sagaciousshafi : GOOD EVENING TO ALL FACULTY
deepak : Good evening Shafi, post your query.

sagaciousshafi : I WANT TO KNOW WHAQT IS THE FIRST FACTOR WE HAVE TO LOOK AHEAD TO HAVE A GOOD BSCHOOL
deepak : Placements would be the top parameter, followed by cut-offs at which they shortlist students, quality of students, faculty, alumni.

mycat15 : I AM FROM GENERAL CATEGORY. I HAVE AN AVERAGE OF 70%ILE IN THE LAST 6 AIMCATS. I HAVE GOT 21 MONTHS EXPERIENCE IN SOFTWARE COMP. I HAVE GOT GOOD EXPERIENCE IN RETAIL BUSINESS ALSO AS I HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING MY DAD IN BUSINESS AFTER MY SCHOOL/COLLEGE HOURS. PLS TELL ME THE COLLEGES THAT I NEED TO CHOOSE. I AM WRITING CAT, XAT, NMAT AND SNAP. RECENTLY GOT 186 IN THE SECOND MOCK NMAT
prakashrajput : With an average of 70%ile in the AIMCATs we should expect around 85 percentile in CAT. The colleges at this level would have an average package of around 7-9 lakhs. Now it depends on your current salary, the prospects in family business and the urgency of doing an MBA whether you would like to take up a college right away or wait for some more time and be better prepared.

patrick : SIR MARKS ARE JUST NOT IMPEOVING IN AIMCATS..JUST GETTING PERCENTILE 60'S
swapnila : Which section seems to be more problematic?Have you analyzed your AIMCAT performance,if not please try to do the same to identify your strengths and weaknesses.Work on your weaknesses and keep practicing to maintain your accuracy in your stronger areas.

dlca4cc06 : WHAT PERCENTILE FOR GIM? N HOW IS IT?
bhuvanaganesh : already answered

sagaciousshafi : SIR I WAN TO ASK U ABOUT THA AIMCATS AND OTHER MOCK TESTS THAT ARE IN SHP..I LEFT LOT OF TESTS CAN I TAKE THEM LATER I MEAN IN NOVEMBER
deepak : You can, but the extent of learning you will get from them would be limited when you cram all the tests together in a shorter period of time.

amit : HI, DOES SYMBIOSYS INSTITUTES HAVE RESERVATIONS FOR NC-OBC ?
prajnanray : No. SCs and STs

dlca4c517 : GOOD EVENING TEACHERS. WAT ALL EXTRA NEEDS TO BE DONE FOR SNAP XAT N IIFT, OTHER DEN GA??
prajnanray : Practice last 10 years papers of each of the tests

sachin : WHATS THE CUTOFF OF MDI,IMI,IMT COLLEGES?
prajnanray : 96, 90, 92 in CAT respectively

dlca4cc06 : WHICH ARE GOOD B SCHOOLS UNDER SNAP?
swapnila : SIBM,SCMHRD,SIIB

sameer : SIR WITH MANY OF TEH COLLEGES ASKING FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVMENTS, WORK PLACE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, ETC..........CAN U PLEASE TELL WHAT KIND OF ACHIEVEMENTS WOULD BE CONSIDERED DECENT ENOUGH......ALSO DOES IT MATTER IN THE FINAL SELECTION......DO THEY ASK FOR PROOF FOR EVERYTHING LATER ON
deepak : Fill in your best achievements in the particular category. It need not necessarily be at a national or state level achievement, unless explicitly mentioned so. Do not bluff about anything in the application forms. It will make a good impression if you have decent accomplishments but it is not a must-have.

sachin : WHATS THE MARKS REQUIRED FOR SIBM AND SCMHRD?
prajnanray : 98, 95 %ile in SNAP

cat14topper : SIR WAT IS MIN PERCENTILE REQ BY GEN CATEGORY TO GET A CALL FROM IIM
deepak : Around 90 (IIM I)

gzcc4v037 : I AM GETTING SCORE OF AROUND 85.SO WHICH COLLEGES SHOUL I TARGET???
deepak : Those which have cut offs of around 90%ile in CAT. NIT Trichy, UBS Chandigarh, Fore, KJ Somaiya, IISc Blore, Tapmi are a few in the range.

niladri : CURRENTLY M PURSUING MY FINAL YR BTECH..WHICH COLLEGES TO CONSIDER IN SNAP EXCEPT SIBM-PUNE AND SCMHRD PUNE??
abhishek : Other good B Schools in SNAP are SIIB Pune,SIBM Bangalore campus.

student : SIR TOMORROW IS MY WORKSOP ON B SCHOOL SELECTION.WHAT ARE TUTORS GONA TELL US
deepak : How to go on to choose the B schools to apply to. What parameters are to be looked at, how many colleges to apply to etc. You would also have a chance to clear your doubts on the process if you would have any.

swapnil : WHAT IS THE CUT OFF FOR NITIE
bhuvanaganesh : around 97 percentile with sectional cutoffs

patrick : DOES MICA ACCEPT CAT MARKS IF YES WHATS THE CUTT OFF?
bhuvanaganesh : All the applicants have to write MICAT apart from CAT/XAT/MAT/ATMA. Shortlisting is done based on the performance in MICAT

sachin : WHATS THE CUTOFF OF FORE SCHOOL DELHI IN CAT? DO THEY ACCEPT OTHER ENTERANCE EXAM ?
prajnanray : 88-90 %ile in CAT

sa31 : SIR.. IS THIS TIME THE CUT OFF NMAT 2015 GOING TO BE LOW? WHEN WILL THE RESULTS OF FIRST WINDOW WILL BE OUT?
gouri : No reason for it to be low... it will vary depending on the performance of the students...

vineeth : HI TEAM. WHICH INDIAN B-SCHOOLS ACCEPT GMAT FOR INDIAN STUDENTS FOR 2 YEAR PROGRAM?
swapnila : MICA,TAPMI,IMT,SPJain are a few of them.You can get a detail list of colleges on the official website for GMAT.

sa31 : HOW TO PREPARE FOR IIFT GK IN ONE MONTH?
bhuvanaganesh : our magazines, GA papers, www.gktoday.com, frontline etc

parul : I HAVE COMPLETED MY GRADUATION IN BUSINESS ECONOMICS WITH 67% AND WOULD BE APPEARING FOR ICMAI FINAL IN JUNE 2015 CURRENTLY I AM DOING MY ARTICLESHIP. MY AVERAGE AIMCAT SCORE IS 85-90 PERCENTILE.DO I STAND A CHANCE OF GETTING ADMISSION IN DO B-SCHOOL?
swapnila : Yes ... plz keep practicing your AIMCATs and work towards increasing your percentile.

karthik : GUD EVNG SIR.I DIDNT TAKEN AIMCAT TESTS IN LAST MONTH DUE TO SEVERE HEALTH CONDITIONS.NOW I WANT TO WRITE THOSE MISSED AIIMCATS.SO IS THERE ANYTHING LAGING BYY THIS?
srinivasbelvi : You can take the missed AIMCATs. Make sure you pitch the missed AIMCATs between the upcoming AIMCATs.

student : SIR JUST BY APPLYING FOR SNAP EXAM .WILL U BE ABLE TO APPLY TO COLLEGES UNDER SNAP AFTER RESULT DECLARATION
srinivasbelvi : Yes

panache2014 : ROUGHLY HOW MANY QUESTIONS FROM EACH SECTION SHOULD BE ANSWERED CORRECTLY FOR CLEARING THE CUT OFFS AND SECURING AN OVERALL PERCENTILE OF 90?
abhishek : We cannot predict the number of attempts for getting to 90%ile range. It will depend on the difficulty level of the paper.

