optimistic : SIR WHICH COLLLEGES INCLUDING IIM DO NOT GIVE MUCH IMP TO ACADS..PLZ NAME THEM
tanveer : For interview call or final admit?

partick : SIR HOW IS ITM MUMBAI? HOW MUCH PERCENTILE IS REQUIRED AND HOWZ ROI?
srinivasbelvi : Around 60%ile in CAT. Around 5L package

panache2014 : WHAT ARE THE CUTOFFS FOR SIBM -PUNE, SCMHRD AND SIBM - BANGALORE?
shivabhaskaran : sibm 99 percentile, scmhrd 98 plus. sibm -bangalore-more than 88

bittu : GD EVENING MAM/SIR
tanveer : Good Evening

cat99 : HELLO TANVEER SIR
tanveer : Hi

barath : SIR LAST 5 AIMCATS I SCORED AVERAGE 50 PERCENTILE SIR.. PLZ GIVE SOME TIPS TO GET ATLEAST 80 PERCENTILE IN CAT....
ankur : try analysis of the aimcat to find your weak point and work on them. find strengths and capitalise on them

surajj : SIR I WANT TO TAKE NMAT RETEST...BUT NOT ABLE TO FIND SLOT AFTER22ND NOV...BASED UPN PREVIOUS EXP DO SLOTS GET VACATED LATER??
shivabhaskaran : chances are for slot to get vacated

swapnil : WHAT ABOUT SIOM NASHIK
ankur : it is rated in BB category by us. it is suitable for that rank. http://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/List_of_B-Schools.aspx

optimistic : @TANVER SIR BOTH INTERVIEW AND FINAL ADMIT
tanveer : Final will require academic score weightage . Call differs from institute to institute . IIM C will not look at yur graduation score . XLRI will call based on XAT.

raj92 : GUD EVENING SIR
tanveer : Hi

samhitha : GOOD EVENING.THIS IS AN IRRELEVANT QUESTION BT HOW MUCH PERCENT CAN WE EXPECT IN CAT IF WE COVER ALL THE MODELS OF TIME MATERIAL OF EVERY SUBJECT
bharat : Samhitha, please understand that percentile does not depend on how much you COVER in terms of the material; rather it depends on how WELL you DO in the test, i.e., your performance in the test will determine your percentile. So, put in the best effort - revise and keep getting better.

swapnil : WHAT ABOUT SICSR
ankur : we do not rate it currently

ab : SIR/MAAM WHICH COLLEGES CAN BE APPLIED TO UNDER SNAP??
asim : All B-schools which are affiliated to SIU, check http://www.snaptest.org/

ab : N HW IS SCIT??
asim : Pretty decent, we count it among the BB grade B-SCHOOLS

susmit : SIR, I HAVE AROUND 4+ YEARS EXP IN IT INDUSTRY. MY AIMCAT PERCENTILE HAS BEEN AROUND 60-70 PERCENTILE. I AM PLANNING TO APPLY TO IITS,IISWBM,IMI-K,LIBA,LIBS DELHI, SCIT- PUNE,NIT WARANGAL,XISS. CAN YOU PLEASE SUGGEST IF THE CHOICES ARE RIGHT AND PLEASE SUGGEST ME SOME OTHER GOOD COLLEGES IN 80-90 PERCENTILE RANGE.
adityasrivastava : Your choices are good. You can also plan to write exams like NMAT and SNAP which will open a lot of relevant colleges like SIBM, SCMHRD etc for you.

trisha : HOW MANY QUESTIONS ARE ASKED FROM REASONING SECTION IN MHCET
asim : check http://time4education.com/Maharashtra_MBACET2012_Analysis.htm

vv14 : SIR MY AIMCAT PERCENTILES ARE 55-60% ONLY..IM REALLY REALLY WORRIED.I WILL BE HAPPY IF I SCORE ATLEAST 80 PERCENTILE ATLEAST.ARE THERE ANY REALISTIC CHANCES TO SCORE 80 PERCENTILE..
ankur : yes - please focus on analysis of paper. find your weaknesses and work on them thru sectional tests. find ur strengths and score through them.

partick : SIR RIGHT NOW AM FOCUSING ONLY ON AIMCATS QUESTIONS AND PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTION, HOW USE FUL WILL BE IN CAT?WHAT ELSE I SHALL STUDY TO ENSURE I GET 90PECNTILE IN CAT.CURRENTL AM GETTING IN 60'S
srinivasbelvi : If you have not completed the basic material, shift your focus back to basic material. Your scores will not improve unless your basics are strong.

samhitha : N HOW IS HYDEREBAD CENTRAL UNIVERSITY N WAT IS IT'S CUTOFF
asim : Pretty decent, we count it among the BBB grade B-schools the cutoff for gen category is around 75-80 percentile

tanya : HOW IS INDIRA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT,PUNE
ankur : we rate it in the B category - http://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/List_of_B-Schools.aspx

barath : SIR I GOT AVG 50 PERCENTILE IN LAST 5 AIMCATS ....WHICH COLLEGE I SHOULD APPLY???
ankur : as per ranking on http://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/List_of_B-Schools.aspx u may apply for "others" and at most "B" level colleges

partick : AM THINKING OF APPLYING FOR SIBM P AND SIBM B,AS I WANT TO DO MBA ONLY IN FINANCE.IS THAT OK?
ankur : yes that is a good idea. but there are lots of other colleges where you can apply. do check out - http://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/List_of_B-Schools.aspx

bittu : SIR, I AM ENGINEER STUDENT, MY AIMCAT PERCENTILE ARE IN THE RANGE OF 95-98.5 SIR KINDLY TELL HOW I M GOING ACTUALLY AS PER U, I AM AN NC-OBC STUDENT AND WHICH ALL FORMS I SHOULD FILL OTHER THAN MENTIONED BELOW,CAT,XLRI,IIFT,MDI,FMS,SP JAIN,NITIE,IIT MUMBAI,IIT DELHI
srinivasbelvi : This list should be fine. You'll make a cut into IIMs.

spjain2014 : RESPECTED SIR/MADAM, MY 10TH - 83, INTER - 90, BTECH - 75, MTECH - 90, EXP - 3.5 (BY THE TIME I JOIN, IT WILL BE 4YRS). EXPECTED PERCENTILE - MORE THAN 90. PLEASE SUGGEST B SCHOOLS WHICH I CAN OPT FOR...
ankur : you can target many bschools. try the top 30 bschools as per http://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/List_of_B-Schools.aspx also look for GMAT options.

surajj : @SHIVABHASKARAN USUALLY WHAT TIME BEFORE LAST DAY DO THE NMAT SLOTS GET VACATED?
shivabhaskaran : yar usually cat used to happen from oct. last week till first week of november so many were able to take up nmat in november also. Many take second attempt at nmat in november. This yr as cat exam dates are out many would have already booked in november yar..

lekha : HI SIR..WHAT IS THE PREPERATION STRATEGY FOR VERBAL ABILITY IN THE LAST 20 DAYS?
ankur : nothing new. just concentrate on doing well in your strengths and keep improving on your weaknesses. do not pick up new vocab or grammar concepts now - focus more and more on reading skills.

partick : SIR AM EXPECTING CMAT MARKS BETWEEN 200-220, WHICH COLLEGES I SHALL APPLY WITH THAT?
asim : IMT-Nagpur/Hyd,IBS-Hyd,GIM,BIMTECH,IFMR are some options

ambani : GOOD EVNG SIR/MAM
ankur : good evening - please ask your question

kxca4a067 : GOOD EVENING EVERYONE,I AM SOUNAK FROM TIME JADAVPUR,SIR/MAM VACILLATING BETWEEN 70 TO 90 PERCENTILE IN AIMCATS, THE VA SECTION MAULS ME MOST OF THE TIMES...WHERE MY SCORES HAVE BEEN BETTER IN OTHER MOCKS LIKE SIMCATS,MANY SUGGEST THAT THE VA SECTION IN AIMCATS IS WAY BEYOND THE ACTUAL CAT...SHUD I QUIT THEM AND FOCUS ON THE OTHER MOCKS??
gouri : Hi... Good Evening... VA may seem a little difficult in the AIMCATs but prepare you very well for the actual exam... Please don't skip them.

cat99 : CAN I GET ABOVE 95 PERCENTILE IN CAT , CURRENTLY I AM GETTING 70 PERCENTILE IN AIMCATS
ankur : ok - so what is ur question

srinu : SIR I WRITE CAT MOCKTESTS I SCORE VERY BAD PERCENTILE BUT I CAN WRITE CMAT OR MAT ONLINE MOCKE TESTS VERY GOOD MARKS BUT I CANNOT SCORE VERY MUCH IN CAT PLEASE SUGGEST ME HOW GET IMPROVE MY PERCENTILE IN CAT
ankur : answered many times earlier today - please focus on analysis of paper. find your weaknesses and work on them thru sectional tests. find ur strengths and score through them.

