjali : WHAT KIND OF PREPARATION NEEDED FOR SYMBIOSIS GE(GROUP EXERCISE)?
ramachandran : Your Centre will train you. Please contact them.

pi : MY PERCENTILES: 87.33 IN VA, 83.59 IN DILR, 70.34 IN QA, OVERALL 83.7. ARE THERE ANY IITS WHERE I HAVE A CHANCE OF BEING CALLED FOR FURTHER ROUNDS? WHICH OTHER COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY TO?
vijaykumar : University Business School (UBS), Chandigarh Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research (WE School), Mumbai Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR), Chennai

laser : SNAP 91.03%,WHICH CLGS CAN I EXPECT CALLS FROM?
shivabhaskaran : SCMHRD - Around 95 percentile SIBM Bangalore - Around 90 percentile SIIB Pune - Around 85 - 90 percentile

rima : PLEASE ARRANGE THE CLGS SIR EMPI DELHI,IBM PUNE,BIMM PUNE,MILE PUNE,INDUS BUSINESS SCHOOL,ASIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL NOIDA,JAIPURIA INSTITUTE NOIDA AND JAIPUR.PLEASE REPLY SIR.
ramachandran : Our knowledge is confined to the B Schools listed in the SHP under the head top B Schools

venkatesh : WHAT ARE CUTOFFS FOR KJ SOMAIYA,FORE
thomas : both should be around 85 percentile.

alia : WHAT IS THE ELIGIBILITY OF TISS
charlton : Any graduate or student in the last year can appear for TISS. For program specific eligibility, visit: http://admissions.tiss.edu/m-a-admissions/admission-process-m-a-2016/eligibility-m-a-2016

jay : SIR SINCE ITS A CHAT ON B SCHOOL SELECTION, I GUESS WE CAN COMPARE COLLEGES. PLEASE ARRANGE FOR FINANCE: SIBM PUNE, NM MUMBAI, SCMHRD, IIM SHILLONG, SYDENHAM, SPJAIN .....
ramachandran : Your SHP has a ranking of top B Schools. Can you please refer to that?

sck : WHICH COLLEGES TO EXPECT WITH XAT (30 WITHOUT GK AND 37 WITH GK) ?
charlton : XLRI, XIM-B, GIM

puja : CAT 86,(GUD ACADS) ,GEN..COLLGS TO APPLY?
shivabhaskaran : Around 85-89.9 Percentile • K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research (SIMSR) • International Management Institute (IMI), New Delhi • Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM), School of Excellence of Bharthidasan University, Trichy • T. A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) • FORE School of Management, New Delhi • Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (LBSIM), New Delhi • Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad Around 80 - 84.9 Percentile • University Business School (UBS), Chandigarh • Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research (WE School), Mumbai • Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR), Chennai • NIBM Pune • GIM Goa • Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA), Chennai

jenni : HI SIR...I AM ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR IIM KOZHIKODE'S NEXT STAGE. I HAVE GOT 97.23 PERCENTILE..WITH DECENT SECTIONALS.MY QUERY IS I HAVE GOT 67 AND 55% RESPECTIVELY IN FIRST AND SECOND YEAR..I AM MAJORING IN CHEMISTRY...WOULD YOU SUGGEST ME TO PUT THE AVERAGE OF MY CHEM PAPERS(76 AND 72)OR THE AGGREGATE??PLEASE REPLY.12TH-84,10TH-93,FEMALE,FRESHER
tamal : You should provide the yearly data separately.

ahmed : X-75% XII-76% B.COM(HONS)54% CAT 70.8%ILE MAT 89.71%ILE..WHICH COLLEGE I SHOULD LOOK FOR WITH BETTER ROI???
asim : BIMTECH, CHRIST,XIME, SDMIMD,BITS PILANI,NIA PUNE,SIES MUMBAI are some options

jay : LAST GENERAL CATEGORY PERSON TO GET A CALL FROM MDI? I AM AT 93.96, ANY CHANCES?
pradeepgoswami : Unlikely

ravi : SIR MY CAT SCORE IS 78.28 (VA 56, QUANT 80, LRDI 90)
ramachandran : Your question please?

bhfc5o228 : HI! I HAVE JUST STARTED OFF WITH MY GMAT PREPARATION. I HAVE A TOTAL OF 12 YEARS OF WORK EXPERIENCE. WILL MY EXPERIENCE/AGE BE A PROBLEM WHEN B-SCHOOLS DO A SELECTION?
sridharan : When you have so many years of work ex, you may have to give a convincing reason as to why you want to do an MBA now.

bhfc5o228 : HI! I HAVE JUST STARTED OFF WITH MY GMAT PREPARATION. I HAVE A TOTAL OF 12 YEARS OF WORK EXPERIENCE. WILL MY EXPERIENCE/AGE BE A PROBLEM WHEN B-SCHOOLS DO A SELECTION?
asim : No, go for executive MBA program.

sks : SIR ANY IIT AT 90 PERCENTILE AND GEN CATEGORY?
asim : IIT Roorkee

pankaj : CUTOFF FOR IIT B/D AND NITIE
asim : Around 98.5,97-98,97 respectively

vg : HOW GOOD IS KJ SOMAIYA IN TERMS OF PLACEMENTS AND AVG SALARY?
asim : Pretty good average salary in past has been around 7-8 lacs p.a.

vaibhav : WORK EX: 45 MONTHS. IS B, C, L OR K (2ND STAGE) POSSIBLE AT 99.4 OA AND ACADS AS 86, 85 AND 74? GEM.
thomas : you should get calls from atleast 2-3 out of the four.

anmol : SANP PERCENTILE 93.5 WHAT ARE MY POSSIBLE OPTIONS
ramachandran : SIBM , Bangalore and SIIB

dan : WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF CONVERTING NMIMS MUMBAI CALL WITH A SCORE OF 210 AND A WORK EX OF 2.5 YRS??
shivabhaskaran : Based on past few years score, u have a good chance as the cutoff used to be around 209

ss1994 : SIR/MA'AM, WHAT COULD BE THE LIKELY SECTIONAL CUTOFFS FOR THE NEWEST IIMS?
asim : Around 80 percentile for gen category

__gb__ : CAT(97.8), VARC(87.33), DILR(94.79), QA(99.03), B.E.(64.86), DIPLOMA(82.96), XTH(91.84)..CASTE(OBC)...SUGGEST SOME BEST CLGS OTHER THAN IIMS...
vijaykumar : National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) Management Development Institute (MDI) S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR) (Second shortlist ) Vinod Gupta School of Management (VGSOM), Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur Department of Management Studies (DoMS), Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM)

ad : SIR WITH SNAP 72 PERCENTILE CAN I GET THRU?
tamal : At this percentile you may get colleges like SITM, SCIT, SIOM Nashik, SSBF, SIMC Pune

surya91 : I KNOW IT IS POINTLESS TO ASK BUT A LITTLE SHOCKED FROM REJECT BY A. SO, DO I HAVE CHANCES FROM B,C AND L? X/XII/B.TECH - 91.4/88.4/80.2 AND CAT VARC/DILR/QA/OA - 98.88/95.34/99.89/99.76
ramachandran : Yes indeed. Reject from one does not mean reject from all

abc : SIR CAT 45.97 WHERE I SHOULD APPLY
shivabhaskaran : Less than 60 Percentile • Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management, Hyderabad • Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE), Hyderabad • Fortune Institute of International Business, New Delhi • Army Institute of Management, Kolkata • GITAM School of International Business (GSIB), Visakhapatnam • Institute for Technology and Management (ITM), Navi Mumbai • Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management, Gwalior • Siva Sivani Institute of Management (SSIM), Hyderabad • IFIM Bangalore • BIT MESRA Ranchi • ISM Dhanbad • NIT Warangal • NIT Durgapur • MS RAMMIAH - Bangalore • IMI Bhubhaneshwar • IMI Kolkata

ss1994 : SIR, WHAT COULD BE THE LIKELY SECTIONAL CUTOFFS FOR THE NEWEST IIMS?
thomas : it should be around 80 percentile.no chance of it going below 75.

suraj : CAT-95.21 NC-OBC (QUANT-81.33 LRDI-93.70 VRC-98.04) WHICH COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY TO??
sridharan : NITIE, IITD, MDI, IITM are some.

ankurdecaprio : CAT 15 PERCENTILE 98.22 VA-90.76 QUANT-93.45 DI/LR-99.57 X-93.8 12-83.8 BTECH CGPA 8.41(EQUIV PERCENTAGE-84.1) WHICH COLLEGE SHOULD I APPLY FOR OTHER THAN IIMS PLEASE GUIDE
pradeepgoswami : JBIMS, MDI,IIT K,IIT M,SPJAIN to name a few

abc : CAT 45.97%,WHAT IS YOUR ADVICE TRY AGAIN FROM TIME OR DO JOB
srinivasbelvi : Speak to a faculty member at your center & seek advice for improvement on this score. Meanwhile you can also join work as you might not need whole day to prepare towards CAT

surya91 : IS TIME OFFERING GDPI CLASSES IN HYDERABAD? IF YES, WHO SHOULD I APPROACH? I DON'T SEE ANY DETAILS IN WEBSITE.
ramachandran : Please contact any T.I.M.E Centre in Hyderabad

geetanjali : TO WHAT GOOD COLLEGE SHOULD I APPLY WITH A SCORE OF 15.1 IN XAT? PLEASE HELP
charlton : The cutoff for topcolleges is around 30+. DIfficult to get into a good college with a score of 15.

akshay : IT IT WORTH APPLYING FOR COLLEGES EXCEPT NMIMS HAVING WORK EX 2.6 YEARS, NMAT SCORE - 183...KEEN TO JOIN THIS YEAR
thomas : no. none of the other colleges are worth joining leaving your job.

mora : RECVD A MAIL FROM TIME FOR "GENERAL COUNSELLING". WHAT IS THIS FOR??? SOMETHING LIKE THE CHATS??
asim : Its a one on one interaction with a senior faculty member, you can ask queries and seek guidance wrt to b-school selection/gdpi preparation etc

ankit : WHICH SCHOOLS SHOULD I CHOOSE AT 96.31%ILE?(QUANT AND VERBAL ARE BOTH 96%ILE.. AND DILR IS 86.3%ILE) 10TH- 81%, 12TH-69, GRAD- 65.7, WORK EX- 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS IN GEMS AND JEWELLERY...MALE, ENGINEER, GENERAL..?
tamal : IMT Ghz, IMI Delhi, MDI G are the best possible options. Check the deadlines of the colleges.

saurabh : SNAP PERCENTILE 94.5, WHAT ARE POSSIBLE OPTIONS ?
tamal : Except SIBM Pune all are possible though SCMHRD will be a close one.

cble5o011 : CAT OA- 73.01..NC-OBC CAN I GET LIBA OR BIM?
vijaykumar : 80+ percentile for general catg. so you have chances for OBC

abcd : HOW DO I APPLY TO COLLEGES. ONCE I APPLIED ONLINE, SHOULD I SUBMIT CERTIFICATES TO THEM ONLINE ITSELF OR WAIT TILL I GET CALLED FOR GDPI?
charlton : WAIT TILL YOU GET CALLED FOR GDPI.

aj : OA 97.67 (73.18 VA) HAVEN'T APPLIED FOR MDI SPJAIN AND SOME MORE COLLEGES. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS NOW ?
thomas : IITs are the best option now.

mm : SIR/MA'AM, HOW RENOWNED IS EMPI BSCHOOL IN DELHI? WHAT HAVE BEEN ITS RANKINGS IN THE PREVIOUS YEARS BASED ON FACULTY, PLACEMENTS ETC.?
ramachandran : Decent. We do not have more details

satadru : SIR CAN I HAVE THE ANSWER?
asim : Answered check

nav : FOR CURRENT AFFAIRS, WHICH APPROACH WOULD BE BETTER: READING A SINGLE NEWSPAPER FROM END TO END OR SKIMMING THROUGH THREE?
sridharan : to go through all news in one is better.

trek : SNAP 56% WORK EX 2 YRS? WHAT COLLEGES DO I LOOK OUT FOR?
asim : Not a good chance at the top 4, considering your work ex, only these are ideally speaking recommended.

mary : HELLO FACULTY. I AM REALLY CONFUSED ABOUT ONE THING. FOR PEOPLE WITH PERCENTILES WITHIN 85-89, YOU ALL ARE SUGGESTING IMI DELHI, IMT G AND BIM TRICHY. BUT ISNT THE CUT OFF MUCH HIGHER? PLEASE CLARIFY
thomas : yes, imi and imt cutoffs are expected to be around 90. even bimt should be in that range.

vignesh : CAT PERCENTILE 83.05 NIRMA AND IMI AND NMAT 289 CHANCES IN NMIMS BANGLORE/HYDERABAD
thomas : nirma-probably yes. imi-no. nmat(assuming 189)-bangalore and hyd is tough.