aakash : I NEED TO PREPARE GA FOR SNAP. WHAT SHOULD BE THE SOURCE OF STUDY?
bhuvanaganesh : For the section on General English, students should focus on Idioms & Idiomatic expressions, and on parts of speech in Grammar. Apart from this, a good CAT preparation is more than enough. For the section on Quantitative Ability, Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency, a good preparation for CAT should be more than sufficient. For the section on Logical Reasoning, it would be advisable for students to revise concepts in Puzzles, Number and Letter Series, Verbal Analogies, Coding and Decoding, and Non-Verbal Reasoning.For GK focus on Business GK, Current Issues & Events. In addition to the above, our GA papers, magazines are there to help you

pri : HOW IS IBS HYDERABAD AS COMPARED TO SIBM?
gouri : IBS Hyd-- Finance is good and in SIBM, Marketing, System, Finance... all pretty good... check their respective course fees

maverick : MY PERCENTILE IS VARYING BETWEEN 87-93 IN THE AIMCATS BUT TILL NOW I HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO CROSS OA 100 MARKS IN AIMCATS. MY MAX BEING 92. HOW GOOD ARE IMI AND IMT, GHAZIABAD TO APPLY FOR CONSIDERING MY PERCENTILES
prajnanray : IMI and IMT Gaziabad should be good choices

cat14topper : @DEEPAK SIR MY ACADS NT VERY GOOD ..WAT SHUD BE %TILE IN CAT TO GET CALL FROM NEW IIM (IIM-UDAIPUR,IIM KASHIPUR,RANCHI ETC)
deepak : Around 97, going by last year.

sachin : WHATS THE MARKS REQUIRED TO GET ADMISSION IN K.J SOMANIYA MUMBAI THROUGH MH-CET AND CMAT? AND I M MAHARASHTRIAN
swapnila : This depends on the results and the performance of the students that year.

karthik : WHAT IS THE MINIMUM PERCENTILE REQUIRED BY SC CATOGORY TO GET A CAL FROM ALL IIMS?
bhuvanaganesh : 95+ for your category

rishi : SIR I M SC CANDIDATE .. LAST YEAR IN CAT 2013 I HAD SCORED 77.45 PERCENTILE... THIS YEAR I M SCORING TOO BAD IN MOCKS .. MY SCORE VARRIES FROM 60-110 ... IS THERE ANY CHANCE FOR ME TO GET 95+PERCENTILE... PLEASE SUGGEST ME WHAT SHOULD I DO TO IMPROVE MY SCORES ... I ANALYSE REGULARLY , BUT DUE TO MY SLOW READING SPEED I TAKE MUCH TIME TO READ ANY QUESTION BEFORE I SOLVE IT ...!!
srinivasbelvi : Since you are preparing for an year you might not have problem with concepts. Improve your selection to improve your scores.

mohit : SIR,CURRENTLY I AM HAVING SCORES AROUND 50 TO 60.LAST YEAR I HAVE XAT AND SCORED 77 PERCENTILE.I HAVE 3 YR EXP AND WANT TO DO MBA THIS YEAR ONLY.I HAVE TWO QUERIES.1.PLEASE SUGGEST SOME COLLEGES FOR PESSIMISTIC APPROACH AND 2.TILL WHAT PERCENTILE I CAN ACHIEVE.ALTHOUGH I HAVE PLANNED FOR 12 HRS DAILY I AM ABLE TO PUT ONLY 6-7 HOURS.
srinivasbelvi : Distribute your application among some of the colleges under A, BBB & BB category to enhance your chances of securing a seat. If you can handle pressure, you can break into 90%ile in CAT.

aakash : DOES FORE DELHI HAVE SECTIONAL CUT OFF?
prajnanray : No. Even if they have it's not disclosed.

sachin : WHATS ARE THE GOOD COLLEGES IF I SCORE AROUND 70 % IN CAT??
gouri : Christ, ISBM-Pune, Alliance- Bangalore etc

ammu : ANY GOOD B SCHOOL WITHOUT ENTRANCE EXAM
prajnanray : Not worth going

gzcc4v037 : APPROX. WHAT SCORE OUT OF 300 WILL GIVE MORE THAN 95 PERCENTILE IN CAT????
prajnanray : See. This depends on how others perform and the difficulty level of the paper

confused91 : SIR HOW IS IBS HYDERABAD FOR MARKETING
gouri : Good

sameer : KEEPING IN MIND TEH FEEDBACKS THAT UR TEAM MIGHT HAVE GOT FOR THIS CMAT......WHAT DO U CONSIDER TO BE A GOOD SCORE FOR TOP CALLS
deepak : That would be a difficult one to guess, given that it is an online test with multiple slots. Let us wait for the results.

ishan : SIR,I AM PURSUING BTECH FINAL YEAR,SIR I HEARD THAT WORKING EXPERIENCE MATTERS A LOT IN IIM ADDMISIONS...SINCE I WILL BE GIVING CAT EXAM AS A FRESHER...I HV 90% IN 10TH...75% IN 12TH AND ABOUT 71% IN BTECH..SO WHAT MINIMUM %TILE I HV TO GET TO GET CALL FRM IIMS...AND WHAT %TILE IN AIMCATS..WILL BE ITS EQUIVALENT..ACCORDING TO YOU!!
bhuvanaganesh : already answered check the script

sachin : WHATS THE CUTTOFF OF LALBAHADUR SHSHTRI DELHI
srinivasbelvi : 86%ile

peter : SIR, MY AIMCAT PERCENTILES ARE HOVERING AROUND 60-70. WHICH ALL COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY?
gouri : a few colleges you could apply to even after the CAT, which will give you a better idea depending on the exam...

niladri : GOOD COLLEGES UNDER MAT?? AND WHAT CAN BE THERE MIN PERCENTILE CUT OFF??
gouri : Christ, Alliance, ISBM, Amity- Delhi, ISBM- Pune-- Minimum cutoff- 85 percentile and above

abc : HI
prajnanray : HI... What's your query?

rishi : SIR MY PROFILE IS 10-81%(ICSE) 12TH-77% (CBSE) BTECH-82% .... I M SC CANDIDATE ... I M SCORING 60-80 MARKS IN AIMCATS AND 60-110 IN CL MOCKS ... LAST YEAR I SCORED 77.45PERCENTILE IN CAT 2013 ... SIR WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT THIS YEAR TO HAPPEN ?? I HAVE APPLIED FOR XAT , IIFT , CAT ... SHOULD I EXPECT BLACKI CALL THIS YEAR WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED PROFILE AND MOCK STATUS ...?? PLEASE GIVE AN HONEST ANSWER ... PLZ DO NOT JUST ENCOURAGE ME .. THANX ...!!
srinivasbelvi : You can expect

swapnil : WHAT IS CUT OFF FOR NMIMS ALL CAMPUS & ALL CATEGORY
srinivasbelvi : Last year 209 for Mumbai campus & 192 for Bangalore & Hyderabad campus.

maverick : ANSWER?
prajnanray : Answered. Please check

ashwin : HOW MUCH PERCENTILE NEEDED FOR ST CATEGORY TO GET CALLS FROM OLD IIMS ?
prajnanray : Around 75%

abhijeet : HI ,
abhishek : Hi

sachin : HOW MANY MARKS ARE REQUIRED TO GET 70% IN CAT ?
prajnanray : Whatever you get it must be more than 70% of the people taking the test

aakash : I AM GETTING CONSTANTLY ONLY 70'S%ILE IN LAST FEW AIMCATS, SHALL I GO FOR CAT15 NOW ? AIMCATS HAVE DEMORALIZED ME A LOT NOW.
abhishek : I would suggest you give your best shot for the present year CAT. Try to get a new learning out of each AIMCAT. There have been instances in the past where students who have had average performances in AIMCATs have performed well in CAT.

