Greetings,

It's good that you have an amazing academic background but to get admission into prestigious universities like IIM, they have their own hurdles to be crossed by a student to get a seat into them. To take admission in IIM, the first stage is appearing for the Common Aptitude Test or CAT Exam conducted by the IIMs.

On clearing the required cut-offs and the composite score, a candidate is called for Written Test/Group Discussion and Personal Interview (PI). The candidate must provide 2 letters of recommendation from people who know them closely for academic and professional validation and admission will be done strictly on the basis of final aggregate.

The CAT cutoff for IIM is typically up to 99 to 100 percentile for General category students which is slightly lower for reserved category students.

All the best!

Hello Aspirant,

As you are a ST candidate so you definitely going to have a reservation benefit in your selection. Now with the academic record you have mentioned in the question if you are able to secure 91+ percentile then you would have good chances to get a call from top IIMs.

To make you more clear let me give you a brief explanation of admission criteria of some top IIMs like IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore.... :-

IIM Ahmedabad

Admission process for IIM Ahmedabad is a two step process. First step is for preliminary screening on the basis of Sectional cut-offs and overall cut-offs along with different rating points for IIM A which are described in the tables below and you need to clear sectional cut-off as well as Overall cut-off :-

Ratings on the basis of class 10th score :-

Rating on the basis of class 12th score :-

Rating scores on the basis of field of graduation and percentage :-

Rating scores on the basis of work experience (if any) :-

** Note that it is nowhere compulsory to have work experience but if you have some experience then do mention it because it will give you some extra points and increase your chances for final shortlisting.

After considering all the ratings on the basis of above discussed factors candidates are shortlisted for Step 2 which is Analytical Writing Test and Personal Interview round.

You can check out complete admission process for IIM A from the link given below :-

https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/iim-ahmedabad-admission-criteria

IIM Bangalore

In IIM B also there is a two stage selection process and the cut-offs are given below :-

For shortlisting of candidates for PI and AWT following weightage is considered by IIM B :-

Note that weightage mentioned is in points and the 40 points of CAT weightage can be bifurcated as follows  :-

• Verbal & Reading Comprehension (VARC) - 14 points
• Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) - 16 points
• Quantitative Aptitude (QA) - 10 points

You can check out complete admission process for IIM B from the link given below :-

https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/iim-bangalore-admission-criteria

Similarly for admission process and complete details of cut-offs for other IIMs kindly check out the link given below :-

https://bschool.careers360.com/articles/iim-admission-criteria

You can also use CAT Pathfinder to predict your chances to get call from different IIMs and non-IIMs :-

https://bschool.careers360.com/pathfinder/cat

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!!

The holidays differ from one college to another and depend on the work load of college but maximum times most of the professors do get holidays on Sundays ,holidays during summer and off during semester holidays.

Yes, professors do get off on government holidays and Sundays, but do check up on it as it might differ from institution to institution.

Hello,

Yes, 99 and 99+ percentile students with a good profile have more chances of getting a call from IIM ABC. The call is based on your profile and it seems to be good then you might get a call. Moreover, you have work experience it will add extra benefits.

Hello Aspirant,

Hope you are doing well...

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) is a group of prestigious management institutions of India. According to the NIRF 2020 report, the top 5 IIMs are:

• IIM, Ahmedabad
• IIM, Bangalore
• IIM, Calcutta
• IIM, Lucknow
• IIM, Kozhikode

These IIMs select candidates based on their performance in the nationally administered Common Admission Test (CAT), performance in the subsequent rounds of Personal Interviews, and past academic performance. Some of the IIMs also give considerable weightage to work experience.

A work experience of 3 to 4 years would be good enough to shield poor academic performance. Additionally, you could take up some certification courses, live projects, internships, etc. All this, along with an exceptionally good CAT score and a good PI performance, can collectively help you land a seat in one of the top IIMs.

IIM Ahmedabad:

https://www.iima.ac.in/web/pgp/apply/

IIM Bangalore:

https://www.iimb.ac.in/pgp-domestic

IIM Calcutta:

https://www.iimcal.ac.in/programs/pgp/admission/admission-policy/admission-procedure-for-domestic-candidates

IIM Lucknow:

http://www.iiml.ac.in/master-business-administration

IIM Kozhikode:

https://www.iimk.ac.in/

Hope this was helpful.

Should there be any other queries, please feel free to ask.

Good Luck!

Hi Aspirant!

The trainees of ACCA work in every sector/organization. As per the ACCA gaining experience eligibility, wherever the candidate work it is important for him/her to look for the opportunities to help them meet their PER and to obtain the 36 months (3 years) experience in a relevant role. In a nutshell, candidate must find/do a job where his/her time is spent on activities and tasks related to accounting, finance, audit and assurance, or in other related technical areas such as taxation, insolvency, and forensic accounting.

And a syou mentioned that you will be doing work in the field of tally and as it is very much related to the finance and accounting, so yes, it will be considered as work experience.

Thankyou!

hi...

If you are a current college student in the pre-final or final year of your graduation/ post-graduation (without any full-time work experience), you are eligible to apply for the Young Leaders Programme (YLP) which gives you a deferred admission to the PGP.

Hi aspirant,

Yes, of course there are several universities in USA & UK that offer admission into MBA program without any work experience , some of these are listed below :-

• UNIVERSITIES IN UNITED KINGDOM

• WEST LONDON UNIVERSITY
• SWANSEA UNIVERSITY
• NORTHAMPTON UNIVERSITY
• CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
• GREENWICH UNIVERSITY

• UNIVERSITIES IN USA

• HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
• STANFORD UNIVERSITY
• SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
• STERN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
• COLUMBIA BUSINESS SCHOOL
• MARSHALL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
• CAREY BUSINESS SCHOOL
• ANDERSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

I hope this helps!!!