freddie : WHAT IS THE AVG PACKAGE OF WE BANGLORE???
ramachandran : 6-10 lacs

sks : @ASIM SIR WITH 90 PERCENTILE DO I HAVE REALISTIC CHANCE AT IIT ROORKEE ?
asim : Yes

pranay : SIR, NEED YOUR HELP. MY SNAP SCORE 61.25 (93.28%ILE). 10TH – 78%, 12TH – 64% AND B.COM – 68% ALONG WITH 1 YEAR OF WORK EX. DO I HAVE ANY CHANCE OF GETTING A CALL FROM SIBM BANGALORE OR SIIB PUNE?
ramachandran : Yes indeed

sl : CAT- OA-87.22 VA-49 LR-93 QA-94 ACADS- X-94 XII-80 BE CGPA-9.81 WORK EX- 17 MONTHS. WHAT ARE BEST OPTIONS FOR MY PROFILE?
pradeepgoswami : You can apply to LBSIM, NIRMA,TAPMI ,IFMR CHENNAI. .

joseph : SIR, ARE THERE ANY IIMS WHICH DO NOT TAKE THE SECTIONAL SCORES INTO CONSIDERATION AND INSTEAD LOOK ONLY AT THE OVERALL CUTOFF?
vijaykumar : No every IIMs do consider sectional cutoffs

nemo007 : SIR PLEASE SUGGEST SOME COLLEGES FOR 73%ILE IN CAT-2015 WITH LOW FEES STRUCTURE
asim : SIES MUMBAI, HCU HYD,NIT SURATKAL/CALICUT/DURGAPUR, DTU DELHI

dp : 98.9 IN CAT, 80 IN 10TH, 75 IN 12TH, 96 IN GRAD, NO EXP, GENERAL, MALE, WHAT ARE CHANCES OF CALL FROM IIM KOZIKODE, LUCKNOW AND IIT MUMBAI
vijaykumar : Good chances in IIT M

laser : NMAT 207 ,LS-55, QA-79, LR-73 WHICH CLGS CAN I EXPECT CALLS FROM?HOW ARE MY CHANCES FOR NMIMS MUMBAI?
thomas : you can expect mumbai call.blore and hyd are sure.

priyesh : CAT-96.33 (VA-87.86, LRDI-97.66, QA-94.82)......X-84, XII-75, B.TECH 75......19 MONTH EXP....WHAT ARE CHANCES OF IITD, NITIE?
thomas : tough. the cutoff is expected to be 97+.

nilanjana : I GOT 96.29 % IN CAT (QA 75, DI- 99, VA- 98) WHICH ARE MY BEST COLLEGES TO APPLY FOR? I HAVE 80% ABOVE IN ALL MY ACADS.
sridharan : NITIE, IITD, MDI, IITM.

akshay : WHAT COULD BE AVG SALARY PACKAGE OF SIOM NASIK??
asim : Around 7 lacs p.a.

sahilonite : ARRANGE THE FOLLOWING IN TERMS OF PLACEMENTS:IMT-G,IIT-ROORKEE,IME,XIMB,IMI-DELHI,SIIB-PUNE
ramachandran : Your SHP has a link called top B Schools . Please refer to that

notes : SIR HOW IS IBS HYDERABAD? I HAVE GOT A CALL FROM THERE
shivabhaskaran : The fees is around sixteen lakhs and batch size is around thousand

bhfc5o228 : I AM A GMAT STUDENT WITH 12 YEARS OF WORK EXP. I AM TRYING MY BEST FOR A GMAT SCORE OF 720. WILL MY AGE/WORK EXPERIENCE BE A PROBLEM WHILE SELECTING B-SCHOOLS? HOW TO I SHORT LIST THE COURSES/B-SCHOOLS WITH WORK EXPERIENCING THAT I HAVE?
charlton : No. YOur age will not be a problem. Are you planning to apply for B-Schools abroad. In India, you can do your executive MBA from IIMs or XLRI. The program accepts the GMAT score and is for students with 6+ years of experience. Get in touch with TIME centres close to you for more details. TIME also coaches students for GMAT.

riya : SIR PLESE REPLY ...FOSTIMA FORTUNE NDIM COLLEDGE KAISE COLLEGES HAI
asim : http://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/List_of_B-Schools.aspx

kunal : CAT 95.8, 12TH-91.5, 10TH-83, BTECH-81.2 OBCNC NO WORKEX. WHICH CALLS CAN I EXECT FROM IIM I/L/K/B??
vijaykumar : Good chances for OBC catg.

ayush : CAT OA92.02 (VA73.15 QA AND DI 90+)GEN ENGINEERING BACKGROUND WHAT ARE MY CHANCES FOR XIMB??
sridharan : CHANCES ARE THERE.

dan : SNAP %ILE IS 92.5. WORK EX- 2.5 YRS. WHAT ARE THE COLLEGES WORTH FOR A PERSON WITH MY BACKGROUND?
ramachandran : SIBM, Bangalore and SIIB

rohan_4 : SIR WITH 86.26 PERCENTILE IN SNAP WHICH COLLEGES CAN I APPLY FOR? I HAVE LOW ACADEMICS.
tamal : Except SIBM Pune, SCMHRD and SIBM Bangalore you can go for other colleges.

pradeep : @THOMAS:SIOM WEBSITE SAYS THAT THEIR AVG PACKAGE FOR LATERALS IS AROUND 9LPA.DOES THEY ELEVATE THEIR PLACEMENTS?
thomas : almost all the colleges inflate the figures.

puja : WE SCHL MUM OR NIRMA?? BETTR ONE?
vijaykumar : Nirma>WE

harshit : SIR, PLS ARRANGE THESE COLLEGES ITM NAVI MUMBAI,SITM, IMT HYD, IBS HYD?
ramachandran : Pleae refer to" Top B Schools'on your SHP

kartikey : SIR MY CAT %ILE IS 86.2 . 12TH 90%
vijaykumar : K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research (SIMSR) Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM), School of Excellence of Bharthidasan University, Trichy T. A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) FORE School of Management, New Delhi Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (LBSIM), New Delhi Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad University Business School (UBS), Chandigarh Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research (WE School), Mumbai Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR), Chennai NIBM Pune

notes : PLEASE TELL THE TOP 5 COLLEGES OF SNAP
pradeepgoswami : SIBM PUNE, SCMHRD PUNE , SIIB PUNE, SIBM BANGALORE, SIMC.

priyesh : CAT-96.33 (VA-87.86, LRDI-97.66, QA-94.82)......X-84, XII-75, B.TECH 75......19 MONTH EXP....ARE THERE REALISTIC CHANCES OF CONVERTING MDI AND SP JAIN CALLS WITH THIS PROFILE?
thomas : very good chances of converting.

pranay : SIR, WILL THE CUT OFFS FOR ALL B SCHOOLS BE HIGHER FOR THIS YEAR AS THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS APPEARING FOR CAT HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED AS COMPARED TO LAST YEAR?
cherian : that depends on a lot of factors like ratio of calls to conversions, people clearing sectional and overall cutoffs etc. So there is no clear thumbrule as such.

sd : SIR GOT 81%ILE SC CATEGORY IN SNAP. CAN I EXPECT ANY CALLS FROM SYMBIOSIS PUNE OR SCMHRD
tarannumraza : yes you can expect good calls

vaibhav : CAN YOU PLEASE RATE THE TOP IITS AFTER B AND D? THEY ARE RANKED AA BUT IN MY OPINION IT SHOULD BE KGP>K>M
ramachandran : Please go by the ranking given. In the same band, there is little to choose among B Schools

kartikey : SIR MY CAT %ILE IS 86.2. 12TH -90%
vijaykumar : Answered

alpha : CAT: 99.84 (QA: 97.62, DI: 99.1, VA: 99.99). 10TH: 89%, 12TH 89%, BTECH: 61%. IIFT: 99.96. NMAT: 233. FILLED THESE AND FMS, XLRI. FRESHER. GENUINE REASON FOR LOW GRAD IS THAT I SIMPLY DIDN'T WANNA STUDY IN COLLEGE. HOW CAN I GIVE A MORE PROPER REASON FOR THIS IN PI?
vijaykumar : Don't worry attend our GWPI sessions we will let you know how to tackle such questions. Its all about convincing.

vg : OVERALL EXPECTED CUTOFF FOR THE NEW IIMS?
thomas : should be close to 95.

arunkumar92 : HI SIR,
tamal : Hello, please put your question.

aditya : I GOT 92.5 PERCENTILE IN CAT. 10TH - 94%, 12TH - 75.8%, GRADUATION - 8.2 CGPA. CAN I EXPECT A CALL FROM IITM, IITKH, IITK, IITR ?
thomas : mum,kh, and kanpur would have cutoffs higher than 92.5.

pi : SIR, MY CAT PERCENTILE: 87.33 IN VA, 83.59 IN DILR, 70.34 IN QA, OVERALL 83.7. ARE THERE ANY IITS WHERE I HAVE A CHANCE OF BEING CALLED FOR FURTHER ROUNDS? ALSO, SHOULD I APPLY TO TAPMI?
tarannumraza : IITs doubtful- keep your fingers crossed. yes you can apply to TAPMI

priyesh : @THOMAS SIR.....THAT YOU FOR ALL THE REPLIES
thomas : you are welcome.

ss1994 : SIR, IS CASE DISCUSSION OF NMIMS ANY DIFFERENT FROM THE TRADITIONAL GROUP DISCUSSION? I MEAN IN TERMS OF THE TOPICS GIVEN? IS IT A HYPOTHETICAL CASE PER SE OR ARE THEY BASED ON GK/CURRENTAFFAIRS/ABSTRACT?
sridharan : Case discussion is usually analysing a business situation and hence may be different from a normal group discussion.

vishwas : SIR PLEASE ARRANGE THESE B-SCHOOLS ACCORDING TO RANKINGS IMI N-D, LBSIM, TAPMI, GIM, KJ-S, DSE, FORE, IIT K.
ramachandran : Can you please refer to the go by the ranking of B Schools on your SHP?

nilanjana : I GOT 96.29 % IN CAT (QA 75, DI- 99, VA- 98) WHICH WILL BE A BETTER OPTION AMONG IITD, IITM AND IIMS?
pradeepgoswami : IITD,IIM S,IITM in that order

rajivrai : SIR, CAT OA-76, VA-56,DI-88,QA-76,10TH-92,12TH-66,BE-81...SNAP-92%ILE, NMAT-186,CATEGORY-OBC-NC. WHICH COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY FOR.....???
tarannumraza : Snap you can get calls from SIBM/SIIB

ac09 : CAT 61.5 CHNCES FOR BITA PILANI
charlton : Low chances.

pp2016 : CAT OA95.23 VA 83.3 DI87.6 QA98.6 10TH 87.6 12TH 64 BE 64 FRESHER GEM, ANY CHANCE OF GETTING A CALL FROM ANY IIM? ALSO SHOULD I APPLY FOR IITS OR START PREPARING FOR CAT2016. ANY SLIM CHANCE OF GETTING A CALL FROM IIT MUM,DEL.PLZ HELP SIR I M IN GREAT DILEMMA
vijaykumar : Good chances for IITs and New IIMs

arunkumar92 : HI SIR, MY WORK EXPERIENCE IS 2 YEARS. IS IFMR A GOOD INSTITUTE DO MBA IN FINANCE ? IS IT ADVISIBLE FOR ME TO QUIT THE JOB AND FOR IFMR ?? AND KINDLY RANK LIBA IFMR GREAT LAKES BIM FOR MBA IN FINANCE
cherian : IFMR is a good college for finance. If your current package is more than 8 lpa, then aim for the top 25 colleges. we dont have finance based rankings but overall all 4 colleges are in a similar range based on fees and salaries

ankit : WHAT CALLS CAN I EXPECT AT 96.31%ILE?(QUANT AND VERBAL BOTH 96%ILE AND LRDI GOT 86.3%ILE) 10TH- 81%, 12TH-69, GRAD- 65.7, WORK EX- 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS IN GEMS AND JEWELLERY...MALE, ENGINEER, GENERAL..
thomas : MDI,IMI,IMT,IIT kanpur and chennai.

notes : SIR I HAVE GOT 78.4391 PERCENTILE IN SNAP. WHAT COLLEGES SHOULD I EXPECT?
thomas : all except the top four colleges.

kanisking : WHICH BRANCH/STREAM IS ADVISABLE FROM ITM NAVI MUMBAI...
pradeepgoswami : Marketing

suman : SIR MY SCORE IN X-87%,XII-74% CAT SORE 57.82% I BELONG FROM SC CATEGORY. WHICH COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY ??
srinivasbelvi : Apply to IITs other than Bombay, Delhi & Kharagpur. Also apply to NITs.

ajay : SIR, CAT 93.2, X-90, XII-60, ENGINEERING-79, WORK EX-8 MONTHS, NC-OBC CATEGORY, ANY CHANCES FOR NEW IIMS ,PLZ ALSO SUGGEST SOME COLLEGES.
sridharan : iit kanpur, iit roorkee, imt,niit, ximb.new iims may be possible.

