I'm a below average student got only 50% in Bachelors. If I get good percentile in CAT, will I get short listed in top B-Schools?

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Asked by Vignesh P
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Bharat Debbarma
6 years ago
It depends on which college you apply and the criteria out there. If you are applying in Christ University you may be shortlisted but if you apply in NIT-A, you might not be. So, after all it depends on the college you are applying. GDPI and what also matter to get admission thus apply in the colleg

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Piyush Sahu
6 years ago
If you are much higher in CAT around 98% -99 %. You will get a call.

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parvez shaikh
6 years ago
Yes, you can score well. Prepare for entrance test and work hard in you analytical skills, and try giving mock test of entrance test to score good.

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6 years ago
Yes, you can make it to B-Schools if you do well in CAT.

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Swapnaneel Bhuiya
6 years ago
Well, it's difficult if college's shortlist on the basis of academics and CAT percentile both, but there are some colleges which consider only CAT score for shortlisting. But, make sure you have exactly 50 or more than 50% in graduation, because it is an eligibility criterion for MBA.

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Amol Chopade
8 years ago
Well, it's difficult if colleges shortlist on the basis of academics and CAT percentile both but there are some colleges which consider only CAT score for shortlisting. But make sure you have exactly 50 or more than 50% in graduation because it is an eligibility criterion for MBA.

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