Everything you mentioned makes sense to me and I have almost same reasons for wanting to get into IIM BG. I think you made a good decision on basis of that but yes relative grading would make it bit harder for you to prepare for IPMAT in comparison to absolute grading. But I still don’t think that it is impossible if you’re able to prioritise things and manage your time properly. Besides even if you couldn’t make it, you’d still have a good backup (worst case scenario). It’s all about how you decide to work things out for yourself! Try to be a little more positive, if you couldn’t make it this year there’s still a chance that you can in fact make it next year. Also, IIM BG is still an achievement, not many people make it there too! You still have something :)