mohit : I HAVE NMAT SCORE OF 222 IS TAPMI POSSIBLE?
lakshmymenon : There is a high likelihood, going by the previous years' cut offs.

diksha : HOW IS NL DALMIA? ANY SUGGESTIONS?
gagan : Comes in BB Category as oer TIME B school categorization. 240 intake. Average Fee 13.2 Lakhs. Average Salary 9.2 lakhs approx. Main program MMS.

lnca3a517 : HELLO SIR,WITH 70%/67%/65%,WHAT MINIMUM %ILE DO I REQUIRE IN CAT24 TO GET CALL FROM IIM LUCKMOW,IIM BANGLORE,IIM KOZHIKODE. IAM NON ENGG,NC-OBC,30MONTHS WORK EX.
philipthomas : A 95+ percentile will give you a high chance of getting a call from these IIMs

mohit : ON CAT SCORE OF 72.8 PERCENTILE, IS GLIM POSSIBLE?
lakshmymenon : GLIM Gurgaon may be possible

666666 : TAPMI (CORE) VS FORE (CORE)
gagan : Both comes in the same categorization A, as per TIME B school ranking. You can choose as per your preference.

diksha : IS NL DALMIA GOOD FOR FINANCE?
gagan : You can consider if you are selecting this B school...

mohit : NMIMS HYDERABAD WORTH JOINING?
lakshmymenon : It is not at par with the other NM branches, it has a ranking of BBB+. If you want to join this year and have no better options, the NM brand is what is in favour of the college.

kaushik : WITH 7/7/7, MINIMUM %ILE REQUIRED IN CAT, NON ENGG NCOBC, 2.5 YEARS WORK EX
gagan : More than 96 Percentile with sectional clear. Pl. focus on the preparation part thoroughly...

diksha : NL DALMIA/ IBS/ SIBM NAG?
philipthomas : The order - IBS ,N L DALMIA , SIBM NAGPUR.

mohit : SIBM NAGPUR WORTH JOINING FOR MBA FINANCE?
gagan : PL. visit TIME B school categorization for ranking of a college. If college is not listed in this categorization, then Pl. dont choose the college ... https://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/About-MBA/TIME-B-School-Categorisation

dlcb3ag98 : IIM KASHIPUR OR IIM VISHAKHAPATNAM WHICH ONE IS BETTER?
gagan : Both comes in AA category as per TIME B school Categorization. Both are good options to consider. You can choose as per your preference...

kaushik : WITH 7/7/7, MINIMUM %ILE REQUIRED IN CAT TO GET ANY OF THE OLD IIM CALL, NON ENGG NCOBC, 2.5 YEARS WORK EX,
philipthomas : A 95+ percentile gives you a high chance of getting a call from the old IIMs

gmb : SIIB(ABM) OR IIFM BHOPAL WHICH IS BETTER.
lakshmymenon : IIFM has better placements and brand value. The peer group may be better too.

mohit : NMIMS NAVI MUMBAI HAS SAME CUT OFF AS THAT OF BANGALORE CAMPUS SO IF NOT BANGALORE THEN NAVI MUMBAI CAMPUS SHOULD BE PREFERRED OVER HYDERABAD CAMPUS?
gagan : Both Hyderabad and Navi Mumbai comes in BBB+ Category as per TIME B school categorization. Bangalore comes in A category. After Bangalore, you can choose as per your preference...

gmb : SIIB(ABM) OR IIFM BHOPAL WHICH ONE IS BETTER..
gagan : If you had a interest in Agri Business then choose SIIB(ABM) otherwise consider for IIFM Bhopal. Pl. also visit time SHP, B school categorization for more information on the same... https://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/About-MBA/TIME-B-School-Categorisation

h : I AM A BA STUDENT WHO APPLIED FOR A FEW IIT MBA APPLICATION THE OFICIAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA DOES NOT HAVE SPECIFICATIONS BUT ON OTHER SITES IT MENTIONS THAT ONLY MA DEGREE IN ECONOMICS IS VALID , SO IS THE APPLICATION THAT I HAVE SUBMITTED VALID
philipthomas : Yes your application is valid except in those cases where they have specified that you should have undergone a four year undergraduate programme

shrey : SIR IS TAPMI A GOOD COLLEGE ?
gagan : Comes in A category as per TIME B school categorization. You can consider this after evaluating, what other options do you have.

gmb : IIFM BHOPAL OR MANAGE HYDERABAD WHICH IS BETTER.
lakshmymenon : MANAGE has a slightly better rating than IIFM Bhopal

shrey : SIR I HAVE NO OTHER OPTION.
lakshmymenon : It is a good college and brand. Average package is 15-16 lakhs

gmb : WHICH ONE IS BETTER IN IIFM FM OR ?
gagan : answered.

