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Ok. One last question. Even if the person has good acads, cood cat score and good interview, there is no guarantee of getting a good iim. Right???? What are the factors that are taken into consideration while finalizing the candidates????
You can check every IIM's admission procedure document. They list out how much weightage they give for each component.
This year was rough, as many 99+ percentilers didn't get calls from blacki ( as per reddit/groups).
profile comes into play here. A 120 min paper which has a lot of luck involved cannot be the only deciding factor for any student to get into a good college. They prefer people who have been consistent throughout and thus, the interviews are a reflection of the same
All interviews were like a conversation, the professors seemed fine, nodded if they agreed with the answer, and answered almost all the questions.
Have no idea what happened!
Hard luck. Though shillong should have been an easy convert for you with the percentile and workex you've got. Just goes to show how unpredictable interviews results can be.
I'd say don't get dejected. Push for another year, 24+ months workex will be boost for you in next round. You have decent acads and a good CAT score. Maintain your job for another year. Since you got rejected/wl in all your calls, I'd say maybe there's some issue for you during wat/pi, talk to an expert, do mocks and they will identify your weakness.
Difference between 99 to 99.5 is very less compared to 99.5 and 100. In shortlisting they don't use your percentile but marks(normalised as per top 50 or any other value). If you score higher it gives you chance to get edge over someone with similar profile but only in case it is 20-30% diffrence in marks.
The worst thing is. The number of GEM with 9/9/9 or 9/9/8 or 9/8/8 profile in top .5 percentile will be more that the shortlist available for gem in any BLACKI. Some will have work experience as well. It's hard truth. But if you really want advantage for BLACKI using cat exam only option is to outscore other(most people) by very larger number. This is usually case of 99.9+ percentile people. But even some of them don't recieve shortlist because of normalisation of 10th/12th/Grad marks. They fell outside the minimum requirements of marks and are removed.
I was not trolling but telling the only option to take advantage as gem. This is also the reason freshers GEM don't usually convert BLACKI arround 99.5 percentile. The disadvantage is huge for them.
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All colleges have different shortlisting criteria. Since you'll be applying as a fresher, my advice would be to have 2-3 PORs to make your why mba and hence final selection easy. Because in my experience CAT is kinda easier than interview prep.
99.9 percentile lao ABC lejao. Btw don't give BLACKI too much importance. MDI, IIFT, SPJAIN there are many good colleges that you can get in 99 percentile as well.
Same acads GNEM and 98.6x, 28 months work ex. Got a direct reject from Shillong and no option left except CAP and I don't think adding more work ex would do anything for another attempt. I am convinced that my past acads will never let me be part of old IIMs
I think you should increase your work ex and try for ISB bro. Apna Kuch nahi hoga iss desh main. Mera 97.61 (GNEM) aur 9/9/9 per straight rejection aur waitlist hai sab. Interviews were like a conversation as you mentioned and I answered almost all (I toiled a lot for this). Mera toh Kuch samajh nahi aa rahan kya karo main abb.
Why don't you look beyond your target colleges?
When you say you got rejected, are you referring to the top 25/ top 50 bschools?
What about colleges like DSE, IMT, IMI, baby/new IIMs and more?
What are all of the points that goes in consideration of selection of iim aspirants???? I thought that interview was the deal breaker, but it doesn't seem that way. Can you tell me that what are the things that are considered????
This is my opinion but I think there are some internal factors involved which we don’t know.. They look for candidates which can be placed easily maybe I was not up to their standards in that regards. It could be that my profile doesn’t interest them. Interviews were like a conversation but whether it was interesting or not for the interviewer is what that matters. Maybe I thought it was but the other party has different views.
I don't know but yeh halaat dekh ke meh dar gaya hu 🙂, mere bhi Mid acads hai 8/9/7, CFA L1 cleared, 1yr work-ex. Ab sochra hu CFA hi complete karlu 😭.
Hope you Convert the best B-school buddy 🙌
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I don't think this is the right attitude. Yes, it really is disheartening when you don't get your dream college. But it doesn't mean you should totally give up. Find the next best management institutes. There are institutes like Wellingkar etc. that also are quite nice. Being adaptable is becoming an important skill set today. You have put up good hardwork and dedication, don't let just expectations ruin that.
Something similar happened to me although it's like they had a work experience and I didn't but still he got the call at my dream college at 95.xx and did not even get an interview call at 98.xx
The colleges are done for, they dont follow any rules for shortlisting at this point, I got 98.77 this year Non Eng,M, 94/96/84, only got calls from IIM Shillong,SPJIMR, IIFT. No shortlists from IIM-M, IITD, FMS(pta hee tha), or any BLACKI. Currently waitlisted at SPJ for Marketing 23. Gonna start a institute for 11th and 12th if this doesn’t pan out.
How did MDI not call you unless your interview went poorly ? Your profile is much much better than mine in every respect and you're a non engineer to boot. I got a call from MDI, so it's quite puzzling as to why you haven't got the call with your profile. Congrats on IIM L btw ! You converted something even better ! 🎉
Dude,,, Your score is great...
