gowthaman : IIM MUMBAI IS OLD, NEW,OR BABY IIM?
bharat : None of these... its the new name of an old college named NITIE - set up in 1963.

hocc3w123 : HELLO I HAVE 99.34 PERCENTILE IN CAT, GENERAL ENGINEERING MALE WITH 9/8/7 ACADEMIC RECORD AND 18 MONTHS OF WORK EXPERIENCE FOLLOWED BY GAP YEAR.....WHICH CALLS CAN I EXPECT?
ashwinvariyar : You may get calls from some of the old IIMs. From most of the baby and new IIMs

mayank : IS LOGICAL REASONING COMING IN XAT BECAUSE I HAVEN'T SEEN LR QUESTION IN MOCKS
thomas : No. It will be decision making questions which come. We will be giving you material for that

bhavitha : WHAT PERCENTILE CAN I EXPECT FOR 22 MARKS IN SNAP ?
thomas : It is very difficult to say now, without seeing the scores of students. It should be slightly better than for the same marks last year

suman : GOT 63.97 IN CAT AND 237 (69/76/92)IN NMAT APPLIED FOR XIM B AND TAPMI WHICH COLLEGE TO CONSIDER NEXT ?
amol : Less chances through CAT. NmAT GOOD CHANCES

hocc3w123 : IIM MUMBAI COMES UNDER TOP 10 MBA COLLEGES OR NOT?
gagan : Comes in AAA+ category as per TIME B school categorization. Pl. Check TIME B school categorization for more information...

gowthaman : WHAT KIND OF CERTIFICATIONS CAN WE INCLUDE IN OUR RESUME? CAN I ADD UG INTERN CERTIFICATE FROM L&T BUT I HAVE CHANGED MY CAREER TO FINANCE.
abhishek : You may. There could be few questions in your learnings and challenges with that assignment if you can guide the interview well.

hocc3w123 : IS IT WORTH JOINING NEW IIMS WITH 99.34 PERCENTILE?
abhishek : Yes. However, if you can repeat one year and Aim for better schools, you may also do that.

: WHEN IS THE XAT ADMIT CARD RELEASING?
abhishek : Must have released by now. Let's wait till tomorrow.

hycb4a128 : GOOD EVENING, DO IIMS AND IITS CONSIDER GMATSCORES?
bharat : as of now, only foreign students can apply for the core PGP at the IIMs via the GMAT

likhita : WHEN I CROSS CHECKED MY CAT PERCENTILE WITH THE CUTOFFS, I COULD ONLY BE SHORTLISTED FOR THE CAP CALLS(THE 10 IIMS) AND THIS IS BECAUSE OF MY LOW PERCENTILE IN VARC. I NEED YOUR SUGGESTION REGARDING THESE B-SCHOOLS AND WHAT WOULD YOU SUGGEST NEXT IN THE SENSE THAT IS IT BETTER TO PREPARE HARD FOR THESE INTERVIEWS OR TRY HARDER NEXT YEAR TO AIM FOR BLACKI.
thomas : Prepare well and attend the interview. Joining decision can be taken later. First secure admission. Even if you don't join, the experience will definitely help you later

paras : GOT 81.18 IN CAT, GENERAL ENGINEER MALE, 3 YEARS WORK EX,
thomas : We would suggest that you try again next year as the colleges from where you can expect calls are not worth joining after 3 to 4 years experience

hocc4z351 : GEM CAT OA 98.6% (VARC 96||DILR 91||QA 99.2) ,B.TECH NIT WARANGAL ACADS (95 CBSE /97 STATEBOARD TELANGANA/ 75.5
philipthomas : You can expect calls from the top B- schools

srishti : WHAT SHOULD BE OUR DAILY SCHEDULE FOR XAT PREPARATION AS ONLY A FEW DAYS ARE LEFT
gagan : Pl.attempt and solve the mocks provided. Also do a thorough analysis. Also solve/Revise the decision making material/Classes provided by the center...

bhushan : HELLO, GOT 93 IN CAT BUT SECTIONAL MARKS ARE 93, 92, 57. ANY IIM CALLS TO EXPECT?
amol : Difficult

kxcb4a321 : GOOD EVENING SIR. MY PROFILE IS 8/7/6/8 AND I HAVE LESS THAN A YEAR OF WORK EXPERIENCE. I SCORED 93.29 PERCENTILE IN CAT (VARC: 92, DILR: 88, QA: 90) AND I'M FROM A PSYCHOLOGY BACKGROUND. WHICH IIMS CAN I EXPECT A CALL FROM?
philipthomas : While not ruling out the old IIMs , you can definitely expect calls from the new and baby IIMs.