harish : HELLO SIR. I AM AIMING FOR NMIMS MUMBAI CAMPUS. IF I STUDY IN QUANTS ONLY CONCEPTS REVIEW QUESTIONS AND SECTION-A OF EVRY CHAPTER. WILL IT BE ENOUGH?? I AM GOOD AND REASONING AND VERBAL ABILITY
bharat : Harish, focus on all test areas; schools, including NMIMS, look for proficiency in all test areas. Raise competency in all test areas since you already are good. Best wishes!

panache2014 : HOW GOOD IS COCHIN UNIVERSITY (CUSAT), KERALA?
ankur : rated in B category at http://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/List_of_B-Schools.aspx

vishal : SIR, CURRENTLY MY PERCENTILE IN AIMCAT IS AROUND 90. BUT I AM NOT ABLE TO CLEAR THE VA/LR CUTOFF. WHAT SHOULD I DO? I AM NOT ABLE TO ATTEMPT VA CORRECTLY.
tanveer : Focus on LR Parajumbles Fill in the Blanks and RC

manish : DOES MICA CONDUCT THEIR OWN TEST OR IT TAKES SCORE OF CAT & CMAT EXAM ? AND PLEASE ALSO TELL ME HOW MANY SEATS FILLED BY CAT ANS CMAT SCORE ? PLEASE REPLY ASAP.
ankur : MICA takes many exams for its first shortlisting. then the shortlisted candidates are asked to write another exam called the MICAT. there is no fixed ratio of seats for the various exams, it seems.

arpit : HELLO ,
asim : Hello, what is your query?

spjain2014 : SIR/MADAM, WHAT ARE YOUR EXPECTATION ON NEW IIMS COMING UP. WOULD YOU SUGGEST TO APPLY FOR A 90%ILER.
adityasrivastava : Yes, especially if u are a fresher.

dlca4c517 : GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.. WATS ALL SYMBIOSIS COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY IN ? I WANT TO PURSUE FINANCE OR BUISNESS MANAGEMENT.
asim : Tell me something about your average aimcat percentile also your reservation status?

raj92 : SIR, SHOULD WE ATTEMPT ALL THE 100 QUESTIONS BECAUSE I READ IN STUDENT GUIDE DOCUMENT THAT , THERE WILL BE PENALTY FOR NON ATTEMPT QUESTIONS? I DONT UNDERSTAND WHAT SHOULD I DO?
tanveer : Please wait for further clarification on this point - as declared

samhitha : ARE THERE ANY BETTER GRADED B SCHOOLS WHICH TAKE CAT PERCENTILE FROM 70-85
asim : IFMR,LIBA,WELINGKAR-MUM/BANG,BIMTECH-NOIDA,NIRMA,LBSIM,TAPMI are some options

arpit : MY SCORES FROM START OF SERIES UPTILL NOW ARE (SERIAL WISE , LAST SCORE BEING 93 %ILE) 92,85,75,96,81,93,78,93 I'VE MISSED A FEW AIMCATS . PLEASE SUGGEST HOW TO IMPROVE FROM HERE AS MY SCORES ARE NOT GETTING CONSISTENT. A GOOD SCORE FOLLOWED BY A POOR SCORE HAS BEEN THE STORY TILL NOW. I FEAR A BAD NOVEMBER 22 :(
tanveer : Have you analysed the reason for the dips? What causes them?

optimistic : SIR PLZ REPLY....
srinivasbelvi : Most of the top B-Schools do not consider academics while they shortlist for the interviews. However you got to explain reasons for not not so good academic perfromance if they ask for.

susmit : THANK YOU ADITYASRIVASTAVA SIR. I HAVE APPEARD FOR CMAT N NMAT AND WILL APPEAR FOR XAT TOO. BUT SINCE I AM FROM IT WITH OVER 4+ I AM PLANNING TO CHOOSE IT AS MY SPECILIZATION. IS IT OK SIR?
adityasrivastava : Yes, definitely.

kxca4a067 : WHICH ARE THE COLLEGES I SHUD APPLY BEFORE CAT CONSIDERING MY AIMCAT SCORES(70 TO 90 PERCENTILE)???
asim : MDI,IMT-G,IMI-NEW DELHI,FORE,KJS-MUM,TAPMI,NIRMA,IFMR,LBSIM are some options

arcc4x012 : GOOD EV. SIRS/ MADAMS, I AM SCORING 40 TO 60 %LE CURRENTLY. I WANT TO CROSS AT LEAST 85. PROBLEM IS WITH THE ACCURACY. I BARELY GET MORE THAN 65% ACCURACY. ANY SCOPE AT THIS POINT OF TIME?
ankur : yes - scope exists. try analysis of the paper. similar questions answered today - check transcripts.

ambani : WHAT PERCENTILE WE SHOULD SCORE IN CAT SO THAT TOP 10 IIM WOULD CALL
asim : reservation status?

asp : HELLO,
tanveer : Hi

harish : SIR, PLEASE TELL ABOUT MFC, MHROD AND MBE IN DU??WHAT ARE THEIR RESPECTICE CAT CUTOFF?
ankur : all courses are good - rated in A category by us at http://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/List_of_B-Schools.aspx percentiles cutoffs are likely to around 88-92%ile

asp : I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW DO XLRI AND XIMB HAS RESERVATIONS?
bharat : No.

vv14 : SIR SUPPOSE IF I GET A CALL FROM THE NEW IIMS BUT I ASPIRE FOR A,B,C IS TRYING CAT THE NEXT YEAR ADVISABLE OR SHOULD I STAY CONTENTED WITH THE NEWER ONES?
asim : Right now focus on securing calls from all of them, you can take a call on this later on.

spjain2014 : @ADITYA SIR: I AM 4YRS EXPERIENCED... SO WOULD YOU SUGGEST NEW IIMS...
adityasrivastava : It will be still better than BBB colleges. Try to improve your scores in the remaining time.

vishal : WHICH COLLEGES SHOULD A 90 PERCENTILER APPLY TO?
shivabhaskaran : yar u can apple to AA category b-school in our ratings .http://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/List_of_B-Schools.aspx u may apply for "others" and at most "B" level colleges

panache2014 : I'VE HEARD SP JAIN ASKS YOUR CHOICE OF SPECIALIZATION DURING THE INTERVIEW. IS THIS CORRECT? OR CAN WE MAKE A DECISION ON IT LATER?
ankur : they ask for it when you fill the form itself.

dlca4cd60 : AIMCAT PERCENTILE FROM 1516N TO 1505N 99.59, 90.00, 95.34, 94.13, 98.82, 98.12, 97.16, 91.77, 92.97, 84.1, 96.34, 91.51.. CAN I EXPECT A CALL FROM TOP 20 COLLEGES?
adityasrivastava : Yes.

ambani : SC
asim : Aim 70+ percentile with decent sectionals ( some of them may have lower cutoffs that this ).

sairam : SIR I AM GETTING A NET SCORE AROUND 100 IN AIMCATS. IS IT GOOD FOR NOW ?
gouri : It is decent in AIMCATs but there is scope for improvement....

btt : DISTANCE COURSE GRADUATION.CANT I I DO REGULAR MBA FRM GOOD COLLEGE??
ankur : yes, except very few colleges who do not allow distance education students to apply.

rajnish : SIR,HOW IS SIMS,PUNE ? AND WHAT ABOUT CUTOFF AND PLACEMENTS(AT COLLEGE SITE IT SHOWS AVG 8.25L)?
asim : Pretty decent, we count it among the BB grade B-SCHOOLS

srinu : SIR 60-70 PERCENTILE CAT SCORE TOP BSCHOOLS ACCEPT PERCENTILE OR NOT
ankur : yes. top bschools accept cat score.

dlca4cd60 : WHAT SHOULD BE PREPRATION STRATEGY FOR NEXT 20 DAYS?
shivabhaskaran : yar try to take maximum number of mock tests, practise all sectional tests, if possible try to work old cat problems

optimistic : TANVEER SIR PLZ REPLY
tanveer : Answered

barath : I GOT ONLY 50 PERCENTILE IN LAST FEW AIMCATS...I AM REALLY WORRIED ....PLZ TELL ME APPROX PERCENTILE EXPECT IN CAT AND I COMES UNDER OBC CATEGORY ...AND WHICH COLLEGE I SHOULD APPLY FOR MY PERCENTILE TO GET A CALLS????
adityasrivastava : You still have a chance to get calls from top 25 institutes. Try all govt colleges. Also work hard for the remaining time.

avs333 : SIR,I AM GETTING 70-85 PERCENTILE IN MOCKS WITH 55 ACCURACY IS NITIE,MDI AND FMS IN RANGE? GEN CATEGORY
ankur : not reallly - u need 95%ile for mdi and nitie and 99%ile for fms

surajj : @SHIVABHASKARAN SIR, WHAT IS YOUR ADVICE- SHOULD I WAIT FOR NMAT SLOTS TO GET VACATED ???
shivabhaskaran : there may be a remote chance

dlca4c517 : GOOD EVENING ASEEM SIR. CATEGORY GENERAL AND AVG AIMCAT PERCENTILE 70.
asim : SITM,SCIT,SIOM are some options

sairam : HOW SHOULD WE STRATEGIZE TIME FOR AIMCATS? SOME HOW I FEEL I TAKE MORE TIME FOR QUANT SECTION. WHAT SHOULD BE IDEAL TIME DISTRIBUTION?
shivabhaskaran : try 70, 70 and 30 as buffer time.use buffer time to either clear sectionals or to increase u r aggregate score.

