21M here , anyone here who would like to start the CAT2026 prep with me

My profile:
10th: 89.3%
12th: 59.8%
B.E: 85.6%
Work Ex: 2 years
GEM

I’m confused about whether my 12th marks make CAT/IIMs unrealistic.

Do most IIMs have a strict 60% cutoff in 12th for interview calls?
Will 59.8% automatically reject me from many IIMs?
Even if I convert an IIM, will placements be affected because of the “60% throughout academics” criteria in companies?

Looking for honest opinions from people with similar profiles or current MBA students.

Hi everyone, i am starting my cat prep for 2026, this is my first attempt hopefully last as well ( manifesting 99.5+ score) iam non engineering female, never attempted a single maths ques after 10 grade.

Can you please help me with the resources, mocks and everything else. ( no one in the family/friends have given it so no idea)

And i don't know but i heard somewhere that Iim Indore is setting up a paper this time so does sloving nishit sinha make sense (like he is the prof in iim indore)

Thankyou in advance 🥳💗

Guys i am waitlisted sambalpur core general 455 and converted MBA BA, waiting for core to convert. will it get converted ?

Hello everyone... Please please don't be mad at me...I know many of you have been hurt by not converting your dream college despite a great score...but trust me guys...I have also have worked quite hard to get a convert...

Had been an topper till 10th. then prepared for NEET Exam but couldn't crack it... diagnosed with PCOD and fibroadenoma..Was completely lost, hurt and demotivated after failing NEET..Also I don't have my father supporting me...

I am an emotionally weak person so not having a father's support beyond me genuinely hurts...Beyong that my paternal side of family hates me alot...But I am really fortunate to have a mother like mine...and relatives who have supported my education..very grateful...But I went from a topper to a loser...saw family's disappointment in me.. couldn't figure out what to do...after that..I thought that I would want to secure myself so doing an MBA felt the next right step...I know could have also picked government jobs but we all know how much unpredictable all the ecosystem is...with an MBA from any of the above colleges..I can have a decent life...

I really want to be working in civil services and with this MBA degree...I really don't have to worry about what if I not make it...

So thinking to prepare for exams like RO/ARO..

Please share your honest feedback guys...feel free to ask me anything:)

May you all convert your dream colleges!

Not the syllabus. Not the mocks. Just the mental side of it.

The part where you get a bad mock score and suddenly question every decision you've made in the last 6 months. The part where your friends are getting placed, getting salaries, moving forward — and you're sitting at home doing RC passages at 11pm wondering if this is even worth it.

The part where your parents are supportive but you can see the worry behind their eyes. And that somehow makes it worse.

I went through two attempts carrying all of this and I don't think I ever really processed it properly. Just kept pushing and hoping the result would make it all make sense.

It's a lonely process in a way that's hard to explain to someone who hasn't done it.

Anyone else feel this way? How did you deal with it — not the prep strategy, just the mental weight of the whole thing?

Hello everyone... Right now I'm banking aspirant most probable I'll get selected this year as being elder one I've to take care of my family currently I'm 23

After bank I've 2 options either go for cat and then mba from a good college as I've academic profile 8/8/7 ( non engineering gen female )

Or I've to prep for regulatory body like rbi or nabard

These 2 options are honestly relevant for me as I'm studying eco finance quants reasoning and this actually excites me more to study ...

But the thing is if I go for mba and if I don't get placed then everything will be over as a middle class person should I go with that risk as I've heard that top b schools ask their students to voluntarily opt out to make their institution 100 % that's why I'm afraid of this

Rbi is something I want to choose but again a very very limited vacancy but I can prep for both simultaneously.

Upsc I can try but again a very short time with bank I couldn't make it but I've time this year so I can think

So please suggest me what should I do - should I go for mba or not only if I get BLACKI iim's or I've to prep for upsc

Im doing bba 🤡 from dtu ( ik ik calm down ladies 😇🙏) . The placements are next to none or atleast but placement cell isnt transparent about the same . In our second year we can choose a minor ( eco or data science ) and a specialization ( finance or marketing ) . Arguably marketing and dsc are easier hence i will be able to increase my cgpa as i plan to go for PGDM asap . However a minor in eco can help me prepare for eco focused entrances and when paired with finance it would be considered something worthwhile . My acads 9/8/🙏

Edit -all the best to all the ancient ah people who are waiting to be converted and congratulations to those who have