xxxccc7887 : WILL I BE ABLE TO CONVERT IMI PGDM @ WAITLIST NO : 407
siddhartharora : You have decent chance to convert as per previous years trend, as last year around 450 was confirmed

xxxccc7887 : WILL I BE ABLE TO CONVERT GIM PGDM @ WAITLIST NO : 171 AND GIM BIFS @ 84
siddhartharora : good chance as per previous years trends for both

xxxccc7887 : I HAVE BEEN OFFERED PROVISIONAL ADMISSION FOR IMT'S DCP AND WAITLISTED FOR OTHER PGDM COURSES. WILL I BE ABLE TO CONVERT IMT-G CORE?
siddhartharora : any waitlist number provided

akanksha : SIR, PLEASE RATE IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE FROM SDA BOCCONI, GLIM GURGAON, FORE
siddhartharora : Fore>SDA>GLIM

jana : WHICH IS BEST IIM AHMEDABAD FABM OR IIM INDORE HRM
philipthomas : IIM INDORE would be the better choice.

jana : WHICH IS BEST IN CAP IIM COLLEGES
tarannumraza : The IIMs have a certain standard and a definite standing in the industry. Prepare well and try to convert a number of calls.

hyca4a129 : 8NJ
thomas : Please post the question clearly

rishav : WHICH B SCHOOL WE SHOULD PREFER BETWEEN NMIMS MUM(MAIN), IMT G, IMI DEL, GIM(CORE)
siddhartharora : https://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/About-MBA/TIME-B-School-Categorisation

harsha : ANY IDEA ABOUT BITSOM CUTOFF (FOR INTERVIEW)
thomas : They have not mentioned anything. We will get an idea only after more students report calls

jana : CAN YOU SAY THE REASON SIR THAT IIM INDORE HRM IS BETTER THAN IIM A FABM
philipthomas : The HRM program has better placements

mucd4a024 : GOOD EVENING, INITIALLY I WANT TO ASK ABOUT ROI. AS A STUDENT WHO IS GOING TO FINANCE THROUGH LOAN. HOW MUCH IMPORTANCE SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THIS FACTOR. CURRENT DIFFERENCE OF 3-4 LAKH IN FEES OF VARIOUS COLLEGES TO BE SEEN IN WHICH MANNER FROM LONG TERM POINT OF VIEW ?
siddhartharora : ROI is important if you can get a decent job without MBA also, but if MBA changes a lest say 3 to 4 LPA job to 12 to 15 LPA, it is worth spending 25 LPA for the same as increased package is for lifetime and not just few years.

akanksha : SIR ANY CHANCE OF CONVERSION FORE WAITLIST NUMBER 419
philipthomas : You will convert in May

kumar : I HAVE A DEGREE OF MSC IN SOFTWARE SYSTEMS COURSE WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF AROUND 1.8 YEARS WHERE THIS 1.8 YEARS IS OF 6 MONTHS OF INTERNSHIP IN 2022 AND 6 MONTHS OF INTERNSHIP AT 2024 THEN I GOT INTO A COMPANY VIA CAMPUS PLACEMENTS, THERE I HAVE WORKED FOR 8 MONTHS. ON THE WHOLE I HAVE A EXPERIENCE OF 1.8 MONTHS WHICH INCLUDES MY INTERNSHIP. WILL THIS WORK EXPERINCE WILL BE CONSIDERED AS 1.8 YEARS OF WORK EXPERIENCE OR THE INTERNSHIP WONT BE ACCEPTED
philipthomas : Internships are not considered as work experience

mister : I HAVE BEEN GIVEN ADMISION OFFER FROM LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT DELHI AND IMI KOLKATA. BOTH IMI KOLKATA AND LBSIM ARE LISTED IN A CATAGORY COLLEGE ON TIMES WEBSITES BUT ON THE NIRF RANKING LBSIM IS APPROX 100 AND IMI KOLKATA IS AROUND 45TH RANK. WHICH IS THE BETTER OPTION? THANK YOU
siddhartharora : Go for IMI

gx12 : SIR IMT NAGPUR PGDM MARKETING VS SIIB VS BIMTECH CORE PLEASE PROVIDE AN ORDER OF PREFERENCE
thomas : SIIB, IMT Nagaur, Bimtech

kumar : I HAVE LEFT MY JOB DURING THE END OF OCTOBER 2024 FROM THERE I WAS PREPARING FOR MY CAT I GUESS I WILL BE HAVING A BREAK OF AROUND 1 YEAR BEFORE I WRITE THE CAT 2025 EXAM, WILL THIS CARRIER BREAK WILL AFFECT ME DURING THE SELECTION PROCESS. AS I SAID IM THE GUY WHO HAS 1.8 YRS EXPERIENCE
thomas : Anything more than an year is a small negative. You will have to come up with some reason to account for the gap. Preparing for cat is not good enough. Talk to your mentors after you get a call

adarsh : I HAVE MY WAITLIST NO. 11 FOR TAPMI MARKETING IN THE 2ND ROUND. WHAT ARE MY CHANCES OF CONVERTING?
philipthomas : You will convert.

