Top B School Admissions open: opportunity for 75 to 95 percentilers

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MBAUniverse.com News Desk |
January 9, 2015
With a CAT 2014 percentile between 75 to 95 you can expect your admission in a good B school, if you apply immediately
In India except the IIMs there are many highly ranked top B schools who consider overall percentile to shortlist the candidates for final admission round and where you can still apply

CAT 2014 result has brought many surprises. The result has made history by producing more than ever 100 percentilers and many 99 percentilers, thousands have also lost the ground by scoring uneven sectional percentile despite scoring a high overall percentile. The candidates who have scored less than prescribed sectional cut off percentile have not been shortlisted by any IIM although their overall percentile is high enough to put them among the shortlisted candidates.

Not to worry: Ray of hope exists

These candidates who have proved their intelligence by cracking CAT 2014 with high percentile when not shortlisted by the IIMs due to their different shortlisting criteria are in a dilemma where to go now. The very thing they forget is that in India except the IIMs there are highly ranked top B schools who consider overall percentile to shortlist the candidates for final admission round and where you can still apply. The need however is to apply to these B schools in time before they close their admission application process in a few days.

Although a few top B schools like FMS Delhi, IMI New Delhi, MDI Gurgaon, SPJIMR Mumbai have already closed their admission application 2015 process the ray of hope still exists. With a CAT 2014 percentile between 75 to 95 you can expect your admission in a good B school, if you are eager enough to pursue your MBA from a very good B school and apply immediately. We give below a round of top rated B schools who will not only accept CAT 2014 scores but where application process is still open.

TAPMI: Last date to apply Jan 27, 2015

TAPMI Manipal is one of the highly ranked B schools in the country and has accreditation from AACSB the international accreditation agency. It follows profile based shortlisting of candidates for all its three programs namely PGDM, PGDM-BKFS and PGDM-HCM. While there is no special treatment for gender diversity, aspects like Academics, Work-Experience, will have due weightages in final selection, besides performance at WAT and Personal Interviews

Intake in 2015-17 batch:           420
Flagship programmes:             PGDM
Expected CAT 2014 cut off:      80
Fee Structure:                        Rs.13.50  Lakhs
Average Placement 2014:        Rs.   9.71 Lakhs

Apart from CAT 2014 scores TAPMI will also accept XAT 2015 and GMAT scores. It is better
to apply to TAPMI if you have scored 80+ percentile in CAT 2014. The expected cut off for
XAT 2015 would also be 80+ for admission in TAPMI. The TAPMI admission application
process is online. 
 
IMT Ghaziabad: Last Date to apply Jan 11, 2015

Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Ghaziabad is the highly ranked and the flagship B school among the 4 national and international campuses situated at Ghaziabad, Nagpur, Hyderabad and Dubai. The process of online submission of Application form for admission to PGDM 2015 for IMT campuses will close on Jan 11, 2015.

Intake in 2015-17 batch:                                                          480
Flagship programmes:                                                             PGDM
Acceptable Exam scores:                                                       CAT/XAT/GMAT
Expected cut off percentile:                                                     90/90/650
Fee Structure:                                                                        Rs.15 Lakhs
Average Placement 2014:                                                        Rs.8.96 Lakhs
 
FORE, New Delhi: Last Date to apply Jan 12, 2015

FORE School of Management is one of the most sought after B schools in and around Delhi –NCR. It is among one of the top rated Private B schools that accept CAT scores. The B school admits students with a proven calibre to perform. FORE will accept CAT 2014 scores to shortlist the candidates for final admission round.
   
Intake in 2015-17 batch:                                                         390
Flagship programmes:                                                           PGDM
Acceptable Exam scores:                                                      CAT 2014
Expected cut off percentile:                                                    80+
Fee Structure:                                                                       Rs.11 Lakhs
Average Placement 2014:                                                       Rs.8 Lakhs

Please note FORE doesn’t accept XAT scores, hence it is better to apply now on the basis of your CAT 2014 scores before Jan 12, 2015. 

DMS IIT Delhi: Last Date to apply Jan 18, 2015

Department of Management Studies (DMS) IIT Delhi was established and is a part of IIT Delhi campus. The B school aims to provide high quality and value based management education to nurture business leaders with global outlook.

DMS IIT Delhi will accept CAT 2014 scores as its shortlisting criteria for final admission round. The admission application process is online and will be over with the last date for receipt of Print copy of application form along with Demand Draft being on January 18, 2015. Candidates are supposed to submit the online application by Jan 18, 2015.

Intake in 2015-17 batch:                                                            115
Flagship programmes:                                                               MBA
Acceptable Exam scores:                                                          CAT
Expected cut off percentile:                                                        95
Fee Structure:                                                                           Rs 4 Lakhs
Average Placement 2014:                                                           Rs.12.52 Lakhs

DMS-IIT Roorkee: Last date to apply Jan 18, 2015

University of Roorkee established the Department of Management Studies in 1998 to impart high quality formal education in management science through a comprehensive 2 year regular MBA programme. The Department of Management Studies has over a short period, acquired and developed adequate infrastructure, expertise and resources to excel in imparting management education. The department is housed in an exquisitely designed double storeyed building with four spacious lecture rooms, a large computer laboratory, a double storeyed library with 6100 books, syndicate and committee halls, auditorium with teaching aids and a large central atrium. An excellent departmental library and a state of the art computer laboratory augment the centralised resources available to students at the institute level. The department if Wi-Fi enabled.