tri : WHAT IS THE CUT OFF OF FMS BHU?
srinivasbelvi : 91%ile

jalebi_chor : WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR GETTING ADMISSION IN JAMNA LAL BAJAJ
gouri : CAT scores and CMAT scores

tabish : AREE QUESTIONS OF AIMCATS ARE TUFFER THAN OUR CAT EXAM??
gouri : usually designed to give you a fair idea of the exam...

ami : SIR, I BELONG TO NC-OBC AND MY CURRENT AIMCAT PERCENTILE IS BETWEEN 60 17 ... SO WHICH COLLEGE SHOULD I SELECT ?? CONSIDERING RESERVATION
devaki : NC-OBC cut off is not much very low for IIMs. You need a good 90-95 percentile in CAT to get a call from the old IIMs and convert it in the category. For this you need to be in the 80 percentile range in AIMCATs

shruti : HOW IS S.P JAIN AND SNAP
prajnanray : SP Jain is a very good college. SNAP is the test for Symbiosis colleges. It's easier than CAT.

rishi : SIR ASKED 2 QUERIES .. NONE ANSWERED ....!!
srinivasbelvi : Replied

thecat : SIR WHAT WOULD BE THE MIN CUTOFF REQ FOR NC-OBC TO GET CALL FROM ANY IIM
prajnanray : Around 90%ile

mycat15 : WILL THERE BE SECTIONAL CUT OFFS FOR GETTING INTO NMIMS MUMBAI/BANGALORE CAMPUS? WHAT IS THE AVG PKG OF THESE 2 COLLEGES?
bhuvanaganesh : In NMAT for Mumbai campus cut off is around 210 and for Bangalore campus cut off is around 195

rick : HELLO I GETTING BETWEEN 75 TO 85 PERCENTILE IN AIMCATS WHICH COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY
devaki : you should apply to 2-3 colleges from AA,A, BBB, category colleges each. For category students apply to all government colleges

aakash : BHUVANAGANESH MAM, I DIDNT GET ANY GA PAPER FROM MY CENTER. DO I HAVE TO ASK FOR IT SPECIFICALLY ?
bhuvanaganesh : you can ask them

som : SIR I HAVE SCORED 213 & 196 IN AIMNMAT 1 &2 RESP. ALSO 191 IN 1 WHICH WAS IN MISSED AIMOMET...AS NMAT ALREADY STARTED PLEASE CONSIDER THE DIFFICULTY LEVEL OF THIS YRS NMAT AND MY PERFORMANCE DO I STAND ANY CHANCE OF GETTING CALL FROM NMIMS-M. MY SLOT IS ON 4TH DEC.
devaki : 213 is a good score for getting a NMIMS call. Last year students above 190 had calls. but every yer it varies. So to be safe any score above 210 is good

rick : HOW IS LALBAHADUR SAHSTRI COLLEGE ? AVG PACKAGE?
prakashrajput : Its a good college - refer to the B-school Ranking page on our website for the relative position and similar group colleges. The average package could be around 8 LPA.

ggca4d699 : SIR WHICH COLLEGES IN THE TOP 20 WILL HAVE THEIR APPLICATION DEADLINES BEFORE OR VERY NEAR TO CAT?
bhuvanaganesh : Please visit http://www.time4education.com/disp_notification1.asp?tid=1 for more info

shruti : I AM NC OBC AND GETTING 60 TO 70 PERCENTILE IN AIMCATS .SO WHICH FORM I SHOULD FILL
bhuvanaganesh : please visit http://www.time4education.com/disp_notification1.asp?tid=1 for more info

ketan : SIR...WHAT ARE THE GOOD COLLEGES IF I SCORE 85% IN CAT...IN OPEN CATEGORY.
gouri : Loyola, FORE, Welingkar, Lal Bahadur Shastri

ashwin : HOW IS FINANCE IN FMS DELHI IN COMPARISON TO IIMS?
gouri : comparable

rick : HOW IS SCMHRD-IM ?
srinivasbelvi : It's a niche course. You might be restricting your learning & hence your chances post MBA. Unless you have relevant background & interest it is not advisable. As a program it is well designed to suit industry requirement.

ami : SIR, I BELONG TO GENERAL AND MY CURRENT AIMCAT PERCENTILE IS BETWEEN 80 94 ... SO WHICH COLLEGE SHOULD I SELECT ??
prakashrajput : You could expect upwards of 95 percentile in CAT. Apply to the colleges from the AAA and AA category in our B-school ranking.

ketan : SIR...DO I HAV ANY CHANCES OF GETTING AN IIM CALL FROM NEW IIMS IF MY SCORE IS 85% IN OPEN CATEGORY.
devaki : for new IIMs general category students need a percentile of 95/97 and above. also the score should be balanced

abc : COULD YOU PLEASE LIST OUT GOOD COLLEGS UNDER MAT EXAM WHICH OFFERS AVG PACKAGE MORE THAN 8 LAKH . I ALSO HAVE WORK EXPERIENCE OF 28 MOTHS TILL NOW. PLEASE REPLY ASAP.
devaki : it is difficult to find colleges under MAT that can offer packages above 8 lacs. Christ, Alliance, Amity ISBM are a few good colleges. but you must also check the return on investment

sachin : WHATS THE CUTTOFF OF NIRMA??
gouri : around 90

mycat15 : I WONDER, IF MY QUESTIONS ARE BLOCKED. BUT I FIND THEM QUITE VALID. KINDLY DO ANSWER THEM
prakashrajput : No, they are not blocked.

confused91 : SIR/MAM GETTING PERCENTILE BETWEEN 80-85 IN AIMCATS SHOULD I APPLY IN BBB CATAGORY COLLEGES.AND WHICH ALL CATAGORIES SHOULD I APPLY
devaki : 80-85 is a good percentile in AIMCATs. If you are an engineer with a work-ex you should stick to colleges up to A category. as a back up you may apply to BBB category if it is absolutely necessary to do MBA this year

aakash : IS THE AVG PACKAGE FOR FRESHERS AND WORK EX. PEOPLE ARE DIFFERENT FOR ANY COLLEGE ??
prakashrajput : There might be some difference in the packages offered to the freshers vis-a-vis candidates with work-ex. However, the difference is not huge (in % terms) and definitely something you need not worry about at this stage.

tri : HOW IS PGCET EXAM AND WHAT IS THE PROFILE OF COLLEGES UNDER IT?
srinivasbelvi : Exam is held for the MBA colleges in Karnataka. PGCET-MBA is one of the easy tests to handle. Just a few decent MBA colleges in Karnataka take admission through this test.

gzcc4v037 : SIR PLEASE GIVE ME THE RAW SCORE FOR THE DOUBT I ASKED?
prajnanray : Please check.

rishi : SIR IS THERE ANY RESERVATION FOR SC THROUGH SNAP FOR SCMHRD??
srinivasbelvi : Yes 15%

pri : HOW'S TISS COURSE OF MA IN GLOBALISATION & LABOUR?
gouri : Reasonably good...

