sonal : HELLO GOOD EVENING ALL
thomas : good evening.

sonal : WHAT IS IDEAL ATTEMPTS SECTION WISE IN XAT
thomas : make sure you do not leave many questions. ideal attempts would be around 55-60.unattempted questions more than 8 have a negative marking of 0.10.

anshul : AT WHAT PERCENTILE IS CONVERSION ENSURED?
vinnayraj : at no percentile conversion is assured as it depends on how well you perform in the subsequent rounds..but the higher the percentile the better your chances..

ted : I GOT 209(76, 66, 68) MARKS IN NMAT 18. CAN I EXPECT A CALL FROM NMIMS?
govindrajan : Chances are low.

raraagra : WHAT SCORE FOR QA GENERALLY GIVES ABOVE 93%ILE IN XAT?
thomas : generally around 13-14 marks.

avni25 : SCORING 17-18 IN XAT MOCKS. HOW MUCH CAN I EXPECT IN THE REAL XAT EXAM.
govindrajan : Need to improve the scoring.

deeksha : WHILE IT IS CLEAR THAT GK WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR SHORTLISTING, IT IS STILL UNCLEAR IF THERE IS NEGATIVE MARKING FOR GK. KINDLY CLARIFY.
thomas : no negative marking

cheeku : SIR 192 IN NMAT FROM WHICH COLLEGE CAN I EXPECT A CALL
thomas : nm bangalore and hyderabad

goodboi : HELLO
feroz : Hello! Please ask your question

saikiran : ANY TIPS FOR XAT GK?
amitpoddar : nothing much can be done now,as the exam is day after.Carefully look at the options given,sometimes u may reach the answers by elimination, even in the GK section.

mucb8ac36 : SIR I HAD SCORE 162 IN NMAT WILL I GET ADMISSION TO PHARMACEUTICAL MBA AT ANY NMIMS?
amitpoddar : yes, u will most likely get NMIMS pharma

mudit : SIR WHAT IS THE MINIMUM SCORE IN GK THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED AS A SAFE SCORE ?
thomas : anything more than 7-8 should be ok. they have not mentioned any minimum as such.

abc : WHAT SHOULD BE THE STRATEGY FOR XAT?
abhishek : Attempt all the Questions you find easy. Maximize your score in the stronger areas and try to minimize damage(negatives) in the difficult sections.

raraagra : IS IT WISE TO SKIP QUANT BASED DECISION MAKING SET IF SCORING MORE THAN 8 IN DM? AND USE THAT TIME ON OTHER SECTIONS?
govindrajan : It depends on the difficulty level of the section. If you are confident that you have answered the other sets well, you may do it.

shenil : WHAT IS A SAFE PERCENTILE SCORE FOR XUB ?
thomas : 92.

mucb8ac36 : SIR WHAT TO DO IN XAT VERBAL IMP IN 2 DAYS
charlton : Parajumbles, RC, Poem verse, paracompletion, underlined phrase replacement, lots of CR

mucb8ac36 : SIR WHAT TO DO IN XAT VERBAL IMP IN 2 DAYS
shritisharma : pick up previous years' xat papers and solve some passages including the poems. Also practice parajumbles to finalize your strategy.

aiy : IN GENERAL, WHAT SCORE WILL BE SAFE FOR XLRI CALL ??? IM SCORING AROUND 40 IN MOCKS
thomas : 40 is a safe score.

arch : SINCE GK SECTION DOES NOT HAVE NEGATIVE MARKING CAN WE GUESS AND MARK ANSWERS FOR EVERY QUESTION ?
charlton : yes.

nikhil : WHERE CAN I FIND THE CHAT TRANSCRIPT LATER?
thomas : it will be in the shp from the next day.

diti : GETTING AROUND 44 IN XAT MOCKS. WHAT PERCENTILE SHOULD I EXPECT
thomas : 98+. assuming the score is without gk

bhcb8ae32 : HOW TO MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR DECISION MAKING IN XAT
raghavenderj : If they are non-math based, then you should think of the following: identify short-term and long-term strategies/plans in the context, identify what would benefit (or be detrimental) a particular section of the company/institution vs what would benefit (or be detrimental) a large part of the company/institution, identify what is strategic.

raraagra : WHAT SCORE FOR VARC GENERALLY GIVES ABOVE 93%ILE IN XAT?
charlton : Varies from year to year. Depends on diff level.

abhishek3421 : SHOULD I START WITH RCS OR VA QUESTIONS?
raghavenderj : Don't be rigid on that. Take a look at RCs and VA and see if you can spot the ones that can be done quickly first.

aiy : SIR 187 IN NMAT, WILL THIS HELP IN GETTING CALLS FROM XUB, NMIMS HYD, BANGLORE ??
charlton : For NMIMS Bangalore, 190 is a safe score.

soundarya1999 : SIR THE NEGATIVE MARKING FOR THE MORE THAN 8 UNATTEMPTING QUESTIONS IS IT SECTIONALWISE OR ON THE WHOLE?
shritisharma : It is usually on the whole but at the same time I suggest that you do read the directions carefully

saikiran : HELLO, I HAVE TAKEN THE XAT MOCK EXAM AND THEY HAVE NAT TYPE QUESTIONS, DO THEY CARRY ANY NEGATIVE MARKING??
thomas : NO.

tanmoy : FOR XAT GK WHAT ARE SOME AREAS FROM WHICH QUESTIONS ARE FREQUENTLY ASKED APART FROM CURRENT AFFAIRS?
charlton : Refer to the last three years XAT papers. You will notice a balance between current and static GK areas.

sukvid : SIR IS THERE ANYTHINGLIKE WE CAN ONLY LEAVE 8 QUESTIONS IN THE XAT
thomas : anything beyond 8 leaves will attract a penalty of 0.10 per question.

jscc8t007 : WHAT IS THE PERCENTILE REQUIRED IN XAT FOR SP JAIN?
thomas : 94-95.

abc : HOW IS THE HR PROGRAM OF XIMB?
amitpoddar : It is a good program but not as good as the Flagship prog.

divi : SCORED 36 MARKS IN 1ST SECTION AND 7 IN GK IN TIMES MOCK.WHAT CAN I EXPECT?
thomas : around 95-96 percentile.

nikhil : APART FROM XAVIERS DO OTHER COLLEGES TAKE GK INTO ACCOUNT?
charlton : No.

frivofdnv : I SCORED 36 IN AIMXAT1907 CAN IT BE CONSIDERED A SAFE SCORE FOR XLRI BM?
charlton : yes.

jscc8t007 : SCORING AROUND 32 MARKS (WITHOUT GK) IN XAT MOCKS, HOW MUCH SHOULD I EXPECT IN REAL?
abhishek : Its a good score. You can ecpect around the same score.

leo195 : IN THE LAST AIMXAT I SCORED 34.75 (GK EXCLUDED). IS MY PREPARATION GOOD ENOUGH?
thomas : a couple more marks and you have a good chance of a BM Ccall.

divi : ALSO ANY TIPS TO INCREASE ATTEMPTS AND SCORE IN QUANT SECTION?
charlton : Do the two DI sets first. Next see if you can manage arithmetic and geometry based qs.

raraagra : 0.05 OF NEGATIVE MARKING FOR UNATTEMPTED APPLIES AFTER 8 QUESTIONS PER SECTION OR IN TOTAL?
vinnayraj : total..read the instrutcions carefully before you start..also the number of 8 questions could be different..

pnca8a818 : HI I HAVE SCORED 208 IN NMAT WITH 61 IN LS WHAT ARE MY CHANCES FOR NMIMS MUMBAI AND XHR?
thomas : nm mumbai is unlikely. XUB hr , yes.

mission_cat : DOES XAT HAVE SECTIONAL CUT OFF?
thomas : YES

devanshi : NEGATIVE MARKS FOR MORE THAN 8 QUESTIONS LEFT IS 0.05 OR 0.1?
thomas : 0.10 , this year.

yathartha : GIVE SOME TIPS FOR DECISION MAKING!!
govindrajan : Understand the specific point that is being asked in each individual question and answer the questions more by eliminating the answer choices that are not addressing that specific point.

chin : WHAT IS THE PERCENTILE REQUIRED FOR LIBA IN XAT ?
thomas : 75-80.

pnca8a818 : EXPECTING AROUND 50 IN SNAP WHAT CAN I EXPECT?
charlton : Slightly less for the top 5 Symbiosis institutes.

mudit : SHOULD I FILL FORM OF DSE, GETTING 96-97 PERCENTILE IN CAT? HAVE FILLED FORM OF SP JAIN , MDI ALREADY.
vinnayraj : yes you can..if you want to keep back up options..

keerthi : SCORED 15 MARKS(SEC 1) IN LAST MOCK, WHAT PERCENTILE CAN I EXPECT IN XAT?
thomas : around 60.

student : SIR AT 184 CAN I EXPECT A CALL FROM NMIMS HYD?
thomas : NO.

mission_cat : COLLEGES LIKE KJ SOMAIYA AND WELLINKER ALSO CONSIDER XAT CONSIDER?
vinnayraj : yes they do..

nikhil : WHAT SHOULD I DO TOMORROW(LAST DAY)? SHOULD I GIVE ANOTHER MOCK?
raghavenderj : We normally don't recommend taking another mock on the last day of prep. Just revise concepts, identify areas where you were going wrong and focus on how not to make those mistakes.

akshay : HI 210 IN NMAT WITH ALL CLEAR ACCORDING TO PAST YEAR WHAT TO EXPECT?
thomas : cutoff expected to be 65, 60 and 60 and 210 overall.

pramit : HELLO SIR,GOOD EVENING.HOW MANY CORRECT ANSWERS NEEDED IN EVERY SECTION IN XAT TO MORE THAN 95%ILE???
abhishek : Last year around 35 marks, if I recall correct.

