{"id":48572,"date":"2025-12-13T11:38:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T06:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/?p=48572"},"modified":"2025-12-13T12:00:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T06:30:13","slug":"cat-topper-journey-to-iim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/cat-topper-journey-to-iim\/","title":{"rendered":"2 CAT Failures and then Finally Converted IIM Calcutta – CAT Topper Journey of Failure to Success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

CAT is one of the most unique and challenging exams in India. Scoring a 99 percentile is rare, but converting a top-tier IIM is a more difficult task. Today, we share the story of Mridul Tiwari an iQuanta student, a CAT 99.98 percentiler who made it to IIM Calcutta, IIM Lucknow, and XLRI Jamshedpur, all top MBA institutes. What makes his journey special is that he converted all these colleges with his full-time job, and in his third attempt. Mridul\u2019s path wasn\u2019t easy. Despite scoring 99 percentile in his first two attempts, his low academic scores kept him from converting top calls. But he didn\u2019t give up. While managing a job, he came back stronger, scored 99.98 percentile, and finally converted his dream colleges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is what makes the CAT journey meaningful. It\u2019s about persistence, patience, and believing in yourself even when things don\u2019t go as planned. Mridul\u2019s story becomes even more inspiring when you learn what sparked his interest in an MBA and how he now motivates aspirants across the country. In a conversation with iQuanta, he shared how he stayed focused, faced his challenges head-on, and found solutions without making excuses, always keeping his ambition alive. Check this CAT topper journey who failed twice in CAT and finally got 99.98 percentile in the CAT exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Join iQuanta\u2019s diversified student community for free and prepare with other 4.1L+ peers. Get access to 24*7 doubt-solving, mentorship, free webinars, etc all at one single platform<\/mark><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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