Presently, the DMS IIT Roorkee offers dual specialization in any two of the following – Marketing; Finance; Information Technology; Operations; Human Resource Management. The application process is online and candidates can apply upto Jan 18, 2015.

Intake in 2015-17 batch:                                                            95
Flagship programmes:                                                              MBA
Acceptable Exam scores:                                                         CAT
Expected cut off percentile:                                                       94
Fee Structure:                                                                          Rs 4 Lakhs
Average Placement 2014:                                                          Rs. 8.07 Lakhs
 
CIMP, Patna: Last date to apply Jan 31, 2015

Chandragupta Institute of Management, Patna (CIMP) is one of the most sought after B schools in and around Patna. With active support from the Government of Bihar, CIMP was established in 2008 as an autonomous institution. The Government of Bihar has allotted 10 acres of land to CIMP for building a state-of-the-art academic cum residential campus in Mithapur, which is 4 kms away from Patna airport and 1.5 kms away from Patna railway station

CIMP uses CAT scores for short-listing the candidates for Post Graduate Programme in Management. If you are planning to take admission to 2-year full-time Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) at CIMP for the batch 2015-17, you can apply online or submit filled-in and duly signed application forms to the Admission’s Office of CIMP latest by January 31, 2015.

Intake in 2015-17 batch:                                                       60
Flagship programmes:                                                         PGDM
Acceptable Exam scores:                                                    CAT 2014
Expected cut off percentile:                                                  75
Fee Structure:                                                                     Rs.5 Lakhs
Average Placement 2014:                                                     Rs.6 Lakhs
      
BIMTECH, Greater Noida: Last date to apply Jan 30, 2015

Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH) was established in 1988 under the aegis of the Birla Academy of Art and Culture, and supported by Birla group of companies. BIMTECH Greater Noida is a highly ranked B school. Admission process for PGDM 2015-17 batch at BIMTECH is open. Candidates can apply online to BIMTECH. The B school will accept CAT 2014 scores for admission 2015 to its flagship PGDM programme. 

Intake in 2015-17 batch:                                                            240
Flagship programmes:                                                               PGDM
Acceptable Exam scores:                                                          CAT/GMAT
Expected cut off percentile:                                                         75
Fee Structure:                                                                            Rs 10 Lakhs
Average Placement 2014:                                                            Rs. 6.8 Lakhs

BIMTECH Bhubaneshwar campus accepts scores of XAT/CMAT/MAT apart from CAT. The application process to the said campus is also open.

Great Lakes, Chennai: Last date to apply Jan 31, 2015

Great Lakes institute of Management, Chennai is open with its online and offline admission process for session 2015-16 for 2 year full time PGDM and 1 year PGPM Programmes in 2 cycles.

Issue of Application forms for admission to 2 years full time Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) 2015-17 at Great Lakes Institute of Management will be covered in two cycles 

Closing date for First cycle: January 31, 2015
Closing date for second cycle: March 15, 2015
 
Acceptable exam scores at Great Lakes institute of Management are CAT 2014 and other exams like GMAT/XAT/MAT/CMAT.  For PGDM 2015-17, Great Lakes Institute of Management will accept CAT Scores of the year 2013 and 2014, XAT scores of the year 2014 and 2015, MAT scores of the year 2014 and 2015, CMAT scores of 2014 or GMAT scores taken after Jan 1, 2013.

Candidates meeting the eligibility criteria can apply to Great Lakes Institute of Management by completing the online application process.
 
LIBA, Chennai: Last date to apply Jan 26, 2015

Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA) Chennai admission application process will close on January 26, 2015 for PGDM batch 2015-17.

LIBA offers specializations in Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, Operations, Systems International Business and General Management.

Offering dual specialization in PGDM is one of the USPs at LIBA. Total intake at LIBA in its flagship 2 years full time PGDM batch 2015-17 is 120 students.  LIBA will accept CAT 2014 scores apart from XAT 2015 scores. Application process is online.
 
XISS Ranchi: Last date to apply Feb 1, 2015

XISS is one of the oldest B-Schools that started preparing HR and IR professionals to address the problems pertaining to the people dimension of the industry.

The application process at XISS is online and is open till February 1, 2015. Candidates desirous to apply in XISS to pursue PGDM 2015-17 should apply before the last date.

Intake in 2015-17 batch:                                                            210
Flagship programmes:                                                              PGDM
Acceptable Exam scores:                                                         CAT/XAT/CMAT
Expected cut off percentile:                                                       70
Fee Structure:                                                                          NA
Average Placement 2014:                                                          NA
 
Decide now: Application process to close shortly

All the above are good B schools where admission opportunity can be explored on the basis of CAT 2014 scores. Number of these B schools may have slight variation in CAT 2014 cut off scores in shortlisting criteria. But if you choose the B school in accordance with your CAT 2014 scores as guided above, you may get admission in one of these B schools.

In one or two weeks most of these top rated B schools are going to close their admission application process. It is advisable to apply to the relevant B school on the basis of your CAT 2014 scores to secure admission in 2015.

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