pnca8a818 : IN XAT WHAT IS THE TIMING DISTRIBUTION IS IT 180 MINS OR 170+10 OR 165+15 REALLY CONFUSED??
charlton : 180 min.

student : CAN I APPLY TO XUB HR AT 184 NMAT SCORE?
thomas : cut off is close to 200.

deeksha : WILL THE MOCK TEST ON XAT WEBSITE GIVE ME A SCORE/PERCENTILE AFTER THE TEST?
charlton : not really. Take the TIME XAT mocks.

mucb8ac70 : ANY ADVICE FOR THE WAY THE PAPER SHOULD BE ATTEMPTED?
charlton : Look at all the DM sets first before you begin to attempt. Read each RC passage twice. In quant, do the DI sets first.

aj : SIR I AM SCORING AROUND 27-28 IN AIMXAT MOCKS WHAT CAN I EXPECT IN XAT 19 ?
thomas : this should be close to 90 percentile. a couple more marks and you can expect HR.

abc : I SCORED 205 IN NMAT. CAN I EXPECT A CALL FOR XUBHR?
thomas : yes if sectionals are all above 55.

divi : SIR IS THE PERCENTILE CALCULATED IN TIMES MOCK BASED ON OVER ALL SCORE OR JUST THE FIRST PART??
thomas : only the first part.

saikiran : MY MATH IS WEAK IN AREAS LIKE GEOMETRY BUT ABSOLUTELY FINE WITH WHOLE ARITHMETIC, WHAT CAN BE THE SAFE SCORE IN QA FOR 90% AND ABOVE?
abhishek : The cutoff is around 12 marks. Fr 90 percentile, one must target 2-4 marks above the cutoff

shaurya : SIR I'M GETTING AN AVERAGE OF 39 IN MY XAT MOCKS INCLUDING THE TWO AIMXATS, IS IT GOOD ENOUGH?
vinnayraj : yes it is a good score..but if the difficulty level of the is less compared to previous years,the cut off could go up and hence you should not stop at anything...guage the difficulty level of the paper and get your time distribution right and do no worry about the attempts..

devanshi : HOW MANY MARKS AND PERCENTILE ARE REQUIRED TO GET A CALL FROM SPJIMR THROUGH XAT
charlton : 88% ile and above. Profile based calls.

diti : IS 225 A GOOD ENOUGH SCORE FOR NMIMS ?
thomas : yes, it will be around 99 percentile.

bhcb8ae32 : WHAT IS THE DIFFICULTY LEVEL OF QUANT IN XAT IN COMPARISON TO CAT
abhishek : Past years XAT was difficult than CAT(Quant). This year we expect XAT to be at the same difficulty level as CAT.

raj : ARE THERE GONNA BE TITA TYPE QUESTIONS
vinnayraj : unlikely..please go through the instructions carefully lest you miss something important..

leo195 : IN AIMXAT POEMS WERE ASKED. WHERE CAN I FIND MORE SUCH POEMS FOR PRACTISE?
shritisharma : you can practice them from prEvious XAT PAPERS

divi : WHAT IS THE CUTOFF SCORE FOR QUANT SECTION FOR XLRI?
thomas : around 80 percentile.

jscc8t007 : HOW MUCH MARKS SHOULD I AIM IN XAT TO GET INTO XLRI BM AND HRM?
charlton : Aim for 97%ile plus. Marks varies depending on difficulty level.

shrishti : HI SIR,IN XAT AIMOMETS...MY SCORES ARE 39.66 AND 41.24 WITH OUT GK.WHAT WOULD BE MY PERCENTILE AND IS IT A SAFE SCORE FOR XAT EXAM?
thomas : around 98 percentile.

aiy : SIR WILL COLLEGES LIKE IMI DELHI,IMT GHAZIABAD REOPEN THEIR APPLICATION FORM ?? I'VE MISSED FILLING THOSE
thomas : IMT yes, imi, maybe.

akshay : LAST MINUTE TIP FOR DECISION MAKING.
govindrajan : Understand the specific point that is being asked in each individual question and answer the questions more by eliminating the answer choices that are not addressing that specific point.

mentis : IS IIFM A GOOD COLLEGE THROUGH XAT? IF I'M EXPECTING 75-80% THIS YEAR. OR IS THERE ANY LOSS IN TRYING LATER FOR BETTER COLLEGE
shritisharma : IIFM is a pro choice college as it provides specialization in forest management, like MICA gives specialization in communication management . so people who apply to these colleges have their interest and inclination in mind above ROI , so if your interest aligns with the course offered then its a good college , otherwise there is no harm in trying for a better college

leo195 : WERE OMET XATS MORE DIFFICULT THAN AIMOMET XATS??
charlton : No. The AIMOMET XATs would be difficult and close to the XAT. In XAT, everything appears difficult because of 5 options. But be cool and read the information/ qs really very well.

soni : WELINGKAR CUT OFF FOR XAT EXPECTED
prajnanray : 70 %

abc : HOW MUCH TIME SHOULD BE DEVOTED TO EACH SECTION?
thomas : around 75 for quant, and around 45 each for the other two.

leo195 : IS QUANT SAME LIKELY TO BE EASIER THAN AIMXAT?
thomas : expected to be similar.

mission_cat : COLLEGES LIKE KJ SOMAIYA AND WELLINKER ALSO CONSIDER XAT CUT OFF OR JUST THE OVERALL SCORE?
charlton : overall XAT score.

rk : CHANCES OF XUB AT 198 IN BAAT
thomas : 50-50. cutoff expected to be close to 200.

raraagra : ARE 46 ATTEMPTS TOO LOW? ACCURACY IS 70%. ON WHICH PARAMETER CAN I IMPROVE NOW AND HOW?
charlton : 46 attempts are not low (if you are excluding GK). Attempt qs across all three sections and aim to do well.

divi : SIR WHAT ARE PREDICATION ABOUT DM QUESTIONS BASED ON PAST TREND, WILL THERE BE MIX OF MATH BASED(PROBABILITY BASED TYPE) DM OR NON MATH??
vinnayraj : there could be one or two sets that are math based..be prepared for any combination..

student : SIR HOW IS BIMTECH AND IBS, AND THEIR ROI AND WHICH ONE IS COMPARATIVELY BETTER? PLEASE EXPLAIN SIR.
shritisharma : if your willing to take admission this year itself and these are the only two options you are left with then , BIMTECH greater noida would better in terms of roi since the fees at BIMTECH is slightly lesser than IBS hyderabad and average packages offered are almost the same

pnca8a818 : EXPECTED CUTOFF MARKS FOR SIOM?
shritisharma : in the range of 50-60

leo195 : IS QUANT SECTION LIKELY TO BE EASIER THAN AIMXAT?
charlton : The XAT is known to throw a lot of surprises. The test is very close to AIMXATs. Quant section can be as tough as CAT.

shrishti : HI SIR....IN NMAT RETAKE MY SCORE IS 226.VA/LR/QA-72/67/87. CAN I EXPECT A CALL FROM NMIMS MUMBAI?
shritisharma : HI SHRISTI there are great chances to get a call and equally good chances to convert the same, prepare well for gd and pi and give your best

saikiran : 204 IN NMAT, WITH SECTIONALS ABOVE 65.
charlton : Difficult for NMIMS Mumbai. You will get a call from other campuses.

divi : WHAT SHOULD BE THE TIME BREAK ACCORDING TO YOU, NOW WHEN WE HAVE 165 MIN FOR 1ST SECTION??
thomas : 75 for qa and 45 each for the other two.

mission_cat : EXPECTED PERCENTILE TO GET INTO COLLEGES LIKE XLRI, WELLINKER, GIM AND KJ SOMAIYA RESPECTIVELY?
charlton : 97, 88, 92, 90

nikhil : SHOULD I REVISE CONCEPTS(NOTES) OR JUST REVISE MOCKS ETC?
vinnayraj : a combination of both..if your concepts are very clear and you have a strong hold over most of them,then revision of mocks should be given more priority...

muca8a400 : CUT OFF FOR WELINGKAR FOR XAT??
charlton : 88 to 91 percentile.

hyca8af08 : WHAT WOULD BE THE IDEAL SCORE TO GET INTO SIBM AND SCHMRD
thomas : 60+ should be enough for scmhrd. 65 for sibmp.

saikiran : 204 IN NMAT, WITH SECTIONALS ABOVE 65. CAN I EXPECT NMIMS BANGLORE?
thomas : yes.

aj : I HAVE HEARD THAT THE PAPER TIMING WOULD BE 165 +15 ( 15 MINUTES COMPULSORY FOR GK ) .. IS IT TRUE ?
charlton : yes.

ggcc8we16 : HI SIR/MADAM..HOW MUCH SCORE IN XAT 2018 FETCHED 99 %ILE??
govindrajan : It depends on the difficulty level. Going by XAT difficulty levels of previous years the score should be 38+.

ns : HOW IS SIMS PUNE COLLEGE AS COMPARED TO COLLEGES YOU GET WITH 70 PERCENTILE IN CAT/XAT??
thomas : pretty much at the same level.

rtk2019 : HOW GOOD IS MBA IN IIT KHARAGPUR OTHER THAN FOR HR SPECIALIZATION. AVG PACKAGE
amitpoddar : The pedagogy is good.The brand IIT matters.

rtk2019 : DIIFICULTY OF AIMXAT QA AND VA AS COMPARED TO ACTUAL XAT. HOW TO ATTEMPT QA OF XAT?
charlton : Same as that of actual XAT. Question types and Difficult level closely replicate that of the Actual XAT.

leo195 : IS THE CAT RESULT THROUGH SOURCE CODE CORRECT?
thomas : most likely.

rtk2019 : SHOULD WE GUESS ANSWERS SINCE IF NEGATIVE FOR UNATTEMPTED IS 0.05
vinnayraj : avoid random guessing as the penalty for getting questions wrong is 0.25 which is 5 times that of the negative marking for not attempting..if you can make logical guesses or you are strongly inclined towards one option,then you take a couple of risks..random guesses should be avoided..

