ash : SIR I HAVE GOT A COMPOSITE SCORE OF 754 AND 98 PERCENTILE IN MAT-SEPT 2015.BUT MY PERCENTILE IN THE LOGICAL REASONING SECTION IS 50. IS THAT GOOD ENOUGH FOR A CALL FROM CHRIST UNIVERSITY BANGALORE? DO THEY HAVE SECTIONAL CUT OFF FOR MAT SCORE?
rahulpinnamaneni : The cut off criteria for Christ University is as follows: • A composite score of 600 in MAT or • 70 percentile in CAT/CAT/XAT or ATMA and • 50% or above marks in aggregate in the Undergraduate Examinations. However, the scores specified for MAT/CMAT/CAT/XAT/ATMA act as an eligibility criteria and the actual scores thereof having no bearing in the selection process. The Selection Process of Christ University consists of Group Discussion, Written Ability Test (WAT)and Personal Interview.

pop_oye_sail_lo : PLZ TELL SYDENHAM COLLEGE'S CAT CUT OFF AND CMAT SCORE CUT OFF PLZZZZZZZZZZZZ
rahulpinnamaneni : MAHCET - 134 CMAT - around 250+

pop_oye_sail_lo : WHAT ARE THE PACKAGES OFFERED IN SYDENHAM , KJ SOMAIYA AND WELINGKAR
amitpoddar : around 7-8 at kj and sydenham and around 6-7 at wellingkar

jay : SIR A SCORE OF 43 IN IIFT MOCK TEST FUNDA, HOW DO YOU RATE THIS SCORE?
rahulpinnamaneni : It's good, but you can always aim higher. On a moderate-to-difficult difficult IIFT, that's good enough to clear the cut-off

pop_oye_sail_lo : WHILE GOING THROUGH TIME BSCHOOL RENKING CAME ACROSS MISB BOCCONI... NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE, BUT EVEN AFTER GETTING RANKED UNDER BB CATEGORY, THE FEES OF THIS INSTITUTE IS MUCH HIGHER THAN THE TOP IIMS, IS IT WORTH JOINING
deepak : Fee is not an indicator of the calibre of a B school. It is a decent option among the BB set of schools.

kml : HELLO SIR. I HAVE NMAT DAY AFTER TOMORROW. ANY LAST MINUTE TIP ? BECAUSE ITS ONLY NMAT AND SNAP I CAN EXPECT ANYTHING. THANKS.
charlton : In Verbal, you need to be quick because there are only 22 minutes for 32 questions. The questions should be moderate. In Reasoning and Quant, also the questions should be of moderate difficulty. In addition to the standard question types that you have seen in your CAT syllabus, NMAT also tests you on Inputoutput flowchart, syllogisms and venn diagrams, eligibility criteria, synonyms and antonyms, analogies, odd man out, number series pattern and completion, fill in the blanks etc.

ekta : HOW DO YOU RATE IIFT AS A COLLEGE? IS IT EQUIVALENT TO IIM I , IIM K?
deepak : No, but it is a very good B school in its own right.

jay : SIR I AM WEAK AT QUANT, IN THE LAST 10 DAYS TO CAT.....WHAT CHAPTERS SHOULD I FOCUS ON? MY CURRENT QUANT PERCENTILES ARE AROUND 65-80, HOW MUCH WILL IT BE IN CAT?
charlton : Try focussing on Numbers and Arithmetic, revise the formulae in Geometry and then solve Algebra if time permits.

ekta : HOW DO YOU RATE IIFT AS A COLLEGE? IS IT EQUIVALENT TO IIM I , IIM K?
adityasrivastava : IIFT is a very good college and it will be rated slightly lower than IIM K/I .

psg : SIRS, CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHAT IS THE CAT CUT OFF FOR TAPMI, IMT GHAZIABAD AND GIM?
srinivasbelvi : Tapmi & Gim is around 80%ile & IMT-G around 90%ile

sift : HELLO! COULD I PLEASE GET SOME INFO ON MBA IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT? THE SCOPE? COLLEGES OFFERING ETC? CAT PERCENTILE REQUIRED?
rahulpinnamaneni : It requires a more in-depth answer, plus there are very few colleges in the country. But then there are many online courses offered in that domain.

deep : SIR WHAT I THE CUT OFF IMI GAZIABAD,IMI DELHI,XIBM,MDI GURGAON.AND COMPARE THESE COLLEGE,GEN NON ENGINEER GIRL.AND PLZ TELL THE CUT OFF WHICH WILLFETCH ME A CALL
deepak : The first 3 around 90-92%ile. MDI is around 96-97.

kml : AND SIR WHAT WAS THE LAST YEAR CUT OFF OF FORE AND LAL BHADUR SHASTRI INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT.
rahulpinnamaneni : FORE - 87+ LBSIM - 85-87

mudit : SIR,IS MISB BICCONI A GOOD B-SCHOOL OR NOT ?
ramnath : It is a good school. You need to keep the ROI in mind though, with about 20 lakh of fee and about 10 lpa as avg ctc.

ash : RAHUL SIR I KNOW THAT THE MIN SCORE FOR APPLYING IS 600.BUT IS THERE SECTIONAL CUT OFF?
rahulpinnamaneni : They have sectional cutoffs but they change from year-to-year, can't comment with certainty.

pop_oye_sail_lo : SIR I AM A MUMBAI STUDENT, I THINK I AM LEFT WITH NO TIME FOR CAT, SO I KNOW WHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SCORE GOOD.. THEREFORE I AM ALSO PLANNING TO GIVE EXAMS LIKE CMAT AND CET.. ARE THERE OTHER EXAMS AS WELL FOR MUMBAI BSCOOLS
charlton : I hope you have also applied for the NMAT, SNAP and XAT exams. THese are national level entrance tests.

dlcc5s605 : SIR AIMCAT SCORE AROUND 50-60 PERCENTILE .PLEASE SUGGEST SOME TIPS TO INCREASE MY PERCENTILE?
rahulpinnamaneni : Sit with a mentor or faculty, take your AIMCAT scores. They should be able to guide you.

jay : DEEPAK SIR, BUT IN THE LATEST CATEGORIZATION BY TIMES, IT PUTS IIFT AND IIMI IN THE SAME BRACKET..
deepak : That is a reflection of the avg salaries at the campuses in the current year. However, an IIM has a better brand value than others in the long run.

shikha : SIR, I'VE BEEN GETTING ABOVE 85 PERCENTILE IN THE AIMCATS, AND MANAGED TO SCORE ABOVE 90 PERCENTILE, TWICE. I HAVE APPLIED TO SIBM PUNE, SCMHRD, NMIMS, GIM, IMT GAZIABAD. WHICH OTHER COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY TO AS I DONT WANT TO TAKE ANY RISK?
rahulpinnamaneni : If you want to get into MBA this year itself, also think of 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)

sam : HI
rahulpinnamaneni : Please ask productive questions

rish17 : DOES IMT GZB AND MDI TAKE THEIR SEPERATE ENTRANCE TESTS ALSO OR IS IT ONLY THROUGH CAT ND GMAT?
srinivasbelvi : No separate test

rima : GOOD EVENING SIR.PLEASE TELL IS THE SCORE OF XAT BENIFICIAL FOR SOME OTHER CLGS EXCEPT XAVIERS.AS I DONT THINK ILL BE ABLE TO CLEAR CUTOFF FOR XLRI.SO SHUD I FILL XAT OR NOT.PLEASE HELP
amitpoddar : XAT scores are accepted by IMT,sp jain,liba,ifmr,xime,xiss,etc...apply for these colleges

ash : WHAT MIGHT BE THE EXPECTED CUT OFF OF CAT SCORE FOR TAMPI MANIPAL? DO THEY HAVE SECTIONAL CUT OFF?
amitpoddar : around 85-90

jay : SIR IS IIFT DELHI AND KOLKATA ON THE SAME LEVEL?
charlton : IIFT Delhi is better than IIFT KOlkata

pop_oye_sail_lo : DOES SYDENHAM COLLEGE ACCEPT CAT SCORES
ramnath : No..MHCET

ryan : IS BITS PILANI A GOOD COLLEGE FOR MBA
bharat : good college... fee around Rs5 lakh... avg pay around Rs8.96 lakh

shikha : I'LL BE GIVING MY NMAT RETAKE-1 ON 26TH. I GOT 177 IN THE LAST ONE. WHIC AREAS SHOULD I FOCUS IN LR AND LS?
rahulpinnamaneni : Can't comment without knowing your scores.

nina : MY PROFILE-CLASS 10 AND 12 - 86%. GRAD BCOM HONS FROM CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY - 50.2%. GRADUATED IN OCT 2014. NO WORK EX. AIMCAT %ILE BETWEEN 85-96. SHOULD I APPLY TO SPJAIN? WHERE ELSE CAN I APPLY TO? YOUR SUGGESTIONS WILL BE OF GREAT VALUE. THANK YOU!!
rahulpinnamaneni : SP Jain lays a lot of emphasis on past acads. Your graduation percentage, for whatever reason, it not very impressive. I'd let it pass. Chances are low.

jay : SIR IS THERE A COMPARISON BETWEEN SYDENHAM AND NMIMS FOR FINANCE CONSIDERING THE FEES FACTOR, OR IS IT A NO BRAINER IN FAVOUR OF NMIMS?
rahulpinnamaneni : NMIMS!

gaurav : WHAT CAN BE THE EXPECTED CUTOFF SCORE FOR IIFT THIS YEAR ? APART FROM IB PROGRAMME OF IIFT , WHAT OTHER PROGRAMS ARE GOOD OVER THERE?
rahulpinnamaneni : Can't say before the exam itself, that'd be too premature. MBA in IB is good, unless you're thinking of an executive program or a doctoral program.

priya : RAHUL SIR , WT IIFT XAM THIS SUNDAY ,CAN U TELL ME HOW TO GO ABT LONG COMPREHENSIONS ? PLUS IS IT ADVISABLE TO LEAVE THE DI PART BCZ ITS VERY CALCULATION INTENSIVE ? BCZ SEC CUT OFF IS QUANT N DI COMBINED ! ?
rahulpinnamaneni : One or two sets in DI are usually doable. Leaving it altogether might not be a good idea. Take your AIM-IIFT exams, they're very similar to last year's IIFT exam.

nisha : HELLO SIR, WHICH ARE THE TOP COLLEGES THAT HAVE MBA-IB FULL FLAGSHIP PROGRAMMES OTHER THAN IIFT'S?
charlton : SIIB is another B-School (Symbiosis Institute of International Business)

jay : SIR CAN A PERSON THINK OF JOINING IIFT DELHI/KOLKATA ABOVE IIM SHILLONG? OR THE IIM TAG GIVES SHILLONG THE ADVANTAGE...
charlton : IIM SHillong. The brand is very important and the B-School offers very good placements.

am123 : ALSO, COULD YOU ELABORATE UPON THE STRATEGY FOR THE LAST 10 DAYS OR SO?
charlton : RC, LR and DI sets to be solved on a daily basis. (Atleast three per day). Spend atleast two hours on CAT and one hours on VA until the day before CAT.

