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Table of Contents

What is this book about? .............................................................................................................. 3

CAT 2013 Scoring Process ............................................................................................................ 4

Final Selection Process for IIMs ................................................................................................. 7

IIM Ahmedabad Selection Criteria ............................................................................................ 9

IIM Bangalore Selection Criteria .............................................................................................. 12

IIM Calcutta Selection Criteria .................................................................................................. 15

IIM Lucknow Selection Criteria ................................................................................................ 19

IIM Indore Selection Criteria ..................................................................................................... 21

IIM Kozhikode Selection Criteria ............................................................................................. 23

IIM Shillong Selection Criteria .................................................................................................. 25

IIM Ranchi Selection Criteria .................................................................................................... 26

IIM Raipur Selection Criteria .................................................................................................... 28

IIM Rohtak Selection Criteria .................................................................................................... 32

IIM Trichy Selection Criteria ..................................................................................................... 35

IIM Udaipur Selection Criteria .................................................................................................. 37

IIM Kashipur Selection Criteria ................................................................................................ 39

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What is this book about?

CAT 2013 got over a few days back. You must be anticipating calls from the B-schools based

on the cutoffs and your expected score. While you are apprehensive about getting a call for

GD/WAT & PI calls from your dream B-School, this E-book will help you gauge the distance

between your dream of getting a call from the 13 IIMs followed by converting it and the

reality.

As you know, the CAT 2013 cutoff is based on your score that you will get in CAT 2013. You can calculate your expected score or percentile and relate it with the IIM cutoffs to make a calculated guess. However, the caveat is, the IIMs declare their cutoffs in percentiles and not the exact score and the percentile depends on factors like number of test takers and the difficulty level of the exam. IIMs and Prometric, the agency which conducts the computer based CAT follows a normalization process to equate the scores across the 40 tests conducted over 20 days, 2 slots each. However, there is an ambiguity in the normalization process so we would not delve deeper on that. What we will provide you are the scoring process of CAT and the factors which decide your admission in the IIMs.

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CAT 2013 Scoring Process

For any exam, the scoring process is very important as it tells you whether you will have to

bear the brunt of a wrong answer (negative marking) or not. The scoring process has

remained uniform from the time CAT has gone computer based. Prior to that, the marking

scheme varied.

There was always negative marking involved in CAT. However, marks for the correct answer

have been different. Before CAT 2009, each correct answer had 4 marks. Since 2009, when

CAT turned computer based and was conducted by Prometric Testing, the correct answers

contained 3 marks and the incorrect answers had 1 mark negative marking.

The scoring process which was followed in CAT 2013 is as follows:

Correct answer: +3

Wrong answer: -1

No answer: 0

Candidates’ raw scores for each section are calculated on the basis of the number of

questions attempted- answered correctly / incorrectly, and those not attempted. According

to Prometric, the process ensures that the candidate attempts / answers those questions

only which he / she has knowledge about and does not make random guess (to avoid

negative marking).

After calculating the raw score of the test takers, the scores will be scaled and equated.

The IIM scaling model is as follows:

Section Scores = 0 to 225

Total Exam Score = 0 to 450

Finally, three scaled scores are presented for each candidate – One overall scaled score and two separate scaled scores for both the section.

How IIMs shortlist you

Right after the CAT 2013 result will be declared on January 14, 2014, the IIMs will start declaring the shortlist of candidates for GD/WAT and PI rounds. The IIMs will shortlist you on the basis of your CAT score and the institute specific cutoff percentile. All the 13 IIMs have declared their admission criteria and here is the list of cutoffs.

