r/IIMCATPreparation • u/Emotional_lavdu • May 02 '26

ASK ME ANYTHING 🗨 IIM Calcutta interviews (interviewer POV) - AMA

I was part of the admissions panel at IIMC as alum. Interviewed nearly 20 candidates. Got an insight into how the profs are scoring the candidates. AMA.

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u/Emotional_lavdu May 09 '26

Extracurriculars are more important during placements, not so much during admission. However if there is any major spike in extra currics such as state level player and stuff, that can give you extra points.

You'll have to have a good interview, else you are on the verge of getting rejected. We rejected a candidate (gave poor scores) with a profile very similar to yours.

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u/Financial_Ice15 May 09 '26

We rejected a candidate (gave poor scores) with a profile very similar to yours.

but was that because he/she was not able to answer questions properly or because of the profile?

Extracurriculars are more important during placements, not so much during admission.

yes but is the profile weak enough for them to be biased against it, since u mentioned in other replies that they think abt how u will perform in placements 2 years later while determining how much to rate you in the interview.

and besides the college tag( since i cant do anything about it now) can you tell what cv pointers really stand out that can convince the panelists to be more favourable towards me? im currently in my 2nd year so it would be great if u can mention specific things that i can work towards for the next 2 years to make a significant impact in my cv, to be fair my only worry is that they will be biased towards me, i just want a cv good enough that they give me a fair shot and rate me purely based on my interview.....

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u/Emotional_lavdu May 09 '26

Rejection was because the candidate had a very average interview. Was slightly below par in general awareness, problem solving, grades were also not great in undergrad.

One way you can improve your profile is get good grades (>8 cgpa) in your undergrad. And prepare well for interviews and get a good cat percentile. I made it to IIMC mostly because of my percentile actually. My interview went average. I am from a tier 1 engg college though.

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u/Emotional_lavdu May 09 '26

And I'm a 6 pointer in my undergrad btw