soonzz : HELLO
thomas : hello. whats your question?

jai : HIII SIR I TIME RANK PREDICTOR 1ST I GOT 88% SIR.BUT AFTER ONE DAY I GOT 91% SIR .I'M CONFUSED SIR??
thomas : the current one is the correct one. if the predicted is 91, you an expect in the 90-92 range.

muca2ac30 : COULD YOU PLEASE HELP ME IN FINDING A LIST OF B SCHOOLS THAT HAVE LOW FEES AND GOOD IMAGE
abhishek : There are a good number of business schools with good roi. SOme examples are FMS Delhi, FMS BHU, DSE, IITs.

abc : 74 PERCENTILE; GENERAL CATEGORY; ANY B SCHOOLS I CAN APPLY FOR?
bharat : • IIFM, Bhopal • HCU • Welingkar, Bengaluru • IISWBM, Kolkata • BIMTECH, Noida • XIME, Bangalore • National Insurance Academy, Pune • NIT, Calicut • BIMTECH, Noida • XIME, Bangalore • NIA Pune • NIT, Calicut • BITS • IMT Hyd

arushi : CAT SCORE- 33 NMAT SCORE VERBAL ABILITY- 85 LOGICAL REASONING- 80 QUANTITATIVE ABILITY- 61 TOTAL- 226 PAST ACADEMICS 10TH GRADE- 66.7% 12TH GRADE- 89.9% GRADUATION- 92% PLEASE SUGGEST COLLEGES WHERE I CAN APPLY USING THESE SCORES. I WILL ALSO BE GIVING SNAP.
philipthomas : You can apply to - TAPMI ,WELLINGKAR , NMIMS - HYDERABAD,BANGALORE.

vishnu22 : TOP COLLEGES WHICH DON'T HAVE SECTIONAL CUTOFFS?
renufrancis : IIM Rohtak, IIT Delhi, IMT Ghaziabad, Delhi School of Economics

souravagrawal : SIR
thomas : post your question

padmanabha : WHICH IS BETTER IN TERMS OF PLACEMENTS-ITM,NAVI MUMBAI OR UBS,MUMBAI?
bharat : ITM - NM... 24o intake... around 12 lakh fee... avg pay 7 lakh... higher than UBS Mumbai

aa : HI SIR/MAAM , SCORING B/W 98.5 - 98.8%ILE IN CAT, PROFILE IS 95%/97%/83% AND 10 MONTS OF WORK EXPERIENCE, WHICH IIM CALLS CAN EXPECT INCLUDIN MDI AND SP JAIN
thomas : all other than the top 3 iims if you are a general category student

sam : HOW IS SIIB COLLEGE?
thomas : it is a decent option. will be ranked around 50 in the country

dhruvi : HI, IN NMAT I SCORED ATTEMPT1-226(QA-64, LR-79, VA-83) , ATTEMPT2-223(QA-69, LR-67, VA-87) WHICH COLLEGES FROM NMIMS SHOULD I EXPECT A CALL FROM? WHICH OTHER COLLEGE TO APPLYTO? 20 MONTHS OF IT EXPERIENCE
thomas : you can get calls from all colleges other than NM mumbai

vishnu22 : WHAT IS THE ADMISSION PROCESS OF MICA? IS IT COMPULSORY TO APPLY FOR MICAT?
abhishek : You need to obtain qualifying score in any of the major mba entrance tests like CAT/XAT. IT will be followed by MICAT, then GE and PI

arpan : SIR, 62 (29+10+23)SCORE IN SLOT 3. ACADEMICS 85/73/69(BSC HONS).WORK EX 36+ MONTHS AT PUBLIC SECTOR BANK. CAN I EXPECT ANY IIM CALLS ? ANY OTHER BSCHOOL TO APPLY ?
philipthomas : You stand an outside chance at the baby IIMs. You can definitely try at colleges like - IMI , BIMTECH, K.J.SOMAIYA , TAPMI , IMT - NAGPUR , LIBA CHENNAI , GREAT LAKES and NIT TRICHY.

souravagrawal : SIR CAT SCORE OVERALL - 76 LRDI 24 VARC 29 QA 23. WHAT ARE MY SCOPE? WHICH COLLEGE CAN I EXPECT CALL FROM? I ALSO SCORE 254 IN NMAT. WILL I GET CALL FROM NMIMS?
renufrancis : Please check your percentile in percentile predictor. call predictor will be live by 7th December. You can expect call from NMIMS Mumbai( Last year cut off was 235 with sectional 75 each)

soonzz : MY QUESTION IS ON A SCORE OF 77 & A PREDICTED PERCENTILE OF 98.6 FOR SLOT 1 WITH MORE THAN 90% IN 10TH AND 12TH & 84% IN COLLEGE, WHICH IIM CALLS CAN I EXPECT? ALSO SHOULD I START PREPARING FOR GDPI?
tarannumraza : You can expect very good calls if you clear the sectional cutoffs. Concentrate on other exams you are taking .Then focus on GWPI preparation.

jai : THANKS U SIR. CAN I EXPECT ANY IIM CALLS SIR WITH 91%. I'M GEN
thomas : general engineer male? no chance of iim call. if from some other background and female, you can expect few calls

vishnu22 : DO JBIMS AND DOMS IIT BOMBAY HAVE SECTIONAL SECTIONAL CUTOFFS?
abhishek : All the top business schools have sectional cutoffs(even if they do not explicitly mention)

perc : SIR MY PREDICTED PERCENTILE IS 97 BUT I AM NOT ABLE TO USE THE CALL PREDICTOR. WHAT IS MY SCOPE FOR INTERVIEW CALLS?
thomas : the call predictor will be live by tomorrow

kush : WHAT CALLS CAN I EXPECT, MY PROFILE IS 9/9/8 IN 10/12/GRADUATION, GENERAL MALE NON ENGINEER, BBE (ARTS COURSE) STUDENT WITH 80/98/98 SECTIONAL PERCENTILE VA/LRDI/QA AND OVERALL 98 PERCENTILE?
abhishek : All top business schools seem possible.