hocc4t475 : HELLO, I AM APPLYING FOR MBA THIS YEAR WITH 3 YRS WORK-EX. CAT PERCENTILE IS 99.41 AND 10/12/GRAD IS 95/82/73. MY CURRENT CTC IS AROUND 20 LPA. WHAT COLLEGES CAN I TARGET WITH MY PERCENTILE, THAT WOULD RESULT IN AROUND 80-100 % SALARY INCREASE ?
ashwinvariyar : To know what calls you will get, please use the call predictor. You may get calls from the top IIMs and there is a good chance that you will get a good salary hike as compared to your current ctc during placement. But the exact hike depends on a lot of factors and not just the college alone.

abcd : NMAT SCORE IS 219 WITH SECTIONALS 65/81/73
philipthomas : You can expect calls from NMIMS - INDORE and NAVI MUMBAI

dhruv : GOT 89.7 PERCENTILE IN CAT NCOBC, CLASS X=96%, XII=93.4%(SCIENCE), GRADUATION=8.97 CGPA. WHAT ALL CALLS CAN I EXPECT AND WHICH COLLEGES FORMS DO I NEED TO FILL...
thomas : Please use our call predictor to get complete information

gowthaman : THERE ARE MANY OLD ARTICLES THAT WERE PUBLISHED 15 YEARS AGO. DO WE NEED TO GIVE IMPORTANCE TO THEM? HOW CAN WE EFFECTIVELY USE THE LEARNING CORNER IN THE GDPI BRIEFCASE?
gagan : PL. go through the articles on different areas from GWPI briefcase. PL. make a note of Stats./Data and important points . Also go through newspapers diff. areas (International/ National / Editorial/ Economy/Sports). Also attend Gyan session/GK session provided by the center... Also read about current event /news in National and international domain...

roy : AT 90.22 CAT PERCENTILE CAN I EXPECT ANY IIM CALLS? OR IMI DELHI OR IMT GHAZIABAD CALL?
bharat : if general category, IIMs - no; IMI - borderline; IMT - outside chance --- only if you are profile is great

tvcb4a217 : SCORED 93.1 PERCENTILE IN CAT COULD YOU SUGGEST THE COLLEGES I SHOULD REGISTER
philipthomas : You should try - FORE , IMI DELHI , AMITY - DELHI , IMT - GHAZIABAD, SHRI COLLEGE OF COMMERCE , TAPMI , K J SOMAIYA and GREAT LAKES

likhita : WILL THERE BE SESSIONS CONDUCTED FOR PI AND WAT PREPARATION AND IF YES WHEN WILL IT BEGIN FROM?
thomas : Yes. Please check your SHP for the schedule.

suman : TAPMI OR NMIMS BENGALURU OR KJ SOMAIYA OR XIMB WHICH IS BEST AMONG THIS?
thomas : Ximb

hocc3w123 : WHICH IS A BETTER COLLEGE BETWEEN SP JAIN AND IIM MUMBAI?
bharat : both are top 15 colleges... for now, please convert both the calls -- we will help you make the right decision at the right time :-)

muca4a069 : I SCORED 224 IN NMAT(LS-83 LR-77 QA-64) CAN I GET A CALL FROM NMIMS MUMBAI?
ashwinvariyar : If you compare with last year then the chances are slim

arun : HI SIR ,
thomas : Hi. What is your question?

bhcb4ac09 : CAT 88.86, 10TH-10 CGPA,12TH-82%,ENG-8.61 CGPA, 10 MONTHS WORKEX, WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS?
philipthomas : You should try colleges like - TAPMI , GLIM , GIM , K J SOMAIYA , AMITY , IMT - NAGPUR , MDI - MURSHIDABAD , WELLINGKAR MUMBAI and ITM- NAVI MUMBAI.

arun : AS PER TIME CALL PREDICTION , I MAY GET HIGH CALLS FROM IIT MADRAS AND KHARAGPUR. SO CAN I APPLY ? I HAVE 75 PERCENTILE IN CAT OBC
thomas : Yes. The call predictor is very accurate and you can take a decision based on the recommendation there

roy : 90.22 OVERALL, 90 IN VARC 90 IN DILR 91 IN QA. WHAT COLLEGES CAN I TARGET IF I AM GENERAL FRESHER 21YO. OR SHOULD I REPEAT AGAIN TO AIM FOR BETTER.
philipthomas : While you can always try again , suggest that you move on if you convert the new IIMs.

bm : SCORED 92 IN CAT BUT SECTIONAL 92, 90, 56.
thomas : Can expect calls from colleges like Imi, imt, tapmi,lbsim etc

gowthaman : CAN THE IIM BANGALORE OFFERS MANY CERTIFICATION COURSES.. WILL IT BE USEFUL AND ACCEPTED AS A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE?
ashwinvariyar : Certification courses can be completed and put into your resume. It will be useful if you can answer questions related to the course(s) during the interview rounds

pp : HI, PLEASE ANSWER MY QUESTION
thomas : What is your question?