ambani : SPJAIN & JBIMS WHICH EXAMINATION SCORE CARD ACCEPT
shivabhaskaran : sp jain-cat & xat. jbims- cmat, cat, mhcet

sayanmj : SIR MY AIMCAT PERCENTILES ARE 77-85. WHICH ARE THE COLLEGES I SHOULD LOOK FOR?
asim : IMT-G,IMI NEW DELHI,FORE, LBSIM,TAPMI,NIRMA,IFMR,LIBA,WELINGKAR-MUM/BANG

malu : SIR/MADAM, HOW IS TKM BUSINESS SCHOOL,KOLLAM,KERALA?
bharat : We do not rank it in the top 150 schools in India. Not recommended.

ravi : SIR IAM ST CATEGORY STUDENT MY AIMCAT SCORE IS BETWEEN 65-80%ILE ABLE TO SCORE ARROUND 60+ IN AIMCAT VID 4YR EXP IN PUS SIR WAY ARE MY CHANCES TO GET INTO IIM AND HE MUCH SUE I TARGET FROM AIMCAT TO GET CALL FROM NEW IIM? WHAT ABT OLD JIM?
tanveer : You stand a good chance . Please try to maximise your AIMCAT score further.

manish : COULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME ABOUT EXECUTIVE MBA . WHAT ARE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR IT FOR TOP 40 COLLEGES AND THEIR MIN AND MAX AVG SALARY ?
adityasrivastava : Executive MBA is generally suitable for ppl with 4+ years of work experience. You must write GMAT and can target IIMS as well as foreign schools.

catcat : SIR,
tanveer : Answered

catcat : SIR,
tanveer : Yes?

dlca4cc06 : IS GRAPH CHAPTER IMPORTANT?
shivabhaskaran : with 50 questions in quant and di session its a risk to ignore any topic in quant.

hhs : SIR MY AVG AIMCAT PERCENTILE IS 80. WITH NO WORK EXPERIENCE IS THERE ANY HOPE OF A TOP 10 CATEGORY COLLEGE CALL ?
srinivasbelvi : Without any reservation it is difficult at this rate.

sairam : WHAT SHOULD WE FOCUS ON THIS LAST MONTH? HOW SHOULD WE PREPARE? SHOULD WE TAKE MORE MOCK CATS?
ramnath : Last month is the time when more focused prep is required. Hence you need to know your weaknesses better so that you know where to spend your time on. Analyse your past AIMCATs and know where you are week not only from the topics perspective but also from the error sources pov. Also analyse the varioucs strategies that you have followed in the AIMCATs so far and understand how they have worked for you and make the necessary tweaks for the coming AIMCATs in the last 1 month.

srinu : SPJAIN SYMBOSIS CENTRAL UNIVESITIES TOP BSCHOOLS ACCEPTING CMAT SCORE
ankur : not really.

raj92 : SIR, HOW IS TISS MUMBAI?
gouri : good

panache2014 : WHAT IS THE CUTOFF FOR IIM INDORE- MUMBAI CAMPUS? AND ALSO THE PAY PACKAGE?
ramnath : As their placements are along with the IIM I main campus, the avg salary declared will be the same at 12.1 lpa.

harish : SIR HOW IS ICFAI HYDERABAD ?? AND WHAT IS CAT CUTOFF FOR SPECIALISATION IN FINANCE IN IT?
ankur : icfai is rated in BBB category by us. they accept IBSAT score.

asp : SIR, WHICH OF THE SYMBIOSIS COLLEGES OFFER AN AVERAGE PACKAGE OF 10+?
shivabhaskaran : sibm and scmhrd pune

giri1820 : I HAD APPLIED FOR CAT EXAM ON THE FIRST DAY OF REGISTRATION AND COMPLETED THE PROCEDURE WITHIN 2 HOURS. BUT I GOT TEST CITY AS TRICHY INSTEAD OF CHENNAI WHICH WAS MY FIRST PREFERENCE.ANY REASON FOR THIS
shivabhaskaran : the allocation is not based on fifo.

arpit : TANVEER SIR, I AM GETTING A GOOD %ILE IN SEC-2 BUT EFFICIENCY IS POOR .I AM ABLE TO ATTEMPT ONLY 1 RC PASSAGE AND MOST TIME OF THE TIME IS CONSUMED BY VA . CURRENTLY GIVING 75-80 MINUTES TO SEC-2. HOW TO IMPROVE ?
tanveer : Prioritise - Do LR first . Then Parajumbles . Then FIBs .. Scan the remaining VA qs.. Do only certainties ..DO 1-2 RC passages That is all

manish : AND WHAT ABOUT THEIR PACKAGES ?
ankur : check individual collegs' websites. difficult to talk of them in same breath since they are also dependent on candidate's background and previous workex.

harish : HOW IS XAVIER INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SERVICE?
asim : we count it among the B grade B-schools

susmit : SIR, HOW IS MDI MURSHIDABAD? IS IT WORTH APPLYING?
asim : Seems promising, though too early to take a final call on it.

srinu : SIR WHICH FACTORS MAINLY SELECTING THE BSCHOOL
gouri : the ques. is not clear... Is it in your selection of a B school or it about the B school selecting you?

ambani : HOW MUCH PERCENTILE WE SHOULD SCORE IN CAT XAT & CMAT FOR CALL FROM SPJAIN & JBIMS
shivabhaskaran : sp jain 95 plus in cat, 92 plus in xat, for jbims top 20 ranks in cmat

bisark007 : WHAT IS THE CUTOFFS FOR FMS , MDI AND SPJAIN?I WANT TO KNOW THE EXACT VALUE OF LAST YEAR CUT OFFS BOTH SECTIONAL AND OVERALL.PLEASE REPLY.AND I HAVE ALSO HEARD THAT FMS SOESNT HAVE SECTIONAL CUTOFFS?
srinivasbelvi : FMS-98.6, SPJ-95, MDI-95. Sectionals around 70

manish : I HAVE WORK EX OF 28 MONTHS AROUND . HOW DO YOU SEE GREAT LAKES CHENNAI CAMPUS ? WHICH PROGRAM IS GOOD FOR ME PGDM(@ YR) AND PGPM (1 YR) . CONSIDERING THAT I AM A AVG STUDENT.
asim : Go ahead, prefer 1 year program if you are ok with a 1 year program.

manishon402 : SIR I GOT 50-60PERCENTILE IN PREVIOUS AIMCATS AND I WANT TO TAKE ADMISSION IN "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT" SECTOR THEN WHICH COLLEGES ARE GOOD FOR THIS SECTOR.
gouri : Try to improve on your score ... also consider CAT next year...

furian07 : HI
asim : Hi what is your query?

samhitha : ARE BBB GRADED B SCHOOLS CONSIDERED BETTER THAN B GRADED SCHOOLS HOW DO U RANK THEM
ramnath : Yes..the categorisation hierarchy is as below, top down->Top 10, AAA, AA, A, BBB, BB, B, Others

venky : HOW IS IIT MADRAS? IS IT WORTH APPLYING?
ramnath : It is one of the top schools also with a very low fee and excellent ROI

srinu : SELECTION OF A BSCHOOL
gouri : Faculty, Location, Alumni, Infrastructure, Placement reports and ROI

dlca4c517 : ASIM SIR?
asim : Answered

dada : SIR IF A STUDENT WITHOUT WORK EXP AND 2 YEARS GAP AFTER GRAD, WILL IT AFFECT?
srinivasbelvi : You got to explain convincingly for being not taking any job assignment for 2 years after graduation.

ice : SIR I AM GETTING AN AVG PERCENTILE OF 85-90 WITH 18 MONTHS OF EXPERIENCE. WHICH ALL COLLEGES SHOULD I LOOK FOR?
asim : SP JAIN, MDI, IMT-G,IMI-NEW DELHI,IIT KHARAGPUR/KANPUR/MADRAS,SIBM-PUNE,SCMHRD,XLRI,XIMB,GIM,NMIMS-MUM are some options

manish : WHAT IS AVG SALRY OF PGPM (1 YR) OF GREAT LAKES CHENNAI CAMPUS ?
ankur : check their website

tendulkar : HI SIR
gouri : Hello, any queries ?

srinu : SIR IN CAT HOW MANY MARKS COME FROM DI AND READING COMPREHENSION AND REASONING
asim : Not revealed by IIMs

dlca4c517 : CAN NON-ENGINEERS APPLY IN IITS??
ramnath : Yes..but with M.Sc/MCom/MA, essentially PG

timepowai : I HAVE COMPLETED THE BASIC STUDY MATERIAL ALL TOPICS...WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW.. TAKE MOCKTEST AND ANALYSE THEM OR DO THE EXERCISES IN SET 2 PROVIDED BY TIME? MY AIMCAT SCORES RANGE BETWEEN 60 TO 70 PERCENTILE...
shivabhaskaran : try to practise mock tests,

malu : SIR I COMPLETED MY DEGREE IN PHYSICS NOW AND INTERESTED IN DOING MBA. I WISH TO CLEAR THE MAT EXAM ON DEC. CAN I GET INTO ONE OF THE TOP B SCHOOLS IN ONE MONTH PREPRATION?
srinivasbelvi : It is difficult but not impossible. Give your best shot. You got 40-45 days to MAT.

