{"id":57085,"date":"2025-08-28T11:26:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T05:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/?p=57085"},"modified":"2025-08-28T12:08:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T06:38:06","slug":"do-iims-really-value-academics-or-just-cat-percentile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iquanta.in\/blog\/do-iims-really-value-academics-or-just-cat-percentile\/","title":{"rendered":"Do IIMs Really Value Academics or Just CAT Percentile?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When it comes to the IIM admission process then there is one of the biggest debate questions among the CAT aspirants and that is Do IIMs really value academics or just the CAT percentile? Every year there are more than 3.3 lakh aspirants who appear for the CAT exam and that as per the official data given but only a small number of students are managing to secure calls from the top IIMs. This makes aspirants think about whether a high CAT percentile actually guarantees admission in the IIMs or do your past academic scores play an equally important role or opportunity?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The IIM selection criteria consists of various factors like IIM eligibility criteria, 10\/12th\/undergraduate performance, CAT percentile, work experience as well as the diversity. For example, while some older IIMs like Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Calcutta provide a good weightage to academics in the IIM Shortlisting and new IIMs rely more heavily on the CAT percentile during their initial rounds of IIM admission process. Understanding the balance of both CAT percentile and academics is important for aspirants who have an average academic background but are willing to aim for more than 99 percentile in the CAT exam. Even those candidates with stellar academics cannot afford to leave the CAT exam preparation properly as a strong percentile but still forms the backbone of the IIM admission process<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this blog we will be covering the IIM eligibility criteria, comparing academics and CAT percentile during the IIM admission process across IIMs and discuss how you will be able to balance both to maximize your chances of getting into your dream business school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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