time_delhi : HI, GAVE CAT 2024 AND GOT 75 PERCENTILE. ANY GOOD TIER 2 COLLEGES AT THAT PERCENTILE? PLS SUGGEST. IVE FILLED AS OF NOW- IFMR, BIMTECH, SDMIMD AND XIME
thomas : The above colleges are pretty decent and you can expect calls from all of them.cannalso try IPE and NIT Trichy

pirandello : ALSO I AM GOING TO GRADUATE IN ENGLISH LITERATURE, SO I AM NOT GETTING ANY JOB, ONLY BPOS HENCE T
thomas : 6 months should not be an issue. You v Should take up any job which is available and prepare for cat along with it

abcd : SIR, BETWEEN XLRI GM 18 MONTH PROGRAM AND IIFT IB 2 YEARS PROGRAM, IF I WERE TO GET ADMIT IN BOTH, WHICH SHOULD I CHOSE? ALSO,IS THERE ANY BIAS BETWEEN OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED TO EXCUTIVE MBA AND NORMAL MBA IN THE CORPORATE INDUSTRY, I AM CURRENTLY IN GOVERNMENT SECTOR
pradeeppandey : IIFT IB is recommended but XLRI HM also have an excellent placement record.

time_delhi : AND OUT OF THOSE 4, WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST PICK FOR A DECENT ROI? IM INTERESTED IN FINANCE/CONSULTING AND CAN SPEND 17-18 LAKHS FOR THE FEES
thomas : IFMR if looking at finance

shifa : HELLO. I GAVE INTERVIEWS AT WELINGKAR MUMBAI AND SCIT PUNE. HOPING TO GET CONVERTED IN BOTH. WHICH ONE SHOULD I PREFER PLS SUGGEST
philipthomas : Wellingkar Mumbai definitely.

rang : SIR I GOT 83 PERCENTILE IN CMAT AND 67 PERCENTILE IN XAT. WHAT COLLEGES CAN I APPLY WITH THESE MARKS??
pradeeppandey : Welingkar Bangalore, IMT Nagpur,BIMTECH Noida, Great Lakes Institute of Management (GLIM), Gurugram (PGDM Two–Year Programme), Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow, N.L.Dalmiya etc

time_delhi : THANK YOU SIR. BUT ON NET ITS SHOWING CAT CUTOFF FOR NIT- 80 PERCENTILE, SO CAN I EXPECT A CALL?
thomas : Yes. It is very likely to be close to 75

ankita : I HAVE SCORED 98.28 PERCENTILE IN CMAT. CAN I GET INTO PUMBA WITH CMAT SCORE ONLY OR DO I HAVE TO ALSO GIVE MAH - MBA CET EXAM TOO(NON-MAHARASHTRAIAN)?
philipthomas : The CMAT score is enough.

time_delhi : AND SIR JUST RECENTLY IVE JOINED AS AN ANALYST AT XCEEDANCE(INSURANCE CONSULTING FIRM), AS A BACKUP. SO SHOULD I MENTION ABOUT MY JOB IN MY INTERVIEW? IF YOU CAN CONFIRM PLEASE.
lakshmymenon : If you joined less than six months ago, you need not mention it.

kashyap : SIR BETWEEN IIM MUMBAI, IIFT AND MDI WHAT WOULD BE YOUR PREFERENCE?
amol : All there are at par having AAA + Ranking, If you are interested in international Business then you can choose IIFT

abcd : SO, THERE ARE DIFFERENCES IN OPORTUNITIES OFFERED TO EXECUTIVE MBA AND NORMAL 2 YEAR MBA, CONSIDERING THAT XLRI IS BETTER RANKED THAN IIFT?
lakshmymenon : XLRI GM is not considered a conventional executive program since it is open to anyone with 3+ years experience. If you prefer general management, go for the GMP to leverage the XL brand value. If you are really keen on IB, then IIFT is what you should pick.

sahil : TAPMI VS GLIM CHENNAI PGPM, PLEASE SUGGEST WHICH IS BETTER IN TERMS OF PLACEMENTS AND OTHER ASPECTS
pradeeppandey : GLIM Chennai PGDM 2 years is slighly better than TAPMI

ankita : WHAT OTHER COLLEGES I CAN APPLY WITH CMAT SCORE OF 98.28 PERCENTILE
pradeeppandey : KJ Somaiya,Welingkar Mumbai (PGDM),N L Dalmia Mum,NIBM Pune, IFMR (KREA),IRMA

riya : FOR A PROFILE IN FINANCE, WHICH ONE OF THESE SHOULD BE THE TOP CHOICES: GLIM,CHENNAI; FORE; WESCHOOL; GIM; TAPMI; BIMTECH; NMIMS
abhishek : NM,GLIM,TAPMI,GIM,FORE,BIMTECH. The order is not rigid. Few of the colleges are equally good

sahil : SIR I HAVE CONVERTED GLIM CHENNAI PGPM, IS THAT PROGRAM BETTER THAN TAPMI
abhishek : It is a good college. At par or slightly better than TAPMI

archita : ACADEMIC 10TH : 88% , 12TH: 95%
philipthomas : What is the question?

