neil : SIR I HAVE 5-7 MARKS IN QADI... WHAT WOULD BE THE EXPECTED SECTIONAL PERCENTILE?
thomas : For male engineer it might be to 9 , the cutoff. So this will be around 60 percentile

ashwin : SECTIONAL CUTOFF FOR EACH SECTION
amitpoddar : Overall for 95%ile you may need to score around 35-37.

gowtham : I AM GOWTHAM. I COMPLETED MY GRADUATION IN 2020 AND HAVE BEEN ASSISTING MY FATHER'S FINANCE BUSINESS FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS. I AM PREPARING FOR CAT 2025 AND WANT TO ADD VALUE TO MY PROFILE. MY AIM IS TO GET INTO IIMS, AFTER WHICH I PLAN TO WORK IN A COMPANY FOR TWO YEARS BEFORE TAKING OVER MY FATHER'S BUSINESS. FOR THIS GOAL, WHICH CERTIFICATION COURSES CAN I PURSUE, SUCH AS CFA, FRM, SIX SIGMA, OR ANY OTHERS THAT WOULD ENHANCE MY PROFILE?
saikat kundu : you can pursue any of the courses provided that will be matched with your educational and professional field. These courses are for value addition only, you can not expect to get an advantage in CAT using these courses. So, it is up to you, whether you want to do any of the courses or not.

diddy : UNIVERSITIES UNDER XAT????!?!,!?!
govindrajan : XLRI, Xavier University Bhubaneswar, IMT Ghaziabad, IMI New Delhi, TAPAI Manipal, GIM Goa, GLIM Chenai/Gurgaon, IFMR, LIBA, IRMA Anand

00 : WHEN THE RESULT WILL BE ANNOUNCED?
saikat kundu : Expected by the end of January

diddy : SECTIONAL CUTOFF FOR GK?
abhishek : There is no sectional cutoff for GK section.

diddy : HOW WILL THE PI & GD SEPCTIONS BE CONDUCTED ONLINE & OFFLINE PLEASE THROW SOME LIGHT ON IT 🙂
abhishek : I don't follow. You mean how will we conduct PI online and offline?

gowtham : GOOD EVENING SIR WHICH COLLEGE ARE ACCEPTED XAT PERCENTIE
govindrajan : XLRI, Xavier University Bhubaneswar, IMT Ghaziabad, IMI New Delhi, TAPMI Manipal, GIM Goa, GLIM Chennai, Gurgaon, IFMR, LIBA, IRMA Anand

diddy : NO I AM TALKING ABOUT THE INSTITUITIONS!
thomas : The interview will be offline

d : WHEN WILL THE RESPONSE SHEET WILL BE RELEASED?
thomas : Expected tomorrow or the day after

d : IS 32 ATTEMPTS IS GOOD?
thomas : If your accuracy is good, the score should be around 90 percentile assuming you get a raw score of 23 or 24

gowtham : @ I COMPLETED MY GRADUATION IN 2020 AND HAVE BEEN ASSISTING MY FATHER'S FINANCE BUSINESS FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS. I AM PREPARING FOR CAT 2025 AND WANT TO ADD VALUE TO MY PROFILE. MY AIM IS TO GET INTO IIMS, AFTER WHICH I PLAN TO WORK IN A COMPANY FOR TWO YEARS BEFORE TAKING OVER MY FATHER'S BUSINESS. FOR THIS GOAL, WHICH CERT IFICATION COURSES CAN I PURSUE, SUCH THAT IT WOULD ENHANCE MY PROFILE?
amitpoddar : You can look for some short term courses based on finance like Financial Modeling & Valuations,Certified Financial Planner (CFP),NISM and NCFM Certifications

serafin : WHEN THE ANSWER KEY WILL BE RELEASED??
thomas : We are expecting it tomorrow or the day after

d : AS MY A B.COM GRADUATE 2024 BATCH AND I DON'T DO ANY INTERNSHIPS AND I DON'T WORK EXPERIENCE AND FROM MAY 2024 I STARTED MY CAT PREPARATION. NO PARTICIPATION IN CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. SO HOW SHOULD I IMPROVE MY PROFILE BEFORE THE INTERVIEW STARTS? SHOULD I SIGN UP IN ANY COURSES? WILL IT AFFECT ME DURING SELECTION PROCESS?
saikat kundu : You may pursue any certification courses, but that will be of minimum value addition. Make sure that, the certification course does not hamper your CAT preparation.

