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Does 100 percentile ensure a call from IIM Ahmedabad?
No, 100 percentile in CAT doesn’t ensure a interview call. IIM Ahmedabad cutoff stays around 99 percentile. But securing the required CAT cutoff isn’t enough. You will need to meet the other prerequisites as well to get shortlisted for an interview. IIM A puts emphasis on past academics along with the CAT percentile.
Is there a separate shortlist for PGP fabm at IIM Ahmedabad?
Yes, there is a separate shortlist for PGP FABM (Post Graduate Programme in Food and Agribusiness Management) at IIM Ahmedabad. The course primarily prefers students from agriculture, food, and allied courses. However, if a student is from a diverse background and has opted for the course while filling out the CAT form, they may also get shortlisted. There is no surety that all backgrounds will get shortlisted. For instance, it's rare to find a lawyer getting shortlisted for FABM.
I am currently in second year of my engineering and I really wish to do my MBA from IIM Ahmedabad. How can I start now to ensure a good rank in CAT?
You have to ensure a good rank by preparing yourself for the CAT (Common Admission Test) to secure admission to prestigious institutions like IIM Ahmedabad requires careful planning and dedicated effort. You have to follow a few steps to prepare yourself for the exam while you’re in the second year of engineering:
- Understanding the CAT test: Familiarise yourself with the CAT test format, which consists of parts on Quantitative Ability (QA), Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR), and Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC). Recognize the deadlines and grading criteria.
- Time management and exercise: Make smart academic scheduling decisions to provide time for CAT preparation. Set aside a few hours every day or a certain period of time to study for the CAT. Work on time management techniques, take sample examinations and solve CAT question papers from prior years. This will assist you in becoming acquainted with the test structure and help you become more adept at solving problems.
- Join a Coaching Institute: Consider enrolling in a coaching institute for CAT preparation. They can provide structured study plans, access to study materials, and mock tests. However, self-study is also a viable option for motivated students.
- Read Regularly: Develop a habit of reading newspapers, magazines, and books to improve your reading comprehension and vocabulary. This will be beneficial for the VARC section.
- Balance: You must balance both CAT and Engineering at the same time. Graduation should always be your first priority. Complete the engineering tasks, and then move on to CAT practice.
Keep in mind that CAT test achievement needs commitment and a calculated strategy. It's crucial to successfully mix your technical coursework with CAT study. Start early, remain dedicated, and modify your plan as you go along. You may improve your chances of earning a high rank and being admitted to IIM Ahmedabad or other top management colleges by putting out persistent work and thoughtful preparation.
After passing out of IIM Ahmedabad, will I be able to reach to the apex of the corporate world after 15 years of passing out?
IIM Ahmedabad offers excellent career prospects. Students of the institute dominate the management sector all across the country and abroad. Many of the alumni of the institute are working as CEOs and COOs of reputed companies. So, it’s entirely possible to reach the apex of the corporate world after 15 years of graduating.
Does the college from where you did your under graduation really matter in selection process of IIM Ahmedabad?
To some extent, it matters. For instance, if you attended one of the top 20 colleges in your field, you will stand out.
Please keep in mind that the selection process is a way of finding students who are good at certain things. So you might be good at co-curricular or extracurricular activities that set you apart. It is possible to be overlooked if you have graduated from an average college. Because of your other qualities, the interviewers and admissions committee are interested in you.
When you look at any given batch of IIM students, you will notice that they come from a variety of backgrounds, talents, and colleges. Remember that not all IITians convert to IIMA, and not every IIMA student is an IITian.
How good is IIM Lucknow as compared to IIM A, B, C, and ISB for Consulting and Network Building?
In India, IIM Lucknow is worth far more than ISB, particularly in MNCs and finance/marketing jobs.
The talk of a consulting and network-building pedigree revolves more around their flagship PGPX program and their tentacles in Microsoft and Cisco, both of which recognize the limited role of an MBA in their industry and provide well-defined jumps to ISB graduates back on campus. In the last 2-3 years, IIM Lucknow has done fairly well in global placements, and the sky is the limit for the right student.
It is clear that your decision should be motivated by your prospects of performance at either campus and should be carefully considered.
It is true that those who can balance pressures and perform consistently have an advantage when it comes to placements on campus. Also, mobility in the industry should matter without the help of your b-school label and should be about your performance on the job in making friends. Students from each campus meet everyone on an equal footing in the industry.