manish : WHAT IS BASIC DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PGDM (2 YR) AND PGPM (1 YR ) OF GREAT LAKES CHENNAI CAMPUS ?
ankur : 2 year program for people with 0-2 years of workex 1 year program for people with 2 or more years of workex. more rigorous due to less time.

sairam : WHAT COULD BE THE AVG PAY SCALE FOR IIM'S OTHER THAN TOP 6?
gouri : visit their respective sites.... should be around 10 LPA

surajj : HOW DO YOU RATE GREAT LAKES 1YEAR MBA ? COMPARED TO TIME B-SCHOOL CATEOGARIZATION?
ankur : we normally don't rate 1 year MBA courses. but it is OK. do send ur profile. then a better evaluation can be done.

ar98480 : WHAT ARE THE COURSES DOES TISS OFFER? DOES IT OFFER MARKETING OR IT OFFERS ONLY HRM?
shivabhaskaran : hrm is the main course,then social work

sairam : GENERAL CATEGORY IS IT NECESSARY TO SCORE ABOVE 98 PERCENTILE TO GET INTO IIMS?
gouri : Only for the top 6.... however it may vary according to your profile...

ranga : HI SIR,MY AIMCAT PERCENTILE IS AROUND 85,IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET A CALL FROM IIT BOMBAY OR IIT DELHI?AND I AM HAVING 18 MONTHS OF EXPERIENCE AS ON DATE WITH GOOD ACADEMIC BACKGROUND AND BELONGS TO GENERAL CATEGORY
ankur : slightly doubtful - try harder.....around 90-93%ile

sreebha : SIR I FROM AIMCAT 1516 TO 1505N I GOT DIFFERENT PERCENTILE VARIED FROM 20 23 68 75 91.
srinivasbelvi : I hope there is an improvement now. If so you are peeking at the right time.

peg : SIR, I GOT 67 PERCENT IN X....81 PERCENT IN XII....AND 67 PERCENT IN GRADUATION...AND HAVE 14 MONTHS OF WORK EX....HOW MUCH I SHOULD SCORE TO GET CALLS FROM OLDER IIM'S?
asim : If you belong to gen category then aim at 99+ percentile.(though some may give calls at lower percentile too ).

harish : SIR I DO MODELLING AND HAVE WALKED ON RAMP FOR PROMINENT PERSONALITIES. DOES IT COUNT AS WORK EXPERIENCE?
gouri : Not as work experience but as may as an extra curricular exposure...

peg : SIR, I GOT 67 PERCENT IN X....81 PERCENT IN XII....AND 67 PERCENT IN GRADUATION...AND HAVE 14 MONTHS OF WORK EX....HOW MUCH I SHOULD SCORE TO GET CALLS FROM OLDER IIM'S (CATEGORY-SC)?
srinivasbelvi : 75%ile +

dhruv : GOOD EVENING SIR, TERI UNIVERSITY IS GOOD? AND WHAT ABOUT THE PACKAGE?
ankur : we do not rate it. check the packages on their website

sibani : HELLO SIR. SIR I WNT TO CHOSE THOSE BSCHOOLS WHICH R GOOD FOR FINANCE. SIR I SCORED 85% IN 10TH, 85% IN 12TH AND 87% IN MY GRADUATION. SIR I APPLIED FOR SYMBIOSIS COLLAGES, XLRI, XIMB , NMAT OTHR THN THAT CN U PLSE RECOMND ME OTHER COLLAGES THT I MUST APPLY APART FRM IIM N THOSE COLLAGES I HAVE APPLIED. IN AIM CAT M SCORNG BETWEEN 70S TO 80S %TILE. BUT IN LAST I SCORED 126 MARK. SO CN U SUGEST ALL THOSE GOOD COLLAGES THT I MUST PREFER IF I SCORE FRM 80% TILE ONWARDS
srinivasbelvi : Finance is a core program. Therefore any good B-Schools would have decent curriculum with respect to finance as a specialisation. Hence any top B-School is a good bet.

fireblader : 10TH-85% ,12TH-74%, B.TECH-67.2% ,AVG AIMCAT PERCENTILE 90
asim : Answered check

arpit : SIR RIGHT NOW ALONG WITH GIVING MOCKS I AM ALSO ATTEMPTING THE SECTIONALS, IS IT ADVISABLE TO DO SO SINCE SECTIONS ARE OF OLD
gouri : yes it is

mayank15 : WHAT IS THE DISTRIBUTION OF MARKS IN MHCET
asim : To know the past MAHCET pattern, check http://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/List_of_B-Schools.aspx

arpit : WHAT WOULD BE AVG PACKAGE OF XIMB-BUSINESS MANAGEMENT COURSE
shivabhaskaran : Around 12 lakhs

timepowai : HOW MANY MOCKTESTS SHOULD BE IDEALLY TAKEN IN A WEEK?(I M NOT WORKING)
ankur : the number does not matter, what matters is what u do with what u attempt. do analyse each paper seriously as per methodology on the student home page (under how to get the best our of the aimcats) and then make sure that u work on the areas that are generated from this list. the analysis and the subsequent followup will take appx 2 days. so that is the time to do the next aimcat. so don't aim for more than 3-4 per week.

ambani : WHAT IS FEE FOR SPJAIN & JBIMS;ARE THEY CONSIST RESERVATION (SEAT)FOR SC,ST LIKE IIM
bharat : Check the SPJIMR website for fee.., and no, it does not have reservation, i.e., all admissions are on merit list basis.

fireblader : 10TH 85% 12TH 74% B.TECH 67% AVG AIMCAT PERCENTILE 90,WHICH COLLEGES CAN I REALISTICALLY LOOK AT?I WANT TO JOIN MBA THIS YR ITSELF
asim : MDI,IIT MADRAS/ROORKEE/KANPUR,IMT-G,IMI-NEW DELHI,NITIE-MUM,SIBM-PUNE,SCMHRD,NM=MUM,KJS-MUMBAI,DFS=NEW DELHI,IISC-BANG.

btt : HOW IS GLOBSYN BUSINESS SCHOOL??
gouri : Good

samhitha : WAT IS THE CAT CUT OFF FOR A GRADED B SCHOOLS
gouri : 90-95

srinu : SIR MY CATEGORY IS SC HOW MANY MARKS I GET APPLYING TOP BSCHOOLS IN CMAT SCORE
ankur : check previous analysis on website

hii : SIR MY %ILE RANGE IN BETWEEN 86-93 IN AIMCAT.IN MOCK MY SCORE VARY FROM 95-115.WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF GETTING GOOD IIM.CONSIDERING OBC??
ankur : going by last year's data u can get the 6 new iims. cannot comment about what will happen this year for these instis. also no clarity on what can happen for the newest iims.

arpit : WHAT CAT PERCENTILE WILL GET ME A CALL FROM XIMB, BEING FROM ODISHA DOMICILE QUOTA APPLIES FOR ME
asim : Aim at 85+ percentile

adil : SIR, HOW TO GO ABOUT IN THE LAST ONE MONTH?
ankur : answered multiple times below

adityanahata : CAN YOU PLEASE RANK THE FOLLOWING B SCHOOLS? NITIE, MDI, IIFT,AND SJMSOM..ALSO WHAT ABOUT THE NEW IIMS?
gouri : very close...also depends on your areas of interest..MDI, IIFT, IIM-Ranchi, IIT-Bombay,NITIE

time14 : CAN ANYONE KINDLY SUGGEST LAST MINUTE PREP STRATEGY AS ONLY 18 DAYS REMAINING?
shivabhaskaran : mock tests

valdez : MY AIMCAT %ILES ARE RANGING FROM 91.2 TO 98.8 (GENERALLY AROUND 94). WHAT COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY FOR?
tanveer : Apart from the top colleges XIMB IIT Madras IIT-Kanpur IIT-Roorkee DFS DSE IMT-Ghaziabad IMI-Delhi KJS NIT-Trichy GREAT LAKES-Chennai IISC IIM B IIM I IIM I Mumbai campus

adil : WHAT IS THE CUT-OFF FOR IIM A/B/C?
ankur : for iimA - appx 99.88 %ile for general category, engineer, fresher, male. u get some benefit for being a female, for holding workex, for being a non-engineer and for belonging to a reserved category. for IIM - B - low clarity. they do give weightage to other areas. for IIM C - likely to be around 99.5%ile for general category, fresher, engineer. similar relaxation as per IIMA. however no advantage to females it seems.

srinu : SIR ARE THERE ANY RESERVATION AND FESS CONCESSION FOR TOP BSCHOOLS ACCEPTING CMAT AND MAT SCORES
ankur : yes govt colleges give reservation and fees concession

optimistic : SIR HOW IS IISWBM KOLKATA..HOW MUCH CAT PERCENTILE
gouri : okay.... 75-80

arpit : ANY IDEA ABOUT PENALTIES FOR NOT ATTEMPTING A QUE
gouri : Till date it has never happened...

