What Minimum CAT Percentile Does It Take to Make It to SJMSOM IIT Bombay?

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No. of candidates that applied to SJMSOM
Category	General	EWS	NC-OBC	SC	ST	PwD
2022-2024	1831	108	510	391	66	18

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Over 50% of applicants shortlisted for SJMSOM's interview round

Of all the candidates that applied to SJMSOM in 2021, 52% were shortlisted for the personal interview (PI) round. 60% of all General category applicants made it to SJMSOM's PI round; these were candidates with 90+ percentile in CAT 2021.

Candidates shortlisted for SJMSOM's PI round
Category	General	EWS	NC-OBC	SC	ST	PwD
Candidates shortlisted	1070	29	243	154	17	7
As a percentage of all applicants	58.44%	26.85%	47.65%	39.39%	25.76%	38.89%

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Highest composite score at 77.64 for final admission offer from SJMSOM

In 2021, SJMSOM's final composite score calculation took into account a candidates CAT 2021 scores (42.5% weight), personal interview performance (42.5% weight), and candidate profile (15% weight). Based on these criteria, the highest composite score for a General category candidate stood at 77.646.

Highest composite score for final admission offer
Category	General	EWS	NC-OBC	SC	ST	PwD
2022-2024	77.646	62.525	67.639	59.968	47.006	50.835

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46% conversion rate for General category applicants

In 2021, of all the candidates that were shortlisted for SJMSOM's interview round, about 57% converted the call into an admission offer.

The conversion rate for General category applicants stood at 46%, which was the lowest across categories. The highest conversion rates were for PwD, SC, and NC-OBC candidates at 80%+.

No. of candidates shortlisted for final admission
Category	General	EWS	NC-OBC	SC	ST	PwD
Admission offers extended	488	22	203	131	11	6
As a percentage of candidates shortlisted for interview	45.61%	75.86%	83.54%	85.06%	64.71%	85.71%
As a percentage of all applicants	26.65%	20.37%	39.80%	33.50%	16.67%	33.33%

Of all the candidates that applied to SJMSOM's MBA program, about 30% received admission offers. From the General category, about 27% of candidates converted their application into an admission offer.

Lowest CAT percentile for SJMSOM final admission at 91.25 percentile

In the 2021-2022 admissions cycle, the lowest percentile of a candidate shortlisted for the personal interview round was 90 percentile, which was also the minimum cut-off set by the institute. The lowest percentile for the EWS category was 93.09, higher than the cut-off of 90 percentile set by SJMSOM.

Lowest CAT percentile during PI shortlisting
Category	General	EWS	NC-OBC	SC	ST	PwD
Published	90.00	90.00	81.00	60.00	60.00	60.00
Actual	90.00	93.09	83.03	63.08	70.38	77.33

The lowest CAT percentile of a candidate that made it to SJMSOM's final merit list stood at 91.25 percentile.

Lowest CAT percentile during final shortlisting
Category	General	EWS	NC-OBC	SC	ST	PwD
2022-2024	91.25	93.09	85.23	63.08	78.74	77.33

13% of shortlisted candidates join SJMSOM for MBA

Amongst all candidates shortlisted for admission, only about 13% ended up enrolling for SJMSOM's MBA program in 2022. 17% of General category candidates who were given admission offers ended up joining the institute. Only 5% of the shortlisted EWS candidates and none of the shortlisted ST and PwD candidates joined SJMSOM.

SJMSOM Class Composition
Category	General	EWS	NC-OBC	SC	ST	PwD
Total candidates	82	1	13	15	0	0
As a percentage of candidates shortlisted for final admission	16.80%	4.55%	6.40%	11.45%	0.00%	0.00%