gaurav : HOW MUCH PERCENTILE WILL BE REQUIRED IN CAT TO GET THROUGH DFS / NITIE?
bharat : DFS - around 90%ile while NITIE needs at least 97%ile.

ash : I HAVE WRITTEN MAT IN SEPT. CAN I WRITE IT AGAIN IN DECEMBER? WILL IT MAKE THE SEPT SCORE INVALID?
bharat : you can write... schools accept the higher of the two scores when you apply.

sanket : SIR, I AM GETTING A RAW SCORE OF AROUND 100-120 IN MY AIMCATS AND AS A BACKUP I AM PLANNING TO APPLY FOR EITHER FORE OR GOA INST OF MGMT.
ramnath : Both are good schools. FORE has a location advantage though.

parv : HELLO SIR.I HAVE MY NMAT TOMORROW.
bharat : Close all books... eat a healthy dinner... sleep well... go to the test centre with an open mind... no negative thoughts! Our best wishes!

pratik2307 : SIR,MY AIMCAT RAW SCORE IS ABOUT 112,WHICH COLLEGES TO APPLY(GENERAL CATEGORY)?????????????????????????
deepak : Let us know the avg %ile

sanket : WHICH OUT OF FORE AND GOI INST OF MGMT IS BETTER?
bharat : FORE is better...

sameer : SIR I AM SCORING 110 TO 130 IN SAMCATS.HOW MUCH MORE SHOULD I SCORE. AND PLEASE GIVE ME SOME CRUCIAL TIPS FOR VERBAL SECTION AS THATS THE ONE TURNING OUT TO BE DEVIL.
charlton : That's a good score but you can try improving upto 150+. What about your AIMCAT scores. Do take atleast three more in one sitting. If you have missed any, then you can retake some. Also for VA practice, solve parajumbles, odd sentence out and summary question types. The key skill tested will be reading skills.

pop_oye_sail_lo : WILL JBIMS ACCEPT CET
charlton : Yes it will.

ryan : WHAT IS THE CUTOFF PERCENTILE FOR BITS PILANI AND WHAT IS THE LAST DATE TO REGISTER FOR IT
bharat : 60%ile; for last date, check the institute's website or the notifications page on this website

jay : HAVE A COMPULSION OF DOING MBA THIS YEAR. AIMCATS ARE AROUND 93, QUANT IS BAD AT 75 AVERAGE..APART FROM MDI, SPJ, FMS WHICH ALL COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY? GIVING NMAT, IIFT, SNAP AS BACKUP AS WELL.
deepak : IIT B, D, Madras, NITIE

cherry15 : SIR, MY CURRENT PERCENTILE IS 70 IN AIMCATS, 75-80 IN QA, 65-80 IN DI AND 50 IN VA, HOW MUCH CAN I EXPECT IN THE FINAL CAT? I AM NOT SO SURE THAT I CAN GET INTO SOME OF THE GOOD IIMS. SO CAN U PLZ LET ME KNOW TO WHICH DECENT B SCHOOLS CAN I APPLY FOR??
rahulpinnamaneni : You need to improve drastically in VA, and I mean it. 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

rish17 : HOW CAN WE APPLY FOR BITS PILANI??
bharat : get real... visit their website for details!

pop_oye_sail_lo : WHAT IS ITM NAVI MUMBAI'S PACKAGE
rahulpinnamaneni : http://www.itm.edu/pgdm/pgdm_placement-records.php

roshan987 : PLZ COMMENT ON PLACEMENTS OF FORE??M CONFUSED
rahulpinnamaneni : Decent placements. If you're in the top 10% expect a very decent package.

nisha : SIR, HOW MANY MINIMUM QUESTION IN EACH SECTION MUST BE CORRCT TO CLEAR IIFT?
rahulpinnamaneni : Depends on the exam! No one here can predict it even before the exam. Your performance in MOCK IIFTs can help.

bhal : HOW MUCH ONE DO RIGHT QUES IN CAT TO GET 95+% OVERALL
amitpoddar : exact no of questions cannot be predicted.It depends on the level of difficulty.try to score around 120 and u may get more than 95%ile......,.,.,,

rima : IS GK ND DESCRIPTIVE ENGLISH INCLUDED IN PERCENTILE CALCULATION OF XAT?
deepak : No.

mehul : IN THE XAT DEADLINES, IT IS MENTIONED THAT THE CONFIRMATION PAGE SHOULD BE RECEIVED VIA COURIER SHOULD REACH BY THE NOTIFIED DATE, BUT THIS NOTIFIED DATE SPECIFICALLY IS NOT MENTIONED.COULD YOU PLESE HELP?
rahulpinnamaneni : http://xatonline.net.in/flowchart.aspx It clearly says "Admission, XLRI, Circuit House Area (East), Jamshedpur – 831001 within fifteen days from the date of issuance of DD."

amit : HOW MUCH IS THE CUT OFF FOR NIRMA UNIVERSITY
bharat : 85%ile overall with 50%ile sectional cutoff

parv : I HAVE MY NMAT TOMORROW.PLEASE SUGGEST ME SOME LAST MINUTE TIPS AND GUIDELINES FOR THE SAME.I FELT THE DI SECTION IN MOCK NMATS TO BE QUITE CALCULATIVE AND TIME CONSUMING.APOLOGIES FOR GOING BEYOND THE TOPIC OF DISCUSSION.
ramnath : Stay cool and relax for today. It helps a lot.

jay : IN THESE LAST DAYS, SHOULD I REVISE AIMCAT PAPERS OR SHOULD I DO CAT PREVIOUS PAPERS? I HAVE DONE 2008, WHICH ONE TWO PAPERS I SHOULD DO MORE ALONG WITH AIMCAT REVISION..
ramnath : F you have any SAMCATs left, suggest you do them. Past CAT papers will be in a different pattern and will not be too relevant now.

sanket : HAS NMIMS B'LORE BEEN DE-RECOGNIZED?
amitpoddar : no...just a notice been sent to them to explain certainn things...

dlcc5s605 : DID B CATEGORY COLLEGES ARE GOOD ENOUGH IF I WOULD DO CFA COURSE WITH IT.?
rahulpinnamaneni : "good enough" is subjective, please elaborate. And CFA's not easy :)

aaryav : SIR,I HAVE BEEN SCORING 110-124 MARKS IN AIMCATS,HOW IS THE PERFORMANCE? I DON'T GET THE PERCENTILE SINCE THESE ARE MISSED AIMCATS.
amitpoddar : compare your score with other students'results and you can ascertain your %ile.....U should be close to 95%ile.,.,.

sri : SIR I AM SCORING 80-85 OUT OF 300 IN AIMCATS PLEASE SUGGEST HOW MUCH SHOULD I IMPROVE TO GET 95+ PERCENTILE?
amitpoddar : try to do 2-3 more right questions in all the 3 sections.....u will reach 95%ile...

aakash : @DEEPAK SIR, PLZ TELL ME HOW MANY MARKS SHOULD I GET IN AIMCAT TO GET ATLEAST 90 PERCENTILE
deepak : It varies and cannot be determined accurately. Do not go with a strategy to attempt X number of qns. Try to maximize your score in each of the 3 areas, that is the best exam strategy.

bhal : WHAT IS THE CUT OFF FOR XIMB, FORE, LIBA, GREAT LAKES& GIM
adityasrivastava : You can expect calls from these colleges if you have 85+ percentile.

shikha : THANK YOU SO MUCH, RAHUL SIR. YES, I HAVE TO GET IN THIS YEAR ITSELF. I'LL CHECK THESE OUT :)
rahulpinnamaneni : :)

jay : SIR IN THE LAST 5-6 DAYS TO CAT, SHOULD I GIVE ONE SECTIONAL EVERY DAY FOR DILR AND VARC OR SHOULD I DO PREVIOUS YEARS PAPERS FROM IMS 500?
charlton : You can divide your time judiciously between T.I.M.E. SAMCATs, T.I.M.E. AIMCATs, T.I.M.E. Online sectional tests, Past CAT Papers available on your student home page. T.I.M.E. has provided you with enough material, online and offline. On the day before the CAT exam, brush through formulae in geometry and other quant topics and go over strategies for LR, DI, VA and RC.

jyothish : HOW IS GREAT LAKES'S ONE YEAR PROGRAMME? WHAT IS THE EXPECTED CUT OFF FOR THIS ? DO COLLEGES ALLOW TO PARTICIPATE IN PLACEMENTS IF ONE IS ON SABBATICAL..
srinivasbelvi : It is their flagship program & has good curriculum. Cut off around 95%ile. About sabbatical you got to check with the placement committee of the college.

dlcc5s605 : WHAT WOULD BE CUTT OFF FOR DFS, DSE DU COLLEGES ?
srinivasbelvi : Around 90%ile in CAT

mudit : SIR PLEASE COMMENT ON COLLEGE- GREAK LAKES,CHENNAI !! HOW IS IT ?
rahulpinnamaneni : Decent, but tell more about your profile and expectations.

sak : PLZ REARRANGE THE FOLLOWING WITH RESPECT TO PLACEMENT MICA,DFS,SIMSREE,KJ,SIBM-P,SCHMRD,TISS,XIMB,NMIMS
rahulpinnamaneni : NMIMS>SIBM-P=XIMB>SCMHRD> The others are subjective, based on your preferences.

udit_raizada : HOW MUCH SCORE IN CAT CAN HELP TO GET 99+ %ILE ?
adityasrivastava : That cannot be predicted as it depends on toughness level of CAT which changes every year.

priya : RAHUL SIR, WT IIFT XAM THIS SUNDAY ,CAN U TELL ME HOW TO GO ABT LONG COMPREHENSIONS ? PLUS IS IT ADVISABLE TO LEAVE THE DI PART BCZ ITS VERY CALCULATION INTENSIVE ? BCZ SEC CUT OFF IS QUANT N DI COMBINED?
rahulpinnamaneni : Check last year's RC questions, they're very straight forward, just search and fill type questions.

bhal : WHAT CAN BE THE CUT OFF FOR IIFT THIS YEAR APPROX
deepak : Cannot be predicted.

rahul : WHICH GROUP SHOULD BE PREFERRED :FMS,MDI,XLRI OR NEWER IIMS?AND WHY?
rahulpinnamaneni : FMS>XLRI>MDI Newer IIMs, depends on which one we're talking about. Also, which specialization you're talking about. If it's marketing, MDI might be better than "most" of the newer IIMs. But FMS and XLRI, are any day better than all the newer IIMs.

aug : PLS SIR TELL ME WHAT WAS THE MARKS FOR 95ILE IN CAT 2014
rahulpinnamaneni : Around 55-58 correct out of 100

cherry15 : SIR, WHAT IS THE CUT OFF FOR NMIMS MUMBAI FOR GENERAL FEMALE CANDIDATE
rahulpinnamaneni : Around 209+ (last year)

amit : @BHARAT SIR THANK YOU, BUT I AM GETTING 70 MARKS IN CURRENT AIMCAT. IS THERE CHANCE OF GETTING IN NIRMA ?
bharat : difficult... work very hard... stay focused... try to raise your performance.

