For the second round, FMS issues approximately 2800 calls, 1000 of which are for the general category and the remainder for the various other categories. The criteria for making a call are based entirely on CAT. That is why CAT plays an important role in getting a call, and this is a boon for those who do not have good graduation scores because there is a 10% weightage to 10th&12th marks in the final score and no weightage to graduation marks.

To be called, an aspirant must score at least 99 percentile in the general category and 95 percentile in the reserved category for students.

The weightage given to the various sections of CAT when making a call is as follows:

Quant - 30%

DILR - 30%

English - 40%

The fees for a two-year program have been raised slightly; it is now around 2 lakhs for a two-year course, which is still on the low side.

The final weightage of the score is as follows: CAT - 60%, GD - 10%, PI - 15%, 5% extempore, 5% for the tenth score, and 5% for the 12th grade.