Hello aspirant,

It's okay if you don't have a work experience. Not having a work experience cannot be the only reason for a candidate not getting into IIM. All the IIMs take admission on the basis of cat percentile. Weightage is also given to 10th, 12th and graduation marks.. Since you haven't mentioned the other details i cannot say what are your chances for getting into IIMs. Also if you are focussing on IIMs, so you must atleast get 96+ percentile in CAT.

All the best

Dear Harish, the CAT sectional weightage for each IIM for SC Catrgory is as follows:


                                       QA        DLR       VRC        Overall

IIM Ahmedabad          60           60          60             70

IIM Bangalore             65           65          70             75

IIM Calcutta                60           60          65             70

IIM Indore                    55           55         55              70    

IIM Lucknow               55             55        55             70

IIM Kozikhode            50           50          50              65

These are the sectional weightages. But each IIM has its own selection procedure after shortlisting from CAT score.

IIM Ahmedabad uses this formula for 10th and 12th classes:

10th Rating:

Percent score         Rating Score

<= 55                                   1

> 55 and <= 60                  2

> 60 and <= 70                  3

> 70 and <= 80                  5

> 80 and <= 90                  8

> 90                                    10

For Bachelor's this scale is used:

Percent score      Rating Score
<= 55                             1
> 55 and <= 60            2
> 60 and <= 62            3
> 62 and <= 65            5
> 65 and <= 70            8
> 70                             10

Minimum cut offs for Average percent of marks scores:


Stream in 12th             Cut off for SC Category

Science                                         70


From each Academic sectors top 5% from each stream and each Category will be short listed. It might be 32 for SC Category.

After shortlisting the Candidates, the selected Candidates will have to go through WAT and PI rounds. Selection at this stage will strictly be based on the shortlisting of the candidates done separately for each Category ) on the basis of their Final Composite Score. . The numbers selected in different reservation categories will be in proportions mandated by law.

Personal Interview Multiplication Factor (PIF) = 0.50

AWT Multiplication Factor (AWTF) = 0.10

CAT Score Multiplication Factor for Final Composite Score (CATF_FCS) = 0.25

Application Rating Multiplication Factor for Final Composite Score (ARF_FCS) = 0.15


After the AWT & PI round, admission offers are made by IIMA to successful candidates. The final selection is based on a diverse set of attributes which includes performance in CAT, performance in AWT & PI, academic, co-curricular and extra-curricular achievements, work experience, etc.

So for IIM A, it should be nothing less than 85-90%.

IIM Bangalore:

For all the Candidates shortlisted, the 10th and 12th board results are initially adjusted by dividing each such score by 90th percentile score of that board. And then an adjusted score is calculated for the Bachelor's degree for each of the candidates based on the final scores obtained by the candidate are used for the Bachelor's degree and professional degrees. For example,
CAT = 40
10th board = 20
12th board = 10
Bachelors = 20
Gender Diversity = 2
Work Experience = 8
The 40 points for CAT are derived from the performance in each of the three sections as follows:
Verbal & Reading Comprehension - 14 points
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning - 16 points Quantitative Aptitude - 10 points.

Here as well, your score should be nothing less than 85%.

IIM Calcutta:

And the final selection is based on:
CAT 2020 Score:  30
Personal Interview:  48
Written Ability Test: 10
Academic Diversity:  04
Work Experience:  08
Total: 100

You need to score atleast 80%.

IIM Indore:

Candidates are shortlisted using the merit list generated based on Composite score.
Composite score is calculated as follows:
10th Standard: 36*[Z Candidate-Z min/Z max- Z min]
12th Standard: 40*[Z Candidate-Z min/Z max- Z min]
CAT 2019 score: 20*[Candidate's overall score /Highest CAT score]
Gender Diversity Factor: = 4 for female applicants
=0 for other applicants
Composite score= sum of the above scores
Now coming to the final selection, the computation of final composite score is considered as follows:
10th Standard: 10*[Z Candidate-Z min/Z max- Z min]

12th Standard: 10*[Z Candidate-Z min/Z max- Z min]

CAT 2019 score: 20*[Candidate's overall score /Highest CAT score]

WAT score: 20*[Z Candidate -Z min/ Z max-Z min]

PI score: 40* [Z Candidate-Z min/Z max-Z min]

So here, your score needs to be atleast 75-80%.

IIM Lucknow:

For being shortlisted for Written Ability Test and Personal Interview, the following chart is followed on a composite score of 100:
Scaled CAT Score: 60
12th marks: 10
Graduation: 10
Work Experience: 10
Diversity Factor for Academics: 5
Diversity Factor for Gender: 5
Method of scoring can be found on the official website. Those candidates who are eligible after these 2 rounds are called for Written Ability and Personal Interview Test. The final score is calculated based on this scale:
Common Admission Test: 30
Academic Performance (12th + Graduation): 5+5
Diversity Factor (DF academics +DF gender): 5
Work Experience: 5
Writing Ability Test: 10
Personal Interview: 40
Final Score: 100

IIM Lucknow needs nothing less than 85%.

