Some surprises (or spoilers you may say) -
- CAT score carried only 20% weight, the cutoffs are much lower than those thought of (85% sectional, 90% aggregate for general category)
- Previous academic record carried 40% weight.
- GD summary carried as much weight as the GD itself (7.5% each).
- Work-ex had an optimum value of 36 months (contrary to the more the better)
Now it will not be a surprise that IIMB gives single calls, or may not give calls to people who get most others. It may also explain why an IIMB-batch is perceived as diverse. It is also heartening to know that one of the most complex and subjective procedures is objectivized in a way similar to what I used once.
While others have blogged about this already (1,2), for me the conclusion is - my being in IIMB was not dependent only on 19th Nov 2006. There was a lot of 'karma' associated.
(More on experiences in IIMB some other day, have to study for a test with 10% overall weight, happening in about 5 hours.)
3 comments:
Well written. But CAT is still the sole gateway to further complications and weightages. :P
Nice initiative on the part of IIMB to have come out with this pdf... but still... it does come down (a lot) to how you do on those two days: CAT day and GD/PI day :-)
cat is the only gateway, and a lot depends on those 2 days, but only if you have been consistent before, which you cant change now.
it is good initiative on their part, but it may have been even mandated by RTI.
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