sanket : TAPMI VS IMT GHAZIBAD VS FORE VS GIM?? AS ALL COME UNDER CATEGORY A OF TIME
adityasrivastava : IMT G is the best in this list.

rahul : IF A PERSON GETS 33 NET SCORE IN AIMCATS THEN WHAT WILL BW HIS OR HER MAIN CAT PERCENTILE?
amitpoddar : can't be exactly said....but a total score of 33 in AIMCAT should not fetch u more than 50%ile

jay : SRINIVAS SIR BETWEEN NMIMS AND DFS DELHI, WHICH ONE TO CHOOSE FOR FINANCE? DFS CLOSES APPLICATIONS ON 3RD JAN, AND I AM WAITING FOR MY NMAT SCORES TO SEE WHETHER I SHOULD APPLY TO DFS OR NOT.
srinivasbelvi : Both offer good curriculum & placement opportunities. Branding wise NMIMS-Mumbai is well positioned. ROI is better for DFS.

udit_raizada : I AM SCORING AROUND 130-140 IN AIMCATS. HOW MUCH CAN %ILE CAN I EXPECT IN CAT 2015? HOW MUCH IMPROVEMENT IS REQUIRED TO SCORE AROUND 99%ILE?
charlton : That's a great score. You will be in the 98%ile range. Aim for accuracy in the test. Don't unnecessarily mark all the questions in Verbal even though you may be tempted to. If you can score above 96%ile in AIMCAT1601, you will be able to cross through 99%ile in the actual CAT.

sanket : I AM GETTING 85-90 PERCENTILE IN AIMCATS, SHOULD I APPLY FOR THE MICAT EXAM?
rahulpinnamaneni : If that's what you're really interested in. You need to realize that MICAT calls for a very different kind of aptitude in order to clear.

suvam : WHAT SHOULD BE THE IDEAL WAY TO TACKLE THE QUANT PART IN CAT ?
adityasrivastava : Start with questions/areas that are your strengths and than go for your weaker areas.Practice last CAT papers and AIMCATs.

aug : I AM REGULARLY SCORING AROUND 80 TO 95 MARKS IN AIMCATS ,SAM CATS AND CL MOCKS ...HOW SHOULD I PREPARE FOR REMAINIG DAYS
amitpoddar : focus on the Analysis of tests;and check all ur wrong answers; find the reasons behind;and work on those areas apart from revising other areas

achilees : LAST MIN TIPS FOR VRC SECTION PERCENTILE
rahulpinnamaneni : Practise all previous CAT papers and AIMCAT papers of this year.

rahul : HOW SHOULD I APPLY IN THE IISWBM COLLEGE OF KOLKATA?
srinivasbelvi : Visit their website for application form. You'd be considered for admission if you apply to the B-School in addition to taking CAT.

sameer : CHARLTON SIR I HAVE SCORED 90% IN PAST 2 AIMCATS AND IN THE ONES I WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND EARLIER DUE TO LATE APPLICATION , I AM ABLE TO CROSS CUT OFF.
charlton : 90% is good but not great enough. You need to cross 96%ile atleast once or twice. Give yourself that target in AIMCAT1601.

nikita : SIR CAN YOU PLEASE RANK AMONG IMT XIMB IIFT-K NMIMS-MUMBAI,GIM,GREAT LAKES (I HAVE 42 MONTHS WORK EX)
amitpoddar : XIM B

anumalik_7 : HELLO SIR,
amitpoddar : yes,what's ur question

roshan987 : X-72,XII-73,BBA-52[DISTANCE]20 MONTHS WORKING EX.,WHICH FORM SHOULD I FILL BETWEEN IMT G & IMI DELHI?
bharat : most imp detail is AIMCAT %ile range... both need around 90%ile

aa : SIR, WHICH COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY FOR? MY LIST IS AS FOLLOWS: IIMS,IIFT,XL,SPJAIN,MDI,FMS,NITIE,JBIMS,IIT B. AIMCAT AVG %LE- 95-96, X- 91.2, XII- 93, B.TECH- 83.5. W-EX 0. GEN.
srinivasbelvi : If budget is not a constraint apply to all that you've listed. You can decide the admission based on call conversion.

j1289 : HI SIR,WILL THE CAT PERCENTILE BE NEARBY THE AIM AT PERCENTILE? BECAUSE IN AIM AT WE ARE COMPETING WITH 10K TO 12K ASPIRANTS WHEREAS CAT HAS 2.18 LAKH ASPIRANTS
adityasrivastava : Generally, what we have seen is CAT Percentiles are a little better than one's AIMCAT percentile.But this is just a rough guide.

aaryav : IS THE FORM FOR JBIMS AND IITS OUT? THERE IS NO LINK FOR ADMISSION 2016-18 ON THOSE SITES.
rahulpinnamaneni : Not yet

pop_oye_sail_lo : SIR PLZ RANK THESE MUMBAI AND NAVI MUMBAI COLLEGES... WELINGKAR, SIES, NL DALMIYA AND ITM
amitpoddar : WELLINGKAR IS BETTER THAN OTHERS...

shivam : SIR, I HAVE BEEN SCORING 130-145 MARKS IN THE AIMCATS, WHAT %ILE SHOULD I EXPECT IN CAT
rahulpinnamaneni : Raw score or scaled score? Please mention percentile, that's a better way of looking at things.

nikita : CAN YOU PLEASE INCLUDE NITIE , SP JAIN AND MDI IN THE RANKING AS WELL AND WHAT WOULD BE A SAFE(APPARENT) SCORE TO NET THESE COLLEGES?
tarannumraza : spjain-85 to 90 percentile:NITIE-96+:MDI-96+

jain : BEST COLLEGE IN THE BRACKET OF 85-90 PERCENTILE IN CAT ?
bharat : all need 85-90%ile --- BIM, Trichy; FORE, New Delhi; FMS BHU; LIBA, Chennai ..... best is FORE.

amit : @BHARAT SIR, BUT FACULTIES AT MY CENTER SAY THAT GETTING 85 MARKS IN AIMCAT IS LIKE GETTING 93%TILE IN CAT. SO WHAT SHOULD BE THE IDEAL MARKS TO SCORE IN AIMCATS TO GET IN NIRMA UNIVERSITY ?
amitpoddar : IT IS DIFFICULT TO PREDICT.sCORE AS MUCH AS U CAN.....85-90 %ILE WILL GIVE U A CALL FROM NIRMA

abhinav : TO WHICH COLLEGE ONE SHOULD APPLY GETTING SCORE BETWEEN 80-100
amitpoddar : IMT,MDI-HR AND IM,IMI,FORE,KJ SOMAYA,LBS,TAPMI,GIM,ETC.,,....

bhal : STUDY PLAN FOR REMAINING DAYS...
rahulpinnamaneni : Revise past CAT papers and AIMCATs. Don't worry too much!

aspirant : WHAT ARE THE SECTIONAL CUT OFFS FOR MDI? ALSO WHAT ARE THE AVG PAY PACKAGES OF THE FOLLOWING? LIBA, LBSIM, BIMTECH, FMS BHU AND SIIB..... KINDLY DO ANSWER
amitpoddar : CAT cut-off percentile MDI(Sectional and Overall ) for admissions to PGP/PGP- HRM/PGP-IM (2014-16) a. Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation: 75% b. Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning:85% c. Over all CAT Percentile cut off:94.93% Note: The above information is for year PGP/PGP-HRM/PGP-IM (2014-16)

rima : ANY LAST YEAR CAT PAPR WHICH IS MOST IMP TO REVISE BEFORE CAT
adityasrivastava : No. All are equally important.

cherry15 : @ RAHUL SIR: THANQ. SIR, MY CURRENT PERCENTILE IS 70 IN AIMCATS, 75-80 IN QA, 65-80 IN DI AND 50 IN VA, HOW MUCH CAN I EXPECT IN THE FINAL CAT? I AM NOT SO SURE THAT I CAN GET INTO SOME OF THE GOOD IIMS. SO CAN U PLZ LET ME KNOW TO WHICH DECENT B SCHOOLS CAN I APPLY FOR??
rahulpinnamaneni : You need to get more than 80-85+ in each section to get into any IIM

mudit : SIR I HAVE HEARD THAT XIMB CONDUCTS A SEPARATE EXAM TOO X-GMAT ... WHAT'S THE LEVEL OF THAT PAPER?? THE PAPER IS ON 10TH JAN
rahulpinnamaneni : Easier than XAT!

rishi : SIR MY AIMCAT PERCENTILE VARIES BETWEEN 92 AND 98. WHICH ALL COLLEGES TO APPLY??
tarannumraza : apart from the IIMs, NITIE,FMS,IIT-Mumbai,Delhi,Kharagpur;XIMB,IMT(Ghaziabad),FMS-BHU,DFS(University of Delhi),MDI

dlcc5s605 : NDIM DELHI, BHARATIYA VIDHYAPEET DELHI CAMPUS, FOSTIIMA DELHI WHICH IS BETTER FOR FINANCE COURSE
amitpoddar : LOOK FOR SOMETHING BETTER THANE THESE,.,.,.,.THESE ARE AVERAGE COLLEGES....NDIM IS SLIGHTLY BETTER THAN THE OTHER TWO

tripti : DOES GREAT LAKES CHENNAI EXCEPT MAT SCORES?
ramnath : No.

gaurav : @BHARAT SIR - IS NITIE SPECIFIC TO ANY PROGRAM LIKE TISS IS FOR HR ? OR OTHER PROGRAMS ARE ALSO GOOD?
bharat : Gaurav, other programs are good... though it is famous for SCM and IE

anumalik_7 : WHAT ARE THE CUTTOFFS OF THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTES: IISWBM KOLKATA,NIRMA AHAMADEBAD,LIBA CHENNAI,BIMTECH NOIDA?
rahulpinnamaneni : 70-80 range. Some are slightly higher.

roshan987 : THANXX BHARAT SIR I M GETTING 85-90 BUT WANT TO FILL ONE OF IMT/IMI
bharat : IMI is a better college

kpk : WHAT ARE HE GOOD COLLEGES IN NORTH INDIA WHICH ACCEPT MAT SCORE MY PERCENTILE IS AROUMD 60-70
amitpoddar : NDIM,APEEJAY,AMITY,,.

janani : I AM FINDING FLUCTUATIONS IN MY AIMCAT PERCENTILE (85-95) AND ALSO THE DISTRIBUTION OF MARKS SECTION WISE. UNABLE TO FIGURE OUT MY STRENGTH. ADVICE?
adityasrivastava : Do give some more MOCK Tests to decide this.This will also help you in deciding your strategy based on the different types of paper i.e. toughness level of different sections.

dlccraj : SIR, I AM A NON -ENGINEER GEN-CATEGORY MY ACED MIC ARE AVG
rahulpinnamaneni : So what's your question now?

