FMS Delhi now weights CAT at 50% (not 100%) for final selection, updated from the older system. The 100 points shown in profile weightage tables refers to shortlist criteria only - for final selection, the formula is 50% CAT + 10% class X + 10% class XII + 10% SOP discussion + 5% extempore + 15% personal interview. Additionally, FMS gives 5 bonus marks to women candidates.
At FMS (Rs 2.43L fees, Rs 34 LPA avg, 98%+ CAT cutoff), the shortlist is indeed based almost entirely on CAT (hence the 100 points for shortlist) - meaning 98-99+ percentile alone gets you called. But conversion depends on the 50% final formula including interview performance.
This is actually good news for candidates with strong CAT and weak acads - your CAT score can directly earn you a shortlist at FMS unlike IIM A/B/C which weight 10/12/UG heavily. The penalty for weak 10th/12th at FMS: 5% for 60-75%, 10% for 75%+ each. A 10/10 candidate gets 20 bonus points in final selection vs 0 for <60%.
Practical outcome: CAT 99+ with strong interview beats CAT 99.5 with average interview at FMS. Prepare extempore and SOP topics seriously - together they're 15% of final selection.
Women candidates with 98+ CAT have a near-lock for FMS conversion. The 5 marks female bonus explains why FMS has closer to 50/50 gender ratio than most IIMs. Check your eligibility at collvera.