gowtham : WHERE CAN WE FIND THE FIRST CALL CRITERIA AND FINAL SELECTION CRITERIA OF B-SCHOOLS?
abhishek : Search online. There is enough information available online

aa : HI I HAVE A QUESTION BUT NOT ON XAT. I WAS IN CBSE IN 1OTH. IN CAT APPLICATION SINCE WE DON'T HAVE MARKS I GAVE 10 AS OBTAINED MARK AND 10 AS MAX MARKS AS I GOT 10 CGPA, BUT IT THEN AUTOMATICALLY CALCULATED 100% AND THIS HAS BEEN AUTO POPULATED IN IIM K AND RAIPUR APPLICATIONS. I KNOW IT IS USUALLY CONSIDERED 95% BUT SINCE THEY ASKED MARKS I WAS CONFUSED. WHAT SHOULD I DO?
saikat kundu : You can't change that mark in your form anymore. During the interview, if they ask to clarify the ambiguity, then only it may be possible for you to clear your stance (provided they understand your stance)

diddy : CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME DURING WHICH MONTHS THE GDP8 SESSIONS ARE USUALLY HELD ?
thomas : Gdpi sessions of our institute? It has already started. If you are talking about the b schools, it is usually in feb and march

eklavya : WHICH COLLEGE SHOULD I APPLT IF MY XAT CUT OFF IS MORE THAN 90 PERCENTILE?
abhishek : XIMB, GLIM,IMT,GIM etc.

gowtham : WHAT IS APPLICATION RATING? WHAT CRITERIA ARE CONSIDERED IN APPLICATION RATING?
gayathri : Application Rating score is the sum of percent score of 10th,12th, Bachelor's degree/professional course and work experience.

aa : SO WILL IT AFFECT MY ADMISSION?
saikat kundu : That depends on the interviewer and the college. It is highly expected that students must furnish the correct information while filling out the forms

eklavya : GREAT LAKES ADMISSION IS CLOSED RIGHT?
amitpoddar : Last date of form submission - Cycle 2, 10th January, 2025.

gowtham : I AM WORKING IN A COMPANY AND ALSO PREPARING FOR CAT 2025. WHAT IS THE RIGHT TIME TO TAKE THE CFA LEVEL 1 EXAM: FEBRUARY 2026, MAY 2025, AUGUST 2025, OR NOVEMBER 2025?
amitpoddar : Take CFA in May 2025 sometime so that you have enough time for CAT preparation.

harsha : BUT MAY I KNOW HOW THEY'LL DECIDE INDIVIDUAL MARKS. BECAUSE THEY WILL CUT 0.1MARKS RIGHT. HOW THEY WILL CUT IT EQUALLY
saikat kundu : That depends upon the number of questions you answered correctly, incorrectly and the number of questions you have left unattempted. For example, out of the total of 75 questions, assume, you have answered 20 questions correctly, 10 questions incorrectly, and the rest you have left unanswered. For the first 8 unanswered quetions nothing will be deducted, but 9th onwards, 0.1 will be deducted. hence, based on the above data, your score will be = 20*1-10*0.25 - (75-20-10-8) = 37*0.1 = 13.8. hence, your score is 13.8

harsha : I HEARD SPJAIN ALSO CONSIDER XAT SCORE IS IT TRUE
amitpoddar : Till 2022,they used to consider XAT scores.

hocn4q204 : WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO CLEAR THE MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA THROUGH EMAIL? FOR EXAMPLE, RECENTLY IIM-K MENTIONED THIS. DO WE NEED TO FILL OUT THE APPLICATION FORM FOR ALL IIMS IN THIS MANNER?
amitpoddar : No, this is not to be done for all the IIMs.

ansh : I ATTEMPTED 40 QUESTIONS IN XAT. BUT ONLY 1 QUESTIONS IN QUANT AND DI. IS THERE ANY COLLEGES BY XAT WHICH NOT ACCEPT SECTIONAL SCORE BUT OVERALL SCORE.
amitpoddar : IFMR,LIBA,BIMTECH,GIM,GLIM,IMT,MICA,etc. mostly consider the overall score.

abcd : THE CENTER I WAS AT FOR XAT HAD SERVER ISSUES SO THE EXAM STARTED 2 HOURS LATE, I.E. 4PM TO 7PM. THIS HAS DEFINITELY HAMPERED MY PERFORMANCE IN THE EXAM.
saikat kundu : Yes possibly, but you can't do anything

vg : WILL THE WRONG ANSWERS IN GK AFFECT MY PERCENTILE AS THEY DO NOT HAVE NEGATIVE MARKS
saikat kundu : Not for the primary list of selections, as the score from GK section will not be counted.

