MBA Counselling

The Context
What After Graduation?
Why MBA
Top B-Schools: Placement Record
Test Takers Profile & Performance
Freshers vs. Work-Ex
Percentile Scores for IIMs
Top B-school Shortlisting Criteria
B-School Ranking
Cluster 1 to 5
B-School Road Map
Nature of Management Entrance Tests
Exam Pattern & Illustrations
Other Exams
Banking
SSC
The CL advantage
MBA Integrated
SIS (Student Information System)

What after Graduation? Why MBA?

What after Graduation? Why MBA?

MBA offers broader career choices than traditional courses.
E.g., limited career options exist after doing MA in History even from a top
university; this holds true for most traditional courses

Offers wide range of opportunities and profiles unlike

traditional career options such as Bank PO or Civil Services
Ease of entry for MBA in a top B-school makes it even more
attractive
top 70 B-schools have roughly 14,000 seats with just about 2 lakh applicants;
in contrast Civil Services 2012 had 2.5 lakh examination takers in Prelims for
just 910 seats

MBA is a vocational course; highly sought after by industry

What after Graduation? Why MBA?

Top 50-70 B-schools have 100% placement
Average pay packages in top 70 B-schools are over Rs.
5 lakhs p.a.
Top B-schools have average pay packages of over Rs.
12 lakhs p.a.

What after Graduation? Why MBA?

MBA preparation also facilitates good back-up career
options such as Banking and SSC
The exam patterns of Banking and SSC are similar to
MBA. In fact, MBA entrance exams are of higher
difficulty level; hence, MBA aspirants can and should
apply to these exams also

Top B-schools : Placement Record

B-School
(Batch)

Minimum
Salary

Maximum
Salary

IIM Ahmedabad (2012)

Rs. 8 lakhs

Rs. 40 lakhs

$ 47,340

$ 166,926

IIM Bangalore (2011)

Rs. 8 lakhs

Rs. 30 lakhs

IIM Calcutta (2011)

Rs. 7.5 lakhs

Average Salary:
Rs. 17.6 lakhs

IIM Lucknow (2011)

Rs. 8 lakhs

Average Salary:
Rs. 14 lakhs

IIM Indore (2012)

Average Salary:

Rs. 32 lakhs

Rs. 13.3 lakhs

IIM Kozhikode (2011)

Average Salary:

Rs. 32 lakhs

Rs. 14.7 lakhs

$ 150,000

Test Takers Profile & Performance

Freshers vs. Work-Ex

B-School (Batch)

% of Fresher's in 2012-14 batch

IIM A (2011-13)

30%

IIM B (2011-13)

27%

IIM C (2012-14)

23%

IIM L (2012-14)

25%

IIM I (2012-14)

36%

IIM K (2012-14)

41%

IIM Ranchi (2011-13)

27%

IIM Trichy (2011-13)

38%

IIM Rohtak (2011-13)

90%

Min. percentile scores to get into IIMs

B-School

Min. score to get an

interview call

Min. score among those who

converted the call

Category

Gen

OBC

SC

ST

DA

Gen

OBC

SC

ST

DA

IIM A (PGP)

97.51

78.81

64.25

47.74

46.22

97.95

86.51

66.20

60.93

76.23

IIM A (PGP-

82.53

76.77

65.57

68.10

90.14

84.63

80.29

82.94

73.49

NA

IIM B

90.14

80.29

70.54

70.54

60.24

90.41

80.29

71.71

71.30

66.20

IIM I

90.42

80.29

74.59

63.59

95.10

82.94

77.32

64.92

IIM K

85.03

75.15

65.57

55.29

85.03

76.23

66.83

55.29

ABM)

Top B-schools Shortlisting Criteria

IIM A
70% wt to CAT score, 30% to academic performance + work-ex

IIM B
CAT score + acads + work-ex considered; additionally, the top 10 candidates in each
section and with total score in CAT are also invited for PI

IIM C
77% wt to CAT score + 10% wt each for Std. X and Std. XII marks + 3% wt for Gender

IIM L
76% wt to CAT score + wt for Std. X, Std. XII, Graduation, Work-ex, Academic
Diversity, Gender

Boys Are Separated From The Men

B-School Ranking

CL's B'School Ranking

Top B-schools: Cluster 1

S. No. B-School

Location

Exam

Indian Institute of Management (IIM-A)