dlcc5s605 : DID BITS PILANI ACCEPT NON ENGINEERING BACKGROUND STUDENTS APPLICATION ALSO FOR MBA COURSE?
amitpoddar : BE/B. TECH OR MASTERS IN ANY DISCIPLINE...

rahul : WILL CMAT IS A GOOD OPTION AFTER GIVING CAT?
bharat : yes... it will widen and (a good performance will) brighten your chances of making it to a good school.

gaurav : SCORING AROUND 90% IN AIMCATS , APART FROM IIM'S, FMS , NMIMS,SIBM ,MDI, SP JAIN, JAMNALAL, MAIN IIT'S.. WHAT ALL SHALL I APPLY? AM I MISSING ANY IMP INSTITUTE?
srinivasbelvi : Range of school that you have listed seems to be fine. I'm assuming that you are not taking XAT as you didn't mention about XLRI & XIMB.

mano94 : HOW GOOD IS ALLIANCE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS BANGALORE AND WHAT IS THE AVERAGE PACKAGE.WOULD TIME RECOMMENDS ALLIANCE BANGALORE
tarannumraza : Fee 12 lakhs,intake-620,approximate cutoff-50+percentile.just ok

bhal : SIR WHAT IS THE SECRET OF GETTING 99+ % IN CAT,PL EXPLAIN
rahulpinnamaneni : Hard work and smart work are the 2 secrets. It also helps if you're intelligent enough.

soumya : SIR/MA'AM HOW ARE PLACEMENTS AT GIM AND DSE?
srinivasbelvi : Deserving ones are well placed. I mean you should try & get better grades while you are at B-School.

rahul : WHAT ARE THE CUTTOFFS OF THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTES: IISWBM KOLKATA,NIRMA AHAMADEBAD,LIBA CHENNAI,BIMTECH NOIDA?
amitpoddar : FOR NIRMA IT IS MORE THAN 85...FOR OTHERS LESS THAN 80

pratik2304 : HOW MANY CORRECT ATTEMPTS DOES A 100 %ILER GET
rahulpinnamaneni : Last year, around 92 out of 100

soumya : SIR/MA'AM, HOW ARE THE PLACEMENTS AT SIMSREE?
rahulpinnamaneni : http://www.simsree.org/Placement Take everything you read with a pinch of salt!

urvi : IS IT WORTH GOING FOR MSC FINANCE IN JBIMS AFTER ENGG FROM AN AVERAGE COLLEGE IN MU?
adityasrivastava : That will totally depend on your interest levels in Finance and the other opportunities that you can create in terms of MBA seat in other colleges.

cherry15 : SIR, WHAT IS THE MIN PERCENTILE REQ TO GET INTO IIM BANG AND INDORE FOR A GENERAL FEMALE CANDIDATE WITH % OF 94 IN 10TH, 97 IN 12TH, 86 IN BTECH AND 8.8(CGPA) IN MTECH ? (PLZ REPLY)
srinivasbelvi : Mention if you've got any Work-Ex

jain : ACCURACY IN IIFT MOCK WAS BEST IN RC-95%, LR-100% QUANT&DI- 60% AND GK WAS WORST 30-340%..PLZ GUIDE FOR THE EXAM
amitpoddar : IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT ACCURACY..IT IS ABOUT MARKS....LAST YR GK CUT OFF WAS ONLY 2.4 MARKS...CUT OFFS FOR OTHER SECTIONS WERE ALSO LESS THAN 10,..,.

anup : SIR THIS YEAR HOW MUCH CUT OFF EXPECTED FOR XIM BHUBNESHWAR
amitpoddar : AROUND 90-92

jay : RAHUL SIR SO SHOULD ONE APPLY TO X-GMAT AS WELL FOR ADMISSION TO XIMB? GIVEN THAT XAT SCORES CAN BE UNPREDICTABLE.
rahulpinnamaneni : XAT scores are never unpredictable, it's just that the exam is tough. Attempt a mock XAT or two, you'll be able to figure out for yourself whether you need to take X-GMAT

jay : DEEPAK SIR CAN A PERSON THINK OF JOINING IIFT DELHI/KOLKATA ABOVE IIM SHILLONG? OR THE IIM TAG GIVES SHILLONG THE ADVANTAGE...
amitpoddar : IIM SHILLONG CAN BE PREFERRED OVER IIFT

janani : HI, WHERE CAN I PRACTICE THOSE INTERESTING LR-BASED DI QUESTIONS WHICH ARE APPEARING IN AIMCATS? (I AM NOT A TIME STUDENT) I AM UNABLE TO DO THEM DURING THE EXAM BUT CAN COMFORTABLY SOLVE MOST OF THEM IN MY HOUSE UNDER TIME CONSTRAINT. REALLY NEED YOUR ADVICE ON HOW TO NOT GET PANICKED.
charlton : Since there is not much time, you can solve them from the AIMCATs and SAMCATs (Self administered Mock CATs). You can even enrol online for the same.

ash : SIR I HAVE BEEN SCORING 70 PERCENTILE IN AIMCATS. CAN I EXPECT ATLEAST 85 PERCENTILE IN ACTUAL CAT? AND IS THAT GOOD ENOUGH FOR TAPMI?
tarannumraza : Yes you can expect a good score if you have been prsctising and analysing the AIMCATs /online sectiional tests.85 percentile will be good enough for TAPMI

rahul : BEST COLLEGES IN 65-70% BRACKET IN CAT?
amitpoddar : 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 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

aa : SIR,ALTHOUGH NOT RELATED TO THE CHAT TOPIC, COULD YOU PLEASE HELP ME WITH WHAT I SHOULD DO FOR THE NEXT 4-5 DAYS FOR IIFT GK?
rahulpinnamaneni : Newspapers from the last 3-4 months, current affairs refresher books, Who's Who? PMs and Presidents and their trips etc.

rima : GOOD CLGS UNDER CMAT ND THEIR CUTOFFS PLEASE REPLY
amitpoddar : CMAT Cut Off in Percentile/ Score/ Rank Public B-Schools Indian School of Mines University, Dhanbad 60 percentile Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Research and Entrepreneurship Education (SIMSREE), Mumbai 256 score (MMS) 248 score (PGDBM) Department of Management Studies, NIT Durgapur 156 score Private B-Schools Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai 280 score Prin. LN Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Mumbai 85 percentile KJ Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai 90 percentile Goa Instiute of Management, Goa 260 score

jay : SIR FMS BHU IS BETTER OR NMIMS FOR FINANCE?
amitpoddar : NMIMS

nikita : THANKS FOR THE RESPONSE TARAN AND AMIT SIR, CAN YOU PLEASE RANK THEM FROM BEST TO RELATIVELY LESSER FROM AMONG THEM IMT XIMB IIFT-K NMIMS-MUMBAI,GIM,GREAT LAKES,MDI,SP JAIN,NITIE
amitpoddar : MDI...NITIE...SP JAIN..NMIMS..XIM B...IMT..IIFT K...GREAT LAKES...GIM.......THIS IS JUST A ROUGH PICTURE.,.,

abhinav : ONE WHO HAS DONE GRADUATION CORRESPONDINGLY, TO WHICH COLLEGES ONE SHOULD NOT APPLY?
amitpoddar : NMIMS AND SYMBIOSIS

reshma : HELLO, I WANT TO GO ABROAD AND STUDY. CAN YOU SUGGEST ME HOW TO PREPARE FOR GMAT AND ALSO HOW TO PREPARE MY LIST OF BSCHOOLS. DOES THE COMBO OFFER AT TIME DELHI GOOD TO HELP ME ON THIS
charlton : The Combo offer at T.I.M.E. is extremely beneficial for students like you. We have a very successful program for GMAT at T.I.M.E. You can get in touch with the nearest T.I.M.E. centre that offers the GMAT Program in Delhi and speak to our counsellors.

jain : 50 CORRECT ATTEMPTS GET TO WHAT PERCENTILE?
rahulpinnamaneni : In CAT 2014, if you got 50 right and nothing wrong, you'd have got somewhere around 90-95%ile.

sak : SIR ,WHAT IS CUTOFF FOR MICA THROUGH XAT AND CAT RESP.AND THAT FOR DFS ,UNIVERSITY OF DELHI ,SOUTH CAMPUS. ASLO HOW WOULD RATE SIMS ,IS THE PLACEMENT REPORT POSTED BY THEM CANDID???????????
amitpoddar : THERE R NO CUT OFFS AS SUCH.AFTER UR CAT OR XAT U ARE CALLED FOR THEIR OWN EXAM MICAT... SIMS PLACEMENTS ARE NOT VERY GOOD,.,.,

rahul : WILL MAT BE A GOOD OPTION AFTER GIVING CAT?
bharat : that would depend on your performance in the CAT/AIMCATs... at a general level, the answer is YES.

dlccraj : I AM A NON ENGINEER GEN-CATEGORY MALE MY ACEDMICS ARE AVG AROUND 65 IN ALL 10TH 12TH AND B.COM (H) NO WORK EX GAP OF THREE YEARS AFTER MDY GRADUATION . I COMPLETED MY GRADUATION IN 20? 12 SHOULD I APPLY FOR XLRI OR NOT.
srinivasbelvi : If you are confident of getting in excess of 99%ile in XAT then you can try your luck.

cherry15 : SIR, WHAT IS THE MIN PERCENTILE REQ TO GET INTO IIM BANG AND INDORE FOR A GENERAL FEMALE CANDIDATE WITH % OF 94 IN 10TH, 97 IN 12TH, 86 IN BTECH AND 8.8(CGPA) IN MTECH(2015 PASS OUT) NO WORK EX? (PLZ REPLY)
srinivasbelvi : Around 97%ile

dixhaa : SIR, I AM UNABLE TO DECIDE THAT SHOULD I FILL MAT FORM OR NOT?? WHICH ARE THE TOP COLLEGES THAT ACCEPT MAT SCORE? ALSO I AM SC CANDIDATE SO WHAT IS THE MINIMUM CAT PETCENTILE TEQUIRED FOR TOP COLLEGES AND PLEASE ALSO SUGGEST WHICH COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY FOR AFTER CAT THAT HAVE LOW FEE STRUCTURE BUT HIGH PLACEMENT?
amitpoddar : MAT COLLEGES-CHRIST,AMITY,SCMS,KOLKATA UNIVERSITY. FOR A BETTER ROI APPLY TO FMS DU AND BHU,UBS CHANDIGARH,ETC.

