Will I be eligible for IIMs after scoring 99% in CAT 2016 ?

I have completed my graduation in June 2015 but had a backlog in my 5th semester for which I have to appear in August 2016 & I had a 55.3% till my 4th semester and 53.5% in my class 12 & 37.5% in my class 10.

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243 Views|2 Followers|Posted 2015-12-05 02:37:04
Asked by Ria Modak
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Saurabh Gupta
2015-12-12 16:14:00
One thing that you should know is that CAT is not the only thing considered by IIMs. In fact there are colleges like IIM Indore, whose shortlisting criteria includes only 21% CAT weightage. Rest includes factors like your tenth and twelfth marks, gender, etc. You can use the following tool to know y

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CAT Dreamer
2015-12-05 13:05:26
Yes you are eligible for attending GD/PI of some of the IIM's if you get a call from them. IIM's consider different criteria such as CAT 15 score, Xth and XIIth marks, Graduation marks, work experience etc. in shortlisting candidates for the GD/PI. It is different for every IIM. Once you get shortli

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Rohit Khan
9 years ago
Apart from scoring 99% in CAT, you must have a good academic background for getting admission in IIM.

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Barkha Dubey
9 years ago
Yes, you are eligible but there are some other criteria like GD or PI also conducted by IIM you need to prepare for that also.

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Percentile attained in CAT is good but academic background makes it difficult and so the overall ratio becomes less. Nevertheless few institutions can consider you. All the best!

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