What is the required percentile in CAT for an OBC category candidate to get an admission call from IIM-Ahmedabad, Bangalore or Kolkata?

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Akshat Raj | Contributor-Level 8

8 years ago

Sorry to say this, but there is no minimum percentile, it depends on your past marks and also, your peers. As a cumulative, score is considered for calling people for interviews.

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Vipul Raj | Beginner-Level 5

8 years ago

One of my friend who belongs to OBC category got 93% in CAT and this time selected for IIM, Kozikode. So if you got at least 90% in CAT exam than you get a call for GD and PI or WAT or PI round.

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Vinay Kr Pandey | Scholar-Level 16

3 years ago

As an OBC category student to get calls from top Iims like IIM A, B, and C you need to have above 98+ percentile. For other old Iims like IIM K, L, and I. You need to have above 95+ percentile and 97+ to increase the probability of your conversion.

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Vivek Kumar | Guide-Level 13

6 years ago

Score at least 98+ in CAT exam and in 10, +2 should have over 85+ percentage.

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Shikhar Patel | Guide-Level 13

6 years ago

Use the Link mentioned below- https://www.shiksha.com/mba/resources/iim-call-predictor

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Vineet Kumar Rohilla | Guide-Level 12

7 years ago

For OBC category, you should get above 90 at least or take your target as 95 to be on a safer side.

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Jayesh Kumar Upadhyay | Contributor-Level 7

7 years ago

The CAT percentile would be around 99.

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Malini Nigam Mathur | Beginner-Level 4

8 years ago

According to IIM Ahmedabad short-listings criteria 27% of the seats are reserved for NC-OBC. Note: Creamy OBC Candidates are considered similar to General Category. For Non Creamy OBC, You can get a call from ABC at 98 percentile & all other Top B-Schools after scoring 96 Percentile if you've a dece

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Shrija Ashok Kumar | Contributor-Level 10

8 years ago

Hello Anup, Though it depends on the cut-off list, still, you can use Shiksha's iim call predictor to find what percentile you require to get a call from IIM-A, B or C. Go through this link: https://www.shiksha.com/mba/resources/iim-call-predictor

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Yogesh Patil | Beginner-Level 4

8 years ago

You must have to score around 99.5 percentile in CAT exam. And yes, there is 27% reservation for OBC in Ahmadabad.

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