Ahmedabad

CAT

Indian Institute of Management (IIM-B)

Bangalore

CAT

Indian Institute of Management (IIM-C)

Kolkata

CAT

Xavier Labour Research Institute (XLRI)

Jamshedpur

XAT

Indian Institute of Management (IIM-L)

Lucknow

CAT

Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) - Delhi University New Delhi

CAT

Indian School of Business (ISB)

GMAT

Hyderabad

Top B-schools: Cluster 2

S. No. B-School

Location

Exam

Indian Institute of Management (IIM-I)

Indore

CAT

Indian Institute of Management (IIM-K)

Kozhikode

CAT

SP Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR)

Mumbai

CAT/GMAT/XAT

Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) Mumbai

CMAT

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT)

New Delhi

IIFT

Indian Institute of Management Shillong

Shillong

CAT

Management Development Institute (MDI)

Gurgaon

CAT

IIM-A Agri Business Management (ABM)

Ahmedabad

CAT

IIM-L Agri Business Management (ABM)

Lucknow

CAT

10

Mumbai

CAT

Mumbai

CAT

12

National Institue of Industrial Engineering (NITIE)

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay - Shailesh J.
Mehta School of Management
Indian Institue of Management Ranchi

Ranchi

CAT

13
14

Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)

Institute of Rural Management (IRMA)

Mumbai
TISS
Anand Gujarat IRMA

11

Top B-schools: Cluster 3

S. No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

B-School
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM)
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi - Department of
Management Studies
MDI (HR)
Xavier Institute of Management (XIMB)
Indian Institute of Management Rohtak
Indian Institute of Management Trichy
Indian Institute of Management Raipur
Indian Institute of Management Udaipur
Indian Institute of Management Kashipur
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT)
Institute of Management Technology (IMT)

Location

Exam

Pune
Mumbai

CAT
NMAT

New Delhi

CAT

Gurgaon
Bhubaneshwar
Rohtak
Trichy
Raipur
Udaipur
Kashipur
Kolkata
Ghaziabad

CAT
XAT
CAT
CAT
CAT
CAT
CAT
IIFT
CAT

Top B-schools: Cluster 4

S. No.

B-School

Location

Exam

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur - Vinod Gupta

School of Management

Kharagpur

CAT

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur - Department of

Management Studies

Kanpur

CAT

Indian Institute of Technology Madras - Department of

Management Studies

Chennai

CAT

Mudra Institute of Communications Ahmedabad (MICA)

Ahmedabad

MICAT/CAT

Symbiosis Centre for Management and HRD (SCMHRD)

Pune

SNAP

TA Pai Management Institute (TAPMI)

Manipal

CAT

International Management Institute (IMI)

Delhi

CAT

Symbiosis Institute of International Business (SIIB)

Pune

SNAP

Top B-schools: Cluster 5

No
1
2
3
4

B-School

16

Goa Institute of Management (GIM)

Great Lakes Institute of Management (GLIM)
Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (LBS)
University Business School (UBS)
K.J.Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research
(SIMSR)
FORE School of Management
Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA)
Nirma University - Institute of Management
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee - Department of
Management Studies
Sydenham College of Commerce & Economics
Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM), Tiruchirapally
Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management (SIOM)
Master of Finance & Control (MFC), University of Delhi
Master of Business Economics (MBE), Department of Business
Economics, University of Delhi
Master of Human Resource and Organisational Development
(MHROD) Department of Commerce, Delhi School of Economics
Masters in International Business (MIB) Department of
Commerce, Delhi School of Economics

17

Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)

5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Location

Exam

Goa
Chennai
Delhi
Chandigarh

XAT
CAT
CAT
CAT

Mumbai

CAT/CMAT

New Delhi
Chennai
Ahmedabad

CAT
CAT/XAT
CAT

Roorkee

CAT

Mumbai
Tamil Nadu
NASIK
Delhi

CMAT
CAT
SNAP
CAT

Delhi

CAT

Delhi

CAT

Delhi

CAT

Hyderabad and
Bengaluru

NMAT

The B-School Road Map

Nature of Management Entrance Tests

Aptitude Testing
An essential component of most competitive exams

Applicants tested on their understanding of concepts and the ability

to apply them, and not on the ability to mug up things
Common pattern Though the difficulty levels, test structures and
methodologies vary

