Does reputation of undergrad college really matter if I have good CGPA in graduation and good CAT score?

Will I still be accepted in Iims Xlri Fms if I have not done my under graduation from Srcc or sscbs or even IIT but from Symbiosis IPU or any other tier2 business school.

1.1K Views|Posted 5 years ago
Asked by Avi Jain
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Dinesh upadhyay
5 years ago
Undergrad college matter for selection IIMs and FMS but not a single criteria. It more depend on 10th, 12th, graduation Mark's, achievements and test score, etc. It also depends a lot on GD /PI score. IIM, XLRI, FMS are not the end there are many good B-schools.

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