1415 : I GOT 70% IN CAT WITH 67/68/69 IN SECTIONALS. I HAVE B.A. HISTORY HONORS BACKGROUND. CAN I EXPECT SOME CALLS?
thomas : Which are the colleges you applied? No iim calls are possible at that score

bm : SCORED 92 IN CAT BUT SECTIONAL 92, 91, 56. ANY IIM CALLS TO EXPECT FOR NC - OBC CATEGORY?
philipthomas : As your score is very low in one of the sections , you will not get a call from the IIMs

muca4a069 : HOW MUCH SHOULD I SCORE TO CLEAR XLRI FOR BM? NON ENG FEMALE 10/10/10 ACADEMICS. CAN YOU TELL SECTION WISE?
abhishek : Any score beyond 36-38 is good.

vijay : HELLO, NMAT - 240 (QA-71,LS-77,LR-92). THEY HAVE CANCELLED MY SCORE CARD. I MAILED THEM REGARDING THIS, YESTERDAY. THEY HAVEN'T REPLIED YET. WHAT SHOULD I DO? ALSO WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF NMIMS MUM IN THIS SCORE.
philipthomas : Get them to revoke the cancellation , you stand a chance of getting a Mumbai call.

abi : HI SIR, I SCORED 211 IN NMAT...IS THERE ANY CHANCE THAT I CAN GET CALL FROM ANY OF THE NMIMS OR ANY OTHER GOOD COLLEGE ACCEPTING NMAT SCORES?
bharat : borderline chances for NM Hyd and Indore... Best wishes!

pp : WHY AM I GETTING AN ERROR AFTER POSTING A QUESTION, IS THERE ANY WORD LIMIT FOR THE QUESTION
bharat : no word limit... just don't write an essay here in practice for the XAT essay! :-)

vinni : MBA FOR FINANCE NIRMA OR NMIMS BLR
thomas : NM Blore

gowthaman : DO WE HAVE ANY ONLINE SESSIONS FOR PROPER RESUME BUILDING?
gagan : PL. ask from your center to help you with a mentor/Faculty to give suggestions for CV/Resume writing.

navya : KJ SOMAIYA OR SDA BOCCONI WHICH ONE TO CHOOSE?
thomas : KJ

adarsh : I GOT 67.7/67/82 OVERALL 75.25%ILE. IS THEIR ANY CHANCE OF GETTING CALL OF IIM SAMBALPUR, AND SAP CALLS AND THEIR CONVERSION ??
bharat : if General, no chance; if NC-OBC, borderline chance; SC - good; ST - very good

abi : IS SDA BOCCONI A GOOD COLLEGE TO STUDY FROM?
thomas : The college is ok. Very poor value for money. Placements are not great and the cost is more than 30 lakhs

hocc3w123 : I GOT 260 IN NMAT WITH ALL SECTIONALS CLEARED...CAN I GET INTO NMIMS WITH A VERY AVERAGE INTERVIEW PERFORMANCE AND 3 YEARS GAP?
ashwinvariyar : You should get an Interview call from NMIMS Mumbai. A decent interview should help.

vinni : TAPMI,NIRMA,IRMA,IIFM WHICH TO JOIN NMAT 237 CAT 83%
bharat : Vinni, please try to convert all the calls you have - get final admissions - will help you make the right decision of choice; for NMAT, you sure can get calls from Mumbai and other campuses... if we tell you which one to join, two things may happen - one, you would not be serious about your other calls and two, you will be greatly disappointed if you do not convert that call

hocc3w123 : I LIVE IN MUMBAI AND GOT XAT CENTER IN NAGPUR... SHOULD I GO?
thomas : If you are serious about admission this year and feel that you have a decent chance in xat, you should definitely go

hocd4a516 : WHICH COLLEGES ARE GOOD TO APPLY IN IF I GOT 82%ILE IN CAT ?
gagan : Welingkar, UBS Chandigarh ,K J Somaiya, IIT Jodhpur...

sam : WHAT IS THE CAT PERCENTILE REQUIRED TO GET INTO IIT JODHPUR?
thomas : Already answered

likhita : WHAT ARE SOME HIGH WEIGHTED TOPICS IN XAT QA
gagan : Pl. attempt the mocks provided and do a thorough analysis of the same. In case of doubts go through the solution provided or take help from the Faculty at the center...

pp : BEST COLLEGES FOR 238 IN NMAT? I HAVE 71 IN QUANTS, WILL IT CLEAR SECTIONAL FOR NMIMS MUMBAI
thomas : Should be enough to clear the cutoff. Hope for the best

mayank : IF LOGICAL REASONING NOT COMING IN XAT THEN WHAT IS THAT VALR SECTION LR PART ?
abhishek : Critical reasoning comes in the test not the usual LR.

sam : WELINKAR OR KJ SOMAIYA WHICH ONE TO CHOOSE
philipthomas : You can decide later, after you get a selection from both , right now , you should apply and participate in the selection process of both.

navya : 213 IN NMAT. CAN I EXPECT A CALL FROM KJ SOMAIYA?
bharat : tough chance

sam : IS IT WORTH TO GO INTO HYDERABAD?
thomas : Which college?

