What To Do If Your CAT Percentile Falls Between 75%ile - 85%ile

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IBS Hyderabad
IMT Nagpur
Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Sciences
Alliance School of Business, Bangalore
GLIM Gurgaon
Indian Institute of Social Welfare & Business Management, Kolkata
Christ University, Bangalore
KIIT School of Rural Management, Bhubaneswar
IRMA
FLAME University, Pune

B-Schools You Should Apply To Now!

B-School	Registration Deadline
ISB Hyderabad	Round 2: 01.12.2019 Round 3: 01.01.2020
IMT Nagpur	Jan 2020
Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Sciences	SeptemberWhat To Do If You Have A Score Less Than 90%tile in CAT? 2019
Alliance School of Business, Bangalore	16.10.2020
GLIM Gurgaon	30.11.2019 (Cycle 1)
Indian Institute of Social Welfare & Business Management, Kolkata	12.12.2019
Christ University, Bangalore	30.01.2020
KIIT School of Rural Management, Bhubaneswar	15.01.2020
IRMA	10.01.2020
FLAME University, Pune	28.01. 2020
BITS Pilani	March 2020
Department of Management Studies (IIT Delhi) New Delhi	27.01.2020
IIFM	20.02.2020
DSE, Delhi University	Jan 2020
Loyola Institute of Business Administration	10.01.2020
TAPMI Manipal	Jan 2020
SJMSOM (IIT B)	11.01.2020
S.P Jain Institute of Management and Research	22.11.2019
IMI Delhi	02.12.2019
Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Mumbai	15.02.2020

Ways to Prepare For B-School Interviews

By now you have identified the b-schools you can apply for based on your percentile. Now it is time to prepare for the next round - GD/PI. From the article list below find some crucial tips and tricks to ace an MBA interview:

Should You Take CAT Again?

Your current CAT percentile may get you calls from the above-mentioned management institutes, so is it worth it to take the CAT test again? Well, to this there can be three situations:

Scenario 1 - Your profile may not be suitable for certain B-schools

There are b-schools like IIMs, MDI, FMS, etc. that look for more than your CAT score such as - academic profile and work experience. Their ideal profile is the following:

10th Percentage: 85% - 90+%
12th Percentage: 85% - 90+%
Graduation Percentage: 75% - 85+%
Also, around 60-70% of the people in the batch will have 12 to 48 months of work experience, which also works in their favour.

If your ‘dream’ b-school has strict parameters like this, then it is not worth attempting CAT 2019, as it is unlikely that you will get an interview call from them, even with a stellar 99+ percentile.

Scenario 2 - Incase you fall in the 75 - 80%tile

If you fall in this bracket then you are not that far behind. With the right preparation strategy and material, you can reach the 90- 95%ile mark in the next 11 months! If you decide not to join a b-school in 2020, then your plan and the commensurate effort has to be much much better than CAT 2019. If you think you can make it then 2020 may be the year for you!

Scenario 3 - If you are in the 80 - 85%ile bracket

You are so close to the ideal CAT score and have the potential to receive interview calls from some of the tier-1 management institutes. A slight change in your prep plan might just do the trick. Try to revamp your prep strategy for 2 out of 3 sections, if not all. Depending on your work experience and other pressing commitments and obstacles, CAT is definitely worth retaking if you think you have the calibre to completely restructure your exam preparation strategy and ace CAT 2020! Weigh in your professional and personal responsibilities and deterrents. If you think you can pull it off, CAT is unquestionably worth retaking.

Here are a few things that can help you with your CAT 2019 & 2020 prep:

From Failure To Success - Stories To Motivate You To Crack CAT

All I Wanted To Say About My 2 CAT Attempts - Above Average But Nothing Spectacular

How To Score A Perfect 99 In Quant

Definitive Reading List For CAT Preparation (RC) – Books - 2IIM

'I Solved 2 RCs Every Day Until The CAT Day' - Epuri Sai Harish, SJMSOM

99.50 Percentiler's Recommended Reading List For CAT Preparation - Ankit Gupta, IIM Lucknow

Stay tuned for more updates around CAT 2019 results!