dhruvi : MY CAT SCORE IS JUST 25 MARKS SHOULD I GIVE CMAT? IS CMAT DIFFICULTY LEVEL SIMILAR TO NMAT? WHICH COLLEGES TO TARGET IN CMAT?CAN YOU SUGGEST A FEW WITH DIFFERENT CUTOFS
renufrancis : You should write CMAT. it is much easier compared to CAT or NMAT as there is no sectional time limit. 95+ GIM, GLIM, KJS. 80+ WELINGKAR, ITM, LIBA, XIME B etc.

hocn2a333 : WHAT COLLEGES CAN IN APPLY TO WITH CAT PERCENTILE BETWEEN 80 TO 90?
tarannumraza : TAPMI, FORE, GIM, Great Lakes (Chennai), UBS,IMI

amitabh : MY TIME PROJECTED PERCENTILE IS 93.85 93.7, 76, 94 SECTIONAL HHOW OPTIMISTIC CAN I BE REGARDING IIMS AND IITS
abhishek : Quant could be a concern area.otherwise looks okay.

muca2ak23 : HELLO SIR/MAAM, ACCORDING TO TIME PERCENTILE PREDICTOR, VARC - 90.44, DILR - 69.59, QA - 99.61 OVERALL - 97.24. 10TH 95%, 12TH 88% UG 75.2%. GEM WITH 19 MONTHS WORKEX. WHICH COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY TO?
tarannumraza : The IITs, IMT.

aa : HOW ARE SNAP MOCKS ON PORTAL? I AM FINDIN TEM TO BE RELATIVELY ON TOUGHER SIDE, SCORIN AROUND 30 MARKS ONLY. WILL THIS BE THE LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY IN ACTUAL PAPER AS WELL?
thomas : they are of nearly the same level. you can expect 28-32 in snap, for the same level of performance

suyash : HI, NMAT SCORE-241, QUANT-75 LANGUAGE-78 LOGICAL-88 (NC OBC, MALE, ENGINEER), CAN I EXPECT CALL FROM NMIMS MUMBAI AND WHICH OTHER COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY TO?
tarannumraza : You have performed well. You can expect a call from NMIMS Mumbai.

harsh : HELLO, AS PREDICTED BY TIME'S PERCENTILE PREDICTOR, I AM SCORING 99.31 WITH  97.89/93.94/98.99 (VARC/LRDI/QA) SPLITS. MY PROFILE IS 85.5/91.8/79.2 (10/12/GRAD), NON-ENGINEER, GENERAL, MALE. HOW ACCURATE IS THE PREDICTOR AND CAN I EXPECT CALLS FROM THE TOP SIX IIMS?
thomas : your actual will be between 99.1 and 99.5 , if the predicted is 99.3. as you are not an engineer, you have a very good chance of calls from the top 6

aryan : THE REGISTRATION END DATE FOR NMIMS WAS I THINK 31 OCT BUT IF WE GO ON WEBSITE THERE IS STILL OPTION OF GETTING ADMISSION SO I HAVE TO ASK WHETHER WE CAN STILL APLLY FOR IT OR NOT
abhishek : Please check with the respective institute. As per my understanding it is closed.

ro987 : SIR WILL THE ACTUAL CAT PERCENTILE BE LESS OR ABOVE THE TIME PERCENTILE PREDICTOR? I AM GETTING 95.3 SO HOW MUCH I CAN EXPECT IN THE ACTUAL ONE?
thomas : AT THAT LEVEL, YOU CAN EXPECT SOMEWHERE IN THE +- 0.5 DIFFERENCE FROM PREDICTED VALUE

bhawna : HELLO SIR.
thomas : post your question

muca2ac30 : ARE THERE GOOD B SCHOOLS WHICH ACCEPT EXAMS OTHER THAN CAT?
abhishek : Yes. XLRI accepts XAT. NMIMS via NMAT. SIBM Pune, SCMHRD via SNAP.

dhruvi : CAN I EXPECT A CALL FROM XUB-HR? THROUGH NMAT
abhishek : Depends on your percentile.

sam : CAN YOU RANK SYMBIOSIS COLLEGES?
thomas : SIBM P, SCMHRD, SIIB, SIBM B, SIOM, SITM. These are the top 6

cjca2a193 : SIR, PLEASE SUGGEST ME 5 COLLEGES I HAVE 72 PERCENTILE AND 200 IN NMAT
tarannumraza : 72 percentile in CAT : PCU, NIT Calicut, XIME Bengaluru, HCU, IIFM

perc : SIR WHAT B SCHOOL OPTIONS DO I HAVE AT 97 PERCENTILE. I AM NOT ABLE TO USE THE PREDICTOR
abhishek : Almost all the business schools except the top business schools like(FMS, older IIMs)

tt : IBS CALLED ME SAYING THAT APPLY WITH YOUR NMAT SCORE QUICKLY OTHERWISE YOU WILL HAVE TO SIT FOR IBSAT. SO DO WE HAVE TO APPLY ASAP OR STILL WE CAN TAKE TIME TO DECIDE
abhishek : Usually, one can wait till April/May. No need to rush.

i : I SCORED 172 IN NMAT,VARC-79 ,LR-52, QA-41.PAST ACADEMICS 10TH GRADE- 95%, 12TH GRADE-92% GRADUATION- 77.6%. PLEASE SUGGEST COLLEGES FOR CONSIDERATION.
philipthomas : Suggest that you do a retake to stand a chance at the good colleges.

akshay : SIR.52 MARKS IN SLOT 1 TIME PREDICTOR IS SHOWING 91% .IS IT ACCURATE SIR?
thomas : your percentile will be very close to 90. at that level, the difference can be around 1 percentile on either side.