reshma : PLS ANSWER: I HAVE BEEN SCORING 90+ IN MY AIMCATS REGULARLY WITH 98, 97, 95 AND 92 BEING LOWEST. I HAVE 3+ YEARS OF WORK EXPERIENCE. I AM ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO GIVE GMAT TO ADD MORE GOOD B-SCHOOLS BETTER THAN INDIAN BSCHOOLS TO MY KITTY. EVEN I BELIEVE ISB IS ALSO A GOOD BSCHOOL. I REQUEST YOU TO GUIDE ME ON THE SAME WHETHER I SHOULD GIVE GMAT AFTER CAT IN ANOTHER 10-15 DAYS OR PREPARE FOR GMAT AND THEN GIVE.
tarannumraza : Ideal would be that you prepare for GMAT ,take their mock tests and book a date when you start scoring well in the mocks.All the best for CAT-going by your AIMCAT performance, you should be getting calls from premier b-schools

jay : SIR THE STIPEND OFFERED IN SUMMER PLACEMENT REPORTS OF BSCHOOLS IS FOR ONE MONTH OR FOR BOTH THE MONTHS COMBINED?
deepak : 2

rahul : WHAT IS STATIC G.K?
rahulpinnamaneni : Authors, books, wars and history etc. is static GK. Politics, business, mergers, acquisitions etc. is current GK

dlcc5s605 : IIFT MOCK TEST 29 MARKS SUGGEST SOME TIPS TO INCREASE OVERALL MARKS
amitpoddar : DO THE ANALYSIS....FIND OUT WHERE U WENT WRONG....DID U LEAVE SOME EASY QUESTIONS?.....

tripti : SIR WHAT ARE THE BEST B SCHOOLS WHICH EXCEPT MAT SCORES?
ramnath : Most schools in the B category of T.I.M.E.'s b-school list are the good MAT schools to get into.

jay : SIR I AM WEAK AT GK AND QA...AND STRONG AT LR AND RC, SO SHOULD I GO IN WITH A STRATEGY TO ATTEMPT THE PAPER IN A WAY SO AS TO CLEAR MY GK QA CUTOFFS AND MAXIMIZE IN LR RC...
charlton : CAT has no GK. In an exam like XAT, you need to do well in all sections. In SNAP, You need to get an overall good score.

rima : BEST COLLEGES UNDER CMAT ND THEIR CUTOFFS???????
ramnath : You can look at the schools in the B category of T.I.M.E.'s b-school list. The cut off would be around 85-90 for them in CMAT

raunak : SIR SHOULD I TAKE NMIMS BANGALORE IN THE FIRST ATTEMPT?
adityasrivastava : No. You should compare it with other choices that you are getting and then decide.

m : SIR I AM DELHI BORN , AM I ELIGIBLE FOR MH-CET?
rahulpinnamaneni : You are eligible

rahul : WHAT ARE THE CUTOFFS FOR IISWBM KOLKATA?
rahulpinnamaneni : around 70+

meher : GOOD EVENING FACULTY. I WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT FMS BHU. WHAT IS THEIR FEES AND AVG SALARY? WHICH EXAMS DO THEY ACCEPT? WHAT WILL BE THE CUT OFF? THANKS!
tarannumraza : Fee-1 lakh for 2 years:avg salary-7lakhs:intake-46:cutoff -around 90 percentile

amit : WHAT SHOULD BE IDEAL SCORE IN AIMCAT TO GET INTO NIRMA ?
ramnath : About 75 percentile. The actual CAT cut off is around 80

nisha : SIR WHICH AMONG TOPCOLLEGES MANDATORILY ASKS TO WRITE THEIR OWN ENTRANCE EXAM EVEN THOUGH WE WRITE CAT!?
charlton : MICAT for MICA

aakash : HOW MUCH SHOULD I SCORE IN AIMCAT TO EASILY GET INTO NIRMA UNIVERSITY
charlton : 92%ILE +

ammy : IIFT OR NMIMS MUBAI?
adityasrivastava : IIFT is better than NMIMS Mumbai.But at this stage you should write both exams.

cherry15 : PLZ SUGGEST OTHER XAMS BESIDES CAT AND NMAT WHICH CAN ASSURE ME WITH AN ADMISSION INTO TOP 20 B SCHOOLS, WHICH ARE REASONABLY GOOD, OTHER THAN IIMS. MY CURRENT PERCENTILE IN AIMCAT 70-73%
tarannumraza : SNAP,TISS,MICA

jeet : SHOULD WE WRITE SECTIONAL TESTS OR SAMCATS OR SOLVE PREVIOUS YEARS CAT PAPERS OR ALL?
charlton : A judicious mix of CATPpapers, SAMCATs and AIMCATs.

anumalik_7 : @AMIT SIR, MY NMAT IS SCHEDULED ON DEC 2. WHAT TOPICS SHOULD I CONSIDER FOR A GOOD PERCENTILE?
rahulpinnamaneni : Arithmetic, Numbers, MH-CET type LR

anu_rag_de : MICA CUTOFF FOR XAT AND CAT
bharat : all applicants, irrespective of CAT/XAT/GMAT/MAT scores, are asked to take the MICAT... interview shortlist is done on basis of MICAT performance.

john : SIR. I AM IN A B SCHOOL NOW. I AM GIVING THIS YEAR CAT AGAIN. SHOULD I LEAVE THE COLLEGE NOW AS I HAVE TO PAY NEXT TERM FEES BY NOV LAST WEEK.KINDLY ADVICE.. PERFORMANCE FOR CAT IS ABOVE AVERAGE
tarannumraza : you should deposit the fee.will be able to decide depending on CAT percentile.

rahul : WHAT IS MH-CET EXAM?
rahulpinnamaneni : http://mhcet-exams.co.in/

ammy : SHOULD PLACEMENT REPORTS BE BLINDLT TRUSTED?
rahulpinnamaneni : Take them with a pinch of salt. Talk to students and mentors before taking a final call. That's what we're here for :)

cccb5o746 : WHAT IS THE MAT PERCENTILE REQUIRED FOR GREAT LAKES, CHENNAI?
ramnath : The 2 year program takes only CAT scores and the cutoff last year was 92

manish : HOW TO TACKLE THE IIFT DI AS IT IS VERY TIME CONSUMING AND HIGHLY CALCULATIVE....
charlton : IIFT DI practice is the same practice as for CAT.

aakash : HOW MUCH MARKS SHOULD I SCORE IN AIMCAT TO GET INTO NIRMA
tarannumraza : 85 percentile overall,50+sectional

p : DO XLRI HAVE RESERVATIONS ?
charlton : No

dixhaa : SIR I AM NON ENGINEER SC CANDIDATE FEMALE..WHAT IS THE MINIMUN PERCENTILE REQUIRED TO GET ADMISSION IN TOP MBA COLLEGES??
ramnath : A percentile of around 60-70 will help you.

jay : CHARLTON SIR, SORRY I FORGOT TO MENTION IIFT EXAM.
charlton : Take all important exams and convert the calls that you will get. Then you can decide. That should be your strategy for now.

manish : HOW MUCH AIMCATS ARE TOUGHER THAN ACTUAL CAT
ramnath : The difficulty level in AIMCATs varies a lot..some of them are tougher than CAT and some are easier and some at last years CAT level. This is to expose you and have you prepared for CATs of different levels and prevent you from getting caught by a surprise jump/fall in difficulty level.

anumalik_7 : @RAHUL SIR, WHAT ABOUT LOGICAL,VERBAL,DI?
rahulpinnamaneni : DI sets are very time consuming. Be good at calculations and be very quick. LR - a few series based questions, some non-verbal reasoning questions etc.

rahul : DO IISWBM AND BIMTECH KOLKATA APPROVES CMAT AND MAT SCORES?
ramnath : Both BIMTECH and IISWBM take only CAT scores.

vicky : SIR,BETWEEN MAT AND CMAT WHICH ONE WILL GIVE OPPURTUNITIES FOR MORE NUMBER OF GOOD COLLEGES(A/AA) ??
rahulpinnamaneni : CMAT

jain : NON-RESERVATION COLLEGES PLZ?
bharat : check individual websites... mostly private colleges, like XLRI, SPJIMR, MDI

ymarwaha : WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE TO APPLY FOR JAMNALAL BAJAJ AND SP JAIN ? WHAT ALL EXAMS HAVE TO BE GIVEN?
rahulpinnamaneni : http://www.spjimr.org/pgdm/ JBIMS hasn't announced yet

vnipunn : IS FMS A GOOD CHOICE IF I WANT TO APPLY TO A COLLEGE WITH EXCELLENT INFRASTRUCTURE?(LIKE SPORTS FACILITIES)
rahulpinnamaneni : Excellent infrastructure - not really. But when it comes to being a great B-School, yeah! Definitely.

ro : HOW DO YOU RATE DIFFICULTY LEVEL OF AIMCAT 1602? SECTION-VISE
charlton : Moderate Verbal (there were only 4 RCs), Difficult Quant and Moderate LRDI.

redtape : GOOD EVENING SIR, I AM CONFUSED BETWEEN IMT GAZIABAD AND IMI DELHI I AM INTERESTED IN FINANCE PLZ GUIDE ME WHICH FORM I SHOULD FILL (I AM GOING TO FILL ONLY ONE FORM EITHER IMI DELHI OR IMT GAZIABAD),YOUR TAKE ?
deepak : IMI might be just ahead.

ash : SIR IS THERE SECTIONAL CUT OFF FOR CHRIST UNIVERSITY FOR MAT SCORE? OR ONLY THE COMPOSITE SCORE MATTER?
bharat : composite score

kij : DOES QUALITY OF WORK EXP MATTERS?
rahulpinnamaneni : Yes it does!

p : OUT OF SP JAIN,LBSIM,IMI,IMT,MDI,JBIMS,XIMB WHICH COLLEGES HAVE RESERVATIONS?
tarannumraza : JBIMS has got reservation policy

anu_rag_de : AVG PACKAGE OF TISS AND WHAT WILL BE CUTOFF FOR TISS FOR OBC ,AND TO PREPARE FOR TISS GK SPECIALLY??
tarannumraza : Average salary 16 lakhs pa:fee-2lakhs for 2 years.85 marks cutoff for general.For gk-T.I.M.E. magazines,competition success review,Manorma,GK handouts

kedar : MAY I PLEASE KNOW THE NAME OF COLLEGES PREFERABLE FOR ADMISSN IF I SCORE AROUND 80%ILE IN CAT??(CATEGORY OBC)??
adityasrivastava : Apply to IITs/NIT Trichy and Forest Mgmt Bhopal.

ap123 : HOW MUCH MARKS IN XAT CONVERTS TO 90+ PERCENTILE?
charlton : That depends on the difficulty level of the paper which varies every year. Focus on the CAT and then solve the last three years XAT papers available on your SHP.

prashant : MY AIMCAT PERCENTIE IS IN BETWEEN 92-99. HOW MUCH PERCENTILE CAN I EXPECT IN CAT? I SCORE IN BETWEEN 130-145 IN SAMCATS
rahulpinnamaneni : Expect a 95+ comfortably if nothing goes wrong. Best of Luck!

rima : ANY BASIC PLAN FOR STUDENTS WHOSE FINAL YEAR EXAMS ARE STARTING THIS WEEK AS IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO COPE UP WITH BOTH?
ramnath : Rima, clear planning is the only way out. One would only hope that you have put in all the necessary CAT prep already, as you would have known about the clash beforehand. All the best.

