For CAT aspirants around the 96th percentile mark, doubts often come up quickly. Is 96 enough for the top IIMs? Can it lead to calls from top B-schools? This admission season, MBA Wallah students have shown that these scores can lead to opportunities at institutes like IIM Calcutta, MDI Gurgaon, XIMB, and IIM Shillong.
Students from different cities, batches, and academic backgrounds followed their own preparation journeys. Along with regular practice, MBA Wallah’s preparation support and GDPI training helped many of them secure their CAT scores in B-school calls and admissions.
These students from diverse batches, cities, and academic backgrounds demonstrate that a 96th percentile, backed by the right strategy, can unlock a wide range of top B-school options.
| Student Name | Percentile | Batch | B-School Secured |
| Bharat | 96.15 | MBA Elite Weekend 2025 | IIM Calcutta |
| Abdullah Ameen | 96.31 | MBA PRO 2025 | IIM Kashipur |
| Dhruvesh | 96.16 | MBA PRO 2025 | IIM Kashipur |
| Sayan Kumar Saha | 96.66 | MBA PIONEER 2025 | IIM Kashipur |
| Prince Ramawat | 96.7 | MBA PIONEER 2025 | IIM Kashipur |
| Itisha Raghu | 96.06 | MBA Fastrack 2025 | IIM Nagpur |
| Jinisha Jain | 96.09 | MBA FOUNDATION 2025 | IIM Shillong |
| Dhruvesh | 96.16 | MBA PRO 2025 | IIM Shillong |
| Aayushi Muley | 96.65 | MBA Repeaters 2025 | MDI Gurgaon |
| Prajjwal Jha | 96.3 | MBA PRO 2025 | MDI Gurgaon |
| Dhruvesh | 96.16 | MBA PRO 2025 | NMIMS |
| Prince Ramawat | 96.7 | MBA PIONEER 2025 | XIMB |
| Aayushi Muley | 96.65 | MBA Repeaters 2025 | IMT Ghaziabad |
Every student had a different MBA journey, different backgrounds, cities, and preparation styles. What connected them was the consistent preparation, regular mock practice, and guidance through MBA Wallah.
Students across batches benefited from access to 5,500+ live and recorded sessions, allowing them to build a strong conceptual foundation and revisit challenging topics at their own pace, whether they were in Kolkata, Udaipur, or Jodhpur.
With 4,500+ DPP questions and systematic chapter-wise practice, students developed the consistency needed to hold their accuracy under exam conditions across VARC, DILR, and Quant.
MBA Wallah batches included 80+ sectional tests and 20 full-length mocks, enabling students to identify their weak areas early and correct them well before the actual exam.
A 96th percentile gets the call, but the interview room decides the admission. MBA Wallah's dedicated GDPI sessions, personalised feedback, and profile-based guidance helped students like Bharat, Jinisha, and Aayushi convert their calls into final admissions at some of India's most competitive programmes.
Whether it was Itisha preparing through the Fastrack batch, Bharat attending the Elite Weekend programme, or Aayushi coming back as a Repeater MBA Wallah ensured that every student had an organized path suited to their timeline, background, and goals.
MBA Wallah ensures that every aspirant, whether accessing free content or enrolling in a full batch, has the tools and guidance needed to compete for the top B-schools. The learning ecosystem spans every stage of preparation, making results like these consistently repeatable.
MBA Wallah offers curated YouTube playlists covering every phase of CAT preparation:
CAT FOUNDATION 2026: Lay strong conceptual groundwork from the start.
CAT ABHYAAS 2026: Build problem-solving speed and accuracy through systematic practice.
CAT PREMIER LEAGUE 2026: High-pressure mock drills that replicate real exam conditions.
MBA POWER Booster 2026: Last-mile, high-yield sessions for final preparation.
These playlists give aspirants organized access to quality preparation, regardless of whether they have enrolled in a paid batch.
For students who want end-to-end mentorship and organised learning, MBA Wallah offers:
CAT Preparation: 23 total batches covering everything from foundational concepts to advanced strategies, with live lectures, DPPs, mocks, and GDPI guidance.
GMAT Preparation: 6 total batches designed specifically for aspirants targeting global MBA programmes.
A 96th percentile is not the ceiling; it is the starting point. As MBA Wallah students from Jodhpur to Kolkata have shown this year, what you do with that score, how you prepare for your interviews, and how consistently you apply your strategy is what ultimately determines which B-school puts your name on its list.