kush : I AM A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT MY VARC PERCENTILE, SCORED 22 MARKS IN SLOT 1, OVERALL SCORE IS 76 MARKS, WHAT CALLS CAN I EXPECT?
philipthomas : While not ruling out the old IIMs totally , you definitely expect calls from the new IIMs

yash : I HAVE GOT 227 IN NMAT, 64 QA, 79 LR AND 84 VA. CAN I EXPECT CALLS FROM KJ, TAPMI, NMIMS MUMBAI HR AND BENGALURU
thomas : yes, all the colleges you have mentioned

mohit : HELLO SIR/MA'AM. I SCORED 43/30/34 IN SLOT 3. MY ACADS ARE 95.67/88/92.2. I'M A GEM WITH 1.5 YEARS OF WORKEX. WHICH COLLEGES' CALLS CAN I EXPECT?
philipthomas : You can expect calls from both the old and the new IIMs

drca2a138 : 80 PERCENTILE IN CAT (OBC, FEMALE) 10TH- 67%, 12TH 87% GRADUATION AVERAGE PERCENTAGE TILL NOW IS 86-87% WHAT ARE THE COLLEGES I CAN APPLY FOR?
tarannumraza : IIT Roorkee will be good. CUIM, IMT Nagpur

agarwal : SIR IN THIS REMAINING TIME LEFT CAN WE CRACK SNAP IF VARC SECTION IS WEAK AND SOME TOPICS ARE LEFT FROM DI/LR SECTION?
tarannumraza : Work on the LR topics & Grammar- that should help.

muca2am29 : PROJECTED PERCENTILE IS 97.2, SECTIONAL IS 91.95/95/95, WHICH IIMS CAN I GET A CALL FROM, NON ENG MALE 10/12-80/89
tarannumraza : You can expect calls from most of the IIms.

hocc2z803 : MY CAT SCORE IS 25/8/24 SLOT 3...I AM A GENERAL NON ENGINEER MALE.. CAN I EXPECT ANY CALLS? OR I AM NOT ABLE TO CLEAR SECTIONAL CUTOOF OF DILR?
thomas : post the predicted percentile.

yash : HOW IS NMIMS BENGALURU, HYD AND INDORE. WHAT ABT SIBM BENGALURU AND TAPMI HR
abhishek : They are not the best, but nonetheless decent business schools. You may check busienss school ranking on https://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/About-MBA/TIME-B-School-Categorisation

amitabh : 93.85 PERCENTILE WITH 0 WORK EXP, 97.5/77/65.9 PROFILE, ANY CHANCE INTO IITS?
thomas : can hope for IIT kanpur and roorkee

dhruvi : HOW TO INCREASE MARKS IN SNAP. I SCORE AROUND 20MARKS IN MOCKS. MY QUANTS IS WEAK
tarannumraza : Strengthen the strong areas. Work on fast calculations.

tanya : CAT PREDICTED - 97.18 PERCENTILE, SECTIONALS ABOVE 85 PERCENTILE PROFILE GEF , 10/12/UG - 95.33 ICSE/ 93.0 CBSE /9.13 25 MONTHS WORK EX (TILL OCT 2022) WHAT CALLS CAN I EXPECT AMONGST BLACKIS, MDI, SJSOM?
philipthomas : While not ruling out A,B or C, you stand high chances for getting calls from L,I,and K and , the new IIMs.

hocc2y174 : CAT SCOR47 VARC 18 LRDI 11 AND QA 18, WHAT COLLEGES FORM SHOULD I FILL UP? IS THERE A CHANCE OF A CALL FROM IMT GHAZIABAD? I AM GEN-MALE-LAWYER, ACADS- 7-6-7.
thomas : please use the percentile predictor and tell us the predicted percentile

padmanabha : WHAT ABOUT ITM,NAVI MUMBAI VS KIAMS,HARIHAR IN TERMS OF PLACEMENTS?
abhishek : They are almost similar but we rank ITM better than kirloskar.

chandru_s : I'M GETTING AROUND 95 TO 96 PERCENTILE AS PER TIME PREDICTOR,
abhishek : Good. What is the query?

soonzz : FOR 98.8%ILE ACC TO TIME PREDICTOR….HOW MUCH FLUCTUATIONS CAN I EXPECT?
thomas : 98.5 to 99

akshay : SIR SCORED 219 IN NMAT DO I HAVE CHANCES FOR NMIMS BENGALURU?
thomas : very likely. The cutoff is expected to be in the 215-220 range

arpan : 90%ILE TO 95%ILE COLLEGES ?
renufrancis : DFS, DSE, IMT, IMI, MICA, IRMA, XIMB etc.

hocc2y174 : THOMAS SIR,PREDICTED PERCENTILE 86% , RE:CAT SCOR47 VARC 18 LRDI 11 AND QA 18, WHAT COLLEGES FORM SHOULD I FILL UP? IS THERE A CHANCE OF A CALL FROM IMT GHAZIABAD? I AM GEN-MALE-LAWYER, ACADS- 7-6-7.
renufrancis : IMT G would be difficult to get. You can apply to colleges like GIM, GLIM, KJS, TAPMI, IFMR, WELINGKAR

ro987 : SIR WILL THERE BY ANY COLLEGE WHERE I CAN EXPECT CALL FROM? GEM CATEGORY; OVERALL: 95.3(VARC:87.3 , LRDI: 79.8, QA:97.8)
bharat : most of the IITs, XIMB, IMT-G; borderline - NITIE & MDI

chandru_s : I'M GETTING AROUND 95 TO 96 PERCENTILE FROM TIME PREDICTOR, CAN I EXPECT IIM K CALL AND SHOULD I APPLY TO FMS? MY PROFILE IS 93.6/82.5/8.59 WITH 11MONTHS WORK EX, NC OBC
thomas : FMS is very difficult. IIMK is possible

sanjay : I HAVE SCORED AROUND 155 IN NAMT CAN I GET GOOD COLLEGE OR SHOILD I RETAKE NMAT 1
thomas : 155 is pretty low. this is not enough for the top colleges

swati : HELLO SIR, I'VE SCORED 239 MARKS IN NMAT. CAN I EXPECT CALL FROM NMIMS MUMBAI FOR MBA AND MBA HR?
tarannumraza : Yes, you can

anurag : SIR, I AM GETTING 90 PERCENTILE ACCORDING TO TIME PREDICTOR. BUT WHEN I CHEK WITH REMAINING WEBSITES I AM GETTING ONLY AROUND 85 PLEASE CLARIFY..
thomas : we are pretty confident as our prediction is based on around 20000 student scores. you can expect in the 89-91 range.