rtk2019 : WHATS THE EXPECTED LEVEL OF DIIFCULTY OF XAT2019 AS COMPARED TO CAT2019
abhishek : XAT paper is usually on the tougher side as compared to CAT. This year... lets wait for 2 days to find out. All the best.

rahul : CAN I CRACK THE EXAM TOTALLY ON ENGLISH AND GK?
thomas : no, the top colleges have section cutoffs.

rtk2019 : HOW GOOD IS DFS AND DSE
amitpoddar : They are very good.Small batch size and very good ROI.

sai : SIR WHAT COLLEGE I CAN APPLY WITH A 170 NMAT SCORE??
amitpoddar : UPES,NDIM,IBS,NMIMS hyderabad,etc.

raraagra : @THOMAS SIR :WHAT SCORE FOR VARC GENERALLY GIVES ABOVE 90%ILE IN XAT?
thomas : around half the maximum score.

rtk2019 : WHICH 3 PREV YEAR XAT PAPERS DO YOU SUGEST THAT I MAY WORK OUT
thomas : all the three starting with xat 2018.

aditya : 181 IN NMAT. WHICH NMIMS CAMPUS SHOULD I EXPECT A CALL FROM, IF ANY?
thomas : navi mumbai.

leo195 : WILL XAT PROVIDE US ANSWER RESPONSE PDF LIKE CAT?
govindrajan : Lat year they have released the official, key not answer response PDF.

saikiran : SORRY TO ASK THIS ON THIS CHAT SESSION BUT HOW GOOD A COLLEGE IS NMIMS BANGLORE?
charlton : GOOD. Better than NMIMS Hyd.

mvl : COULD YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN THE ROLE OF GK IN XAT CUT OFFS FOR ALL THE COLLEGES?
amitpoddar : Other colleges may not look at your GK scores.Don't worry much.

rtk2019 : HOW MUCH IS SECTIONAL CUT OFF FOR XLRI IN EACH SECTIONS
thomas : around 80 each for BM. for HR its around 70 for qa and 80 for others.

fauzia : LAST MINUTE TIP FOR QUANTS AND VERBAL
amitpoddar : For verbal,revise vocab and grammar.Do figures of Speech and some critical reasoning.

mucb8ac70 : HOW IS GIM,GOA?
thomas : pretty ok. the cutoff is expected to be close to 80 percentile.

tan : HOW IS SRCCGBO EXAM.. SHOULD I APPLY FOR IT
amitpoddar : yes,a very good course.Please Apply.

aj : WHAT CAN BE THE STRATEGY TO CRACK VA SECTION.. AS I AM NOT SO GOOD IN CRACKING THE PHILOSOPHICAL PASSAGES ??
raghavenderj : Are you able to spot the author's overall PURPOSE of the passage? Are you able to identify how the author ORGANISED his thoughts; whether he applied a top-down (main idea first and then explain it later) or a bottom-up (build a story to arrive at the main idea) approach to convey his PURPOSE? Are you able to spot specific detail questions and answer them correctly? And remember that you solve questions by the Process of Elimination and in doing so don't be stuck on justifying to yourself that the 'correct' option HAS to be 100% 'correct'. NO! You look for the 'LEAST WORST' option!

aspirant : WHEN COLLEGES UNDER MAHCET FORMS WILL BE OUT?
govindrajan : Notification to apply for MAHCET is generally released in the third week of January. Those who want to apply to colleges under MAHCET using scores of other exams, have to submit MAHCET form (need not appear for CET) and use the application form number for applying to colleges.

dlca8agj9 : HOW IMPORTANT IS GK FOR XLRI?
thomas : you only need to clear a minimum threshold.not counted for calculating percentile.

student : SIR HOW IS BIMTECH AND IBS, AND THEIR ROI AND WHICH ONE IS COMPARATIVELY BETTER?
amitpoddar : almost same level.ROI may be better at BIMTECH if u end up getting PGDM there.

taani : WHICH COLLEGES CAN BE OPTED AT 144 NMAT SACORE???
amitpoddar : UPES,Shiv Nadar,NDIM,IBS,etc.

leo195 : GIM GOA CAT PERCENTILE?
thomas : 80.

ganesh : WHEN WILL SNAP 2018 RESULTS BE OUT?
thomas : percentile expected around jan 15.

dlca8agj9 : AT WHAT PERCENTILE CAN WE EXPECT A CALL FROM XLRI?
vinnayraj : around 96 percentile +

aambaladaw : WHAT IS THE HIGHEST NMAT SCORE SO FAR ?THANKS
thomas : what we know is 249.

434343434343434 : HOW IS IMI KOLKATA?
amitpoddar : Not that good.An average college.But ,if u have options which are not so popular names,go for IMI brand.

sid : 58 -60 IN SNAP FROM WHICH COLLEGES I CAN EXPECT A CALL ??
thomas : SIBMB, SIIB.

434343434343434 : WHAT IS XAT CUTOFF FOR IMI KOLKATA?
abhishek : Around 60 percentile

fauzia : LAST MINUTE TIPS FOR QUANTS
supratim : Please revise numbers , P&C and probability . Have a look at the official Mock https://g21.digialm.com//OnlineAssessment/index.html?2076@@M1

dheeraj : IS MISB BOCCONI GOOD? HOW LIKELY AM I TO GET A CALL WITH A SCORE OF 192 IN NMAT?
thomas : very likely if your profile is good.

devanshi : SIBM BANGALORE EXPECTED CUT OFF?
prajnanray : Which test

janhavi : WHAT IS XAT CUTOFF FOR SP JAIN, MUMBAI ?
thomas : around 95.

rtk2019 : VARC 59/DILR 29/QA 20/OA 103 X 85/XII 84/BTECH 7.24/10 F GEN WRK EXP 54M (IT) NMAT QS 73/LS 71/LR 66/OA 210. WHICH ALL TO APPLY?
amitpoddar : Through CAT applly to IMT,KJ,TAPMI,XIM,GIM,Great Lakes,FORE ,LBS. Through NMAT u would get NMIMS mumbai,most likely.

aj : HOW IS TAPMI MANIPAL AND IT'S EXPECTED C
vinnayraj : it is a good option.around 80 to 85 percentile..

ns : LOWEST SCORE IN SNAP WITH WHICH YOU CAN GET A CALL FROM SIIB OR SIBM B
thomas : should be around 53-55.

mentis : HOW MANY BASIC QUANT QUESTIONS ARE ASKED WHICH IS DOABLE FOR AN AVERAGE NON ENGINEERING STUDENT
feroz : There is nothing like that. Try to search for those and as many which you are comfortable with

manuja : WHICH COLLEGES CAN I GET IN 198 SCORE IN NMAT WITH ALL SECTIONALS CLEAR?
thomas : nm bangalore and hyderabad. possibly xub hr.

auro : QUANT IS SLIGHTLY WEAK, LAST MINUTE TIPS FOR IMPROVING SCORE PLEASE?!!
vinnayraj : revise a few key concepts and practice a few questions from different concepts(mainly arithmetic) and aim to clear the cut off by solving the easy questions in the section and try to maximise your score in the other sections..

himanshu97a : SCORE REQUIRED TO GET 90%ILE IN XAT?
thomas : will depend on the paper this year.

ganesh : MY NMAT SCORE IS 188 WITH 60+ IN EACH SECTION, I'M GENERAL CAT STUDENT WITH 5 YEAR WORK EXPERIENCE. WHICH NMIMS CAN I EXPECT CALLS FROM?
shritisharma : NM bangalore should be your priority

abc : I'VE SCORED APPROX 25 MARKS IN THE PART 1 OF XAT. WHAT SHOULD BE THE STRATEGY TO IMPROVE?
govindrajan : Avoid wrong answers. It is better to leave a question unanswered rather than marking an answer you are not sure about.

manuja : WHICH COLLEGE IS BETTER GIM, NMIMS MUMBAI OR KJ SOMAIYA?
thomas : nmims mumbai is much better.

rtk2019 : HW TO ATTEMPT QA IN XAT? IN ROUNDS?
supratim : Depends on difficulty level. Go through the section quickly and adjust your strategy accordingly .

shubham : HOW GOOD IS SDA BACONNI COLLEGE?
vinnayraj : a good option..at around 88 percentile in cat..

aj : HOW IS TAPMI MANIPAL AND ITS EXPECTED CUTOFF FOR XAT ?
thomas : pretty good college. expected cutoff around 80-85.

leo195 : SAFE PERCENTILE FOR CAT/XAT FOR MICA?
amitpoddar : They take the weightage so ,the more the better.Anything beyond 80.

manuja : DOES JBIMS CONSIDER CMAT SCORE?
thomas : most likely no. information for this year is not yet out.

hycb8a221 : HOW MANY ATTEMPTS SHOULD BE MADE ME IN EACH SECTION TO CLEAR ALL SECTIONAL AND OVERALL CUTOFFS FOR XLRI?
govindrajan : About 12 to 13 questions with 90% accuracy. You need to score more in any one section to clear the overall cutoff.

aambaladaw : WILL CAT RESULTS BE OUT EXACTLY AT THE STIPULATED TIME?
shritisharma : it should be out by tomorrow by 1 pm

keerthi : IN XAT WHICH SECTION TO ATTEND 1ST AND WHICH TO ATTEND LAST IF QA IS MY WEAK AREA ?
govindrajan : Start with the section in which you are very comfortable. But ensure that you do not spend too long time in that section. You need to get minimum score in each section.

ankesh : WHAT MUCH I NEED TO SCORE IN XAT FOR SURE XLRI CALL?
amitpoddar : It depends on the difficulty level of the paper.So,score as much as you can.