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IIM CAT 2013 Cutoff

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad 90

Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore 90

Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta 95

Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow 90

Indian Institute of Management, Indore 90

Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode 90

Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management, Shillong

90

Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi 90

Indian Institute of Management Rohtak 90

Indian Institute of Management, Raipur 90

Indian Institute of Management Trichy 90

Indian Institute of Management Udaipur 90

Indian Institute of Management Kashipur 90

CAT 2013 score is not the only criterion which will be considered by the IIMs while shortlisting the candidates for the next round of admission, namely Group Discussion, Personal Interview and Written Ability Test. Majority of the IIMs consider the candidate profile including the past academic records, work experience, gender and academic diversity factor for the shortlisting procedure.

The following paragraph will give you the criteria apart from CAT scores which are considered for the shortlisting of candidates for the next round of admission.

IIM Ahmedabad considers the past academic records of the candidates which includes Class X, Class XII and Bachelor’s marks.

IIM Bangalore considers the past academic records along with the work experience. The weightage given to the shortlisting process is 70 which include CAT score, 10th marks, 12th marks, Graduation marks and work experience or professional course.

IIM Calcutta on the other hand considers Gender Diversity factor along with the past academic records.

IIM Lucknow considers a vast number of factors which includes CAT score, past academic records, work experience, diversity factor, which further includes academic discipline and gender. The total weightage of the shortlisting process is 50.

IIM Indore shortlisting criteria include only CAT score and past academic records. A composite score is calculated on the basis of the SSC, HSC and Bachelor’s degree marks.

IIM Kozhikode will give weightage to past academic records along with the CAT 2013 scores for shortlisting the students to attend the WAT and PI rounds.

IIM Shillong will consider the past academic record along with CAT 2013 scores.

http://www.bschool.careers360.com/iim-ahmedabad-selection-criteria-pgp-2014-16-batch

http://www.bschool.careers360.com/iim-bangalore-selection-criteria-pgp-2014-16

http://www.bschool.careers360.com/iim-calcutta-selection-criteria-pgp-2014-16

http://www.bschool.careers360.com/iim-lucknow-2013-selection-criteria

http://www.bschool.careers360.com/iim-indore-admission-criteria-2014-16

http://www.bschool.careers360.com/iim-kozhikode-pgp-admission-criteria-2014-16

http://www.bschool.careers360.com/iim-shillong-pgp-admission-eligibility-criteria-2014-16

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IIM Rohtak shortlisting criteria include CAT 2013 scores, past academic records, gender and academic diversity factors. To ensure gender diversity, female candidates will be assigned a grace score of 30. Similarly, to ensure subject diversity, candidates having a non-engineering background at graduation will be assigned a grace score of 30.

IIM Ranchi, Trichy, Udaipur and Kashipur will consider only the CAT 2013 scores for shortlisting the candidates for the Personal Appearance Round (Common WAT & PI rounds for new IIMs).

http://www.bschool.careers360.com/iim-rohtak-selection-criteria-2014-16

http://www.bschool.careers360.com/iim-ranchi-pgp-2014-16-admission-criteria

http://www.bschool.careers360.com/iim-trichy-pgp-admission-criteria-2014-16

http://www.bschool.careers360.com/iim-udaipur-pgp-admission-criteria-2014-16

http://www.bschool.careers360.com/iim-kashipur-admission-criteria-2014-16

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Final Selection Process for IIMs

The final selection process takes place through Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI). Earlier Group Discussion was a prominent feature but now the IIMs have replaced the GD with WAT or added it as a component along with GD. IIM Kozhikode and IIM Lucknow will conduct both GD and WAT along with PI.

The 6 new IIMs, including IIM Ranchi, Rohtak, Raipur, Trichy, Udaipur and Kashipur conduct a Common Admission Process where the shortlisted candidates of these institutes will have to appear for a common WAT and PI round. The new IIMs will declare the final selection list separately. The new IIMs’ Common Admission Process round had started from 2012. The first round of CAP in 2012 was conducted by IIM Rohtak followed by IIM Raipur. The CAP rounds for this year will be conducted by IIM Trichy.

Like shortlisting process, IIMs have separate parameters for the final selection process.