maverick : POSTING MY QUESTION AGAIN -MY PERCENTILE IS VARYING BETWEEN 87-93 IN THE AIMCATS BUT TILL NOW I HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO CROSS OA 100 MARKS IN AIMCATS. MY MAX BEING 92. HOW GOOD ARE IMI AND IMT, GHAZIABAD TO APPLY FOR CONSIDERING MY PERCENTILES
prajnanray : IMI and IMT Gaziabad should be good choices

peter : SIR, WHICH ARE THE BEST COLLEGES I COULD APPLY TO UNDER CMAT?
prajnanray : JBIMS, GIM, Welingkar, KJ Somaiyya, IFMR, Kirloskar

vishal : HELLO SIR/MAM..I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT ONE SHOULD KEEPIN MIND IF TARGETING 99+%ILE..I MEAN WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT WE SHOULD DEFINITELY DO??(TALKING ABOUT STRATEGY TO APPLY DURING EXZM)..I KNOW THIS ISNOT A B-SCHOOL RELATED QUESTION..BUT PLEASE SUGGEST ME BECAUSE I CAN WORK ON THEM INSTEAD OF WAITING FOR ANOTHER CHAT SESSION..THANKS IN ADVANCE..:):)
srinivasbelvi : Sequence the sections... Select the questions to get better scores

tabish : HOW MUCH MARKS WE NEED TO SCORE TO GET A OVERALL PERCENTILE OF 90?
abhishek : Answered already.

tanyasharma : SIR/MAM .. TAKING MOCK DAILY AND ANALYSING THEM IS A GOOD STRATEGY FROM NOW ON TILL CAT .. WEN SHOULD BE REVISION OF ALREADY DONE MOCKS N BASIC SHOULD BE DONE??..........
prakashrajput : It is definitely a good idea to write a mock a day from now on. The revision of mocks/concepts can be carried out simultaneously. It is advised that you prepare a checklist of things that you want to do before the actual test. And then, you should get on with finishing items from the list.

aakash : I HEARD THAT NIRMA UNIVERSITY IS ALSO OWNED BY THE OWNER OF WASHING POWDER NIRMA. IS IT TRUE ?
gouri : I don't see the relevance of this information...

som : SOME1 PL LOOK INTO MY QUS
prajnanray : Answered. Please check.

samhitha : HOW IS THE PERCENTILE CALCULATED IN CAT
srinivasbelvi : It's quiet complex due to normalisation as they have to equate scores of the candidates across 4 slots. Also they haven't uploaded the relevant doc on the same on the site iimcat.ac.in; We'll wait & see for the doc to be loaded for clarity.

rajesh : GD EVNG SIR,
prajnanray : Good evening. What's your query?

tanyasharma : IN AIMCATS I HV CROSSED 90`S THRICE,, AVG BEING 88-89.. ALSO 2 TIMES GOT LESS THN 70 PERCENTILE IN BETWEEN.. OBC CANDIDATE ,WHICH ALL COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY
prakashrajput : IIMs, FMS, IIT B, IIT D

sachin : WHATS THE PACKAGE OF CHRIST COLLEGE?
abhishek : http://www.christuniversity.in/Institute%20of%20Management%20(MBA)/deptresources.php?division=Institute%20of%20Management%20(MBA)&dept=21&sid=218 please click on the above link.

mycat15 : MAY I KNOW IF THE QUESTIONS ARE BEING READ OR OVERLOOKED???
deepak : They are being read, and getting answered as well, including a few of your earlier ones. Patience.

karthik : WHAT IS THE MINIMUM CUTOFF FOR IIMS IN SC CATOGORY
bhuvanaganesh : already answered

sachin : WHATS THE %ILE REQUIRED TO GET ADMISSION IN GIM GOA?
srinivasbelvi : Around 80%ile in XAT

mycat15 : @BHUVANA MAM, WILL THERE WILL BE 'SECTIONAL CUT OFFS', THIS WAS MY QUESTION.
bhuvanaganesh : yes

rajesh : WHICH COLLEGES CAN I EXPECT FOR 85-90% IN CAT FOR PURSUING MBA IN FINANCE SPECIALIZATION . MY ACADS ARE 85,94,80. I BELONGS TO OBC
deepak : NC OBC or just OBC?

aakash : IS THERE SECTIONAL CUTOFFS IN IIT'S AS WELL ?
bhuvanaganesh : yes

abc : IS THERE ANY SPECILAISATION RELATED TO COMPUTER SCIENCE . SUGGESTS ME GOOD COLLGES NAMES.
srinivasbelvi : Information Management / IT Management course offered by most of the B-Schools.

crisis : PERCENTILE NEEDED FOR IIM B WITH 90% 93% 59% IN X XII GRAD
bhuvanaganesh : 99+ percentile

addy : VIA CMAT OR CET GET ADMISSION IN JBMIMS?
prajnanray : Yes

himanshu : SIR,I AM CURRENTLY SCORING IN THE RANGE OF 80-85% IN AIMCAT.SO HOW MUCH RAW SCORE WILL I NEED TO CLEAR MY CATEGORY CUT OFF IN ACTUAL CAT(I BELONG TO SC CATEGORY).
deepak : Good job on the AIMCATs. Do not go with a pre-decided number of qns or a target raw score. It depends on the difficulty level of the paper. So only concentrate on score maximization to the best of your ability.

tri : PLEASE ANSWER MY QUERY
srinivasbelvi : Replied

som : PRAJNAN SIR/GAURI MAM PLEASE LOOK INTO MY QUS
prajnanray : Answered. Please check.

rajesh : SIR FOR PURSUING MBA IN FINANCE WHICH COLLEGE IS MORE PREFERRED AMONG GOA INST OF MGMNT AND IMI-DELHI.??
swapnila : IMI would be better.

rajesh : NC OBC @DEEPAK SIR
deepak : 90% ile should make you eligible for a few IIMs and many IITs in your category.

karthik : IN AIMCATS AM GETING AVG OF 70PERCENTILE.FOR WHICH COLLEGES I SHOULD APPLY AS AM BELONGS TO SC CATOGORY?
bhuvanaganesh : please visit http://www.time4education.com/disp_notification1.asp?tid=1 for more information

shree : WHAT ARE THE COLLEGES ONE WITH WEAK PROFILE SHOULD APPLY IF HE CAN GET 99+ PERCENTILE IN CAT
gouri : One who gets a 99 percentile evidently doesn't have a weak profile...

preetham : SIR I AM GETTING 55-65 PERCENTILE IN THE AIMCAT..HOW TO IMPROVE THE ACCURACY LEVEL IN THE SAME??..
gouri : Identify weak areas and work on the same.The AIMCATs are a good indicator of your strengths and weaknesses

tri : HOW IS PGCET XAM???
srinivasbelvi : Quiet an easy exam

mycat15 : @PRAKASH SIR, THANKS FOR ALL THE PATIENCE FROM ALL THE FACULTY. I DESPERATELY WANT TO DO MBA AND MY CURRENT PKG IS 4LPA. ALSO, HOW DO U JUDGE A SCORE OF 186 IN MOCK NMAT
prakashrajput : You are welcome. Apply to colleges from the AAA and AA category. You can take a final call on joining later. 186 in Mock NMAT is a tricky score. The exam cutoff is around 210. You need to try harder. Keep the focus and constantly try to attempt more questions.

ketan : SIR ...IF I HAV TAKEN A DROP OF 1 YR ..TO PREPARE FOR CAT WILL I FACE ANY PROBLEM IN INTERVIEW?
gouri : Should not... you maybe however be questioned... answer truthfully.

yudi : HELLO ALL... PLS SUGGEST SOME COLLEGES FOR 85-90 PERCENTILE.
srinivasbelvi : TAPMI, Wellingkar, FORE, KJSom etc.

rajesh : SIR WHAT IS THE %LE REQUIRED FOR IMI DELHI
gouri : 90+

aakash : CUT FOR GIM THROUGH CAT ?
bhuvanaganesh : around 77 percentile

patrick : DOES TISS OFFER MBA IN FINANCE?
srinivasbelvi : No

jabgars : COULD YOU GUYS RECOMMEND ANY SPECIFIC COLLEGES FOR OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT?
deepak : Nitie, IITs

rajesh : SIR HOW MANY COLLEGES I HAVE TO APPLY TO PURSUE MY MBA IN FINANCE. SUGGEST SOME COLLEGES FOR MY PROFILE
deepak : Apart from the IIMs which you would have applied to, try to apply to 6-8 B schools. IITs Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kharagpur.

ketan : WHAT ARE THE GOOD COLLEGES IN MAHARASHTRA WITH GOOD ROI
swapnila : The top 5 colleges under CET would be considered colleges with good ROI.

raa : SIR I HAVE OBSERVED A TREND IN MY %ILES
swapnila : What is the trend? Please elaborate on your query.