ritwik : I ENROLLED FOR TEST SERIES FROM TIME. HOW CAN I GET ENROLLED FOR GDPI PREP SERIES? PLEASE SHARE THE WEBSITE LINK IF POSSIBLE.
govindrajan : https://www.time4education.com/gwpidisc/disc.aspx

gowtham : WILL T.I.M.E. INSTITUTE GIVE ANY CONSIDERATION TO CAT 2024 STUDENTS WHO ARE WILLING TO JOIN THE CAT 2025 FULL-TIME PROGRAM?
saikat kundu : Talk to your respective center for the same

harsha : 10TH TO BENGG. 9.2/88.9/7.18. GENERAL CATEGORY. CAT PERCENTILE VARC-63.73/DILR-92.41/QA-94.05/OVR-89.91. DO YOU SUGGEST ME TO APPLY FOR MDI. TOMORROW IS THE LAST DATE I THINK
saikat kundu : I don't think so. It is very much unlikely to get a call from MDI GURGAON

vg : FOR WHAT WILL THE GK SCORE BE COUNTED THEN?
amitpoddar : For the final selection.

rohit : HI SIR, I HAVE SCORED 72 PERCENTILE IN CAR EXAM? CAN I GET A CALL IN IMT HYDERABAD/NAGPUR AND LBSIM(CORE PROGRAM/ FM)?
amitpoddar : You can expect calls from IMT Hyderabad and Nagpur. LBSIM may be difficult. Fillthe forms of DTU and GLIM Gurgaon.

harsha : ANY IDEA BY WHICH MONTH AND WEEK GIM AND GREATLAKES CALL FOR INTERVIEWS
amitpoddar : In Feb/March mostly. Both these colleges also give profile based calls so the GDPI WAT process starts early.

bcv : AT WHAT SCORES WE CAN EXPECT 90 PERCENTILE. I HAVE ATTEMPTED 43 QUESTIONS WHAT SCORE I CAN EXPECT IF THE ACCURACY IS DECENT.
govindrajan : 95%ile

isha : WILL TAPMI CONSIDER NMAT SECOND PHASE MARKS...I HAVE GIVEN MY FIRST ATTEMPT WHERE GOT 217 AND CUTOFF ON THE SITE IS 220?
amitpoddar : Yes, they consider the best of 3 scores you get.

sd : SIR HOW GOOD IS XLRI DELHI IS IT TIER 1 OR TIER 2
amitpoddar : Tier 1. Mostly the placements for both the campuses (Delhi and Jamshedpur) happen together.

rohit : REPOSTING-HI SIR, I HAVE SCORED 72 PERCENTILE IN CAR EXAM? CAN I GET A CALL IN IMT HYDERABAD/NAGPUR AND LBSIM(CORE PROGRAM/ FM)?
saikat kundu : Normally for IMT Hyderabad and Nagpur, the cut-off from CAT is around 70-75%ile for core programme

sd : SIR WHEN WILL BLACKI CALLS START COMING OUT
amitpoddar : IIM C and L calls are already out. Pls check.

sd : SIR WHAT SCORE IS NEEDED FOR EITHER XLRI I'M GENRAL ENGINEER FEMALE WITH 1.5 YEARS WORK EXPERIENCE
saikat kundu : For 95+% ile you need a score of around 35-37 in XAT exam

sd : @AMITPODDAR SIR SIR WHAT SCORE IS NEEDED FOR EITHER XLRI I'M GENRAL ENGINEER FEMALE WITH 1.5 YEARS WORK EXPERIENCE
amitpoddar : Around 31-33 more or less.

guts : OUT OF ALL THE XLRIS WHICH ONE IS CONSIDERED THE BEST?
amitpoddar : XLRI Jamshedpur.

rohit : HI SIR, I HAVE SCORED 72 PERCENTILE IN CAR EXAM? CAN I GET A CALL IN IFMR, WE SCHOOL BENGALURU (CORE/FM) AND BIM TRICHY (NC OBC)
amitpoddar : Yes,looks likely for IFMR and WE school Bengaluru. For BIM it looks unlikely.

navya : IS IT WORTH TO GIVE IBS INTERVIEW?
amitpoddar : Can be considered as a back option.

mj : SIR, WHEN WILL BE XAT RESULTS ANNOUNCED? ALSO, WHEN WILL XLRI START PIS? GIVE LIKELY DATES.
amitpoddar : Result in Jan end and GDPIWAT in March most likely.