jay : HI, MY CAT SCORE IS 81 (28+20+33) IN SLOT 1, TIME PREDICTED PERCENTILE IS 98.7 WITH SECTIONAL PERCENTILE BEING 89.24, 96.55, 99.15. I AM A GEM WITH ACADS 87.7/90.8/73 AND HAVING WORK-EX OF 4 MONTHS AND CURRENTLY WORKING. WHAT CALLS CAN I EXPECT AND WHAT OTHER COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY TO?
thomas : can expect all calls other than the top IIMs and FMS.

aryan : ONE OF MY FRIEND GOT 225+ IN NMAT WITHOUT MUCH PREPARATION SO IS IT EASY TO SCORE THAT MUCH? MY NMAT IS ON 15DEC ANY TIPS?
abhishek : No, it is not easy to score on absolute scale. HOwever, easier than CAT.

achyut : I SCORE 36-14-35 IN SLOT 3. ACADS ARE 93/92.5/7.6 WITH 18 MONTHS OF WORKEX. I'M A GEM. CAN I EXPECT AN INTERVIEW CALL FROM SP JAIN/FMS?
thomas : PLEASE post the predicted percentile

sudhan : HI, MY PREDICTED CAT PERCENTILE IS 98.91(GEM CANDIDATE) WITH ABOVE 92 PERCENTILE IN ALL SECTIONS. MY PROFILE IS 10/93.2/7.55(10/12/GRAD). CAN I EXPECT CALLS FROM IIM K,I & S OR IIT BOMBAY OR DELHI OR NITIE??? AM AIMING FOR ALL THESE BUT UNSURE OF MY CHANCES...
tarannumraza : Well done.You can expect very good calls.

ameya : I AM GETTING AROUND 96.5 PERCENTILE THROUGH PREDICTOR BUT I HAVE VERY LOW PERCENTILE IN QA SECTION(9 MARKS, AROUND 62 PERCENTILE), ARE IIMS NOT AN OPTION ANYMORE? NCOBC
philipthomas : IIMs are definitely out of the picture as the NC-OBC list also features high percentiles.

ramgopal : MY PREDICTED PERCENTILE ARE 69.2,99.54,97.98 IN VA,DI,QA AND 97.83 OVERALL,CAN I EXPECT IIM CALLS AS I AM OBC MALE ENGINEER AND FRESHER?? MY ACADEMICS ARE 95,96,78...
philipthomas : Abetter option would be take a close look at other good colleges as the IIMs are more or less ruled out. The best option considering that you have done well in two sections would be to do the CAT again.

prakash : SIR I GOT 91.7% I'M HAPPY ABOUT WITH IT SIR. BUT I'M SCARED THAT IT MIGHT DECREASE 90 BELOW. CAN WE EXPECT THAT DIFF IN ACTUAL CAT %
abhishek : Very unlikely. It would be almost at the same level. SO continue to be happy.

souravagrawal : SIR MY PREDICTION IS SHOWING TO BE 98.53? WHAT CAN BE THE ACTUAL ONE?
thomas : it might vary slightly. you can expect in the 98.3-98.8 range

hero : SIR WHAT ABOUT SIMS PUNE IS IT GOOD OR BAD,OR WHICH OPTION I SHOULD PREFER AS I HAVE A RESERVATION OF FREEDOM FIGHTER CATEOGRY?
renufrancis : it is a good option if you can score around 75 percentile in SNAP(Fee: 13L, Average package: 11L)

sam : NMAT 232(73 QA, 77 LR, 82 VA). CAN I EXPECT CORE/BA PROGRAM FROM NMIMS MUMBAI?
renufrancis : Last year cut off was 235 with 75 in each section.

sam : SLOT 2 VARC 70 AND 80%ILE RAW SCORE?
thomas : 80 will be around 16. 70 would be around 14.

arpan : ARE DFS , DSE GOOD OPTIONS ?
thomas : yes, the fee is low and so the ROI is pretty good. the cutoff will be around 92-93 percentile

hocc2z803 : SCORED 222 IN NMAT QA-75,LR69,LANG-79 GENERAL MALE NON ENGINEER WHAT CALLS CAN I EXPECT? IS MY SCORE LOW IN LR SECTION
abhishek : Low chances for NM mumbai.

hero : SIR HOW IS NIRMA IN 80%TILE?
abhishek : It is a decent business school.

sam : MDI CALL %ILE FOR DIFFERENT COURSES THROUGH CAT?
abhishek : Yes. PGPM, PGPHR and PGPIM are via CAT.

cjca2a193 : SIR HOW IS ISB HYDERABAD FOR MARKETING
thomas : excellent.

prakash : THANK YOU SIR.
abhishek : All the very best.

drca2a138 : SIR IS NIRMA GOOD FOR MARKETING ?
thomas : just an average college. the placements are not great

vijaykannan : CAN YOU TELL ME WHATS THE CUTOFF FOR DFS, DU
tarannumraza : DFS- 90 percentile, DSE-92 percentile going by previous years records.

muca2am04 : SIR WHAT IS THE MAIN THING OR CONCEPT WE SHOULD FOCUS FOR A BETTER SCORE IN SNAP !!
tarannumraza : Time management is very important. Plus a good hold on LR topics.

anurag : HOW TO PREPARE FOR GD, INTERVIEW, AND WAT FOR B-SCHOOLS?
philipthomas : You have to undergo the rigorous T.I.M.E Training program for these areas.

vijaykannan : HI, WHAT COLLEGES CAN I APPPLY TO BASED ON CAT WITH 92 EST PERCENTILE
renufrancis : XIMB, IMI, IIT Kanpur, IRMA, MICA, KJS, GLIM, GIM, TAPMI etc.

ro987 : SIR WHAT IS THE MINIMUM PERCENTILE ACTUALLY NEEDED TO GET CALLS FROM BAABY IIMS/NEW IIMS FOR A GEM CATEGORY STUDENT
thomas : 94 is the bare minimum where you have a chance

aryan : CAN YOU TELL ME IMPORTANT TOPICS FOR NMAT IN QUANTS? MY EXAM IS ON 15DEC SO IT WILL BE REALLY HELPFUL
abhishek : Similar to CAT. Arithmetic questions are in good number, Algebra is too present. Geometry is not probed at the same level as CAT.