dixhaa : SIR PLEASE KINDLY TELL ME THE CUTOFF REQUIRED FOR IRMA
ramnath : 92 percentile was the cutoff last year

aspirant : THANK YOU SO MUCH RAHUL SIR. WHAT ABOUT THE SECOND PART OF MY QUESTION?
rahulpinnamaneni : If you're in the top 10% and the market is upbeat, expect a 8-12 lpa package. But of course for everything else, conditions apply ;)

santak : HI SIR, IF I ATTEND ALL THE NON-MCQ QUESTIONS IN CAT, WILL IT IMPACT MY ACCURACY PERCENTAGE ?? CAN I TAKE A CHANCE IN ALL NON-MCQ TYPES OF QUESTIONS!!
rahulpinnamaneni : Accuracy is an over-abused word. There's no negative marking for non-MCQs, agreed but what of the time you're spending on them if you get them wrong?

amit : @RAMNATH SIR, PLEASE TELL ME THE SCORE THAT I SHOULD OBTAIN IN AIMCAT TO GET INTO NIRMA AND NOT THE PERCENTILE
ramnath : Amit...As AIMCATs vary in difficulty level, a unique score cannot be targeted. Look at the scores at this percentile for different aimcats, and you would get an idea of the score range required, based on the difficulty level.

nisha : SIR I HAVE BEEN TAKING CAT COACHING AT TTIME, IS THIS ENOUGH TO TAKE UP GMAT EXAM?
deepak : No, the subjects may be the same, but they require very different kind of approaches for learning and testing.

amar : SIR MAT SCORE IS NOT ACEPTED BY GOOD COLLEGES...SO A STUDENT WHO IS ASPIRING FOR A GOOD COLLEGE SHOULD FILL THE MAT FORM OR NOT ??
rahulpinnamaneni : MAT doesn't have too many good B-Schools any more, CMAT might be a better idea.

cherry15 : WHAT IS THE CUT OFF % FOR JBIMS,TAPMI,NIRMA,GIM,FORE,IFMR CHENNAI, FOR FEMALE GENERAL CANDIDATE
srinivasbelvi : JBIMS - 99%ile. Rest of the B-Schools around 80%ile.

kij : ADDING TO MY PREVIOUS QUESTION: KIJ: DOES QUALITY OF WORK EXP MATTERS? RAHULPINNAMANENI: YES IT DOES! .. I'M CURRENTLY TEAM LEAD FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE OPERATIONS AT AMAZON.. WITH 2YEARS EXP.. WHAT CAN BE SAID ABOUT THIS ?
rahulpinnamaneni : Looks good! Go for it by all means! Give it your best shot!!!! All the Best

jay : CHARLTON SIR I AM THINKING ABOUT GMAT NOW! IS IT OKAY IF I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT IT AFTER CAT, OR WILL I BE LATE/
charlton : You can do that. You will not be late. The GMAT can be taken anytime (All year round). So focus on the CAT and then prepare for GMAT. Get in touch with a T.I.M.E. counsellor for details about the test, T.I.M.E. Course offerings and Application/ College deadlines etc and other requirements. That will help you plan better and give your preparation a boost. Give CAT your best shot though. All the very best.

cat15 : SIR , WHAT ABOUT ALL IIT ? AND THERE CUT OFF ?
ramnath : The cutoffs range from 94-98 for general category.

nick : HI SIR,HOW DO U RATE ALLIANCE UNIVERSITY BANGALORE & WHICH IS BETTER CRIST OR ALLIANCE
rahulpinnamaneni : Christ>Alliance.

rahul : IS IMI KOLKATA IS A GOOD B-SCHOOL?
srinivasbelvi : Yes... They offer a good curriculum & placement opportunities.

urvi : IS IT THAT ONLY ENGINEERS ARE ELIGIBLE IN IITS?
srinivasbelvi : Yes

dlcc5s605 : TOP B SCHOOLS ACCEPTING CMAT 2016 SCORE
rahulpinnamaneni : ISM, Sydenham, DOMS NIT Durgapur, Great Lakes, KJ Somaiya, Welingkar, GIM

cb : SIR I HAVE BEEN SCORING 80 TO 94 PERCENTILE IN AIMCATS WITH AIR RANGING BETWEEN 750 TO 2500. WHAT'S YOUR TAKE ON APPLYING TO MDI, SP JAIN, OLD IITS. I AM A B.TECH FINAL YEAR STUDENT(10TH: 86.85, 12TH: 86.2, B.TECH: 70.2) WITH A DILEMMA OF JOINING A NOT SO GREAT COLLEGE(THOSE RANKED BELOW THE ABOVE MENTIONED) OR GIVING IT A TRY AGAIN NEXT YEAR. I HAVE BEEN PREPARING FOR THE PAST 8 MONTHS & WILL BE IN A SERVICE AGREEMENT OF 18 MONTHS FROM JULY'16 ONWARDS FOR MY JOB.
adityasrivastava : It is too early for you to compromise.Try your best for this year as you may have some decent chances and if not, give a try later.

sarah : SIR CAN WE GET GOOD COLLEGE IF WE SCORE AROUND 85% IN CAT?
rahulpinnamaneni : 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 To answer your question, "good" is subjective :)

urvi : IN WHICH ALL COLLEGES ARE ONLY ENGINEERS ELIGIBLE?
charlton : NITIE. They do take MScs. Why do you ask?

anumalik_7 : @RAHUL SIR,HOW GOOD IS THE PLACEMENTS AT NITS AND CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES?
srinivasbelvi : Most of the NITs & central universities offer decent placements. You can plug the average around 8L

sakshisharma_22 : HELLO SIR, IT HAS BEEN THREE CHAT SESSIONS TIME FACULTY IS NOT ANSWERING MY QUESTION, SIR I AM SCORING AROUND 50%TILE IN AIMCATS ON AVERAGE, BIOLOGY GRADUATE, SOME SUGGEST ME TO GO FOR AN ADDITIONAL YEAR DROP WITH JOB, SHOULD I GO AND JOIN COLLEGES LIKE GIM HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT OR SIHS AND SAVE A YEAR? BUT I AM WORRIED ABOUT PLACEMENTS THERE AS THIS IS GOING TO BE MY LAST MOVE OF CAREER? PLEASE ANSWER THIS I AM REQUESTING
rahulpinnamaneni : Wait one more year, and please put in better efforts the next time around. Best of Luck!

anil_tambe : AVG PACKAGE FOR SIMS ??
ramnath : Around 8.5 lpa

nikita : CAN YOU PLEASE ANSWER: CAN YOU PLEASE RANK THEM FROM BEST TO RELATIVELY LESSER FROM AMONG THEM IMT XIMB IIFT-K NMIMS-MUMBAI,GIM,GREAT LAKES,MDI,SP JAIN,NITIE
rahulpinnamaneni : SP Jain>NITIE=MDI>NMIMS>XIMB The others are subjective decisions.

rima : I AM DOING VERY WELL IN SAMCATS BT NOT AT ALL IN AIMCATS IS THERE IS DIFFERENCE IN LEVELS OF BOTH??/
ramnath : Not much..it could be the pressure that is doing this to you. Try to stay as calm and focused in the AIMCATs too.

an : WHAT IS THE WAY FOR PREPARING FOR CAT NOW IN LAST 15 DAYS
tarannumraza : Go through the fundamentals & mistakes made in the previous AIMCATs.Approach the exam with a confident and relaxed mindset.All the best !

kiran810 : SIR HOW IS DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL STUDIES (DFS), UNIVERSITY OF DELHI, SOUTH CAMPUS? HOW MUCH PACKAGE ONE CAN EXPECT IN IT? AND WHAT IS THE ADMISSION PROCEDURE?HOW MUCH PERCENTILE REQUIRED FOR IT? GENERAL, FEMALE, ENGINEER.
srinivasbelvi : Admission through CAT, around 90%ile cut off; Avg package of 9L.

vicky : GOOD EVENING SIR, MAY I KNOW SOME COLLEGES I SHOULD APPLY FOR IF I SCORE 70-80 IN CAT??
rahulpinnamaneni : 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

ammy : ANY SPECIAL STRATEFY FOR ATTEMPTING RC IN IIFT?
charlton : There are very long passages no doubt, but the questions are very easy (direct questions). Use the skimming method to understand important bits of informations and separate out unnecessary details. Then use the scanning method to eliminate wrong options. You can also solve question by questions and get the answers correct by pure elimination of wrong choices.

rahul : WILL 70% IN CAT GETS A CHANCE IN IISWBM KOLKATA ?
ramnath : Yes..that was the cutoff last year

anil_tambe : AVG PACKAGE FOR MICA??
tarannumraza : 11.3 lakhs pa in 2015

asi : SIR HOW TO DEAL WITH FINANCE AND ECONOMICS IN MBA COURSE? BASICS ARE REALLY BEING AN ENGIEERING STUDENT.
adityasrivastava : You need not worry about this at this stage.Once you go inside a college they will give you sufficient material and training to deal with them.

amar : SIR WHEN TO FILL THE MBA COLLEGES ??
rahulpinnamaneni : Come again

avi : I HAVE COMPLETED BCA FROM INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY..AM I ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR NMIMNS AND SYMBIOSIS
ramnath : Yes

maans : SIR MY AIMCAT PERCENTILE IS AROUND 85 M HAVING A LOT PROBLEM WITH VERBAL, IN MISSED AIMCAT 1618 I SCORED 130 RAW SCORE. CAN I GET ABOVE 96 PERCENTILE PLEASE HELP.
ramnath : Yes you can..provided you improve on the weak areas that the AIMCATs have shown you, improve your number of attempts and accuracy.

kaira : I HAVE DONE GRADUATION FROM CORRESPONDENCE. SHOULD I NOT APPEAR FOR NMAT AND SNAP?
ramnath : All graduates are eligible. You can apply.

joe : SIR BETWEEN CMAT AND XAT..WHICH WILL BE BETTER IN TERMS OF MORE COLLEGES AND RESERVATIONS?
rahulpinnamaneni : XAT has better colleges, CMAT has more colleges.

cherry15 : PLZ RATE THESE COLLEGES ACC TO AVG PAY PACKAGE AND ROI: TAPMI,NIRMA,GIM,FORE,IFMR CHENNAI, NMIMS MUMBAI
rahulpinnamaneni : NMIMS>TAPMI>GIM=FORE>NIRMA>IFMR

harsha : I HAVE HEARD THAT JBIMS WILL NOT ACCEPT CET FROM THIS YEAR US IT TRUE??PLZZZZ TELL ME
rahulpinnamaneni : Rumours, they haven't announced anything this year yet!

santak : RAHUL SIR, YES..I AGREE. BUT PLEASE TELL ME IS THERE ANY IMPACT ON ACCURACY % FOR THE NON-MCQ TYPES OF QUESTIONS, SO THAT I WILL PLAN MY EXAM ACCORDINGLY.IF IT DOES NOT, THEN I MAY TAKE CHANCES FOR NON-MCQ TYPE QUESTIONS.
rahulpinnamaneni : Attempt it, but blind guessing is a bad idea. Intelligent guesses are fine. Of course if you get more questions wrong your accuracy will suffer! That's a no-brainer.