In IIM Ahmedabad, 70% weightage is given to WA-PI score and 30% weightage is given to the Composite Score which is based on the past academic records. The factors which are taken into consideration in the final stage of selection are written analysis (WAT), personal interview, verifiable awards and recognitions, academic performance, exceptional achievements, extra-curricular activities, post-degree work experience, post-graduation education etc.

After the final selection round, IIM Bangalore will consider the note content score (weight=7.5), note style score (weight=7.5), and the personal interview score (weight=20), after standardization across interview panels and sessions, will be added to the pre-PI total to arrive at the final aggregate score.

IIM Calcutta will give the weights on the factors like CAT score, WAT, PI and past academic records (UG and PG).

IIM Lucknow only considers the performance in GD, PI and WAT rounds for the final selection process, the combined weight of which is 50.

IIM Indore will consider the performance in PI and WAT and past academic records (10th, 12th and graduation) for the final selection.

The selection criteria of IIM Kozhikode include CAT, WAT/GD, work experience and Personal Interview.

IIM Ranchi will consider the factors like candidate profile (academic profile, work experience, academic diversity and gender diversity) for the final selection.

For the final selection process, IIM Rohtak, IIM Raipur, IIM Trichy, IIM Udaipur and IIM Kashipur consider the performance in CAT, PI & WAT and past academic performance, work experience and related factors.

Pressing for diversity: tapping females and non-engineers

To encourage gender and academic diversity, many IIMs have redesigned their admission

criteria and selection process since the past few years.

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As the engineering among other disciplines still dominates most of the IIMs’ student profile

with around 90% student share or even more in some cases, many IIMs have taken steps to

enhance academic diversity of their class. For example, beginning academic session 2014-

16, IIM Ahmedabad will allow direct entry for toppers from different academic background

including Arts, Commerce, Science/Medicine, Engineering & others, into its Written Analysis

and Personal Interviews (WA-PI) round.

IIM Lucknow also awards 3 extra marks to non-engineers during the selection process. IIM

Kozhikode and all the 6 new IIMs also have some provisions for tapping more non-engineers

for their respective classes. Similarly, many IIMs have special provisions aimed at increasing

share of women students in their class.

As a result, in the last few years, many IIMs have witnessed a growth in the number of

female students admitted to their programmes.

IIM Kozhikode has set a new record by becoming the first IIM to admit more than 50 per

cent women students in its PGP batch this year. According to the institute, the 17th batch of

PGP has a total of 196 woman students in the batch of 361 students. The percentage of

woman candidate in the batch stands at 54%.

Dr. Debashis Chatterjee, IIM Kozhikode Director says, “IIM Kozhikode started it all in 2010 in

looking beyond just CAT scores and engineering backgrounds. More diversity implies greater

learning opportunities from the peer group as well as better placements.”

IIM Bangalore also admitted the largest number of female students this year as the count

went up to 108 in comparison to last year’s 100. The institute, however, denies having

introduced any special criteria for female candidates.

Last year, IIM Lucknow witnessed a 150 per cent rise in the number of woman students,

compared to the 2011-13 batch. In the same year, IIM Calcutta saw the women students

count doubling from 11% to 23%. IIM Indore also witnessed the similar trend.

IIM Ranchi, which had no girl student in its 2011-13 batch, admitted a total of 42 girl

candidates to its PGDM and PGDHRM programmes for the academic year 2012-13.

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IIM Ahmedabad Selection Criteria

IIM Ahmedabad will be normalizing your academic scores. The minimum cut for the PGP has been set as 90%ile.

IIM A would be considering the overall as well as sectional cut-off. The CAT 2013 cut-off criteria set by IIM is as follows:

Category

PGP

Sec.1 (QA+ DI)

(%)

Sec2. (VA +LR)

(%)

Total

(%)

General 85 85 90

NC-OBC 75 75 80

SC 55 55 75

ST 50 50 70

DA 55 55 75

The CAT score is the sole criterion for arriving at the first short-list.