vijaykannan : WHAT TOPICS TO FOCUS ON FOR SNAP TO GET 98+?
tarannumraza : LR topics , Grammar, Vocab

lakshita : HI, I AM DOING BA ENGLISH HONS FROM HANSRAJ. CAT SCORE IS 89- 48 VARC, 24 DILR, 17 QUANTS IN SLOT 2. CAN I EXPECT A CALL FROM TOPP COLLEGES LIKE IIM ABC?
philipthomas : While not ruling out A,B or C, your chances are brighter at L,I , K and the new IIMs.

sam : MDI %ILE REQD? AND ANY SECTIONALS?
thomas : 95+ overall and 70+

vijaykannan : HOW IS NIBM PUNE?
abhishek : This is a good course for PGDM - Banking and financial services. Good ROI. Good location.

vijaykannan : CUTOFF FOR NIBM PUNE?
tarannumraza : around 85 percentile

hocc2z803 : MY PREDICTED PERCENTILE IS 92.02 , VARC-85,LRDI-76.4,QA-96.25...WHICH CALLS CAN I EXPECT , I AM A GENERAL NON ENG. MALE
abhishek : You may expect calls from IMT, IMI, FORE, TAPMI, KJ SOmaiya(assuming you applied to all these).

prakash : SIR WITH 91.7 % COULD UPLEASE SUGGEST COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY?
tarannumraza : IMT, IMI, DFS, DSE, UBS, IMI ,TAPMI,IITs(except MUmbai, Delhi wherever eligible)

kush : WHAT WILL BE THE CUTOFF FOR 85 PERCENTILE IN VARC IN SLOT 1?
tarannumraza : 23 marks

chan : WILL 11 MARKS IN DILR SLOT 2 CROSS 65 PERCENTILE?
philipthomas : Yes you can expect a 75 percentile

mahesh : MY CAT SCORE IS 83(16/24/43) IN SLOT 2, PREDICTOR IS SHOWING 99.15%. I AM GEM WITH 90+ IN ALL MY ACADEMICS, CURRENTLY HAVING 2 YEARS 5 MONTHS WORK EXP. PLEASE HELP WITH WHAT CALLS CAN I EXPECT
thomas : all except top 3 iims and FMS

lakshita : MY NMAT SCORE IS 244- 73 QUANTS, 78 LR AND 98 LS. CAN I EXPECT CALL FROM NMIMS MUMBAI?
thomas : yes. should clear the qa cutoff. overall score is very good.

anush : HELLO WHICH BLACKI CALLS CAN I EXPECT (IF ANY) WITH 9/9/9 ACADEMICS, FEMALE GENERAL NON-ENG (DOING ECONOMICS) WITH 94.26 PERCENTILE AND SECTIONALS (92.5, 88.5, 91.5)?
philipthomas : You have a chance at L,I and K.

kush : WHICH IS BETTER NMIMS MUMBAI OR NEW IIMS (UDAIPUR, ROHTAK, RANCHI ETC)?
abhishek : Both are good colleges. Currently NMIMS might be better placed but in long run IIM brand would be better.

atharv : HI, WOULD THERE BE ANY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TIME CAT PERCENTILE PREDICTOR AND ACTUAL PERCENTILE?
thomas : there can be small variations if the predicted is 99, your score will be in the 98.75 to 99.25 range. if the predicted is 90, it will be in the 89-91 range

hero : IN UBS CHANDIGARH IS THERE ANY SECTIONAL CUTOFF THIS YEAR ?
tarannumraza : Sectional cutoffs not specified for UBS. They generally have an overall cutoff.

hocc2y174 : PLEASE REVERT TO MY QUERY
abhishek : All queries have been replied to.

atharv : WOULD BE THERE MINOR CHANGES IN THE PERCENTILE PREDICTOR OF TIME AND ACTUAL ONE?
thomas : yes, just mentioned the range for a couple of percentile. check

vishnu22 : OBC CANDIDATE, 10TH-91.17%, 12TH-91.20%, POST GRADUATION IN PHYSICS-72%. CAT PERCENTILE 86 WITH NO SECTIONAL CUTOFF AND WORK EX. LIST OF TOP COLLEGES TO WHICH I SHOULD APPLY?
abhishek : At 86%ile, you may apply to KJ Somaiya, Welingkar, IMI(HR) are some of the business schools you may apply. However, they will have lesser sectional cutoffs(lower than IIMs)

anush : HELLO WHICH BLACKI CALLS+ OTHERS CAN I EXPECT WITH 9/9/9 ACADEMICS, FEMALE GENERAL NON-ENG (DOING ECONOMICS) WITH 94.26 PERCENTILE AND SECTIONALS (92.5, 88.5, 91.5) AND 0 WORK EX?
thomas : top 3 looks difficult. please use the call predictor for more accurate results. it will be live tomorrow

preethi : CAT SCORE IS 37; PREDICTED PERCENTILE 74; GEN CATEGORY; WHICH COLLEGES TO APPLY; 98-10TH; 96-12TH; 8.1 CGPA-BTECH
renufrancis : LIBA, XIME B, ITM Navi Mumbai, Christ etc.

hero : SIR YOU WERE NOT GIVING EVERY QUESTIONS REPLY ?
thomas : there are more than 100 questions pending. we are trying to answer as many as possible

atharv : NMAT SCORE 209 (VA- 81, LR-65, QA- 63) FROM WHICH COLLEGES CAN I EXPECT CALLS?
thomas : NM hyderabad, navi mumbai, SDA Bocconi

sam : THOMAS SIR, VARC 14 MARKS IS SHOWING AS 57%ILE IN TIME PREDICTOR, OTHER WEBSITES ARE SHOWING 75+%ILE AND YOU TOO ARE SAYING IT IS AROUND 70%ILE. WHAT CAN I EXPECT?
thomas : please check again. in slot 3, 14 marks will be around 55 percentile. in both slot 1 and slot 2, it will be 70+. Please let us know if this is not matching.

muca2al58 : DOES B-SCHOOL CONSIDER FAMILY BUSINESS WORK EXPERIENCE?
abhishek : Yes. If you can manage to get some experience cetificate.

