Make it to IIMs even with poor acads

Even if I smash the CAT, what about my …? jaise sawaal

Bhai, my 10th/12th marks were such a treasure that I want them to be buried forever. And even with the Best CAT Classes | CAT 2025 | CAT 2026 karne se kuch hoga kya?

Yaar, I heard that some guys don’t get through a top IIM even with a 99%ile?

Oye sun bro, my grad background is X, Y, Z … mera toh koi chance nahi hai na CAT mein?

If any of these/similar doubts is tingling and putting some strain on your tiny brain, have no fear, dear, for the help you need is here!

Yes, the “Big 4 IIMs” (A, B, C, L) might side-eye your past marks like aunties judging your life choices.

Yes, some others (FMS, IIM Shillong) also act like personal academic historians for you. This mail is rated PG-13, toh, bas aage tum khud samajhdaar ho!

Yes, the word diversity in the admission process at some IIMs like IIM L & IIM K means that being a girl gets you extra marks. Don’t worry, equations and inequality donon padhoge Algebra mein … aur weak ho toh extra classes bhi hongi 😂

Yes, the work-experience does add spice ‘n sugar in some IIMs like IIM B where a 3-4 year work-experience can get you up to 5 extra marks.

Lekin meri baat dhyaan se suno padho aage:

If you think the odds are stacked against you, well over 50% of students at the Top 6 IIMs even now are engineers.

Ditto for freshers who are more than the number of students with work-ex.

Aur Xth mein 70% waale bhi har saal jaate hain Top IIMs mein!

And if you are a guy who thinks that you should have been a girl, well, do some good deeds in this birth & thy shall be rewarded – there’s always hope, bro 😅

3 Reasons to Chill (And Start Prepping!)

1️⃣ What were the names of the 2 illegitimate Chinese twins?

• Jo hua, So hua – never fret about what you can’t change! Gender is one such thing. Grad stream is probably similar. And your past is yet another. So, focus on the future.
• Zindagi ka gyaan – You don’t make the rules of the game. But you can play so well that the rules don’t matter.

2️⃣ For top Colleges you anyway need 98-99%ile, and if you get that

• You won’t be sitting at home twiddling your thumbs or whatever the idiom is, if you do well at the CAT!
• Just score 98%ile+ and “IIMs ke alawa bhi duniya hai” (with equally fancy salaries).
• Dekho 93%ile pe IIM A hote dekha hai … But if you don’t get even that then top colleges ke reasons ke liye rona hi kyun; koi aur achcha sa college dekh ke MBA kar lena bas!

3️⃣ Harsha Bhogle Got Rejected Too!

• IIM Calcutta said “no” to him. A decade later, he gave a guest lecture there. Sweet revenge, eh? 😏
• Life gives you lemons toh lemonade banaao na mere dost! Else even the lemon will go stale.

Real Talk (With Hostel Vibes)

“Yaar, 10th mein mujhe photosynthesis se zyada PS4 ka cheat code yaad tha!”
Does that mean you’ll suck at MBA? Hell no!

Watch how Mayank Gupta (who stressed like you) cracked IIM Lucknow despite average past acads.

Final Game Plan

1. Accept: Your past marks, grad stream, gender etc won’t change now. But your CAT %ile can.
2. Grind: Find a CAT coaching that adapts to your weak spots (& transforms you into Captain America).
3. Flex: When you bag that 50L package, it’ll be like ganga-snan (all past sins will be washed away) plus you will inspire 100s more.

TL;DR: Low marks or whatever else you can’t the **ck control? CAT is your “second innings, sixer maarke dikhao” moment! 🏏

P.S. 90-95+%ile = B-Schools will fight over you. Bas Best Coaching dhundhna shuru karo! Bas yahin kahin hai, shayad yahi hai, jo tumhare liye sahi hai yaar!

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