gayatri : I AM OBC FEMALE WITH WORK EXPERIRNCE. I HAVE 84.5 PERCENTILE IN CAT BUT ITS ONLY 66 PERCENTILE IN VARC. I WAS TRYING TO SEND APPICATION TO IIT BOMBAY. THEY HAVEN'T SPECIFIED ANY SESSIONAL CUTOFFS THAT I KNOW OF BUT INTERNET WAS SHOWING THAT THEY HAVE A SECTIONAL CUT OFF OF 67.5. WILL I BE SHORTLSTED FOR THE PI? SHOULD I APPLY?
bharat : Gayatri, cutoffs are a dicey thing - they vary between years for the same category of students (gender, reservation, etc.)... you could apply and let's hope for the best!

nimi : GEM 10/9/8 91.22 PERCENTILE 11 PROFESSIONAL MONTH WORK EX, THEN FAMILY BUSINESS, WANT TO PURSUE MBA BUT LOOKING FOR NOMINAL FEES COLLEGES(MOSTLY IITS, NITS)
thomas : NITs might not be worth it. The top IITs also look out of reach. If you plan to do it this year itself, I think IITR would be the best option

nimi : HAVE FILLED IIT KGP, KNPUR, RRKEE, JODHPUR FORM, WHAT ARE ODDS OF CALL, WHAT MORE TO BE FILLED AND STRATEGY FOR GDPI PREP
thomas : IITR AND JODHPUR, very likely to get calls from these two. The other two are difficult

aa : HI I HAVE GOT XLRI GM INTERVIEW AND IIM B ON SAME DAY I HAVE MAILED XLRI BUT HAVEN'T GOT ANY REPLY. WHAT SHOULD I DO?
siddhartharora : When have you mailed them, if it is more than 72 hours, please send a gentle reminder or call the admissionn cell

nimi : IS IIT BHU, NIT TIRCHY WORTH IT WITH GOOD ROI?
thomas : If you are working now snd happy with your job, would advice to skip both. Both would be ranked outside the top 30 in the country and so are not great options

aa : NO TODAY ONLY I MAILED THEM BECAUSE BANGLORE CAME TODAY. BUT BOTH ARE ON FEB 6, SO TIME IS SHORT
siddhartharora : So you need to mail IIM B actually as that came later. Anyway, now wait till tomorrow at least

preet : I AM CONFUSED ABOUT THE COLLEGES I SHOULD OPT FOR ON THE BASIS OF MY NMAT SCORE, I WANT TO TAKE SUGGESTIONS ON WHICH COLLEGES I SHOULD TARGET BASED ON MY NMAT SCORE THAT IS 211
thomas : According to the new process this year, you have a good chance even for Mumbai as amateur score doesn't have significant weightage

nimi : AN WILL IIM VIZAG PRE INTERVIEW CALL CONVERT TO INTERVIEW CALL? YOUR CALL PREDICTOR SHOWING VERY LIKELY TO GET CALLS FROM IIM VISHAKHAPATNAM AND IIT KGP.
thomas : KGP cutoff is likely to be slightly more than your score. Vishakapatnam is likely . Our call predictor is pretty accurate and so just hope for the best

aa : BUT I WAS TOLD FROM THE TIME CENTRE THAT CHANCE OF IIM B CHANGING DATE IS REALLY REALLY SMALL. AND EVEN IF I ASK THEM TO CHANGE I HAVE INTERVIEWS ON FEB 8 AND 10 AS WELL.
abhishek : Check with the institute for date change work the institute which sent the call later.

j : DO SIBM AND NMIMS FOCUS MORE ON PERSONAL PROFILE OR CURRENT AFFAIRS? ALSO, ANY INSIGHT ON NMIMS' COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT? IT SEEMS VERY CONFUSING AS THERE'S NOT MUCH INFO
siddhartharora : give a mock of Competency and you will find it more or less an apptitutde paper like CAT, work on reasoning and analytical puzzles from TIME Handouts. Interview is more on personal profile but few current affiars questions are also asked.

