As promised Bong Buzz continues lending its helping hand to the MBA aspirants, this time providing with the probable cut-offs. Mind these are only probable figures. Besides, some B-schools also consider the overall profile of the candidate before issuing a GD/PI call and not just the CAT score.
IIM Ahmedabad
Criteria for GD-PI call: CAT score
| Category | CAT 2007 cut-off criteria | Projected CAT 2008 cut-offs |
| General Category | 557 candidates whose percentile in each section was 95.6 and above, and who had an overall percentile of 99.3 and above, have been called for the Personal Interview (PI). | Sectional Cut-offs:PS: 40
DI: 39 VA: 50 Overall Cut-off: 140 |
| OBC Category | 54 candidates whose percentile in each section was 92 and above and who had an overall percentile of 98.5 and above have been called for the PI. | Sectional Cut-offs:PS: 35
DI: 35 VA: 45 Overall Cut-off: 130 |
| SC Category | All 106 candidates who met the minimum cut-off requirement were short-listed for PI. | Sectional Cut-offs:PS: 17, DI: 17 ; VA: 28
Overall Cut-off: 90 |
| ST Category | All 20 candidates who met the minimum cut-off requirement were short-listed for PI. | Sectional Cut-offs:
PS: 17, DI: 17, VA: 28 Overall Cut-off: 90 |
IIM Bangalore
Criteria for GD-PI call:
- CAT score
- Academic performance in school, high school and graduation
- Related work experience
| Category | CAT 2007 (Cut-off Percentiles) | Projected CAT 2008 Scores | ||||||
| Category | PS | DI | VA | Overall | PS | DI | VA | Overall |
| General | 85% | 85% | 85% | 90% | 27 | 30 | 36 | 88 |
| OBC2 | 75% | 75% | 75% | 85% | 21 | 20 | 27 | 76 |
| SC | 50% | 50% | 55% | 75% | 12 | 15 | 16 | 62 |
| ST | 50% | 50% | 55% | 65% | 12 | 15 | 16 | 52 |
| PWD | 50% | 50% | 55% | 75% | 12 | 15 | 16 | 62 |
IIM Calcutta
Criteria for GD-PI call: CAT score
| Category | CAT 2007 (Cut-off Percentiles) | Projected CAT 2008 Scores | ||||||
| Category | PS | DI | VA |
TOTAL |
PS | DI | VA |
TOTAL |
| General | 94.70 | 95.02 | 95.07 | 98.96 | 38 | 38 | 50 | 140 |
| SC | 66.10 | 85.27 | 65.69 | 85.12 | 18 | 30 | 22 | 76 |
| ST | 62.02 | 85.27 | 58.65 | 81.85 | 15 | 30 | 18 | 72 |
| PWD | 62.02 | 85.27 | 58.65 | 78.83 | 15 | 30 | 18 | 66 |
IIM Indore
Criteria for GD-PI call:
- CAT score
- Academic performance in school, high school and graduation
- Related work experience
| Category | CAT 2007 (Cut-off Percentiles) | Projected CAT 2008 Scores | ||||||
| Category | PS | DI | VA |
TOTAL |
PS | DI | VA |
TOTAL |
| OPEN |
80.00 |
80.00 |
80.00 |
85.00 |
24 | 27 | 30 | 124 |
| SC |
60.00 |
60.00 |
60.00 |
65.00 |
15 | 18 | 22 | 75 |
| ST |
60.00 |
60.00 |
60.00 |
65.00 |
15 | 18 | 22 | 64 |
| PWD |
60.00 |
60.00 |
60.00 |
65.00 |
15 | 18 | 22 | 67 |
Final Shortlist
- Candidates satisfying the above-mentioned criteria were ranked in decreasing order of a weighted overall score that was based on a combination of their performance in CAT-2007 and their prior work experience.
- Performance in CAT was given a weight age of 90% and work experience was given a weight age of 10% to Calculate the overall score. Required numbers of candidates were called for GD/PI from top of this list, prepared separately for each category.
- The candidates in the final shortlist had an overall percentile score of at least the figures given in the brackets against each category of candidates – General (98.09), OBC (96.76), SC (84.40), ST (76.30) and PWD (78.90).
IIM Kozhikode
Criteria for GD-PI calls:
- CAT score
- Academic performance in school, high school and graduation
- Related work experience
| Category | CAT 2007 (Cut-off Percentiles) | Projected CAT 2008 Scores | ||||||
| Category | PS | DI | VA |
TOTAL |
PS | DI | VA |
TOTAL |
| OPEN | 92 | 92 | 92 | 98 | 35 | 35 | 45 | 124 |
| OBC | 75 | 75 | 75 | 90 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 88 |
| SC | 60 | 60 | 60 | 80 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 68 |
| ST | 50 | 50 | 50 | 70 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 56 |
| PWD | 50 | 50 | 50 | 70 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 56 |
IIM Lucknow
Criteria for GD-PI calls:
- CAT score
- Academic performance in school, high school and graduation
- Related work experience
| Category | CAT 2007 (Cut-off Percentiles) | Projected CAT 2008 Scores | ||||||
| Category | PS | DI | VA |
TOTAL |
PS | DI | VA |
TOTAL |
| OPEN |
85% |
85% |
85% |
90% |
27 | 30 | 36 | 88 |
| OBC |
75% |
75% |
75% |
85% |
21 | 24 | 27 | 76 |
| SC |
55% |
55% |
55% |
75% |
15 | 18 | 22 | 75 |
| ST |
50% |
50% |
50% |
70% |
12 | 15 | 15 | 56 |
| PWD |
55% |
55% |
55% |
75% |
11 | 16 | 16 | 62 |
| ABM |
70% |
70% |
70% |
85% |
19 | 21 | 25 | 76 |
Probable cut-offs for some other institutes accepting CAT scores
|
Institute |
CAT 2007 (Cut-off Percentiles) |
Projected CAT 2008 score |
| Management Development Institute |
97+ |
116+ |
| National Institute of Industrial Engineering |
92 – 95 |
94+ |
| S P Jain Institute of Management & Research |
85 |
76+ |
| T A Pai Management Institute |
88 |
83+ |
| Bharathidasan Institute of Management |
95 |
106+ |
| Institute of Management Technology |
96 |
111+ |
| K J Somaiya Insti’ of Mgmt Studies & Research |
89.65 – freshers 82.12 – work ex >1 yr |
88+ - freshers 72+ - work ex>1 yr |
| Mudra Institute of Communication Ahmedabad |
90 |
88+ Overall PS-12, VA-25, DI-15 |
| Praxis Business School |
80+ |
70+ |
| University Business School |
85+ |
76+ |
| Alliance Business Academy |
80+ |
70+ |
| Fore School of Management |
90 |
88+ |
| Great Lakes Institute of Management |
95.9 |
110+ |
| Indian Institute of Forest Management |
85+ |
76+ |
| Indian Institute of Social Welfare & Business Management |
80 |
70+ |
| Institute for Financial Management & Research |
80+ |
70+ |
| Institute of Management Development and Research |
82 |
72+ |
| International Management Institute |
93 |
96+ |
| Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (New Delhi) |
91+ |
91+ |
| Nirma Institute of Management |
92 |
94+ |
| Prin L N Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research |
80 |
70+ |