isd : TAPMI CORE MEDIAN SALARY. IS IT A GOOD COLLEGE TO CONVERT?
gagan : around 14 lacs. Yes a decent option to convert...

gmb : WHICH ONE IS BETTER IN IIFM FM OR SM.
gagan : IIFM comes in BB Categorization as per TIME B school ranking... Pl. also visit time SHP, B school categorization for more information on the same... https://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/About-MBA/TIME-B-School-Categorisation

isd : TAPMI OR GIM OR KJ. WHICH ONE IS BEST FOR MARKETING?
gagan : TAPMI or GIM comes in A categorization, followed by KJ in BBB+ categorization. Choose as per your preference...

shrey : SIR IS TAPMI A DECINING BRAND ??
gagan : You can consider TAPMI as an option .Fees around 17 lacs and average package around 14-15 lacs. Intake 420...

bhagyashali : SIR IS IT WORTH DOING ATMA EXAM?
lakshmymenon : There are no top colleges accepting ATMA scores.

mohit : ORDER OF PREFERENCE FOR IBS HYDERABAD AND NMIMS HYDERABAD
gagan : NMIMS then IBS, Pl. also visit time SHP, B school categorization for more information on the same... https://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/About-MBA/TIME-B-School-Categorisation

bhagyashali : SIR CAN I GET A REPLY/
gagan : replied.

hocc3w123 : SIR I WAS GETTING 65-85 MARKS IN AIMCATS BUT GOT 45 MARKS (90 PERCENTILE AND SECTIONALS ABOVE 75 PERCENTILE) IN CAT 2023.SHOULD I JOIN A COLLEGE OR GIVE CAT AGAIN? COMPLETED GRADUATION IN 2020 ,GEN ENGINEERING MALE 91,88,76 ACADS AND 18 MONTH WORK EXPERIENCE AND NOT CURRENTLY WORKING
lakshmymenon : You can definitely hope to score much higher in your next attempt. However, you can also convert some good colleges with 90 percentile. You will have to decide based on your circumstances.

bhagyashali : WE SCHOOL MUMBAI OR XIME BANGULORE?
lakshmymenon : Welingkar has a higher rating and better placements.

mohit : MDI MURSHIDABAD POSSIBLE ON CAT SCORE OF 72.8?
lakshmymenon : Usually their cut off is around 85 percentile.

gmb : IN IIFM WHICH IS BETTER FM OR SM
gagan : Pl. choose as per your preference. or can consider FM then SM... Pl. visit the college website and subjects offered in the course before deciding...

sudher : 98.2% GEM WITH ACADS 9/7/6 AND 3YRS WORK EX. HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY CALLS EXCEPT CAP. WHAT OPTIONS DO I HAVE LEFT WHERE I HAVE GOOD CHANCES OF CONVERTING?
philipthomas : You could try those IITs which are open and please do try FMS immediately.

sudher : HAS KOZHIKODE IIM RELEASED SHORTLISTS FOR FINANCE PROGRAM?
lakshmymenon : Not yet

bhagyashali : SIR MAT OR ATMA IS GOOD TO APPLY?
gagan : You do not have very good options... Pl. check the colleges which are taking the exam as selection process in the exam notification.

444 : TAPMI VS FORE VS IMI VS NIBM FOR FINANACE
lakshmymenon : IMI > TAPMI> FORE> NIBM

pg : FORE DELHI IS A GOOD COLLEGE TO CONVERT?
gagan : Decent option. Comes in A categorization as per TIME B school ranking.180 intake, 17lacs as fees and average placement as 14.5 lacs...

sudher : @PHILIP WHAT ARE MY CHANCES AT IIM MUM AND IIFT?
philipthomas : You stand a good chance of getting calls from them

sudher : PLZ GIVE INFO ON BITSOM AND IF ITS WORTH IT MY %
gagan : AA ranking,120 intake . CAT/XAT , fees 23 lacs, average salary 23.6 lacs. Decent choice to consider...

sudher : @LAKSHMY, DO I STAND A CHANCE FOR THE FINANCE PROGRAM (98.2% GEM WITH ACADS 9/7/6 AND 3YRS WORK EX)
lakshmymenon : You can safely expect a call. You have a high likelihood of conversion provided you can justify your interest in finance after engineering.

mohit : SIR AT NMAT SCORE OF 222 WHAT GOOD COLLEGES CAN I EXPECT?
lakshmymenon : NM Bangalore, XIMB (can't be sure), TAPMI, KJ Somaiya

kallen : 95.3511% XAT GEM WITH ACADS 93.00/83.69/8.18 AND 2 YRS WORKEX. WHICH COLLEGES CAN I APPLY IN FIELD OF OPERATIONS AS WELL AS FINANCE?
lakshmymenon : XLRI, XIMB, IMI - none of these specialise in either of these 2 areas, but they all offer these electives and the placements are good.

