kml : HII SIR !
thomas : hi. whats your question?

cat_15 : HI, I'VE SUBMITTED MY DETAILS IN THE GUIDANCE TOOL AROUND TEN DAYS BEFORE. I'VE NOT GOT ANY REPLY SO FAR. WHAT SHOULD I DO NEXT.
nvs : send the query to your center manager/ office, they'll help

cat_15 : HI, WHEN IS THE EXPECTED DATE FOR IIM-B TO RELEASE ITS CRITERIA FOR SELECTION?
thomas : it is expected by this month end.

tejasn : DESPITE A BETTER ROI THAN IIMS, WHY IS FMS RATED BELOW THE IIMS?
thomas : the rating depends on many other factors also. FMS is way better than the new iims.

cat_15 : HI, IS THE APPLIATION SAME FOR PROFILE BASED AND NON PROFILE BASED SELECTION FOR SP JAIN.
asim : Yes, but the shortlists are released separately.

akashb : EVEN THOUGH NMAT HAS NO NEGATIVE MARKING. DOES THE ACCURACY MATTERS/TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION FOR CALLING THE STUDENTS.
thomas : no. only your score matters.

sks : SIR MY AIMCATS PERCENTILE ARE IN THE RANGE OF 80-89 PERCENTILE WHICH B-SCHOOL SHOULD I APPLY
nvs : considering you'll perform as in your AIICATs and if you're from General category, you may apply to XIMB, IMT, IMI and to BIM as a back-up. Wait for the results before deciding about the IITs. You can take chance with MDI & SPJ

cat_15 : HI, SINCE SNAP DOES NOT HAVE SECTIONAL CUT-OFF WOULD IT EFFECT IF ANY SECTION'S SCORE IS VERY VERY LOW, SAY GA SECTION SCORE IS 1 OR 2 MARKS.
asim : If they continue with the same policy then no, in that case only the overall percentile would matter.

jay : SIR WHAT SHOULD BE THE APPROACH BE TO IN THE REMAINING TWO MONTHS?
kapilbhandari : Assuming that you have completed the syllabus, now you should revise the topics and clearly demarcate your strong and weak areas. Keep practising your strong topics and improving your weaker zones. In the next AIMCATs, you should have your plan ready for the CAT. Make sure you perform at least equal to your potential, if not better. Good Luck :)

rishabh : ACCORDING TO YOU, ON WHAT BASIS SHOULD I MAKE THE B-SCHOOL SELECTION?
sridharan : Your likely percentile, budget, stream preference, school's details such placement record, faculty members , libraray,facilities, location etc.

bharat94 : DOES NIMIMS HAVE A HOSTEL?
bhuvanaganesh : check their site

cat_15 : HI, WHICH ENTRANCE OTHER THAN CAT FOR JBIMS.
param : Mah CET. But so far no announcement. This is based on last year.

akashb : I GOT FAIRLY DECENT MARKS LAST YEAR BUT STILL DIDNT GET ANY CALL FROM NMAT.
thomas : you have to clear the total and the sectional cutoffs.maybe u missed the sectional cutoffs.

kml : X- 81.7 XII-84.83 GRADUATION(B.SC)- 71.80. IN WHICH COLLEGES I SHOULD APPLY. I AM REALLY WEAK IN VERBAL SECTION. WITH EACH & EVERY DAY PASSING I AM BECOMING HOPELESS :(
nvs : Have faith, things aren't that bad. Practice RC and logic based verbal questions as much as possible, it'll help in improving your score

rishabh : WHAT WILL BE THE CUT OFF FOR JBIMS?
thomas : it should be close to 99 percentile.

rahul : HI SIR, HOW IS TAPMI, IMT GAZIABAD, WELINGKAR, THEIR CUT OFF'S, AVERAGE PACKAGE AND APPLICATION DATES..?
asim : Check http://www.time4education.com/cat-mba/list_of_b-schools.aspx cutoffs are around 85,90,80 .

cat_15 : HI, IS THE SAMPLE PAPER FOR CAT OUT. IF YES PLEASE SHARE THE LINK.
asim : No, it would be out by end of OCT, check question number 4 https://iimcat.ac.in/EForms/Mock/Web_App_Template/756/1/index.html?756@@1@@1#!

sinha : SIR HOW IS FMS BHU ?WHATS THE AVG PLACEMENT FROM FMS BHU..AND %ILE REQUIRED FOR GEN CANDIDATE IN CAT
bhuvanaganesh : BBB category B school. avg salary around lakhs. cut off is around 90 percentile

ballu_7 : IS NMIMS- BENGALORE A GOOD COLG? IS IT TOO FAR BEHIND MUMBAI CAMPUS IN TERMS OF PLACEMENT AND RANKING?
param : NM- Baanglore is an okay campus but not equal to Mumbai. We have graded it in category A. If you are in the top 20% of the clas you can get a very good job.

curry2 : WHEN WILL IIM RELEASE SAMPLE VIDEOS?
thomas : by the end of this month.

kr : WHEN IS THE NEXT SESSION FOR B- SCHOOL SELECTION IN TIME?
asim : Do you mean online chat session?

jay : SIR, I AM SCORING AROUND 240 IN NMAT MOCKS, SHOULD I ALSO FILL COLLEGES LIKE XIMB, IMI, IMT, KJ SOMAIYA....MY AIMCAT PERCENTILES ARE 92 AROUND. AND I AM CONFIDENT OF CRACKING SNAP AS WELL...
param : Assuming you are a geberal category student XIMB you must apply, IMT , IMI and Somaiya have cut offs above/around 90%le in CAT, so you can use them as back ups.

ashver : SIR, MY AIMCAT SCORES ARE BETWEEN 85-90 PERCENTILE (WHILE 96 AND 92 PERCENTILE ALSO ONCE). I'M AN OBC-NCL CANDIDATE WITH 10TH-91.71%, 12TH-86% ENGG (FINAL YEAR) -74.35%. WORKEX-0.. WHICH COLLEGES SHOULD I AIM?
param : You are doing very well in aimcats aand yr actual CAT scores will go up. Pls apply to all the top colleges as OBC cut off min is 80-85%lee for the IIMs as well. IN addition apply to the IITS, FMS, NITIE and a few pvt colleges from category A and AA.

varun : WHICH ARE THE BEST MBA COLLEGES IN KARNATAKA, KERALA AND TAMIL NADU WHICH HAVE VERY GOOD PLACEMENTS AND GOOD PACKAGES?
bhuvanaganesh : Top B schools in http://www.time4education.com/cat-mba/list_of_b-schools.aspx. Please check

rb12 : GOODEVENING EVERYONE
kapilbhandari : GE :) What is your question

s : SIR HOW GOOD IS IMT GHAZIABAD?
param : It is a A category school. Can get a salary anywhere from RS 6-10 lacs, depending on yr profile.

vikhil : HI SIR WHICH B SCHOOL IS BEST VJIM OR SSIM ??
kapilbhandari : Not much difference to talk of. Avg salary of SSIM is better.

nitin : SIR, IS GUIDANCE TOOL ONLY AVAILABLE FOR REGULAR STUDENTS AND NOT FOR TEST SERIES STUDENTS?
bhuvanaganesh : please check at your center

hk : SIR MY PREPARATION FOR CAT IS NOT AT A VERY GOOD PACE FOR NOW, BUT I THINK WITH 30 EXTRA DAYS FOR XAT I HAVE A BETTER SHOT THERE. WOULD IT BE RIGHT IF I MAKE XAT MY PRIORITY? MY CURRENT PERCENTILE IN AIMCATS IS 70-75. OR IS IT OUT MY LEAGUE?
sridharan : XAT in the last two years has proved to be more challenging. Hence concentrate on CAT AS OF NOW.

aditi : I AM GETTING AROUND 75 PERCENTILE IN MY AIMCATS. WITH LESS THAN 45 DAYS TO GO FOR CAT, IS THERE STILL ANY SCOPE THAT I MIGHT GET INTO INSTITUTES SUCH AS IMT, GHAZIABAD/IMI DELHI?
tanuja : You can improve your score drastically by just doing 3-4 questions right. Selecting the easy question to solve in the first round would help you. Dont get stuck with any question for a long time. Keep working on your basics, IMT/IMI are possible

ballu_7 : GIM VS TAPMI? WHICH IS BETTER?
bhuvanaganesh : Both are of same category. Fees is less in Tapmi and intake is more in Tapmi

sandy : GOODEVNG SIR/MADAM,WHAT IS MINIMUM PERCENTILE V HAV TO GET FOR A CTGRY COLLEGES(OC)??
thomas : you will need more than 90 percentile.

sinha : : SIR HOW IS FMS BHU ?WHATS THE AVG PLACEMENT FROM FMS BHU..AND %ILE REQURIRED IN CAT FOR GEN CANDIDATE
kapilbhandari : It'sin our BBB list. Avg package is 7, with a very good ROI. Cut off is around 90 %tile

curry2 : FROM WHERE CAN I GET PREVIOUS YEARS NMAT PAPERS? APART FROM THE AIMNMATS OFCOURSE...?
param : NMAT _ GMAC have published a question and answer book. Pls visit NMAT site and you will get it.

jay : SIR SINCE APPLYING TO SO MANY B-SCHOOLS IS TOO COSTLY, AND I HAD AN OFFER FROM IIM-S LAST YEAR, BUT I AM LOOKING FOR A BETTER B-SCHOOL THIS YEAR...SO WHICH B-SCHOOLS SHOULD I APPLY TO?
param : If you want better than IIMS, then you must look at the original 6 IIMs, FMS, XLRI, Bajaj, IIFT, MDI.