likhita : WHILE FILLING THE CAT REGISTRATION FORM I HAVE SELECTED ALL THE COLLEGES THAT I WANTED TO APPLY. ARE WE SUPPOSED TO FILL ANY OTHER FORMS FOR IIM AGAIN?
abhishek : Mostly colleges it will suffice. There are a few colleges where separate application is required(Rohtak)

abi : WITH 211 NMAT SCORES IS THERE ANY CHANCE TO GET A CALL FROM KJ OR TAPMI?
thomas : Unlikely

pp : WHAT WILL BE A SAFE SCORE IN XAT FOR XLRI BM FOR GNEF 9/9/9 PROFILE- SECTIONWISE AND OVERALL?
philipthomas : 9to 11 for sectionals and 33 overall.

pruthvi : CAT PERCENTILE 75.15 8/8/7 PROFILE SC WHAT ARE THE COLLEGES I CAN EXPECT
thomas : Please use our call predictor

sam : IS IT WORTH IT TO GO TO IMT HYDERABAD?
thomas : Not recommended

pp : WHAT ARE THE OTHER COLLEGES I SHOULD APPLY FOR 238 IN NMAT APART FROM NMIMS MUMBAI
amol : you will get calls from almost all the colleges accepting NMAt Scores. You can apply to TAPMI, K J Somaiya, SDA Bocconi

sam : CAT PERCENTILE TO INTO IIT JODHPUR?
thomas : Around 88 for a general category student

vijay : @PHILIPTHOMAS SIR I MAILED THEM YESTERDAY- "I WAS DOING JOB IN INDORE AT THE TIME OF FORM FILLING SO I CHOSE UJJAIN AS THERE WERE NO CENTER ON 15 DEC IN INDORE" WITH MY JOB OFFER LETTER AND RESIDENTIAL PROOF. IT'S MORE THAN 30 HRS THEY HAVEN'T REPLIED. SHOULD I CALL THEM OR MAIL THEM AGAIN?
philipthomas : Call them again.

likhita : DOES CLEARING THE CUTOFF MENTIONED BY THE COLLEGES MEAN THAT THERE IS A 100% CHANCE OF GETTING AN INTERVIEW CALL OR DOES IT MEAN THAT I JUST HAVE CHANCES AND ITS NOT 100% SURE?
thomas : It only means that you have cleared the basic criteria and there's a possibility of a call

hocc3w123 : WHICH IS BETTER BETWEEN IIM MUMBAI AND SJMSOM?
gagan : Both are good choices. They come in premier colleges of country... Pl. take part in the selection process and try to convert them. Then you can think which one as per your preferences...

ram : GEM, CAT 97.71 ( SECTIONALS 96.5/95.2/96.4) (XTH 87, XIITH 87, BTECH 81 ) , 42 MONTHS WORKEX TILL TODAY WITH BIG 4 CYBERSECURITY DOMAIN.
thomas : Please use our call predictor for detailed information about all calls expected

sumit123 : HELLO SIR,GNEM FRESHER 8/8/8 CAT 96.33 VA-99.24 LR-93.25 QA-66.34 WHAT CALLS CAN I EXPECT AND WHICH COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY TO?
bharat : IITs KGP, Kanpur, Roorkee, some of the new & Baby IIMs, IMT, IMI, TAPMI

ankit : GOT 216 IN NMAT, WHAT ALL COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY TO?
philipthomas : Apply to XIMB , GLIM , ITM- NAVI MUMBAI and AMITY

navya : 213 IN NMAT. CAN I EXPECT CALL FROM KJ?
philipthomas : Last year the cut off was 230.

chandrahas : GOOD EVENING
thomas : Good evening. Please post your question

pp : WHICH COLLEGES WITHOUT SECTIONAL CUT OFFS SHOULD I TARGET WITH 80.1 PERCENTILE IN CAT GNEF 9/9/9
thomas : There are very few good colleges with cutoff lower than 80. They are unlikely to have section cutoff. You can apply to all of them

chandrahas : ACTUALLY I HAD MENTORING SESSION ON 21/12/24
gagan : Pl. go through TIME B school Categorization before deciding for a college...

divs : HI. I AM A GNEF (ENGG + LAW) WITH 2YRS WORKEX. CAT 2024 PERFORMANCE: TOTAL OVERALL PERCENTILE = 87.30 TOTAL OVERALL SCALED SCORE = 52.26 VARC PERCENTILE = 96.82 VARC SCALED SCORE = 32.98 DILR PERCENTILE = 60.82 DILR SCALED SCORE = 11.45 QA PERCENTILE = 67.89 QA SCALED SCORE = 7.82 ACADS: BE = 8/10 LLB = 69% WHICH COLLEGES SHALL I APPLY TO?
philipthomas : You can apply to GIM , GLIM , WELLINGKAR , FORE IMT - GHAZIABAD , IMI , TAPMI , NIBM , SHREE RAM COLLEGE OF COMMERCE and BIMTECH NOIDA.

