How much minimum CAT percentile do I need to get IIM Calcutta or IIM Lucknow if I have Xth 93, XIIth 73, and BTech 70, without any work experience?
Posted On - Dec 1, 2022Your graduation score is a bit low but it depends on your institute too. If you are from a top college, then this score will be considered pretty good. Moreover, past academics are not the only deciding factor when it comes to admission to IIMs. You do have decent changes if selection viewing your overall profile.
As for the CAT Score, don’t set a fixed target and just aim for as high as you can. The cutoffs keep changing depending on various factors so what should remain constant are your efforts. Additionally, preparing for the interview is very crucial because it determines your chances of admission.
IIM Calcutta distributes its components and assigns weights to them in order to generate category-wise shortlists for the PI and WAT stages.
| COMPONENTS | WEIGHTAGE |
| CAT Overall Score | 28 |
| Class Xth Marks | 10 |
| Class XIIth Marks | 10 |
| Gender Diversity Factor | 2 |
| Total | 50 |
(A/B)*28 is the formula for calculating cat percentile weight.
- A = Total CAT score of the candidate
- B = CAT Maximum Score
To be on the safe side, you should score higher than the 99.7 percentile.
The following are the IIM Lucknow criteria for GD-PI shortlisting:
| COMPONENTS | WEIGHTAGE |
| CAT Scaled Score | 60 |
| Class XIIth Marks | 10 |
| Graduation Marks | 10 |
| Work - Experience | 10 |
| Academic Diversity | 5 |
| Gender Diversity | 5 |
| Total | 100 |
Given your academic credentials, 98.7+ can get you the call. (85th percentile for sectional cutoff)
