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📊 Planning for an MBA? The right B-school is about opportunities, not just rankings.

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What if one event could answer the questions every MBA aspirant has? 💡

✔ Learn from CAT experts ✔ Meet IIM alumni ✔ Decode CAT vs CFA vs Study Abroad ✔ Understand what companies expect in the AI era

And that's just the beginning.

Join us at Management Conclave 2026 and hear from 4 exceptional speakers who have guided thousands of aspirants towards their dream careers.

📍 AMA, Ahmedabad 📅 19th July | 11:00 AM

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Planning for an MBA but confused about which entrance exam to choose?

Each exam offers access to a different group of business schools:

CAT: IIMs and several leading management institutes

XAT: XLRI and other participating colleges

CMAT: Many AICTE-approved management institutions

MAT: Multiple testing opportunities during the year

SNAP: Symbiosis institutes

Instead of applying randomly, first shortlist your preferred colleges and then identify which entrance exams they accept. You can prepare for multiple exams because many syllabus areas overlap, but each test may require a different strategy.

🚀 CAT 2026 Preparation Journey Has Begun!

July is here – and it’s time to 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐮𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲.

Success in CAT is not about last-minute effort, it’s about 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

📌 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐀𝐓 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐩:

✅ Build strong fundamentals ✅ Complete syllabus on time ✅ Daily question practice ✅ Regular SimCATs + analysis ✅ Targeted revision in later months ✅ Continuous improvement through mock tests

📍 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 – 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲: The most crucial phase to strengthen your base and fix weak areas.

💡 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫: “Small daily improvements lead to big exam success.”

📅 CAT 2026: Stay Ahead with Every Important Date!

Success in CAT begins with smart planning. Keep track of the key milestones—from registration to the final exam—so you never miss an important deadline.

📝 Expected CAT 2026 Timeline: ✔️ Notification Release – July 2026 ✔️ Registration Begins – August 2026 ✔️ Registration Ends – September 2026 ✔️ Admit Card Release – November 2026 ✔️ CAT Exam – 29th November 2026 (Sunday) ✔️ Result Announcement – December 2026

Start your preparation early, stay consistent, and maximize your chances of securing a top percentile. At Ekoching, we guide you with expert mentorship, structured preparation, and regular mock tests to help you achieve your MBA dream.

The most searched question after every CAT result announcement: "Is my percentile enough for [IIM]?"

Here is a complete, updated breakdown — percentile requirements, category adjustments, and what Nagpur students specifically should target.

CAT 2025 Cutoffs: IIM-Wise (General Category)

Note: These are IIM shortlisting cutoffs for Written Ability Test + Personal Interview (WAT-PI). Final admission depends on CAT score, academic profile, work experience, and PI performance.

Important: Sectional Cutoffs Exist

Every IIM has a minimum sectional percentile requirement in addition to the overall percentile. You cannot ignore any one section. Typical sectional minimums:

A student with 98 overall but 60 in VARC will not get an IIM-A call. This is the most common reason high-scorers miss top IIMs.

Category-Wise Cutoff Reduction

SC, ST, OBC, EWS, and PwD categories receive significant cutoff relaxation at IIMs.

This means an SC candidate at 70 percentile overall may receive IIM Bodhgaya/Jammu calls. An OBC candidate at 80–82 may receive new IIM calls.

What CAT Percentile Actually Means for Nagpur Students

The IIM calls table above is the shortlisting step. After that comes WAT-PI.

At the WAT-PI stage, your profile matters as much as your percentile:

For Nagpur engineers: 97+ percentile with strong academics and good PI = realistic shot at IIM Indore or IIM Kozhikode. A well-prepared 95 percentile with excellent PI can convert IIM Kozhikode or Shillong.

IIM Nagpur: The Nagpur Student's Local Option

IIM Nagpur shortlisting cutoff is typically 88–92 percentile overall. For a Nagpur student, this means:

Prepare for 95+ percentile (gives safety margin for IIM Kozhikode range)

IIM Nagpur becomes your backup / first-choice local option

No relocation cost

Growing placements — average salary crossing ₹15–16 LPA in recent batches

This is not a compromise. IIM Nagpur is a central government-funded institution with an IIM degree. For a Nagpur student, the combination of IIM brand + no relocation + growing placement network is genuinely attractive.

Year-Wise CAT Cutoff Trend (IIM Indore General)

The trend is stable but slowly rising. Prepare for 98 to have a margin.

The 90-Day Math Before CAT

If your first mock average is 85 percentile and you have 5 months to CAT:

Every 10-hour focused week on VARC can add 1–2 percentile points over 3 months

DILR set practice at 5 sets/week adds roughly 3–5 percentile points over 12 weeks

QA topic mastery (arithmetic + algebra focus) adds 2–4 percentile points

That's a realistic 8–12 percentile improvement path from 85 to 95+.

Percentile cutoffs are just numbers. They tell you where the bar is, not whether you can reach it. What matters is whether you start early enough to build the habits that cross that bar.

Want a realistic percentile target based on your current diagnostic score?

IMS Nagpur runs a free CAT diagnostic test — take it, get your sectional breakdown, and map it to an achievable IIM target.