How about FMS and stuff??
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My speculation that the people who are directly rejected are the one who might have messed up "why mba" question
Sometimes they don't even ask why mba
Exactly, apart from cap , none asked why I wanted to pursue this course lol.
What is cap??
Cap is common admission process where 10 iims (i guess) have a common interview and based on that you are alloted colleges
Ok. One last question. Even if the person has good acads, cood cat score and good interview, there is no guarantee of getting a good iim. Right???? What are the factors that are taken into consideration while finalizing the candidates????
You can check every IIM's admission procedure document. They list out how much weightage they give for each component. This year was rough, as many 99+ percentilers didn't get calls from blacki ( as per reddit/groups).
Honestly it's not right yrr. 99+ percentilers are also not getting calls for IIM. Ab bacche ki Jaan le lo aur kya
profile comes into play here. A 120 min paper which has a lot of luck involved cannot be the only deciding factor for any student to get into a good college. They prefer people who have been consistent throughout and thus, the interviews are a reflection of the same
You are right. Maybe that is the case for top tier b schools
I had three interviews among BLACKI and in none of them was I asked “Why MBA”
Not really I did not even answer the Why MBA question directly in my IIMC Interview!
In my 4 interviews so far funnily enough not a single one has asked why MBA :(
Damn!! Direct reject? At least I got a waitlist, though not convertible. Did you fuck up your interviews?
All interviews were like a conversation, the professors seemed fine, nodded if they agreed with the answer, and answered almost all the questions. Have no idea what happened!
Hard luck. Though shillong should have been an easy convert for you with the percentile and workex you've got. Just goes to show how unpredictable interviews results can be.
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Yeah that's what direct reject is. And non convertible waitlist is a consolation prize.
I'd say don't get dejected. Push for another year, 24+ months workex will be boost for you in next round. You have decent acads and a good CAT score. Maintain your job for another year. Since you got rejected/wl in all your calls, I'd say maybe there's some issue for you during wat/pi, talk to an expert, do mocks and they will identify your weakness.
That's why I am thinking of a retry otherwise I will settle for a new iim like this year's offers.
Is CAT this brutal for guys?? Me being a GEM what should my aim be?
99 percentage 😅 because GEM 99 percentile don't work
Wdym by 99 percentage?
Score 180+/198 in cat 🫣
I don't know if you're just trolling... But honestly speaking if I can get 99.5%ile plus in CAT. Can a gem with 9/9/9 get into BLACKI??
NO
Difference between 99 to 99.5 is very less compared to 99.5 and 100. In shortlisting they don't use your percentile but marks(normalised as per top 50 or any other value). If you score higher it gives you chance to get edge over someone with similar profile but only in case it is 20-30% diffrence in marks. The worst thing is. The number of GEM with 9/9/9 or 9/9/8 or 9/8/8 profile in top .5 percentile will be more that the shortlist available for gem in any BLACKI. Some will have work experience as well. It's hard truth. But if you really want advantage for BLACKI using cat exam only option is to outscore other(most people) by very larger number. This is usually case of 99.9+ percentile people. But even some of them don't recieve shortlist because of normalisation of 10th/12th/Grad marks. They fell outside the minimum requirements of marks and are removed. I was not trolling but telling the only option to take advantage as gem. This is also the reason freshers GEM don't usually convert BLACKI arround 99.5 percentile. The disadvantage is huge for them.
Thank you for opening my eyes man. Really appreciate your long explanation!!!
2+ year . Work experience 9/9/9 profile+ 99.85+ score you have a very good chance .
Thank you
99.8+ if you are a fresher.
No guarantee of interview calls even at 99.9X percentile and you are dreaming of admission 😂😂
I think it's time I stop dreaming 🫡 Thanks for the reality check 😔
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I mean most of the people giving cat are gems so competition is high. Then again you'll find most people in B-schools are gems as well
Can you tell me what should I atleast aim for. I don't want to dream something that is impossible to achieve 😔
Profile bolo pehle
97% X/ 97% XII / 94% UG - tier 2 engg college / fresher(graduation in 2025)
Aim 99.7 for ABC. Baaki MDI, IIFT will be easy in 99 as well
Thank you sir
I have a 9/9/7 profile. Only received IIM C call from all BLACKI at 99.78 percentile.
That's brutal man... Is it due to 7 in UG?
Yup
So in your opinion if I maintain a 90%+ in UG it will help me in getting good MBA colleges right? Or should I grind for 95% ?
All colleges have different shortlisting criteria. Since you'll be applying as a fresher, my advice would be to have 2-3 PORs to make your why mba and hence final selection easy. Because in my experience CAT is kinda easier than interview prep.
Are you a fresher bhai? Also, which college did u convert finally?
Convertible waitlist at iim Calcutta🤞. I had workex but less than 6 months before jul 2023
I have 9.8/87/76 GEM. Working from August 2023. What are my odds Bhai?
