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can 70 or 75% in cat exam lead me to iim or non-iim institute


Amrutha 23rd Oct, 2019
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priyaankasarkar Student Expert 23rd Oct, 2019
Dear Amruta, this percentile is good for reserved Categories. But if you belong to General or OBC, you should score nothing less than 90 percentile. IIMs shortlist candidates for the interview stage based on their own criteria, which may be independent of each other. The process may include Written Ability Test, Group Discussion, and Personal Interviews. Performance in the CAT examination is an important component in the admission process. IIMs may additionally use other factors such as the previous academic performance of the candidates, relevant work experience, gender and academic diversity and other similar inputs in shortlisting and ranking of candidates at various stages of the admission process. The processes, academic cut-offs and the weights allocated to the evaluation parameters may vary across IIMs.

CAT SECTIONAL WEIGHTAGE:

IIM AHMEDABAD:

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

IIM BANGALORE:
QA          DLR       VARC Overall
General:      80            80 85               90
NC-OBC:      70            70 75                80
SC:     65             65    70                75
ST:     60             60    60                70
PwD:     50             50 50               60

IIM CALCUTTA:

QA           DLR     VRC        Over All
OPEN:    75             80 80             85
NC-OBC:    65             65 70             75
EWS:    65             65 70              75
SC:    60            60 65             70
ST:    55              55   55             65
PWD:    55             55 55             65

IIM INDORE:
QA           DLR VARC         Overal
General 80              80 80               90
NC-OBC 70              70 70                80
SC 55               55   55                60
ST 45               45   45                 50
PwD 45               45 45                 50

IIM LUCKNOW:

QA           DLR VARC       Overall
General    85             85 85             90
NC-OBC     77             77 77             82
SC    55              55 55              70
ST     50             50 50              65
PwD     50             50 50             65



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