mmonika : WHICH ONE IS A BETTER CHOICE AMONG TAPMI VS NMIMS(BANGALORE) VS SYMBIOSIS(BANGALORE)
thomas : TAPMI is better. The other two are nearly equal

mucd4a024 : TAPMI (CORE OR MARKETING) VS LBSIM VS WELINGKAR VS KJ...BIT DIFFICULT FOR ME TO CHOOSE AS ALL ARE FROM A CATEGORY
siddhartharora : TAPMI CORE

adarsh : SIR, PLEASE RATE IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE FOR TAPMI, GLIM CHENNAI, KJ SOMAIYA
siddhartharora : https://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/About-MBA/TIME-B-School-Categorisation

aa : SIR WHEN WILL XLRI AND IIM B RESULTS COME?
thomas : Expected this or the next week.

sadha : PLEASE RATE IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE BABY IIM, IMT,GIM,IMI
thomas : Baby iims, Imi, imt ,Gim

mucd4a024 : MY PROFILE IS 9/9/6, BIT SCARED DUE TO THIS 6 AS MANY COMPANIES RESTRICT CANDIDATES BELOW 70% IN GRADUATION DURING PLACEMENTS. I KNOW NOT MUCH CAN BE DONE BUT WHAT ADDITIONAL I HAVE TO DO TO IMPROVE MY PROFILE
siddhartharora : Just get good grades in your MBA

aa : WAITING FOR RESULTS IS SO EXHAUSTING. WHAT TO DO IN THE MEAN TIME? EVEN AFTER RESULTS TILL COURSE STARTS, SHOULD WE DO ANY COURSES?
thomas : Need not do any course. Life would be pretty hectic in a bschool. You can just briefer and read the books they teach in the first year

jana : IIM UDAIPUR ,TRICHY,KASHIPUR, RANCHI, ROHTAK IN ORDER OF BETTER PLACEMENTS AND GROWTH?
thomas : You cannot say anything about the growth because after a couple of years, only your performance matters and not the college. All these colleges are nearly equal. Please check their website to get an idea about the placement record of the last three years

jana : FOR AN NON ENGINEERING STUDENT
thomas : The placements is not going to differ whether you are an engineer or non engineer

niranjan : IS IMI REALLY GOOD FOR FINANCE COMPARED TO IMT, GIM, DFS AND NIBM
thomas : DFS would be better from the point of ROI

kumar : I HAVE BEEN SERVED IN THE ROLE OF SOFTWARE ENGINEER ON MY PREVIOUS COMPANIES, NOW IF I GET INTO A DATA PROCESSING ANALYST ROLE WHICH IS LIKE A NON TECH ROLE, THE ROLE WHICH I WORKED AND THE ROLE WHICH I WAS ABOUT TO WORK ARE DIFFERNT BUT FOR THE EXPERIENCE SAKE CAN I ACCEPT THE OFFER FROM THE DATA PROCESSING ANALYST ROLE. WILL THIS WORK EXPERINCE IN DIFFERET FIELD WILL BE ACCEPTED DURING THE EVALUATION
siddhartharora : It is accepted, you might be asked why you changed the role but still there is no issue as such

aa : WILL GAP YEAR MATTER IN PLACEMENTS?
thomas : One year is not an issue. Anything more than that would be a negative if you do not have any valid reason for the gap

adarsh : I HAVE MY WAITLIST NO. 240 FOR TAPMI MARKETING IN THE 2ND ROUND. WHAT ARE MY CHANCES OF CONVERTING?
thomas : 240 in the second round looks difficult to convert

mucd4a024 : IN CORE VS SPECIALIZATION DILEMMA IS IT BETTER TO CHOOSE CORE FOR NOW AND THEN GO FOR ELECTIVES IN SECOND YEAR OR THIS DEPENDS UPON COLLEGE WHICH WE ARE CHOOSING.....LIKE I HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN TAPMI CORE VS TAPMI MARKETING
siddhartharora : Choosing core is always good as it gives you a chance to understand all specialization and then choose

aa : I HAVE A GAP YEAR FOR UPSC AND THEN I WAS EMPLOYED LATER THIS ONE YEAR FOR CAT PREP, WILL THAT BE NEGATIVE THEN?
thomas : Should not be an issue. Try to do well in the test this year

bg : WHEN WILL IIM KASHIPUR MBA IN ANALYTICS RESULTS WILL BE RELEASED ? I HAVE 72.12 COMPOSITE SCORE AND MY INTERVIEW WENT GOOD.
philipthomas : Second half of May