ujjwal : IN TERMS OF GIVING NEGATIVE MARKS XAT IS MORE LENIENT BECAUSE IT DEDUCTS ONLY 25% MARKS WILD CAT DEDUCTS 33% MARKS. SO SHALL WE PRACTISE TRIAL AND ERROR?
vinnayraj : you should still avoid randomly guessing as the likelyhood of you getting them right is very less..and also the number of options in xat is five as opposed to four in cat,so that also increases your chances of getting them wrong..you can take a couple of risks when you are able to make logical guesses and are strongly inclined towards one option..

ccca8af19 : HI TEAM, IS THERE CHANCES OF GETTING NMIMS MUMBAI CALL AT A SCORE OF 209?
thomas : 30-40 percent.you might just miss the cutoff.

dheeraj : HOW GOOD IS SIMS PUNE? ALSO WHAT IS THE EXPECTED CUTOFF FOR OPEN GENERAL CATEGORY STUDENTS?
shritisharma : its a good college, especially in marketing , you should get a call if have a score above 50 in snap

hycb8a221 : I HAVENT PREPARE FOR GK SO FAR .WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW?
supratim : Please spend 2 hours today and 2 hours tomorrow in this https://www.time4education.com/local/articlecms/page.php?id=1689

ns : WITH 189 IN NMAT CAN WE GET A CALL FROM NM BANGLORE?
abhishek : cutoff is around 190. so yours might be a borderline case

hwcd8e139 : I GOT 75.5 MARKS IN SNAP THIS YEAR.WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF GETTING A CALL FROM SIBM PINE AND SCMHRD PUNE.
amitpoddar : most likely.

xyz7 : SCORED 187 IN NMAT, WHICH COLLEGES CAN I APPLY??
amitpoddar : NMIMS hyderabad,Bangalore,VIT,Amity,UPES,etc.

434343434343434 : SCORED 38 %ILE IN AIOMET FOR XAT..HOW MUCH TO EXPECT IN ACTUAL XAT?
thomas : 50-60 percentile.

purwal : ARE WE EXPECTING TITO TYPE QUESTIONS IN XAT? IF YES, WILL IT HAVE NEGATIVE MARKING?
thomas : most likely no. if they come, there will be no negative marking.

vir : PLEASE TELL ME THE APPROXIMATE CUTOFF MARKS TO GET CALL FROM XAT BM AS PER PAST YEARS CUTOFF?
thomas : around 35 marks.

manuja : WHICH COLLEGE IS BETTER NMIMS BANGALORE, GIM OR KJ SOMAIYA?
vinnayraj : kj somaiya>gim>nmims bangalore

rumela : SIR, NOTHING HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT GK SECTION, SO WE ASSUME THERE IS NO NEGATIVE MARKING?
shritisharma : yes, there is no negative

sukvid : SIR IF WE LEAVE MORE THAN 8 QUESTIONS IN XAT WILL THIS CAUSE AN ISSUE ?I HAVE HEARD THERE IS NEGATIVE MARKING FOR IT
amitpoddar : This will not impact the scores as much as a negative mark would.So ,if u r not sure of an answer ,leave it.

fauzia : I,M DOING GOOD ATTEMPTS IN DECISION MAKING IN MOCKS, WHILE SOME OF THE ANSWERS GETS WRONG DUE TO CONFUSION. WHAT SHOULD I PREFER FOR LAST MINUTE PREPARATION?
supratim : Revise Mock XAT papers .

ns : WHAT COMPRISES THE PORTION OF MHCET EXAM? CAN WE CRACK JBIMS STARTING FROM SCTRACH TODAY? WHAT SHOULD BE THE STRATERGY
govindrajan : MAHCET is more of speed test. The details of the exam is available at https://www.time4education.com/my/resultAnalysis.php?course=CAT/MBA. One need to score 155+/200 for JBIMS.

nima : SORRY TO ASK QUESTION ABOUT CMAT ON THIS CHAT SESSION. IS THE LEVEL OF GK SAME FOR XAT AND CMAT?
thomas : yes.

jigi : SIR,ANY LAST MIN TIPS FOR DECISION MAKING ...ESPECIALLY FOR NON-QUANTATIVE PART
shritisharma : practice CR, look at all the question types in CR so that understanding the question stem doesn't waste a lot of your time during the test so analyze different question stems from CR handouts now. Also practice some previous years' DM questions in stipulated time

bbcb8a290 : HOW IS SRI BALAJI SOC COLLEGE
thomas : not recommended.

mucb8ac70 : CAT RESULTS SEEN EARLIER ARE REAL ONES
thomas : we think they are the final scores.

santa : CAN WE APPLY TO XLRI PROGRAMS AFTER APPEARING FOR THE EXAM?
supratim : No.

t : WHAT SHOULD BE MY XAT SCORE FOR IRMA, FOR NCOBC CANDIDATE?
prajnanray : 70 percentile

komal : NMAT SCORE QUANTS (87),LANGUAGE SKILLS(62) ,LOGICAL RESAONING(72)..TOTAL 221..HAVE I CLEARED ALL SECTIONAL CUTOFFS AND WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF CONVERSION?
vinnayraj : yes you have and you have very good chances of converting if you do well in next round..all the very best!!

rk : AIMXAT 1906-25, 1907-22...CHANCES IN XAT?
thomas : not for xlri, sp jain or xub.

rtk2019 : WHAT COULD BE THE MIN MARK IN EACH SECTION I NEED TO GET TO CLEAR XAT SECTONAL?
thomas : approximately one third of the maximum score.

neha : NMAT 190. SIR/MAAM WHAT COLLEGES CAN I EXPECT?
thomas : nm bangalore and hyderabad are likely as the cutoff is expected to be 190.

pnca8a818 : VERBAL IS MY WEAK SECTION SO WHAT SHOULD BE MY STRATEGY FOR VERBAL?
amitpoddar : spend enough time so that u r able to at least clear the basic cut off.

aj : WHAT SHOULD BE DONE IN THE LAST DAY BEFORE XAT ?? LIKE WHAT SHOULD I FOCUS MORE ON ?
prajnanray : Last day nothing

shaurya : SCORED 68%ILE IN THE TWO AIMXATS WITH SCORE AROUND 38 WHAT CAN I EXPECT IN THE ACTUAL XAT PAPER?
supratim : Revise mock papers . Learn from mistakes . Revise few chapters / concepts from book. You will do well in exam. All the best.

nima : SCORE IN NMAT 119. WHICH COLLEGES CAN I APPLY?
amitpoddar : IBS,Amity,Gitam,etc.

raraagra : CAN THERE BE ANY CHANGE IN DISTRIBUTION OF QUESTIONS(26,22,27)?
thomas : expected to be 26, 21 and 27.

shriya : I SCORED 195 (QA-78 LANG-55 LR-62) IN NMAT. PLEASE TELL ME WHICH ARE THE COLLEGES THIS SCORE CAN QUALIFY ME FOR?
vinnayraj : you have chances of calls from nmims bang,nmims,hyd,misb bocconi..

fauzia : HOW IS GLIM CHENNAI?
amitpoddar : it is good.

hwcd8e139 : I GOT AROUND 34.83 MARKS IN IIFT EXAM THIS YEAR.CHANCE OF GETTING SHORTLISTED FOR IIFT DELHI OR ANY OF ITS CAMPUSES.
amitpoddar : you are very well in the range it seems.Let's hope for the best.

aspirant : IS THERE ANY GOOD CHANCE TO GET ANY GOOD COLLEGE IN 157 NMAT SCORE?
thomas : no.

komal : @VINNAYRAJ SIR ..WILL TIME CONDUCT CD CLASSES AS WELL? HOW SHOULD I START MY SELF PREP FOR THE NEXT ROUND?
vinnayraj : yes we do..please contact your center for details..

zara : WHAT WOULD BE GOOD NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS IN XAT QUANT?
supratim : It depends on paper difficulty level and performance of all test takers. Do not speculate . Instead spend time on revision. All the best.

soundarya1999 : HOW IS LIBA, CHENNAI AND ITS CUTOFF?
thomas : the college is ok. cutoff around 75 percentile.

ted : SNAP SCORE 58.5. SC CATEGORY. ACADEMICS ARE 9.4/94/7.12. ENGG AND NO WORK EX. CHANCES TO GET A CALL FROM SIBM PUNE?
thomas : YES

santa : IS THERE A SET PARTICULAR/SPECULATED SET OF WORDS FOR THE VERBAL SECTION DAY AFTER?
shritisharma : No there isn't any particular set that you can practice now

hwcd8e139 : NMAT SCALED SCORE: LS-54, LR-69, QA-89, OA-212 CHANCE FOR NMIMS MUMBAI.
thomas : will miss the ls cutoff.

kxca8a144 : SIR DOES NOT REALLY MATTER FOR GK SECTION IN XAT EXCEPT XLRI .
vinnayraj : there is certain tlhreshold for xlri in gk section you need to cross.not there for other colleges..try to get a good score as you should be aware of answers to many questions..

aannzz : IS THERE A DIFFERENT CUTOFF FOR COMMERCE AND SCIENCE STUDENTS IN SYBIOSIS
shritisharma : No, not a different cut off

bawa_behtreen : HOW SHOULD I PREPARE FOR MICAT?
prajnanray : Check out previous years' papers

shriya1025 : ANY IIT GOOD FOR MARKETING ?
prajnanray : Yes

shubham : MY NMAT SCORE IS 205, WHICH COLLEGES AM I LIKELY TO GET CALLS FROM?
thomas : XUB HR, NM BANGALORE AND HYDERABAD

pnca8a818 : EXPECTED XAT CUTOFFS FOR GIM TAPMI AND KJ SOMAIYA?
prajnanray : 80-85 percentile

raraagra : WHICH TOPICS ARE GENERALLY DIFFICULT AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED ATTEMPTING? IN VARC AND QA?
prajnanray : That's not general. It depends on your preparation

bidushd : HOW MANY QUESTIONS TO ATTEMPT OVERALL IN XAT TO GET A GOOD SCORE?
thomas : around 55-60 can be considered a good attempt.