123 : OOD EVENING SIR? HOW IS IMT GHAZIABAD N MDI GURGAON N THEIR INDIVIDUAL CUT OFF N WHICH 1 IS BETTER?
abhishek : IMT Ghaziabad and MDI Gurgaon both are good. The Percentile requirement for the two colleges is around 90 to 95,depends on the profile. MDI Gurgaon is better of the two.

addy : HOW IS ATMA EXAM AS COMPARED TO CMAT AND NMAT, AND WHAT ARE THE BEST COLLEGES SHOULD I APPEAR BY ATMA SCORE?
gouri : ATMA has a more or less similar syllabus with CMAT.

raa : SIR I HAVE OBSERVED A PATTERN IN MY %ILES, WHEN THE PAPER IS EASY I CAN MANAGE A 95%ILE BUT WHEN IT IS TOUGH I DROP TO 90% WHAT COLLEGES SHOULD I TARGET?
srinivasbelvi : Balance your application between AAA & AA. Also apply couple of colleges under A category as back-up.

whyphy : HELLO,! THE SECTIONAL CUTOFFS FOR CAT,WILL IT BE IN TERMS OF MARKS OR PERCENTILES?? 2.I BELONG TO THE SC CATEGORY..WHAT SHOULD BE THE REQD PERCENTILE FOR GETTING A CALL FROM THE OLD IIMS AND FMS? XTH-84.2 XII-90.3% B.TECH 6.53 AND 11 MONTHS WORK EX..THANKS!
deepak : 1. %ile. 2. Around 75-80.

tri : PLEASEEEEE ANSWER MY QUERY???
srinivasbelvi : Replied

abc : IS THERE ANY SECTIONAL CUT OFF IN NMAT EXAM ?
deepak : Yes!

maverick : SIR KINDLY REPLY TO M QUESTION
prajnanray : Answered. Please check

rohan : MY AIMCAT PERCENTILE IS FLUCTUATING FROM 50TO80 PERCENTILE
swapnila : Have you tried analyzing the AIMCATS? Try figure out your weaker areas and work on them.If you need advice on specific question types do post them.

peter : SIR, DO WELINGKAR ACCEPT MAT SCORE TOO? IF YES, WHATS THEIR CUTOFF?
gouri : Not for all the courses...It mainly takes CAT scores..

abc : COULD YOU PLEASE LIST OUT GOOD COLLGES IN WHICH WE HAVE TO APPLY BEFORE DECLARATION OF CAT AND CMAT RESULT ?
bhuvanaganesh : please visit http://www.time4education.com/disp_notification1.asp?tid=1 for more details

brucewayne : GOOD COLLEGES FOR BUSINESS MANAGEMENT?
prajnanray : Check out the TIME B schools list

vishal : HELLO SIR/MAM..I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THINGS SHOULD I DO WHILE TAKING CAT IF I WANT TO SCORE 99+%ILE..?? I MEAN THERE ARE THINGS LIKE CHECKING QUESTIONS AT A FAST SPEED ETC..WHAT ARE THE OTHER THINGS..???PLZ REPLY..
srinivasbelvi : Focus on selection of questions

abc : REG NMAT EXAM , IF ANY CLEARS BOTH CUT OFF MARKS (SECTIONAL AND OVERALL ) THEN HE WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR FURTHER ROUND OR THEY WILL DECLARE MERIT LIST OF TOP STUDENTS ?
deepak : Merit list will be based on cut offs.

raa : NMAT OMETS 515- 273 AND 516- 243.. ARE THESE GOOD SCORES? THANKS!
prajnanray : Very nice scores. All the best!

dhaval : HELLO SIR,M GETTING 40-50 SCORE IN MOCK CAT. WHICH COLLEGE SHOULD I APPLY. NC-OBC
srinivasbelvi : Not many colleges other than govt. undertaking have the reservation. Improve your score to stand a chance to secure a seat in a decent B-School.

dlca4cc06 : HOW IS SIIB ?
prajnanray : Good college

ketan : WHAT WOULD BE THE CUT OFF OF 6 NEW IIMS WHICH ARE OPENING THIS YEAR IN GENERAL CATEGORY.
deepak : To try to answer that would be shooting in the dark. Let us wait and watch.

tri : PLEAE ANSWEY MY QYERY
srinivasbelvi : Replied

dlca4cc06 : WHAT IS CUTOFF FOR SIIB? IS IT RECOMMENDED?
srinivasbelvi : one of the good B-Schools for IB program. Around 92%ile in SNAP.

tabish : WHAT SHOULD BE THE CUT OFF FOR NEW SIX IIM'S?
gouri : 97+ though in some cases students have got with lesser...

mycat15 : @PRAKASH SIR, IS THERE A POSSIBILITY TO HAVE A ONE TO ONE CONTACT WITH U (PREFERABLY) OR ANY OTHER FACULTY FOR BETTER AND CLEAR GUIDANCE RIGHT FROM MAKING A RIGHT STRATEGY TO SELECTION OF B-SCHOOL AND SUGGESTIONS FOR GD/PI ROUNDS?
deepak : Attend one of the general counseling sessions. There will be one tomorrow at Madhapur. Check your SHP for the schedule.

jabgars : HOW WOULD YOU RANK SIBM, NITIE AND IIT'S FOR OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT?
prajnanray : Nitie, IITs, SIBM

harish : UPTO NOW MY HIGHEST AIMCAT PERCENTILE IS 63 IF I WANT TO GET ABOVE 90 WHAT SHOULD BE MY STRATEGY FOR THIS 30DAYS
gouri : please identify your weak areas and in subsequent AIMCATs avoid those... Difficult to say whether you can strike 90...but you can most certainly improve

chinks : IS THERE ANY B-SCHOOL IN INDIA THAT OFFERS SPORTS MANAGEMENT? IF YES, HOW GOOD IS IT?
deepak : Unfortunately, there is no such established B-school

dhaval : ANY ONE ANS MY QUE
srinivasbelvi : Replied

khyati : I HAVE ENGINEERING DEGREE
devaki : please elaborate your question

khyati : IN SYMBIOSIS WHAT SHOULD I FILL FOR EDUCATION DETAIL
devaki : You have to give details of your 10th, 12th AND degree along with marks

achchi : I DONT HAVE A GOOD ACADEMIC RECORD, SHOULD I FILL THE S.P JAIN FORM
gouri : Go ahead and fill it...

