Managing CAT Prep And A Full-time Job

Shikha Sharma

Hi, I took admission in a tier-2 B-school this year but I wish to appear for exam again this year. Will it be a problem?

12:55 PM

Amrita Kp

Hi sir, Iam working with a big 4. So I felt it difficult to manage studies with work.please advice me how can I manage both

01:02 PM

Samarth Shekhar

Hi, I have 6.6 CGPAin 10th 62%in 12th And 58%in graduation and I am in final year . Is thera a chance to get a call from any iim And I am a obc nc candidate,how much least percentile I must have to get a call from any IIM

01:02 PM

InsideIIM Counselling

ARKSS will be here any moment. Be patient

01:05 PM

Akhil Avargolla

Hello sir, I have scores of 81.4 %, 84.83% and 82.37% in 10th, 12th and graduation(final year) respectively. I have been scoring consistently at around 90 percentile in my mocks. I belong to the open category. How much should I score in cat 2016 (both in terms of raw score and percentile) to get calls from the reputed iims and fms?

01:08 PM

Shikha Sharma

Hi, I took admission in a tier-2 B-school this year but I wish to appear for exam again this year. Will it be a problem?

12:55 PM

InsideIIM Counselling

Hi Shikha, Many candidates do that. If you can justify in the interview why you took the decision it is fine. If the upgrade to your career is big enough most panels will understand

01:13 PM

Samarth Shekhar

Hi, I have 6.6 CGPAin 10th 62%in 12th And 58%in graduation and I am in final year . Is thera a chance to get a call from any iim And I am a obc nc candidate,how much least percentile I must have to get a call from any IIM

01:02 PM

InsideIIM Counselling

You can't do much about your past acads. Acads are below average but a 90 percentile plus can definitely help you get IIM calls

01:16 PM

Shikha Sharma

Hi, I took admission in a tier-2 B-school this year but I wish to appear for exam again this year. Will it be a problem?

12:55 PM

Vistamind Counselling

Hi Shikha, it should not be a problem. However, if the b-school is decent, you will not have time to prepare for CAT given all the various activities that happen within the B School

01:16 PM

Joy Chakroborty

sir,i got 89 percentile in MAT sept, plzz suggest some best bschools with best ROI

01:17 PM

Uma Rajeswari Somireddi

Hi, We are not yet told the number of questions that are going to be there in this year CAT exam. Do you expect any change in pattern in english.

01:17 PM

Amrita Kp

Hi sir, Iam working with a big 4. So I felt it difficult to manage studies with work.please advice me how can I manage both

01:02 PM

Vistamind Counselling

you will have to set aside either the entire weekends or 2 hours on a daily basis for the next one year. that is all that is needed. either sleep less by 2 hours every day or stop watching movies and freaking out on the weekends :)

01:18 PM

Samarth Shekhar

Hi, I have 6.6 CGPAin 10th 62%in 12th And 58%in graduation and I am in final year . Is thera a chance to get a call from any iim And I am a obc nc candidate,how much least percentile I must have to get a call from any IIM

01:02 PM

Vistamind Counselling

If you can secure around 90%ile, you will definitely get calls from many IIMs

01:18 PM

Uma Rajeswari Somireddi

Also bit worried if the number of RC's are going to be lesser compared to last year. What is your thought on this?

01:18 PM

Joy Chakroborty

how much can an av

01:19 PM

Akhil Avargolla

Hello sir, I have scores of 81.4 %, 84.83% and 82.37% in 10th, 12th and graduation(final year) respectively. I have been scoring consistently at around 90 percentile in my mocks. I belong to the open category. How much should I score in cat 2016 (both in terms of raw score and percentile) to get calls from the reputed iims and fms?

01:08 PM

Vistamind Counselling

you will need to be in the 98.5+ range for FMS and 99.5+ range for IIM ABC. around 99+ will give you IIM L and 98.8+ will give you I and K

01:19 PM

Joy Chakroborty

how much can an average guy without any cat prep get

01:19 PM

Uma Rajeswari Somireddi

Also bit worried if the number of RC's are going to be lesser compared to last year. What is your thought on this?

01:18 PM

Vistamind Counselling

No thoughts :). It is a matter of only 5 more days. Just wait it out! They will announce the pattern on 18 Oct.

01:20 PM

Joy Chakroborty

how much can an average guy without any cat prep get

01:19 PM

Vistamind Counselling

That is a very subjective question chakroborty. I know of people who fit that description that got 98+ and also people who got <50.

01:21 PM

Joy Chakroborty

sir i have common quant and reasoning as a part of my regular engineering course ...... how much then i can score ...??

01:22 PM

Joy Chakroborty

how is UPES for power management ?

01:24 PM

Joy Chakroborty

sir i have common quant and reasoning as a part of my regular engineering course ...... how much then i can score ...??

01:22 PM

Vistamind Counselling

Joy, as I said, it cannot be predicted. any decent quant guy without any cat preparation should be able to get around 90%ile

01:24 PM

Joy Chakroborty

are all the questions in CAT high level?

01:25 PM

Joy Chakroborty

are all the questions in CAT high level?

