Do only engineers attend IIM?

Though Basu believes IIMs are not biased, a data shows in the last year, 87 per cent students of the 2018-20 PGP batch of IIM Calcutta are from the engineering background. While from past a decade, IIMs are trying to break this myth by enrolling candidates from a diverse background, engineers still dominate the seats.

Why do engineers crack cats?

Testing basic quantitative ability and verbal ability has been accepted as a decent proxy for gauging ability and smarts. The CAT does a decent job of this. Feeling aggrieved that engineers crack this is akin to feeling aggrieved that the IIMs want smart people.

Are BCom students at a disadvantage in IIMs?

As a BCom student, I believe that you must be thinking that you are at a disadvantage because you are up against a lot of engineers in the country. IIMs are making it extremely difficult for engineers. Engineers are expected to have an insanely high percentile in addition to an excellent academic profile (10th,12th and engineering).

Should the focus be on academics or extracurricular in IIMs?

IMO, the focus should be on academics as you already contribute to the diversity being a commerce student. IIM s are trying to increase diversity in their programs, any other field except engg, has a relative advantage. As far as your question goes]

How competitive is engineering engineering at IIMs?

Engineers fall into the highly competitive AC-4 category which is used by most IIMs for initial shortlists. This includes around 80\% of the overall strength of applicants. You will fall into the AC-3 category as far as I know.

What is the next big category after engineering?

The next big category after engineering background is from commerce background. (Percentage of engineers in IIMs start from 76\%, then 10\% is more than enough for second place and most of IIMs engineers accounts for more than 76\%).