aimandachieve : HI TEACHERS, ANY IDEA WHEN THE TUTORIAL FOR CAT WILL BE OUT?
thomas : by the end of this month. it will be a full length test.

priya : HI! MY AIMCAT PERCENTILE VARIES FROM 95 TO 99.35 IN THE LAST 13 AIMCATS'. MY AIM IS TO STUDY IN ANY OF THE TOP 6 IIMS'. SHOULD I APPLY TO SPJAIN, MDI, GURGAON OR STICK TO IIMS ONLY.
nvs : It'll be good to apply to these institutes as a good back-up and also some of them may've their GDPI process before some of the IIMs and it'll help you in IIM's 2nd stage too.

bharat94 : I AM NOT GETTING ANY INFO FROM THERE.
bhuvanaganesh : check again details about hostels are there

jay : SIR IF MY NMAT ATTMEPT IS ON 27 OCT, BY WHEN WILL THE RAW SCORES BE OUT
thomas : generally the scores will be out in in 2- 3 weeks time.

kr : MY AIMCAT PERCENTILE IS 50-55 WHICH COLLEGE IS SHOULD APPLY FOR HR.
asim : IMT HYD/NAG,IMI KOL/BHUB,XIME BANGALORE,ITM NAVI MUMBAI

n : HI SIR, BIMTECH VS GREAT LAKES..WHICH IS BETTER?? ALSO CUTOFF FOR BOTH?
shivabhaskaran : Great Lakes is better than bimtech Noida, the cut off is 82 plus in cat for Great lakes, bimtech 70 plus

arvi : SIR MY AIMCAT PERCENTILE IS IN RANGE OF 70S..WHAT SHOULD BE THE TIME TABLE TO SCORE MORE THAN 90, PROVIDED I HAVE COMPLETED ALL THE TOPICS ALREADY.?
sridharan : Revise and practise a lot.

cat_15 : CAN APPRENTICE BE CONSIDERED AS WORK EXPERIENCE. I'VE WORKED FOR 3 YEARS AS AN ARTICLE TRAINEE FOR CHARTERED ACCOUNTANCY.
swapnila : Depends on the college you are applying to , the firm where you have done your internship but generally in most cases it is not considered equivalent to work experience.

rahul : HI, IF I AM WITHIN TOP 20-30 % IN WELINGKAR, WHAT WOULD BE THE EXPECTED PACKAGE APPROX FOR FRESHER
thomas : around 6-7 lakhs.

sks : @ NVS SIR I REALLY WANT TO GET MORE THAN 90 PERCENTILE WHAT SHOULD BE MY STUDY PLAN IN THE NEXT 40 DAYS?
tanuja : Keep doing your strength-weakness analysis from AIMCAT, work on your weakness by going back to basic. Don't leave your strength area alone, as that will help you in improving your over-all score.

jacky : CAN YOU TELL ME WHICH B SCHOOLS ARE BEST SUITED THROUGH MAT SCORES??
nvs : Apply to XIME, Christ, Amrita, MSRamiah at B'lore and GLIM Chennai

varun : SIR HOW IS XIME BANGALORE AND XIME KOCHI IS IT A GOOD COLLEGE DO THEY HAVE GOOD PLACEMENTS?
thomas : just average. the placements are ok. do not apply if you are working right now.

rb12 : MY AIMCAT IS VARYING FROM 60 TO 70 PERCENTILE. MY 12TH AND 10TH MARKS ARE 79.7% AND 84.2% RESPECTIVELY AND MY GRADUATION %AGE IS 63.3 . I BELONG TO NC-OBC CATEGORY.PLEASE SUGGEST ME WHICH BSCHOOLS SHOULD I APPLY TO. IS THERE ANY CHANCE OF GETTING ANY CALLS FROM BBB OR ABOVE BSCHOOLS WITH 80 PERCENTILE?
param : If you get 80%le in CAT then as an obc you may get calls from the lower IIMs,lower IITs, NITIE, NIT trichy and some pvt BBB category colleges like Nirma, BiMTECH, IFNMR etc,

rishabh : WHEN WILL WE GET THE SCORES FOR NMAT?
asim : After few days.

amit : WHICH IITS OFFER ADMISSION TO NON-ENGINEERS FOR THEIR MBA PROGRAM?
asim : IIT Madras/Delhi.

cat_15 : THE INTAKE FOR NMIMS COLLEGE IS 500. HOW WOULD YOU RATE IT. IS IT ON THE HIGHER SIDE. WOULD IT EFFECT PLACEMENTS?
param : We rank NMAT as an AAA category college. It is very good and have no problem with placements. Pls apply.

brijesh : GOOD EVENING .I WANT TO ASK IN A MODERATE LEVEL OF PAPER HOW MANY QUESTION ONE NEED TO ATTEMPT FOR 99+ IN CAT.
thomas : last year you needed a net score in the 60-65 marks for 99 percentile.(max-100 marks)

ballu_7 : MY PERCENTILE IN AIMCATS IS 80-85? WHICH COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY? PLEASE SUGGEST!
sridharan : LIBA, GIM GOA,Welingker, IFMR TO NAME AFEW.

vikhil : CAN U TELL ME TOP 5 B SCHOOLS UNDER MAT ??
nvs : XIME, Christ, Amrita, MSRamiah @ B'lore and GLIM Chennai

hk : CAN ONE SCORE BETTER IN XAT THAN CAT?
tanuja : Does happen with a lot of students. A lot depends upon how well you choose the questions while writing the test, whether it is CAT or XAT

sandy : WHAT IS THE CUT OFF FOR BITS-PILANI AND WHAT ABT ITS PLACEMENTS??
nvs : cut-off around 65-70 and avg placement @ 8 lacs

kr : NO SIR I DIDNT MEAN THE ONLINE SESSION....IT WAS PHYSICAL CLASSROOM SESSION IN TIM. LAST IT WAS HELD ON 11TH OCT IN TIME IN PARKSTRRET
gouri : Get in touch with the counsellors and check the notice board... in all likelihood after the 25th of October.

kavitha : HELLO. ARE EXAMS LIKE CMAT AND MAT IMPORTANT WHEN COMPARED TO CAT,XAT ETC ?
sridharan : There is nothing like more or less important. In terms of institutions calling for such eligibility exams then yes.

arvi : SIR,WHAT'S THE AVERAGE PACKAGE AT COLLEGES LIKE IFIM,XIME
kapilbhandari : It's 6+

nitin : I AM GETTING VERY LOW SCORES IN VA SECTION AS OF NOW IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO DO WHOLE SYLLABUS AGAIN, WHAT SHOULD BE THE KEY AREAS TO FOCUS AT?
tanuja : Work on your RC. You can also logic based VA questions to practice, but RC should be given high priority

jacky : ARE NIT'S GOOD FOR MBA ? WHICH IS THE BEST AMONG THOSE AND WHAT IS THE REQUIRED PERCENTILE?
shivabhaskaran : NIT Trichy is the best , 85 plus percentile in cat

rahul : HI THOMAS SIR, WHAT IS LAST DATE OF APPLICATION FOR TAPMI AND IMT, DOES IT END BEFORE CAT?
bhuvanaganesh : already answered check

akash : SIR WHAT MIN %LE TO FETCH CALLS FROM OLD/NEW IIMS FOR GENERAL CATEGORY STUDENT FROM ENGG BACKGROUND WITH NO WORK EXP
shivabhaskaran : last year aggregate was 96.7 and 90 plus in sectionals

kiran810 : HELLO, MY QUESTION IS THAT OUT OF THE QUESTIONS IN QUANT SM UNDER SUFFIX (A) AND(B) MODULES, WHICH OF THE TWO HAS THE LEVEL OF QUESTIONS MORE LIKE CAT? OR ARE THEY EASIER THAN CAT LEVEL?
bhuvanaganesh : They are basics

sonu : SIR HOW IS BITS PILANI? WHAT IS ITS CUT OFF?
bhuvanaganesh : It is a BBB category B school. Engineers from Bits or from some other universities can apply. Fees is around 5 lakhs and avg salary around 9 lakhs

cat_15 : THE CUT-OFF FOR XLRI LAST YEAR WAS AROUND 95%ILE. BUT DOES A STUDENT WITH 95%ILE HAVE A CHANCE TO GET INTO THE SCHOOL, AS THE MEDIAN XAT PERCENTILE WAS 98.2 AS PER THEIR WEBSITE.
param : If you do extremely well in the PI and impress the panel with yr leadership qualities then you can convert at 95%le also.Anyway median is middle - so half the students are below 98.2.

aditi : HOW WILL YOU RATE MBA IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS FROM DELHI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS?
asim : Pretty decent.

ns : ACTUALLY SOMEONE SAID U HAVE TO SCORE ATLEAST 200 TO GET CALL FROM IIMS. IS THAT SO?
sridharan : Not necessarily. It depends on to which category you belong to and the relative difficulty level of the exam etc.