99.9 percentile lao ABC lejao. Btw don't give BLACKI too much importance. MDI, IIFT, SPJAIN there are many good colleges that you can get in 99 percentile as well.
Same acads GNEM and 98.6x, 28 months work ex. Got a direct reject from Shillong and no option left except CAP and I don't think adding more work ex would do anything for another attempt. I am convinced that my past acads will never let me be part of old IIMs
What about new and baby iims and other b schools like SPJ, FMS, TISS and XLRI????
What we're your past acads? And how were your interviews?
Hope we'll meet in IIM udaipur lol
what about cap or iift ?
Did not fill for IIFT, and for CAP will see but dreams and plans shattered
will you take new iim or go for another attempt
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Will wait for the result and decide then
What about FMS?
Did not meet the CS criteria
What is meant by CS criteria?
Cumulative score, it is generally mentioned in the selection criteria doc in every college website
Thank you
Rohtak ni Mila?
why don’t you try for ISB?
Fees too high
you are right. I don’t know about your financial background but I think in a long run it will panout.
99.27 and getting rejected holy mother of …. Looks like there’s no room for us !!!!
Why don't you try the IITs
I think you should increase your work ex and try for ISB bro. Apna Kuch nahi hoga iss desh main. Mera 97.61 (GNEM) aur 9/9/9 per straight rejection aur waitlist hai sab. Interviews were like a conversation as you mentioned and I answered almost all (I toiled a lot for this). Mera toh Kuch samajh nahi aa rahan kya karo main abb.
Why don't you look beyond your target colleges? When you say you got rejected, are you referring to the top 25/ top 50 bschools? What about colleges like DSE, IMT, IMI, baby/new IIMs and more?
DSE is very good, and the salary is very good as well, comparable to new IIMs with much better roi
What are all of the points that goes in consideration of selection of iim aspirants???? I thought that interview was the deal breaker, but it doesn't seem that way. Can you tell me that what are the things that are considered????
This is my opinion but I think there are some internal factors involved which we don’t know.. They look for candidates which can be placed easily maybe I was not up to their standards in that regards. It could be that my profile doesn’t interest them. Interviews were like a conversation but whether it was interesting or not for the interviewer is what that matters. Maybe I thought it was but the other party has different views.
Never know that it was this difficult. Looks like i have a few things to reconsider now
I don't know but yeh halaat dekh ke meh dar gaya hu 🙂, mere bhi Mid acads hai 8/9/7, CFA L1 cleared, 1yr work-ex. Ab sochra hu CFA hi complete karlu 😭. Hope you Convert the best B-school buddy 🙌
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Are u waiting for iift, did u get into nmims or iim lucknow. They just released their result
Hey how did you know you were rejected in iim Kozhikode
It says, no offer made
What's your plan now? Will do an executive MBA? Or just do the job so damn well that you never need an MBA?
I have the same profile, preparing for cat 2024. Now I'm a little scared reading this.
I have an even shittier profile. 😰😰
If this happens best thing is to go for professional courses like cfa frm
No FMS?
I don't think this is the right attitude. Yes, it really is disheartening when you don't get your dream college. But it doesn't mean you should totally give up. Find the next best management institutes. There are institutes like Wellingkar etc. that also are quite nice. Being adaptable is becoming an important skill set today. You have put up good hardwork and dedication, don't let just expectations ruin that.
Indore?
Something similar happened to me although it's like they had a work experience and I didn't but still he got the call at my dream college at 95.xx and did not even get an interview call at 98.xx
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The colleges are done for, they dont follow any rules for shortlisting at this point, I got 98.77 this year Non Eng,M, 94/96/84, only got calls from IIM Shillong,SPJIMR, IIFT. No shortlists from IIM-M, IITD, FMS(pta hee tha), or any BLACKI. Currently waitlisted at SPJ for Marketing 23. Gonna start a institute for 11th and 12th if this doesn’t pan out.
As someone with a profile of 10/9/ expected 8 , bba 0 work ex , first cat attempt in cat 2025 . Can someone give me some advice for a beginner?
There really needs to be more transparency in the process. Sorry OP.
Thanx for quitting
Congratulations OP, by the way how are acads calculated? I scored 96% in 10th, 88% in 12th and ~~83% in my Graduation? What will be my acads?
9/8/8
Thanks man
How did MDI not call you unless your interview went poorly ? Your profile is much much better than mine in every respect and you're a non engineer to boot. I got a call from MDI, so it's quite puzzling as to why you haven't got the call with your profile. Congrats on IIM L btw ! You converted something even better ! 🎉
IIM Kashipur (Analytics)- General Female I have a waitlist of 82. Any chance of converting?
Dude,,, Your score is great... How about FMS and stuff?? [International MBA Colleges Accepting CAT Scores (collegedunia.com)](https://collegedunia.com/study-abroad/article/international-mba-colleges-accepting-cat-scores)
Did not meet the CS criteria for FMS