01:25 PM

Vistamind Counselling

Definitely not. There will be easy ones for sure even in a very difficult paper.

01:25 PM

Joy Chakroborty

can u plzz give me a stat..... how many questions per section should i attempt to get good percentile in CAT ??

01:26 PM

Joy Chakroborty

can u plzz give me a stat..... how many questions per section should i attempt to get good percentile in CAT ??

01:26 PM

Vistamind Counselling

assuming you get a 80% accuracy, you should attempt around 26 in Quant, 25 in Verbal and 25 in DILR to get the 98+ percentile. This is again assuming the paper to be of moderate difficulty level

01:29 PM

Joy Chakroborty

for around 90 %??

01:29 PM

Joy Chakroborty

for around 90 %??

01:29 PM

Vistamind Counselling

21-22 Quant, 19-20 English and 19-20 DI LR

01:30 PM

Joy Chakroborty

my main problem is in RC section ....plzz suggest something

01:30 PM

Joy Chakroborty

my main problem is in RC section ....plzz suggest something

01:30 PM

Vistamind Counselling

Read as much as you can in the next couple of months. Take RC test every day. You can also attend VistaMind workshops.

01:31 PM

Joy Chakroborty

sir plzz suggest some good MAT colleges ....

01:32 PM

Joy Chakroborty

sir plzz suggest some good MAT colleges ....

01:32 PM

Vistamind Counselling

Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras TA Pai Management Institute, Manipal Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management, Kolkata ABV- Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior

01:34 PM

InsideIIM Counselling

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01:40 PM

Arya Aryan

Hello sir

01:40 PM

Joy Chakroborty

how is LPU for mba?

01:41 PM

Rishika Goyal

I have 95% in 10th 85% in 12th And an aggregate of 79.2 % (upto 2nd year) How can I brighten my prospects of getting into an IIM if i do not have any work experience? Currently I am in 3rd year of engineering and due to lack of any continuous vacation ,I am unable to take up any internship. Please suggest ways to cover this up.

01:41 PM

Rohit Verma

Sir. I am currently working in SBI as An Asst. manager. Will this experience be having any good note for MBA. I wish to go for Finance stream.

01:42 PM

Rishika Goyal

I have 95% in 10th 85% in 12th And an aggregate of 79.2 % (upto 2nd year) How can I brighten my prospects of getting into an IIM if i do not have any work experience? Currently I am in 3rd year of engineering and due to lack of any continuous vacation ,I am unable to take up any internship. Please suggest ways to cover this up.

01:41 PM

Vistamind Counselling

firstly, please focus on your third year academic score. you need to be in that 80+ zone to have a good chance. then from your second semister of third year, join a good coaching institute. a one year regular prep is good enough for all the IIMs :)

01:45 PM

Rohit Verma

Sir. I am currently working in SBI as An Asst. manager. Will this experience be having any good note for MBA. I wish to go for Finance stream.

01:42 PM

Vistamind Counselling

The work experience is good. If you have around 2.5-3 years, this is the perfect time to crack CAT.

01:45 PM

Rohit Verma

Actually this is a govt. Job and my CTC is around 15 lacs. Should I go for PGP or PGPX?

01:46 PM

Anshul Makkar

Sir, My Academics are 89.34 in X .. 86.0 in 12th...and Work Ex : 2.5 Years at Infosys. With this profile, can you mention what should be my target percentiles? and what what is the consideration given to Work Ex. ? Is this the optimum time to get an MBA ? Will CAT 2017 attempt be too late or work ex of 3.5 will count as a negative side?

01:48 PM

Anshul Makkar

Given that I only want admission in Tier 1 B Schools.

01:49 PM

Rohit Verma

Actually this is a govt. Job and my CTC is around 15 lacs. Should I go for PGP or PGPX?

01:46 PM

Vistamind Counselling

you can go for PGP from the top three even with 15 lacs ctc. but then you will have to be the topper there. If you can pull this off, you will not regret the decision :)

01:52 PM

Sharwari Harode

Hello Sir, I have been working in Amdocs for 1.5 yrs now and my scores are 96.2% in 10th, 87% in 12th and 81% in Engineering. Will this work experience will be of good use ? Can you also suggest the no of hrs I need to put in for CAT ? I study for 2 hrs on weekdays and 4-5 on weekends.

01:52 PM

Anshul Makkar

Sir, My Academics are 89.34 in X .. 86.0 in 12th...and Work Ex : 2.5 Years at Infosys. With this profile, can you mention what should be my target percentiles? and what what is the consideration given to Work Ex. ? Is this the optimum time to get an MBA ? Will CAT 2017 attempt be too late or work ex of 3.5 will count as a negative side?

01:48 PM

Vistamind Counselling

3.5 is not really negative. It is just below optimal (optimal being 3 years) but still very good. You should target around 99+ to get some really good calls

01:53 PM

Sharwari Harode

Hello Sir, I have been working in Amdocs for 1.5 yrs now and my scores are 96.2% in 10th, 87% in 12th and 81% in Engineering. Will this work experience will be of good use ? Can you also suggest the no of hrs I need to put in for CAT ? I study for 2 hrs on weekdays and 4-5 on weekends.

