How much CAT percentile is required for admission in MBA? Do they consider X, XII and graduation marks?
Asked about Department of Management Sciences, Pune University (PUMBA) - Master of Business Administration (MBA)
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Hi Sagnik, you first need 50% in graduation to be eligible for PUMBA.
Also, scores of all different national exams required to get into PUMBA is around 97 percentile. -
If you want to take admission in IIM you need to score above 97 percentile and above 55% in graduation. -
Answered by
Amol Chopade MBA ++ Student at PUMBA University of pune | Contributor-Level 10
7 years agoYou should have at least 97 percentile in CAT to get admission as OMS candidate. But you can give the MAH- MBA-CET too for getting admission in PUMBA which is easier than CAT.
They don't consider the Xth and XIIth percentage but you should have at least 50% in graduation which is the eligibility criteria for getting admission in MBA. If you have any doubt comment below. -
All India examinations scores are generally taken at a cutoff of above 97 percentile. You should be scoring not less than 50% in graduation. -
You should score above 97% in CAT. 10th, 12th and Graduation marks are required to fulfill your eligibility criteria for CAT examination. -
The minimum eligibility criteria of is 50% (45% for reserved category) in graduation is required for admission in PUMBA. For Maharashtra candidates, students have to qualify MH-CET exam. For Outside Maharashtra candidates (OMS), students can apply through CAT/MAT/ATMA/XAT/MH-CET. For CAT, the cut-off is more than 99 percentile. All the best!
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Usually more than 95 percentile is required in CAT. For more details on cut offs, go to http://dtemaharashtra.gov.in/ and have a look at previous years cut off.
Answering about X XII graduation marks, they are considered. Minimum 50% score is required in graduation. For more details on eligibility criteria visit http://www.pumba.in/programs/mba-plus-eligibility.htm -
Answered by
Manish Gadekar MBA , Department of Management Sciences PUMBA | Guide-Level 12
7 years agoHello Sagnik, thanks for the A2A.
Actually, for admission purpose, we have 2 categories in Pumba one is MS which takes CET scores and other is OMS candidates which take CAT, MAT or national entrance score. It's actually really difficult to get on basis of National entrance score so I would really advise you to appear for Maharashtra CET as well. Coming back to your query, it's 99 percentile for General and somewhat 98 to 98.50 for others. Very stringent competition as Pumba is the topmost management institution. Infact even through the normal MHCET entrance, you will need 98+ percentile. So please work hard in next 2.5 months and get a...more
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