tanyasharma : PLZZZ ANSWER..POSTING IT 3RD TIME.. GETTING AROUND 90 PERCENTILE IN AIMCATS..BUT UNABLE TO CLEAR VA CUTOFFS..M GOOD AT LR AND RELYING ON THEM BUT IN CASE OF DIFFICULT LR..IT BECOMES VERY HARD..I GIVE AROUND 60 MINS TO VA ..PLZZ HELP ME TO PREPARE STRATEGY TO CLEAR VA CUTOOF
deepak : Tanya, it will not help much to give you a macro-level suggestion. Why don't you get in touch with a senior English faculty member in your city and seek guidance. Also, be a little more specific in terms of the problems faced within the verbal section in the meet.

khyati : SHOULD I FILL BACHELORS OR PROFESSIONAL IN EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION FOR SYMBIOSIS FORM
devaki : that depends on what is your qualification. if you have a CA/CS/CWA degree fill professional and bachelors

dhaval : ON THE BASIS OF MY MOCK CAT(40-50SCORE) PERFORMANCE HOW MUCH %LE CAN I EXPECT IN ACTUAL CAT?
swapnila : Difficult to predict that coz a lot depends on the paper pattern this year.

ashima : WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO JUSTIFY DROPPING FOR CAT?
gouri : pls clarify 'dropping'...

rajesh : SIR IS IT BETTER IF WE ATTEND GENERAL COUNSELLING FOR WIPE OUT OUR CONFUSIONS REGARDING COLLEGES, ADMITS , SCORES.
srinivasbelvi : Certainly

swapnil : WHAT IS THE CUT OFF FOR XIM-B
bhuvanaganesh : around 91 percentile

jabgars : OUT OF THE FOLLOWING COLLEGES FOR SYMBIOSIS SIBM, SCMHRD, SICSR, SIIB, SITM, SIMS, SIOM, SCIT AND SSBF, HOW WOULD YOU RANK THEM BASED ON SALARY PACKAGE AND PLACEMENTS?
devaki : SIBM, SBMHRD, SIIB. The other colleges are difficult to put in a common ranking because they all offer specialised degrees which cannot be compared with each other

abc : IF SOMEONE GETS 95 PRECENTILE IN CAT EXAM , WHAT WILL BE GOOD COLLGES WHICH OFFERS AROUND AVG PACKAGE MOE THAN 9 LAKH . PLEASE LIST OUT COLLGES NAME.
devaki : for 95 percentile you can safely apply to all colleges upto A category. but you have to apply to some colleges before the CAT result is declared

bhaza : APPROXIMATELY WHAT PERCENTAGE (NOT PERCENTILE) OF MARKS IS SUFFICIENT TO GET A CALL FROM TOP 10 COLLEGES. CAN THERE BE DIFFERENCE IN THE SECTIONAL PERCENTAGES FROM OVERALL PERCENTAGE??
deepak : Cannot be determined.

ashima : I COMPLETED GRADUATION THIS YEAR IN MAY AND I'LL BE SITTING FOR CAT THIS YEAR. I HAVE NO WORK EX.
gouri : That should not be a problem...

concretepillow : I HAVE MY NMAT ON SUNDAY,BUT THE 3-DAY END COURSE WORKSHOP IS ON SATURDAY, SHOULD I ATTEND IT OR STAY AT HOME AND DO LAST MINUTE PREP FOR NMAT ?
deepak : That is a call you must take. Do not exhaust yourself out mentally or physically a day before any of these tests.

rajesh : WAT ARE THE SCORES REQUIRED TO GET INTO NMIMS-MUMBAI,BANGLORE,HYDERABAD.
deepak : Around 210, 190, 190.

swapnil : I HAVE AVERAGE ACEDEMICS & AIMCAT ARE BETWEEN 40 TO 87% ILE SHOULD I FILL THE FORM OF NITIE AS I HAD MY GRAD DEGREE IN ENGINEERING
abhishek : NITIE is one of the best colleges in the country. So you should certainly be applying.

achchi : DO IMT GAZIABAD HAVE AS GOOD SELECTIONS AS IT EARLIER HAD. I CAME TO KNOW FROM MY FRIENDS THAT THE SELECTIONS HAVE FALLEN AND THERE ARE LOCAL POLITICIANS INTERFERING IN THE CAMPUS. SHOULD I FILL THE FORM??
srinivasbelvi : Even today it's a decent B-Schools. I suggest you apply. You can decide to join or not to join based on the B-School confirmations that you have.

maverick : I DONT THINK I AM GETTING AN ANSWER TODAY
prajnanray : Already answered. Please check.

accd4we25 : KINDLY SUGGEST ME COLLEGES FOR OPERATION. AND WHAT IS GENERALLY CUTOFF OF SIOM ?
swapnila : NITIE Powai is one of the best colleges for operations (ELM).

swapnil : I HAVE DONE B.E. (EC) SHOULD I FILL THE FORM OF SICSR
devaki : you can apply. theres no harm. but frankly the placement scenario is not very encouraging. a general MBA program should be preferred

sachin : DOES ACCURACY PLAYS A ROLE IN NMIMS?
swapnila : Yes, it does,since the correct answers are the ones that give you marks.

swagat : SIR I AM GETTING A PERCENTILE OF 88-95 IN AIMCATS. WITH THESE PERCENTILE WHERE ARE MY BEST CHANCES TO END UP. ALSO HOW SHOULD I GO ABOUT STUDIES IN LAST MONTH TO EXTEND MY SCORES FURTHER. CURRENTLY MY SCORES ARE STAGNANT AND I HAVE COVERED ALL OF QUANT EXCEPT 2-3 AREAS AND GETTING 98+ CONSISTENTLY AND VARIED PERFORMANCE IN VA SECTION.
srinivasbelvi : You might get past 97%ile. If you can focus on selection & better your performance you can get past 99%ile. Practice sectional tests (advanced level), CRTs on your SHP. Also practice exercises from LOT-2 material. Revision of AIMCATs will help too.

keerti : HOW TO PREPARE FOR IIFT GK?WILL THERE B ANY MOCK TESTS FOR TIME STUDENTS?
bhuvanaganesh : TIME magazines, GA papers, newspapers etc for GK preparation. Mock tests will be given for TIME students

achchi : I HAVE A NATIONAL LEVEL SPORTS CERTIFICATE. WILL I GET ANY BENIFIT OF THAT/
swapnila : Yes , you should though that would not be a selection criterion.

kx_subh : HI SIR....WHAT PERCENTILE IS NEEDED FOR TAPMI? HOW THE INSTITUTE IS?
bhuvanaganesh : around 85 percentile. It is a A category B school

concretepillow : NO WORK EX, 10TH-92.43, 12TH-76.83, GRAD(ENGG)-68.5
swapnila : Please post your query.

ishan : SIR PLEASE AWNSER AGAIN...I M NOT FINDING IT IN THE SCRIPT..SORRY...BUT IF YOU CAN...PLEASE AWNSER AGAIN
deepak : No work exp does not matter a lot. AIMCAT percentile scores above 90 and CAT scores above 97 will get you a few IIM calls.

maverick : THANK YOU :-)
prajnanray : All the best

selfi : SIR, I COMPLETED MY GRADUATION IN 2012 AND STARTED WORKING FROM MARCH 2013 AND HAVE A WORK EX OF 14 MONTHS AND I HAVE LEFT MY JOB IN MAY 2014...FOR THIS YEAR'S CAT...WILL THIS BE A PROBLEM IN MY INTERVIEWS IF I CRACK CAT???
devaki : this will not be a problem if you can justify your leaving the job with a good percentile.