To recognise exceptional performers across diverse academic backgrounds, from each of the five categories of academic disciplines, top 50 candidates or top 1% of the number of applicants to IIM Ahmedabad within each category-- whichever is lower -- will be identified. These candidates will be directly shortlisted for the WA-PI on the basis of their total scores from CAT 2013,

However, selection at the final stage (Stage 2) for the candidates short-listed at this stage and all other short-listed candidates will strictly be based only on ranks on the Aggregate Score (based on CAT/GMAT, Academic Rating (AR) and (WA-PI Scores) within each category.

Application Rating: The application rating looks at the applicants’ academic performance (marks obtained) in 10th Standard Examination, 12th Standard Examination and Bachelor’s Degree Examination.

Percent score in Bachelor’s Degree (C) Rating Score

<= 55 1

> 55 and <= 60 2

> 60 and <= 65 3

> 65 and <= 70 4

> 70 and <= 80 7

> 80 10

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For those candidates having cleared CA/ICWAI/CS without having Bachelor’s Degree, their average of inter and final level marks will be treated as Bachelor’s degree marks.

Application Rating Score:

AR=0.5*A+1.5*B+2.5*C

Maximum Score for AR = 45

Composite Score:

Maximum CAT score = 450

Composite Score= (Obtained CAT score /450) * 0.7 + (AR/45)*0.3

Application through GMAT

For candidates eligible to be considered using the GMAT, the following equivalent CAT scores for the GMAT scores will be applied:

GMAT Equivalent CAT Score

700 223

710 230

720 239

730 250

740 258

750 267

760 283

770 289

780 298

790 311

800 377

The composite score will be calculated based on the equivalent CAT score and Application Rating as described above.

The composite scores described above will be used for short listing candidates for the subsequent stage

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Stage 2

In stage 2, after the completion of written analysis and personal interviews (WA-PIs) of all candidates short-listed in the stage 1, candidates for admission to the 2014-16 batch of the PGP at IIM Ahmedabad are selected from among the candidates who have attended the WA-PI.

70% weightage is given to WA-PI score and 30% weightage is given to the Composite Score at the final stage of selection to arrive at the Aggregate Score. Selection at this stage will strictly be based on ranks on the Aggregate Score (based on CAT/GMAT, Academic Rating (AR) and WA-PI Scores).

The WA-PI Score is based on the following: performance in the written analysis, personal interview, verifiable awards and recognitions, academic performance, exceptional achievements, extra-curricular activities, post-degree work experience, post-graduation education etc.

Reservation

As per Government of India requirement, 27% of the seats are reserved for NC-OBC, 15% for SC and 7.5% for ST candidates. 3% seats are reserved for Differently Abled (DA) candidates. The three categories of disability are: a) low-vision/blindness, b) hearing impairment, and c) locomotors disability cerebral palsy.

The candidates belonging to categories for which seats are reserved need to note and read carefully the eligibility requirements before applying. It should be noted that while it is endeavour of IIMs that the candidates belonging to NC-OBC/SC/ST/DA categories join the programme in proportions mandated by the law, they have to meet the eligibility criteria and a certain minimum level of performance in CAT and WA-PI.

For further details, click here.

http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/programmes/admission-details/programmes-use-cat-scores.html

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IIM Bangalore Selection Criteria

IIM B will be normalizing your academic scores. The minimum cut for the first shortlist has been set as 90%ile.

IIMB believes that students who perform well in the academic program are typically those who have a consistently good academic record during their school, high school and graduation level, besides exhibiting sufficiently high aptitude as measured by the CAT. Therefore IIMB uses multiple parameters, namely academic performance in school, high school and graduation programs as well as candidates' scores in CAT to judge the suitability of candidates for the PGP program. Relevant work experience, if any, is also given weight in the selection.