ash : HOW IS MBA FROM IIT DHANBAD?
gagan : Comes in BBB category as per TIME B school categorization. Intake 60, Avg package 10.8(2023). It also depends what other choices you have...

navya : 213 IN NMAT. CAN I EXPECT CALL FROM ANY COLLEGE?
philipthomas : You can expect calls from INDORE and NAVI MUMBAI

rishi : WHATS THE MINIMUM PERCENTILE TO BE IN ANY IIMS
thomas : 92 percentile for general category student

nikhil : IS ARCHITECTURE CONSIDERED UNDER DIVERSITY IN IIMK?
bharat : please check the college criteria -- this is a very specific question... I think they do not!

srn : WHAT IS MINIMUM SCORE REQUIRED FOR GEM CANDIDATE FOR XAT TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR XLRI?
thomas : You will need 98+

nini : SIR FEMALE, NC-OBC, 69..65PERCENTILE IN CAT ,BBA GRADUATE, WITH 94PERCENT IN 10TH, 98PERCENT IN 12TH AND 90PERECNT IN GRADUATION. IS THERE ANY GOOD COLLEGES THAT I CAN APPLY?
philipthomas : Keeping your good academic track record, I would suggest a retake.

adi : CAT 87.7 , NMAT 228, SECTIONALS CLEAR, CATEGORY EWS MALE, ACADS 8/8/8, APPLIED FOR IRMA, IIFT D (BA). WHAT ALL COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY FOR ? ALSO, STARTED WORKING FOR A MNC THIS OCTOBER.
amol : At this score you should apply to A and BBB+ Colleges mentioned at the link https://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/About-MBA/TIME-B-School-Categorisation

varun : HI, I WANTED TO KNOW WHICH COLLEGE I CAN APPLY WITH 74% IN CAT. EWS CATOGORY AND ARTS BACKGROUND. 85/76/81
amol : Your CAT score is avg. So this score very difficult to get in to top colleges. You can apply to BBB category colleges mentioned at the link https://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/About-MBA/TIME-B-School-Categorisation

adarsh : @THOMAS IIT JODHPUR/ DHANBAD POSSIBLE AT 75.25%ILE OBC ?
thomas : Very likely

lucifer : CAT OVERALL 97.95, VARC/LRDI/QA - 99.28/93.22/89.58, PROFILE GEM 10TH/12TH/BTECH - 90/74/78, NON IIT, 30 MON WORKEX . SHOULD I APPLY IIT DELHI AND IIT BOMBAY
amol : You should apply

psp : HI, I AM AN OBC-NC FEMALE ENGINEER . I HAVE A 93/97/78 PERCENTAGE IN 10TH/12TH/GRAD RESPECTIVELY. I GOT A 85 PERCENTILE IN CAT WITH SECTIONAL 78/66/93. I HAVE A 3 YEAR GAP DUE TO MY UPSC PREP , DOING MY MASTERS IN SOCIOLOGY. CAN I EXPECT ANY CALL FROM IIM K/IIM OR ANY NEW IIMS. CAN I GET ANY CALL FROM IIT D/B?
philipthomas : Due to the low percentile in one of the sections , you will have to look for colleges outside the top 30.

sam : IT IS WORTH IT TO GO TO SIBM HYDERABAD?
ashwinvariyar : SIBM Hyderabad is outside the top bracket of Symbiosis Colleges. A decent college, but there are other better colleges out there as well

abi : IS UPES A GOOD COLLEGE?
amol : if you are interested in that sector then only think about it. Its an avg college

abi : IS SIBM NAGPUR WORTH IT? SHOULD I APPLY FOR IT?
amol : Avg Collges. refer the link for the ranking I AM AN AN OBC-NC FEMALE ENGINEER, WITH 85 PERCENTILE IN CAT,MY SECTIONALS 78/66/93. CAN I EXPECT A CALL FROM IIM UDAIPUR/RAIPUR/TRICHI?

sid : XIMB, IMI, IMT-G, GIM, GLIM, FORE, BITSOM, DSE, DBE, DFS, CAN YOU PLEASE RANK THESE COLLEGES PLEASE.
amol : Kindly refer to https://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/About-MBA/TIME-B-School-Categorisation

lucifer : CAT OVERALL 97.95, VARC/LRDI/QA - 99.28/93.22/89.58, PROFILE GEM 10TH/12TH/BTECH - 90/74/78 NON IIT 30 MON WORKEX . SHOULD I APPLY IISC. BENGALURU
amol : Last year cut off was 98.85 percentile.

ankit : HOW IS SOIL GURGAON IF I HAVE WORK EX?
gagan : BB category, 360 intake,Fees 15.1, avg salary (10.3) Pl. also consider other choices, you have...