hyca4a129 : XIME BANGLORE VS XIME CHENNAI IS THERE ANY BIG DIFFERENCE?
thomas : Not much. Thebbest students will opt to blore. So, you can expect a better peer group there

kumar : OTHER THAN THE IIM - BLACKI AND THE FMS, IIFT, XLRI IS WHAT ARE THE OTHER INSTITUTES WHICH HAS GOOD PLACEMENTS WHY BECAUSE I HAVE MANY NEGATIVE THOUGHTS WHAT IF I DIDNT GET INTO ANY OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED INSTITUTES, ALSO THE BABY IIMS ARE NOT GETTING GOOD PLACEMENTS TOO. THESE THOUGHTS MAKING ME MORE PRESSURISE EVEN I DOES HAVE A GOOD TIME TO PREPARE FOR THE CAT 2025
thomas : New iims are good. The top two IITs have placements that are excellent. So also are the placements at colleges like Sp Jain, MDI,IIM Mumbai etc

muskan : I RESIGNED IN AUGUST 2024, FOR PREPARING CAT24. BUT I WASN,T SELECTED IN ANY B-SCHOOL. SO, I AM PREPARING FOR NEXT YEAR NOW. SHOULD I FOCUS COMPLETELY ON STUDIES OR SHOULD I FIND A JOB ALTOGETHER?
philipthomas : Try a part time job , this will not disrupt your CAT preparation.

khushi : WHICH SHOULD I CHOOSE BETWEEN IRMA, GIM & GLIM IF I'M INTERESTED IN PURSUING MARKETING?
philipthomas : GIM is the best among these.

kumar : IM BASICALLY COMING FROM A COMPUTER SCIENCE BACKGROUND MORE PRECISELY SOFTWARE SYSTEMS WAS MY COURCE AND I HAVE DONE MSC IN IT, ITS LIKE A INTERGRATED COURSE OF 5 YEARS. NOW I AM ABOUT TO GO FOR MBA THERE ARE MAJORS LIKE FINANCE, ACCOUNTS, STRATEGY, OPERATION, IT, MARKETING....IN THAT WHAT CAN BE BEST TO SELECT, CAN I GO FOR THE IT AS I WAS ALREADY HAVING A WORK EXPERINECE IN THE IT AND ALSO I HAVE DONE MY PG IN THE FIELD OF IT
siddhartharora : Systems (IT) can be a good choice for you, but better is to go for core courses and decide after one year

hi : I HAVE WAITING LIST OF AROUND 1200 IN TAPMI AND 1100 IN FORE DELHI. DO I HAVE ANY CHANCE TO GET FINAL CALL?
philipthomas : TAPMI will definitely convert.

rohith : HI SIR, I HAVE WAITLIST OF 105 FOR FORE DELHI PGDM. ARE THERE CHANCES OF CONVERTING?
siddhartharora : Very good chance by May

hi : AT 88 PERCENTILE AND AVERAGE ACADEMIC BACKGROUND, BCOM FRESHER. WHAT CHANCE DO I HAVE FOR IIT DHANBAD AND IIT JODHPUR?
siddhartharora : Decent chance for general category

harsha : SIR/MAAM GLIM C "PGPM" OR FORE "PGDM"
siddhartharora : FORE

dk : SIES MUMBAI GOOD OPTION OR NOT ?
siddhartharora : Average package around 5LPA, placements around 70 to 80% placed, decide yourself

rohith : SIR IMT HYDERABAD VS GLIM GURGAON (FOR PGDM). WHICH IS BETTER OVERALL?
philipthomas : GLIM GURGAON is the better choice.

dharshini : IIM TRICHY VS IIM UDAIPUR
siddhartharora : Trichy

kumar : FROM A RESERVATION CATEGORY WHAT WILL BE THE MINIMUM PERCENTILE THAT SHOULD BE SECURED TO GET INTO THE IIMS LIKE BLACKI OR THE FMS, IIFT'S INSTITUTES
tarannumraza : It depends on the reservation category- lower for SC ,ST than for OBC. But whatever that is, your aim should be to give your best.

adarsh : WAITLIST NO. 240 FOR TAPMI MARKETING IN THE 2ND ROUND. CHANCES OF CONVERTING IT?
philipthomas : You will convert.

harsha : I APPLIED ONLY FOR GLIM C PGPM, SO IF GLIM C PGDM ADMISSIONS ARE STILL HAPPENING I SHOULD GO FOR THE APPLICATION RIGHT SIR
philipthomas : No harm in applying

deepaksanjeeva : SIR YOUR OPINION ABOUT BIM TRICHY
siddhartharora : It is BBB+ https://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/About-MBA/TIME-B-School-Categorisation

deepaksanjeeva : IS BIM TRICHY COLLEGE GOOD TO CHOOSE ?
siddhartharora : yes

rishav : NMIMS MUMBAI VS IMT G - WHICH IS BETTER
philipthomas : NMIMS is the better choice.