sar : IS WELINGKAR MUMBAI POSSIBLE WITH 84% IN CMAT?
pradeeppandey : Mumbai Not Possible Welingkar Bangalore is possible.

rang : SIR, GLUM REQUIRES 80 PERCENTILE AND ABOVE. CAN I GET XIME,SIES,IMT HYDERABAD, IMI KOLKATA WITH THESE MARK. CMAT-83 PERCENTILE
renufrancis : Possible. Also you can look at IFMR, Welingkar Bangalore, NIBM Pune, Amity Noida with your CMAT Score

riya : UNDERSTOOD, WHICH ONE OF THESE WOULD BE THE BEST THOUGH: "NM,GLIM,TAPMI,GIM,FORE,BIMTECH"
lakshmymenon : NM followed by TAPMI

time_delhi : SIR IS IT WORTH APPLYING TO JAIPURIA TOO? SINCE IT MIGHT FALL INTO TIER 3 COLLEGES..?
pradeeppandey : Depending upon the urgency to take admission this year or the options you have. Agree with you this is Tier-3 College.

shifa : I GAVE INTERVIEW IN WELINGKAR WITH 75.56 PERCENTILE IN CAT WHICH WAS NOT CLEARING THE CUTOFF FOR BUSINESS ANALYTICS PROGRAM. BUT NOW I GAVE CMAT AND GOT 95 PERCENTILE SO WILL THAT BE CONSIDERED FOR FINAL SELECTION?
amol : You update your CMAT score they will consider it

archita : 10TH: 88% / 12 TH: 95% / GRADUATION: 70% AGGREGATE TILL NOW AND I HAVE GOT 83.45 PERCENTILE IN CMAT. SIR CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHICH ARE THE BEST COLLEGES THAT I CAN GET INTO IN DELHI AND IT’S NEARBY AREAS. AND ALSO , IS DSB OR USMS A GOOD COLLEGES?
renufrancis : Both the colleges you mentioned are within your percentile range. Both are Tier 2 colleges

ayush : I HAVE SCORED 91%ILE IN XAT
thomas : What is your question?

ayush : I HAVE SCORED 91%ILE IN XAT AND I HAVE GOT IMT GHAZIABAD AND TAPMI WHICH COLLEGE SHOUKD I CHOOSE OR SHOULD I CONSIDER FOR A DROP THIS YEAR AS ITS MY 1ST ATTEMPT AS A FRESHER OR SHOULD I ACCEPT IMT AND TAPMI?
thomas : IMT I is the better college. In case you are working, we would suggest that you try once more next year

riya : IN TERMS OF ROI AND PLACEMENTS, WHAT WOULD BE THE RANK OF THESE: "IMI,NIBM,NMIMS,GLIM C,TAPMI,GIM,FORE,BIMTECH"
pradeeppandey : NMIMS Mumbai, IMI Delhi, GLIM Chennai, GIM, TAPMI,NIBM FORE and BIMTECH in the same order in terms of placement.

time_delhi : AND SIR WHAT ABOUT IPE? ITS RANKED TIER 2 OR 3?
abhishek : You can check the rankings at https://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/About-MBA/TIME-B-School-Categorisation

ankita : IN TERMS OF ROI AND PLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES WHICH COLLEGE IS BETTER BETWEEN ALLIANCE BANGALORE AND BIMTECH NOIDA
philipthomas : BIMTECH NOIDA would be the better choice.

riya : ALSO BETWEEN CALLS FROM GLIM C, BIMTECH, AND SOIL, GREAT LAKES IS BETTER RIGHT?
amol : yes

time_delhi : SIR LIBA CHENNAI, SHOULD I FILL IT?
lakshmymenon : If your score is not good enough for better-rated colleges, LIBA is fine. It has a BBB rating in our list: https://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/About-MBA/TIME-B-School-Categorisation

riya : IS WELINGKAR ALSO A GOOD OPTION AMONG THE ONES PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, OR SHOULD IT NOT BE CONSIDERED?
lakshmymenon : Welingkar has a higher rating than BIMTECH and SOIL. Check our B-school categorization: https://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/About-MBA/TIME-B-School-Categorisation

student : BETWEEN NMIMS, BITSOM, AND XIMB(BM) WHICH IS BETTER
philipthomas : NMIMS is the best among the three.