virendra : WHICH COLLEGES ARE BETTER FOR OPERATION MANAGEMENT? AND HOW IS THE OPERATION MANAGEMENT COURSE?
bharat : All top 10 colleges, plus IITs Bombay and Delhi, along with NITIE and MDI.

sreebha : HELLO SIR CAN YOU PLEASE SUGGEST COLLEGES
gouri : what is your average AIMCAT score?

k : DEAR SIR I WANT TO GET IN MICA. CAN YOU SUGGEST ME SOME TIPS FOR MICAT PREPARATION ??
shivabhaskaran : micat is english based exam with very elementary questions in quant. prepare well in verbal,

ambani : I HAVE LISTENED THAT SOME IIMS DIDON'T CONDUCT GD DURING SELECTIO PROCESS IS IT RIGHT IF YES PLEASE SPECIFY THOSE IIMS
gouri : Most of them do not conduct GDs...

jscc4v593 : @ASIM SIR:PLS TELL ME 3 PREFRENCE COURSES FOR TISS?
asim : Only MA in HRM and LR is like a conventional MBA program in terms of job opportunities.

sibani : N SIR PLSE LET ME KNW WHICH ALL COLLAGES GIVE MORE WEIGHT-AGE TO ACADEMIC
ramnath : Most IIMs give a lot of weightage to CAT score. Schools like IIMB and Indore give more weightage to Acads.

dhruv : SIR, MY PERCENTILE GETTING UP AND DOWN.. LIKE 70, 60, 30,59,2..... WHICH COLLEGE IS SHOULD PREFER.?
ankur : try others and B colleges from http://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/List_of_B-Schools.aspx

samhitha : DO THE COLLEGES HAVE DEADLINES FOR APPLICATION OR CAN WE APPLY AFTER CAT SCORES ARE AVAILABLE TOO?
shivabhaskaran : Most of the b- schools the last date for applying will b before cat scores are announced. the details of the same is given in our web site.

satya : HELLO SIR, AS PER AIMCAT , I M GETTING %TILE BETWEEN 60 TO 90...WHAT ARE THE CHANCECES TO GET GOOD COLLEGES?
srinivasbelvi : Apply to some of the AA & A colleges. you stand a good chance.

sreebha : SIR FROM AIMCAT 1516 TO 1505N I GOT DIFFERENT PERCENTILE VARIED FROM 20 23 68 75 91. CAN YOU PLEASE SUGGEST COLLEGES
srinivasbelvi : Replied...Please check

valdez : IN THE LAST 20 DAYS, SHOULD I FOCUS ON GIVING MORE MOCKS, OR ANALYZING THE AIMCATS AND PREVIOUS YEAR CAT PAPERS?
tanveer : Analyzing to derive learnings

pratik : HELLO,
gouri : Hi, please ask your queries.

cat14 : HELLO SIR MY AIMCAT PERCETILES VARY AROUND 80-90 AND MY 10TH PERCENTAGE IS 81 AND 12TH PERCENTAGE IS 75. I AM A B.COM FINAL YEAR GRADUATE BUT MY 2 YEARS % IN B.COM IS 49.4 BUT I AM VERY SURE TO SECURE 55+ % FOR THE 3 YEARS AS I KNOW ADMISSION IN IIMS IS IMPOSSIBLE THEN WHICH COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY FOR PLEASE DO SUUGEST
ankur : since u cannot write cat right now due to your percentage focus on other colleges which take XAT Score. CMAT score, MAT Score etc.

dhruv : AFTER GETTING CMAT RESULT DECLARED.. CAN I FILL UP THE FORM FOR COLLEGE?
shivabhaskaran : many colleges will release their add after the cmat results are announced

arpit : WHICH CATAGORY CLGS PROVIDE MEDIAN PACKAGE ABOVE 10LAKH
ramnath : Schools in general do not disclose median salary..average salary is given instead. Almost all schools in the Top 10, AAA & AA are above 10lpa.

manishon402 : SIR AMITY UNIVERSITY IN NOIDA HOWS THAT COLLEGE FOR ITM
srinivasbelvi : It's one of the decent B-Schools in that region.

saxena : SIR MY %ILE RANGE IN BETWEEN 90-93 IN AIMCAT.CONSIDERING GENDER FACTOR..WHAT CAN I EXPECT??..GEN
gouri : If you are female then it helps to some extent. You can expect a lot of calls.

surajj : WHICH COLLEGES ARE GOOD FOR MARKETTING??
gouri : All the older IIMs and also colleges in north India such as FMS,MDI and IMT-g are known for marketing.

satya : IF ALSO I HAVE EXPERIENCE OF 3 YEARS...WOULD IT CONTRIBUTE ANYTHING TO MY ADMISSION?
srinivasbelvi : Your learning at work matters in most of the B-schools.

virendra : IS THERE SCOPE FOR OPERATION MANAGEMENT IN TODAYS MARKET?
asim : Yes, it is always there.

surajj : DO NMAT SLOTS GET VACATED LATER?
tanveer : Do not depend on it

krishna : AIMCATS OR CAT ? WHICH ONE RELATIVELY TOUGHER?
ramnath : AIMCATs test you for different possible CAT levels - so you find easy AIMCATs, difficult AIMCATs etc As you only have 1 CAT, you have to take it as it comes :)

jscc4v593 : @ASIM SIR:HOW IS NIT DURGAPUR AND SIMSREE?
asim : check http://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/List_of_B-Schools.aspx

sibani : PLSE RECOMND ME OTHER COLLAGES THT I MUST APPLY APART FRM IIM N THOSE COLLAGES I HAVE APPLIED. IN AIM CAT M SCORNG BETWEEN 70S TO 80S %TILE. BUT IN LAST I SCORED 126 MARK. SO CN U SUGEST ALL THOSE GOOD COLLAGES THT I MUST PREFER IF I SCORE FRM 80% TILE ONWARDS
tanveer : LBSIM IFMR LIBA Welingkar-Mumbai NIRMA MICA

ambani : IIM-A,B,C,I MAKE CONDUCT GD DURING SELECTOIN PROCESS
tanveer : Question unclear. GDs have been replaced by Essays in many places but not sacrosanct . Things can change

ashy : COLLEGE BEST FOR HR
shivabhaskaran : xlri, scmhrd, tiss

arth : OVERALL AIMCAT PERCENTILE IN THE 90 RANGE WITH 95+ IN HALF OF THEM. 85-90 IN THE LAST TWO AIMCATS. WHAT ARE MY CHANCES FOR MDI, FMS AND NITIE? AND TELL ME THE BSCHOOLS I SHOULD APPLY TO.. ??
ankur : chances are very strong. try any other bschool in the top 30.

nitish : HELLO SIR, PLEASE TELL ME WHICH COLLEGE SHOULD I APPLY FOR IF I CAN SCORE 80-85%ILE IN CAT GENERAL CATEGORY. PLEASE REPLY
shivabhaskaran : A to BBB category b-schools in our b-school rating

arpit : SIR MY PROFILE LOOKS SOMETHING LIKE THIS, 10TH-92, 12TH - 88, BTECH- 88, AND I GET AROUND 90-95 IN AIMCATS, WHAT ALL CLGS CAN I EXPECT TO GET CALL, CATEGORY WISE
asim : B-schools in AAA,AA,A grade.

sibani : SIR HOW IS IFIM BANGLORE N SHOULD I OPT FOR SIBM BANGLORE IS IT GOOD.. N SIR PLSE SUGGEST ME SOME GOOD PRIVATE COLLAGES . N WHICH COLAGES UNDER DELHI UNIVERSITY IS GOOD TO APPLY.
ankur : check the list on http://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/List_of_B-Schools.aspx and short list from there. Delhi university has FMS, Delhi school of economics, and Department of Financial studies.

dlca4cd60 : AIMCAT PERCENTILE FROM 1516N TO 1505N 99.59, 90.00, 95.34, 94.13, 98.82, 98.12, 97.16, 91.77, 92.97, 84.1, 96.34, 91.51.? WHICH CATEGORIES SHOULD I APPLY FOR ACC TO TIME CATEGOISATION?
tanveer : You seem to e doing well . A top 15 ollege should be within reach subject to good GDPI..

samhitha : DOES SYMBOISIS TAKE STUDENTS WITH CAT PERCENTILE TOO OR DOES IT CONSIDER NLY SNAP
shivabhaskaran : ony snap

sreebha : SIR CAN YOU PLEASE SUGGEST WHICH COLLEGES ARE PREFERABLE AFTER LEAVING A JOB IN TCS, MY DESIGNATION IS SYSTEM ENGINEER.
bharat : Its an open-ended question. We suggest you look at: what do you want, career aims, current pay and other such factors. Current designation is not as important as the factors we mentioned. We suggest you meet faculty at the nearest TIME office to seek guidance.