harsh : HI,10TH-79.2%, 12TH-73.2% & WORK EXPERIENCE- 18 MONTHS.I AM CONSISTENTLY SCORING BETWEEN 91 TO 97 PERCENTILE IN AIMCATS.CAN I STAND A CHANCE OF GETTING INTO MDI,XLRI,SPJIMR OR NEWER IIMS?
tanuja : Yes you stand a chance. Keep working for improving your scores. Good luck

nimit58 : DOES DSE AND DFS TAKE DU GRADUATES ONLY..IF NO,WHAT IS THE MINIMUM PERCENTILE REQUIRED..AND WHEN WILL THE APPLICATION FORMS AVAILBALE..
param : Not reall. They do take outsiders,Cut offs will be in the 90%le range.

madhu : SIR, IS IT TRUE THAT WE CAN GET 99 PERCENTILE IF WE PRACTICE JUST THE 25 AIMCATS WITH THE SOLUTIONS??
gouri : you can with adequate practice and study get 99 percentile....

santhose : GOOD EVENING.SIR I GOT 99.3 PERCENTILE IN SEP MAT 2015.I NOW RECENTLY SUBSCRIBED TO AIMCATS.MY TWO AIMCAT PERCENTILES ARE 23 AND 38 ONLY.BUT I THINK I HAVE THE CONFIDENCE THAT I COULD DO WELL SOON.AM I OVER CONFIDENT?WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW?
nvs : The focus on MAT is very different from CAT and hence it can explain a part of your under-performance in AIMCAT. Take as many AIMCATs as possible and try identifying easy/doable problems in each area. Target 10 qns in each section and slowly plan for picking it up. You still have time on your hand, all the best

alok : WHICH ARE THE BEST COLLEGES BETWEEN 75 TO 90 PERCENTILE IN CAT?
kapilbhandari : Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM), School of Excellence of Bharthidasan University, Trichy FORE School of Management, New Delhi Faculty of Management Studies, Banaras Hindu University (FMS BHU) Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA), Chennai Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (LBSIM), New Delhi 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 National Institute of Banking and Management, (NIBM), Pune Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal Balaji Institute of Modern Management (BIMM), Pune Hyderabad Central University (HCU), Hyderabad Christ University Institute of Management (CUIM), Bengaluru NIT-Calicut University of Petroleum & Energy Studies-Dehradun

brijesh : IN PREVIOUS AIMCATS I WAS NOT ATTEMPTING ENGLISH INSTEAD I WAS GETTING AROUND 85-90 SUPPOSE I DO WELL IN OTHER SECTION AND JUST CLEAR CUTTOFF IN ENGLISH WHAT WILL BE MY PERCENTILE IF I ATTEMPT 1 RC AND DO WELL IN GRAMMAR, PARA JUMBLES ,VOCABULARY?
sridharan : Just clearing cut off in one section may not be enough for top iims, though may be ok for others.

s : SIR I GRADUATED THIS YEAR FROM NMIMS BUT I HAVE NO WORK EX. WILL MY PROFILE POSE AS A PROBLEM DURING INTERVIEWS?
sridharan : No as long as you can give convincing reason for your not having work ex.

ballu_7 : APART FROM SIMB PUNE AND SCMHRD, ARE THERE ANY GOOD COLGS UNDER SNAP? HOW IS SIBM BENGALORE?
kapilbhandari : Check this link http://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/SNAP.aspx

jay : IS THERE A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN IIM ABC AND AN IIM LIKS AND THEN COLLEGES LIKE XLRI, SPJ, MDI, JB?
kapilbhandari : Not exactly. All these are good brands. However which specialisation you are interested in can make a difference.

cat_15 : @PARAM SIR, WHAT IS THE REASON FOR CHANGING CATEGORY OF NMIMS FOR A TO AAA. WHICH FACTOR HAS IT BETTERED AS PER TIME'S PREVIOUS RATING.
param : I think we had rated NMIMS last year as AA. The reason we elevated is that their placements have been very good even with over 500 students, they have been marketing themselves very well among the corporates and students and have attracted good faculties as well.

kr : IN ALL COLLEGES WE NEED TO APPLY NOW ONLY OR ARE THERE COLLLEGES IN WHICH WE CAN APPLY AFTER TAKING CAT EXAM
bhuvanaganesh : Please visit http://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/B-school-Notifications.aspx for more info

nimit58 : IS THERE ANY CHANCE FOR FRESHER TO GET CALL FROM SP JAIN....WHAT IS THE PERCENTILE REQUIRED
param : Yes there is a chance. The min percentile required is 85. But then profile counts a lot.

harsh : HI,10TH-79.2%, 12TH-73.2%, BE-70.1% & WORK EXPERIENCE- 18 MONTHS.I AM CONSISTENTLY SCORING BETWEEN 91 TO 97 PERCENTILE IN AIMCATS.CAN I STAND A CHANCE OF GETTING INTO MDI,XLRI,SPJIMR OR NEWER IIMS?
nvs : with such a performance in AIMCATs, I definitely believe you've a good chance in all these colleges.

hhhh : I M FEELING VERY DEMOTIVATED.I COULD NOT STUDY LAST ONE WEEK.MY AIMCAT PERCENTILE IS AT 72.WHATR CAN I DO LAST 43 DAYS
tanuja : Important to keep going, you cannot loose out at this stage. Since you have taken a weeks break, get back to studies. You can talk to family/friends for keeping you motivated. Start back your studies with what you like. Best wishes

akash : IS THE ORDER OF SECTIONS IN CAT 15 CHANGED? I.E NOW FIRST SECTION WILL BE OF VERBAL THEN LOGICAL DI FINALLY QUANTITATIVE
bhuvanaganesh : Difficult to predict now. Wait till Nov 29

ns : I AM SURE TO CLEAR MAT AND CMAT BUT NOT CAT . WHICH ARE THE BEST COLLEGES UNDER MAT.
bhuvanaganesh : Please check http://www.time4education.com/MAT/Info_Bschool.aspx for more details

cat_15 : @SWAPNILA MA'AM, DOES XLRI OR SP JAIN CONSIDER APPRENTICE AS WORK EXPERIENCE? PLEASE REPLY :):)
thomas : no. only full time paid work ex is considered.

kanu : AIMCAT PERCENTEILE 65-75
bhuvanaganesh : what is your question

n : SIR, CAN YOU PLS PROVIDE YOUR OPINION ON MICA (CUT OFF, PLACEMENT, AVG SALARY)
shivabhaskaran : Its the best if u r passionate in advertisement,journalism, mass communication, etc. fee is around 13 lakhs and average is 11.3 lakhs. U have to take up MICAT exam after taking CAT.

kiran810 : IS IT REALLY POSSIBLE TO SOMEONE CRACK CAT AND GET INTO IIMS AFTER 3 MONTHS OF PROPER STUDY? I STARTED THIS SEPTEMBER, AND YESTERDAY I COMPLETED MY BASIC SYLLABUS. I HAVE 10TH-90%, 12-88%, ENGG-83% AND I AM FROM GEN CATEGORY
sridharan : Months of preparation alone is not the factor. It depends on other factors such as your knowledge, efforts, focus etc.

neethz : HI SIR, HOW CAN WE SELECT THE COLLEGES TO WHICH WE NEED TO APPLY?? BY TAKING THE EXACT RANGE OF AIMCAT SCORES??
tanuja : Depending upon on your score you should divide colleges to 3 categories - aspirational (where you would love to join), dream (where you may get through with little more hard work) and safe (where you would definitely get through) In the total list of colleges that you are applying it should be in the 30-40-30 percent across these 3 categories. best wishes

madhu : I AM WORK FOR 10 HOURS DAILY AND CANNOT OBTAIN LEAVES.KINDLY SUGGEST A WAY TO PREPARE IN THE REMAINING DAYS
tanuja : Reduce your sleep time and spread your study time across the day. Use your lunch time at work, travel time to work etc also. You should slow down and catch-up with your sleep a week before CAT.

jd : BEST COLLEGES WITH DEFENCE QUOTA RESERVATION ??
shivabhaskaran : SIMS PUNE has 90 percentage reservation for defence background candidates and fees in only 50 percent that is 7 lakhs with decent placements

kanu : MY AIMCAT PERCENTILE 65-75 . COULD YOU PLEASE SUGGEST SOME DECENT B-SCHOOLS FOR ME?
kapilbhandari : Some of them are: Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research (WE School), Bengaluru SDM Institute For Management Development (SDMIMD), Mysore Institute of Management Development and Research (IMDR), Pune Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Nagpur Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Hyderabad 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 Institute for Technology and Management (ITM), Navi Mumbai Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship (XIME), Bangalore Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore School of Communication & Management Studies (SCMS), Cochin NIT Suratkal NIT Warangal VIT Business School -Vellore MNNIT-Allahabad

viru : HI. EXPERIENCED OF 6 YEARS IN IT. ENGINEERING BACKGROUND. WITH THIS MUCH EXPERIENCE IS IT VIABLE TO DO REGULAR PGDM OF 2 YEARS?? OR NEED TO GO FOR EX-MBA FOR 1 YEAR?? ALSO PLS SUGGEST THE COLLEGES FOR EXMBA IN INDIA.
param : Suggest a 1 yr executive MBA. All the 5 top IIMs, ISB, Hyd, XLRI, SPjain are good choices for excutive MBA. There is also a Canadian univ called Schulich which offers a twin city course- Hyderabad and Toronto. However you can also do a 2 yr MBA but only from the top 10 colleges in India.

alok : SIR HOW MUCH PERCENTILE I NEED TO SCORE TO GET A CALL FROM IMT GHAZIABAD,IMI NEW DELHI,IBS HYDERABAD AND BIMTECH
thomas : you will need around 92 percentile for both IMT and IMI.around 75 for BIMTECH.ibs has its own exam.