appu : I SCORED 201 IN NMAT. WILL I GET A CALL FROM NMIMS MUMBAI?
supratim : Difficult for Core MBA program.

zara : HOW DOES XAT GK INFLUENCE THE SELECTION PROCESS? IS THE SCORE DIRECTLY ADDED IN THE FINAL STAGE EVALUATION ALONG WITH PI SCORE OR IS IT JUST USED TO ASK QUESTIONS IN PI?
shritisharma : XLRI will eventually add the score

kalyani : NMAT 188...ANY CHANCES?
amitpoddar : NMIMS bangalore,hyderabad,etc.

bawa_behtreen : HOW SHOULD I PREPARE DI FOR XAT?
govindrajan : Whatever you prepared for CAT DI will be helpful to attempt DI in XAT.

aspirant : AT 54 CAN I EXPECT CALL FROM SIBM BANG AND SIIB PUNE?
thomas : bangaalore is possible.

shubham : WHICH COLLEGE IS BETTER AMONG TAPMI AND GIM?
amitpoddar : GIM is slightly better.

raraagra : GOT 28.7 (WITHOUT GK) AND 62.08 PERCENTILE? IS IT SO LESS!? OR HAS IT ACCOUNTED THE SCORE OF GK(8) ?
thomas : should be close to 80 percentile in the actual test.

rk : @THOMAS SIR-CONDITIONING THEN WHAT IS THE EXPECTED SCORE FOR SPJAIN,XUB,IMT?
thomas : sp jain around 30 and xub above 27.

mucb8ac70 : CAN I EXPECT ANY IIT CALL AT 83 PERCENTILE?
supratim : Difficult if general category student .

fauzia : HOW IS NDIM PUNE?
amitpoddar : not that good.

sam : WHAT ARE THE IMPORTANT TOPICS FOR QUANTS IN XAT TO BE FOCUSSED AS LAST MINUTE PREPARATION?
charlton : logarithms, circles, profit-loss discount, SICI, mixtures and alligations, number system, P & C, Probability, angles, triangles, quadrilaterals among others.

muca8a400 : CUT OF MARKS FOR WELINGKAR FOR XAT
amitpoddar : 75-80 %ile.

starc : WHAT PERCENTILE SHOULD BE SCORED FOR XLRI JAMSHEDPUR BM PROGRAMME
thomas : 95+

muca8a400 : DOES WELINGKAR CONSIDERS GK FOR XAT
thomas : no.

akhil : ANY QUANT TOPICS TO FOCUS MORE ON THE LAST DAY..??
supratim : Numbers , P&C and Probability .

dlca8agj9 : WHAT WILL BE THE EXPECTED CUTOFF SECTIONWISE??
shritisharma : for xlri BM ;last year: 79.4 in VA 76.8 IN DM 88.7 in quant

manuja : TOP COLLEGES UNDER CMAT?
amitpoddar : Sydenham,wellingkar,nibm,GIM,KJ somaya,Bimtech,XIME,GLIM,etc.

hwcd8e139 : ANY IIMS POSSIBLE IN THE RANGE 92-94 PERCENTILE?
vinnayraj : there are chances of calls from baby iims,if you clear the sectional cutoffs and have a decent academic profile..

aspirant : HOW YOU RATE SIBM BANG IF NONE OTHER OPTIONS LEFT?
shritisharma : It is a decent back up

kalyani : XAT CUTOFF FOR SURE SHOT XLRI?
amitpoddar : Depends on the difficulty level of the paper.Try to score close to 35-40 for a moderate to difficult paper.

muca8a593 : I GOT 198 IN NMAT. IS THERE ANY CHANCE OF GETTING A CALL?
thomas : only banglore and hyderabad are sure. xub is 50-50. all three have sectional cutoffs.

bawa_behtreen : XLRI VS IIMS?
supratim : XLRI is at par with older IIM's.

saloni : SIR CAN YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN ME THE NEGATIVE MARKING PATTERN ON UNATTENDED QUESTIONS IN XAT EXAM ?
thomas : anything more than 8 unattempted will attract a penalty of 0.10 marks. for example, if you leave 10 qns, you will have negative 0.20 marks

hwcd8e139 : ANY IIT POSSIBLE FOR 92-94 PERCENTILE WITH NO WORK EXPERIENCE?
vinnayraj : there are chances of calls from iit r,iit k,iit kh...you can decide to apply the results are announced when you will get to know the exact percentile..

neha : WITH A SCORE OF AROUND 63-65 IN SNAP, WHAT GOOD COLLEGES CAN I EXPECT?
amitpoddar : SIBM bangalore,SIIB,SIOM,etc.

aj : TARGETED SCORE IN XAT TO CONVERT IMT GHAZIABADH ??
amitpoddar : around 30 if the paper is moderate to difficult.

abhi918 : CAN I EXPECT IIT CALL AT 84%ILE OBC CATEGORY ?
vinnayraj : very slim chances..let's wait for the results and then take a decision on whether to apply..

karna : IS GK MARK IN CMAT IS CONSIDER FOR PERCENTILE ?
thomas : yes.

dps : CAN YOU PLEASE GIVE A STRATEGY FOR XAT? ARE THERE NEGATIVE MARKS FOR UNATTEMPTED QUESTIONS TOO? HOW MANY QUESTIONS SHOULD BE ATTEMPTED WITH A ACCURACY OF 75-80%?
abhishek : The strategy part has been answered it earlier. There are negative marks for unattempted Questions beyond 8. The cutoff is expected to be around 35-38(assuming last year level)

fauzia : CUTOFF FOR PGDM FROM GLIM CHENNAI?
thomas : 85.

komal : HOW DO YOU RATE NMIMS MUMBAI IF THERE ARE NO OTHER CALLS?
abhishek : It is a really good institute.

ashwath : WHICH IS A BETTER CHOICE-LIBA OR GLIM?
thomas : GLIM

akshay : I GOT 213 IN NMAT,WILL I GET A CALL FROM NMIMS MUMBAI?
thomas : yes, if sectionals are clear.

dps : WHICH IS THE TOP COLLEGE TO AIM FOR FROM XAT SCORE?
amitpoddar : SP jain,IMT,XIM B,XLRI,GLIM,GIM,etc.

arpi : SIR, WHICH ARE THE MOCKS GIVEN BY TIME ARE GOOD TO TAKE ON THE LAST TWO DAYS FOR CAT?
govindrajan : Probably you are talking about XAT mocks. All the mocks are good.

bawa_behtreen : NMAT SCORE 194; QUANT 77, LS 57, LR 60. CHANCES?
thomas : BANGALORE AND HYDERABAD.

ns : HOW GOOD IS THE MHCET MOCK TEST SERIES PROVIDED BY TIME?
supratim : Best available in the market.

n : NMAT 165 WHICH COLLEGE I SHOULD FILL FORM?
amitpoddar : VIT,UPES,IBS.

soundarya1999 : CAN U NAME THE BEST B-SCHOOL IN CHENNAI AND ITS CUTOFF??
vinnayraj : glim,liba,ifmr are the best options in chennai..aim for atleast a 85+ percentile to stand a good chance..

divyansh : WILL THE XAT PAPER PATTERN BE SAME AS THE AIMXATS?
govindrajan : The difficulty levels would be more or less the same. The exam pattern is Part 1 (165 minutes) Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning (26 questions) Decision Making (21 questions) Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation (27 questions) Part 2 (15 minutes) General Knowledge (25 questions)

sindhu : I GOT 219 IN NMAT WITH 59 IN VERBAL. IS THERE ANY CHANCE FOR ME TO GET A CALL FROM NMIMS MUMBAI?
amitpoddar : yes,most likely.

kxcc8z010 : SIR I AM GETTING AROUND 24-25 MARKS IN XAT MOCKS,WHAT WILL BE MY ACTUAL PERCENTILE
abhishek : Around 80-85 percentile

devanshi : HOW MUCH MARKS I NEED TO SCORE FOR IMT-G THROUGH XAT?
thomas : 88-90 percentile.

raraagra : SP JAIN (IT SPECIALIZATION) OR XLRI(BM) ?
thomas : XLRI.

akshay : HOW IS SIOM FOR MBA ?
prajnanray : Good for operations

divyansh : I GOT 204 IN NMAT,CAN I EXPECT A CALL FROM NMIMS MUMBAI?
thomas : no.

t : IMPORTANT TOPIC IN QUANT FOR XAT?
supratim : Revise numbers , P&C , Probability in the available time you have now.

muca8a593 : ON WHAT BASIS THE PROFILE BASED SELECTION OF SP JAIN IS DONE?
amitpoddar : Acads,extracurriculars,work ex,versatility.

shaurya : WHAT COULD BE THE CUTOFF FOR FORE THROUGH CAT? AND HOW IS IT AS A COLLEGE?
amitpoddar : around 87-88.It is a good college.

mvl : SIR, WHICH IS THE BETTER COLLEGE WITH RESPECT TO ROI - LIBA, GLIM, IFMR? THANKS FOR ANSWERING.
prajnanray : Ifmr

runj : I HAVE FOUND XAT DECISION MAKING TO BE DIFFICULT
govindrajan : Identify the specific point being asked in the question and answer the question by eliminating the answer choices that do not address the specific point.

aj : HOW IS IFMR CHENNAI AND ITS EXPECTED CUTOFF ??
prajnanray : Very decent. Around 75-80 in xat

dlcc8s215 : WHAT CALLS CAN I EXPECT..AT OA-96.97(VARC-88 , DILR-96.92 , QUANT-97.73) GENERAL ENGINEER FEMALE...WITH ACADS 10TH-93% , 12TH-75% AND BTECH-74%..NO WORK EX AND 2017 PASS OUT
amitpoddar : some new iims ,mdi,nitie,sp jain,IITs,IMT,IMI,DSE,DFS,etc.

lily : HOW TO CHOOSE AMONG ALL THE COLLEGES OF IBS?
amitpoddar : IBS hyderabad is the best among all the IBS.The flip side is its batch size,which is huge.