dhruv : IBS GURGAON IS A GOOD COLLEGE??
ramnath : It is a decent college in the others category with around 5-5.5 lpa as salary

swapnil : WHAT ABOUT SIBM BANGALORE
shivabhaskaran : its a very good back up option

swapnil : WHAT IS ROI OF SIOM
srinivasbelvi : SIOM-Nasic: Avg 8L+

arth : SIR WAITING SINCE THE START. PLEASE ANSWER MY QUESTION
ramnath : Your question has already been answered..please check

swapnil : WHAT IS ROI OF SIIB
ankur : roi depends on what u get placed at - check the placements and fees.

ani : HELLO SIR, I HAVE 86% IN X , 81% IN XII , 69% IN BTECH, I AM FEMALE (GENERAL CATEGORY), ONE YR WORK EXP (TILL JULY, 2014) : PLZ TELL ME HOW MANY QUESTIONS SHOULD I ATTEMPT IN BOTH THE SECTIONS, SUCH THAT MY PERCENTILE IS SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO GET ME A CALL FROM THE 6 OLD IIMS. (PLZ MENTION THE NO OF QUESTIONS AS PER THE DIFFERENT ACCURACY SLABS)
srinivasbelvi : Discuss in detail about your strategy with any senior faculty at your center.

ambani : TO CONVERT CALL FROM IIM HOW MUCH TOUGH
tanveer : If you train yourself well - definitely doable

jscc4v593 : @ASIM SIR :MY AIMCATS PERCENTILES ARE NOT GOOD.BT I GOT GOOD IN OTHER EXAMS PAPER.SO CAN I GET GOOD COLLEGE THOUGH OTHER EXAM?
asim : What do you mean by other exams?

aug780 : ACTUALLY I HAVE REGISTERED FOR IBSAT I WANT TO KNOW ABT IBS HYDERABAD ,IS IT WORTH JOING
asim : Yes, it is a good B-school provided you are ok with its high intake and fee structure.

ambani : TO CONVERT CALL FROM IIM HOW MUCH TOUGH
ramnath : Once you get a call, converting is completely in your hands..it will depend on your prep..Most schools do not look at parameters like acads/work ex, but look at parameters that you can control

dlca4c517 : HOW IS GOBAL MBA FROM SP JAIN?? WHAT ARE THE RETURNS FROM IT??
shivabhaskaran : the course is conducted in three campuses abroad, dubai, sydney ,singapore. The enrolled is done through their own test. the test is conducted two times. the fee is more than 20 lakhs, the placements are okay.

barfi : HELLO SIR, TOMORROW IS MY NMAT EXAM. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE ANY LAST MINUTE TIPS; ANY COMMENTS ON THE CUTOFF?
tanveer : Just relax . Listen to some good music. Sleep well . Focus hard on LR. Manage time well. Remember there are no negatives

jiya : HELLO BELVI SIR,
srinivasbelvi : Hello... let me know your query

sid47 : SIR WHAT IS THE AVG PACKAGE OF TISS -HYD,IF I CHOOSE MA IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND GOVERNANCE?? KINDLY REPLY
tanveer : PLease focus o taking exam and converting right now . then we can compare.

fireblader : SIR I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR QUITE A LONG TIME,COULD YOU PLS REPLY?
asim : Answered check

akki_delhi : HI..
tanveer : Hi

swapnil : IS TISS TAKE THROUGH CAT OR IT HAVE OWN EXAM WHAT IS THE CUT OFF
tanveer : Own Exam

akki_delhi : HELLO,10TH-81%, 12TH-64%, GRAD-67%..WORK EXP OF 1.4 YEARS AT THE MOMENT, PERCENTILE VARYING FROM 34 TO 80 PERCENTILE..SUGGEST ME COLLEGES TO WHICH I SHOULD APPLY.
ankur : give all ur percentiles.

krishna : WHAT WAS THE LAST YEARS MARKS(ROUGH FIGURE IF NO ACCURATE DATA IS PRESENT) IN CAT FOR 85 PERCENTILE?
tanveer : Dont worry about all this . Last year there were multiple slots

jiya : R U GOING TO KEEP WORKSHOP FOR TEST TAKING STRATEGY AND B-SCHOOL SELECTION?
tanveer : Contact your local TIME centre .

santy : GOOD EVENING, LAST 5 AIMCATS MY PERCENTILE 90 TO 95. WHAT PERCENTILE I CAN HOPE IN ACTUAL CAT EXAM?
ankur : same level of performance can land you between 92-97

swapnil : HOW IS IIFT KOLKATA
bharat : Very good; top 25.

catcat : WHAT PACKAGE CAN BE EXPECTED FROM IIFT KOLKATA?
ankur : check their website

barfi : HELLO SIR, TOMORROW IS MY NMAT EXAM. ANY LAST MIN TIPS ON THAT??
asim : Revise the basics, arrange your hall ticket,dress etc, sleep early, relax, reach center on time, give it your best shot, all the best!

manishon402 : PACKAGE ICFAI HYD ///
ramnath : Around 6 lpa average

barfi : HELLO SIR, TOMORROW IS MY NMAT EXAM. ANY LAST MIN TIPS ON THAT??
ramnath : Just relax..NMAT is too quick an exam for any concrete strategy or tips to work. Just treat the questions on their merit, jump out of questions quickly if you think the answer is not around the corner and do not miss out on easy Qs

swapnil : WHAT IS CUT OFF FOR TISS
asim : last year it was 85 marks for MA in HRM and LR ( Gen category )

bruno : SIR I GET ONLY AROUND 30 TO 50 PERCENTILE IN AIMCATS ...CAN I GIVE UP....I REALLY WORRIED ABOUT MY PERFORMANCE ....HERE AFTER ONLY I PLAN TO TAKE CRT AND MC...PLZ ANSWER ME SIR
tanveer : Do not give up . Take tests . analyze and isolate and identify weak areas. Work on them . Fortify strengths . All it takes is one good exam .

cg22 : GOOD EVENING SIR
tanveer : Good Evening

richa : MY QUERY WERE NOT ANSWERED..SHOULD I APPLY IN CHRIST COLLEGE THAT WAS BLACKLISTED IN TANDOON REPORT,,
ramnath : What are your AIMCAT percentiles Richa?

: SIR I'VE BEEN CONSTANTLY GETTING %ILES IN THE RANGE OF 92-94%ILE IN THE AIMCATS. PLEASE SUGGEST ME HOW TO GO ABOUT MY PREPARATION IN THESE LAST FEW DAYS AND SHOULD I FILL THE FORMS OF S.P.JAIN AND MDI AS WELL?
ramnath : SP Jain and MDI are very good back up options..g ahead and apply

jiya : DEAR SIR,
tanveer : Hi

jiya : I JUST KNOW BELVI SIR HERE, SO I ASKED HIM
srinivasbelvi : Put your query. Some one will answer.

ww : SIR HOW WOULD YOU RATE NARSEE MONJI INSTITUTE? IS IT ON PAR WITH THE NEW IIMS? ALSO SIR, HYPOTHETICALLY SPEAKING IF ONE HAS TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THE NEWER IIMS AND INSTITUTES LIKE IIFT, NARSEE MONJI ETC., WHICH ONE MUST BE PREFERRED?
gouri : Newer IIMs such as Ranchi, Raipur, Rohtak are better than NM in most respects...IIFT is also better... other IIMs are at par.

nk : SIR, IS THERE A PENALTY FOR UNATTEMPTED QUESTIONS IN CAT?
tanveer : Not yet clarified

anu : SIR PLS TELL ME HOW IS IBS HYDERABAD AND IBS MUMBAI...HOW ARE THE PLACEMENTS IN IBS HYDERABAD
asim : Similar query has been answered check the chat transcript

nitish : SIR CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME THE TEST NAME FOR MBA OF TISS? IS IT TISSNET?
tanveer : Yes . It is for an M.A. degree

nk : SIR, WHICH COURSE OF TISS IS CONSIDERED EQ. TO MBA?
bharat : TISS offers only one program in mainstream management functions - MA (HRM).

saurabh : I BELONG TO ST CATEGORY I'M GETTING 75-85 %ILE IN AIMCAT WHICH FORMS SHOULD I FILL
gouri : FMS, IIT- Bombay and Delhi... You could also expect from most of the IIMs

saurabh : I BELONG TO ST CATEGORY I'M GETTING 75-85 %ILE IN AIMCAT WHICH FORMS SHOULD I FILL
bharat : All government colleges of your choice in top 35.

akki_delhi : PERCENTILES ARE 80,7,21,4,47..REST AIMCATS I DIDN'T GIVE..AND ALSO I GAVE AIMCATS JUST FOR THE SAKE OF IT AND NOT SERIOUSLY.
ankur : difficult to say - very wide range. since u r yourself not serious difficult to advise :( however, since u have touched 80 once, i may ask you to not apply below top 60 colleges.

