u/AgreeablePumpkin3830

Hi everyone,

I’m planning to appear for CAT this year and honestly feeling a little anxious about my preparation.

My profile:

• Category: SC
• Academics: 8/8/6
• Work experience: 12+ months
• Current mock performance: around 70 percentile level
• Preparation status: I haven’t done any proper structured preparation yet

I know I still have time, but I’m scared because I haven’t seriously started preparing and CAT feels very unpredictable.

I wanted some honest advice from people who have experience with CAT/IIM admissions:

1. If I end up around 70 percentile, what colleges can I realistically expect as an SC candidate with my profile and work experience?
2. Should I mainly target 80+ percentile, or is 70 enough for some good IIM calls?
3. How can I improve from my current level to 80–85+ percentile?
4. Especially for DILR, what should I do in the next few months? It feels like my biggest bottleneck.