cat15 : SIR , WHAT ABOUT SIIB ? HOW MUCH SCORE NEEDED FOR GENERAL CATEGORY ? AND ABOUT PLACEMENT ? ARE FOREIGN COMPANIES PROVIDE PLACEMENT THERE ?
ramnath : 92 is the cut off and around 8.15 is the avg ctc

sakshisharma_22 : THANK YOU SIR @RAHULPINNAMANENI
rahulpinnamaneni : You're welcome

soumya : HOW IS WE SCHOOL IN TERMS OF PLACEMENTS? DOES VG SOM TAKE IN NON-ENGINEERS?
tarannumraza : WE school average salary 2014-6.3 lakhs pa: fee 8.6 lakhs for 2 years

ymarwaha : WHAT ARE THE CAT % CUTOFFS FOR JAMNALAL BAJAJ AND SPJAIN? AND WHAT ARE THEIR AVERAGE PACKAGES?
srinivasbelvi : JBIMS 99%ile in CAT; SPJAIN 95%ile in CAT; Both offer an Avg package of 17L

ap123 : @CHARLTON, I GET IT IS NOT WISE TO GENERALISE. BUT WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE ROUGH ESTIMATE IN ORDER TO GET AN IDEA OF WHAT COLLEGES IT WOULD BE BETTER TO APPLY FOR.
charlton : Target atleast a 97% in the XAT through dedicated efforts. XLRI looks for that kind of an overall percentile along with sectional cutoffs. Other important B-Schools are XIM-B, GIM, SPJain, LIBA etc

dixhaa : SIR PLEASE TELL ME THE MOST IMP CHAPTERS OF QUANTS DI ND LR FOR CAT
adityasrivastava : Numbers,Geometry and Arithmetic.For LR you can look at matrix type of questions /Venn Diagrams/ Tournaments etc.However please note that no one can predict the actual areas which CAT will test in CAT15.

amar : SIR LZZ TELL ME ANY STRATEGY TO CLEAR IIFT EXAM ?? AS I M NOT GOOD AT MATHS
srinivasbelvi : Focus on LR, DI 7 verbal sections of IIFT. Do about 10-12 questions in quant to clear the cut off.

kedar : FOR OBC,TO GET ADMISSNS OF CATEGORY AAA (ACC TO TIME)WHAT IS MINIMUM %ILE NEEDED IN CAT???(I HAV COMPLETED B.PHARMACY)
adityasrivastava : You have some good chances at 90+ percentile.

rahul : I AM AN HOTEL MANAGEMENT GRADUATE,WHAT WILL BE MY MINIMUM PERCENTILE TO GET AN ADDMISSION IN IISWBM KOLKATA?
ramnath : Regardless of the background, the cutoff percentile will be the same for all. Last year, it was 70

yudi04 : CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT THE NEW CAMPUSES OF IMI?..ARE THEY FINE??
bharat : yes... both Kol and Bhubanewswar are doing good

avi : SIR MY NMAT IS ON 20 NOV..PLEASE GIVE ME FEW TIPS...FOR 2 OR 3 DAYS
tarannumraza : Don't get stuck on any question.Read and attempt fast esp the RC & reasoning questions.All the best !

harsha : WHICH ARE BEST COLLEGE THAT EXCEPT CET??
charlton : JBIMS (Jamnalal Bajaj), Sydenham, KJSomaiya, Welingkar (WE School), PUMBA (Pune Univ.), SIES, MET, NLDalmia, Chetana's, Lala's, Rizvi etc.

sarah : WHAT IS THE CUTOFF FOR K J SOMANIYA AND WELINGKAR COLLEGE?
tarannumraza : Previously for Welingkar around 80 percentile.Last year admissions on the basis of aptitude test,psychometric test, academics and work ex

ymarwaha : WHAT IS THE CUTOFF FOR MDI AND WHAT IS THE AVG. PACKAGE?
bharat : 94%ile... Rs16.8 lakh

p : WHAT IS THE CUTOFF FOR "FORE SCHOOL" ..DOES IT CONSIDER SECTIONAL ?
ramnath : About 87. No.

maans : CAN SOMEONE PLEASE REPLY. I HAVE BEEN ASKING THIS SINCE LAST 2 CHATS
ramnath : Answered..please check

argho : HOW IS SIOM FOR OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT FOR A 2.5 YRS EXPERIENCED GUY AND HOW MUCH MARKS NEEDED IN SNAP FOR THE SAME.
charlton : I hope you have applied for NITIE if you are an engineer, you are eligible to apply. NITIE would be better than SIOM. But SIOM is also good. You need to score above 85 in SNAP.

ymarwaha : IS IIM INDORE BETTER OR MDI GURGOAN WHEN IT COMES TO PLACEMENTS AND THE COMPANIES VISITING THE CAMPUS???
bharat : first get calls.... then try to convert them... whether you should join either college is a decision we will help you make at the right time.

urvi : IS FMS BHU AND FMS DELHI THE SAME?
adityasrivastava : No.

neo : SIR, IN 1608 I SCORED 96% AND NOW AS DAYS ARE COMING CLOSER MY % HAS REDUCED TO 86-87. ALSO SCORES IN THE SECTIONAL TESTS ARE NOT GOING BEYOND 35-40. WHAT TO DO? DO I STILL HAVE CHANCE TO BE IN 99+ ON D-DAY?
adityasrivastava : Do not worry.Analyze your mistakes in AIMCATs and improve.Do not take too much tension and be a little more relaxed.

kiran810 : @CHARLTON SIR, I AM ABLE TO SCORE "EXCELLENT" IN SECTIONAL TESTS WHILE MY SCORES IN AIMCATS AND SAMCATS LAG BEHID. HOW TO OVERCOME THIS?
charlton : In the last leg of the race, you need to atleast do well in the SAMCATs as well, if not the AIMCATs. Pls judicioulsy divide your time among AIMCAT1601 (Actual test conditions), SAMCATs and the analysis of a few AIMCATs. Come back to concepts and revise whenever required.

dipen : SIR, HOW ARE THE COURSES AND PLACEMENTS AT IMT NAGPUR, DUBAI AND HYD ?
tarannumraza : IMT nagpur and Hyderabad graded the same. same fee with average placements slightly better at Nagpur

nikku : I TOOK DROP BUT STILL GETTING A SCORE OF 65 MARKS IN AIMCATS.I AM VERY FRUSTRATED.WHAT SHOULD I DO?
srinivasbelvi : With 2 weeks to go, focus on revision. Give you best & hope for something good to happen.

rahul : IS KIIT UNIVERSITY IS A GOOD B-SCHOOL COLLEGE?
tarannumraza : You can aspire for a better college.

kedar : AVG PACKAGE FOR FOREST MGMT BHOPAL???
tarannumraza : average package-6.5 lakhs in 2015:fee-4 lakhs:cutoff around 75 percentile with 50 +sectional

argho : WHAT IS AVG PACAKAGE OFFERED IN IMIKOLKATA/BHUVANESHWAR??
ramnath : Kolkata is at 6 lpa and Bhu is at 7.4 lpa

p : DO WE NEED TO APPLY FOR IIMS SEPARATELY
bharat : are you serious? the answer to your question is NO... but you should have checked the boxes against the programs of the IIMs.

bhal : HOW TO GAIN CONFIDENCE AS IAM SCORING LOW IN AIMCAT - 60 RAW SCORE
srinivasbelvi : Do not worry about your AIMCAT score. Focus on revision for the next 2 weeks. Take 1 sectional test each across 3 areas for the next 10 days.

aditya : HELLO SIR,IS IT OK IF WE AIM TO SOLVE 8 DI QUES AS I FIND DI AS MY STRENGTH AND SOLVE ONLY EASY ONES FROM QUANT. IS IT GOOD TO START WITH DI OR START WITH EASY ONES LIKE LR OR VERBAL? WILL SOLVING DI AT THE 11TH HOUR CREATE A MESS?
srinivasbelvi : Start with your strength. The strategy seems to be fine.

girish : SIR, WHAT IS THE CUT OFF FOR IISC AND WHAT IS THE AVG.PACKAGE?
ramnath : Cutoff is about 92 and ctc is around 10 lpa

aditya : THE QUESTION IS REGARDING IIFT
srinivasbelvi : Replied

jk : SIR,I FOUND MANY MBA PROGRAMS IN AMITY UNIVERSITY NOIDA WEBSITE APART FROM THEIR GENERAL MBA PROGRAM.IS IT WORTH CONSIDERING?
tarannumraza : Depends on your CAT percentile...there are many better colleges.fee 9 lakhs,average salary- not clear

aditya : IIFT
srinivasbelvi : Ok replied

abc : IS THERE ANY DOMICILE CRITERIA FOR DFS OR IS IT JUST THE CUT OFF PERCENTILE IN CAT FOR ALL THE STUDENTS?
bharat : no domicile requirement

sarah : WILL I HAVE A DISADVANTAGE OF NOT HAVING A WORK EX DURING ADMISSION PROCESS?
adityasrivastava : As of now, do not worry about this and focus on written exams that you are facing.

harsha : WHAT PERCENTILE OF CET CAN HELP ME TO GET IN JBIMS??
charlton : 99.97%ile

asi : SIR.LAST YEAR CAT I DROPPED A YEAR AND GOT 64%ILE, THIS YEAR DROPPED AGAIN AND AM GETTING AROUND 78-85%ILE ... HAVE TO PICK UP SOME DECENT COLLEGE THIS YEAR. TELL SOME LAST MINS TIPS TO UPGRADE MY PERFORMANCE.HELP
tarannumraza : Go through the fundamentals.Iron out the trouble areas while concentrating on your strong areas.Manage your time well.Keep your cool in the exam-helps a lot to attempt the RCs well.All thebest !

urvi : WHAT ARE THE CUT OFFS FOR FMS BHU?
ramnath : About 90 percentile

pj : DO WE NEED TO APPLY SEPERATELY TO B SCHOOLS ACCEPTING CMAT SCORES?
ramnath : Yes

a : HELLO SIR I SCORE 50-60% IN AIMCAT .CAN YOU TELL ME SOME GOOD COLLEGE STUDENT?
tarannumraza : ISM(Dhanbad),BIT Mesra,Fortune school of business(New Delhi),IMI(Bhubaneshwar),Asia-Pacific Institute of management,IPE(Hyderabad)IFIM Business School(Bengaluru)

cb : @ADITYA SIR, THANKS FOR ANSWERING, PLEASE ALSO REFLECT UPON SHOULD I APPLY TO MDI, SP JAIN, OLD IITS BASED UPON MY PERCENTILES IN AIMCATS?
adityasrivastava : Yes,certainly.

rahul : DO 25 CORRECT ATTEMPTS OUT OF 75 FETCHES 70% IN CAT?
ramnath : Unlikely Rahul. But too much of guessing is not going to help you. Just focus on getting as many as possible correct.