swagata : FOR THE GD PI SESSION FROM THIS SATURDAY, CAN STUDENTS WITH MAT SCORE ATTEND? OR ITS ONLY FOR CAT?
tamal : Please contact your respective center.

ad : SIR HOW IS JAIPURIA AND AMITY-NOIDA?
ramachandran : Decent

albus : SIR SNAP 94.95% NC OBC...DO I HAVE ANY CHANCE IN SIBM?
ramachandran : Yes indeed

noorie : SIR , MY CAT PERCENTILE IS 96.8 GENERAL CATEGORY. PLEASE TELL ME ABOUT MY CHANCES IN IITS AND NEW IIM OR IIM INDORE. 27 MONTH WORK EXP. 82 IN GRAD, 87 IN 10TH AND 12TH
thomas : no chance in the top 2 iits.the others you should get calls.

adwait : HELLO SIR, CAT OA: 97.88. X: 82, XII: 78, GRAD: 66.38 WHAT ARE MY CHANCES FOR IIM K AND I, SPJIMR, NITIE AND SHAILESH J MEHTA?
vijaykumar : Good chances start ur prep for GWPI

vaibhav : AT 4 YEARS IT WORK EX: IIT KGP OR GLIM 1 YEAR? PLACEMENTS ARE VERY SIMILAR
ramachandran : If placements are similar, then it is a toss-up

yooo : HOW IS SIOM?
tamal : It is a decent college.

tripti : SIR MY CAT PERCENTILE IS 83.26.. WHAAT ARE THE BEST OPTIONS AVAILABLE WITH ME? WHICH ARE THE COLLEGES WHICH WILL ACCEPT MY SCORES?
thomas : tapmi,fore(pgdm ib),lbs(fin),imdr,ifmr.

kunal : WHEN WILL GWPI SESSION START FOR DELHI(CP) CENTER?????
tamal : Please call/visit the respective center.

aj : WHAT IS CUT OFF FOR IITD
sridharan : Likely to be 95-98 if general category.

aj : WHAT IS CUT OFF FOR IITD
sridharan : 95-98 For gen category.

mohi : HOW IS BIMTECH RANKING AND PLACEMNTS
ramachandran : Decent option

nischal : 99.07 IN CAT (95+IN ALL SECTIONS), 10TH- 92%, 12TH- 88%, BE- 81%, 2 YR WORK EX . WHICH ALL IIMS CAN IN EXPECT CALL FROM?
ramachandran : Might be better to wait patiently and to begin preparation to crack the next stages

sharif : DO IITS HAVE SECTIONAL CUTOFFS? WHAT ARE CHANCES FOR GEN CAT 94.1, VA-72.34, DI-96.3, QA-96.2
asim : Decent chances at IIT Kanpur and Roorkee.

aj : DO IIT HAVE SECTIONA CUT OFF
asim : Some do, like IIT Madras.

sindhu : KINDLY ANSWER MY QUESTION :(
shivabhaskaran : Around 60-70 Percentile • SDM Institute For Management Development (SDMIMD), Mysore • School of Communication & Management Studies (SCMS), Cochin • NIILM Center for Management Studies, Noida • Balaji Institute of Modern Management (BIMM), Pune • BITS Pilani • Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Nagpur • FOSTIIMA Delhi • NIT Surathkal • Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Hyderabad Less than 60 Percentile • Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management, Hyderabad • Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE), Hyderabad • Fortune Institute of International Business, New Delhi • Army Institute of Management, Kolkata • GITAM School of International Business (GSIB), Visakhapatnam • Institute for Technology and Management (ITM), Navi Mumbai • Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management, Gwalior • Siva Sivani Institute of Management (SSIM), Hyderabad • IFIM Bangalore • BIT MESRA Ranchi • ISM Dhanbad • NIT Warangal • NIT Durgapur • MS RAMMIAH - Bangalore • IMI Bhubhaneshwar • IMI Kolkata

at : SIR HOW GOOD IS NDIM?
ramachandran : Decent option

mastan : SIR,I GOT 30% IN CAT,
tamal : Better prepare for one more year and appear next year.

nilanjana : I GOT 96.29 % IN CAT (QA 75, DI- 99, VA- 98). WHICH IIM'S CAN I EXPECT A CALL FROM? AND WILL MDI OPEN APPLICATIONS AGAIN?
vijaykumar : Applications once closed will not be opened. It seems you have missed in QA

riya : SIR PLEASE PLEASE TELL ME I HAVE GOT 140IN NMAT AMITY ME HO JYGA KYA SIR
thomas : cant say for sure. 150+ is sure shot.

anmol : SNAP 93.5 BUT I HAVENT APPLIED FOR SIBM BANGALORE. ARE THERE REGISTRATION GOING TO OPEN AGAIN ANYTIME SOONER
tamal : Unlikely. Still you can call the office or visit their homepage on a regular basis for any update.

mohi : IS BIMTECH BETTER THAN IBS HYDERABAD
ramachandran : What does the B School ranking on your SHP say? That is your best guide, by far, for comparing all B Schools

yooo : ASKING IT 5TH TIME, SIR IS NIRMA UNIVERSITY POSSIBLE AT 80.71 PERCENTILE?
asim : Moderate chance is there.

sck : XAT EXPECTED- OVERALL-30... VA-7.3, DM-12.8, QA-10 ? ANY CHANCES FROM TOP 30 COLLEGES ? PLZ REPLY SIR
thomas : you can expect xlri(va is a slight doubt), ximb, imt .

reversegear : SIR LIBA CUTOFF MARKS IN XAT PLZ
asim : Around 80 percentile

vg : XAT EXPECTED SCORE 32. ANY CHANCES OF XLRI?
charlton : Yes, Also for XIM-B, GIM

abhi : 98.5 IN SNAP, GEN CATEGORY 10TH 85, 12TH 94, BTECH 7.77, GEN CATEGORY, CAN I EXPECT CALL FROM SIBM PUNE
tamal : You have good chance of getting a call. Good luck.

mora : HOW IS FMS-IRM JAIPUR?? WHAT IS ITS FEES AND AVG PACKAGE?????
ramachandran : We are not very well-informed about B Schools not ranked on your SHP

abc : SIR WHAT CAN BE THE REASON OF GETTING LOW SCORE IN CAT (45.97), SNAP 29.25, NMAT 169.
tamal : Poor preparation.

cherry15 : ARRANGE ACC. TO ROI AND FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES: TAPMI, NITIE, NMIMS, K.J.SOM., IIT-KGP, IIT-K AND IIT-D
asim : check http://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/List_of_B-Schools.aspx

tripti : SIR CAN I ACCEPT A GDPI CALL FROM K J SOMAIYA OR SIMSREE? (CAT- 83.26)
swapnila : You might just manage to get a call from SIMSREE.

mohi : IS BIMTECH IN TOP 50 MBA COLLEGES AND HOW IT IS PLACEMENTS
ramachandran : What does your SHP say? There is a link there that ranks B Schools

real : TOP SCHOOLS THAT ACCEPT CMAT SCORE..OTHER THAN THE SCHOOLS ACCEPTING CET SCORE AS WELL.
asim : KJS MUMBAI, GIM, GLIM CHENNAI, WE MUMBAI, XIME BANGALORE, IMT NAGPUR/HYD, IBS HYD,SIES MUMBAI, BIMTECH NOIDA are some of them

reversegear : SIR ,LIBA CUTOFF( MARKS) IN XAT PLZ
thomas : should be around 80 percentile.

nemo007 : SIR PLEASE TELL THAT WHICH IS BETTER BIMTECH OR BITS-PILANI
tarannumraza : BIMTECH

at : LAST DATE FOR LBSIM??
ramachandran : Their website gives details

abc : 94 IN SNAP, ANY CHANCES?
ramachandran : SIBM, Bangalore and SIIB

nischal : CAT (99.07) HOW ARE IITB AND IITD PROGRAMMES? AVG. PACKAGES?
asim : Good options, around 16 and 13 lacs p.a. respectively.

sharif : GEN OA 94.1. CHANCES AT NITIE? VA-72, DI, QA -96
thomas : no chance.

anmol : CAT 83.41 WAT ARE MY COLLEGE OPTIONS
vijaykumar : University Business School (UBS), Chandigarh Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research (WE School), Mumbai Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR), Chennai NIBM Pune GIM Goa Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA), Chennai

shivam : CAT %ILE 92.88 CHANCES FOR IITS AND IISC BENGALURU. SUGGEST SOME COLLEGES ALSO
asim : Good chance for IIT Roorkee, IISC gives lot of importance to profile also, hence cannot be predicted.

harsh : SIR I GOT 96.41 SHOULD I APPLY FOR IIT DELHI?
thomas : tough. the cutoff is generally 97+.

disheartened : MY CAT PERCENTILE IS 82.05...VERY MUCH DISAPPOINTED COZ I KNOW I CAN SCORE MORE THAN 95 :/
swapnila : Please mention your query.

mora : PLS ANSWER-WILL THE COLLEGES ANNOUNCE THEIR CUT OFFS IN THEIR WEBSITES?? ASKING BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO APPLY IF THEY GIVE THEIR RANGE..
thomas : no.

dnca5ap77 : WHICH IS BETTER WELLINGAR OR ITM
tamal : WE will be better option compared to ITM.

deepthi : CAT: 89.53, NMAT: 200, SNAP: 93.279, GEN CATEGORY, FEMALE, BA, 90+ IN ACADS. I'VE APPLIED TO NMINS BANGALORE AND SIBM BANGALORE. WHICH OTHER COLLEGES WOULD I APPLY TO?
vijaykumar : With CAT score u can go ahead for K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research (SIMSR) Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM), School of Excellence of Bharthidasan University, Trichy T. A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) FORE School of Management, New Delhi Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (LBSIM), New Delhi Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad

bubul : OVERALL:91.15,QA-85.64,LRDI-93.78,VA-85.83,10TH-90.25,12TH-84.5,B.TECH-78.7,GENERAL MALE...ANY CHANCE OF SPJAIN/MDI CALL? WHICH COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY?
cherian : its doubtful at this range

rahulsinghkushw : SIR MY CAT PERCENTILE IS 70.37 10TH=60 12=55 BE=6.03 WHICH COLLEGES CAN I GET IN AND CAN I APPLY FOR BIMTECH AND BITS PILANI PLEASE REPLY ...
vijaykumar : Good chances go ahead

rajiv : IS IIT KHA,KANPUR,DELHI POSSIBLE AT 92 IN CAT
tamal : Kanpur possible, KGP depends on profile, Delhi unlikely.

harshit : SIR PLS SUGGEST SOME COLLEGES FOR 67.33%ILE IN CAT?
swapnila : Fortune Institute of International Business, New Delhi · Army Institute of Management, Kolkata · GITAM School of International Business (GSIB), Visakhapatnam · Institute for Technology and Management (ITM), Navi Mumbai

radhika : HOW IS CIMS BANGALORE??
ramachandran : We are not very well-informed about B Schools not ranked on your SHP

sks : @THOMAS SIR AT 90 PERCENTILE, GEM, SUGGEST SOME COLLEGES WITH LOW FEES?
thomas : do not worry abt the fees as you will get a loan. at 90 you can expect IMI, IMT, BIMT,FORE,LBS,NIT T,LIBA,NIRMA,IMDR etc.

puja : IS THERE ANY WAY TO APPLY IN FMS BHU SINCE T LAST DATE HAS GONE?
tamal : Unlikely. Still you can call the office or visit their homepage on a regular basis for any update.

vg : SECTIONAL CUTOFF FOR XLRI?
asim : Around 80 percentile

gau : SNAP 96.01%ILE. WHAT ARE MY CHANCES FOR SC?HMRD?
asim : Good chance

mohi : IS BIMTECH GOOD OPTION FOR MBA AS FRESHER'S
swapnila : Yes , but it would depend on the other choices and options that you have.

iimfreak : SIR FROM WHICH IIMS SHOULD I EXPECT A CALL? MY CAT PERCENTILE IS 97.12 (VA-97.26, DILR-98.34, QA-84.68). 10TH-88.30, 12TH- 68.70, BSC- 69.48. NO WORK EXPERIENCE. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF GETTING AN IIM CALL AND IF THERE ARE ANY CHANCES THEN FROM WHICH IIMS SHOULD I EXPECT A CALL?
cherian : that depends on your reservation category. For an NC OBC candidate you can expect calls from most IIMs. For a GEN category, may be the new IIMs

kk : WHICH IBS IS BETTER??
shivabhaskaran : In IBS only Hyderabad is the best

arun : HOW IS IBS HYD?WILL U PREFER ANYONE TO JOIN IT?WHAT IS UR THOUGHT ABT THAT BSCHOOL?
ramachandran : Decent option

ankit : DO WE NEED TO ENTER CAT MARKS FOR FMS?
tarannumraza : FMS takes CAT score

nemo007 : SIR PLEASE TELL THE AVERAGE PACKAGE FROM SIES,MUMBAI AND DTU,DELHI
ramachandran : Packages are in a range

albus : SNAP 94.95% NC-OBC WHAT ARE MY CHANCES FOR SIBM PUNE?
swapnila : Possible.