Aptitude Test Components

English Usage
Mathematical Skills
Data Interpretation
Reasoning
General Knowledge

CAT 2012
Common Admission Test (CAT 2012) - www.catiim.in
Sale of CAT Voucher 30th July, 2012 to 17th Sep, 2012
Registration Till 19th Sep, 2012
Eligibility for CAT Exam Bachelors Degree with at least 50% Marks or Equivalent
CGPA (For General), 45% Marks or Equivalent CGPA (For SC/ST/DA/PWD)
Exam Window 11th Oct, 2012 to 6th Nov 2012
Result 9th Jan, 2013

CAT Pattern
Sections

No. of Questions

Time (in minutes)

QA & DI

30

70 (sectional time limit)

AR & VA

30

70 (sectional time limit)

Overall Structure

No. of Questions

60

Total Marks

450

Negative Marking

1/3

Duration

140 minutes

CAT Scorecard - Illustration

XAT 2013

Xaviers Aptitude Test (XAT) - www.xlri.net.in

Registration: 20th Aug 2012 30th Nov 2012
XAT Exam Date: 6th January, 2013
Eligibility: Graduation

Exam Pattern: XAT 2013, Paper 1:

No. of
Questions

Total
Marks

English Language and Logical

Reasoning

30

30

Decision Making

25

25

Quantitative Ability and Data

Interpretation

36

36

91

91

Section

Total
Negative marking

Total Time

140 minutes

Exam Pattern: XAT 2013 Paper 2:

Section
General Knowledge
Essay
Total time
Negative marking for GK

No. of
Questions

Total
Marks

30

30

40

XAT Scorecard - Illustration

SNAP 2012
Symbiosis National Aptitude Prog (SNAP) www.snaptest.org/Default.aspx
Registration: was till 23rd Nov 2012
SNAP Exam Date: was 18th Dec 2012
Eligibility: Graduation

Exam Pattern: SNAP 2012

Sections

No. of
Questions

Marks

AR and LR

30

60

General English

40

40

General
Awareness

40

40

QA and DI

40

40

Overall Structure
Total Questions

150

Total Marks

180

Negative
Marking

Duration

120 minutes

SNAP Scorecard - Illustration

Exam Pattern: IIFT

Sections
QA

No. of Questions
25 (1 Mark per Question 25 Marks)

LR+DI

34 [Reasoning 20 Qs (0.75) + DI 19 Qs (1) - 34 Marks]

Verbal

38 [RC 16 Qs (0.75); VA 20 Qs (0.75) 27 Marks]

GK

28 (0.5Marks per Question 14 Marks)

Overall Structure

No. of Questions

128

Total Marks

100

Negative Marking 1/3rd of the marks allotted

Duration

120 Minutes

IIFT Scorecard - Illustration

Exam Pattern: NMAT 2013

Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai www.pearsonvueindia.com/nmat/
NMAT had sectional cut-offs but no negative marking

Test Structure

No. of
Questions

Time
(in minutes)

Language Skills

32

22

Quantitative Skills

48

60

Logical Reasoning

40

38

120

120

Section

Total

NMAT Scorecard - Illustration

CMAT 2013-14

Common Management Admission Test (CMAT)

www.aicte-cmat.in
Eligibility Bachelors Degree with at least 50% marks
Conducted for all AICTE approved institutions replacing existing
tests
May become the single largest test for MBA aspirants

Exam Pattern: CMAT

Sections

No. of Questions

Total Marks

Quantitative Techniques & Data

Interpretation

25

100

Logical Reasoning

25

100

Language Comprehension

25

100

General Knowledge

25

100

Total Marks

400

Negative Marking

1 per wrong answer

Duration

180 minutes (3 hours)

CMAT Scorecard - Illustration

Institute of Rural Mgmt, Anand (IRMA)

Sections
English Comprehension
Quantitative Ability

No. of Questions
50
50

Analytical Reasoning

60

Issues of Social Concern

40

Overall Structure
No. of Questions
200
Total Marks
Negative Marking
Duration

200
1/4th
120 Minutes

Strategy Be good in GK/GA/GS

MAT

Management Aptitude Test (All India MAT)

www.aima-ind.org/mat.aspx
MAT is held 4 times in a year: September, December, February and May.
A candidate can opt for the test in paper mode or computer-based format.