hocc2z803 : MY PREDICTED PERCENTILE IS 92.02 , VARC-85,LRDI-76.4,QA-96.25...WHICH CALLS CAN I EXPECT , I AM A GENERAL NON ENG. MALE, ALSO I GOT 222 IN NMAT WITH 75 IN QA, 69 IN LR, 78 IN LANGUAGE....WHICH CALLLS CAN I GET FROM NMAT ALSO?
thomas : IMI, IMT,XUB . in nmat you will only miss NM mumbai

hocc2z803 : MY PREDICTED PERCENTILE IS 92.02 , VARC-85,LRDI-76.4,QA-96.25...WHICH CALLS CAN I EXPECT , I AM A GENERAL NON ENG. MALE, ALSO I GOT 222 IN NMAT WITH 75 IN QA, 69 IN LR, 78 IN LANGUAGE....WHICH CALLLS CAN I GET FROM NMAT ALSO
tarannumraza : You can expect calls from colleges that do not consider CAT sectional cutoffs or where the cutoffs are lower. Through NMAT, NMIMS Bangalore/Hyderabad/XIMB

agarwal : SIR WHAT TOPICS IN VARC AND DILR FOR SNAP SHOULD WE FOCUS ON?
tarannumraza : For VARC, focus on grammar & vocab. For LR, focus on the booklet that has blood relations/ direction sense etc.

sam : COLLEGES WITH NO SECTIONAL CUTOFF AND OA 95%ILE+?
abhishek : SIBM Pune, SCMHRD do not expect high scores in all sections.

anush : WHICH IS BETTER, FMS, XLRI OR IIM L,K,I
saikat kundu : It depends upon which course you want to go for

hero : I GOT 3 MARKS IN LRDI IN 3RD SLOT IS THERE ANY CHANCE TO INCREASE MY MARKS AFTER NORMALISATION IF YES YES THEN HOW MUCH ?
abhishek : Cant really be sure. I think there can be a marginal increase of 1-2 marks.

sam : COLLEGES WITH NO SECTIONAL CUTOFF AND OA 95%ILE+ IN CAT?
thomas : you can look at the IITs. all other top colleges have sectional cutoffs

saurabh : SIR MY MARKS ARE VARC-27, DILR 34, QUANT 28, TOTAL 89. PROFILE 10/86.62/7.01 ENGINEER.SLOT 2.NC OBC. NO WORK EXP. WHAT PERCENTILE SHOULD I EXPECT AND WHICH IIM CALLS SHOULD I EXPECT.WILL I GET FMS AND IIT B CALL CAN U LIST THE CALLS AND PREDICTED PERCENTILE. AND HOW TO PREPARE FOR GDPI
philipthomas : Your overall percentile will be 99. You can expect calls from both old and new IIMs. You should definitely apply to FMS, IIT B and D. The best method of preparing for the GWPI part is by undergoing the T.I.M.E. GWPI training program which will start in the second half of January 2023

atharv : WHAT ARE SOME OF THE GOOD B SCHOOLS BETWEEN 80 TO 90 PERCENTILE IN CAT?
tarannumraza : LIBA, UBS, WE School,KJ Somaiya, TAPMI, FORE, IMI,IMT, LBSIM

nishant : SIR 28 MARKS IN CAT WHICH COLLEGES I SHOULD APPLY
renufrancis : Please check the percentile in percentile predictor.

archana : WHICH NMAT COLLEGE ACCEPTS 2ND ATTEMPT SCORE
renufrancis : All except NMIMS Mumbai.

kush : WILL THE PERSONAL INTERVIEWS FOR FRESHERS BE GRADUATION CENTRIC AS THEY DON'T HAVE ANY JOB EXPERIENCE TO TALK ABOUT?
abhishek : Yes. high chances, it can also be around GK/CA, hobbies.

neelansh : MY PREDCITED PERCENTILE IS 98.45, I AM AN ENG. MALE (GEN CATEGORY) AT IITI CAN I EXPECT CALLS FROM IIMS?
abhishek : Assuming balanced sectional percentiles, yes.

riya : NMAT SCORE-212 (VA-51,QA-80,LR-81) FROM WHICH COLLEGES CAN I EXPECT CALLS?
philipthomas : You can expect calls from NMIMS - INDORE and NAVI MUMBAI

agarwal : SIR IS QUANT SECTION IN XAT TOUGHER THAN CAT? ALSO, WHAT SHOULD BE THE PREPARATION STRATEGY TO TACKLE IF WE ARE WEAK IN QUANT?
abhishek : No not really, it is almost of same level. Take some mocks, previous year test papers to familiarize yourself with the section.

sam : IMT HAS SECTIONAL CUTOFF?
tarannumraza : Officially not stated. Sometimes colleges are not open about this .

anush : WHICH IS BETTER, FMS (2 YEAR MBA) , XLRI PGDM(BM) OR IIM L,K,I (2 YEAR MBA/PGP)?
thomas : FMS BETTER THAN XLRI=IIML BETTER THAN K,I

atharv : WILL NMAT CUTOFF FOR NMIMS MUMBAI GO DOWN BECAUSE OF ONLY FIRST ATTEMPT CONSIDERATION? IF SO ANY IDEA BY HOW MUCH IT WOULD DECRESE?
thomas : IT is expected to be around 230. maybe a slight drop from last year

vishnu22 : SIR PLEASE RESPOND TO MY QUERY.
abhishek : answered.

muca2al58 : WHICH COLLEGES SHOULD BE FILLED WITH GOOD ROI AND AROUND 85%ILE IN CAT ?
abhishek : FMS BHU, you may try applying to DSE, DSF delhi.

nishant : SIR 65 PERCENTILE OVERALL
renufrancis : IMT Hyderabad, Nagpur, Fostima, BALAJI Pune, ASB Coimbatore.

neelansh : SLOT 2 90%ILE RAW SCORE AND 85%ILE RAW SCORE?
philipthomas : 44 -85 percentile , 52 - 90 percentile.

prakash : SIR 92% IS GOOD PERCENTILE SIR??
abhishek : Yes. It is a good score.