vr : CAT( 85.47%); 6 YEARS EXPERIENCE INTO SALES AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. PLEASE SUGGEST THE COLLEGES I SHUD TARGET NOW. AS PER TIME CATEGORIZATION OF BSCHOOLS, WHICH SLOT( A, AA, BBB.. ETC) SHUD I TARGET?
ramachandran : Please target the very best

achu : SIR,IS THERE ANY STANDARD FORMAT TO BE FOLLOWED FOR PREPARING THE RESUME FOR THE INTERVIEWS?
swapnila : Not really , however it would depend on the type of the interview you are preparing for.For most of the college interviews you would have to fill an application form.

arunkumar92 : SIR, HOW IS THE PGDBA PROGRAM OFFERED BY IIMC IS IT EQUAL TO AN MBA AND IS IT ADVISABLE TO TAKE UP THAT PROGRAM ??
cherian : thats a program tailor made for business analytics which is a sunrise sector. Lots of job opportunities possible but managerial prospects would be less compared to flagship PGP program

booyaka619 : WITH 97.5446%ILE CAN I EXPECT CALL FROM SIBM PUNE?
thomas : probably. the cutoff is expected to be around 97.5.

karan : SIR I AM HEARING THAT THE NMIMS MUMBAI PACKAGES ARE INFLATED A LOT. IS THAT TRUE. WHAT ARE THE REAL NMIMS PACKAGES. BETWEEN SYDHENAM, KJ SOMAIYA, IMT GHAZIABAD AND NMIMS MUMBAI WHICH ONE IS BETTER
ramachandran : We do not speculate. For ranking, please refer to your SHP

sarvesh_nn : CAT 15, OA(89.54) VA/LR/QA=74/96/86 X/XII/ENGG=91/85/71...NC-OBC CAND....NITIE POSSIBLE?DOES IT HAVE SECTIONAL CUTOFF
thomas : very unlikely.

bubul : IMT GHAZIABAD OR XIMB?
tamal : XIMB will be better option overall. For marketing, IMT will be better.

nick : AT 98.12 GRAD:87.4 ENGG. XII 96.4 X 90.67 GENERAL BEST POSSIBLE SCHOOL ?
thomas : iitd,nitie,spjain,mdi, new iims.

sanju : HOW IS MISB BOCCONI FOR FRESHER(CAT 82%)?
ramachandran : The B School sounds unfamiliar

krishna : REPLY ASAP!!! I AM SHORTLISTED FOR IIFT. GOT 94.5 PERCENTILE IN CAT(VA-86%ILE, DILR-83%ILE, QA- 98.5ILE), NMAT SCORE 206. SNAP PERCENTILE 97.2%ILE. HOW DO YOU THINK ARE THE CHANCES AND WHAT DO U SUGGEST ABOUT MY PROFILE (10TH-93.1%, 12TH-93.3%, GRAD -90.1%, GEN, NO WORK EX) ?
tarannumraza : IIT Kanpur,IIT Roorkee,DFS,DOMS,IMTGhaziabad,INI,NITT,FMS-BHU + the IIMs through CAT /SIBM Pune,SCMHRD,& others

karuna : CAT 55.43 ANY CHANCES FOR GETTING ITM NAVI MUMBAI,?
swapnila : Possible.

arun : WHAT IS AVG PACKAGE IN IBS HYD?
thomas : placements are an issue there as the intake is close to 1000. so no point talking about avg salary.

sks : @THOMAS SIR NIT TRICHY A GOOD OPTION IF YES HOW MUCH IS NEEDED TO CONVERT?
sridharan : 90-95 percentile.

dnca5ap77 : AVG PACKAGE OF IBS HYDERABAD?
cherian : Approx 6.7 l.p.a as of last years data

sanna : WHICH IS BETTER SIMSREE OR IMT GZB?
tamal : IMT Ghz will be better option.

sahilonite : SIR,PLEASE GIVE ME SOME GUIDANCE FOR PREPERATION FOR GD/PI
ramachandran : Might be best for you to approach your Centre for detailed guidance

tb : NIT CALICUT PLACEMENT ?
ramachandran : Decent

poorva : CAT 97.7 %ILE ALL SECTIONS ABOVE 90%ILE WHICH COLLEGES CAN I APPLY NOW APART FROM IITS AND NITIE ?
tamal : IMI Delhi has reopened. Also check IMT.

nishant : SIR, CAT - 88.27 %. PLEASE GUIDE
thomas : similar qn already answered for 90 percentile. from that list only imt and imi is ruled out for 88.

abhi : MY INTERVIEW FOR IIMA ON 30/1/15 AT AHEMDABAD ALTHOUGH I FILLED MUMBAI FOR CENTRE...DO THEY CALL AS PER PERCENTILE SCORE AS THIS DATE SEEMS TOO EARLY
ramachandran : Please simply go for the Interview process. We wish you good luck

ad : CAN I GET THRU WITH SNAP 72 IN SIIB?
ramachandran : Cut-off for SIIB is 85-90

abc : NMAT 191, QS-66, LS-62, LR-63 2 YRS OF WRK EXP, WAT ARE MY CHANCES OF NMIMS BANGALORE ?
thomas : can expect a call. cutoff expected at 190.

arun : HOW IS AMITY NOIDA
asim : check http://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/List_of_B-Schools.aspx

abhi : SIR, OA 97.85(VA 71 DILR 98.5 QA 99.6). XII 94 X 85 BTECH 7.77 6 MONTH WORKEX GEN CATEGORY , GOT CALL FROM IIMS, WHERE ELSE I CAN APPLY, OTHER THAN IIMS
vijaykumar : National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) Management Development Institute (MDI) S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR) (Second shortlist ) Vinod Gupta School of Management (VGSOM), Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur Department of Management Studies (DoMS), Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) Department of Industrial and Management Engineering (IME), Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Department of Management Studies (DOMS), Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Ghaziabad International Management Institute (IMI), New Delhi National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli (NITT) Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar (XIMB)

abc : HOW IS MYRA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, THEY SAY PLACEMENT IS 100% & AVG PACKAGE FOR PGPX IS 10 -14 L
ramachandran : The name seems unfamiliar

rishi : SIR WHAT CHANCES DO I HAVE WITH A XAT SCORE OF 22.5. NO WORK EX
thomas : not in the top 4-5 colleges(upto imt)

arun : HOW IS SRM
sridharan : Just ok.

agnish : CAT OA 84.06 CAT-GEN. WHICH COLLEGES DO I HAVE A SHOT
thomas : LBS,FORE(ib),NIRMA,IMDR,IFMR.

msn : HELLO, MY CAT PERCENTILE IS 95.59 WITH 77.8% IN VA. MY ACADS ARE 10TH :91 12TH :96 B.E :8.3 WITH 26 MONTHS OF WORK EX . CAN I EXPECT CALLS FROM IIT D, IIT KHARAGPUR, SP JAIN , MDI
cherian : IIT D & K may be difficult. SPJIMR & MDI only off chance

ansh : WHEN ARE THE INTERVIEWS FOR IIMS HELD ?
cherian : It should start by feb or possibly end jan

nick : IIM BANGALORE GENERAL CAT CUTOFF EXPECTATION?
thomas : can expect calls at 97+ if you have good acads.

rohant : HI , CAT PERCENTILE 97.76 WITH SECTIONAL SCORE ABOVE 90+ IN ALL, WHAT ARE MY CHANCES OF GETTING CALLS FROM IIMS (IF ANY) AND MDI? AND ALSO CONVERTING THEM?
sridharan : new iims and mdi possible.

pankaj : CHANCES OF CONVERSION OF NEW OR OLD IIM WITH 10TH 87 12-94 UG 90 CAT OA 97.54 WITH SECTIONAL 94 PLUS ...WORK EX 25 MONTH GEM
ramachandran : Better in new IIMs

jasoj : SIR ANY IDEA OF CUTOFFS-AT NEW IIMS AND AT 96.8(96-95-91) IS MDI CONVERSION CHANCE REALLY BLEAK
thomas : can convert if you do well.can expect new iim calls.

kk : HOW MUCH XAT SCORE IS REQUIRED TO GET A CALL?
tamal : Requirement for every college is different. Also colleges ask for cut-off percentile, not scores.

bits : SIR 84.3% IN CAT AND 92% IN SNAP TAPMI OR SIBM BANGLORE WHICH ONE TO GO FOR AND FURTHER COLLEGE AT 84%
ramachandran : Please apply in both and try very hard to convert

sharif : WHAT COLLEGES CAN I APPLY TO? GEN CAT 94.1, VA-72, QA-DI-96.
thomas : IMI, IMT,IITK,C,.

abc : GOT 97.3 IN CAT. ANY CHANCE THAT MDI WILL REOPEN THE APPLICATIONS?
thomas : unlikely.

notes : WHICH IS BETTER : SIOM, SITM OR SCIT???
tamal : As per the specialization, these colleges are good. For example, SIOM for Operation, SITM for Telecom Management, SCIT for IT.

kn : WHAT WILL BE THE WE MUMBAI CUTOFF?
vijaykumar : Around 85

raunak : SIR WHICH IS BETTER COLLEGE UNDER SNAP ?
pradeepgoswami : Sibm Pune,SCMHRD PUNE, SIIB PUNE, SIBM BANGALORE

adi : NMAT 208.. (77,75,56) X-81.4, XII-92.83 B.COM -72.4%.. ALSO A CA FINAL STUDENT, AWAITING RESULT.. GEN CATEGORY..
thomas : sure shot call assuming 56 is not in quant.

ansh : 98.06 GEN MALE. CHANCES AT IIM K ?
pradeepgoswami : Of course you have. It depends on the remaining parameters. X ,XII, GRADS, WORKEXP and your diversity score

nsr : HI SIR I HAVE GOT 80.63 (DI 73 ,QA 81 ,VA78)IN CAT STUDYING IN FINAL YEAR ENGINEERING AND I HAVE C ATEGORY NC OBC WIT 10TH 94% ,12TH 88% ,GRADUATION 77% TILL NOW .....CAN I GET ANY IIM CALLS EVN NEW 1CE S FINE ....OR SHOULD I TRY NEXT YEAR
vivek : It looks little difficult for the New-New IIMs as well. But there is a chance. Take your decision after your graduation

anirban : SIR CAN YOU PLEASE RANK IIFT DELHI, MDI, NITIE, AND SJMSOM..I WORK WITH AN IT COMPANY AND HAVE 4 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE...I WOULD LIKE TO BE IN IT/CONSULTING FILED POST MY MBA..CAN YOU PLEASE ADVISE?
cherian : SJSOM>NITIE>MDI>IIFT.For IT consulting SJSOM and MDI may be better

harsh035 : CAT OA:92.49 SECTIONAL 80+, X- 88.2 XII:86.6 BTECH 68.5 WORK EX- 2YEAR.WHICH ALL COLLEGES CAN I GET. GENERAL ENGINEERING MALE.
sridharan : iit roorkee, iit kanpur, imt, niit,ximb

nick : SHAILESH J MEHTA VS IIM INDORE ?
thomas : both are nearly at the same level. depends on how much you value the iim brand.

abhi : OA 95.7 QA 98 DILR 97 VARC 65.68. X 88 XII 95 B.TECH 72. OBC.WILL I GET ANY CALL FROM IIMS? WHICH TOP COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY? PLEASE ANSWER
vivek : IITs, NITIE (sectionals might be a dampner), IMT

muditmalhotra15 : CAT OVERALL 78... SUGGEST SOME COLLEGES?
shivabhaskaran : Around 70-79.9 Percentile • Christ University Institute of Management (CUIM), Bengaluru • Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal • Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore • Hyderabad Central University (HCU) • Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research (WE School), Bengaluru • Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies (KIAMS), Harihar • Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management (IISWBM), Kolkata • Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH), Noida • XIME Bangalore • National Insurance Academy Pune • NIT Calicut

snapquery : SIR I GOT 98.8% IN SNAP. ANY CHANCE OF SIBM PUNE OR SCHMRD????
tamal : Good chance of getting both.

shashank : SNAP 97.6%ILE,BUT OVERALL NEGATIVE MARKS IN GK,SO WILL THIS NEGATIVE MARK AFFECT MY CALLS
tamal : That depends on the colleges.

nikki : VA-42%ILE QUANT-75%ILE LRDI-82%ILE OVERALL-67%ILE (SC CANDIDTAE)...WHICH CLGES CAN I APPLY ?
thomas : you can apply to the iits. even nwe iims are possible.

rishi : ARE LIBA TAPMI BIMTECH POSSIBLE AT XAT SCORE 23 ?
vivek : Possible

werwe : SNAP PERCENTILE 96.1845....CHANCES FOR SCMHRD
tamal : Good chance of getting SCMHRD.