IIM Kozikhide:

Component Weight
CAT 2020 Index Score: 75%
Class XII Percentage: 20%
Academic Diversity Factor: 5%

The short-listed candidates will have to appear for a WAT followed by a PI. IIM Kozhikode will conduct the PI and WAT.
In this process, the candidates will be writing an essay and a professional resume, which will be followed by the PI. The essay topic will be announced at the venue just before the WAT. The professional resume will be evaluated on length and depth of work experience, quality of academic and professional qualifications, managerial and leadership attributes and exceptional academic, co-curricular and
extracurricular achievements of the candidates. During the PI, the panel will evaluate the academic efforts and disposition, general awareness and social disposition, attitude and personality. You will need 75%.

Dear Ali,   IIM Ahmedabad is one of the top IIMs and so their fees too is high. IIM Ahmedabad has a Need Based Scholarship scheme to complement various scholarships provided by the Industry and Government. Thr scholarship amount is dependant on various factors such as gross annual income, ownership of assets and no.of dependants in the family. The applications are invited every year in July/August. Many commercial and financial institutions provide bank loans as well. To get into IIM Ahmedabad, this should be your route:

CAT SECTIONAL WEIGHTAGE:

                                 QA         DLR         VARC          Overall
General:                   70          70              70                 80
NC-OBC/Trans:      65           65             65                 75
SC:                            60          60             60                 70
ST:                            50         50             50                   60
PwD-UR,OBC,SC: 60           60            60                   70
PwD: ST:                50            50            50                  60

10th Rating:

Percent score           Rating Score

<= 55                                     1

> 55 and <= 60                    2

> 60 and <= 70                    3

> 70 and <= 80                   5

> 80 and <= 90                   8

> 90                                     10

The same rating score is used for 12th Science /Commerce Streams.

Work Experience in Months as on July:  Rating Score

< 12 months                                                           0

>= 12 and <= 36 months MF * (number of months of work experience  11)

> 36 months                                                           5

Work-experience Multiplication Factor (MF) = 0.20

Minimum cut offs for Average percent of marks scores:


Stream in 12th   UR   NC- OBC/Trans  SC   ST   PWD  PWD ST

Commerce          77             72                 67   62      67       62

From each Academic sectors top 5% from each stream and each Category will be short listed. It might look like:


Category                                          Upper Limit

General                                                   100

NC-OBC-cum-transgender                   57

SC                                                             32

ST                                                             16

PwD                                                           6

After shortlisting the Candidates, the selected Candidates will have to go through WAT and PI rounds. Selection at this stage will strictly be based on the shortlisting of the candidates done separately for each Category ) on the basis of their Final Composite Score. . The numbers selected in different reservation categories will be in proportions mandated by law.

Personal Interview Multiplication Factor (PIF) = 0.50

AWT Multiplication Factor (AWTF) = 0.10

CAT Score Multiplication Factor for Final Composite Score (CATF_FCS) = 0.25

Application Rating Multiplication Factor for Final Composite Score (ARF_FCS) = 0.15


After the AWT & PI round, admission offers are made by IIMA to successful candidates. The final selection is based on a diverse set of attributes which includes performance in CAT, performance in AWT & PI, academic, co-curricular and extra-curricular achievements, work experience, etc.

Hello,


Here is the list of top 10 Management institutes in India :

Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad
Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore
Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta
Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow
Indian Institute of Technology, (IIT) Bombay
Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee
Xavier Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur

I hope this helps.

Dear Rahul, you have to apply for each College and each IIM separately. Because their selection process is independent.  Because CAT exam will be held at different slots, CAT scores will be normalised to ensure equivalence in the difficulty levels of the exams for both slots. IIM Kozikhode will normalise the CAT scores using percentile equivalence. Adjustment of location and scale differences of score distributions across different norms and then scores will be normalised. The 20 IIMS and all the Participating Institutions will announce their Cut offs. The cut off is prepared after checking various factors. MBA aspirants will have to apply separately to all the Colleges that accept CAT scores. While CAT score remains the main criteria for selection, IIMs also consider other factors like previous academic performance, work experience, gender and Academic diversity. These scores will be then converted into percentiles for shortlisting and selection purposes. These scores will be then converted into percentiles for shortlisting and selection purposes.

IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Calcutta and IIM Bangalore conduct their admission process separately.


The newly established IIMs follow a Common Admission Process which is also called CAP. The shortlisted candidates will have to appear for a Common Written Ability Test and Personal Interview Rounds. A separate Institute wise merit list will be prepared and this merit list will be declared based on individual admission and selection criteria.


IIM Sirmaur, IIM Jammu, IIM Nagpur will release their own merit list according to the CAT score or percentile and profile of the Candidate. There are no further rounds for these Institutions

But other Top B Schools and Other Participating Institutions release their cut offs post the declaration of CAT scores.

For shortlisting for WAT and PI rounds, each I stitution has its own criteria. For example, IIM Lucknow follows this method:

Scaled CAT Score: 60
12th marks: 10
Graduation: 10
Work Experience: 10
Diversity Factor for Academics: 5
Diversiry Factor for Gender: 5

And for final selection, the scores in WAT and PI are also given weightage. The final merit list is prepared and admissions are conducted. For Institutions which do not have WAT and PI rounds, it is direct admissions. Again it all depends on the Institution you want to take admission in.

Hello vishal

NMIMS are good colleges and it depends for example you can say its equivalent with JNU,MANIPAL but yes below IIMs,but it is equivalent to other colleges and MBA degree from NMIMS will impact your future and can help you make your career better.

I hope it helps