The ordeal of waiting for results of CAT 2014 is over as the same have been declared on December 27, 2014. You should be ready to get the copy of your result with a positive attitude as you are going to be admitted in your one or other preferred B school. You are supposed to follow the undernoted few do’s once get access to your CAT 2014 result.
Check your result to know the percentile
Information related to CAT 2014 result is available from December 27, 2014 on CAT website. Please check your result by following the guidelines and signing in with your registration number. The site may take some time due to the heavy rush. Don’t get panicky. Stay relaxed and try again after some time in case the page doesn’t open.
Download and Take print
Once you are able to check your result, download your score card, save it and take one or two prints of the same as you may not be able to have access to internet all the time and sometimes system may not just open due to various reasons. One hardcopy in your pocket will be handy and you will be able to refer it anytime you like. It will be needed to understand the complexities of second round of admission process.
Explore the shortlisting chances
You should now assess on the basis of your percentile, your preferred institutes that could shortlist you for second stage of admission round. There may be very good options between a percentile from 80 to 99+. Even if you score a percentile below 80 and 75 you still have chances to get good B schools as your academic record, participation in sports, other activities, work experience, gender diversity, non engineering background-all play an important role in getting your call converted.
For your reference, percentile cut off applied by some of the top ranked B schools for admission 2014, is given hereunder
Top 3 IIMs Percentile cut off
IIM A 99
IIM C 99.57
IIM B 92
Other older IIMs
IIM L 90
IIM Indore 90
IIM Shillong 90
IIM Kozhikode 85
New IIMs
IIM Ranchi 96
IIM Rohtak 96
IIM Trichy 96
IIM Kashipur 96
IIM Raipur 94
IIM Udaipur 92
Other Top B-schools
FMS Delhi 98.28
MDIGurgaon 95.7
SPJIMR 92
IMT Ghaziabad 92
IMI New Delhi 92
FORE Delhi 87.25
TAPMI Manipal 86
BIMTEH Gr.Noida 75
How to know whether I am shortlisted
List of shortlisted candidates for the next level of selection will be made available on the individual B school website. Each IIM and other B school will send interview letters to the candidates it has short-listed. The criteria for short-listing vary from Institute to Institute.
Don’t forget the documents
All the documents relevant to the second admission round should be kept ready. Please do not postpone this important piece of work as number of documents are forgotten at a later stage.
Mark sheets and Degree Certificate
You are required to present all the original mark sheets and submit attested copies to prove your eligibility at the time of interview. Please remember when you are selected for a programme, original degree certificate and mark sheets of all semesters/years along with the attested copies will be required to be submitted for verification at the time of joining the programme.
Reservation Category documents
Please keep the original caste/class and/or disability certificate ready. When short-listed for interview SC, ST, NC-OBC and DA candidates must show them and will have to submit a photocopy at the time of interview. Please note if a candidate is selected for a programme, original certificate of qualifying degree and attested copy of the same must be submitted for verification at the time of joining a programme.
Important tips to the Candidates in the Final Year of Graduation
If you are a candidate appearing for the final bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification examination, you must obtain a certificate from the Principal/Registrar/Director of the university/institution certifying that you have obtained 50% marks or equivalent (45% in case of the candidates belonging to SC, ST, and DA category) based on latest available grades/marks. You will be required to show the original and submit an attested copy of the certificate at the time of interview.
For the PGP of IIMs, such candidates, if selected, will be allowed to join the programme provisionally only if they submit a certificate latest by June 30, 2015 from the Principal/Registrar of their college/institute (issued on or before June 30, 2015) stating that they have completed all the requirements including appearing for supplementary exams if any (the results may, however, be awaited) for obtaining the bachelor's degree/ equivalent qualification on the date of issue of the certificate.
Their admission will be confirmed only when they submit original mark sheet and qualifying degree certificate of having passed the bachelor's degree / equivalent qualification referred to in the certificate issued by Principal/Registrar of their college/institute.
The deadline for submission of the mark sheet and the certificate is December 31, 2015. Non fulfilment of this condition will automatically result in the cancellation of the provisional admission. Provisional admission will also be cancelled if it is found that the certificate is found to be incorrect subsequently. IIMs would not allow any candidate to join their programme in case the candidate is unable to complete all the requirements for a bachelor degree on or before June 30, 2015. The IIMs would also not offer admission to any candidate after 30.6.2015.
Don’t lose heart
Aspirants who didn’t score a high percentile shouldn’t lose heart. CAT is not the end of the road. Number of institutes that accept CAT scores also accept XAT, GMAT, CMAT scores. While XAT has more than 100 very good B schools associated to it, CMAT also caters to a large number of institutes. Sometimes you score high in XAT and GMAT than you did in CAT which nullifies the adverse effect. The 13 institutes with SNAP have also been providing good education and placement opportunities to their students. NMAT conducted by Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai is no less an important MBA entrance test.
Expert Advice
Prof. S.K. Agarwal, expert and mentor suggests the candidates to get ready for final admission round and should now begin their preparation for GD/PI/WAT without any further delay. Number of aspirants despite scoring a very high percentile and receiving a call from top IIMs couldn’t convert their call due to poor performance in GD-PI-WAT round. Once you are shortlisted, focus sincerely and seriously on improving your writing skill for WAT, communication skill for PI round.
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