sibani : HOW IS IFIM BANGLORE N SHOULD I OPT
srinivasbelvi : No

ambani : I WANT GO TROUGH MY OWN BUSINESS WHICH SPECIALIZATION WE SHOULD DECIDE SO THAT IT BECOME FRUITFULL FOR ME DURING BSINESS
ramnath : While it depends on the kind of business, a general MBA will help in general (no pun intended :))

anu : SIR IS THERE ANY QUOTA/SEATS IN ANY OF THE COLLEGES UNDER CAT FOR JAMMU KASHMIRI MIGRANTS?
ramnath : Yes...The Symbisis group of schools reserve 2 seats for Kashmiri migrants

ww : SIR WHILE APPLYING FOR SP JAIN, I NOTICED THAT THE FORM ASKS FOR MY CAT AND XAT PERCENTILE. SO DOES THIS MEAN I CAN MAKE THE PAYMENT NOW AND UPDATE THE SCORES WHEN I GET RESULTS?
srinivasbelvi : You got to inform while filling. You can't update the test preference later.

shujaat6 : I BELONG TO GENERAL CATEGORY I'M GETTING 75-85 %ILE IN AIMCAT WHICH FORMS SHOULD I FILL
tanveer : TAPMI UBS IRMA FMS-BHU BIM SP JAIN FORE

swapnil : WHAT IS AVG PACKAGE OFFER IN SIBM BANGALORE
ramnath : 7.9lpa

peg : SIR I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR QUITE A LONG TIME,COULD YOU PLS REPLY?
asim : Considering your reservation category, i agree with colleague srinivas.

swapnil : WHAT IS AVG PACKAGE OFFER IN SIIB
ramnath : Around 8.25 lpa

nitish : SIR, IF TISSNET IS FOR M.A. WHAT IS THE TEST NAME FOR MBA IN TISS?
gouri : TISS awards M.A in Social Studies which is equivalent to MBA in H.R

vinaygadu : CAT SCORE IS VALID FOR HOW MANY YEARS
ramnath : 1 year

vinaygadu : CAT SCORE IS VALID FOR HOW MANY YEARS
gouri : Just this year

dlca4c517 : HOW WILL U RATE MSC FINANCE IN JAMNALAL BAJAJ AND MA FINANCE FROM MADRAS SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS??
ankur : we do not rate the course in the both the cases

bonney : DEAR SIR. 10TH-82%, 12TH-64%, BTECH-70%, AIMCAT SCORES-40-60 PERCENTILE. WHICH ALL COLLEGES I HAVE A CHANCE OF CONVERTING?? PLZ ANSWER
srinivasbelvi : Apply 3-4 colleges each under BBB, BB, B category as per TIME B-School categorisation. Also take NMAT & SNAP. Apply multiple campuses under NMAT & multiple colleges under SNAP. This will help you to maximise the chances of securing admission in a decent B-School.

santy : SIR, MY VOCAB IS NOT UPTO THE MARK, I AM LOSING MARKS IN VOCAB QUESTIONS, HOW CAN I IMPROVE IN THESE LAST FEW DAYS?
tanveer : Solve the TIME books and materials . Beyond that try to strengthen LR . Focus on PJs . That can be done a short period

btt : SHOULD I APPLY TO COLLEGES NOW OR AFTER CAT RESULLTS?.
gouri : For top colleges such as FMS and MDI.. you have to apply before CAT.. PLease check the last dates of application

jscc4v593 : PLS SUGGEST SOME COLLEGES WHICH HAS LOW FEE STRUCTURE AND THROUGH CMAT?BECZ MY AILMCATS SCORRES ARE NOT COMING GOOD?
ramnath : Schools like Sydenham, Pumba, IMDR can be looked at

cat14 : HELLO, WHAT %TILE SHOULD I TARGET FOR TO GET A CALL FROM THE IIMS? OBC CATEGORY, AND HOW MUCH RESERVATION DOES XIMB HAS FOR ODISHA DOMICILE?
srinivasbelvi : 80%ile in CAT for IIM calls. Officially there is no reservation policy at XIMB

ambani : FMS ACCEPT CAT SCORE OR NOT
tanveer : Yes - CAT score

whyphy : IS THERE A POSSIBILITY THAT ONE CAN CLEAR THE PERCENTILE CUTOFF AND NOT THE ACTUAL MARKS CUTOFF?? ALSO, DO THE IIMS CONSIDER THE MARKS AS CUTOFF AS PERCENTILES AS CUTOFFS?
tanveer : Percentiles as cutoffs

confused91 : SIR/MAM SHOULD I APPLY FOR IBSAT
ramnath : What have your AIMCAT percentiles been like?

shravan : SIR ANY GOOD COLLEGES UNDER CMAT BESIDES JBIMS ?
gouri : GIM, K.J Somaiya

rohit : SIR WHAT R THE CUTOFF FOR IIFT ,XLRI AND XIMB?
gouri : IIFT-Varies from40-50, XLRI-around 92 for HR and around 97-98 for BM. For XIMB around 95 through CAT and around 90 through XAT

swapnil : CAN WE EXPECT GOOD % ILEIN CAT IF WE LEAVE ALL RC WITH ALL LR QUESTIONS CORRECT
tanveer : Please dont go to the hall with pre conceived notions

barfi : SIR, WHEN IS THE LAST DATE FOR FILLING FORM FOR TISS?? ITS NOT UPDATED IN THE TIME WEBSITE ALSO.
tanveer : Data available on TISS website

cat14 : PLEASE SUGGEST AS I REALLY WANT TO GET INTO A DECENT COLLEGE
srinivasbelvi : REPLIED

audi : AUDI: HI I HAVE PERCENTILES OF 93,94 AND 87 IN MY 10TH,12TH AND ENGINEERING. I HAVE 2 YEARS OF WORK EXPERIENCE IN IT AND I BELONG TO NC-OBC. MY AIMCAT PERCENTILES FLUCTUATES AROUND 60-70 PERCENT. DO I HAVE A CHANCE OF GETTING AN IIM CALL.?? I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A LOOONG TIME.. PLS REPLY SIR..
tanveer : Please study hard . You stand a good chance

as : SIR WHT ALL THINGS I MUST KEEP IN MIND WHILE CHOSSING ANY BSCHOOL
gouri : Faculty should get the priority, apart from that alumni network, location, infrastructure and placements should also be considered.

confused91 : SHOULD I APPLY IBSAT WITH CAT OR IBSAT SCORE AND WHICH ALL COLLEGES ARE GOOD UNDER IBSAT
ankur : we rate 4 colleges under IBSAT. check out - http://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/List_of_B-Schools.aspx

confused91 : IT RANGES BETWEEN70%ILE TO 80%ILE
ramnath : You can look at IBSAT as it gives you a choice of schools to select from and hence will act as a good back up for you

shravan : SIR I HAVE DONE MY GRADUATION FROM MUMBAI BUT I AM NOT A DOMICIL OF MUMBAI FOR WHICH QUOTA WILL I BE ELEGIBALE IN JBIMS ADMISIONS?
gouri : If you are not a domicile then Outside Maharastra quota.

jm : WHAT IS THE CUTOFF REQUIRED FOR COURSES IN DU ? LIKE FOR DSE, DFS....
ramnath : For general category, DSE is around 92 percentile and DFS is around 90

swapnil : IS ALL CAMPUS THROUGH TISS IS GOOD
gouri : Mumbai campus is excellent. Gwahati is not at par with it.

ambani : HOW MUCH PERCENTILE WE HAVE TO SCORE TO CALL FROM FMS CONSIDER SC CATEGORY
asim : Aim at 70+ percentile

ssk : HI SIR,
tanveer : Hi

samhitha : DO THE SIX NEW IIMS TAKE LOWER CAT PERCENTILE TOO
asim : Last year the cutoff was around 96-97 percentile for general category

jm : SHOULD ONE APPLY FOR DEGREE COURSES ONLY OR FOR DIPLOMA COURSES ALSO ? AND ON WHAT BASIS ?
tanveer : Depends on your path after postgraduation . Research / Corporate career. Even IIMs give Diplomas

ssk : MY 10TH PERCENTAGE IS 76%, I JUST WANT TO WHAT PERCENTILE IS EXPECTED IN CAT TO GET CALL FROM IIM A, B, C
tanveer : Please study and focus on things you can improve.

sachin : 94 AVG AIMCAT % ...WORTH APPLYING MDI ....OR LEAVE IT....IT COSTS MUCH ...SO ...
gouri : Worth it. Cut off is around that and also you should expect better percentile in CAT

shravan : @GAURI MA'AM I AM A DOMICIL OF MAHARASHTRA BUT NOT MUMBAI
gouri : You need to be a Domicile of Maharashtra...

shravan : MY AVG AIMCAT SCORE IS AROUND 97 WHICH ALL COLLEGE SHOULD I APPLY?
tanveer : For back up - Fill up some of these XIMB IIT Madras IIT-Kanpur IIT-Roorkee DFS DSE IMT-Ghaziabad IMI-Delhi KJS NIT-Trichy GREAT LAKES-Chennai IISC IIM B IIM I IIM I Mumbai campus

nitish : SIR SINCE NMAT DOES NOT HAVE NEGATIVE MARKING, CAN I ATTEMPT THE QUESTIONS WHICH I AM UNABLE TO SOLVE AND MARK THEM AS ANY OPTION. WILL IT AFFECT MY SCORE OR SHORLISTING AS I ATTEMPTED QUESTIONS WITHOUT EVEN SOLVING THEM.
tanveer : Should attempt . Also try intelligent guessing

sh : HELLO SIR,PLEASE SUGGEST ME GOOD COLLEGES FOR MBA IN FINANCE IN DELHI
tanveer : Most Colleges ahve a good Finance option

swapnil : SCORING 40 TO 80 PERCENTILE IN AIMCAT SHOULD I APPLY FOR TISS
ramnath : General category ? Then may be out of reach.

