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+ |
{ 11 comments }
thanks for this it of real help to CAT aspirants like us.this blog is doing grt tasks these days
I have secured following marks in CAT 2008
Marks Percentile
Section 1 PS 23.00 82.33
Section 2 DI 16.00 59.27
Section 3 VA 42.00 92.23
Total 81.00 88.88
I am in OBC Girl candidate.
Can any one tell me if I can get a call from IIMs, OR any IIM
Pallavika
hi in which collg one can fill
in 77 percentile
best colleges in 77 percentile
I have secured the following marks in CAT 2008 examinations:
Section I: 21.00
Section II: 20.00
Section III: 18.00
Score total: 59.00
Overall PERCENTILE is 75.81
please tell me where do i stand in the merit & is there any possibility of getting a call or getting admissions to some of the top B-schools.
I belong to OBC category
please do reply
I got
Q.A. Score-35(93.84%tile)
D.I. Score-28(84%tile)
V.A. Score-00(19%tile)sh….
Totale Score-63
(78.84%tile).
Please tell me which top colleges’ call I can get???
i got 79 percentile in cat 2008 & currently having 1.8 year experience in MNC.
Please tell me which top college I can apply?
OBC candidate, 85 percentile. can i gfet call frm the iim’s or other placez like mdi,imt,sp jain etc
OBC Canditates’ cut off for selection should be decided based on the average median marks of all the OBC candidates who took CAT .Similiar should be the case with SC & ST candidates’.Not the median marks of all the 2.50 lakh canditates should be considered and a few marks reduced for these categories for arriving at the cut off.At the end the demand to fill the seats unfilled with the General Candidates!!We dont know how long this eye wash will also last.After 50 years the OBC candites got a quota.
From the number of queries being put up here from OBC canditates , the no of seats left unfilled last year and the court cases to fill the unfilled seats in those categories the should be given consideration.
which decent colleges can i appply for with a cat percentile of 77.34
i hv secured 36 percentile in cat 2008.
pursuing final year of bba.
in which college i can get admission ?
What was the cut off score Last year for admission in department of management studies,Indian school of mines,Dhanbad?