IIM B would be considering the overall as well as sectional cut-off. The CAT 2013 cut-off criteria set by IIM is as follows:

Category Minimum Percentile Requirement for the first shortlist

Sec.1

(QA+ DI)

(%)

Sec.2

(VA +LR)

(%)

Total

(%)

General 80 90 90

NC-OBC 70 80 80

SC 50 50 70

ST 50 50 70

DA 50 50 60

For all candidates in the first shortlist the candidates' percentage scores in the 10th and 12th board exams will be adjusted by dividing each such score by the 90th percentile score obtained in that board. The database of 10th and 12th scores of all CAT applicants of the past two years is used for identifying the 90th percentile score for each 10th and 12th board for this purpose.

For all candidates in the first shortlist, the score/weight for work experience is calculated as:

Pre PI score for Work Experience

= 5x/36 if 0 < x < 36

= 5 if x >= 36

Where, x is the months of work experience up to September 2013, as captured in CAT application form.

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Candidates with CA/ CS certifications are eligible for weight under professional course. No other professional course is eligible for weight under Professional course.

The maximum of the work experience score and the professional course score is considered for selection under a common weight of 10 for work experience or professional course.

The factors weight age is as follows:

Factors Weight age

CAT score 20

10th Marks 15

12th Marks 10

Graduation Score 15

Work Experience/ Professional Course 10

Total 70

The work experience score will be multiplied by the quality of experience score. The quality of work experience score will be evaluated on a 5 point scale (0 - 0.5 -1 - 1.5 - 2) by each member of the panel during the interviews. The average quality of work experience score will be multiplied by the pre-PI work experience score and accordingly the

Work/professional experience component score (maximum score 5) used in Phase 1 will be revised in Phase 2 (maximum score 10)

The note content score (weight=7.5), note style score (weight=7.5), and the personal interview score (weight=20), after standardization across interview panels and sessions, will be added to the pre-PI total to arrive at the final aggregate score

Application through GMAT

Eligibility criteria: A candidate must have resided abroad for at least 18 months in the preceding three years (Jan 2011 to Dec 2013) and should not be/ have been in a position to appear for CAT2013. The GMAT code for IIMB PGP is Q9H-KK-49.

All candidates who have been recommended would be required to appear for a Personal Interview (PI) process, either in person or through remote video conferencing. The candidates appearing for the PI process in person would be interviewed along with the candidates using the CAT 2013 score, and the same PI process would be followed. For candidates appearing for the PI process through remote video conferencing would be required to submit their notes through email.

All candidates will be required to provide three confidential reference letters from their employers or faculty and this will also be used in the personal interview evaluation. For each

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of the three elements of evaluation during the PI process - Note Content, Note Style and Personal Interview - the average of the scores given by the interviewers will be considered.

The evaluating committee would again assess the performance of the candidates in the PI process and make a final offer. There would be no wait list and no fixed no. of seats for such candidates.

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IIM Calcutta Selection Criteria

For IIM Calcutta the minimum cut-off for PGP has been set as 95%ile. IIM Calcutta will apply Government of India reservation policy for admission to Central Educational Institutions (CEIs).

IIM C would be considering the overall as well as sectional cut-off. The CAT 2013 cut-off criteria set by IIM C is as follows:

Category Section – I Section – II Overall

OPEN ≥ 90 ≥ 90 ≥ 95

NC-OBC ≥ 75 ≥ 75 ≥ 85

SC ≥ 65 ≥ 65 ≥ 75

ST ≥ 60 ≥ 60 ≥ 70

DA ≥ 60 ≥ 60 ≥ 70

The short listing for stage 1 would be based on CAT score and academic performance provided that the candidate achieves the minimum section-wise and overall percentile in CAT 2013.

The method in which points will be allotted for class 10th and class 12th percentages of marks based on aggregate scores is:

Marks (in %) for 10th and 12th Points

≥81 5

≥ 76 and < 81 4

≥ 71 and < 76 3

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≥ 66 and < 71 2

≥ 60 and < 66 1

< 60 0

Candidates in each category securing the above percentile in CAT2013 will only be considered for calculation of their composite score in Stage II. However, please note that the actual cut-offs for generation of short list for each category for PI stage will depend on composite score calculated in Stage II, section-wise and overall percentile in CAT 2013 and which may be much higher than the above mentioned minimum cut-offs.