12 : SIR GK IN XAT HAS NO NEGATIVE MARKING BUT NUMBER SHOULD BE ADDED IN MAIN RESULT
vinnayraj : the marks scored in gk are not considered for deciding the percentile and the initial calls..

divyansh : HOW GOOD IS PGDBA? AND IF I WERE TO SIT FOR PLACEMENTS AT IIM-C WITH PGDBA, WILL I BE TREATED THE SAME AS REGULAR IIM-C CANDIDATES?
supratim : Its one of the best program of the country .

saloni : SIR I GENERALLY GET STRUCK ON 2 ANSWER CHOICES IN THE DM SECTION WHICH ARE BOTH CONDITIONALLY RIGHT , THE OTHER OPTIONS I CLEARLY ELIMINATE..... IN SUCH SITUATION HOW SHOULD I MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE AS BOTH THE OPTIONS HAVE A FAIR CHANCE OF BEING RIGHT ? (PLEASE ADDRESS THIS QUERY SIR)
vinnayraj : you can take a couple of risks if your attempts are not high and also you are strongly inclined towards one of the two options..keep it to a bare minimum..

bawa_behtreen : GIM GOA CHANCES AT 83 PERCENTILE CAT?
vinnayraj : borderline case..

bawa_behtreen : CAT PERCENTILE FOR NIRMA?
prajnanray : Around 80

nima : HOW IS BIMM AND IMDR PUNE? WHICH ONE SHOULD I APPLY FOR?
amitpoddar : IMDR is slightly better.

163 : I SCORED 191 IN NMAT?CAN I EXPECT A CALL FROM XIMB(HR)
charlton : yes

shriya1025 : ANSWER MY QUESTION I HAVE POSTED IT LIKE 10 TIMES. I AM SCORING 124 RAW SCORE IN CAT SLOT 1. GENERAL NON-ENGG. FEMALE. VARC 69, LRDI 41, QA 14. AS I AM GETTING 70 PERCENTILE IN QA, IIM IS OUT. WHAT ALL OPTIONS CAN I CONSIDER FOR MARKETING ? ACADS - 10TH 87.5, 12TH 95, GRAD 75.77. ALSO SCORING 211 IN NMAT AND CLEARED SECTIONALS.//
supratim : Do not rule out IIM's . Wait for CAT percentile . It will come tomorrow . MDI , IMT Gaziabad , K.J.Somiya , IMI Delhi , XIMB - all good for marketing . 211 may give you call from NM Mumbai if sectionals are clear.

neeraj : I GOT 55 IN VERBAL SECTION AND OVERALL SCORE 225, IN NMAT..ANY CHANGE TO GET CALL FROM NARSEE MUNJI MUMBAI ?
charlton : yes. You have a chance

akshay : MY SCORE IN NMAT IS 213, QUANT- 76, LS - 66, LR- 71, WILL I GET A CALL FROM NMIMS MUMBAI?
vinnayraj : yes..there are good chances..

dnca8a039 : 189 NMAT. FROM WHICH GOOD COLLEGES WILL I GET CALL FROM?
charlton : NMIMS Hyd and Bangalore

mucb8ac70 : WILL REGISTRATIONS FOR GIM RE-OPEN AFTER CAT RESULTS?
amitpoddar : It may as per the past year trends.

mission_cat : OUT OF THE TOPIC QUERY, I SCORED 172 IN NMAT, IS THERE ANY DECENT COLLEGE TO APPLY FOR?
charlton : nmims hyd

nikhil : SHOULD I TAKE ADMISSION IN LEXICON MILE?
amitpoddar : very unpopular brand name.Not in our list.Do ,your research.

venkat : WHEN WILL IIFT RELEASE THE RESULTS?
charlton : Around 14th Jan

lily : IBS OR UPES?
amitpoddar : IBS hyderabad is better ranked.

rohit : SIR WHAT IS THE PROBABLE MARKING SCHEME IN XAT? CAN WE EXPECT ANY SURPRISES IN THAT?
govindrajan : +1 for each correct answer, -0.25 for each wrong answer and - 0.1 for each unattempted question. No negative marks will be given for the first 8 unattempeted questions.

student : WHAT COULD BE THE EXPECTED CUTOFF OF SIBM HYD FOR THIS YEAR
charlton : 64

aakash : SIR, I GOT 208 IN NMAT, ARE THERE ANY CHANCES OF GETTING CALL FROM NMIMS MUMBAI?
vinnayraj : very difficult..

gacc8t009 : HOW IS TAPMI FOR HR?
charlton : good.

divyansh : HOW TO GO ABOUT SOLVING DM SECTION IN XAT?
govindrajan : Identify the specific point being asked in the question and answer the question by eliminating the answer choices that do not address that specific point.

akshay : XAT CUTOFF FOR GIM PGDM?
amitpoddar : around 85+

parul : SCORE IN NMAT QUANT - 83, LANGUAGE - 56, LR - 73, OVERALL - 211. WHAT ARE MY CHANCES SIR/MA'AM?
amitpoddar : u stand a good chance.All the best!

santa : SHOULD I APPLY TO XLRI HR EVEN IF I AM NOT THAT INCLINED TO HR (IT'S NOT THAT I WON'T DO IT WITH MY HEART AND SOUL, IF I GET IT)? BECAUSE AFTER ALL, IT IS XLRI'S HR!
amitpoddar : yes,please go ahead and apply.

muca8a593 : WHAT IS A GOOD XAT SCORE?
prajnanray : 99 percentile

sharath : CAT-98.14% (93.67/98.65/96.28) 10TH-83.3, 12TH-85.3, GRAD-85.7 (MECHANICAL ENGINEERING) 15 MONTHS EXPERIENCE IN IT COMPANY. CAN I EXPECT A CALL FROM NITIE, IIT BOMBAY AND SP JAIN? CHANCES OF CONVERSION WITH DECENT GDPI ?
vinnayraj : there are chances of calls from all three..if your performance is very good in the subsequent rounds,you have a good chance of final conversion as well(your academics are consistently good and you have balanced scores in all the sections)..prepare very well for the next round..all the very best!!

karna : WHAT KIND OF QUANT(TOPIC) BASED DM ARE USUALLY ASKED IN XAT ?
raghavenderj : Probability/Statistics based; Expected Value among the other usual ones.

kxca8a144 : SIR 60-80 PERCENTILE IN XAT.WHICH COLLEGES TO BE APPLIED WITHIN THESE PERCENTILE.
abhishek : Amrita B school, BIMM Pune, SDMIMD, IMT Nagpur, LIBA, BIMTECH are some of the B schools in this range.

soumya : I HAD SCORE 155 IN NMAT,CAN I EXPECT A CALL FROM IBS HYDERABAD ?
prajnanray : Let's hope for the best

divyansh : WHAT IS THE USE OF GK SECTION IN XAT?
prajnanray : Used for calculating the final admission call by XLRI

sagar : HOW GOOD IS 30 MARKS IN XAT MOCK??
prajnanray : Very decent

vishesh : ARE THE CAT RESULTS TO BE ANNOUNCED TOMORROW?
vinnayraj : yes..expected to be announced at around 1 pm..

nikhil : @GOVINDRAJAN SIR YOU SAID PART 1 OF XAT IS FOR 165MINS?? ISN'T IT 170MINS FOR PART 1 AND 10MINS FOR PART 2?
govindrajan : No it is 165 and 15 minutes (changed this year). The negative marks for unattempted questions is also increased to 0.10 from 0.05 last year.

karna : PLEASE ANSWER THIS QUSTION . WHAT KIND OF QUANT(TOPIC) BASED DM ARE USUALLY ASKED IN XAT ?
supratim : Please have a look at official Mock paper https://g21.digialm.com//OnlineAssessment/index.html?2076@@M1

t : WHAT SHOULD BE IDEAL NO OF ATTEMPTS IN XAT,FOR GETTING INTO TOP COLLEGES
supratim : Right answers decides our score and percentile . So think of answering correctly . Mere attempting any question does not take us anywhere. Please do revise Mocks in the time available. All The Best.

manuja : HOW GOOD IS SDA BOCCONI?
raghavenderj : One of the top ones for MBA in Europe.

deepa : HOW ABOUT THE ISBR BANGLORE COLLEGE? IS IT WORTH TO APPLY FOR THAT?
vinnayraj : you can consider better colleges..

ns : AT 184 IN NMAT CAN WE EXPECT A CALL FROM NMIMS BAGLORE
charlton : yes though 190 is the normal cutoff.

arpi : SIR, WHAT WOULD BE THE DIFFICULTY LEVEL EXPECTED THIS YEAR'S XAT?
vinnayraj : difficult to predict..could be on the similar lines of last year in terms of level of difficulty..but you should be ready for any eventual paper..(if the paper is very tough(like the quant section in cat)the cut off is going to be less and you should not panic)

fauzia : HOW IS IMT NAGPUR IN ROI?
prajnanray : Decent

shriya1025 : WHICH IIT IS GOOD FOR MARKETING ?
supratim : IIT Bombay , IIT Delhi , IIT Kharagpur , IIT Chennai all are good.

dlcb8ad67 : NMAT SCORE 212. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF FINAL CONVERSION?
vinnayraj : there are chances..you need to perform very well in the next round..so prepare hard..

santa : IS THERE A SPECULATED LIST OF WORDS FOR XAT VERBAL?
charlton : Pls focus on reading. There might be just a couple of FIBs and 1 Analogy based q.

ggcc8we16 : CAT - 97.77 (84.62/96.15/99.34) WILL I GET CALL FROM MDI GURGAON CONSIDERING MY SCORE IN VARC?? AL
supratim : Likely. Assumed your official CAT percentile matches with data cited here.

shivi : NMAT SCORE 222 AND CLEARING SECTIONALS. WHICH NMIMS CAMPUS CALLS WILL I GET? SHOULD I APPLY TO XIMB HR WITH NMAT SCORE?
abhishek : NMIMS Mumbai is expected. Start preparation for Case studies and PI.

dlca8agj9 : I SCORED 223 IN NMAT.WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF NMIMS MUMBAI?AND IS IT A GOOD CLG IN TERMS OF ROI?
vinnayraj : very good chances of final conversion if you perform well in the next round..it is a good college in terms of quality of education,location and final placements..you can consider if you do not have better options..