Only if you accepted a different field in your campus placement or were assigned a backroom job will you face unequal pressure, as neither pedigree allows you much mobility.
Which books are useful to crack cat and get into IIM Ahmedabad?
First and foremost,start your preparation early on.
Begin with coaching material from TIME or Career Launcher. The books from these two coaching institutes are good. Apart from the study material from coaching centers, here’s a list of books which will prepare you well for CAT-
- QUANTS- “How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for CAT”
- LOGICAL REASONING- “How to Prepare for Logical Reasoning for CAT”
- ENGLISH- “How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for CAT”
- VOCAB- “Word Power Made Easy”
- PREVIOUS PAPERS- “Previous Years CAT Solved Papers”
Try to solve each question from these books, and do not waste your time on any more books/notes than the ones prescribed above. Buy the latest edition books. If you live in Delhi NCR, you can buy coaching study material in NAI-SARAK (chawri bazar metro station) for less than Rs. 1000.
Prepare well for CAT, and you are sure to get into the top IIMs, even IIM Ahmedabad.
Can I get into IIM Ahmedabad if I have scored 77 % in 10 and 80% in 12?
To know where you stand let’s discuss the cutoff of IIM Ahmedabad.
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Particulars |
Cutoff |
|
Verbal and Reading Comprehension Percentile Rank (PVRC) |
70 |
|
Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning Percentile Rank (PDILR) |
70 |
|
Quantitative Aptitude Percentile Rank (PQA) |
70 |
|
Overall Percentile and Rank (PT) |
80 |
Considering your profile you have an average past academic record. To compensate for it you need to gain work experience and work hard for CAT.
If IIM KI is 8/10 (ABC being 10/10) where does IIM Shillong and IIM Trichy stand?
Here are my ratings for the IIMs
- IIM Ahmedabad Bangalore Calcutta: 10
- IIM Lucknow: 9
- IIM Kozhikode and Indore: 7.9
- Other second-generation IIMs: 7.6
- New third generation IIMs: 6.8
The above rankings have been done on the basis of age, placements, and research. I don’t think these factors are enough to rank IIMs.
Another major parameter of comparison is the duration of the establishment.
- First generation: (est before 1984) Ahmedabad Bangalore Calcutta Lucknow
- Second generation: (est. before 2000) Indore and Kozhikode
- Third generation: (est. around 2009) - Ranchi, Raipur, Rohtak, Trichy, Udaipur, Kashipur, Shillong
- Fourth Generation: New IIMs (after 2014) - 7 IIMs
Most of the FT rankings and online rankings are based on this parameter. In reality, every IIM has top-notch faculty, infrastructure and placements m. Yet the new IIMs will take some time to reach the top.
What are the pros and cons of each of the IIM Ahmedabad and the IIM Calcutta? Which is better?
For some reason, many MBAs, as well as at least half of recruiters, believe that is the primary trade to pursue as an MBA.
Most recruiters are aware that IIM Calcutta is not particularly strong in finance (despite popular belief). The IIM C aura, on the other hand, has been carrying it, and the quant-heavy students from IITs prefer to load up on Bong Kolkata when they give up CAT in the pre-final year and choose the easy option. IIMC placements are notoriously shoddy, and due to the chilled campus name, they frequently load up on bottom feeders in the bottom half of the placement, as a result of which they produce more techs and outsourcing managers left behind in India offices than any other IIM campus.
IIM Ahmedabad graduates end up in jobs where they like to manage uncertainty in entrepreneurial roles, and they have had a significant chunk of bottom feeders in every other batch because their entrepreneurs are almost never confused with well-funded start-up entrepreneurs until they are. However, given this history and IIM Bangalore's management of many global placements, IIMB has, in my opinion, become the undisputed leader in Finance and Consulting placements, leaving the competition far behind. Most rankings make it painfully clear, and the proof of the pudding is in the eating. IIMA remains the number one Indian MBA school for CEOs and those aspiring to be CEOs.
A behavioral model will require awareness of how you will cope with things like peer pressure, and less academic pressure, which is a uniform thing, in order to choose between Ahmedabad, Bangalore, and Calcutta. This entails determining whether you will be able to be a confident leader in 6 months on that Campus. If you are capable of doing so, choose that Campus over others. Choose Bangalore if you know you need an I banking job. Stay in Calcutta if you know you've always been nerdier than others. Choose A if you know you can make it without reading through a lot of paper. If you are certain that you will be able to fly high, locational preferences abound for both mundane and interesting reasons.
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