disheartened : MY CAT PERCENTILE IS 82.05...VERY MUCH DISAPPOINTED COZ I KNOW I CAN SCORE MORE THAN 95 :/ SHOULD I GO FOR A DROP? AND PLEASE MENTION ALL GOOD COLLEGES FOR THIS SCORE.I HAD APPLIED IN FORE,GIM,TAPMI,GREATLAKES
ramachandran : Please do not get disheartened. "Failure" is the stepping stone to success

dnca5ap77 : WE MUMBAI CMAT SCORE?
vivek : Around 200+

adi : @THOMAS SIR.. 56 IS IN ENGLISH.. HOW RU TELLING SURE SHOT CALL.. IS THE CUTOFF ANNOUNCED?
thomas : the cutoff would be out on 15th. the cutoff would be in the 206-208 range.

achu : HOW CAN CORRESPONDENCE STUDENTS PREPARE FOR GDPI?
vivek : By joining the GDPI workshops

abcd : SNAP 92%, WHAT ARE MY CHANCES FOR SIBM PUNE AND SCMHRD?
ramachandran : Tough

gopic : CAT 95.75, V 96, DI 89, QU 91, 12TH 97.7%, 10TH 95.4%, 20 MON WORK EX, GENERAL CATEGORY.WHICH SCHOOLS TO APPLY??
sridharan : NITIE,IITD, MDI, IITM are some.

dnca5ap77 : FOR CMAT PREPARATION TIME MOCKS IS ENOUGH OR SHOULD I TAKE TEST FUNDA MOCKS ALSO?
ramachandran : T.I.M.E material is more than enough

gaya : CAT OA 85.8 CAT-GEN. WHICH COLLEGES DO I HAVE A SHOT?
thomas : similar qn already ans(for 84 percentile)

gopic : CAT 95.75, V 96, DI 89, QU 91, 12TH 97.7%, 10TH 95.4%, 20 MON WORK EX, GENERAL CATEGORY.WHICH SCHOOLS TO APPLY? PLEASE TELL WHETHER I CAN GET NITIE???
vijaykumar : Good chaces for NITIE, Department of Industrial and Management Engineering (IME), Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Department of Management Studies (DOMS), Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Ghaziabad International Management Institute (IMI), New Delhi National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli (NITT) Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar (XIMB)

ankit : WHAT CALLS CAN I EXPECT AT 96.31%ILE FROM IIMS?(QUANT AND VERBAL BOTH 96%ILE AND LRDI GOT 86.3%ILE) 10TH- 81%, 12TH-69, GRAD- 65.7% WORK EX- 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS IN GEMS AND JEWELLERY...MALE, ENGINEER, GENERAL..
vijaykumar : Good chances in new IIMs and slim chances in older ones

b : CAT 87% DO I APPLY FOR KJ SOMANIYA GREAT LAKES CHENNAI?
cherian : give it a shot.

snigdha : SIR PLEASE ANSWER, GOT 84.5 PERCENTILE IN MAT DEC CAN I EXPECT A CALL FROM XIME BANGALORE?
pradeepgoswami : Decent chance

snapquery : ARE THERE SECTIONAL CUT OFFS IN SNAP? AND HOW MUCH?
vivek : No sectional cut offs. You should not have 0 or a negative score in a section for some colleges

msn : MY CAT PERCENTILE IS 95.59 WITH 77.8% IN VA. MY ACADS ARE 10TH :91 12TH :96 B.E :8.3 WITH 26 MONTHS OF WORK EX . CAN I EXPECT CALLS FROM IIT D, IIT KHARAGPUR, SP JAIN , MDI
thomas : sp jain and mdi-yes you have a chance.iits-no.

kk : IS ITM NAVI MUMBAI IS A GOOD COLLEGE?? WTS ITS FEE OR PACKAGE?
cherian : its a decent college. Its fee is around 7.5 lakhs and avg package is 5.8 lpa

bowie : MEDIAN/AVERAGE PACKAGE OF THE NEWEST IIMS?
ramachandran : We do not have rigorous analyses. Might be better for you to focus on getting into them and other good B Schools

adi : THOMAS SIR IF THAT'S TRUE I'LL GIVE U A TREAT :) THANX SO MUCH.. :)
thomas : just wait for a couple more days. last year cutoff was 207.

puja : IMT GHZZIBD N IMI DELHI CUTTOFF/
pradeepgoswami : IMT G around 92,IMID around 90

rahul_hbd : IIT AT 89.8...NC-OBC...POSSIBLE?
vivek : Difficult but not impossible

confused : CAT OVERALL 86.2 PERCENTILE. NMAT - 199. SNAP - 86.01 PERCENTILE. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF A CALL FROM KJ, TAPMI, GREAT LAKES, FORE, NMIMS BANGALORE AND SIIB?
thomas : have good chances at all the colleges. if lucky you might get all.

rishi : HOW GOOD IBS GURGAON IS ?
ramachandran : Decent

srai2810 : SIR, CAT OA-83,VA-81,DI-65,QA-89, 10TH-95, 12TH-65 ,BE-76 ,CATEGORY-OBC-NCL. WHICH COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY FOR..???
vijaykumar : Good chances in K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research (SIMSR) Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM), School of Excellence of Bharthidasan University, Trichy T. A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) FORE School of Management, New Delhi Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (LBSIM), New Delhi Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad

shankesh : SIR, GOT OVERALL PERCENTILE 97.63. COMMERCE BACKGROUND, GENERAL MALE. ALSO A CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT WITH 2 YEAR EXPERIENCE. WHAT ARE MY CHANCES OF GETTING SHORTLISTED AT OLDER IIM'S? MY B.COM PERCENTAGE ARE HOWEVER LOW AT 63.36.
cherian : its difficult. but with the CA profile maybe something might work out

gopic : CAT 95.75, V 96, DI 89, QU 91, 12TH 97.7%, 10TH 95.4%, 20 MON WORK EX, GENERAL CATEGORY.WHICH SCHOOLS TO APPLY? NITIE / IMT GHAZIABAD / IIT - D,M,B POSSIBLE??? ANY IIM POSSIBLE???
vivek : MDI G is possible, XIM B is possible. New - New IIMs possible. IIT Roorkee, IIT M, IIT Kanpur chances are there

achu : ANY TIPS ON HOW TO PREPARE FOR WAT? WHICH ALL AREAS DO THE TOPICS COVER?
pradeepgoswami : Please do attend the basics class at one of our centres

saurabh : SIR, WHAT IS THE EXPECTED CUT-OFF FOR SIMSREE ?
cherian : approx 88%ile

pran : SIR ,OA=96.28%,X=89%,XII=87%,GRAD=64.4%,GEN, WORKEX=7 MONTHS ,WHICH ARE THE COLLEGES I CAN TRY FOR ?
sridharan : NITIE,IITD,MDI,IITM to some.

annmaria : SIR, OA 97.9 (71,98,99) IS THERE ANY CHANCES IN IITD?
cherian : not likely...

pri : CAT 96.55 XII 95.8 X 87.4 ...........COMMERCE BACKGROUND
vijaykumar : Good chances in new IIMs and National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) Management Development Institute (MDI) S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR) (Second shortlist ) Vinod Gupta School of Management (VGSOM), Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur Department of Management Studies (DoMS), Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) Department of Industrial and Management Engineering (IME), Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Department of Management Studies (DOMS), Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Ghaziabad International Management Institute (IMI), New Delhi National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli (NITT) Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar (XIMB)

ara2usb : 98%ILE IN CAT, 10TH-85, 12TH-94. GEN ENGG MALE. DO I STAND A CHANCE WITH IIM-INDORE?
shivabhaskaran : u have a chance

curious : WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF SIMC PUNE IS A COLLEGE WORTH JOINING! ALSO IF YOU COULD SUGGEST ONE COLLEGE BETWEEN SIOM NASHIK AND SIMC PUNE! WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL FOR ME .THANKYOU
charlton : SIMC is good for Mass Communications. If you have an interest in the same then you may join. What is your Mgmt focus area?

real : 96.83%ILE IN MAT DEC..CAN I GET INTO GREAT LAKES CHENNAI?
pradeepgoswami : Yes

pri : CAT 96.55 XII 95.8 X 87.4 ...........COMMERCE BACKGROUND...PLEASE LIST THE B SCHOOL OPTIONS TO ME?
thomas : SP JAIN, MDI, IMI, IMT.

just1question : WHAT HAPPENED? IS SYDENHAM POSSIBLE OR NOT? 87%ILE, GIRL, FRESHER, GEN, AVG ACADS, WAITING
cherian : the competition for sydenham is very high. with your %ile chances are slim..

gopic : CAT 95.75, V 96, DI 89, QU 91, 12TH 97.7%, 10TH 95.4%, 20 MON WORK EX, GENERAL CATEGORY. ANY CHANCES FOR IIM INDORE/ KOZHIKODE/ KASHIPUR?
vijaykumar : Good chances in Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management (SJSOM), Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IITB) Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) Management Development Institute (MDI) S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR) (Second shortlist ) Vinod Gupta School of Management (VGSOM), Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur Department of Management Studies (DoMS), Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) Department of Industrial and Management Engineering (IME), Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Department of Management Studies (DOMS), Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Ghaziabad International Management Institute (IMI), New Delhi National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli (NITT) Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar (XIMB)

tarunjot : CAT 98.93 PERCENTILE. WHICH ALL INSTITUTES SHOULD I APPLY ?
vijaykumar : Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management (SJSOM), Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IITB) Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) Good chances in the following: National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) Management Development Institute (MDI) S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR) (Second shortlist ) Vinod Gupta School of Management (VGSOM), Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur Department of Management Studies (DoMS), Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) Department of Industrial and Management Engineering (IME), Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Department of Management Studies (DOMS), Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Ghaziabad International Management Institute (IMI), New Delhi National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli (NITT) Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar (XIMB)

pi : SIR, MY CAT PERCENTILE: 87.33 IN VA, 83.59 IN DILR, 70.34 IN QA, OVERALL 83.7. FOR WHICH IITS DO I HAVE A FAINT CHANCE?
sridharan : difficult in iits.

sanna : WILL IMT GZB CALL AT 91.32 PERCENTILE?
pradeepgoswami : Borderline

yajnas : MY CAT PERCENTILE IS 97.1 BUT MY SECTIONAL MARKS CAN ONLY GET ME IIM SIRMAUR, IS IT WORTH TO CHOOSE IT ?
tamal : First convert and then choose.

snigdha : WHAT IS THE AVERAGE PACKAGE OF XIME BANGALORE AND ITM NAVI MUMBAI?
tarannumraza : ITM Navi Mumbai-6.25lakh pa. XIME B-5.8lakhspa

sindhu : CAN I EXPECT ANY IITS WITH MY SCORE OF 66. 65 IN CAT?
thomas : gen category-no.

kk : WCH ONE IS BETTER SYDENHAM OR KJ SOMIYA????
tamal : K J Som will be a better option.

shivam : CAT 92.88%ILE CAN I EXPECT A CALL FROM K J SOMAIYA,TAPMI, FORE,IMT G, IMI
thomas : yes, from all of them.

ceo_saab : OA- 93.91(VA-73; DILR- 95; QA- 97) X- 87; XII- 57; BE-70; APPLIED TO MDI, XIMB, IRMA, IIFM; QUES.1 WHICH ALL OTHER INSTITUTES I CAN APPLY TO(INCLUDING IITS)?? QUES.2 WOULD APPLYING TO NITIE MAKE SENSE?? ###PS- I NEED TO DO N MBA THIS YEAR ITSELF..PLZ REPLY..I AM UNANSWERED SINCE THE LAST TIME
pradeepgoswami : IMTG ,IMI D

pri : CAT 96.55 XII 95.8 X 87.4 ...........COMMERCE BACKGROUND...PLEASE LIST THE B SCHOOL OPTIONS TO ME?...I DO NOT HV WORK EX...AND HVE COMPLETED GRADS.(82.11)....ALSO THERE IS A 6 MONTH GAP AFTER GRAD.
vijaykumar : Good chances in Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management (SJSOM), Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IITB) Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) Management Development Institute (MDI) S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR) (Second shortlist ) Vinod Gupta School of Management (VGSOM), Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur Department of Management Studies (DoMS), Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) Department of Industrial and Management Engineering (IME), Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Department of Management Studies (DOMS), Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Ghaziabad International Management Institute (IMI), New Delhi National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli (NITT) Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar (XIMB)

arun : SIR IS IT GOOD TO JOIN IBS HYD?
thomas : not great as the intake is 1000 and the placements are an issue there.

mayank : CAT OA 98.2 (VARC 91.86, DILR 98.08, QA 97.56) AND 10TH 91.5%, 12TH 88.17%, ENGINEERING CGPA 9, OPEN, FRESHER, MALE. WHICH IIMA CAN GIVE A CALL? ANY CHANCE FROM B,C?
vijaykumar : For general catg. last year 99+ percentile got calls from these but there are slim chances

anirban : IS THE BRAND OF IIT BOMBAY(SJMSOM) AS A B SCHOOL IS AS GOOD AS NITIE, MDI , IIFT? THOUGH FROM PLACEMENT DATA, IT SEEMS AHEAD/COMPARABLE WITH THESE COLLEGES..BUT IS THE BRAND VALUE SAME?
ramachandran : Brand value, placements etc generally go hand in hand. Might be useful to put in all efforts to convert the calls

snigdha : GREAT LAKES CHENNAI ACCEPTS MAT SCORE FOR ITS FLAGSHIP PROGRAM?
shivabhaskaran : No