vinni : WHAT IS CUT OFF FOR NIBM PUNE AND IFMR CHENNAI?
amol : Both 75 percentile

prashant30 : GOT 98.59 PERCENTILE IN CAT. GEM (95/93/79.9) BTECH MECH FROM NIT JAMSHEDPUR. WORKING IN JSW STEEL FROM 10TH JULY 2024. WHICH COLLEGE I SHOULD TARGET? ANY CHANCES FROM BLACKI?
amol : Difficult for BLACKI. Among NON IIMs you have chance for S P Jain, FMS, IIFT, MDI

divs : THANK YOU SIR. SHALL I APPLY TO ANY IITS? (GNEF ENGG + LAW 87.30%ILE)
amol : Less chances

him : MY NMAT SCORE IS 207 ANY COLLEGE POSSIBLE?
amol : NMIMS Hyderabad, Indore. SDA Bocconi

adarsh : @PHILIPTHOMAS SUGGEST SOME CLGS , 75.25%ILE OBC FRESH NON ENG 8/9/7
philipthomas : BIM - TRICHY , BIMTECH - NOIDAS , BITS PILANI , SHREE RAM COLLEGE OF COMMERCE , ITM- NAVI MUMBAI , WELLINGKAR BANGALORE , LIBA CHENNAI , XIME - KOCHI , CHENNAI , HYDERABAD and BANGALORE.

hocc4z351 : PLEASE REPLY : I AM A GEM CAT 98.60 % ( VARC : 96.52 || DILR : 91.8 || QA : 99.21) , ACAD (95||97||75.5(8.05 CGPA ); 17 MONTHS WORKEX TO DATE, WHAT ALL CALLS CAN I EXPECT, PROVIDED I APPLIED SPJIMR,MDI,IIFT AND IIMS (OFC). I WILL ALSO APPLY FOR IITS AND DFS/DBE AND. BITSOM , I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT CALLS I CAN EXPECT
philipthomas : You can expect calls from the top 20 B- schools

pp : WHICH COLLEGES WITHOUT SECTIONAL CUT OFFS SHOULD I APPLY WITH 80.1 PERCENTILE IN CAT GNEF 9/9/9. PLEASE MENTION THE NAMES OF COLLEGES
amol : At this score difficult to get into good colleges. You can apply to Local colleges in Mumbai like SIES, N L Dalmia, MET, Chetana and IES.

bhcb4ad05 : I GOT 79.95% IN CAT WITH 79/85/59 IN SECTIONALS NC OBC 10TH- 10 CGPA 12TH- 91%. I HAVE ENG BACKGROUND WITH 3 YRS EXP. CAN I EXPECT SOME IIM CALLS?
amol : Difficult. I would suggest you take advantage of NC OBC. Score high next year and try for top IIMs

rishi : WHAT TYPE OF CHAT SESSION IS THIS
bharat : :-) Q&A on college selection

him : HOW IS ALTERA INSTITUTE GURUGRAM? AT WHAT NMAT CUTT OFF SHOULD.
amol : Not worth considering

sid : 90.21 OVERALL, VARC - 80, DILR - 90, QUANTS - 90. NC OBC, ENGINEER(TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY) MALE, WORKEX 3 MONTHS.10TH - 88, 12TH - 80 GRADUATION - 86 WILL I BE ABLE TO CONVERT ANY BABY OR NEW IIMS WITH A DECENT INTERVIEWS. SUGGEST SOME OTHER COLLEGES TO APPLY FOR TOO.
amol : A good performance at stage 2 can improve your chances of selection. At 90 percentile you can apply to Welingkar, K J Somaiya as well A and BBB+ Colleges mentioned at the link https://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/About-MBA/TIME-B-School-Categorisation

psp : I AM AN AN OBC-NC FEMALE ENGINEER, WITH 85 PERCENTILE IN CAT,MY SECTIONALS 78/66/93. CAN I EXPECT A CALL FROM IIM UDAIPUR/RAIPUR/TRICHI?
amol : Outside chances

sam : IS BALAJI PUNE WORTH IT
amol : Avg collages. Refer the link for Ranking https://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/About-MBA/TIME-B-School-Categorisation

hocioqw : 10TH-85 12TH-88 UG(BSC MATH) -60 CAT 99.49 GENERAL MALE. WHAT ARE MY CHANCES FOR BLACKI
amol : Not all but few calls you can expect

abi : IS ITM, AMITY AND SIBM NAGPUR GOOD COLLEGES TO CONSIDER?
amol : Avg collages.

