CAT not the way to IIM-A

IIM-A is the dream destination of every MBA aspirant in India BUT its really disheartening to say that even cracking the toughest entrance exam-CAT cannot assure you a call for even GD/PI.

According to this,final weightage given to CAT score is only 27.27%.rest 72.72% has already been decided by ur 10th and 12th scores(talking abt general category).

In simple words suppose Mr. A cracked CAT 08 with 100%ile overall and 99+%ile in all 3 sections,has a work-ex of 10 yrs. in finance, with 90% in graduation,89% in 10th and 79% in 12th..THEN he wud not hav got a call this yr. EVEN AT THIS PROFILE !!!
using the formula given by IIM-A
C.S score wud b 16 which is less than cut-off C.S. score...

So much weightage has been given to PAST academic performance that more than 2 lakh of the people who filled forms could hav never qualified for CAT even if they topped it!

My grudges on the process are based on following reasons:

1. ALL selection criteria must be clearly mentioned before conducing CAT.Had IIM-A specified this process before,at least 2 lakh candidates wud hav been clear that they cannot get into it whatsoever they do in CAT.. They waste their money, time and energy preparing for entrance of such an institute who wud never accept they even if they top it.

2. There is no consideration of the board from which a candidate appeared for 10th and 12th.Although its a well known fact that all boards are not equally tough and its easier to score in some compared to other.

3. Consistent performance is definitely important but criteria laid out by IIM-A means that even if an otherwise brilliant candidate could not score high in just say tenth board(which may be due to family, health or financial problems also) then he has no chance to walk into the premier B-school. Its like giving no chance to someone who has potential & drive now but makin him repent due to the past that noone can change..

4. Rather than a continuous scale,slots have been made for boards %age(ex. 70-79% - 6 marks).This means guy A scoring 80% = B scoring 89% = 6 marks for IIM-A but 90% directly gives a raise of 2 marks or 9.09% !!

5. There must be more clarith regarding the details of selection procedure with all lists available online with justifications.

Plz share ur views and suggestions on this...