hiimicky : SIR WHAT IS DELHI SCCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND THRU WICH EXAM WE CAN GET ADMISSION IN IT? AND WHAT PERCENTILE?
asim : CAT, Around 90 percentile in CAT for general category.

hhhh : CAN A STUDENT CONVERT MDI GURGAON AT 96%ILE WITH AVERAGE ACADS
nvs : Yes, he'll have a fair chance, but he'll have to focus on doing it very well in 2nd stage

gau : HOW MANY HOURS I NEED TO STUDY TO GET 95+ PERCENTILE IN CAT . I HAD STARTED MY STUDIES A WEEK BEFORE
sridharan : Number of hours is not the sole determining factor. Still you may to spend at least 8 hours per day.

madhu : KINDLY SUGGEST WAYS TO IMPROVE FOR THE GK SECTIONS
gouri : Read the newspaper regularly. Also read online articles and the Manorama Yearbook.

rakesh : FOR BB CATEGORY WHAT CAT PERCENTILE IS NEEDED.
thomas : more than 80 percentile.

abhay : BITS PILANI BETTER OR WEINGKAR?
shivabhaskaran : Bits fees is around around five lakhs and average is 7.5 lakhs, the intake is only 60. Wellingar Mumbai - intake is 180 , fee is 9 lakhs and average is 6.5 lakhs, BITS Pilani is a better option

hk : HOW DIFFICULT WILL IT BE TO GET INTO XLRI CONSIDERING I AM A COMMERCE GRADUATE WITH NO WORK EX?
kapilbhandari : That will not matter much. If you can score 100 %tile in XAT ( I mean a very good written score :)), then your chances of getting a call is very high

tejasn : SIR WHICH ARE THE COLLEGES OFFERING GOOD PACKAGES IN OPERATIONS? WHAT WILL THE AVERAGE PACKAGE IN THESE B-SCHOOLS BE?
param : Look at NITIE and SPJAIN at the top. But generally any top 30 B school is good for any specialisation. Packages will depend on several factors, so cannot say anything.

cat_15 : @PARAM SIR THANX FOR THE INFO :):). FURTHER, WHAT COULD BE THE APPX CUT OFF FOR NMAT EXAM BASED ON EXAMS HELD SO FAR.
param : The cut off is generally between 212-220. It may be around the same this year.

hiimicky : SIR ARE DROPPERS WITHOUT ANY WORK EX NOT ACCEPTED BY B-SCHOOLS?
gouri : droppers?

hhhh : HOW IS SIBM PUNE JBIMS
bhuvanaganesh : JBIMS

kiran810 : @SRIDHARAN : CAN YOU GIVE ME A BRIEF ON HOW TO MAKE THE BEST USE OF REMAINING TIME AVAILABLE TILL CAT 2015?
sridharan : First go through all basic concepts. Then pracise with all questions in the books. Then do AIMCATS at least twice. Analyse all the solutions in AIMCATS.Revise every thing in the last 20-30 days.

sonu : B.COM STUDENTS LYK US CNT APPLY TO BITS PILANI FOR MBA?
bhuvanaganesh : http://www.bitsadmission.com/mbamain.aspx?id=2252015#eligibility

jd : SIR CUT OFF OF NMIMS FOR ACADEMIC SESSION 2016
thomas : should be around 210 marks for mumbai and close to 190 for others.

maans : HI, I HAVE BEEN GETTING AVERAGE OF AROUND 82%TILE WITH 85 IN DILR AND 80 IN QUANT, BUT IN VERBAL I SCORE AROUND 65, I AM TRYING TO IMPROVE IN VERBAL. MY QUESTION IS WHAT IS THE CUT OFF FOR NEW IIMS AND IS THERE A CHANCE FOR ME TO GET INTO THEM. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THE STRATEGY TO PREPARE I AM REALLY WORRIED. THANKS
param : The new IIMs will have a cut off closer to 95%le. For verbal pls contact yr verbal faculty for guidance. For IIMs you also need to improve yr percentile in both Quant and DI/LR.

sinha : SIR WHATS THE CUT OFF FOR DFS AND DSE GEN CANDIDATE
shivabhaskaran : DFS 90 and DSE 92 percentile

rishabh : ASSUMING THAT I WILL JOIN A BSCHOOL THIS YEAR ITSELF, WHICH COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY FOR?MY AIMCATS DIFFER BETWEEN 85 AND 90 AND I AM SURE TO GET ABOVE 90S IN THE ACTUAL CAT.
thomas : you should apply to the top 20 colleges. colleges with cutoff which would be close to 90 are IMT, IMI, NIT T, XIMB.

kanu : WHAT IS THE DECENT SCORE IN CAT TO GET A CALL FROM SPJAIN?
param : The min reqd last year was 85%le. If your profile is excellent then low score is okay but if profile si weak or average it must be as high as possible.

hiimicky : DROPPERS MEANS I COMPLETED MY GRADUATION DIS YEAR AND NOW JUST PREPARING FOR ALL ENTRANCE EXAMS? WOULD THAT B A DRAWBACK?
sridharan : Not necessarily. You have to satisfactorily explain the position . That's all.

hhhh : I COMPLETED MY GRADUATION IN 2015.CAN I GET ADMISSION IN 2016 OR 2017 OR WILL I BE NEGLECTED BECAUSE OF DROP YEAR.
nvs : One needs to justify the reason for dropping an year and that's not a big deal, a lot of students do that

kanu : DOES PROFILE OF A STUDENT MATTER (LIKE MARKS IN 10,12,GRAD) SPECIFICALLY IN SPJAIN?
asim : Yes, more in first shortlist and less in second shortlist.

sinha : : SIR WHATS THE CUT OFF FOR DFS AND DSE GEN CANDIDATE
shivabhaskaran : DSE & DSF fee is around 30,000, the cut off is 90 for dse and 90 for dsf. Intake is 42 for dfs and average sal. is 9.5 lakhs , dse the intake is 73 and average sal. 7.8 lakhs

aviral : GOOD EVENING, I WANT TO KNOW WHAT ARE MY CHANCES OF GETTING A CALL FROM ANY OF 19 IIMS, GIVEN I SCORED 72 IN 10TH, 74 IN 12TH AND 73 IN ENGG
sridharan : How much you will get in CAT matters more.

alok : SIR IN BETWEEN 80-90 PERCENTILE I WANT TO KNOW THE BEST COLLEGES OFFERING MBA IN BANKING AND FINANCE
param : Look at NIBM, Pune, IFMR in Chennai. Generally for any specialisation higher the ranking better the college for any specialisation.

aadhi : HI SIR,
thomas : hi. whats your question?

gau : HOW TO MAKE APROACH TO GET 95. + PERCENTILE IN CAT FROM NOW ONWARDS
sridharan : practise and revise all portions and all subjects.

gau : HOW TO MAKE APROACH TO GET 95. + PERCENTILE IN CAT FROM NOW ONWARDS
sridharan : PRACTSE, REVISE AND WORK VERY HARD, REMAIN FOCUSED.

n : SIR, BIM, SIMSR, FORE, IMI, IMT (ALL IN A CATEGORY)...PLEASE PROVIDE AN ORDER ...ALSO CUTOFF,FEES AND AVG PACKAGE
nvs : Cut-off around 90 and avg package around 9-12 lacs, it's a matter of location preferences when it comes to same category colleges

cat_15 : IBS/ ICFAI HAS BEEN RATED IN BB CATEGORY. HOWEVER IT THE RATE AS 33 IN TOP COLLEGES WORLDWIDE BY A COUPLE OF RATINGS. IS THE REASON FOR LOW RATING BY TIME UE TO HIGH INTAKE AND LOW ROI. IN THAT CASE WHY IS IT IN TOP 100 WORLDWIDE.
thomas : ibs will not come close to 100 in any world rankings. do not blindly trust the rankings give by various magazines.placements are an issue there as the intake is 1000.

gau : HOW TO MAKE APROACH TO GET 95. + PERCENTILE IN CAT FROM NOW ONWARDS
gouri : Ensure your basics are in place... Practise from study material.Make a schedule and follow it religiously.

kr : SIR AS I TOLD U MY CURRENT PERCENTILE IS 50 IN AIMCAT....SO WITH THIS SCORE AND HARD WORK OF 40 DAYS...WHAT PERCENTILE I CAN EXPECT IN CAT..I M VERY MUCH WORRIED..
sridharan : The present score need not be a threatening factor as long as you are determined to do well and improve.

abhishek_10 : WHAT ARE THE CAT CUT OFFS FOR SURE CALL FROM FMS, SPJIMR AND JBIMS? AND WHAT IS THE XAT CUT OFF FOR A SURE CALL FOR THE BM COURSE?
amitpoddar : %ile is a criterion on which calls are sent.Nothing can be predicted for sure.For FMS 98.5...for SP jain 95+...for JBIMS 98+ more or less. Try to score as much as u can based on ur abilities....All the best..

nimit58 : WHAT ARE THE CUTOFFS FOR IIT DELHI AND MADRAS
nvs : IITD - 98+ and IITM - 96+

abhijit : WHAT IS CUTOFF FOR NITIE (POWAI)?WHAT IS IT'SPLACEMENT RECORD?
bhuvanaganesh : around 98 percentile. Avg salary is around 12 lakhs

jacky : AMONG NITS, CAN YOU GIVE ME THE LIST OF PRIORITY TO LOOK OUT FOR??
thomas : nit trichy is the best. generally the nits in south india are better than others.