hocg4q011 : HELLO SIR, I HAVE SIIB AND IIM RAIPUR INTERVIEWS ON THE SAME DAY AT THE SAME TIME, I DON'T THINK RESCHEDULING IS POSSIBLE HENCE WHICH ONE SHOULD I CHOOSE BETWEEN THE TWO
siddhartharora : Why not possible, mail the sending dates later

sk : I HAVE OVERALL 84 PERCENTILE IN CAT WITH 70+ IN EACH SECTIONALS ACADS- 9/9/7 OBC MALE NON ENGINEER(BSC CHEMISTRY) FRESHER. WHICH IIT SHOULD I FILL AT THIS PERCENTILE AND PROFILE? I WANT TO FILL ONLY THOSE WITH A REALISTIC CHANCE OF CONVERSION DUE TO MY BUDGET CONSTRAINTS.
bharat : Except IITs Bombay, Delhi and Madras --- any other IIT should be ok.

pradeepti : WILL 20 DAYS BE SUFFICIENT TO PREPARE FOR IIM KOZHIKODE INTERVIEW? I STARTED PREPARING FOR CURRENT AFFAIRS RECENTLY.
abhishek : Yes. Focus on all the areas of preparation -Current affairs, Academics, Personality related, misc types.

vikas : GEM CAT 98.34, ACADS 9/8/7, 30 MONTHS WORKEX, SHOULD I EXPECT CALLS FROM IIM MUMBAI, IIT B AND IIT D. ALSO ARE COLLEGES LIKE IIM RAIPUR WORTH IT
abhishek : Good chances for IIT Delhi. Other colleges seem like border case scenario. IIM raipur is a decent college.

hocg4q011 : REGARDING THE GWPI PREP, LAST YEAR TIME HAS ORGANISED OFFLINE WORKSHOPS, WILL IT HAPPEN THIS YEAR AS WELL?
siddhartharora : check with local centre please

aa : I DIDN'T GET YOU. FOR THESE DATES I HAVE GOT THE CALL LETTER.
abhishek : You must request the institute which sent the call later, for date change.

anurag : GEM 8/8/7 95.56 PERCENTILE WHAT ARE THE CHANCE FOR CALL FROM IIT DELHI AS I AM PRETTY SURE IIT KGP WILL CALL.
thomas : Delhi looks difficult

nimi : IS THERE ANY BETTER OPTION YOU CAN SUGGEST NEED COLLEGE IN NCR REGION OR N UP OR JAIPUR REGION ITSELF, HAVE MISSED IMT AND IMI FORM
philipthomas : Delhi university - DBE , DFS , DSE. GLIM GURGAON. MDI MURSHIDABAD, IMI DELHI , FORE , SRCC and AMITY are the other colleges you can try.

pa : ANY IDEA ON HOW IS MASTERS UNION YLC?
bharat : not ranked by TIME in top 75.

hoca4a625 : MY PERCENTILE IS 96.69(OBC) | OBC | 85.5/93.2/79.1 |
thomas : What is your question?

hoca4a625 : MY PERCENTILE IS 96.69(OBC) | 0 WOKEX | 85.5/93.2/79.1 | I HAVE APPLIED TO ALL IITS EXCEPT JODHPUR AND I HAVE ALSO APPLIES TO FMS,IIFT,TISS,BITSOM,DBE,DSE,DFS,IMI,IMT,XIMB | DO I MISS ANYTHING TO APPLY? AND DO I HAVE CHANCE OF GETTING CALL FROM IIM MUMBAI AND IIT DELHI AND MUMBAI?
thomas : You have covered all the colleges and I think you can expect all these calls considering the OBC status

khushi : I HAVE WRITTEN CAT AND XAT. BUT SCORES AND PERCENTILES WERE VERY LOW. WHAT CAN I DO NOW. I DON'T WANT TO WASTE TIME WAITING FOR NEXT YEAR. CAN I GET ADMISSION IN ANY GOOD COLLEGE IN HYDERABAD WHICH CONDUCTS THEIR OWN ENTRANCE EXAMS?
thomas : You can try ICFAI hyderabad

