This tool helps CAT aspirants estimate their IIM interview chances using profile-based shortlisting logic, not just CAT percentile. It evaluates CAT percentile, academics, work experience, and diversity factors based on publicly available pre-PI criteria to give you a clearer picture of your competitiveness across all 21 IIMs.
Every year, thousands of CAT aspirants wonder: "Will I get a call from my target IIM?" While the CAT percentile is crucial, it's not the complete picture. Many students with 99+ percentiles don't receive calls from top IIMs, while others with lower percentiles do.
The reason? IIMs use a holistic evaluation system that goes beyond just the CAT score. Each IIM has its own unique weightage system considering your 10th marks, 12th marks, graduation percentage, work experience, academic diversity, and gender diversity.
Different IIMs, Different Criteria: IIM Ahmedabad might value academics heavily, while IIM Kozhikode gives significant weight to work experience. IIM Bangalore has different normalization factors compared to IIM Calcutta. Without understanding these institute-specific criteria, students often apply blindly or set unrealistic expectations.
This is where profile-based evaluation provides better clarity than percentile-only cutoffs.
The Profile Strength Index is a relative competitiveness indicator that helps you understand where you stand compared to typical shortlisted candidates for a specific IIM.
⚠️ Important Clarification:
What it DOES help with: Understanding whether your profile is weak, borderline, competitive, or strong for a specific IIM. This helps you set realistic expectations, focus your preparation, and make informed decisions about which IIMs to target seriously versus which ones are stretch goals.
Think of it as a diagnostic tool rather than a prediction machine. It shows you where you have strengths and where you need improvement based on publicly known weightage systems.
Many coaching institutes offer "IIM call predictors," but their primary goal is often to collect student data for marketing and follow-up sales calls. You're asked to enter your email, phone number, and personal details before seeing any results.
✅ This Page is Completely Different:
The sole purpose of this tool is to bring clarity and transparency to the confusing world of IIM shortlisting. No spam, no sales calls, no pressure – just honest guidance.
Hi, I'm Fido Sir, and I'm a CAT 99+ percentiler myself. During my own college days, despite achieving a strong CAT percentile, I found myself confused and uncertain about my chances at different IIMs. The available resources focused heavily on percentile cutoffs but didn't explain the complete picture.
Later, while guiding CAT aspirants, I repeatedly encountered students struggling with the exact same confusion around IIM calls. Students with great percentiles were unsure whether their academic background would hurt them. Others with slightly lower CAT scores didn't realize their strong work experience could compensate.
This recurring problem – the lack of clear, profile-based guidance – motivated me to build this tool for clarity and transparency. I wanted to create something I wish existed when I was a confused aspirant myself.
My goal is simple: help every CAT student understand their realistic standing and make informed decisions, without any commercial motive or data collection agenda.
Please read carefully: IIM shortlisting criteria can change every year. This tool is based on publicly available information and observed patterns, but final call decisions depend on:
⚠️ A strong profile does NOT guarantee an interview call.
⚠️ A weak profile does NOT mean you have zero chances.
This tool is for guidance and expectation management only. Use it to understand your relative standing and identify improvement areas, but do not treat it as a definitive prediction.
This page is newly built and may contain bugs, edge cases, or scenarios I haven't fully accounted for. Your feedback is invaluable in making this tool better for the entire CAT community.
If you notice any issues, have suggestions, or want to report corrections, please feel free to reach out:
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I'm happy to make corrections and improvements so this website becomes genuinely useful for the entire CAT community. Your input helps future aspirants!