hk : THERE ISN'T MUCH TIME FOR ME TO SOLVE THE SECOND SET OF STUDY MATERIAL THAT IS GIVEN TO US, ESPECIALLY OF QUANTS. WOULD IT BE OKAY TO LEAVE THEM?
nvs : Do as many practice problems you can, that'll surely boost your chances of getting a better score

ana : CAN 85 PC IN CAT ...GET U INTO AN IIM ? ATLEAST NEWER ONES?FOR A MEDICAL GRADUATE FEMALE CANDIDATE?
thomas : 85 is too low if you belong to general category. you will need a min of 90 even if all others are factors are positive(girl, non engineer etc.)

siri : HI, I HAVE 4+ YEARS OF WORK EXPERIENCE . WHICH ONE SHOULD I PREFER THE MOST? REGULAR MBA OR EXECUTIVE? AND ALSO PLEASE EDUCATE ME AS TO WHICH ARE THE TOP COLLEGES FOR EXECUTIVE AND IS THERE ANY LINK PROVIDED ABOUT THE SAME ON STUDENT PORTAL OF T.I.M.E?
param : 4+ is not enough for an executive MBA and one year more for a 2 year MBA. But if you get into the top MBA scools, say top 20 then yr years of experience is fine,. But if you don't then suggest wait another year, write GMAT and apply for EXE MBA in IIMs, ISB, XLRI and SPHJAIN. Visit individual websites for details.

aviral : PLEASE CAN YOU SUGGEST SOME STRATEGY FOR PREPARING FOR DI SECTION SPECIALLY THE REASONING BASED DI. THANKS.
sridharan : Practise with all our ahndouts and books . They contain all possible patterns.

bk : I CURRENTLY GET A PERCENTILE AROUND 60-70 ALTHOUGH MY PERCENTILE HIGHKY VARIES I AHVE ALSO GOT 85-90 PERTNLE IN 3-4 AIMCATS HOW MUCH PERCNTLE SHOULD I EXPCT
sridharan : It can again be anything depending upon your performance on the day.

jd : SIR IS NMIMS WORTH ENOUGH !!
bhuvanaganesh : NMIMS Mumbai is one of the top B school in India

viru : WHICH ALL THE TOP COLLEGES IN INDIA, THAT CONSIDER CAT SCORE FOR EX-MBA ? AND WHAT WILL BE THE GOOD SCORE IN CAT TO GET IN INTO THOSE(NC- OBC)?
param : No top college considers CAT for EXE MBA. Only GMAT.

123 : MY AIMCAT SCORES RANGE BETWEEN 60-70 BT M NT DONE WITH QUANT YET 30% MORE TO GO..I DO WELL IN VA AND DI..
sridharan : You will do well when you fully do quants.

aadhi : HI SIR,MY AIMCAT PERCENTILES HOVER AROUND 70-80. I HAVE PERCETAGES OF 92,94 AND 87 IN 10TH,12TH AND ENGINEERING. I HAVE 3 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN IT. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES TO GET A TOP B-SCHOOL. I BELONG TO NC-OBC. WHAT PERCENTILE DO I NEED IN CAT IF I HAVE TO GET INTO ONE OF TOP 5 IIM'S
param : To get a tp B school, as an obc, yr best chances are in govt colleges. If you want the top 6 IIMs then you should be above 90%le in CAT, for other IIMs and other top IITS and other govt. colleges 85%le.Your aimcat is not bad but try to improve it by another 5-10%le with balanced sectionals.

sandy : WHAT IS THE CUT OFF FOR BITSPILANI FOR GENERAL CTGRY??
bhuvanaganesh : already answered

chaser : SIR..CAN WE GET ADMISSION AT MICA THROUGH CAT ?..OR SHOULD WE WRITE MICAT ITSELF ?
bhuvanaganesh : All applicants are called in to take MICAT apart from CAT/XAT/MAT/ATMA

alok : SIR OUT OF 19 IIMS IN WHICH IIMS ACADEMICS PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE OR THEY TAKE ADMISSIONS ON THE BASIS OF 10TH 12TH AND GRADUATION APART FROM CAT
nvs : Indore, B'lore, Shillong will give higher weightage to acads and others do give some weightage but that's pretty ok for anyone to manage

jay : IS IIT D BETTER OR XIMB?
asim : IIT Delhi

rakesh : I MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR ONLY BB CATEGORY B SCHOOL WITH MY CURRENT PERFORMANCE. I HAVE PASSED MY BE IN 2015.SHOULD I GO FOR MBA NOW OR SHOULD I GO FOR JOB AND TRY NEXT YEAR. I THOUGHT FOR DOING MBA 2 MONTH BACK.
tanuja : You may want to prepare better and write the exams next year for better college.

cat_15 : @ THOMAS SIR. THESE ARE THE LINKS FOR ECONOMIS TIMES AND BUSINESS STANDARD WHICH STATE ISB IN TOP 50 OF MBA SCHOOLS WORLDWIDE. "HTTP://ARTICLES.ECONOMICTIMES.INDIATIMES.COM/2015-01-28/NEWS/58546758_1_FT-RANKINGS-ISB-HYDERABAD-FINANCIAL-TIMES-GLOBAL-MBA" ........... "HTTP://WWW.BUSINESS-STANDARD.COM/ARTICLE/MANAGEMENT/IIM-B-MAKES-DEBUT-IN-FT-GLOBAL-MBA-RANKING-2014-IIM-A-ISB-SLIP-114012900045_1.HTML"... ARE THESE RELIABLE. KINDLY CLARIFY :):)
thomas : yes.ISB is in the top 100. i thought your question was regarding IBS.for ISB you need to write GMAT.

akshay1627 : IF I SCORE 80-85% IN CAT,SUGGEST BEST COLLEGES ?
bhuvanaganesh : 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

jayanti_lal : PLACEMENTS AT TAMPMI? DO ALL STUDENTS GET PLACED?
asim : Yes, avg salary is around 8-9 lacs p.a.

jacky : IITM ACCEPTS MAT, XAT, CMAT, GRE AND GNAT
bhuvanaganesh : IIT Madras accepts CAT

brijesh : WHAT PERCENTILE I CAN EXPECT IN CAT IF MY AIMCAT PERCENTILES ARE 85 AVG AND STARTED WORKING IN RCS JUST 1 WEEK AGO
nvs : Around 88-90, if you can replicate your aimcat performance in CAT

sandy : WHAT IS THE CUT OFF FOR IRMA ND IFMR??IRMA R IMT WHICH IS BETTER??
bhuvanaganesh : INtake is more in IMT Ghaziabad. IFMR is to be considered only if you are interested in finance and IRMA only if you are interested in rural management

jay : SIR TO ENSURE A SCORE A 90 PERCENTILE IN QUANT, WHAT WILL BE A NET SCORE? ITS MY WEAKEST SECTION AND I AM REALLLY WORRIEDDD
thomas : one can only say after the paper is out.

chaser : SIR..I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND ..IS IT COMPULSORY TO WRITE MICAT ?
shivabhaskaran : If u have to get into MICA u have to appear for MICAT ,its MICA admission test (MICAT) Computer based examination testing in-Divergent Thinking Abilities, Written Communication Abilities, General Awareness (contemporary social and business issues, including areas relevant to media, marketing, advertising & current affairs and Analytical & Verbal Abilities) MICAT is on Dec. 13 and last date to apply is Dec. 4th.

sandy : WAT IS THE CUT OFF FOR XIMB AND AVG PACKAGE??
bhuvanaganesh : around 91 percentile with sectional cutoffs. Avg package is around 12.5 lakhs

aadhi : HI SIR,MY AIMCAT PERCENTILES ARE AROUND 70-80. I HAVE PERCENTAGES OF 92,94 AND 87 IN 10TH,12TH AND ENGINEERING. I HAVE 3 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN IT. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES TO GET A TOP B-SCHOOL. I BELONG TO NC-OBC. WHAT PERCENTILE DO I NEED IN CAT IF I HAVE TO GET INTO ONE OF TOP 5 IIM'S
sridharan : You should aim around 95 for the top ones . At least 90 in other iims.

alok : SIR TO GET A CALL FROM IIML HOW MUCH PERCENTILE IS NEEDED?
thomas : you will need more than 98 percentile. more than 99 should be pretty safe.

hannah_montana : GOOD EVENING..... WILL KJ SOMAIYA GOING TO ACCEPT CET SCORES THIS YEAR OR NOT
param : Yes for their MMS program.

akshay1627 : IS NIRMA GOOD FOR MBA?
bhuvanaganesh : It is a BBB category B school. cut off is around 85 percentile. Avg salary is around 8 lakhs

kiran810 : SIR, I HAVE HEARD THAT SP JAIN CONSIDERS EITHER WORK EXPERIENCE OR SOME GREAT EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES SUCH AS NGO ASSOCIATION. SINCE I HAVE NEITHER OF THE TWO, SHOULD I APPLY FOR SP JAIN?
param : If yr profile is not great then you make up by having agreat CAT/XAT score. So do apply if yr aimcat performance is above 90%le consistently.