agarwal : WHICH IS BETTER IIM C OR XLRI FOR MBA IN FINANCE?
saikat kundu : iim c

atharv : BY HOW MUCH FROM THE RAW SCORE CAN SCALED SCORE OF SLOT 1 CAT 2022 WOULD INCREASE?
thomas : it will depend. if you scored well in VARC , it will sow a big jump. If you have scored less in varc( less than 20) and more in QA, the jump will be very small.

neelansh : WHAT SCORE IS CONSIDERED GOOD AND EXCELLENT IN THE SNAP MOCKS ?
abhishek : The score required for top two business schools is appx 42.

aj : SIR I HAVE SCORED 42, 23, 15 IN VARC, DILR AND QUANTS, WITH AN OVERALL EXPECTED PERCENTILE OF 98.8 TO 99. I AM A MALE, FROM NON-ENGINEERING BACKGROUND, AND HAVING EWS QUOTA. WHICH COLLEGES CAN I EXPECT TO GET A CALL FROM?
abhishek : ALmost all the top business schools. Quant could be a pain point for a few business schools.

jrch2a004 : HELLO SIR/ MADAM, I HAVE A SCORE OF 246 IN NMAT (VA 90, QA-81, LR-75). FROM WHICH COLLEGES CAN I EXPECT CALLS?
tarannumraza : You can expect calls from NMIMS Mumbai, Bengaluru,XIMB

prakash : SIR WHEN CAN WE EXPECT NMIMS CALLS?
thomas : january end

agarwal : IS XLRI GOOD FOR MBA IN FINANCE? IS IT WORTH IT?
abhishek : Yes. Really good.

hero : WHICH SHOULD I PREFER FOR OPERATIONS( WE{MUMBAI}, SIMS OR NIRMA UNIVERSITY)?
tarannumraza : Check the official placement reports to get information about the companies coming for placement and the emoluments offered. That will help you decide.

siddharth_modak : I HAVE 98.45 ACCORDING TO TIME PREDICTOR AND ALL SECTIONALS ABOVE 80 WITH ACADS 8.5/5.5/8 (COMMERCE) WITH NO WORK EX , WHICH COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY TO SEPARATELY?
tarannumraza : You can expect calls from MDI, SPJIMR, IIT Delhi, Roorkee, IMT, IMI, FORE, DSE, DFS

atharv : DECENT B SCHOOLS BETWEEN 70 TO 80 PERCENTILE?
renufrancis : IFMR, CHRIST, HCU, Welingkar, NIT Calicut, NIA Pune, NIRMA

aryan : HOW MUCH MARKS IN SLOT 1 OF CAT WILL BE ABOVE 70 PERCENTILE
tarannumraza : Overall 32+ marks.

muskan : I SCORED 59 IN SLOT 2. TIMES PERCENTILE 95.3 . WHICH COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY? FEMALE GENERAL
thomas : IITs, MDI, SP JAIN, NEW IIMS, IMT, IMI

priya : PREDICTED PERCENTILE 74; 10TH AND 12TH 96+; FOOD TECHNOLOGY (BTECH)-8.1; WHICH COLLEGES TO FOCUS FOR PGP-FABM; GEN CATEGORY? WILL I BE ABLE TO GET INTO IRMA AND MANAGE? CUT OFF FOR IIM-A AND IIM-L FOR FABM PLEASE? PLEASE RESPOND
philipthomas : Yes you can expect calls from IIM -A , L and IRMA.

archana : MY NMAT SCORE IS 149, WHICH COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY?
philipthomas : As it is difficult to get calls from good colleges with that score, I strongly suggest that you take the NMAT again.

rupesh : SIR, MY PREDICTED %ILE 92, ALL SECTIONAL >97. NCOBC, NON- ENGINEER, ACADS 84/93/87. NMAT 252 QA-75, LR-86, VA-91. CAN I EXPECT IIM CALLS AND WHICH OTHER COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY.
tarannumraza : Yes you can surely expect IIM calls. Also from IIT Delhi, Roorkee, NMIMS Mumbai, XIMB

sakshi : SIR WITH 225(59 QA,92 VA, 74 LR) IN NMAT ,CAN CALL FROM XIMB BE EXPECTED?
philipthomas : Yes you can, provided you have got good academics.

anush : WHERE DOES 2 YEAR MBA PGDM (MARKETING/FINANCE) SP JAIN STAND COMPARED TO XLRI PGDM BM, IIM K,L,I (2 YEAR MBA/PGP0 AND FMS (2YEAR MBA)
thomas : ON PAR WITH iim K,I. slightly below XLRI,IIML,FMS

prakash : SIR HOW GOOD A RANKING COLLEGES SIR? IS IT WORTH TO JOIN IN THAT COLLEGES?
thomas : those colleges are good and are ranked around 40-50 in the country. if working, you need not join, else it is worth joining

jrch2a004 : HELLO SIR/MADAM, I AM A GENERAL NON-ENGINEER MALE WITH A PROFILE OF 9/9/8 HAVING 1.5 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. MY RAW SCORE BIFURCATION IS VARC 11, LRDI 20 AND QA 24 (TOTAL 55) FOR SLOT 2. WHAT SHOULD BE MY ESTIMATED PERCENTILE AND WHICH COLLEGES SHOULD I EXPECT CALLS FROM?
tarannumraza : Use the percentile predictor to get the estimated percentile.

atharv : I AM GETTING PREDICTED TIME PERCENTILE AS 82.59. WOULD IT GET DECREASED TO BELOW 80 IN ACTUAL ONE?
renufrancis : Very less chance. Maximum difference can be +-1.

aj : CAN I EXPECT A CALL FROM FMS AND OLD IIMS WITH MY PROFILE (42,23,15 IN VARC, DILR, QUANTS, EXPECTED OVERALL PERCENTILE OF 98.8 TO99 AND FROM NON-ENGINEERING BACKGROUND, MALE, EWS, NO WORK EXPERIENCE, AND ACADEMIC PROFILE 94.6 IN 10TH, 92.8 IN 12TH AND 91.6 IN GRADUATION)
thomas : yes because of the EWS quota

agarwal : SIR HOW TO IMPROVE VERBAL SECTION ESPECIALLY GRAMMAR, I AM SOLVING IT FROM BOOKLET BUT FINDING IT DIFFICULT? CAN YOU GIVE SOME TIPS
philipthomas : Suggest that you do more work on the sectional tests of the Foundation level.

