Souradip Bose · 2026-05-13 · 2 helpful
My personal Advice/Opinion
1) Increase the GPA to a bit more that is around 8.8+, that way you will surely land in the 80%+ bracket of profile shortlisting used by IIMs- gives you an extra point.
2) Document all your ECA and POR yourself as a kind of master CV to construct and deliver a coherent story of leadership and willingness to push limits during the interview.
3) Profile is moderate according to Shweta Didi's profile building framework of the website I think, main caveat from your question is that you need to be confident about whatever you have as ultimately you need to be a salesman and sell your profile to the panel.
4) From what I know, the panel is more interested in knowing your thought-process, story and motivation for you in doing the certifications rather than the repute of certification, except unless the certification is highly selective and unique.
The way forward is that get a good CAT score, maintain GPA and be confident about your journey so far, there is a high probability of shortlist provided CAT is good enough in my opinion at least. Best of Luck
1) Increase the GPA to a bit more that is around 8.8+, that way you will surely land in the 80%+ bracket of profile shortlisting used by IIMs- gives you an extra point.
2) Document all your ECA and POR yourself as a kind of master CV to construct and deliver a coherent story of leadership and willingness to push limits during the interview.
3) Profile is moderate according to Shweta Didi's profile building framework of the website I think, main caveat from your question is that you need to be confident about whatever you have as ultimately you need to be a salesman and sell your profile to the panel.
4) From what I know, the panel is more interested in knowing your thought-process, story and motivation for you in doing the certifications rather than the repute of certification, except unless the certification is highly selective and unique.
The way forward is that get a good CAT score, maintain GPA and be confident about your journey so far, there is a high probability of shortlist provided CAT is good enough in my opinion at least. Best of Luck