roy : MBA (FINANCE) FROM DFS OR PGDM DCP AT IMT GHAZIABAD? WHICH SHOULD I CHOOSE , I HAVE BOTH OFFERS ON THE TABLE.
philipthomas : The DFS programme is the better one.

sarang : MY PROFILE IS 8/7/6 AND 3.5 YEARS EXPERIENCE CURRENTLY AND ALSO A GAP YEAR. I HAVE BEEN PREPARING FOR CAT AND OTHER EXAMS SINCE LAST JULY ALONG WITH THE JOB AND HAVE AN OFFER FROM KJ SOMAIYA. I WANTED A BETTER BSCHOOL THAN THIS BUT I WILL HAVE TO TAKE ANOTHER YEAR FOR THAT. THAT INCREASES MY AGE AND EXPERIENCE BOTH FOR MBA. I AM NOT SURE WHETHER TO TAKE UP THIS OFFER OR PREPARE ANOTHER YEAR FOR A BETTER BSCHOOL.
philipthomas : If this was your first attempt , try again , otherwise join K.J.SOMAIYA

smca4a007 : WHICH IS BETTER BIM TRICHY(SELECTED), KJ SOMAIYA(WAITLISTED), FORE IB(WAITLISTED)
philipthomas : K.J. SOMAIYA is the best

sid : IS DSE DBE AND DFS, EXCLUDING THE ROI FACTOR BETTER THAN IMI,IMT AND GIM?
philipthomas : All 3 are better than GIM

deepaksanjeeva : SIR PLEASE ANSWER MY QUESTION
philipthomas : Yes it is a good college even for people with work experience

kumar : WITH THE 92% OF 10TH AND 74% OF 12TH AND WITH 84% OF MY POST GRADUATE DEGREE ALSO WITH AROUND 1 YEAR OF EXPERIENCE AT WHAT PERCENTILE SHOULD I AIM FOR GETTING INTO THE TOP IIMS AND TO THE TOP NON IIMS, ACCORDANCE WITH THE PREVIOUS PERCENTILE RANKING HOW MUCH SHOULD A RESERVATION CANDIDATE HAS TO SCORE. CAN I GET A APROX PERCENTILE
philipthomas : You need to specify the category that you belong to.

smca4a007 : WHAT TO CHOOSE IF FORE IB(WAITLISTED) OR BIM TRICHY. FORE IS BETTER IN CATEGORY AND LOCATION BUT BIM IS LESS IN FEES.WHICH IS BETTER FOR ME I AM FRESHER WITH GAP YEAR
philipthomas : BIM is the better choice.

deepaksanjeeva : THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS
philipthomas : You are always most welcome.

rohith : GLIM GURGAON VS FORE DELHI (PGDM)
siddhartharora : FORE

kumar : @PHILIPTHOMAS, IM FROM THE CATEGORY OF SC
philipthomas : 85 percentile will do.

sarang : @PHILIPTHOMAS IT IS MY FIRST ATTEMPT. WOULDN'T THE AGE AND EXPERIENCE BE TOO MUCH FOR MBA IF I GO FOR 2ND ATTEMPT? ALSO, SINCE KJ SOMAIYA IS IN MUMBAI, WOULD THAT NOT HAVE ANY ADVANTAGE?
philipthomas : If you can get a very good score none of these factors will be obstacles, while K.J.SOMAIYA is definitely a good college , with your experience, it would be advisable to look for better options

rahul : I HAVE WAITLIST AROUND 1500 IN BOTH FORE AND TAPMI IS THERE ANY CHANCE OF CONVERSION
siddhartharora : very little as per previous years

rahul : HOW'S IMI KOLKATA IS IT WORTH TO JOIN
siddhartharora : https://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/About-MBA/TIME-B-School-Categorisation Categorised BBB

sahib : PLEASE DO ANSWER MY QUESTION ALSO AND I DO HAVE TAPMI WAITLIST OF 240-BKFS, 270-MARKETING AND 1100 FOR CORE AS OF NOW IN TAPMI SO SHOULD WILL I BE ABLE TO CONVERT IT TILL THE 4TH WAITLIST
siddhartharora : Core is very little chance, rest possible

sanjay : BIMTECH, IMI KOLKATA, BIM TRICHY WHICH IS BETTER AND IN ORDER SIR
tarannumraza : IMI(New Delhi), BIM Trichy, BIMTECH...in that order

sarang : @PHILIPTHOMAS PLEASE ANSWER MY QUESTION
philipthomas : Have answered.

sarang : IS IT POSSIBLE TO DEFER AN MBA SEAT FOR NEXT YEAR?
philipthomas : No ,that option is not available.