2505 : WITH 77%ILE CAT, BIMTECH NOIDA POSSIBLE?
sridharan : possible.

rupal : MAT 97.4%ILE? WHICH COLLEGES ARE BEST?
pradeepgoswami : CHRIST,ITM NAVI MUMBAI, ACHARYA, ALLIANCE, JAIPURIA LUCKNOW, GREAT LAKES

paganmin : SIR IM ASKING YOU AGAIN. CAT-85.8 VA-53 LR-91.6 QA-92.8 X-85 XII-57 GRAD-6.5CGPA.. SUGGEST ME COLLEGES. GEN..
thomas : read transcript. similar qn answered for 84 percentile.

nive : DO IITS LOOK FOR SECTIONAL CUT OFF?
vijaykumar : Some do

ara2usb : THANK YOU SHIVABHASKARAN SIR. YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY.
shivabhaskaran : All the best yar!

nn76 : ARE AIMCMATS SIMILAR TO ACTUAL CMAT ? OR DIFFICLUTY LEVEL IS HIGHER .
thomas : they are at nearly the same level.

ayush : CAT 99.77(VARC-96.89,DILR-99.71,QA-99.15)NO CALL FROM IIM A.WHAT CAN I EXPECT?
cherian : the other top IIMs

ankur0805 : HI SIR, CAT OVERALL -95.51,QA-99.7,DI/LR-93,VA-59,,CAN ANYONE PLEASE TELL WHAT CAN BE THE BEST B-SCHOOLS I CAN GET FROM THIS...NMAT 213...XAT 30-32.....ALSO I HAVE 3 YEARS WORK EXP BY MAY THIS YEAR....WILL THAT BE AN ISSUE WHILE JOINING....AND ALSO HOW IS THE PLACEMENTS OF IIT-D,IIT-K??
thomas : iit-d and b no chance. can expect from other iits.nmims mum-yes, xlri-probably,ximb-yes, spjain and mdi-yes.

arun : HOW IS AMITY NOIDA?
ramachandran : passable

sd1994 : PLEASE HELP OA: 92.32%ILE, VA 95, DILR 93 QA 77. GEN, MALE, NON-ENGG, FRESHER...ANY CHANCE AT ALL FOR CALLS FROM THE NEWEST IIMS?
ramachandran : Decent chances

pranay : 87%ILE IN CAT GEN CATEGORY. 10TH – 78%, 12TH – 64% B.COM – 68% & 1 YEAR OF WORK EX. PLEASE SUGGEST A FEW GOOD B SCHOOLS WHERE I HAVE A SURESHOT CHANCE OF GETTING A GDPI CALL AS I DONT WANT TO WASTE ANY MORE MONEY.
tarannumraza : TAPMI,FORE Delhi,IRMA,NIRMA, IMI New Delhi,LBS Delhi,SPJIMR

nikki : THOMAS SIR...MY VA IS 42%ILE....WHICH IIMS DONT CONSIDER SECTIONAL..??...DONT I REQUIRE MIN. OF 50%ILE IN EACH SECTION
tamal : IIMs do have sectional cut-offs and it is different for each IIMs.

krishna : MAT SCORE 84.05% . IS ITM NAVI MUMBAI A GOOD OPTION?
pradeepgoswami : It is.

shankesh : MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (MDI) S.P. JAIN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (SPJIMR)
thomas : should get calls from both.

nn76 : ARE AIMCMATS SIMILAR TO ACTUAL CMAT ? OR DIFFICULTY LEVEL IS HIGHER ? SCORIG 230-250 IN TIME MOCKS
pradeepgoswami : I won't say they are exact replicas but they truly represent the type and thedifficulty levels.

sameer : HELLO
ramachandran : Your question please?

tamannah : I AM REPEATING MY QSN AGAIN. CLASS 10, 12-86%, CAT-86.65%ILE, FROM WHICH COLLEGES CAN I EXPECT SURE SHOT CALLS? GRAD FROM CU, B.COM HONS 50% ONLY, GRADUATED IN AUGUST 2014, NO WORK EX, HAVE BEEN PREPARING FOR CAT LAST ONE YEAR. WILL MY LOW GRAD HAMPER CALL POSSIBILITIES? GENERAL, FEMALE, FRESHER. PLEASE REPLY. I AM GENUINELY WORRIED. MBA THIS YEAR ITSELF, DESPERATE FOR AN ANSWER SINCE 6PM
thomas : you can expect calls from FORE(ib),LBS,NIRMA,IMDR,IFMR.NOTHING IS SURE SHOT.

sachin : TRYING FR 7TH TIME SIR, I GOT 48%ILE IN SNAP. CAN I GET A CALL FROM SYMBIOSIS SCHOOL OF BANKING AND FINANCE? SC CANDIDATE
ramachandran : Please apply. Reasonable chances

gopic : FOR OPERATIONS AND CONSULTING, SUGGEST THE ORDER OF PREFERENCE - START FROM MOST PREFERRED. IIT M, IIT B, NITIE, IIT KHA, XIMB, IMT
vivek : NITIE > IIT B > KGP > M > XIMB = IMT

ak : FORE,KJ SOMAIYA TAPMI DO THEY CONSIDER ACADEMIC RECORD N SECTIONAL CUTTOFF DURING SHORT LISTING CAT 89,29 GENERAL
vivek : FORE, TAPMI no. KJ Very little. YOu are safe for TAPMI, FORE and KJ

real : SIOM POSSIBLE AT 69.75%ILE?
tamal : Unlikely. Can be a close call.

ayush : WHEN WILL TIME START GWPI PREP FOR STUDENTS?
ramachandran : Please contact your Centre. Started in quite a few Centres

sachin : TRYING FR 7TH TIME SIR, I GOT 48%ILE IN SNAP. CAN I GET A CALL FROM SYMBIOSIS SCHOOL OF BANKING AND FINANCE? SC CANDIDATE
vivek : You might get. But dont join

snigdha : XIME BANGALORE OR ITM NAVI MUMBAI, WHICH ONE IS BETTER?
cherian : Both are rated same but XIME has a better RoI than ITM

notes : RATE THE ORDER OF SIOM, SCIT AND SITM
ramachandran : Kindly refer to the B School ranking on your SHP.

nn76 : CMAT CUT OFF FOR KJ SOMAIYA ?
vivek : Around 220+

abc : SHALL I GO FOR 1 YR PGPX PROGRAMME FROM MYRA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS CAT 45.97 WORK EX 5YRS
thomas : not worth it.

curious : COULD YOU PUT SOME LIGHT ON WHETHER SIOM, NASHIK IS WORTH GOING FOR?
thomas : it is a decent college. not worth joining if you are currently working.

real : CHRIST BANGALORE VS XIME B VS ITM NAVI MUMBAI? PLZ ANSWER..THANKS IN ADVANCE.
vivek : XIME > CHRIST = ITM

amiya : SNAP 90% .. CAN I EXPECT SCMHRD??
tarannumraza : Difficult for general category

shivam : SIR WHAT COLLEGES CAN I APPLY FOR WITH A CAT %ILE OF 92.88.
cherian : TAPMI, IMT G, XIM B (slim chance)

chinki : ARE GDPI CLASSES STARTED AT SECUNDERABAD?
asim : Please contact nearest T.I.M.E. center.

dnca5ap77 : NON MAHARASTRIANS SEATS FOR MHCET?
vivek : 15% for MMS Programs

pi : HOW IS TAPMI? IS IT WORTHWHILE TO JOIN TAPMI NOW OR WAIT ANOTHER YEAR AND TRY FOR A BETTER PERCENTILE? CAT 2015 PERCENTILE IS 83.7, I AM WORKING AND CURRENTLY HAVE CLOSE TO 1.5 YEARS WORK EXPERIENCE.
thomas : try once more.

kc : 98.34 IN CAT WHICH IITS SHOULD I APPLY FOR ? COMMERCE BACKGROUND
shivabhaskaran : u can give a try at IIT-Mumbai, Delhi

rahul : 99.05% IN CAT. 10TH 89% 12TH 84% AND BE 66%. WORK EX-14 MONTHS. WILL I GET A CALL FROM IIM B, C, K AND DO I STAND A REALISTIC CHANCE OF CONVERTING THE CALL. PLEASE DO REPLY
tarannumraza : Yes you can expect these calls. Prepare well on all counts- WAT,PI...you stand a good chance to convert he calls

sameer : SIR I AM CONFUSED BETWEEN TAPMI AND SIMS PUNE..I BELONG TO DEFENSE CATEGORY SO I HAV A QUOTA IN SIMS..WHICH 1 IS GUD TAPMI OR SIMS AND BOTH THE COLLEGES HAVE SAME AVERAGE PLACEMENT PACKAGES. BUT SIMS HAS 7 LAKH FEES AND TAPMI HAS 14 LAKHS FEES
vivek : TAPMI anyday

mohi : WHICH IS BETTER IBS HYDERABAD OR BIMTECH
cherian : BIMTECH>IBS-H

mohi : HOW ARE BIMTECH PLACEMENTS
pradeepgoswami : Decent

ashish18 : CAN WE EXPECT CALL FROM NMIMS BANG/HYBD AT SCORE OF 190?
vivek : Very Likely

kani : CAT OA 89.27 92.85(X)79(XII)77.37 BSC GRADUATION, GENERAL FEMALE NO WORK EX. SHOULD I APPLY TO GRAT LAKES, IFMR, IMI,IMT G,TAPMI,KJ SOMAIYA,FORE SCHOOL???PLEASE GUIDE ME HONESTLY AS I DONT WANT TO WASTE UNNECESSARY MONEY..
vijaykumar : Good chances in the following B Schools: K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research (SIMSR) Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM), School of Excellence of Bharthidasan University, Trichy T. A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) FORE School of Management, New Delhi Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (LBSIM), New Delhi Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad University Business School (UBS), Chandigarh Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research (WE School), Mumbai Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR), Chennai NIBM Pune GIM Goa Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA), Chennai

srijan2005 : SIR DOES JBIMS ACCEPT CMAT SCORES?
cherian : Earlier they used to but now they do not.

rahul : SIR, HOW DO I START MY PREPARATION FOR PI ?
sridharan : Attend PI sessions conducted by T.I.M.E.at a nearby center.

pranay : @TARANNUM MA'AM.... IS SPJIMR AND IMI REALLY POSSIBLE AT MY SCORE OF 87%ILE?
tarannumraza : possible

komalsharma : 156 IN NMAT. UPES POSSIBLE ??
vivek : Looks likely

shivam : CAN I EXPECT A CALL FROM K J SOMAIYA,FORE DELHI,IMI NEW DELHI,BIM TRICHY,GREAT LAKES.
cherian : yes

freddie : MY CAT %ILE IS 70.25. ND I'VE APPLIED TO BIMTECH, BITS PIANI, XIME ND WE BANGLORE.. FROM WHICH CAN I SURELY GET CALL... PLZ ANSWER ME..
vijaykumar : Good chances in BITS

gopic : 95.75 (GEN) HAS CHANCES FOR PGDIM IN NITIE?
thomas : no.

mora : ORDER OF PREFERENCE- XIME BANGLORE, BITS PILANI, IIFM, MIA PUNE, NIT CALICUT, ITM, NIT SURATHKAL. PLEASE REPLY!!!!
ramachandran : B School Ranking on your SHP is an excellent guide

akshay : SNAP - 84%ILE, IS IT WORTH JOINING SIOM NASIK WORK EX - 2.6 YEARS
tarannumraza : SIOM Nasik is BB category, average salary 8.5 lakhs pa

rupal : IS BITS PILANI POSSIBLE AND GOOD OPTION AT 72.57% IN CAT WORK EX:25 MONTHS ACADEMICS: 82.5 GRADUATION, 80.4% 12TH, 10TH 87.2%?
vijaykumar : Good chances of getting it

harshit : @THOMAS SIR PLS HELP SIR HOW IS IMT HYD AS I GOT 67.33%ILE SO SHOULD I APPLY FOR IMT HYD OR NOT AND HOW IT IS IN TERMS OF PLACEMENT ETC??
thomas : the college is just ok. do not apply if you are working. what other options do you have?

rakesh95 : 99.13 %TILE... VERY POOR ACADEMIC.. 10TH(2000) 46%, 12TH(2004) 43.83%, BSCIT(2015) 68.93%.. WHAT ARE MY CHANCES TO GET CALL FROM FMS? OR ANY OTHER COLLEGES WITH MY POOR ACADEMIC?
ramachandran : As long as you can establish your calibre in the next stages, a "poor" academic record does not matter

sandipan : I HAVE GOT 97.48 (GENERAL CATEGORY) IN CAT. WILL I GET THE CALL FROM DMS IITD..??
sridharan : possible.

