What is the minimum percentile required in CAT ( OBC category ) to get a call from IIM-K for GD-PI-WAT?

Asked about IIM Kozhikode - Indian Institute of Management - Post Graduate Program in Management (PGPM)

My profile: 10th - 95%, 12th - 97%, Graduation-77% and no work experience .

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Asked by Chaitanya Venkatesh

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Answered by

Mir Noaman Ali | Contributor-Level 10

8 years ago

Hi Chaitanya,
Your academics seem to be nice. If you are a male engineer, I'd suggest that you try to score above 98.5 percentile to have a decent chance of call from IIM-K or even FMS Delhi for that matter.
All the best!!

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Answered by

Abhinav Bura

8 years ago

Your 12th score is good but your graduation score is average so total of these two is (13.57/15) (Considering you are an engineering graduate). This looks good right now, but when you include academic/gender diversity and work experience points in your calculation you find your score to be (13.57/25) (considering you are an engineering graduate) now this does not look that good isn't it. But there is nothing to worry about your CAT score will still have a weightage of 75% and if you can do well in CAT you will surely get a call for GD-PI-WAT from IIM-K.
So, according to me I think, anything above 95 percentile (tentative) should be eno

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Answered by

Manorama Pradhan

8 years ago

The minimum percentile is 80 for OBC category. Try to score 80+ and you shall get a call from IIM-K.

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