It's a bit tough and long process.

1. First of all you give CAT exam. For giving CAT exam eligibility criteria is to have above 50% in 10th, 12tg and graduation for general, OBC category and 45% for SC/ST category.

2. After the results are announced based on your records and performance you are called for WSAT and interview round. For other private colleges you need to apply separately as your data is only shared by IIMs. This first list is made on your aggregate score which comprises of many factors such as CAT marks, 10th, 12th, graduation percentage, work experience, engineer or non engineer, gender with different weightages for different colleges.

3. After your interview round again a new and final list is made with different parameters this time including marks of interview and WSAT with different weightage for different colleges is made. Generally in final list interview and WSAT has highest weightage.

4. With the final merit list top students are offered to join their institution. If you are not in on top merit list then you will be given a rank in waiting list which moves up as students above you rejects the offer.
This list moves on with a few rounds until all seats are filled.

All the best for your preparations and exams l!!

Step 1: Fill CAT and clear it.
Step 2: Appear for GD, PI for colleges
Step 3: on clearance of gd and pi, colleges will send out invitation mails. Do the needful mentioned in the mail.

On successful completion of above, you will find yourself admitted to a b-school

Common Admission Test (CAT) is a management entrance exam conducted which is the qualifying exam for getting into an IIM.

CAT is conducted for admissions in Postgraduate Business Administration Programme and other programs in various IIMs and other B-Schools accepting CAT. Since 2009 CAT is conducted as a Computer Based Test. The pattern of CAT is as follows: Quantitative Ability (QA) section will be having arithmetic problems. There will be 34 Questions in QA Section. DILR Section comprises of the calculation intensive portion including Graphs, charts , tables etc. This section will have total of 32 Questions. VRC section of CAT Exam includes RCs, Para Jumbled questions, grammar etc.This section will have total of 34 Questions.

After the CAT results are declared IIMs conduct further rounds of selection that includes WAT and Personal Interview. The scores of all these as well as your CAT score will decide your selection in an IIM.

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