Engineers at IIM ABC still dominate - 55-65% of the batch - so claims of being filtered out are exaggerated. The commenter IcyBusiness1219 correctly noted: "Even after diversity more than 55-60% are engineers in b schools, how much more do you still want? The cut offs are high for you because the number of people from your background giving the exam are high.
" At IIM Ahmedabad (Rs 27.5L fees, Rs 35.22 LPA avg, 99%+ CAT cutoff), engineers account for the majority of CAT takers (~70%) and still the majority of admits (~60%).
The net engineer admit rate is lower than non-engineer admit rate due to higher competition within engineer pool. The "diversity filtering" narrative stems from frustrated engineers scoring 99.6-99.
9 and losing to 98-99 non-engineers. But the engineer still has higher absolute admission odds. Specifically at IIM B with highest non-engineer admission: 45% non-engineer vs 55% engineer - still engineer majority.
The Reddit thread correctly exposed the engineer insecurity - those who claim merit should acknowledge engineers outnumber applicants and admits. Engineer vs non-engineer cutoffs: engineers need ~0.3-0.
5 percentile higher for equivalent admission chance, not 3-5 percentile as often claimed. Engineers with 9/9/9 + work-ex rarely miss IIM calls. Don't blame diversity for your outcomes - blame the high-engineer competition.
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