What percentile should I score in CAT 2016 to get into top colleges?

10th-67%, 12th-78%, graduation -65%, work ex-37 months. I belong to OBC category.

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Asked by Manish Prabhakar

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Swaraj Patil | Beginner-Level 3

9 years ago

Hello Manish, The percentile for different IIMs differs. The best IIM is IIM A( IIM Ahmedabad) . You must score 99 percentile for IIM A. The percentile may vary from 90 to 99 across different IIMs. There is reservation for certain castes also.

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Zubin Mehta | Scholar-Level 17

9 years ago

Anywhere around 70 percentile for OBC quota will fetch you admission at a top MBA college.

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Manish Baliyan | Contributor-Level 6

9 years ago

Above 95 to get into top IIM's

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Akash Debnath | Contributor-Level 10

9 years ago

For old IIMs you need to score 95+% with good academic background for other good colleges 90+% is enough.

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Sumit Maheshwari | Contributor-Level 8

9 years ago

Hi Manish, In order to get past a top reputed B-school, one must score over and above 90 percentile.

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