psp : I AM CURRENTLY IN THE RANGE 0F 87-91 PERCENTILE(GENERAL CATEGORY),IS THERE ANY CHANCE FOR NEW IIMS LIKE NAGPUR?
param : Probably yes. But some other pvt colleges may be better. Do as well as you can CAT then see what admissions you get and then take a call.

j : SIR/MAM,MY AVG. AIMCATPERCENTILE 95% OVERALL QA-80 DI-90 VA-99....ECO.HONS DU STUDENT I YEAR GAP MONEY AN ISSUE THE FORMS I MUST FILL 5-6 IF YOU CAN FIRMLY SUGGEST......THANK YOU
tanuja : FMS, MDI, IMT-G, IMI, IIT-D & Kgp

sonu : THERE ISN'T MUCH TIME FOR ME TO SOLVE THE SECOND SET OF STUDY MATERIAL THAT IS GIVEN TO US, ESPECIALLY OF QUANTS. WOULD IT BE OKAY TO LEAVE THEM?
sridharan : Not at all. You have to do all the books.

mac : SIR WHAT IS THE MINIMUM PERCENTILE FOR NEW IIM'S AND IIT'S UNDER OBC CATAGERY?
param : New IIMs difficult to say but the IITS will be 80-85%le minimum.

aviral : GOOD DAY, PEOPLE WITH 99.33 PERCENTILE STILL DON'T GET CALLS FROM IIMS. WHAT MAY BE THE REASON?
thomas : cat scores is ony one of the parameter for calls. each iim has its own admission criteria. you could miss calls at above 99.5 percentile also.

hannah_montana : WHAT ARE THE ENTRANCE EXAMS ACCEPTED BY SYDENHAM MUMBAI
bhuvanaganesh : CMAT/CAT

abhi : SIR WHICH B-SCHOOLS SHOULD I APPLY FOR? PROVIDED MY AIMCAT %ILE ARE BETWEEN 75-82
amitpoddar : fore,lbs,imt,kj somaya,gim,liba,xim b,IMT,bimtech

mmmkay007 : I COMPLETED B.TECH IN 2011 AND 4 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. WILL PREMIER MBA COLGS ACCEPT SUCH STUDENTS INTO THEIR 2 YEAR MBA PROGRAMS? I'VE HEARD, THEY USUALLY DON'T ACCEPT SINCE IT CAN CAUSE PROBLEM FOR SUCH STUDENTS IN PLACEMENTS LATER. WHAT IS YOUR OPINION, DEAR SIRS?
param : Already answered.

rahul : WHAT IS THE SCORE OR %TILE REQUIRED TO GET ADM IN SIBM
param : Expected to be 97%le and above in SNAP

karthick : HI SIR.. I HAVE 93 PERCENTILE IN 10TH AND 12TH. LAST AIMCAT SCRORE IS 75 PERCENTILE. HAVE 2 YEARS EXPERIENCE AND SALARY OF 4 LAKHS. WHAT COLLEGESS I SHOULD APPLY SO AS TO GET GOOD RETURN ON INVESTMENT OTHER THAN IIMS. APPLIED FOR CAT AND SNAP.
param : Yr 75%le is not very encouraging At this level you can apply to BBB category but if you can get it upto 80-85%le in the remaining aimcats then you can apply to A category and a few AA. In SNAP you need to score above 96-97%le to get the top 2- SIBM, SCMHRD.

siri : PARAM SIR, AS YOU HAVE SAID THAT MY EXP IS ONE YEAR MORE FOR A 2-YR MBA, DO I STAND LESS CHANCES IN THE INTERVIEW STAGE? AND ALSO CAN I PREFER IITS IF NOT THE TOP 20 B-SCHOOLS ( I AM FROM ENGG. BACKGROUND)?
param : No yr chances are as good as any other in the interview. 2 years back one of my students with 4.5 years in IT got into IIFT and passed out this year with a great job in an IT+ finance profile, 15 lacs salary. So a lot will depend on you. You can consider IIT, B, D and KGP and may be Chennai.

pncc5y117 : I APPEARED FOR MAT SEPT AND SCORE 96.78 PERCENTILE.. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES IN CHRIST AND BALAJI PUNE? I WANT TO KNOW IN TERMS OF PLACEMENT PROSPECT
thomas : should get calls from both. placements are ok at both places. avg salary should be around 5 lac.

dr : WHAT SHOULD BE RIGHT APPROACH FOR IMPROVING VA FOR THAE LAST 43 DAUS
sridharan : Concentrate on para jumble, RCS, critical reasoning, and sentence completion.

maans : I HAVE 3 YEARS OF WORK EX AND THEN I RESIGNED FOR TAKING UP CAT.. WILL THAT BE A PROBLEM DURING THE GDPI
param : No.

psp : WHAT IS THE RANKING FORE,GIM,GREAT LAKES-CHENNAI,KJ SOMAIYA,TA PAI,BITS,WELINGKAR ???WHICH SHOULD BE PREFER???
amitpoddar : fore and kj are better than others....also fill IMT ,IMI,MDI,.,.

hannah_montana : SIR IS IT FINE TO SKIP DI PART IN NMAT OR NOT... OR AFTER DOING ALL QUANT QUESTIONS, I SHOULD SEE DI PART
thomas : there will be 20 qns of di. if you miss that you will not clear the QA section cutoffs.

aadhi : SIR, WHAT SHOULD BE THE BEST STRATEGY TO IMPROVE MY SCORE IN QUANTS. I HAVE BEEN SCORING GOOD PERCENTILES(ABOVE 90) IN THE OTHER 2 SECTIONS. BUT QUANTS BRINGS ME DOWN. I HAVE COVERED THE BASIC. WILL IT BE A WISE STRATEGY TO PRACTISE A LOT OF PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTION PAPERS AND MOCK PAPERS???
tanuja : You should solve the moderate level on-line sectional tests first, then solve previous years papers. Also analysis of AIMCATs will be very important to know the easy and moderate difficulty questions, which you may be missing on.

raj : SIR I GOT 96 PERCENTILE IN CMAT AND I M ABLE TO GET INDIRA PUNE FOR MMS AND WELINKER MUMBAI FOR PGDM SO WHICH SHOULD I PREFERED
amitpoddar : wellingkar is better than Indira

mucb5o295 : I HAVE TWO YEARS OF EXPERIENCE I AM LOOKING FOR COLLAGE WHICH ARE GIVING APPROX 10 LAC PACKAGE AND MY AIMCAT SCORE IS 75 TO 85..
asim : IMT G, IMI NEW DELHI, TAPMI MANIPAL,XIMB,IIT KANPUR/MADRAS,BIM TRICHY,SCMHRD,NMIMS BANG are some options.

achyut : WHEN THE APPLICATION FORM FOR SPJAIN STARTS ?
shivabhaskaran : It has started from Sept 21 and last date is Dec 7

art9793 : WHAT IS ADMISSION PROCESS FOR JBIMS? CAT OR CET?
sridharan : both.

hannah_montana : AT WHAT LEVEL DI IN NMAT COME???VERY HARD LIKE AIMCAT OR SIMPLE LIKE WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR TIME STUDY MATERIAL??
amitpoddar : easy to moderate level questions ..below our AIMCAT level

sinha : SIR WHATS THE CUT OFF FOR NITIE ...IM GETTING AROUND 88%ILE IN AIMCAT IS IT IN MY REACH.. GEN CANDIDATE?...WHICH OTHER CLG SHOULD I FOCUS ON
thomas : the cutoff should be close to 97 percentile.you should apply to IMT, IMI and MDI also.

abhi : SIR IS IT MANDOTORY TO HAVE WORK EXP IF ONE IS PREPARING FOR GMAT ? AND HOW DIFFERENT IS GMAT FROM CAT ?
asim : NO, PLEASE check http://www.time4education.com/gmat/

123456 : SIR MY AIMCAT PERCENTILES ARE 65-70 APPROX. SHOULD I APPLY FOR ANY COLLEGE?IF YES THEN PLEASE LIST THEM?
gouri : you could apply to Amrita, IMT-Hyd , FOSTIIMA, ITM-Navi Mumbai.....

karthick : 2 YEARS EXPERIENCED IN IT WITH 4 LAKH PACKAGE. WHAT AVERAGE SALARY PACKAGE SHOULD I TARGET FOR MBA.WHICH COLLEGE SHOULD I APPLY FOR SANP FOR GOOD ROI.
thomas : if you are writing snap apply to only the top 4 colleges-sibm,scmhrd,siib and sibmm.

jas : I HAVE 90AM GETTING 70-80 PERCENTILE IN AIMCATS IF IT CONTINUES CAN I EXPECT NEW IIM CALL R IS IT BETTER TO GO WITH NEXT YEAR
sridharan : If you belong to general category the score may not be sufficient. You have to bring it to at least 90 .

cccb50746 : SIR WHETHER LIBA, CHENNAI WILL ACCEPT MAT SCORE. IF MEANS, HOW MUCH ONE NEEDS TO SCORE IN MAT
amitpoddar : LIBA generally accepts CAT and XAT

vedant : WHICH ONE CAN BE CONSIDERED WORTH THE MONEY BETWEEN SIBM-BANGALORE AND NMIMS BANGALORE?
kapilbhandari : Both are decent B-Schools. Whether to join or not, will depend on which other calls you have.

sreeja : SIR, IN THE STUDY MATERIALS..WHICH QUES ARE CAT LEVEL? CRQ,EXC A OR EXC B??
thomas : CRTs are replica qns of previous years cat papers. ex-b has qns which are at CAT level or slightly above CAT level.