pradeepti : IS THERE A CHANCE TO CONVERT IIM KOZHIKODE? 85.9 PERCENTILE OBC FEMALE?
thomas : If you have got a call that means you a chance. The score might be low but being a girl you have a small advantage and. A very good performance in the next stage should do it

abhinav : COLLEGES IMI TAPMI GIM DSE DFS DU FORE WHEN DOES THESE COLLEGE SEND INTERVIEW MAILS TENTATIVE? I HAVE SCORED 90.85 IN. CAT AND ACADS ARE 92/86/55 2023 PASSED OUT
thomas : Mostly in Feb. You can expect most calls . The Delhi university ones look difficult

anusha : WHAT WILLBE THE NO OF SEATS VS THE CANDIDATES CALLEDFOR SIOM NASHIK RATIO
abhishek : Answered.

harish : MECHANICAL ENGINEER WITH 2 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER IN EV BATTERY FIELD? WHICH MBA COURSE WILL BENEFIT MY WORK EXPERIENCE ALSO?
siddhartharora : All general MBA

shubham : HI, PLEASE GIVE THE PRIROTY TO MY QUESTION AS TODAY IS LAST DAYS FOR APPLICATION FORM
thomas : Please post your question. We cannot see any of your questions pending

anusha : WHAT WILL BE THE RATIO OF NO OF SEATS IN SIOM NASHIK TO THE NO OF CANDIDATES CALLED FOR INTERVIEW
abhishek : Cannot be sure. Typically the ratio is 1:8/9 or maybe more.

shubham : THIS IS MY QUESTION,,,,OBC MALE 94%ILE IN CAT 7/6/6 AND ARTS B NO WORK EX, SHALL I FILL SJSOM IIT B APPLICATION FORM ?
bharat : go ahead

siva9 : I HAVE GOT 96.38 PERCENTILE IN CAT? SHOULD I BE APPLYING FOR IITS OTHER THAN BOMBAY AND DELHI
thomas : Both look difficult for a general category student. It will be better if you apply to others

timetime : GNEF- 99 %ILE IN SNAP - FRESHER- MY SYSTEM LAGGED AND I COULDN'T DO MY SIBM PUNE VIDEO ASSESSMENT PROPERLY. I GUESS HALF ANSWERS WERE LEFT UNATTEMPTED OR WRONG. HOW MUCH WILL THIS AFFECT MY CHANCES OF ADMISSION.
philipthomas : While this is definitely a negative factor, do not worry as the 99 percentile is a huge element and will surpass the video blemish,

anusha : MY SNAP PERCENTILE IS 41.95 ,GOT CALL FROM SIOM NASHIK , GENERAL CATEGORY FEMALE,MY PROFILE 8.3,9.4,8.85.HOW MANY MARKS I NEED TO SCORE IN INTERVIEW ON AN AVERAGE?
siddhartharora : There is nothing you can do to score any marks in an interview, focus on giving proper and honest answers and not on anything else.

jason : HI I HAVE A SCORE OF 85.77 IN CAT , 2 YEARS WORK EXPERIENCE AND ACADS OF 7/6/7
thomas : What are the colleges you applied to?

jason : HI I HAVE GOT A CAT PERCENTILE 85
abhishek : Okay. What is the question?

jana : IITS TO BE CHOOSE FOR OBC FEMALE CANDIDATE AT 87 PERCENTILE
thomas : You have a decent chance of getting calls from most. Only the top two looks difficult

sai : I M GENERAL CANDIDATE ENGINEER. MY PERCENTILE IS 87.4 ACADS 9/96.6/7.86.WORK EX 2.6 YRS APPLIED FOR IIM SAMBALPUR, IIM V, CAN I HAVE CHANCE OF GETTING CALL AND CONVERSION? ALSO APPLIED FOR IMI, TAPMI, IMT GLIM, GIM, BITSOM. ARE THERE ANY COLLEGES SHOULD I PREFER APART FROM THESE?
philipthomas : Yes you can expect calls. Other colleges you should apply to : IITs- Kharaghpur , Kanpur and Madras. K.J.Somaiya and Wellingkar Mumbai.