sk : NMAT 228. GEF. 92 / 77 / 65 %.
philipthomas : You can expect calls from NMIMS - BANGALORE , HYDERABAD , INDORE and ITM-NAVI MUMBAI

abi : WHAT DOES CONVERT THE CALL MEAN?
bharat : final admission into the MBA program at the college

harsha : CAN YOU TELL ME IIT KGP PLACEMENT %, LOWEST,AVERAGE PACKAGE LAST ACADEMIC YEAR
bharat : 20.8 lakh avg pay as claimed by the college... rest of the info could be found on the college website

ash : DO IIT JODHPUR HAVE SECTION CUTOFFS ?
bharat : usually no

likhita : CAT PERCENTILE BEING 82 WHAT ARE THE IITS CAN I APPLY FOR
gagan : IIT Jodhpur , around 80 percentile. IIT Dhanbad around 50 percentile IIT Kharagpur aroun 85 percentile DTU around 75 percentile

hocc3w123 : I MADE SILLY MISTAKES IN 3 QUESTIONS DURING CAT...STILL NOT ABLE TO GET OVER IT
gagan : PL. focus on the up coming exam / GD/PI preparations...

ash : NC OBC MALE, 8/8/6 IN GRAD., 87.99%ILE OVERALL IN CAT, CAN I EXPECT VGSOM AND MHRM IIT KHARAGPUR? 47.77 IN DILR
bharat : good chance - though low DILR could play spoilsport

vinni : LBSIM VS IFMR
gagan : LBSIM A category, IFMR BBB category as per time B school categorization...

him : WHAT COLLEGE I CAN EXPECT AT NMAT 207?
amol : NMIMS Hyderabad, Indore. SDA Bocconi

gowthaman : RESENDING MY QUERY.1) IIM B COURSE 2) NISM COURSE 3) SIX SIGMA GREEN BELT. WHICH COURSE WILL ENHANCE MY PROFILE.
ashwinvariyar : For Finance the certification geared towards finance will help the most. Six Sigma Green Belt is more Ops oriented. NISM course may be Fin oriented.

harsha : UNFORTUNATELY I DIDNT APPLY FOR ANY OTHER MBA COLLEGES BUT JUST THE COLLEGES MENTIONED IN CAT APPLICATION FORM, CAN I APPLY NOW FOR IIT KGP OR MADRAS OR ROORKEE.
ashwinvariyar : You can apply to all 3 mentioned. last date of application for Roorkee and Madras is last week of Jan. KGP is 1st week of Feb. The forms are open now. You can confirm the exact last dates by visiting the respective official websites

psp : WHICH IIMS APART FROM BLACKI ARE WORTH JOINING ?
bharat : what is your CAT percentile?

ankit : ANY TIPS FOR GROUP DISCUSSION ROUND?
bharat : read extensively... use the GWPI Briefcase... lots of new articles being added 2-3 times a week... focus on economy, conflict zones, home state and city (history and basic political info), hobbies, career plans

pp : PLEASE REPLY, I'M WAITING FROM SO LONG: WHICH COLLEGES WITHOUT SECTIONAL CUT OFFS SHOULD I APPLY WITH 80.1 PERCENTILE IN CAT GNEF 9/9/9. PLEASE MENTION THE NAMES OF COLLEGES
bharat : BIMTECH Noida, IMT Nagpur, IMT Hyderabad, NIT Calicut, NIT Trichy, LIBA, UBS Chandigarh, We Mumbai, IFMR

sam : IFMR CAT CUT OFF
bharat : CAT and XAT around 75%ile, CMAT 85%ile

sid : GIVE ME SOME TIPS TO PREPARE FOR GDPI
gagan : Pl. go through the material provided on the same by the center. Also attend basic sessions on GD / PI / WAT. appear for mock sessions. also go through GWPI briefcase provided on SHP...

hocc3w123 : I GOT 99.34 IN CAT... GENERAL ENGINEERING MALE WITH 9/8/7 ACADEMIC RECORD AND 18 MONTHS WORKING EXPERIENCE FOLLOWED BY 2 YEARS GAP...WHICH CALLS I CAN EXPECT?.
ashwinvariyar : You may get calls from the older IIMs, Most Baby and New IIMs

samm : LAST DATE TO APPLY FOR FLAME UNIVERSITY PUNE FOR MBA ?
bharat : check this page - https://www.time4education.com/local/articlecms/notifications.php?course=CAT/MBA

esha : GOT 217 IN NMAT IS THERE ANY CHANCE FOR TAPMI?
bharat : difficult

hocc3w123 : SHOULD I APPLY TO BITSOM WITH 99 PERCENTILE IN CAT?
bharat : NOPE :-)

muca4a069 : I GOT 224 IN NMAT, WOULD I BE ABLE TO CONVERT TAPMI? GNEF 10/10/10 NO WORK EX
gagan : Pl. take part in second stage of preparation. GD/PI/College specific sessions/ classes...