Exam Pattern: MAT

Sections

No. of Questions

Language Comprehension

40

Mathematical Skills

40

Data Analysis &

Sufficiency

40

AR & CR

40

General Awareness

40

Overall Structure
No. of Questions

200

Total Marks

800

Negative Marking
Duration

150 minutes

MAT Scorecard- Illustration

Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS)

TISS offers 39 Master's Degree programmes from its

Mumbai, Tuljapur, Guwahati and Hyderabad campuses for
the 2013-2015 batches
Exam Date: January 13, 2013
Eligibility: Graduation
Last Date for the receipt of completed forms was
November 17, 2012
Exam could have been taken online or in paper-pencil
format
Test pattern for 2013:
(a) Objective type (MCQ based) test of 100 marks
(b) Had questions related to Social Sensitivity, Knowledge on
Contemporary issues, Analytical Ability, and Logical Reasoning

Mudra Institute Common Admission Test (MICAT)

Candidates had to apply to MICA through scores of CAT

2012 / XAT 2013 / GMAT (December 31, 2007 or later)

Everybody, irrespective of CAT/XAT/GMAT score, will be

called for MICAT to be held in February/March 2013

Eligibility: Graduation with 50% marks

Last Date for Issue of Application Forms was January 29,

2013

Pattern of MICAT 2013:

(a) Paper-I was divided into two parts: Part-1 had questions
based on Reasoning and General Awareness and Part-2
tested the candidates writing ability
(b) Paper-II was a Psychometric test

Other Exams

Why Banking and SSC?

Entrance Test Pattern very

Management Entrance Tests

similar

to

that

of

Entrance Test level lower than that of Management

Entrance Tests
Officers posts with good remuneration
Work experience highly valued by industry

Banking
Massive opportunities available in the banking sector
Jobs available at PO as well as Clerical levels
Experts predict around 7.5 lakh vacancies in the next 5
years
Individual banks tests + IBPS tests

Banking CWE (Common Written Examination)

Common written examinations for 19 Public Sectors
Banks for the following posts:
o
o
o
o

Clerical Posts
Probationary Officers
Specialist Officers
RRB Regional Rural Banks

19 Public Sector Banks associated with the test

Exam to be conducted by IBPS (visit www.ibps.in)

CWE PO Pattern
S. Name of Tests (Objective)
No.

No. of
Ques.

Max.
Marks

Reasoning

50

50

English Language

50

25

Quantitative Aptitude

50

50

General Awareness (with specific

reference to Banking Industry)

50

50

Computer Knowledge

50

50

Descriptive Paper on English Composition

(Essay, Prcis, Letter Writing etc.)
Total

25
250

250

Duration

Composite
Time of 150
minutes

60 minutes

SSC
These exams are held to recruit officers in various government
verticals and ministries, which are not covered by UPSC.
SSC covers most of the group B services, group C services and other
posts in the ministries.
It is similar to the Civil Services Exam of UPSC, the exam which covers
major posts is the Combined Graduate Level Exam.
This exam has consolidated all the individual exams that were
conducted by SSC before 2008.
It conducts many examinations among which the Combined Graduate
Level Examination is the most sought after.

SSC
UPSC offers less than 5,000 seats in all the examinations conducted
Are these seats enough to cater to the masses?
As the private sector in the country does not fill the gap between
supply and demand of jobs in the country, such exams become very
important for a large section of students.
Thus, SSC becomes immensely important to offer stable jobs to a
large number of candidates.
Close to 30,000 Central Government jobs are provided each year.
It also includes positions like CSS cadre which is a group B service
below administrative officers in the ministries.

SSC- Combined Graduate Level Exam

The test is conducted at two levels, mainly Tier-I and Tier-II.
Aspirants who pass both the tests are interviewed thereafter.
Tier I (Prelims) :
200 marks objective (50 each in English, Quant (math),
General Awareness, Logical Reasoning)
Tier II (Mains):
400 marks objective ( 2 papers each of 200 marks, 2 hours
test duration)
o Paper 1: Math (100 questions of 2 marks each)
o Paper 2: English (200 questions of 1 mark each)

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The CL Advantage MBA Integrated

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