jana : BEST IITS IN ORDER
thomas : Tier 1 - Mumbai and Delhi Tier 2 - Chennai, Kanpur and Kharagpur. The others would be a level below

keshav : SIR I HAVE BACKLOGS IN 3 SEMESTERS WHICH I CLEARED IN FINAL YEAR
thomas : If they were cleared before the completion of of the course in the normal time, it should not be a hig issue.

pradeepti : 85.96 PERCENTILE OBC FEMALE. WHAT ALL IITS SHOULD I APPLY FOR?
philipthomas : You can try Kharaghpur , Kanpur and Madras

aa : PLEASE ANSWER THIS. BUT I WAS TOLD FROM THE TIME CENTRE THAT CHANCE OF IIM B CHANGING DATE IS REALLY REALLY SMALL. AND EVEN IF I ASK THEM TO CHANGE I HAVE INTERVIEWS ON FEB 8 AND 10 AS WELL. THIS IS THE ISSUE
philipthomas : Give it a try , you can get it on exchange of dates.

itachi : I GOT 94 CAT PERCENTILE (SC CATEGORY) NO WORKEX IIT KGP UNDERGRAD 9/9/7. I GOT A CALL FROM IIM INDORE IS THERE A CHANCE TO CONVERT IT? AND IS THERE A CHANCE TO GET A CALL FROM IIT BOMBAY AND TO CONVERT IT?
philipthomas : Y,ou can definitely convert if you perform well in the second stage. You can expect a call from IIT Bombay

keshav : SIR I HAVE BACKLOGS IN 3 SEMESTERS WHICH I CLEARED IN FINAL YEARHOW TO ANSWER IF QUESTION IS ABOUT THIS ?
thomas : You can say something like a health issue. It should not be an issue as long as there were only few papers in the entire course

kenneth : HI SIR I HAVE GOT CAT(40%ILE) AND MAT (82%ILE)
thomas : The Cat score is pretty low. Can expect calls from most of the MAT colleges but they are not great

jason : I HAVE GOTTEN CAT PERCENTILE 85.77 2 YEARS WORK EXPERIENCE IN MARKETING FROM A GOOD COMPANY AND ACADS PROFILE IS 7/7/6 . WHAT COLLEGES ARE A SURE SHOT I HAVE FILLED GIM AND GLIM ARE THERE ANY OTHER GOOD COLLEGES I SHOULD TRY AND WHAT ARE MY CHANCES OF GETTING INTO GIM
philipthomas : Other colleges you can try - TAPMI , FORE , IMI , IMT , SRCC , FORE , K.J.SOMAIYA , LBSIM and AMITY.

jana : WHICH IS BETTER? IIT KHARAGPUR OR IIT KANPUR
bharat : For now, pl convert both gain final admissions into both the IITs. We will help you decide which one to join at the right time

timetime : GNEF CAT-96%ILE- I'VE GOT INTERVIEW CALLS FROM SIBM PUNE, IIM CAP, MDI GURGAON, IIM AMRITSAR, IMT GZB, NMIMS. I WANT TO DO MBA IN FINANCE AND CHOOSE INVESTMENT BANKING PROFILE. COULD YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW THE BEST SUITED OPTIONS ORDER BASED ON COMPANES THAT COME TO CAMPUS AND PACKAGES THEY OFFER
siddhartharora : Right now focus on conversion, which college suits better to you, we will check after final calls

kenneth : HI SIR I HAVE GOT CAT (40%ILE) MAT (82%ILE) AND I HAVE ALSO GIVEN OTHER EXAMS AS WELL DIDNT GET ENOUGH BUT I HAVE APPLIED AND GOT CALLS FROM ITM NAVI MUMBAI AND ISB&M PUNE AND I HAVE ALSO APPLIED FOR SIES NAVI MUMBAI AND APPLYING FOR MET AND CHETANA AS WELL.I HAVE PI CALLS FROM ITM AND ISB&M WHICH ONE SHOULD I PREFER FOR MBA OR GIVE EXAM NEXT YEAR FOR GOOD CLG?
philipthomas : ITM NAVI MUMBAI is your best choice.