vr : PLEASE ANSWER, I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR VERY LONG - FOR NON ENG FEMALE WHAT IS A GOOD SCORE IN XAT? KINDLY SPECIFY WHAT WILL BE A GOOD SCORE IN QA DI SECTION TO CLEAR CUT OFF
gagan : 36-38 for BM and 33-35 for HRM. for information pl. go through https://www.time4education.com/local/articlecms/page.php?id=7645

him : HOW IS IRMA AND WHAT SPECIALIZATION THERE COURSE PROVIDES
bharat : top 40 - MBA in Rural Management - very good infra, popular place

harsha : LET US SUPPOSE INTERVIEWER ASKED ME 10 QUESTIONS ON CURRENT AFFAIRS, HOW MANY I NEED TO ANSWER DEFINITELY TO GET THE ADMISSION?
bharat : very subjective -- lots of variables at play for admission... try to read for now :-)

happy : DOES GETTING MINI. %ILE WHICH IN MENTIONED BY IIM - CONFIRMS THAT I WILL GET CALL FROM SAME IIM
ashwinvariyar : Not necessary. Min Percentile is the benchmark they have kept. The actual cut off may be higher depending on the set of students applying to the college

happy : FOR XAT WHAT I SHOULD DO, SO THAT I DO WELL IN XAT
gagan : Solve the mocks provided and do a thorough analysis of the same....

aa : I HAVE GOT 96.92 IN CAT. IIM ROHTAK HAS ANNOUNCED 97 AS CUT OFF. IS THERE ANY CHANCE IF I APPLY OR DO THEY CONSIDER ONLY ABOVE 97
philipthomas : If they have declared a cut off, they will stick to it.

happy : PLS GIVE TIPS FOR XAT
gagan : Pl. solve the mocks provided and do a thorough analysis of the same. Also go through the decision making handouts/classes provided by the center...

happy : SIOM AGRICULTURE PROGRAM IS GOOD OR BAD
ashwinvariyar : It is decent in the among the Agro domain based courses

shank : REPOSTING - WAITING SINCE THE START OF CHAT, I AM OBC ENGG MALE, WITH 94.17/93.83/79.70 IN 10/12/GRAD WITH 94.87 PERCENTILE IN CAT WITH ALL SECTIONS ABOVE 90% AND 11 MONTH WORK EX AND AM THINKING OF FILLING IIT BOMBAY,DELHI & KHARAGPUR, IIM MUMBAI & ROTHAK AND IISC BANGALORE. IS THERE ANY FORMS THAT I SHOULD CONSIDER APART FROM THIS OR AVOID AMONG THESE BASED ON MY PROFILE.
philipthomas : Nothing wrong in applying to these colleges , you should also apply to IIT - MADRAS and KANPUR and IIFT.

nayana : AMONG GIM , XIMB AND TAPMI, WHICH ONE IS BETTER TO APPLY
bharat : what's your percentile -------- standalone, XIMB> GIM> TAPMI --------- in that order

krish : SIR DO BLACKIS ONLY HAVE WAT AND PI? IS GD REMOVED FROM ALL OF THEM
bharat : varies between colleges every year... let's wait for next year's admission process

him : HOW TO DECIDE SPECIALIZATION WHILE TARGETTING COLLEGES IF I DON'T HAVE ANY WORK EXPERIENCE?
ashwinvariyar : It is better to choose specialization in the 2nd year - if you have the option. You will get a taste of the different specializations in the 1st year

: WHEN IS THE XAT ADMIT GOING TO BE RELEASED, I ASKED RAISED A QUERY ON XAT PORTAL BUT IT GOT CLOSED WITHOUT SOLVING THE ISSUE, THE DATE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE 20TH DECEMBER RIGHT?
philipthomas : You can expect the release anytime from Saturday onwards.

hocc4z646 : CAN I GET MY QUERIES SOLVED AS ONLY LAST 9 MINUTES LEFT? REPOSTING-CAN I GET A CALL FROM NIBM PUNE, FMS BHU, LIBA, LBSIM, IIT DHANBAD AND JODHPUR, UBS CHANDIGARH, NIRMA, BIMTECH , BIM TRICHY, WE SCHOOL BENGALURU, AND SUGGEST SOME MORE SO I CAN START MY GDPI PREPARATION ACCORDINGLY? MY PROFILE IS NC-OBC CATEGORY AND CAT-72 PERCENTILE AND SECTIONAL VA/DILR/QUANTS-66/88/36 PERCENTILE? KINDLY REPLY
ashwinvariyar : You may get calls from some of the above mentioned

nayana : WHAT SHOULD BE THE IDEAL TIME DISTRIBUTION FOR XAT SECTIONS. ALSO HOW DO I IMPROVE MY ACCURACY IN VALR
gagan : Attempt mock and do a thorough analysis... Time distribution varies from student to student. You are suggested to devote 40 -45 min per section, as per your strength in different areas and then distribute the buffer across sections accordingly. Try to attempt all doable/moderate questions first followed by difficult ones in the buffer time. For better understanding, you can attempt mock and do a thorough analysis of the same...

tarika : SIR IS SDA BOCCONI BETTER OR KJ SOMAIYA FOR FINANCE?
ashwinvariyar : KJ Somaiya