xyz : HELLO SIR. I GOT 34 RAW SCORE. I BELONG TO NC-OBC CATEGORY. MY PREDICTED PERCENTILE IS 79.89. ALSO,MY PROFILE IS 95, 82 AND 89 IN 10TH, 12TH AND COLLEGE RESPECTIVELY.I ALSO SCORED 206 IN NMAT. CAN YOU SUGGEST SOME GOOD COLLEGES FOR ME??
thomas : do not spam. you will be blocked

archana : MY NMAT SCORE IS 149, WHICH COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY? SIR REPLY MY QUERY
saikat kundu : you can try for BML Munjal University, Gurgaon. University of Petroleum and Energy studies, Dehradun. IBS Business school, Hyderabad

sam : %ILE PREDICTOR AUTOMATICALLY SELECTING SLOT 3 AND SHOWS ERROR ON SELECTING SLOT 2. WHAT %ILE CAN I EXPECT SECTION-WISE: OA 67 (14VARC, 30 DILR, 23 QA) SLOT 2?
thomas : DIFFICULT TO REMEMBER ALL VALUES. PLEASE check again tomorrow

prakash : SIR I'M GEM 91.7% WHAT IITS CAN I EXPECT?
thomas : IIT R . OTHERS ARE DIFFICULT

atharv : HOW IS GLIM PGPM GURGOAN AND ITS CAT CUTOFF?
thomas : PRETTY DECENT. WILL BE IN THE 80-85 RANGE

agarwal : SIR HOW TO IMPROVE VERBAL SECTION ESPECIALLY GRAMMAR, I AM SOLVING IT FROM BOOKLET BUT FINDING IT DIFFICULT? CAN YOU GIVE SOME TIPS??
tarannumraza : Go through the class handouts + the grammar SM booklet + sectional tests.

sam : CAN YOU PLEASE RANK SYMBIOSIS COLLEGES
thomas : already done before. read transcript

suyash : HI, CAT PERCENTILE-89, VARC-91 DILR-56 QUANT-91(NC OBC MALE ENGINEER WITH 18 MONTHS WORK EX). WHICH COLLEGES SHOULD I APPLY TO?
tarannumraza : IMT, IMI,FORE, IITs

sam : I HAVE SCORED 211 IN NMAT. CAN YOU SUGGEST GOOD COLLEGES?
thomas : NM hyderabad, navi mumbai, SDA BOCCONI

vijaykannan : HOW IS MBA IB FROM DSE, DU
tarannumraza : Considered good. Good ROI. Limited seats

vijaykannan : WHAT IS THE CUTFF FOR DFS DU? DO THEY HAVE SECTIONAL CUTOFFS?
renufrancis : Around 93+ percentile without sectionals.

prakash : WHAT IS CUTOFF IS UBS CHANDIGARH. IS IT WORTH IT SIR?
thomas : 92-93. it is a pretty good college

sam : GLIM PGPM CHENNAI CUTOFF?
thomas : around 80

atharv : WILL I GET A CALL FROM IMI NEW DELHI ON 84 PERCENTILE?
thomas : no. the cutoff is expected to be in the 88-90 range

siro : NMIMS MUMBAI CHANCES FOR 222/360?
thomas : unlikely

archana : SDA BOCCONI CAN ACCEPT 149 SCORES NMAT
saikat kundu : unlikely

siro : T.I.M.E PREDICTS MY PERCENTILE TO BE AROUND 94.6 I'M A GEM CANDIDATE WITH 3 YEARS WORK EX, WILL ANY IIM, TOP IITS OR SPJAIN, MDI GURGAON ETC EVEN CONSIDER MY PROFILE? XTH AND X11TH ARE ABOVE 90%
philipthomas : You can expect calls from the IITs , S.P.Jain , MDI and IMT Ghaziabad.

padmanabha : WHAT ARE SOME OF THE DECENT COLLEGES WHICH ARE TOTALLY PROFILE-BASED WITH VERY LESS EMPHASIS ON ENTRANCE SCORE?
bharat : almost none, sadly.

muca2a784 : IS NMIMS NAVI MUMBAI OR IFMR WORTH OF DOING MBA ?
bharat : yes... good colleges - good placements... at a personal level, to join or not depends on a lot of factors -- your academic profile, work ex (if any), goals, skill set, overall attitude.

prakash : SIR WHEN WILL TIME START GD AND PI TRAINING?
bharat : Soon... check with your nearest TIME office/centre

muca2an17 : JBIMS OR NMIMS? WHICH IS BETTER FOR FINANCE SPECIALIZATION?
bharat : JBIMS

tt : IBS WAS SAYING I MEET THEIR NMAT CUTOFF BUT I WILL HAVE TO SIT FOR IBSAT IF I DON'T APPLY SOON. DO I NEED TO DECIDE NOW
saikat kundu : yes. IBS is not that great B-school. if your NMAT score is high enough to get into a better college, then don't sit for it. otherwise you can go for it

muca2an20 : HOW IS NIRMA AHMEDABAD FOR MARKETING MBA CONSIDERING I AM NOT EXPECTING A VERY HIGH PERCENTILE IN CAT? SHOULD I APPLY ON A SAFE SIDE?
saikat kundu : The expected cut of for NIRMA is around 80-85. it is a good b-school of around B+ category. if you think to meet that cutoff, then you can surely apply for this college

chan : HOW MUCH DIFFERENCE CAN WE EXPECT IN TIME PREDICTOR SECTIONAL PERCENTILE AND ACTUAL CAT SECTIONAL PERCENTILE?
renufrancis : maximum of +1 or - 1

padmanabha : IS ITM,NAVI MUMBAI A DECENT COLLEGE FOR PGDM?
bharat : yes... 240 intake... fee around 12 lakh... avg pay around 7 lakh

muca2an17 : HOW TO IMPROVE SPEED IN LRDI?
saikat kundu : you need to practice various types of questions. As there are no formula in LRDI, so, you have to practice continuously