Should I prepare for CAT if my academic profile is not good? And, where can I get admission ?

My academic profile is not good as compared to others, I got only 69% in 10th, 59.6% in 12th and 63.4% in graduation BE (mechanical.) Also, I passed out my graduation in 2010 & having a work experience of 53 months. Kindly help me out whereI can get admission if I'' score 90 percentile in CAT?

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Ashish Joseph | Contributor-Level 9

9 years ago

Yes, you should. Work hard and aim for the top 15 institutes. Your academics can be overshadowed with a great CAT score and a brilliant interview.

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Nitin Deshmukh | Scholar-Level 17

9 years ago

You have a good working experience, it would be a good option if you opt for 1-year executive MBA course. You can opt for GMAT and try to get into 1-year course offered by ISB-Hyderabad, Great Lakes or IIMs.

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