kiran810 : @CHARLTON SIR, I HAVE DONE PREV YR 2008 AND SEVERAL SAMCATS ARE ALSO LEFT. SO WHICH PREV YR CAT PAPER SHOULD I DO IN SPECIFIC ALONG WITH REMAINING SAMCATS?
charlton : You can solve any Past years CAT Paper - CAT 2003, CAT 2006 were set by IIM-A. In addition to that, since we have a new pattern, kindly go through the remaining SAMCATs and AIMCATs which are along the lines of the Actual CAT 2015.

nnn : PLEASE LET ME KNOW THE CUTOFF , AVG PACKAGE AND FEES FOR THE FOLLOWING - DEPT OF COMMERCE DELHI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS, DEPT OF FINANCIAL STUDIES DELHI UNIVERSITY, IIT KANPUR, BHARATHIDASAN IM, SOMAIYA VIDYAVIHAR, IMT GHAZIABAD AND IMI DELHI...ALSO PLEASE PROVIDE AN ORDER FOR SELECTION OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED B-SCHOOLS.
tarannumraza : DFS-avg salary for 2015 9.5lakhs pa,fee-0.3;DSE-7.8 lakhs avg salary,fee0.3:IMT-Avg salary 9.7 lakhs fee 15 lakhs:IMI avg salary 9.2 lakhs,fee 14.5 lakhs for 2 years

kedar : MY SCORE IN AIMCATS IS AROUND 70S, WHAT IS THE %ILE SCORE I EXPECT IN MAIN CAT??
tarannumraza : Will depend on the difficulty level of the exam...If you keep on ironing out the trouble areas,you'll definitely hope to score more ! All the best !

akki : SIR IS SECTIOBNAL CUT OFF FOR EACH SECTION IS THERE IN IIFT ?? LIKE G.K , LR , DI, QUANT, V.A AND R.C ..SEPARATE CUT OFF FOR SEPRTE SECTIONS?? OR COMBINATION OF TWO SECTIONS EXCEPT LR AND G.K LIKE LAST TIME??
charlton : SEPARATE CUT OFF FOR SEPARATE SECTIONS

sm : JUST ONE QUESTION..WHICH OF THESE HAVE SECTIONAL CUTOFF: IIFT, SNAP, NMAT
charlton : IIFT and NMAT. SIBM considers sectional cutoffs under SNAP. The remaining BSchools Under SNAP only look at the overall score.

vabs : IIFM EXPECTED CUT OFF ?
ramnath : About 80 percentile

yudi04 : WHAT ARE THE CUT OFFS FOR IMI KOLKATA AND BHUBANESWAR CAMPUSES?
ramnath : Around 50-60 percentile

soumya : PLEASE SUGGEST SOME B-SCHOOLS WHERE I SHOULD BE APPLYING TO. NO WORK EX, B.COM GRADUATE(2015), X-94.6%, XII-96%, GRADS 73%. AIMCATS 85-90
adityasrivastava : Mostly to colleges rated AA and A by TIME - Welinkar,IITs,TAPMI, IMT G etc.

rahul : IN 75 ATTEMPTS A MINIMUM OF HOW MUCH CORRECT ANSWERS WILL FETCH ME 70% IN CAT?
srinivasbelvi : It sounds like you have decised to attempt 75 questions out of 100 questions in CAT. I suggest you to mark the ones that you know to get 70%ile.

rima : WILL THERE BE ANY LOSS IN CAT EXAM IF WE DO NOT STUDY FOR CAT ON COMING DAYS BECAUSE OF FINAL EXAMS.PLEASE REPLY SIR VERY MUCH STUCKED BETWEEN THESE TWO?ALSO WHAT ALL SHUD I COVER ON 28TH TO COVER UP THIS GAP OF TWO WEEKS???PLEASE REPLY
adityasrivastava : Try to balance both.Do not plan to study too much on 28th as you should go fresh for the exam.

krishna : I HAVE ENROLLED FOR THE XAT EXAM DO I NEED TO APPLY SEPERATELY FOR XLRI AND OTHER SUCH COLLEGES ?
bharat : yes

krishna : HOW GOOD IS NMIMS AS COMPARED TO THE IIMS ?
bharat : IIMs are leagues ahead... in terms of quality of education, peer group, infrastructure, and placements.

rahul : I MISSED SOME CHATS ON B-SCHOOL SELECTION,SO COULD I PARTICIPATE ON THOSE CHATS LATER ON?
srinivasbelvi : No... There will be a few chats on B-School selection coming up. look for the schedule on TIME Website & participate.

ashar : SIR, BETWEEN PGPM (1 YR PROGRAM) & PGDM (2 YR PROGRAM), WHICH ONE WOULD YOU SUGGEST W.R.T GREAT LAKES INSTITUTE, CHENNAI? I GOT A WORK EX OF > 3 YEARS.
adityasrivastava : 1 year program in Great Lakes is better.

parv : IN NMAT WHAT SHOULD BE THE MOST SUITABLE ARRANGEMENT OF ATTEMPTING THE SECTIONS?
ramnath : hat would vary from person tot person. In general, people tend to go with their strongest section first, to extract the most of the test when the mind is fresh. The converse is also true...take on the weakest section when the mind is fresh as you can fight the stronger section with a weak mind too. Did I confuse you further!?Go by your choice...better still take some NMAT mocks in different orders and see what worked better for you.

rahul : IS CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY AND ST. XAVIERS KOLKATA ARE A GOOD COLLEGES?
srinivasbelvi : Not that good from MBA perspective.

lucky : SIR,I M SCORING ABOUT 70-75PERCENTILE IN AIMCAT..WHAT ARE THE B SCHOOLS I CAN GETINTO???
srinivasbelvi : Target B_schools under A & BBB category of TIMEs B-School categorisation available on your SHP.

sanju : SIR HOW ARE NMIMS BANGALORE AND GREAT LAKES(2 YEARS PROGRAMME) AND THEIR AVERAGE PACKAGES AS BOTH ARE IN TIME'S B SCHOOL A RATING?
srinivasbelvi : Avg package for both of them stand around 9L

urvi : ONE NEEDS TO APPLY SEPARATELY TO XLRI , IN ADDITION TO XAT?
charlton : Yes. One needs to apply separately.

aatish : LAST 10 DAYS REVISION TIPS FOR GUY SCPRING 40-50 IN QUANT PLZ
adityasrivastava : Focus on your strength areas and do a sectional test daily along with its analysis.

rahul : WILL 25 CORRECT ATTEMPTS IN 50 QUESTIONS WILL FETCH ME 70% IN CAT?
amitpoddar : MORE THAN 70 %ILE

lucky : 70-75 PERCENTILE IN MOCK CAT, APPLY FORE OR NOT?PROFILE X-81,XII-71.6 B.TECH-7.07 ,FRESHER.PLZ HELP. TODAY IS LAST DATE FOR FORE
adityasrivastava : Go for it.

ymarwaha : PLEASE SUGGEST SOME B-SCHOOLS WHERE I SHOULD BE APPLYING TO. 1.5 YEARS WORK EX, B.E. GRADUATE(2014), X-88%, XII-92%, GRADS 69%. AIMCATS 90-95
adityasrivastava : All IITs,NITIE,MDI,SP Jain.

harsha : COLLEGES THAT EXCEPT CET AND PROVIDES BEST PLACEMENT??
charlton : Already answered somewhere else in this chat.

achilees : HOW TO IMPROVE SCORE IN VA RC SECTION
charlton : You need to improve in RC, Parajumbles, Odd sentence out, summaries, CR - everything that tests overall reading skills.

aaaaa : THERE WAS NO CALCULATOR IN QUANT SECTION OF AIMCAT 1602 THAT I GAVE TODAY IUS IT A TECHNICAL GLICTH OR IS THERE ANY UPDATE THAT I MISED.PLEASE CLARIFY
charlton : There will be a calculator in the actual CAT. Do not worry.

vicky : SIR, I M NOT FINISHED WITH 'NUMBERS' TOPIC IN QUANTS..SHALL I GO FOR IT OR IT WOULD BE BETTER TO FOCUS MORE IN REVISION FOR CAT??I KNOW NUMBERS IS IMPORTANT BUT WOULD IT BE WISE TO GO FOR IT NOW??
adityasrivastava : Yes, it will be still wise to go for "Numbers" even now.

rahul : COULD THE MISSED CHATS BE SEEN IN THE CHAT ARCHIVES ON THE TIME HOME PAGE?
amitpoddar : YES

kapil_tyagi : GOOD EVENING,SIR HOW IS INSTITUTE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (IFMR),CHENNAI ,ITS CUT-OFF AND AVG. PACKAGE?
bharat : good school... intake 180... fee Rs12 lakh... avg pay Rs8 lakh

likith : HI SIR, MY AVERAGE RANKS IN AIMCATS ARE 800-1200. PLEASE SUGGEST ME THE COLLEGES THAT I CAN APPLY WHICH FALL UNDER THE CATEGORY OF AAA.X-92.4%,XII-95.2%,GRAD -6.67, BITS PILANI
adityasrivastava : You can go for IIFT,NMIMS and MDI in that order.I am assuming you have ticked all IIMs, even the new ones.

ap123 : MY PERCENTILES VARY FROMM 52 TO 72. WHAT CAN BE THE REASON FOR SUCH HUGE DIFFERENCE?
amitpoddar : LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS AND ACCURACY IN THESE PAPERS,U WILL GET TO KNOW.IDENTIFY QUESTIONS WHICH U OFTEN GET WRONG AND DON'T ATTEMPT THOSE IN THE FORTHCOMING EXAM..,..,.,.

rahul : SHOULD I USE ONSCREEN CALCULATOR IN CAT EXAM?
bharat : that's a dumb question if you are not serious... what do you think should be our answer?

shivam : WHAT IS CUT OFF FOR NMIMS BANGLORE ?
bharat : around 192

roy : IS SPJAIN WORTH JOINING ? THERE IS SO MUCH HYPE SURROUNDING THE COLLEGE. KINDLY ENLIGHTEN IN THIS REGARD.
bharat : its a top 10 college... first get a great score, get an interview call... convert the call to secure final admission... then we will help you make the right decision of whether to join SPJIMR or not.

thomas_s : JUST TO REINSTATE, I FALL ALONG THE SAME LINES OF THE PERSON ASKING THE QUESTION "SIR WHAT SHOULD BE MY IDEAL TARGET FOR COLLEGE SELECTION GIVEN THAT I HAVE 42 MNTHS WORK EX FROM A REPUTED IT COMPANY AND ALSO WHAT SHOULD BE THE IDEAL PLACEMENT BAND I SHOULD FALL DURING MY PLACEMENT CONSIDERING THE ABOVE FACTORS" CAN YOU REPLY TO THE SAME?
amitpoddar : APART FROM IIMS U CAN APPLY TO.,.,. 98 + Percentile Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), Mumbai Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management (SJSOM), Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IITB) 95 - 98 Percentile National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) 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)