reversegear : TELL ME ABOUT SIES PLZ(CUTOFF)
cherian : maybe around 60%ile. It has 50% reservation for south indians

saumya : SIR WHAT DOES IT MEAN BY DISCONTINUITY IN ACADEMIC CAREER IN IIM SHILONG FORM. I AM A FINAL YEAR STUDENT. IN CLASS 12 I HAD FAILED ONCE AND HAD RE APPEARED FOR CLASS 12
tamal : This is not discontinuity.

mohi : 22MARKS IN XAT HAS HOW MUCH PERCENTILE
thomas : should be close to 80.

priya : DO NITIE HAS SECTIONAL CUTOFF?
tamal : Yes.

sleepless : XAT-21-23.FEMALE. WHAT COLLEGES TO APPLY? IS LIBA POSSIBLE? XIMB UNDER ODISHA QUOTA?
vivek : LIBA is possible. XIMB Chances are there. You can apply to XIME and We after the results come out

kc : IS IIT BOMBAY SAME AS SHAILESH MEHTA SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT ? DO THEY TAKE NON ENGINEERS ?
vivek : Yes and Yes

curious : SIOM NASHIK OR SIMC PUNE? WHICH IS THE BETTER ONE?
pradeepgoswami : SIMC PUNE

sameer : CAN YOU TELL ME WHY YOU SUGGESTED TAPMI
vivek : Better college. Better Students. You should not skimp on money for your education

yajnas : 97.1 PERCENTILE IN CAT , WHAT IIT'S CAN I EXPECT CALLS FROM ?
thomas : iitb-no iitd-50 percent chance. all other iits-yes.

gopic : CAT OVERALL 95.75 (GEN), 95+ IN SCHOOL HAS CHANCES FOR PGDIM IN NITIE??
cherian : NITIE cutoffs are around 97%ile

aura : HOW IS INDUS BUSINESS ACADEMY,BANGALORE?
ramachandran : Does it figure in the ranking of B Schools on your SHP? else, we do not know

arun : NMAT 163SCORE SO WHICH R THE BSCHOOLS I CAN APPLY FOR?
thomas : any college other than nmims colleges.

rishi1k2 : HII
tamal : Hello.

rahul : FROM A PERSON WHO IS WORKING AWAY FROM TIME CITY CENTER.... HOW SHOULD HE GO ABOUT HIS PREPARATION ... AS HE IS DEPENDENT ON ONLY ON INTERNET ?
sridharan : If it is GWPI you are referring to, then there is no substitute for attending the sessions in person.As the sessions mostly happen on weekends, you have to make necessary arrangements to attend them.

bschool : SNAP-66 PERCENTILE. CHANCES FOR SIOM?
ramachandran : Tough

pi : WHAT IS THE AVERAGE PACKAGE AT TAPMI? ALSO, TAPMI OR NMIMS?
tarannumraza : NMIMS-16.5 lakhs pa.TAPMI- 8.7 lakh pa. Fees same for both

sanjay : 97.09 PERCENTILE IN CAT 15 , WHAT IIT'S CAN I EXPECT CALLS FROM ? NITIE IS ALSO POSSIBLE ? SNAP 98.41 , SIBM PUNE CALL POSSIBLE ?
thomas : sibm-yes, nitie-yes.iitb-no,iitd-50 percent chance. other iits-yes.

raja : 92.35 OBC CAN I EXPECT CALLS FROMS ANY OF THE IIMS?
ramachandran : Very bright indeed. Good luck

priyesh : REALISTIC EXPECTED CUT-OFF OF NITIE AND IITD?
tamal : NITIE 97 percentile IITD 96-97 percentile.

sameer : WHATS THE REALISTIC PACKAGE WE CAN EXPECT AFTER GRADUATING FROM TAPMI..ROI..?
ramachandran : Package is in a range

aaaa : GOOD COLLEGES FOR CAT 89.33 CAT GENERAL
thomas : FORE,LBS,LIBA,BIMT, NITT,TAPMI,NIRMA, IMDR,

jenni : SIR 97 IN CAT WITH CLEARED SECTIONALS.10TH-93, 12TH-84,UG-55.SHALL I APPLY TO IIT MADRAS??GEN ,FEMALE, FRESHER
tamal : You will definitely get a call from IIT Madras.

vinu : CAT OA: 96.34 ,SEC VA-95, DILR-97 ,QA- 97.
pradeepgoswami : Congrats. What's your query?

yash : SCORE IS 97.84%ILE. IS THERE ANY CHANCE OF CALL FROM IIM INDORE OR LUCKNOW. CURRENTLY I AM IN 4TH YEAR AT IIT(BHU). TILL NOW I HAVE RECEIVED CALL FROM IIM K AND SHILLONG. SHOULD I GO AND TRY TO CONVERT IT OR START PREPARING FOR NEXT YEAR, AS MY AIM IS ONY TOP 3 IIMS.
ramachandran : Decent chances. Start preparations for the next stages. Good luck

arunven : NMAT SCORE 221 NMIMS MUMBAI?/
thomas : SURE SHOT IF SECTIONALS ARE CLEAR.

mohitn : CAT OVERALL:96.06(QUANT:98 VERBAL:83 DI:91) CLASS X:95 XII:93.6 GRAD:83. COMMERCE.MALE.FRESHER. WILL I GET CALLS FROM IIM INDORE, IIT-BOMBAY,DELHI? ANY OTHER TOP INSTITUTES?
sridharan : You will get from some of these.

ashish18 : WHAT CAN WE EXPECT AT 85 PERCENTILE IN SNAP?
thomas : any college outside the top 4.

tamannah : @THOMAS SIR??
thomas : yes you can expect tapmi also. i missed out while listing.

srijan2005 : POSTING AGAIN I HAVE 208 IN NMAT EVEN IF I GET A CALL DOES THE MARKS BEING VERY CLOSE TO CUT OFF MAKE IT VERY VERY DIFFICULT TO COVERT
thomas : last year people with 208 have converted. it will depend on how you perform.

abc : BIMTECH OR MYRA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, WHICH ONE IS BETTER
ramachandran : Please refer to the B School ranking on your SHP

ram : SIR I HAVE CAT 88.93, BUT VA 0NLY 62.07 . I M NC-OBC WHICH COLG SHOULD I APPLY
vijaykumar : Fair chances in K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research (SIMSR) Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM), School of Excellence of Bharthidasan University, Trichy T. A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) FORE School of Management, New Delhi Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (LBSIM), New Delhi Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad

tripti : ,,,,,,,,,,,GIM FEES AND AVERAGE PLACEMENTS? PLSSSSSSSSSSSSS REPLYY
ramachandran : Their website or they ( over phone ) will give the information

miyu : SIR IS IRMA A GOOD COLLEGE?/ DO WE GET PLACED IN VILLAGES FROM THERE???
shivabhaskaran : IRMA is a top B School, they have placements in Corporates, Banking sector (SBI, ICICI, HDFC) like agro based insurance etc, amul is ane among their main recruiter

cv56 : NMAT 198 QA77 LR66 LS55 . CHANCES OF CONVERT ?
thomas : in bang and hyd-yes.

shivani : CAT-73% , 10TH-84% ,12TH-87% , GRAD-80%(BBA) , GEN CATEGORY ,SIR PLEASE SUGGEST SOME COLLEGES ./././././\.
tarannumraza : IIFM Bhopal, CUIM, HCU Hyderabad, IMDR Pune, GIM Goa,NIT Calicut,SIESCOMS,Welingkar Bengaluru

rahul : HELLO REPLY TO MY PREVIOUS QUESTION, IF THIS IS ONLY FR TIME-STUDENTS THEN SAY IT FRANKLY RATHER WASTING OUR TIME!
ramachandran : Please prepare earnestly We wish you well and are there for any assistance

looser : WHY I CANT POST MY QUERY ?
ramachandran : Please post.

ammu : SIR I HAVE 88.14 PERCENTILE. VA-90.3, DI/LR- 73.5 AND QUANT- 87... CAN I APPLY TO IMI DELHI?
sridharan : You can.

tb : SIIB AT 88.8%ILE ? POSSIBLE ?
thomas : most probably.

sukriti : CAT-96.32 , SECTIONAL- 95/96/83 , X-93, XII-77, GRAD - 81.(GEN/FEMALE/COMMERCE/FRESHER) ANY CHANCES OF IIM OR IIT? WHAT OTHER COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY TO?
vijaykumar : Good chances in new IIMs and IITs

kc : IIT B OR IIT D WHICH ONE IS BETTER ? 98.34 PERCENTILE IN CAT
vijaykumar : Almost similar

reversegear : IS LIBA POSSIBLE WIT 70% IN XAT,SIR?
thomas : tough. gen the cutoff is close to 80.

sameer : SIBM BANGALORE EXPECTED CUT OFF???
shivabhaskaran : Around 90 percentile

elnino : SORRY TO SPAM AGAIN AND AGAIN...PLEASE REPLY...HI SIR..SNAP 61.8 PERCENTILE..DEFENCE OPEN CATEGORY..WHAT ARE MY CHANCES OF GETTING A CALL FROM SIMS?
shivabhaskaran : U have a slim chance

shivam : CAT 92.88%ILE IIT KANPUR AND IIT KHARAGPUR,CHENNAI POSSIBLE?
tamal : Kgp will depend on profile, Kanpur and Madras possible.

looser : PLEASE ARRANGE VJIM,BIMTECH-BHU,IIEBM PUNE,IILM GURGAON,MS RAMAIAH,ALLIANCE,JAIPURIA...
ramachandran : Have you referred to the ranking on your SHP? If not, please do so now for comprehensive guidance

akarshika : POSTING AGAIN....PLZ REPLY THOMAS SIR WHICH COLLEGES CAN I EXPECT WITH 58.59 PERCENTILE IN SNAP?IS SIBM HYDERABAD POSSIBLE
thomas : tough to predict as the cutoff is not published .the top 7 colleges will have cutoff more than 65 percentile. hope for calls from the others.

shivani : DOES SNAP CALLS THROUGH SCORE OR PERCENTILE???????????/
thomas : percentile.

harshit : @THOMAS SIR PLS REPLY, I AM NOT WORKING I AM A FRESHER AND GOT ONLY 67.33 %ILE SO SHOULD I APPLY FOR IMT HYD WILL I GET THE CALL FROM IT AND IS IT WORTH TO APPLY??
thomas : the college is not great. it would be better if you give one more try.

komalsharma : SNAP...56%ILE..GENERAL...ANY COLLEGE POSSIBLE ??
ramachandran : Please try SSBF

gurpreet : CAT-96.76( 88,98.5,94.7) GENERAL. 10TH- 91%, 12TH- 87%, GRAD- 80%. WILL I GET A CALL FORM MDI, SP JAIN, NITIE AND IIMS? WHICH ELSE B SCHOOL SHOULD I APPLY FOR?
vijaykumar : Apply for IITs too

indrani : SIIB POSSIBLE AT 75?
thomas : 75 percentile? no.

looser : PLEASE SUGGEST SOME COLLEGE AT 43 PERCENTILE IN CAT..PLEASE DONT AVOID..I AM TIME STUDENT.MINIMUM MOCK 72%ILE...HIGHLY UNLUCKY GUY
tamal : Better try for one more year. You cannot be unlucky every time.

tripti : IS GIM WORTH SPENDING SO MUCH?
asim : Its a good B-schoool, it offers good ROI esp if you stand among the TOP 50% of the batch during the placements.

pranay : 87%ILE IN CAT GENERAL CATEGORY. 10TH – 78%, 12TH – 64% B.COM – 68% & 1 YEAR OF WORK EX. PLEASE SUGGEST A FEW GOOD B SCHOOLS WHERE I HAVE A VERY GOOD CHANCE OF GETTING A GDPI CALL.
vijaykumar : Good chances in: K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research (SIMSR) Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM), School of Excellence of Bharthidasan University, Trichy T. A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) FORE School of Management, New Delhi Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (LBSIM), New Delhi Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad niversity Business School (UBS), Chandigarh Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research (WE School), Mumbai Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR), Chennai NIBM Pune GIM Goa Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA), Chennai

timeforcat : Y IS NOBODY REPLYING??????????? I GOT 96.29%ILE IN CAT, 93.1% IN 10TH, 86.6% IN 12TH, 71.67% IN B.TECH, I M GENRAL CATEGORY GIRL IN FINAL YEAR B.TECH. WHICH IITS SHOULD I APPLY FOR?
asim : IIT Kanpur/MADRAS and Roorkee

raja : CAN YOU PLEASE TELL THE COLLEGES WHERE I CAN EXPECT THE CALLS FROM(92.35, OBC, 2+ FINANCE EXP
thomas : IMI, IMT,BIMT, NITT,FORE ,TAPMI, LBS etc.