siva9 : WHAT OTHER IIT'S WOULD BE BETTER TO APPLY OTHER THAN BOMBAY AND DELHI
thomas : Chennai, Kanpur and Kharagpur

khushi : DOES IPE CONDUCTS IT'S OWN ENTRANCE EXAM OR ACCEPTS ONLY CAT/XAT SCORES? AND IS IT A GOOD COLLEGE?
bharat : goes with other tests... B+ level college - fee around 9 lakh and avg pay 6.2 lakh

jana : IIT KANPUR INTERVIEW DATES ARE CLASHING WITH IIM INTERVIEW DATES,WHAT TO OPT
philipthomas : Talk to both colleges and try to prevent the clash.

riya : I M GENERAL FEMALE CANDIDATE. MY PERCENTILE IS 82.7 ACADS 6/8/8.WORK EX 2.8 YRS APPLIED FOR IIM V,TAPMI, GLIM, GIM, BITSOM, KJ SOMAIYA CAN I HAVE CHANCE OF GETTING CALL AND CONVERSION?
philipthomas : Yes you will get calls from these colleges, conversion depends on your performance at the second stage.

anurag : SIRS PLEASE ANSWER - GEM 8/8/7 95.56 PERCENTILE I HAVE A SCORE OF 79.34 PERCENTILE IN DILR BECAUSE OF WHICH I AM HESITANT ON FILLING THE FORM FOR IIM MUMBAI, SHOULD I FILL THE FORM?
philipthomas : No harm in trying , you could get lucky.

riya : SIR WILL MY IIM V SOP SHOULD BE THE MAIN FACTOR FOR THE INTERVIEW CALL AS MY CAT PERCENTILE IS 82.7, DO I STAND A CHANCE OF GETTING SELECTED?
philipthomas : If you have prepared well, you will be able to perform well and convert.

itachi : SIR CAN YOU PLEASE SUGGEST SOME COURSES RELATED TO FINANCE,EXCEL ETC. I WANT TO JOIN THEM AFTER FEBRUARY WHEN INTERVIEWS OF MOST COLLEGES WILL GET OVER SO THAT I CAN LEARN SOME SKILLS
siddhartharora : NISM has got some good small certifications which can help for basic Finance knowledge

prakhar : HOW IS JAIPURIA NOIDA FOR PGDM
siddhartharora : Depends on your requirement, median jobs are around 6 to 7 lpa

riya : IN ADDITION TO MY PREVIOUS QUESTION DO I APPLY TO ANY OTHER COLLEGE WHICH IS GOOD AND I HAVE SKIPPED?
philipthomas : IMT , IMI , WELLINGKAR ,IIT KHARAGHPUR and KANPUR are the other colleges that you can apply to.

anurag : SO THERE IS A CHANCE FOR GEM IN IIM BOMBAY WITH 96 PERCENTILE?
abhishek : Looking at past years, very slim chances.

varnika : SIR, 91.39 OA, 10/9/8 PROFILE, HAVE CALLS FROM XLRI HRM, IIMV, IIMS, GIM (SPOT OFFER), FORE, IMTG.. IN CASE I CONVERT THEM, WHAT SHOULD BE MY ORDER OF PREFERENCE?
siddhartharora : This question should be asked after you have final letters in your hand, right now focusing on converting all of them

hawkear : ARE IMI DELHI AND IIM RAIPUR RELEASING INTERVIEW CALLS IN BATCHES OR HAVE I NOT RECIEVED THEM? I AM A GENERAL MALE WITH 91.52%ILE.
siddhartharora : Raipur all sent, IMI has sent today, so can wait for today at least

