MBA Admission Dilemma for CAT, XAT 60-80 percentilers; must know some facts

Admission or no admission in a management programme after scoring a percentile below 80 is sure a matter of great confusion with no concrete way to go ahead. If I take admission in an average B school what future I would have and if I do not go ahead with the available offer of admission what guarantee do I have to get much higher score in next session.

Another truth is that I have to put in precious one year to wait for the next session scores. The issue is whether ample options are available in 2015 so that if I am offered admission by some fairly good B school in 2015 itself, how good it would be to join the same.  

Both the options are open before you. However it will be better to  proceed with the MBA admission opportunity in 2015 as you may not be sure of scoring a high sectional as well as overall percentile in CAT 2015/XAT 2016 and get admission in an IIM/XLRI in 2016

No surety to get IIM/XLRI in 2016

MBAUniverse.com receives many such stories regularly where a candidate who scored 99+ percentile in CAT 2013 with a good sectional percentile wanted to improve his score in CAT 2014 as he had uneven sectional percentile. However in CAT 2014, despite being a faculty at one of the top preparation centres in the country, the score reduced to 97 with high percentile in one section and very low percentile in other section. Same result has been repeated in XAT 2015. Now the admission opportunity is not available either at any of the IIMs or XLRI. Analyzing his performance, the candidate now repents that he should have accepted admission offer in 2014 and should have avoided the wastage of one precious year.

MBA in 2015: Grab Admission opportunity in good B school

Opportunity to excel can strike anywhere. It is not necessary that only IIM or XLRI can give you the best career opportunity. There are number of good B schools with large and successful alumni base, offering good career opportunities. In fact keeping yourself better exposed and one among the toppers of the B school may provide you with better opportunities. PGDM/MBA education is more based on your qualitative learning and utilizing the same for the future than simply class room learning. A good B school can offer all such opportunities, if you are able to locate one of your choice out of the many offering you admission. 

Apart from IIMs there are good B schools that may not consider sectional percentile scores. If you have applied or can be quick enough to apply with a score between 60 to 80 percentile to the respective B schools, you may expect to be shortlisted by a good B school like TAPMI, Great Lakes, BIMTECH, IFMR, IFIM and many more. These B schools offer good learning experience and good placement also. These B schools have good ranking in the country and stand better in some cases than any new IIM. If you do not wish to risk another year and have scored the desired percentile you may apply to them and proceed to pursue MBA with one of them.
    
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. 

UPES, Dehradun: Last date to apply: Feb 1, 2015

University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) was established in the year 2003 through UPES Act, 2003 of the State Legislature of Uttarakhand. UPES College of Management & Economics Studies (CoMES) combines all the facets of management and economic principles to provide graduate and post graduate programs that are focused on the vital domains of Energy,Infrastructure, Transportation,Analytics & International Business.

UPES CoMES is offering this year 9 MBA programs  in various sectors namely MBA Oil & Gas Management;  MBA Power Management; MBA Energy Trading; MBA Infrastructure Management;  MBA Aviation Management; MBA International Business Management; MBA Post & Shipping Management;  MBA Logistics & Supply Chaion Management;  MBA Business Analytics. With a projected investment of one lakh crore in the infrastructure sector in the current five year plan,all programs of UPES CoMES are poised to throw up encouraging career opportunities. Most of the MBA programs at UPES are well­ established and have received encouraging response from recruiters.

Apart from accepting All India entrance test scores, UPES has provided the opportunity to MBA aspirants to appear in online entrance test UPESMET on any date between Feb 12 to 16, 2015 at any of the convenient slot.

 
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.

TAPMI: Last date to apply Jan 27, 2015 (Try your luck today)

Although the admission application process at TAPMI stands closed, the online submission can still be made today on Jan 28, 2015. Candidates desirous of applying to TAPMI should immediately contact the TAPMI admission office, fill up the online application form and apply today.

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

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. 

Great Lakes, Chennai: Last date to apply Feb 10, 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: February 10, 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.
    
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.

LIBA, Chennai: Last date to apply Feb 7, 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.
 
IMT Hyderabad & Nagpur: Last Date to apply Jan 31, 2015

The 2 other campuses of Institute of Management Technology (IMT) at Hyderabad and Nagpur  can offer you admission, if you have scored CAT 2014/XAT 2015 percentile between 60 to 80. The process of online submission of Application form for admission to PGDM 2015 for these IMT campuses will close on Jan 31, 2015.

IFMR, Chennai: Last date to apply: Jan 31, 2015

The Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR) is a non-profit, research-led academic institution, backed by 43 years of training and research. IFMR offers a 2-year fulltime Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) program, recognized by AICTE and The Association of Indian Universities, equivalent to an MBA.  IFMR has built a world class campus spread over 40 acres in Sri City, 70 km from Chennai.

IFIM, Bangalore: Last date to apply: January 31, 2015

IFIM is a highly ranked B school at Bangalore with a legacy of 19 years. The admission process at IFIM for cycle II is open till January 31, 2015. Apart from appearing in the acceptable exams, candidates seeking admission at IFIM will be required to appear for the selection process, which includes IFIM’s Comprehensive Ability Test (ICAT); Essay Writing and Personal Interview

All the above B schools are going to close their admission process shortly. It is the good as well as the last opportunity to pursue MBA 2015-17 from one the above good B schools with no requirement of high sectional or overall scores as required by IIMs and XLRI.

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