163 : EXPECTING 65 IN SNAP..WHICH COLLEGES' CALL CAN I EXPECTED?
amitpoddar : siib,sibm bangalore,sims,siom,sitm,etc

pacb8a037 : HOW MUCH DOES 21 MARKS IN XAT MOCK COVERT TO IN PERCENTILE
amitpoddar : 75 around in an average paper.

parul : HOW MUCH IMPROVEMENT IS REQUIRED WITH 22.6 MARKS IN MOCK XAT?
amitpoddar : try to score close to 30

mentis : I AM SCORING 8 MARKS IN DM. HOW CAN I IMPROVE IT?
shritisharma : practice more of Critical Reasoning and analyse the answers where you went wrong. Also check whether you are following the framework for dm

d : SIR PLEASE ANSWER.... 196 IN NMAT WITH 73(QA) , LR (66) AND VA (57) ,, SHOULD I APPLY FOR XIMB ,. AND WHICH COURSE IS WORTH APPLYING??
vinnayraj : difficult to get calls from ximb as the cutoff is closer to 200..

: IS THERE NEGATIVE MARKING FOR GK IN XAT?
vinnayraj : no..and gk marks is not considered for percentile and calls..

dlcb8ad67 : CAN I EXPECT ANY CALLS FOR 85.4 PERCENTILE IN CAT?
vinnayraj : you can expect calls from tapmi,liba,ifmr,gim,ubs...

maheshbabu : SIR ANY LAST MINUTE SOURCE TO PREPARE FOR GK?
supratim : https://www.time4education.com/local/articlecms/page.php?id=1689

saksham : PLEASE ANSWER LAPSED MANY TIMES: HOW IS SIOM, SITM PROGRAM OF SNAP. ATTEMPTED 64 QUESTIONS WITH 90% EFFICIENCY. ALREADY FILLED FORM OF SIBM, SCHMRD, SIIB. I NEED TO JOIN THIS YEAR.
supratim : SIOM is good for operations . You may think of if you are an Engineer .

dlca8agj9 : IF I CAN MANAGE 7-8 MARKS IN GK.SHOULD I FOCUS MORE ON GK OR IS IT SUFFICIENT AND I SHOULD FOCUS ON OTHER SECTIONS?
vinnayraj : 7-8 marks should be decent marks and moreover you cant do much for gk in one day..focus on the other sections..

divyansh : PLEASE ANSWER MY QUERIES. WHAT IS THE WEIGHTED CRITERIA FOR FINAL ADMISSION IN XLRI?IF I WERE TO SIT FOR PLACEMENTS AT IIM-C WITH PGDBA, WILL I BE TREATED THE SAME AS REGULAR IIM-C CANDIDATES?
supratim : Please do concentrate on your XAT paper instead of thinking anything else . PGDBA in IIM C is one of the best in the country . You are also going to be a regular student of IIM C with all facilities similar to all IIM C students.

soundarya1999 : SIR HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY SECTION IN XAT?
shritisharma : Soundarya, vocabulary can't be prepared in a day so the best deal is to revise the words that you already are done with or look up the meanings of words that you come across while preparing for RC, CR and DM

soundarya1999 : SIR HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY VOCABULARY SECTION IN XAT?
prajnanray : Don't bother now

zara : PLEASE ANSWER MY QUESTION - WHAT IS A SAFE SCORE FOR XAT GK?
shritisharma : try to get 7-8 correct answers

kalyani : SIBM BANGALORE VS NMIMS BANGALORE /HYD?
prajnanray : SIBM

soumya : I HAVE SCORED 155 IN NMAT.WHICH COLLEGES I SHOULD EXPECT A CALL?
amitpoddar : IBS,UPES,VIT,etc.

kxcb8a158 : PLS ANSWER MY QUESTIONS SIR.POSTING FOR 4TH TYM.HOW MUCH DIFFERENCE WILL IT MAKE AS UNATTEMPTED QUESTIONS WILL BRING .1 NEGATIVE MARKS?AS IN TIME MOCK IT WAS LIKE .05.AND I M SCORING AROUND 22 TO 28 IN MOCK.HOW GOOD IT IS?
govindrajan : Though the negative marks for unattempted questions increased to 0.1 from 0.05, one should not bother about this. It is better to leave a question unattempted rather than giving an answer about which you are not sure. 28 is a decent score. But better if the score can be 4 to 5 marks more.

yuvi : WHICH QUANT TOPIC SHALL I REVISE IN LAST TWO DAYS?
vinnayraj : topics from .arithmetic,p and c,geometry

mission_cat : WHERE CAN I PRACTICE MORE DM ORIENTED QUES?
supratim : Mock papers.

vishesh : WHAT SCORE IN QA SHOULD WE GET IN XAT TO CLEAR THE CUTOFFS?
abhishek : Around 12

hawkxo : SIR, WHAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ALL OVER GOOD SCORE IN XAT?
amitpoddar : 35 + in a moderate to difficult paper.

karna : FROM WHERE CAN I PREPARE STATIC GK ?
supratim : https://www.time4education.com/local/articlecms/page.php?id=1689

maheshbabu : SIR WHAT COULD BE THE LIKELY CUT OFFS FOR VALR AND DM IN XAT?
amitpoddar : Difficult to predict before the paper,anywhere around 7-9 in a moderate paper.

saksham : SCORED 178 IN NMAT . WILL I GET CALL FROM ANY NMIMS COLLEGES?
amitpoddar : nmims Hyderabad,most likely.

kalyani : MBA VS COMMERCIAL PILOT
supratim : No comparison. MBA is education . Commercial Pilot is profession . You can join aviation industry in any capacity you want after MBA also. For being a commercial pilot , you need training . You may go for that training pre or post MBA . Its upto you when.

mentis : WHAT IS THE FRAMEWORK FOR ANSWERING DM QUESTIONS
shritisharma : Identify all the stakeholders in a given scenario, look at the problem from neutral perspective, don't be prejudiced as per your situation in life, maximum benefit and minimum harm for all stakeholders, always be ethically and morally right. Also while attempting questions DO NOT formulate an ideal answer in your head. The trick is to directly jump on to the answer options after reading the question and question stem

shubhi : WHAT CAN BE LAST DAY STRATEGY FOR XAT?
vinnayraj : solve a few questions to ease the tension,avoid taking a mo ck test as you need to conserve energy and not tire yourself,try to relax in the best suited way you are comfortable and maintain a positive outlook..eat right and sleep well..all the very best!!

dlcc8s215 : PLEASE ANS MY QUERRY SIR..I HAVE POSTED SO MANY TIMES
amitpoddar : answered.

swati : ANY LAST MINUTE TOPS FOR XAT PREPARATION?
govindrajan : Better to relax rather than doing any preparation. You may review DM sets in mock tests.

nima : SHOULDI EXPECT THE CALL FROM UPES AT A SCORE OF119 IN NMAT?
amitpoddar : u may get a call.

rushil123 : HISTORICAL DATA ON FRESHERS CONVERTING XLRI BM PLEASE? HAVE FRESHERS AT 96-97 PERCENTILE DONE IT?
supratim : Yes.

trs : 99.2 PERCENTILE IN CAT BUT ACADS ARE 85/75/70 FOR 10/12/GRAD WHAT COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY FOR BACKUP ?
vinnayraj : you can consider iit bombay,iit delhi,nitie as your back up colleges..in fact they are good enough to be considered in your first list..

dlcb8ad67 : HAVENT DONE ANY XAT MOCKS YET, SHALL I DO IT IN THE REMAINING TIME OR GO FOR PREVIOUS PAPERS AND GK?
vinnayraj : take a mock today if possible..avoid taking one tomorrow as you need to be relaxed and conserve precious energy..revise previous papers but try not to tire yourself..

amar : SIR, I GOT 195 IN NMAT. WILL I GET THE CALL FROM ANY NMIMS COLLEGES?
vinnayraj : calls from nmims bangalore,nmims hyd are possible..nmims mumbai is not possible..

cccb8a965 : HOW MANY QUANT QUESTIONS ARE CONSIDERED GOOD TO ATTEND IN XAT
abhishek : Around 16-18 with decent accuracy(85%)

amar : SIR, I GOT 195 IN NMAT. WILL I GET THE CALL FROM ANY NMIMS COLLEGES?
vinnayraj : calls from nmims bangalore,nmims hyd are possible..nmims mumbai is not possible..

hwcd8e139 : PERCENTILE RANGE FOR 75.5 MARKS IN SNAP.
amitpoddar : 95+ most likely.

soumya : LAST MINUTE TIPS TO SCORE GOOD MARKS IN QUANT SECTION?
supratim : Revise numbers , P&C and probability .

kj : ACCORDING TO TIME PREDICTOR MY PERCENTILE IS EXPECTED TO BE 91.78. SHALL I FILL THE DSE FORM? AND WHICH ALL OTHER B SCHOOLS SHALL I CONSIDER?
supratim : Please fill DSE form. You may consider FORE and IMI also.

sayantan : GETTING AROUND 38 IN XAT TIME OCKS. ECPECTED %ILE?
govindrajan : Above 35 is a very good score. The percentile for this score would be 99.

sachin : WILL I GET ANY NMIMS COLLEGE AT 165 MARKS PLS REPLY
supratim : Difficult .