siva9 : . I HAVE GOT CALLS FOR CAP, RAIPUR NMIMS AS OF NOW. SIR I HAVE ALREADY SPENT A LOT ON APPLICATIONS SUCH AS IIFT, IIT DELHI, IMT, DBE & DFS, GIM, AND WILL BE APPLYING FOR IIM MUMBAI AND IIT BOMBAY, IIM KASHIPUR, IIM VIZAG. WILL THIS BE ENOUGH OR SHOULD I BE REALLY CONSIDERING TO APPLY FOR OTHER IITS AND ANY OTHER COLLEGES
philipthomas : You have applied to enough colleges, you will get calls and converts, your only problem could be , which college to join?

jak : WHAT ARE THE SURESHOT COLLEGES FOR CAT 85 PERCENTILE. ALSO 2 YEARS WORK EXPERIENCE NON ENGINEER ARTS BACKGROUND MALE
philipthomas : GLIM , GIM , IMT , IMI , TAPMI , K.J.SOMAIYA and WELLINKAR BOMBAY are the other colleges to which you can apply.

anurag : SIR WHAT IS THE CUTOFF OF IIT DELHI, I AM A GEM 96 PERCENTILE WITH 2 YEAR WORK EXPERIENCE, CAN I EXPECT A CALL
siddhartharora : Bit difficult as per previous years cut off

prakhar : SO SIR SHOULD I PERSUE PGDM FROM JAIPURIA NOIDA OR NOT
siddhartharora : That depends on you, you should get ROI on the same basis your profile

abhinavraj : IS SCIT PUNE GOOD?
bharat : B+ category... fee 15 lakh... avg pay 11 lakh... 10 intake...

riya : BUT FOR SOME OF THE COLLEGES THE REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED, RIGHT?
abhishek : Yes.

hyca4a573 : GEM, 2.5 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. WHICH COLLEGE'S INTERVIEWS SHOULD I CONCENTRATE MORE ON - NMIMS, SIBM, SCMHRD, OR IITS (MADRAS/KHARAGPUR - IF I GET SHORTLISTED). MY CAT PERCENTILE IS 93.2.
siddhartharora : Focus on all, there is not much difference in PIs.

keshav : CURRENTLY IAM IN MSC 1ST TERM SIR WILL THERE BE QUESTIONS LIKE WHY ARE YOU PURSUING MSC AND NOW TRYING TO GET INT MBA??
bharat : Could be... prepare for Q&A!

anurag : IF I GET SELECTED IN NMIMS SHOULD I GO FOR IT OR SHOULD I LEAVE IT FOR OTHER COLLEGES THAT I HAVE CALLS FOR LIKE CAPIIMS,BITSON,IITKGP, AS NMIMS COMPLETES IT PROCESS BY TALKING THE FEES AND ALL VERY QUICKLY
bharat : NM is better than most of the colleges in your list except most of the 8 CAP colleges... please meet with the faculty at the nearest TIME centre to discuss this issue

vamsi : HELLO SIR, I GOT 52% IN CAT AND 42 IN XAT, WITH 8 MONTHS OF EXPERIENCE AS A MATERIAL MANAGER. I'M NOT SATISFIED WITH COLLEGES WITH THIS PERCENTILE. WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP I NEED TO TAKE? CAN I REATTEMPT CAT&XAT OR GO WITH THE CMAT AND MAH MBA CET EXAM?
philipthomas : Strongly suggest that you take classroom coaching and do a retake.

mevia : I HAVE 95.5 IN CAT 10/8/7 GEF. FRESHER. CAN I EXPECT TO CONVERT TRICHY OR UDAIPUR IF GDPI GOES WELL?
philipthomas : Yes you better start your preparation.

harsha : WHAT DOES CONVERSION MEAN IS IT "SELECTED FOR COLLEGE"?
bharat : yes

harsha : SO IF I FONT GET CALL TODAY DOES IT MEAN "NOT SHORTLISTED"?
siddhartharora : yes