What should I do if all predictors said IIM Indore call but I was rejected?
Predictor tools missed your IIM Indore call because they cannot see the institute's internal composite score formula, and the most common culprit is a 10th or 12th academic score falling below an undisclosed threshold. This is frustrating, but it is also fixable once you know exactly where the formula broke against you.
Why Predictors Get IIM Indore Wrong
Predictors like iimbuddy, cracku, and IIMDecoded are built on previous-year shortlist data reported by admitted students.
When IIM Indore quietly tightens its academic cutoffs, the models lag by a full cycle. A 99.46 percentile GEM applicant getting rejected is almost always an academic score problem, not a CAT score problem. Indore weighs 10th and 12th marks heavily in its composite, and the rumored internal floor is 10th below 94% (CBSE equivalent) or 12th below 92%. If you fall under either, even a 99.8 percentile may not save you.
What to Check Right Now
Start with a hard audit of your profile against what rejected applicants reported:
- 10th percentage vs. the ~94% floor (convert board marks to CBSE equivalent if needed)
- 12th percentage vs. the ~92% floor
- CAT sectional scores (Indore screens sectionals independently before the composite kicks in)
- Whether your workex, if any, was entered correctly in the application
If your academics clear both floors and you still got rejected, the sectional cutoff is the next suspect. A composite score mismatch in VARC or DILR has ended otherwise strong profiles at Indore before.
Comparing What You Actually Have
Rejection from Indore does not mean the season is over. Look at what you hold against what Indore actually offers:
| College | Avg Package | Fees | Likely next step |
|---|---|---|---|
| IIM Indore | ~₹25 LPA | ₹16.5 L | Retake cycle if missed |
| IIM Lucknow | ~₹29 LPA | ₹19.25 L | Convert if you have a call |
| FMS Delhi | ~₹32 LPA | ₹1.96 L | Very high ROI, convert aggressively |
| XLRI BM | ~₹31 LPA | ₹27.65 L | Convert if you have a call |
Indore at ₹25 LPA average is not the only path to a strong ROI. FMS Delhi at under ₹2 L fees and ₹32 LPA average beats it on return math if you already have that call.
If Indore Was Your Only Target
This is hard, and pretending otherwise helps no one. If you were gunning solely for IIM Indore and hold no other calls from programs like IIM Kozhikode, MDI Gurgaon, or SPJIMR, a retake is the honest answer. For the next cycle, you need 99.7+ CAT, a clean academic profile above the floors, and applications spread across at least 10 programs.
Add 6-12 months of quality workex before reapplying if you are a fresher. Firms like Deloitte, EY, or even a mid-size startup give you a profile data point that the composite score rewards.
Dealing With the Outcome
Hire a profile reviewer or use IIMDecoded's transparency tool to get a line-by-line breakdown of your composite. Spending emotional energy on the rejection helps nothing.
Spend it on converting IIM Lucknow, XLRI, or FMS calls you already hold, because those programs place equally well with McKinsey, BCG, and Goldman Sachs on campus.
Pro Tip: Pull the exact composite score formula IIM Indore published in its admission policy PDF for this cycle, calculate your own score manually, and compare it against the last three years of reported shortlist cutoffs on IIMDecoded before deciding whether to retake.