As far as the cut-offs are concerned IMI Kolkata believes in the overall evaluation of a candidate and hence there is no particular cut-off set by them. An individual with a higher CAT percentage but with a low academic and co-curricular profile might not be able to make it to the institute, whereas a person with a comparatively lower CAT percentage with a better profile may be able to make it.

It also varies on how you portray yourself in the interview as well as other rounds that are required for the admission process. As mentioned above IMI Kolkata judges a candidate on each and every aspect. However, if you do have your CAT percentage less than 60 percent than your chances are quite less, but one should still try to submit.

The usual CAT cut off for IMI Kolkata is 80+ percentile. Try to score at least 65 percent in CAT if you want a fair chance to get into this institute.

Undoubtedly you should choose IMI Kolkata among the three choices provided. There are a number of reasons for considering IMI Kolkata over the others which are explained below.

• It is guided by the IMI Institution Group and a leading corporate chain RP Sanjiv Goenka Group.
• The institute follows the teaching methodology of the IIMs by introducing interesting, relevant, and challenging case studies for students.
• The faculty are highly capable and are cooperative.
• The college offers great infrastructural support.
• It will help you to improve your overall personality through industrial training, counseling sessions, seminars, and guest lectures which later help you to glide through your corporate life.
• The batch size is an added advantage over the other two.
• The committees are faculty-led to protect the best interest of the students. Student bodies assist the committees to work towards the betterment of the students and to keep students' interests in front of the administration.
• Industry professionals frequent the campus to help students remain up-to-date with the latest happenings in the industry.

Keeping in mind all the advantages you get at IMI Kolkata along with the numbers provided, it is safe to say that IMI Kolkata is the best among the three for doing a management degree.

IMI Kolkata only admits students based on CAT, XAT, and GMAT scores. It does not accept CMAT scores for admission. Candidates from outside this country need a valid CMAT score/English Proficiency Test/IIM Kolkata’s aptitude test score.

In the following, a short overview of IMI Kolkata has been given.

IIM Kolkata:

• It is the second chapter after IMI Delhi and was established in collaboration with IMI Geneva (Present name: IMD, Lausanne).
• As per the NIRF report, IMI Kolkata has ranked a place in India's top 50 B-schools.
• Besides, it leaves no stone to un-turn to shine in the management education field. IIM Kolkata also promises excellent exposure in the Eastern Region of the country.

• It offers two years of full-time AICTE approved PGDM. The program is equivalent to the MBA degree, as per AIU requirements (Association OF Indian Institutes). It also has NBA (National Board of Accreditation) accreditation.

Thus, it can be considered that IMI Kolkata is one of the best institutes for the study of PGDM courses.