an_ : PLS RANK IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE FOR HR- IMI NEW DELHI,IBS HYDERABAD,IMT NAGPUR HYDB,WELINGKAR,CHRIST BANGAORE KENGERI,NIRMA,GREAT LAKES,SIBM HYD,SOMAIYA,LBSIM,FORE
gagan : IMI, FORE, GLIM, Welingkar ,... Pl. visit TIME SHP for more clarity and reason for the rating... Pl. also visit time SHP, B school categorization for more information on the same... https://www.time4education.com/CAT-MBA/About-MBA/TIME-B-School-Categorisation

pg : SIR AT NMAT SCORE OF 229 WHAT GOOD COLLEGES CAN I EXPECT?
lakshmymenon : XIMB, NM Bangalore,TAPMI, KJ Somaiya

bhagyashali : WE SCHOOL AND XIME TOOK ATMA AND MAT SCORE SHOULD I APPLY FOR IT?
gagan : You can apply and prepare for the entrance test...

sudher : @LAKSHMY WHAT ARE MY CHANCES AT IIM MUM AND IIFT?(98.2% GEM WITH ACADS 9/7/6 AND 3YRS WORK EX)
lakshmymenon : Unfortunately we do not have any precedent for these 2 colleges since IIM Mumbai was NITIE earlier, and for IIFT this is the first time through CAT. However, going by previous years' trends, you have a moderate at IIM Mumbai if you do well in the interview, since students with your profile have (though rarely) converted NITIE at 98+. 99+ was a safer score at NITIE, and we do not know if they have changed their criteria now. As for IIFT, you are highly likely to get through with your percentile, though we need to wait and see what's the minimum percentile at which students receive calls from them.

gmb : IIM BG AT 77 PERCENTILE FOR NC-OBC, CAN BE CONVERTED?
lakshmymenon : There is a fair chance. Work hard for the PI process.

mohit : SIR KJ CUT OFF THIS YEAR IS 224 SO TAPMI IS STILL POSSIBLE?
philipthomas : TAPMI should be possible.

sac : HI, CAN I EXPECT A CALL FOR PI WITH 75%ILE(OBC-NCL) ENGINEER M, FROM IIT -MADRAS OR DHANBAD
gagan : Pl. prepare for the second stage of the selection process...

shrey : SIR THE ECONOMIC SITUATION IS QUITE BAD, BEECAUSE OF WHICH THE PLACEMENTS HAVE SUFERRED. DO U THINK FOR STUDENTS GRADUATING IN 2025, THE SITUTAION WOULD STILL REMAIN GRIM ??
gagan : There are many factors which are showing a positive growth. If you have a skill set and knowledge , and you learnt thoroughly your course at B school, then I think still you have a better chance than many to count. We also hope that thing will moves forward in a positive direction. Wish you all the Best...

manthan : GD TOPICS FOR XLRI BM AND HR?
gagan : Pl. refer The basic two booklets provided by the centre. You can also visit GWPIE briefcase at SHP. Also attend the sessions provided by the centre...

sudher : @LAKSHMY 98.2% GEM WITH ACADS 9/7/6 AND 3YRS WORK EX. HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY CALLS EXCEPT CAP. WHAT OPTIONS DO I HAVE LEFT WHERE I HAVE GOOD CHANCES OF CONVERTING? EXCEPT THE IITS, IIMM AND IIFT, THANKS
lakshmymenon : MDI Gurgaon, apart from all the CAP colleges. Also the Delhi Univ colleges (DBE, DSE). They're a rung below the top IITs and IIFT but at par with the new IIMs, and the RoI is good.

kallen : WITH SCORE RANGING FROM 145 TO 160 IN TIME MAH CET MOCKS, WHAT PERCENTILE CAN I EXPECT IN ACTUAL EXAM?
lakshmymenon : The first rank holder scored 170 in 2023, so you can expect 99.95+. Good luck

maman : SIR IS THERE MANY SEATS AVAILABLE FOR THE CANDIDATES WHO APPLY THROUGH CMAT?
gagan : Pl. visit the exam website or notification page for more information. You can also find the same on SHP...

sudher : @LAKSHMY UNFORTUNATELY NO MDIG CALL EITHER. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!
lakshmymenon : That's very strange - you should have got a call at 97+! Hope you convert IIFT - it seems to be the best and the most realistic option along with IIT Mumbai and the top CAP colleges.