hannah_montana : SIR WHAT HAPPEN WHEN SEATS ARE LEFT VACANT IN BSCHOOLS... DO THEY AGAIN CALL THE LEFT STUDENTS FOR VACANT SEATS OR NOT
amitpoddar : yes,they call the wait-listed students..

farhan : GUD EVE SIR.. AM EXPECTING 70-78 %TILE.. PLEASE SUGGEST THE COLLEGES..
gouri : Apply to Christ, BIMT-Noida, Welingkar , IISWBM..

karthick : IS SIBM BANGALORE GOOD FOR MY PROFILE
kapilbhandari : SNAP has no reservation for NC-OBC. With little more hard work, you have a good chance for better B-Schools, even some of the IIMs. Go for that

rahul : SIR WHICH B SCHOOLS SHOULD I APPLY CONSIDERING MY AIMCAT %TILE IS BTW 40-50
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

bharat94 : DOES SP JAIN CONSIDERS CMAT SCORE?
shivabhaskaran : Only CAT/XAT/GMAT

twitterati : I DO NOT HAVE ANY WORK EXPERIENCE. HOW FAR ARE MY CHANCES TO GET INTO A GOOD COLLEGE IF I GET A RESPECTABLE SCORE IN THE CONCERNED EXAM?
sridharan : Not all the schools are giving equally high weightage for work ex. Hence dont worry.

psp : HAS SECTIONAL ORDER IS CHANGED IN CAT?
kapilbhandari : Yes.

123456 : SIR MY AIMCAT PERCENTILES ARE 65-70 APPROX SHOULD I FILL ANY EXAM FORMS LIKE XAT, SNAP ETC??
kapilbhandari : Since both exams have many B-schools under their name, so you can apply to both. However for SNAP, just check your interest area, as many are sectoral B-Schools.

farhan : BIMTECH OR SRCC? EXPECTING NEAR 78 %TILE.. PLEASE SUGGEST
sridharan : BIMTECH.

kiran810 : @BHUVANAGANESH : SO DOES IT MEAN THEY ARE COMPARATIVELY SIMPLER THAN ACTUAL CAT? THEN WHERE CAN WE FIND QUESTIONS OF THE LEVEL SAME AS COMPARABLE TO CAT?
bhuvanaganesh : AIMCATS

alok : TANUJA MAM IS THERE ANY INDIVIDUAL CUT OFF IN CAT15
tanuja : Top B-schools look at sectional cut-offs, but a lot of others don't.

jayanti_lal : HOW IS LBSIM DELHI? IS IT WORTH APPLYING?
thomas : pretty decent college.the cutoff should be around 85 percentile.

jas : IF I GET 60-70 PERCETILE IN CAT WHICH B SCHOOL CAN I APLLY.. I BELONG TO SC .
bhuvanaganesh : considering your category getting more than 65 percentile in CAT can get calls from new IIMs

twitterati : HOW CLOSE ARE OUR AIMCAT SCORES TO THE ACTUAL SCORE THAT WE CAN EXPECT IN CAT?
kapilbhandari : Generally, if you perform at the same level as AIMCATs, you should score a little better than your average AIMCAT score.

sandy : I HAVE AN EXP OF 6 MONTHS AS A TELECALLER BUT I M FROM ENGINEERING BACKGROUND.IS IT A PROBLEM ,WORKED AS TELECALLER??
nvs : You'll have to justify why did you take up such a job which has no connection with your academic background, if you can handle it smartly it can give you a few brownie points. Worry about CAT, these things can wait.

aviral : GOOD DAY, WHAT CAN BE THE PERCENTILE VS. THE NO. OF QUESTIONS CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED IN EACH SECTION. I JUST NEED A ROUGH IDEA. THANK YOU.
thomas : right now nobody will be able to tell that as it will depend on the paper this year. last year 60 was around 98 and 50 was around 95 percentile. (net scores out of 100)

ccca5d137 : THOMAS SIR. I HAVE SCORED 95+ TWICE IN AIMCATS. AVG AIMCAT PERCENTILE IS 88-89. WHICH COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY THROUGH CAT?
thomas : IMT, IMI, IITS(top 4),MDI, SPJAIN,NITIE.

vedant : WHAT IS THE CUT OFF FOR CAT AND XAT OF TAPMI AND NIRMA?
bhuvanaganesh : around 85 percentile

jay : SIRRRRRRRR, WHAT IS THE ORDER OF SECTIONS IN CAT NOW
nvs : Looks like it's going to be VRC--> LDI--> QA

harshit : HI SIR, DOES ACCURACY PLAY A ROLE IN DECIDING OUR PERCENTILE OR IS IT ONLY THE RAW SCORE???
sridharan : Accuracy is more important as you have negative scores for wrong answers.

twitterati : WHAT IS THE SEECTIONAL ORDER IN CAT 2015? 1ST - QA: 2ND- DI/LR; 3RD- VA? OR IS IT LIKELY TO CHANGE?
kapilbhandari : It's VA, DILR and QA now

hatt_jaa_tau : FORE VS TAPMI VS IMI DELHI? PLEASE COMPARE PLACEMENT AND RANKING?
amitpoddar : IMI>Tapmi>FORE......fore and tapmi are almost at the same level

psp : WHICH IS THE BEST OVERALL AMONG IMT,IMI,MDI GURGOAN??
kapilbhandari : MDI

123456 : SIR MY AIMCAT PERCENTILES ARE 65-70 APPROX. SHOULD I ACCEPT ADMISSION IN ANY COLLEGE OR SHOULD I WAIT 1 YEAR AND PREPARE AGAIN OR 2 YEARS LATER AFTER JOB EXPERIENCE?
nvs : Give your best shot this time and do apply to a few colleges in the range of 80-75. You can decide after converting the call to an admission.

hannah_montana : SIR WHICH TOP BSCHOOLS DOESNT LOOK AT SECTIONAL CUTOFF
param : Symbiosis Univ officially. All the other top schools will hv some sectional cut offs.

abc : SIR,CAN YOU RANK THIS COLLEGES- WELLINGKER-PGDM(MUMBAI), KJ-SOMAIYA PGDM, MET-MMS AND CHETNA-MMS
amitpoddar : KJ>Wellingkar...then the rest of them..

ram7695 : SHOULD WE APPLY FOR IIMS IF WE NEED A CALL FROM THEM
thomas : no. u need to only mark in the cat form.

jay : IS IT FINAL? THIS IS THE NEW ORDER OF SECTIONS 100% SURELY?
thomas : the order will be known only after the demo test is out by the end of this month.as of now we think it is QA, DI and VA.

mmmkay007 : MY %AGES IN X, XII AND ENGG. 90%,85% AND 56%. STUDIED AT NIT AND WORKING AS SR BUSINESS ANALYST TOTAL 4 YRS EXP. MY ACADS CAN PLAY SPOIL SPORT. PLS SUGGEST WHICH PREMIER COLGS COULD ACCEPT ME...
nvs : UG score may have an impact in IIMs, but a very good CAT score can help a lot.Colleges like MDI, XIMB,IMT,etc do not give much weightage to Acads, so the're worth applying to

soumyadeep : SIR/MA'AM, WITH AIMCAT SCORES BETWEEN 85 TO 95 %ILE, WHICH ALL IITS SHOULD I BE APPLYING AT? GOOD ACADS. NON-ENGINEERING BACKGROUND
nvs : Only IIT D & M are possible for non-engrs, apply to both of them

hannah_montana : SIR I GOT 165 MARKS IN MOCK NMAT BY TIME... HOW CLOSE IS THAT TO REAL NMAT
amitpoddar : very close + - 10%

harsh : HI,10TH-79.2%, 12TH-73.2%, GRADUATION-70.1& WORK EXPERIENCE- 18 MONTHS.I AM CONSISTENTLY SCORING BETWEEN 91 TO 97 PERCENTILE IN AIMCATS.CAN I STAND A CHANCE OF GETTING INTO MDI,XLRI,SPJIMR OR NEWER IIMS?
sridharan : Chances are good.

santh : ANYBODY SAY TOP 3 PROGRAMS TO APPLY UNDER TISS
shivabhaskaran : MA HR , MA Social work , M.A. Social Entrepreneurship, M.A. Globalisation and Labour

jacky : SHOULD WE APPLY FOR INDIVIDUAL IITS AND NITS FOR THEM TO CONSIDER OUR SCORES?
kapilbhandari : Yes

twitterati : @KAPIL SIR: I AM HIGHLY INCONSISTENT. HAVE GONE UPTO 95%ILE AND HAVE FALLEN TO 75%ILE TOO. I AM VERY APPREHENSIVE NOW. FOR THESE LAST 40 DAYS, HOW SHOULD I GO ABOUT MY PREPARATION?
kapilbhandari : Already answered this earlier. Pls check

cat2015 : HI SIR XTH 70, XIITH 70, B.COM. 59...... WORK EX. FRESHER,.......AVERAGE AIMCAT SCORE(OF LAST 10 AIMCATS) 85%ILE..........SUGGEST SOME GOOD COLLEGES...............CATEGORY-GENERAL
amitpoddar : IMT,IMI,KJ somaya,TAPMI,dse,mfc DU,Nirma,bim,SIBM,SCMHRD,NMIMS

jas : SIR WHICH B SCHOOL CAN I APPLY IF AM GETTING 60-70 PERCENTILE I BELONG TO SC.. GIVE THE DETAILS OF FEE PLACEMENTS ALSO
param : 60-70 percentile as a sc. At this lebbel you can apply to NIts and IIFM, Bhopal. But if you can get it upto 75-80%le then all tp colleges will come yr way.