swagat : SIR I AM GETTING A PERCENTILE OF 88-95 IN AIMCATS. WITH THESE PERCENTILE WHERE ARE MY BEST CHANCES TO END UP. ALSO HOW SHOULD I GO ABOUT STUDIES IN LAST MONTH TO EXTEND MY SCORES FURTHER. CURRENTLY MY SCORES ARE STAGNANT AND I HAVE COVERED ALL OF QUANT EXCEPT 2-3 AREAS AND GETTING 98+ CONSISTENTLY AND VARIED PERFORMANCE IN VA SECTION.
srinivasbelvi : Replied

aspirant14 : SIR CAN YOU TELL ME IMI OR IMT TO APPLY. WHAT ARE AVG PACKAGES. AND SYDNHM A GOOD CHOICE. WANT TO GIVE CMAT IN FEB
devaki : Sydenham is a good choice. IMI and IMT are equally good and you must apply to both

peter : SIR, WHAT IS THE CUTOFF OF IMT NAGPUR? IS IT BETTER THAN CHRIST AND WELLINGKAR?
gouri : IMT was 7o+ whereas Welingkar was 85+

swapnil : @BHUVANAGANESH SIR XIM-B CUT OFF THROUGH CAT & XAT OR ALL OTHER SCORE THAT IT WILL ACCEPT
bhuvanaganesh : in CAT around 91 percentile

aishwary : I GAVE 2 AIMNMAT'S...SCORES WERE 198 AND THEN 209.WAT ARE THE CHANCES FOR MUMBAI
bhuvanaganesh : yes. Best of luck

deepz : SIR,/ MY AIMCAT SCORES ARE FLUCTUATING BADLY...CAN I STILL AIM FOR THE TOP COLLEGES??
devaki : that depends on the level of fluctuation. you must find out the reason for fluctuation and and work to stabilize your scores in the remaining AIMCATs

ssss : I AM SECURING 85-95%LE IN AIMCAT. I AM GENERAL CATEGORY. SO PLEASE WHICH COLLEGE SHOULD I APPLY AND EXPECTED ACTUAL CAT SCORE?
devaki : 85-95 is a good percentile in AIMCATsyou can expect to get around 95 in the actual CAT and can apply to all colleges up to A category

swagat : SIR I AM GETTING A PERCENTILE OF 88-95 IN AIMCATS. WITH THESE PERCENTILE WHERE ARE MY BEST CHANCES TO END UP. ALSO HOW SHOULD I GO ABOUT STUDIES IN LAST MONTH TO EXTEND MY SCORES FURTHER. CURRENTLY MY SCORES ARE STAGNANT AND I HAVE COVERED ALL OF QUANT EXCEPT 2-3 AREAS AND GETTING 98+ CONSISTENTLY AND VARIED PERFORMANCE IN VA SECTION.
deepak : Good job so far, do not worry about the scores remaining stagnant. It is a good range to stay stagnant at. You can very well expect 98+ in CAT with similar attempts. Do not skip any topics when preparing. Try to iron out your VA issues by analyzing AIMCAT video solutions.

eragon : HOW TO IMPROVE SPEED IN LR? WHAT IS THE RIGHT WAY TO APPROACH A LR QUESTIONS?
srinivasbelvi : Often speed is due to familiarity. Practice different varieties of LR sets. Use sectional tests on SHP for better exposure.

shashank : PLEASE ANSWER. .POSTING FOR THE 3RD TIME. .AIMCAT PERCENTILES ARE IN THE RANGE OF 85-91 FOR MOST PART. WHICH ARE THE COLLEGES WHERE I STAND A REALISTIC CHANCE? ALSO, HOW MANY COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY TO IN ALL?
srinivasbelvi : Apply 2-3 colleges under each of the AA, A & BBB category of B-School. Please refer TIME website for B-School catergorisation.

aks : SIR, I HAVE MY NMAT EXAM IN NEXT WEEK... I WOULD LIKE TO ASK WETHER I SULD ATTEMPT ALL THE QUESTIONS AS THERE IS NO NEGETIVE MARKING OR I SHULD FOCUS ON MY ACCURACY RATE AND SHULD NOT MAKE ANY GUESS?
deepak : Go ahead and guess answers to the ones you do not manage to solve.

shashank : HOW WOULD YOU RATE THE 1 YEAR PGPM PROGRAM OFFERED BY GREAT LAKES? WHAT WOULD BE THE AVERAGE REMUNERATION PACKAGE?
swapnila : Not so very good.The 1 year programs offered by ISB and IIMs are far better than the one offered by NITIE.

bhaza : MY HIGHEST PERCENTILE IN THE AIMCATS IS 85. BUT I AM UNABLE TO CLEAR THE VERBAL SECTIONAL CUTOFFS. HOW TO TACKLE THIS SECTION AT THIS STAGE?? IS THERE ANY POSSIBILITY TO REACH TILL 98 PERCENTILE IN ACTUAL CAT??
deepak : There is no easy way out. Identify your problem areas, get in touch with senior faculty members in your city, and seek guidance/preparation tips.

neha : HELLO SIR/MAM, HOW IS FMS BHU ? I HAVE HEARD ABOUT THIS COLLEGE BUT NOT SURE ABOUT ITS PLACEMENT AND PACKAGE?
gouri : Reasonably good

sachin : CAN I APPLY FOR SIMBIOSIS COLLEGE AFTER THER SNAP EXAM ?
bhuvanaganesh : please visit http://www.snaptest.org/

hwcd4a401 : SIR, I M AIMING FOR CAT 2015, HOW DO I START PREPARING ? (I AM A CORRESPONDENCE STUDENT)
deepak : Pls go through the Study Plan suggested in your Student Home Page.

preetham : X XII GRAD: 91 81 75 (SC)..I AM A 2013 PASSED OUT STUDENT AND NO WORK EX. TO COMPENSATE WORK EX AND TO GET INTO IIM ABC, HOW MUCH PERCENTILE DO I HAVE TO SCORE IN CAT? SIR/MADAM PLS ANSWER TO MY QUERY
devaki : you have good Acads. for a girl from SC category 75-80 percentile in CAT will surely fetch you a call from IIM-A,B,C. but to compensate for work ex you need a score much above the cut-off range

giri1820 : SCORED 97 AND 95 IN LAST 2 AIMCATS BEFORE THAT AVG OF 75 IN AIMCATS WHAT COLLEGES CAN I APPLY FOR
bhuvanaganesh : Select from http://www.time4education.com/disp_notification1.asp?tid=1

accd4we25 : SIR KINDLY REPLY,I M B.E(MECH)& GEN CATERGORY & MY AVG AIMCAT PERCENTILE 70-75.KINDLY SUGGEST ME GOOD CLGS.
srinivasbelvi : Apply 2-3 colleges under each one of the A, BBB, BB category to enhance your chances of securing a seat in a decent B-School. Refer TIME website for B-School categorisation.

kanika : MY AIMCAT SCORE VARIES BETWEEN 70-80.I DID MY GRADUATION FROM ENGINEERING THIS YEAR WITH NO WORK EX- AND CAT JUST A MONTH FAR....HOW GOOD ARE MY CHANCES TO MAKE IT TO GRADE A COLLEGES AND WHAT SHOULD BE MY STRATEGY FOR THIS LAST MONTH.
abhishek : At this stage, the strategy should be attempt as many sectional tests, CRTs as possible and try to learn and retain the concepts learned. Also keep a tab on your performance.

abhi : PES COLLEGE SOUTH CAMPUS IN BANGLORE IS A GOOD COLLEGE FOR FINANCE.
srinivasbelvi : It's a good college for technical studies but not upto the expectation for it's MBA courses.

khyati : HOW IS SITM PUNE
prajnanray : Decent

sachin : CAN I APPLY LATER ON FOR SIBM AN SCMHRD LATER ON AFTER SNAP ?
bhuvanaganesh : check their notification for last date of application. Please visit http://www.snaptest.org/

aks : DEEPAK SIR... IF ALL MY GUESSES GETS WRONG THEN MY ACCURACY RATE MIGHT COME DOWN... DOES IT NOT MATTER IN NAMT?
deepak : No.