saurabh : IS THEIR AN UNSEEN TIMER SET FOR EACH QUESTION
tanveer : Dont speculate

swapnil : HOW GOOD IS IRMA
tanveer : Good college for Rural Management

rohit : THE LAST DAY OF APPLICATION OF WHICH B SCHOOLS R BEFORE THE CAT EXAM?
bharat : Check the notifications page on this website for applications-related information.

dlca4c517 : CAN SOMEONE PLZ ANSWER MY QUERY??
ankur : answered

jm : WHAT WILL BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GETTING A DEGREE AND GETTING A DIPLOMA ? IS A DEGREE BETTER?
tanveer : For PHD research etc. in certain cases

ambani : HOW MANY QUESTIONS WE SHOULD SEPARATELY ATTEMPT IN BOTH SECTION CORRECTLY IN CAT FOR 100PTILE
gouri : 50 correct in each section should be enough unless the difficulty level of your slot is very low.

swapnil : @TANVEER SIR MY ACEDEMICS ARE 10TH - 79.2 % 12TH - 69.4 % GRAD - 7.88 CGPA 2014 PASSOUT NO WORK EXP AIMCAT % ILE VARIES FROM 40TO 85 WHICH COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY
tanveer : Average of last 3 mocks taken

ww : SIR WHAT IS THE AVG. PACKAGE AT IIFT, SP JAIN, JBIMS AND FMS?
ramnath : The range is from 14-17 lpa

suman : WHAT PERCENTILE IS REQIRED FOR IIM SHILLONG? I AM A GUY IN SC CATAGORY, 3+ IT EXPERIENCE, GRADUATION- BTECH
ramnath : While the official number is not out on this, a percentile upwards of 75 will give you a very good chance

raj : HI SIR , MY AVERAGE AIMCAT %ILE IS AROUND 84.GENERAL CATEGORY, 10TH-85% , 12-86% , GRAD-86%(ENGINEER). WHAT ALL COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY FOR?
gouri : A and AA category of T.I.M.E. b-school ranking.

aayushi : HOW IS THE CHRIST COLLEGE
gouri : Good under MAT colleges.

sidmis : 1) CULD U TELL THE CUT FOR GREAT LAKES CHENNAI THRU CAT N CMAT?
ramnath : Around 95 percentile

rohit : CAN U NAME ME A FEW GOOD COLLEGES APART FROM XLRI FOR HR
srinivasbelvi : TISS, SCMHRD, MDI

swapnil : IS IRMA TAKE THROUGH CAT OR OWN EXAM
tanveer : CAT

swapnil : WHAT IS CUT OFF FOR IRMA
asim : Aim at 85+ percentile in CAT and then do well in issues of concern exam ( if you belong to gen category )

ambani : THANK YOU
gouri : Welcome.

nitish : TANVEER SIR, INTELLIGENT GUESSING AS IN ?
tanveer : Eliminate 2 options and then guess

dlca4c517 : THANK YOU
ankur : welcome

jai : STUDYING MANAGEMENT IN ABROAD IS BETTER OR IN INDIA ? AND SHOULD I ALSO APPLY FOR UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGE IN ABROAD ?
tanveer : No absolute answers . Many parameters involved. Contact your local counseling faculty or drop an email on tanveer.ahmed@time4education.com

swapnil : @TANVEER SIR LAS 3 AIMCAT 40% ILE
tanveer : Please drop email on tanveer.ahmed@time4education.com with break up of last 3 mocks

confused91 : SHOULD I APPLY IBSAT WITH CAT OR IBSAT SCORE AND WHICH ALL COLLEGES ARE GOOD UNDER IBSAT.
ankur : answered already.

lannister : I HAVE 92.XX IN CLASS X, 90.XX IN CLASS XII, 80.1% IN BTECH AND 20 MONTHS OF WORKEX. I AM A GENERAL ENGINEER MALE. WHAT PERCENTILE WOULD I NEED IN CAT TO CRACK IIM CALCUTTA AND IIM AHMEDABAD?
gouri : Going by last year it would have been around 99.7 for each but this year there's a change in criteria but you can't expect it to be less than 99.5

swapnil : GOOD COLLEGES IN FINANCE APART FROM IIM
ankur : most colleges offer finance. any good college will be a good college for finance.

swapnil : @TANVEER SIR LAST 3 AIMCAT AVG PERCENTILE 40
tanveer : Answered

k : CAN YOU SUGGEST ANY BOOK FOR MICAT? COZ I HAVE CHECKED THE PATTERN OF MICAT AND THERE IS SOME PERSONALITY BASED QUESTIONS AS WELL
ankur : check ur center. it may be offering a class for the same.

sachin : NITIE OFFERING PGDIM.... HOW IS IT DIFFERENT FROM FROM PGDM ..THINKNG ABOUT WAT PGDIM IS ....CAN I APPLY IT ? CAT 94 % AVRG AIMCAT .....
ramnath : PGDIM is the flagship program of NITIE..with 94in AIMCATs you will have a very good chance with NITIE which has a cut off of 97..ALl the best

pratik : IS IT NECESSARY TO APPLY TO COLLEGES BEFORE CAT EXAM OR CAN I APPLY AFTER EXAM OR AFTER DECLARATION OF RESULTS?
tanveer : Only some colleges remain open like IITs IMT etc

shujaat6 : @TANVEER SIR I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHICH R THE GOOD INSTITUTE THAT WOULD BE GOOD FOR MECH. ENGG. GENERAL CATOGARY WITH A %TILE OF 40-60
tanveer : Amrita KIAMS BIMM BITS FOSTIIMA-Delhi IMT-Hyderabad IMT-Nagpur MNNIT NIT-Suratkal

raj : HI , WHICH ALL COLLEGES ARE WOTH APPYING UNDER SNAP WITH GOOD ROI.?
ramnath : The top 3 SIBM, SCMHRD and SIIB are definitely up there. You can look at the others based on the interest you have on specialisations

saurabh : WHICH TOPICS TO FOCUS ON GK FOR IIFT AS THEIR IS V LESS TIME FOR PREP OF GK
gouri : Current affairs and Static GK as well.

nitish : OK TANVEER SIR THANK YOU
tanveer : Welcome All the Best

akki_delhi : YES I HAVEN'T BEEN SERIOUS, OFFICE DIDN'T ALLOW ME TO GIVE MUCH TIME, NOW I HAVE STARTED PREPARING, I KNOW ITS TOO LATE,HAVEN'T COMPLETED THE BASIC MATERIAL YET. ANY ADVICE FOR ME SIR?
srinivasbelvi : basics is the beginning of preparation at any point in time. Atlest complete your basics before your test date. It'll certainly help you to get decent test score.

mani : SIR MAY I KNOW WHICH COLLEGE BEST FOR MARKETING SIDE?
tanveer : Most colleges have a good marketing option

nop : SIR WHEN THE AIMCATS WERE TOUGH I WAS SCORING AROUND 60 PERCENTILE.. AS THE LEVEL OF THE AIMCATS ARE GOING DOWN MY PERCENTILE IS ALSO COMING DOWN AND HAS REACHED 20.. ITS REALLY DEPRESSING.. DO YOU THINK I HAVE A CHANCE IN CAT
tanveer : PLease email tanveer.ahmed@time4education.com We need to do a root cause analysis . speed is bothering you

twinkle : CUT-OFF FOR SP JAIN?
srinivasbelvi : 95%ile in cat

swapnil : IS THERE NEGATIVE MARKING FOR NON ATTEMPTED QUESTIONS IN CAT 2014
ramnath : It is not clear now..we need to wait for more info to be declared

surya : HELLO BELVI SIR! I HAVE A WORK EX OF 6+ YEARS IN PHARMACEUTICALS. I AM A GENERAL FEMALE ASPIRANT FOR CAT 14. WILL HAVING A WORK EX OF MORE THAN 5 YEARS CONSIDERED A DISADVANTAGE FOR ME FOR A SEAT IN IIMS?
srinivasbelvi : It'll not affect to get a call from most of the IIMs. However you'd be asked in the interview to explain, why not executive program? Do not worry about it now. First get calls from B-Schools.

avs333 : SHOULD APPLY IBSAT AT 70-85 PERCENTILES IN AIMCAT?
asim : You can if you want to.

raj : ARE THERE ANY GOOD BSCHOOLS WHICH GIVE PREFRENCE TO ENGINEERS??
tanveer : IITS NITIE

parul : RANK THE FOLLOWING B SCHOOLS IMTG, NMIMS, SIBM PUNE?
srinivasbelvi : It's neck to neck. However return on investment is high for SIBM-Pune.

pratik : WHICH COLLEGES REMAIN OPEN TO APPLY AFTER DECLARATION OF CAT RESULTS?
srinivasbelvi : Not many good colleges. Also there is no standard pattern to it. You got to keep a tab on the deadlines.