srijan2005 : CAT PERCENTILE 90.4 IS THERE ANY OTHER EXAM TOHROUGH WHICH I CAN GET INTO JBIMS?
asim : MAHCET

mohitn : WHAT IS WAT EXACTLY? AND HOW TO PREPARE FOR IT NOW?
sridharan : Writing essays on topics given. Attend sessions conducted by the nearest T.I.M.E. center.

abc : WHICH ONE AMONG THESE IS BEST FOR OPERATIONS SIOM, BITS, NMIMS BANGALORE ?
tamal : Among these, SIOM is the best option for operations.

bleedblue : GOOD COLLEGES ONE CAN GET THROUGH CMAT?
asim : GIM, GLIM, KJS,WELINGKAR MUMABAI

pi : TAPMI OR IIT ROORKEE? WHICH IS BETTER IN TERMS OF EDUCATION AND PLACEMENT?
ramachandran : Please do refer to the B School ranking on your SHP for comprehensive guidance

piu : I GOT 80 PERCENTILE...SUGGEST SOME COLLAGE LIST SIR ...?
asim : WELINGKAR MUMBAI, NIRMA,LIAB, IFMR , NIBM PUNE, BIMTECH NOIDA, GIM

sahjeet : LIBA OR IMT GHAZIABAD? WHICH IS BETTER ?WITH SCORE OF 27 IN XAT CAN I BE SHORTLISTED?
tamal : Between LIBA and IMT G, definitely go for IMT. With 27, there is fair chance of getting that, still wait for the result to come out.

anu : CAT 93.5 SEC 85.8/98.2/83.6 FEMALE 10TH 93 12TH 91 COMMERCE FRESHER WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT
cherian : reservation category?

viral : IIT B EXPECTED CUTOFF , CAT OA 96.34 , SEC ALL ABOVE 85. 20 MONTHS WORKEX . SHOULD I APPLY ?
cherian : around 98.5%ile

kr : WHEN TIME'S GDPI SESSIONS STARTING?
pradeepgoswami : Please contact your nearest T.I.M.E centre

ramky : I'M GENERAL CATEGORY VERBAL 60 DI 94 QUANTS 68 TOTAL 78 TWELVETH 95 TENTH 86 WHAT COLLEGES CAN I GET?
shivabhaskaran : Around 70-79.9 Percentile • Christ University Institute of Management (CUIM), Bengaluru • Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal • Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore • Hyderabad Central University (HCU) • Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research (WE School), Bengaluru • Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies (KIAMS), Harihar • Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management (IISWBM), Kolkata • Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH), Noida • XIME Bangalore • National Insurance Academy Pune • NIT Calicut

ramky : I'M GENERAL CATEGORY VERBAL 60 DI 94 QUANTS 68 TOTAL 78 TWELVETH 95 TENTH 86 WHAT COLLEGES CAN I GET?
ramachandran : Please do not spam

real : HOW IS PUMBA? PUMBA VS XIME VS ITM MUMBAI?
cherian : PUMBA has very low fees and is a good college. so good RoI can be expected. all colleges are more or less similar in terms of ratings

ahca5a134 : SIR, I HAVE MORE THAN 3 YEAR OF WORK EX. IS IT GOOD TO JOIN IBS HYDERABAD.
thomas : no.

nive : MY SNAP PERCENTILE IS 70 , WILL I GET THROUGH SIHS? HOW GOOD IS THE PLACEMNT? WHICH IS BETTER TAPMI OR SIHS?FOR HELATHCARE?MY MAT PER IS 98.CAT 68 WILL I GET THROUGH TAPMI. MA PROFILE TENTH-90, 12TH-80, MBBS -62 CATEGORY SC Q
ramachandran : Decent chance at SIHS. TAPMI appears to have an edge

swapnil : XAT 20 MARKS.WHAT PERCENTILE CAN I EXPECT ?
thomas : around 75.

sushil : PLEASE TELL THE REALISTIC CHANCES OF IITD AND NITIE @96.32 AND 20 MONTH EXP
thomas : both very slim chances. the cutoff is expected to be 97+.

rashmi : MY CAT OA IS 98.05%ILE. I MISSED THE DEADLINES FOR FMS ADMISSIONS. WILL THE APPLICATIONS OPEN AGAIN?
thomas : unlikely.

looser : MANY CONSULTANCY ARE CALLING ON BEHALF OF TIME AND SAYING ABOUT DIRECT ADMISSION WITHOUT ANY DONATION...THEY WILL TAKE COMMISSION FROM B-SCHOOL... THESE HAPPENS REALLY ?
cherian : we are not associated with any consultancy. if any college calls you up frequently asking you to join them run in the opposite direction. always join colleges where the competition to join is high

sleepless : AVG SALARY AND FEES FOR LIBA?
vijaykumar : 7.5Lakh fee for 2yrs and avg. pkg. around 8.5lakh per annum

anu : CAT 93.5 SEC 85/98/83 GENERAL FEMALE 10TH 93 12 TH 91 BCOM 75 WHICH COLLEGES CAN I EXPECT
thomas : IMT,IMI,UBS,BIM,NITT,TAPMI,

tb : ASKING FOR THE NINTH TIME,,,,,,NIT CALICUT PLACEMENTS IN FIGURES,,,100% PLACEMENTS OR NOT ? PLEASE PLEASE REPLY
thomas : the placements are not an issue if you are in the top half of the class. the cutoff would be close to 80 percentile.

saikat1993 : SIR HOW GOOD ITM NAVI MUMBAI IS FOR MARKETING? MAT 92.76%ILE. IS THERE ANY CHANCE TO GET CALL?
pradeepgoswami : It's decent and you can positively expect a call.

ankit : 27.85 IN XAT ACCORDING TO TIME ANSWER KEYS.. ANY CHANCES OF XLRI HR CALLS
thomas : TOUGH. the cutoff is expected to be 30+.hope that a couple of dm and va ans go in your favour.

swapnil : 84 PERCENTILE IN CAT. CAN I APPLY TO IMI ? WHAT IS THE CUTOFF ?
thomas : imi would have a cutoff close top 90.

bose : DEC MAT 79.5 PERCENTILE SCORE 634 APPLIED TO ITM NV, CHRIST, BIMM NE CHANCE OF GETTING CALLS?
shivabhaskaran : u will get calls from christ, ITM NV

abc : HOW IS IFIM BANGALORE, NIT CALICUT, IMT HYD AND KIRLOSKAR PUNE? ARAANGE THM PLZ
ramachandran : Referring to the B School ranking will be a good idea; it is there on your Student Home Page

reversegear : SIR IS SIES DECENT COLLG
ramachandran : Yes indeed

pink : CAT-72 QA-45 DILR-88 VA-73 10TH-84 XIITH-89 ENGG-85 GEN COLLEGES?...
tarannumraza : IIFM Bhopal, CUIM, HCU Hyderabad,Welingkar Bengaluru, GIM Goa, NIT Calicut, IMDR Pune, SIESCOMS

sindhu : 5 TH TIME ASKING
vijaykumar : Have chances of getting new IIM calls

srijan2005 : CAN I GET A CALL FROM XLRI AND XIMB AT 30 IN XAT ?
thomas : xlri bm-no.others are possible.

apoorva : HOW IS XIME BANGALORE? IN TERMS OF ROI?
cherian : pretty decent

bose : SIR 634 DEC MAT APPLIED TO ITM ,BIMM CHRIST SHOULD I XPCT CALLS
pradeepgoswami : All of them

shivani : SITM AT 63 PERCENTILE????POSSIBLE???
ramachandran : Very, very difficult

viral : GOT SELECTED FOR GIM ACHIEVERS ROUND , WITH CAT 96.34 IS IT WORTH ATTENDING OR SHOULD I CONTINUE WITH MY GDPI PREP AND AIM FOR IITS? LOOKING FOR TAKING ADMISSIONS THIS YEAR ITSELF
srinivasbelvi : Aim for IITs & other top B-Schools

hi5 : WHAT IS CAT CUT OFF FOR IRMA??
shivabhaskaran : 80 plus

tanmay : I GOT 96.1 IN CAT WITH 93+ SECTIONALS. I ALSO GOT 99.1 IN SNAP. I HAVE GOOD ACADEMICS AND AM A FRESHER GEM. I ALREADY GOT A JOB IN COGNIZANT AS A TRAINEE. WHAT SHOULD I DO? GO FOR SIBM OR REPEAT NEXT YEAR?
cherian : cognizant in your CV will be a value add. either join SIBM Pune or join Cognizant and repeat CAT next year

aura : AMITY NOIDA IN COMPARISON TO IPE AND VJIM?
ramachandran : Please DO refer to the B School ranking on your Student Home Page

sleepless : XAT 21-23. CHANCES FOR KJ SOMAIYA? XIMB HR UNDER ODISHA QUOTA?
srinivasbelvi : You stand a chance for KJ Som

sk : 89.08 OVERALL CAT 2015 .... 3+ WORK -EX , ANY GOOD COLLEGES TO APPLY ?
pradeepgoswami : IMI D,NIRMA, LBSIM, FORE, LIBA ,UBS

sleepless : HOW ACCURATE IS TIME XAT KEY?
thomas : there could be a couple of errors in va and dm. wait for the key to be released this week by xlri.

arjun : CAT OA-96.76( 88,98.5,94.7) GENERAL. 10- 91, 12- 87, GRAD- 80. WILL I GET A CALL FORM MDI, SP JAIN, NITIE AND IIMS? WHICH ALL IIM CAN I GET A CALL FROM? IS THIS PERCENTILE ENOUGH TO CLEAR CUT OFF FOR NITIE AND IIT-D?
srinivasbelvi : Try your luck on the private colleges mentioned as it depends on number of applicants applied to those colleges.

ankit : WHAT CALLS CAN I EXPECT AT 96.31%ILE? (96 IN QUANT AND VA, AND 86 IN DILR) 10TH- 81%, 12TH-69, GRAD- 65.7, WORK EX- 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS IN GEMS AND JEWELLERY...MALE, ENGINEER, GENERAL.. ALSO WHAT SCHOOLS SHOULD I CHOOSE?
thomas : sp jain, mdi, imi, imt etc.new iims are also possible.

tanmay : I GOT 96.9(CORRECTION) IN CAT WITH 93+ SECTIONALS. I ALSO GOT 99.1 IN SNAP. I HAVE GOOD ACADEMICS AND AM A FRESHER GEM. I ALREADY GOT A JOB IN COGNIZANT AS A TRAINEE. WHAT SHOULD I DO? GO FOR SIBM OR REPEAT NEXT YEAR?
thomas : hope for the iims.i think if you dont convert, try next year as you are well placed. do go for the sibmp interview. it will be an exp for you.

curious : MR. PRADDEP GOSWAMI REASONS FOR SIMC PUNE?
pradeepgoswami : Placements is comparatively better.

dan : IS CHRIST UNIVERSITY WORTH IT FOR A PERSON WITH 2.5 YRS WORK EX?
shivabhaskaran : yes as fees is only seven lakhs and decent roi

vish : SIR, 192 NMAT, 84%ILE SNAP, 3YRS EXP, CHANCES FOR NMIMS BANG AND SIBM BANG, PLSSSSSSSSSSSSS ANSWER
thomas : nm blore-yes. sibm blore is very unlikey with 84 percentile.

srijan2005 : SIR 30 IN XAT CAN I GET CALL FROM TOP COLLEGES // IS 6 MARKS IN QUANT AN ISSUE???
thomas : for bm it would be an issue. for others 6 should be ok.

ashu : GOT 67% IN SNAP. CAN GET CALL FROM SSBF
ramachandran : Decent chance. Please apply

sleepless : @SRINIVASBELVI SIR WHAT ABT XIMB?
srinivasbelvi : Doubtful

riya : CAT 81.28%TILE, 10TH- 90%, 12TH- 89%, B.COM.-70%, CATEGORY GEN. NEED SOME B-SCHOOL SUGGESTIONS FOR THE SAME. THANKS!
thomas : similar qn for 84 percentile already answered.

aditya : SIR PLS ANSWER, CAT -92.5,10TH-94%,12TH-75.8,BTECH-8.12,FRESHER. WHAT ARE MY CHANCES IN IITKANPUT, IIT MADRAS,IITROORKIE,IITKHARAGPUR ?
tarannumraza : IIT Madras Kharagpur doubtful

aditya : SIR PLS ANSWER, CAT -92.5,10TH-94%,12TH-75.8,BTECH-8.12,FRESHER. WHAT ARE MY CHANCES IN IITKANPUT, IIT MADRAS,IITROORKIE,IITKHARAGPUR ?
thomas : have a chance at kanpur and roorkee.

harshit : @CHERIAN SIR, PLS ARRANGE THESE COLLEGES I AM VERY MUCH CONFUSED ITM NAVI MUMBAI, SITM, IMT HYD, IBS HYD ?
ramachandran : Please DO refer to the B School ranking on your Student Home Page. It is the most reliable.