01:52 PM

Vistamind Counselling

What you are doing is perfectly fine. Most important thing is to keep this going till the end. If you can spend that 2 hours weekdays and 4-5 hours weekend, then you will crack CAT for sure!

01:54 PM

Sharwari Harode

And how about my work experience? Is it good enough to be considered?

01:55 PM

Divyansh Modi

My Academics: X - 92 XII - 84 Bcom - 61 Professional- Chartered accountant, ACCA ( UK LONDON) Prof Exp: 1 years. How much percentile will earn me top 5 colleges?

01:55 PM

Sharwari Harode

And how about my work experience? Is it good enough to be considered?

01:55 PM

Vistamind Counselling

It is okay. Nothing great. But if you are going for CAT 17, you will have 2.5 by then which is decent.

01:58 PM

Divyansh Modi

My Academics: X - 92 XII - 84 Bcom - 61 Professional- Chartered accountant, ACCA ( UK LONDON) Prof Exp: 1 years. How much percentile will earn me top 5 colleges?

01:55 PM

Vistamind Counselling

around 98.5+

01:58 PM

ChayaPriya Gaddamanugu

Hi . My academics X-91 XII-90 B.tech (Mech) -85 Work exp -2.1(IT MNC) I wanted to do my MBA in HR or operations.Can u suggest me some good colleges and percentile to be secured considering my profile and work exp.

01:59 PM

Divyansh Modi

Will my average academics be a hindrance in my CAT ?

01:59 PM

Divyansh Modi

Will my average academics be a hindrance in my CAT ?

01:59 PM

Vistamind Counselling

It will be for the top IIMs.

02:01 PM

Divyansh Modi

But wont my professional qualification would balance it off?

02:01 PM

InsideIIM Counselling

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02:02 PM

ChayaPriya Gaddamanugu

My academics: X-91 XII-90 B.tech(Mech)-85 Work exp -2.1(IT MNC) I wanted to pursue MBA in HR or operations. Pls suggest me good colleges and percentile to be scored according to my profile.

02:07 PM

ChayaPriya Gaddamanugu

My academics: X-91 XII-90 B.tech(Mech)-85 Work exp -2.1(IT MNC) I wanted to pursue MBA in HR or operations. Pls suggest me good colleges and percentile to be scored according to my profile.

02:07 PM

InsideIIM Counselling

Request you to complete the Profile Evaluation form for a complete analysis - click on the Ask button on the top bar. You have decent acads. A percentile of 98.5+ should keep you in good stead. 99+ would be ideal. As a female candidate 99.3+ should ensure 4-5 old IIM calls

02:11 PM

Divyansh Modi

But wont my professional qualification would balance it off?

02:01 PM

InsideIIM Counselling

For shortlisting 10/12/Undegrad scores are crucial - your professional qualifications will help you in the interview stage but not at the shortlisting stage. Score as much as you can and hope for the best. Highly recommend that you apply to MDI, FMS, IIFT, XLRI as well

02:13 PM

Manish Bhatia

My acads: 10th-71 12th-63 Engg agg-60 and Final year:66 I am getting an avg 80 percentile in mocks. What are the chances of getting into a good bschool and which ones are possible in this range?

02:14 PM

Manish Bhatia

2.5 yrs of IT experience

02:14 PM

Akhil Avargolla

Hello sir, I have scores of 81.4 %, 84.83% and 82.37% in 10th, 12th and graduation(final year) respectively. I have been scoring consistently at around 90 percentile in my mocks. I belong to the open category. How much should I score in cat 2016 (both in terms of raw score and percentile) to get calls from the reputed iims and fms? Hello sir, I have scores of 81.4 %, 84.83% and 82.37% in 10th, 12th and graduation(final year) respectively. I have been scoring consistently at around 90 percentile in my mocks. I belong to the open category. How much should I score in cat 2016 (both in terms of raw score and percentile) to get calls from the reputed iims and fms? Hello sir, I have scores of 81.4 %, 84.83% and 82.37% in 10th, 12th and graduation(final year) respectively. I have been scoring consistently at around 90 percentile in my mocks. I belong to the open category. How much should I score in cat 2016 (both in terms of raw score and percentile) to get calls from the reputed iims and fms?

02:20 PM

Manish Bhatia

My acads: 10th-71 12th-63 Engg agg-60 and Final year:66 I am getting an avg 80 percentile in mocks. What are the chances of getting into a good bschool and which ones are possible in this range?

02:14 PM

InsideIIM Counselling

Click on Ask section above for detailed evaluation. Your acads are weak. Score as much as you can and hope for the best. TAPMI, GLIM, MISB Bocconi, GIM are good options in the 80-90 category

02:21 PM

Pragya Sahu

Hi, my accads: 10-83 12-84 Btech-71 No work experience. Will I be able to get admission in iim roahtak or any other and what approximate percentile will be needed?

02:49 PM

Shubham Gade

10th-94 12-87 Engineering- 7.1/10 no work ex expected cat score 95 interested in operations

04:26 PM