student : IS 184 ENOUGH FOR SDA BOCCONI?
amitpoddar : yes,should be.

br : WHAT CAN MARKING SCHEME IN XAT
govindrajan : +1 for correct answer, -0.25 for wrong answer and 0.10 for beyond 8 unattempted questions.

sanyamkhare : POSTING IT FOR THE 5 TYM. HI SIR, I HAVE BEEN SCORING IN THE RANGE 28-40 (EXCLUDING GK). I HAVE PREPARED STRATEGIES AND I ATTEMPTED SOME ADDL MOCKS USING THOSE STRATEGIES BUT HAVEN'T GONE PAST 40. CAN YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW THE GOOD SCORE TO GET CALL FROM XLRI? (I HAVE GOT GOOD STRONG BACKGROUND). CAN YOU ALSO LET ME KNOW SOME TIPS YOU FOUND HELPFUL WHILE ATTEMPTING PREVIOUS XATS? THANKS.
supratim : Please do revise all Mocks you have written. Revise numbers , P&C and probability . Go through the official Mock https://g21.digialm.com//OnlineAssessment/index.html?2076@@M1

santa : PLEASE ANSWER SANTA'S QUERIES
amitpoddar : answered

dlcc8s215 : SIR IS IT TRUE THAT FOR NITIE WE NEED 90+ IN ALL THREE??
supratim : Not true.

akshay : HOW MUCH SCORE WOULD BE NEEDED IN XAT FOR XLRI?
prajnanray : 98.5 for BM

rohit : ARE BIO BREAKS ALLOWED DURING XAT?
vinnayraj : no...make sure to take the breaks before the exam starts..

nehal : NMAT 163 SCORE WILL I GET ADMISSION IN NMIMS HYDERABAD NAVI MBAI
amitpoddar : slightly less likely.

santa : WITH 91 PERCENTILE, IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET A CALL FROM DSE?
amitpoddar : borderline case.You may.

rtk2019 : EXPECTED CUT OFF FOR NITIE
supratim : Overall cut-off expected to be 98 percentile and above.

sid : 196 IN NMAT CAN I EXPECT NMIMS BANGALORE ?
prajnanray : Sure

shubhamsoi : WHICH COLLEGES TO APPLY TO FOR AROUND 70 PERCENTILE IN XAT?
amitpoddar : xime,liba,ifmr,christ,bimtech,imt nagpur,XISS,etc.

xyz : WEAK IN QUANTS N DI.. BUT PRETTY GOOD IN VA N DM.. HOW MANY SUGGESTED ATTEMPTS FOR A IMT GHAZIABAD CALL IN VA N DM SECTIONS?.. PLEASE HELP SIR..
amitpoddar : try to score close to 25

sahilp : SIR THE CUTOFF FOR XLRI WHICH IS 31-35 MARKS (AS PER LAST YEAR) IS IT INCLUDING GK MARKS OR EXCLUDING IT?
amitpoddar : excluding GK.

sam : HOW MUCH TO SCORE FOR IMT GHAZIABAD?
prajnanray : 90-93

nehal : PLS SIR BTAO I AM VERY TENSED WILL I GET A CALL 163 NMAT SCORE FROM NMIMS HYDERABAD NAVI MUMBAI
amitpoddar : u can get UPES,VIT,IBS.

honey : WHAT SHOULD BE THE ORDER OF SECTIONS TO BE SOLVED IN XAT PAPER? DOES DM>VARC>QADI WORK?
shritisharma : The order has to be decided as per your own strengths and weaknesses. Start with your forte.

satyam : SHOULD I FOCUS MORE ON DI IN QUANTS SECTION OR STRESS SHOULD BE MORE ON PURE QUANTS. PLZ SUGGEST AS I HAVE MORE ACCURACY IN DI.
supratim : To get good score / percentile you have to do both . Thumb Rule : Answer all easy questions be it DI or Quant. All The Best.

zara : WHAT TOPICS SHOULD WE FOCUS ON FOR STATIC GK
amitpoddar : go through the gk booklet given to you in the 1st packet.

rohit : POSTING IT FOR THE MILLIONTH TIME. ARE BIOBREAKS ALLOWED DURING XAT EXAM?
vinnayraj : answered..

hvj : WHAT ARE THE BEST COLLEGES TO APPLY TO AT 89 PERCENTILE IN CAT?
vinnayraj : k j somaiya,great lakes,welingkar,tapmi,bim trichy,lbsim..

shiveha : SIR HOW MUCH MARKS SHOULD I TRY TO GET IN XAT QUANT FOR GETTING XLRI.I AM A BIT WEAK IN QUANT AND WOULD JUST WANT TO CROSS SECTIONAL CUTOFF OF QUANTS
supratim : It depends on paper difficulty level and performance of all test takers. Neither is in your control. So do things which is in your control. Revise Mock papers , revise P&C , Numbers and Probability and please go through official Mock https://g21.digialm.com//OnlineAssessment/index.html?2076@@M1

amar : IS IBS HYDERABAD GOOD ENOUGH TO PURANE MBA OR TO TRY NEXT YEAR FOR BETTER COLLEGES?
amitpoddar : If u believe that u deserve better than this and u r ready to put in that effort for the next 1 yr,then yes.But,wait for all the results and then decide.

zara : WHAT TOPICS SHOULD WE FOCUS ON FOR STATIC GK ? I'M AN ONLINE STUDENT.
amitpoddar : polity,sports,books and author,rivers,mountain ranges,important days,awards,historical events,eco terms,etc.A mix of almost everything.

gc : THE MARGIN OF 8 MARKS IS FOR EACH SECTION OR FOR WHOLE?
shritisharma : on the whole

kxcb8a158 : SIR GOT 97.3 PERCENTILE IN MAT DEC.WHICH COLG SHOULD I APPLY?
amitpoddar : Christ,VIT,BIMTECH,IPE,Amity,NDIM,etc.

bidushd : POSTING THIS FOR THE 4TH TIME, PLEASE ANSWER - GOT A SCORE OF 37.5 (95.4 PERCENTILE) AND 36.23 (95.1 PERCENTILE) IN AIMXAT 1906 AND 1907 RESPECTIVELY. HOW MUCH PERCENTILE CAN I EXPECT IN THE ACTUAL XAT PAPER? AND WILL THAT BE ENOUGH TO GET A CALL FROM XLRI JAMSHEDPUR
vinnayraj : there are chances of a call from xlri if you can replicate your performance in the actual exam..but if the paper is easier compared to the last year,then you need to score a little higher..

dlcc8t262 : PLS PLS PLS ANSWER THIS....EXPECTING 70.75 IN SNAP.KM CATEGORY? FILLED UP SIBMP,SCMHRD,SIIB? WHICH CALLS CAN I EXPECT AND HAVE A HIGH CHANCE OF CONVERTING? PLEASE ANSWER THANKS IN ADVANCE
abhishek : SCMHRD, SIIB, SIBM B can be converted at this score

hawkxo : SIR, WHAT SHOULD BE GOOD ALL OVER TOTAL IN CMAT?
amitpoddar : 230 + should be a good score

xyz : HOW MANY EASY QUESTIONS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM DI AND QUANT SECTION IN XAT 2019??
vinnayraj : difficult to predict..make sure you scan strategically to identify and pick the easy questions from all the sections..

nehal : SIR PLZ TELL MY QUERY IS POSTED 4 TIMES
amitpoddar : answered.

kudos : SIR, WHAT ARE THE COLLEGES I CAN EXPECT A CALL FOR INTERVIEW FOR 94.8%ILE IN CAT, SC CATEGORY FEMALE?
supratim : You can expect multiple IIM calls if this data matches with official CAT percentile .

meghamishra : ACCORDING TO THE SOURCE CODE MY CAT PERCENTILE IS 89.5. ACADEMICS 10/93/86. GENERAL. BTECH. CAN I EXPECT CALLS FROM BABY AND NEW IIMS?
vinnayraj : there are chances from baby iims.difficult from new iims..

ambika : IS GK CONSIDERED BY OTHER COLLEGES FOR ADMISSION THROUGH XAT ? LIKE GIM GLIM
vinnayraj : no..

aadhira : SIR I GOT 159 IN NMAT. PLEASE SUGGEST COLLEGE
amitpoddar : UPES,GITAM,IBS,Amity,etc.

br : MINIMUM ATTEMPTS IN EACH SECTION TO SCORE GOOD PERCENTILE
supratim : Right answers give us score thus percentile . Mere attempting an question does not give us anything.

saturdayv : HOW MUCH PERCENTILE WOULD 227 IN NMAT BE?
prajnanray : Don't bother. You will get all calls

amar : DOES THE ACADEMICS BACKGROUND OF A CANDIDATE AFFECTS THE SELECTION CHANCES IN NMIMS COLLEGE?
vinnayraj : it does play some role but the most important factors are your nmat score and the performance in the interview..so prepare very well for the same..

mud : WILL SPJAIN OPEN FORMS AGAIN LIKE OTHER COLLEGES
supratim : No.

kritika : HELLO SIR , YOU HAVE NOT ANSWERED MY QUESTION. I SCORED 25 IN MY FIRST XAT MOCK AND THERE HAVE BEEN DECLINE IN THE SCORE IN OTHER 3 MOCKS I HAVE GIVEN. ONE LAST MOCK TO GO FOR , WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE ?AND ALSO THE REASON IS I GET A LOT OF NEGATIVE MARKINGS.
supratim : Please revise all Mocks what you have written.

dlcc8t262 : ABHISHEK SIRR: BUT DOESN'T KM CATEGORY HAVE LESS CUTOFF THAN GENERAL?
abhishek : Yes. Then SIBM P is also a possibility. All the best

akshay : PLEASE ANSWER ,SCORING BETWEEN 30 - 35 IN XAT MOCKS EXCLUDING GK. EXPECTED SCORE IN XAT CAN BE?
amitpoddar : around the same with similar effort.