aks : HOW TOUGH IS TISSNET COMPARED TO CAT ?
deepak : VA, QA are very easy. GA may be tricky.

swagat : THANK YOU
deepak : You're welcome

khyati : MY 12TH AND GRADUATION PERCENTAGE IS AVERAGE WILL IT AFFECT MY FINAL SELECTION INTO A GOOD B SCHOOL
bhuvanaganesh : If you have a very good percentile then it doesn t matter

nikhil : WHAT IS THE USE OF THE NEW AIMCATS AS HALF OF THE QUES ARE REPEATED??
deepak : They are meant for additional practice of the new pattern, over and above the 20 AIMCATs we are conducting as part of our offering.

ketan : SIR WITH AN POOR ACADEMICS ND PERCENTILE AROUND 70-75 IN AIMCATS WHICH COLLEGES SHOULD I HOPE FOR...I AM IN GENERAL CATEGORY.
devaki : you can look at colleges in the BBB and BB categories

prashant : SIR I AM GETTING 70-80 PERCENTILE SCORES IN AIMCATS HIGHEST SCORE BEING 94 AIMCAT N1520... WHICH COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY FOR ??? GENERAL CATEGORY '
devaki : for 70-80 you can apply to colleges up to BB category. select 2-3 colleges from each category. Try to repeeat your 94 percentile performance by finding out what was it that was right

kanika : THANK YOU SIR. AND IS 1 MONTH ENOUGH TO GET ONESELF INTO A DECENT COLLEGE ESPECIALLY GRADE A ?
abhishek : It is not impossible. Give in your best try.

ami : @DEVKI MAM:WITH 60 70 PERCENTILE IN AIMCAT AND I BELONG TO NC_OBC ,WHICH COLLEGE SHOULD I APPLY??
devaki : Apply to government colleges up to "BBB" category. you can choose a few private colleges like TAPMI, BIM, GIM, UBS, for which actual CAT cut-off will be between 85-90

jit : SIR WHAT ARE THE TOP 5 COLLEGES UNDER MAT SCORES ?
gouri : Christ, Alliance, Amity, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Welingkar

jabgars : IS GREAT LAKES A GOOD B SCHOOL CONSIDERING THE 1 YR PROGRAM AND FASTER ROI. THOUGH I HAVE HEARD ITS PRIMARILY A IT SCHOOL. ANY COMMENTS?
devaki : Great lakes is a good B-school although 1 year program gives a good ROI, we recomend the 2 year program to give a boost to your profile

accd4we25 : THANK YOU SRINIVASBELVI SIR FOR YOUR REPLY, BUT CAN YOU GIVE NAME OF CLGS FOR 70-75%TILE AIMCAT AVG.
srinivasbelvi : Select any 3 college under each of the following category. A, BBB, BB category. Please refer TIME website for B-School catergorisation to understand what I meant by A, BBB & BB.

aks : I AM NOT ABLE TO SCORE WELL IN MY AIMCATS... I USUALLY END UP BETWEEN 60-70 PERCENTILE... HOW WELL CAN I SCORE IN CAT? DO I HAVE A CHANCE I.N
bhuvanaganesh : Your performance depends upon the actual CAT paper. Revise the basics. One more month is there

concretepillow : NO WORK EX, 10TH-92.43, 12TH-76.83, GRAD(ENGG)-68.5 WHAT %ILE DO I NEED FOR IIM INDORE CALL? AIMCATS HAVE BEEN AT AN AVG OF 92%ILE WITH THE 3 PERFORMANCES ABOVE 94%ILE IS THE AMBITION TO GET INTO IIM I REALISTIC? PLZ ANSWER!
deepak : Unfortunately, you do not stand a chance if they use the same criteria that they did last two years. Academic weightage is quite a lot at IIM I.

shadeslayer : I WAS CONSISTENTLY GETTING ABOVE 99.50 PERCENTILE IN THE AIMCATS BUT I GOT 96.07 PERCENTILE IN AIMCAT 1520N. SHOULD I BE WORRIED? HOW CAN I GET BACK TO SCORING ABOVE 99.50 PERCENTILE?
bhuvanaganesh : relax. maintain the score

dhaval : IT IS BETTER TO PRACTISE ,RATHER THAN WASTING MY TIME OVER HERE.NO ONE IS ANSWERING.
deepak : All your queries have been answered.

ameya : HELLO SIRS! I HAVE BEEN SCORING IN THE 91ST PERCENTILE IN THE LAST FEW AIMCATS AND MANAGED A 96%ILE THE PREVIOUS TIME! I HAVE 90+ IN 10TH AND 12TH AS WELL! DOES THE PERCENTILE VARY MUCH FROM THAT IN THE ACTUAL CAT?
devaki : 90+ in AIMCATs is a good percentile. you can expect 5-6 percentile more in the real CAT

bhaza : THANKS YOU DEVAKI MA'AM AND DEEPAK SIR!
deepak : You're welcome

sid : SIR CAN I HAVE A APPROXIMATE CAT CUTOFF FOR FOLLOWING COLLEGES ? (1) NITIE (2) MDI (3) FMS (4) IIT - B & D . CURRENTLY I AM SCORING AROUND 90-95 PERCENTILE IN AIMCATS. DO I FAIR A CHANCE IN THESE COLLEGES ???
deepak : NITIE 97, MDI 96, FMS 98, IIT D 98, IIT B 98.5. Yes you do stand a very good chance. All the best.

accd4we25 : HAT PERCENTILE IS NEEDED FOR KIRLOSKER & WELLINGKER?
srinivasbelvi : Kirloskar 70%ile & Wellingkar 85%ile

aks : MY PROFILE IS 84 % IN 10TH , 85%IN 12TH , 67%IN GRADUATION AND NO WORK EXPIERENCE... DO I HAVE A CHANCE IN IIM-KOHZIKODE, LUCKNOW OR INDORE??
devaki : for I,K,L acads do not matter too much. you need a good CAT percentile

varun : WHICH IS BETTER XAT OR SNAP
srinivasbelvi : SNAP is easier to handle than XAT.

addy : WHAT ARE THE BEST COLLEGES FOR MBA IN IT IN MUMBAI, AS I AM NOT GIVING CAT, I AM FOCUSING ON CET, NMAT AND ATMA EXAMS?
devaki : almost all colleges offer MBA-It. you should stick to the top B-schools in mumbai like wekingkar, KJS, Sydenham, ITM

xyz783 : I AM GETTING PERCENTILE SCORE B/W 60-70? DO I NEED TO SELECT ANY B-SCHOOL NOW OR DROP OUT FOR A YEAR FOR BEST 1'S?
gouri : you should take the CAT this year and also consider taking it next year depending on how you score.

dlca4cc06 : CAN WE PAY FOR SNAP COLLEGES AFTER SNAP TEST RESULTS?/
srinivasbelvi : Check for the deadlines for each of the B-School under SNAP.

stolenjelly : WHEN CAN I EXPECT A RESPONSE FOR THE B SCHOOL GUIDANCE TOOL THAT IS THERE' ON THE SHP?
deepak : We try to get back at the earliest possible. Maybe 3-5 days, given the huge numbers.

concretepillow : PLZ ANSWER MY QUESTION :)
bhuvanaganesh : already answered

ak : HOW TO IMPROVE PERCENTILE IN AIMCAT?
devaki : analyse the AIMCATs that you have taken. and work upon your weak topics.