jas : SIR WHICH B SCHOOL CAN I APPLY IF AM GETTING 60-70 PERCENTILE I BELONG TO SC.. GIVE THE DETAILS OF FEE PLACEMENTS ALSO
tanuja : You can look at FMS, IIT-D, Kgp, Madras, UBS

amit53 : IS THERE 100 PERCENT PLACEMENT IN NDIM?
amitpoddar : no....40-50 %placement

harsha : SIR,CAN I KNOW THE WEIGHTAGE OF QUANT TOPICS ?
sridharan : There is no fixed no of questions for the various topics though over the years we find good no. of questions in numbers , geometry, probability, p&c, time&distance, progressions, functions indices and logarithms.

hannah_montana : SIR WHICH IS THE BEST SOURCE FOR GK IN 2 MONTHS.. OTHER THAN NEWSPAPER
thomas : refer a good book for static gk-MANORAMA YEAR BOOK would be a good choice.

farhan : RIGHT NOW, AM PERSUING MY B.COM FINAL YEAR.. AND AM EXPECTING ABOUT 78%TILE IN CAT.. SO SHALL I GO WITH BIMTECH, ETC.? OR I SHOULD AGAIN APPEAR IN CAT 2016 WITH FULL PROPR PREPRATION? SIR PLEASE LEMME KNOW..
param : Write again if you don't atleast A category college. You can always get BIMTECH again next year

hhhh : MY ACCURACY IN VA IS ARND 50% .AFTER VIEWING I SEE THAT I CAN GET 75%ACCURACY.I GET STRUC BETWEEN CHOICES.HOW TO READ RC BETTER
sridharan : understand the theme, tone and tenor and the arrangement of the ideas by reading the passage quickly. Read question carefully and when the answer boils down to two take all care to select the correct one by weighing the two possible answer choices.

jayanti_lal : HOW IS ISB HYDERABAD?
bhuvanaganesh : IBS hyderabad ?

hannah_montana : DOES SYDENHAM COLLEGE ACCEPT CET SCORES
param : yes for their MMS programs.

santh : PLS TELL TOP 3 PROGRAMS TO APPLY UNDER TISS
asim : MA in HRM and LR, MA in globalization, MA in social entrep are very good options, choose based on interest. Remember the last one does not provide placements. Also, only the first one is considered on par with MBA-HR program

brindha : GOOD EVENING, PROFILE: GENERAL CATEGORY, X-83%, XII-93%, B.TECH.-86%, COMPLETED 2 LEVELS IN JAPANESE. IT EXPERIENCE-3 YEARS. ON AN AVERAGE I AM SCORING 75%ILE IN AIMCATS. I HAVE TAKEN SABBATICAL TILL CAT EXAM, SO I BELIEVE I CAN IMPROVE MY ATTEMPTS AND SCORE ABOVE 90%ILE. HAVING INTERMEDIATE LEVEL JAPANESE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY WILL MAKE ANY ADVANTAGE IN FINAL SELECTION?
nvs : It'll surely add a flavour to your profile, but don't expect too much out of it. With your profile, a score around 90 may not fetch you any top 20 colleges, try going beyond 96. At 90, you may at best get an IMT , IMI or FORE & BIM

abhi : SIR LOOKING AT THE GLOBAL ASPECT, WHICH COURSE IS MORE RESPECTED GLOBALLY , MIM OR MBA ?
kapilbhandari : Depend on the institute you do it from. As such MBA globally requires some work ex, while for MIM, even freshers can apply

hhhh : HOW TO INCREASE ACCURACY IN VA .IN 1 HR I CAN EASILY ATTEMPT 25QS TO 27QS
swapnila : Focus on the Verbal Reasoning questions , followed by the language based questions.Then spend the remaining amount of time on the RC questions.

harsha : WHICH COLLEGE PROVIDES HIGHEST PLACEMENT OFFERS WITH HIGHEST SALARY IN MUMBAI?
amitpoddar : JBIMS

amit53 : WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BTWN MBA AND PGDM?SOME BSCHOOLS PROVIDE BOTH MBA AND PGDM....WHICH ONE SHOULD BE OPTED??
amitpoddar : Universities can offer MBA degrees.Others offer PGDM,PGP,etc.It is about the Brand name,placements,faculty,etc which matters more than a degree or a Diploma...IIMs ,MDI,IIFT,etc give PGDM...

jayanti_lal : PLEASE RATE IBS HYDERABAD?
kapilbhandari : IBS Hyd, is in our BB. Intake is 960, ROI is very poor. You can consider it, if you don't have any other choice. Pls consult your faculty before applying.

santh : THOMAS SIR PLS TELL 3 PROGRAMS TO APPLY UNDER TISS
shivabhaskaran : MA HR , MA Social work , M.A. Social Entrepreneurship, M.A. Globalisation and Labour

soumyadeep : SIR/MA'AM, HOW ARE PLACEMENTS AT FORE AND WE SCHOOL? ARE PLACEMENTS 100%?
nvs : Avg salary around 9 lacs, placements near 100%, pretty good colleges

hatt_jaa_tau : CAN ENGINEERS APPLY FOR TISS?
shivabhaskaran : Yes,

farhan : SIR WHAT ABOUT JAMIA MILIYA ISLAMIA? PLZ TELL, PLEASE
amitpoddar : placements are not good.....

laura : SIR I AM CURRENTLY WORKING IN IOCL FOR 2 YEARS AND HAS DONE B.TECH AND M.TECH BOTH WITH LATER FROM A TOP NOTCH COLLEGE IN INDIA. MY FIRST QUESTION IS CAN I GET ADMISSION INTO FMS CONSIDERING I AM ALREADY A POSTGRADUATE(M.TECH) AND SECOND QUESTION CAN I SCORE PLACEMENT AS A FRESHER IN FINANCE SECTOR AS I DONT WANT TO SIT FOR OPERATION PROFILE IN LATERAL PLACEMENTS.
nvs : MTech is a plus point for doing MBA, you may get addl points for your PG. As regards the lateral placement at B School, it's applicable to same field of experience only. So, if you apply for FIN jobs they may consider you as a fresher in FIN with some industrial exposure

hatt_jaa_tau : SIBM BENGALORE VS NMIMS BENGALORE? WHICH IS BETTER? COMPARE AVG SALARY OF THE TWO?
kapilbhandari : Already answered

shruu : HI, I AM GETTING BETWEEN 80-90 %TILE IN AIMCATS, WITH VERY FEW DAYS LEFT IS THERE A POSSIBILITY OF GETTING ABOVE 97. PLEASE SUGGEST HOW TO PREPARE FOR COMING DAYS
sridharan : Yes it is possible provided you put in proper efforts.

varun : WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE TEACHER IN AIMCAT VIDEOS SOLUTION OF VERBAL SECTION AND AT WHICH CENTER HE TEACH. I WAS JUST CURIOUS SINCE HE MAKES EVERY QUESTION SIMPLE TO ITS BASIC.
kapilbhandari : That's our trade secret :)

aman : DO WE HAVE TO APPLY SEPARATELY FOR XAT AND TISS
param : XAT is an exam and TISS is a college. Both are different. Apply to TISS separately, choose colleges under XAT and apply individually.

lenz : WHAT IS RANKING AMONG MDI,IMI.IMT,FORE,GIM,KJ???
amitpoddar : MDI>IMT>IMI>KJ>FORE>GIM...more or less

lenz : IS KJ BETTER THAN WELINGKAR???
kapilbhandari : Yes. ROI is much better

harsha : HOW MANY QUESTIONS SHOULD BE ATTEMPTED FROM EACH OF THE 3 SECTIONS WITH ACCURACY TO SCORE MINIMUN 90PERCENTILE IN CAT/
asim : cannot be predicted as it depends on difficulty level of your slot.

jk : SCORING 90 PERCENTILE ON AN AVERAGE IN AIMCATS .....ANY CHANCES OF GETTING INTO IIMS?
gouri : Yes ... with a little bit of effort

jordan : SIR WHAT IS THE MINM ACTUAL OVRLL AS WELL AS SECTIONAL %ILE REQUIRED UNDER ST CATEGORY TO GET A DECENT IIM?
shivabhaskaran : 55 to 60 percentile

sreeja : PLZ ANYBODY HELP!!! I AM WEAK IN QUANT AND DINT FINISH THE SM..WAT DO I DO TO CLEAR SECTIONAL CUT OFF??? MY AV PERCENTILE 85-90.... IF I DO CRQ AND EXC A OF SM..IS IT OK?PLZ REPLY PLZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sridharan : Doing crq and exa alone may not be sufficient. You must try more cat level questions.

avi : HOW IS GIM IN TERMS OF PLACEMENTS AND ROI?
kapilbhandari : Fee is around 15, while avg salary is around 8.75

raj : SIR I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT BIRLA INSTUTE OF MANAGEMENT COLLEGE NOIDA SHOULD I APPLY FOR IT
param : Depends on yr background and profile. Average salary is around Rs 6 lacs. Cut off is around 80%le.

aka : IS FMS-BHU AND UBS-PU IS GOOD.
kapilbhandari : Yes. ROI is very good. In their category (BBB) they are surely good