time_delhi : @LAKSHAYMENON SIR, MY SCORE IS 75 ONLY..
lakshmymenon : Oh okay. Loyola cut off is 80 percentile in CAT and 75 percentile in XAT. For Christian candidates, the cut off is lower.

harsha : SIR/MA'AM INTERVIEW STATUS FOR FORE DELHI IS SHORTLISTED, SO THE NEXT STEP WILL BE OFFER LETTER RIGHT OR THERE WILL BE ANY OTHER PROCESS
lakshmymenon : If you clear the interview and extempore, you will get the offer letter!

aa : HOW IS MBA ANALYTICS KASHIPUR. IS IT WORTH APPLYING
pradeeppandey : Very worthy programme. Excellent placements figure.

aa : DO WE GET ENOUGH TIME TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT COLLEGE AFTER RESULTS OF EVERYTHING
lakshmymenon : Depends on which offers you have, and the deadline stipulated by those colleges for accepting the offers.

aa : AND WHEN CAN WE EXPECT THE RESULTS OF IIMS AND OTHER INSTITUTES
renufrancis : Now the WAT/GD/PI calls are on. Final results should be out April onwards. This could go up to May end/June with all Waitlists etc

time_delhi : OH THEN I WONT BE GETTING A CALL FROM LIBA. WILL STICK TO OTHER OPTIONS ONLY LIKE IFMR, XIME AND BIMTECH
pradeeppandey : try to convert them. All the best !!

kxcb4a022 : HOW MUCH OVERLAPPING OF SYLLABUS IN CAT AND GMAT ,WANT TO APPEAR IN GMAT AS CAT SCORE IS NOT GOOD.
lakshmymenon : While the syllabus is broadly similar, there are a few areas which are unique to GMAT - mainly the Critical Reasoning section and Data Insights.

agam : IS DOING AN MBA FROM TIER 3 COLLEGE WOTH IT
pradeeppandey : No, it is generally not advisable to do an MBA from a Tier 3 college.

pranay : SIR WANTED TO KNOW IF WE SHOULD PREFER ONLINE EMBA FROM IIM'S LIKE IIM INDORE OR SHOULD WE OPT FOR OFFLINE MBA FROM TIER THREE COLLEGE LIKE IMT NAGPUR
amol : Offline is always preferable but try for better college

kenneth : WHAT PERCENTILE SHOULD I BE LOOKING AT FOR IIM SHILLONG AND IIM LUCKNOW
pradeeppandey : IIM Shillong 98.5%ile IIM Lucknow 99.25+%ile

pranay : I AM A JUNIOR PRODUCT MANAGER WITH 2.5 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. WANT TO GOW MY CAREER IN PRODUCT MANAGEMENT ITSELF. I HAVE GOT 94.5 PERCENTILE IN CMAT AND 77 PERCENTILE IN XAT. WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY PROGRAMMES I SHOULD APPLY TO. I HAVE HEARD ABOUT 8 MONTH ONLINE PROGRAMME IN DIGITAL PRODUCT MANAGEMENT FROM IIM UDAIPUR, SHOULD WE PREFER I PREFER THIS OVER OFFLINE MBA OPTIONS THAT I MIGHT HAVE
renufrancis : Offline full time MBA is any day better than Online short term certificate program. But another option could be to go for the online certificate program and parallelly repeating CAT/XAT preparation for next year

pranay : CAN YOU PLEASE RANK SIOM NASHIK, GLIM GURGAON, NIBM PUNE, IFMR, IMT NAGPUR. I NEED TO MAKE DECISION BEFORE 25TH AS IT IS THE LAST DATE OF ADMISSION CONFIRMATION AT GLIM
pradeeppandey : NIBM, IFMR, SIOM Nasik, GLIM Gurgaon followed by IMT Nagpur in the same order.

krrishnavamshy : MBA IN INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP FROM SIBM PUNE OR MBA IN INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT FROM SCMHRD PUNE....WHICH IS BETTER ?
lakshmymenon : If possible, attempt CAT and the other exams next year or see if you are eligible for any better college with your current scores. The entrepreneurship course doesn't offer any placements, so among the 2, the SCMHRD course may be better.

kenneth : IS TAPMI A GOOD OPTION FOR MBA?
pradeeppandey : Yes. Good college having decent placement records.

roh : I AM A FRESHER AND GOT SELECTED IN MNC(7.5LPA). I GAVE NMIMS INTERVIEW (219 SCORE) SHOULD I TAKE ANY NMIMS CAMPUS OR AFTER EXP I SHOULD APPEAR AGAIN FOR CAT?
renufrancis : Wait for the final result. But NMIMS Mumbai should be your target Or repeat if you can