Stage 2

Components and corresponding weights assigned for generating category-wise short-lists for the PI stage

Components Weights

CAT2013 Score 77

Class X marks 10

Class XII marks 10

Gender Diversity Factor 3

Total 100

Candidates based on their performance in CAT 2013, Class X and XII marks and gender diversity criteria will be called for the PI stage of selection process like Personal Interview (PI), Written Ability Test (WAT) etc.Females would be given 3 points in gender diversity.

Cut-offs for the final stage of selection category-wise will depend upon the section-wise and overall percentile in CAT 2013, composite score based on components are:

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Criterion Weights

CAT Score 35

Personal Interview (PI) 44

Writing Ability Test (WAT) 10

Bachelor’s degree level (UG) 2

Post Graduation(PG) 1

Work Experience 08

Total 100

Only managerial work experience after graduation will be considered. Training/Project work/work done as an integral part of curricular requirement will not be considered.For work experience and professional qualification, points will be awarded depending on the length of service or completion of qualification as on January 31, 2014.

Points for work experience in completed months

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The final selection list will be based on merit in each category; minimum qualification on the above mentioned criteria would not automatically qualify the candidate for admission into IIMC.

For full details about the selection criteria, click here.

http://programslive.iimcal.ac.in/admission-procedure-domestic-candidates

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IIM Lucknow Selection Criteria

IIM L will be normalizing your academic scores. The minimum cut off for the PGP and PGP-ABM has been set as 90%ile and 85%ile respectively.

IIM L would be considering the overall as well as sectional cut-off. The CAT 2013 cut-off criteria set by IIM is as follows:

Category PGP PGP-ABM

Sec.1

(QA+ DI)

(%)

Sec.2

(VA +LR)

(%)

Total

(%)

Sec.1

(QA+ DI)

(%)

Sec.2

(VA +LR)

(%)

Total

(%)

General 85 85 90 80 80 85

NC-OBC 75 75 80 70 70 75

SC 55 55 75 50 50 70

ST 50 50 70 45 45 65

PWD 55 55 75 50 50 70

The short listing factors for Stage 1would include CAT score, marks of 10th, 12th, graduation, work experience, Diversity factors and Gender. All these factors would be marked from 50 points.

The factors weight age is as follows:

Factors Weight age

CAT score 38

10th Marks 1

12th Marks 1

Graduation Score 3

Work Experience 2

Academic Discipline 3

Gender Diversity 2

Total 50

For the detailed description on the normalization of score and academic discipline factors, click here.

For the Stage 2 i.e. GD/PI the various components included in selection criteria is:

http://www.bschool.careers360.com/sites/all/modules/contrib/pubdlcnt/pubdlcnt.php?file=http://www.iiml.ac.in/cat_policy_2014_16.pdf&nid=24720

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S. No. Components Weights

1 Written Ability Test (WAT) 10

2 Group Discussion (GD) 10

3 Personal Interview (PI) 30

GDPI Total 50

The minimum score required in PI to get a seat in IIM L is 9. The final selection would be based on the total score of both the rounds.

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IIM Indore Selection Criteria

IIM Indore’s cut off for CAT 2013 will be 90 percentile, same as last year. The admission in IIM Indore will take place through 2 steps, CAT 2013 and Written Ability Test and Personal Interview.

Let us have a look at the step by step details of the IIM Indore Admission Criteria 2014-16. CAT 2013 cut off for IIM Indore

The following table will give you the CAT 2013 cut off for different category candidates.

Category Section 1 Section 2 Overall

General 85 85 90

NC-OBC 75 75 80

SC, ST, PWD 50 50 55

IIM Indore mentions, “the above cut-offs are tentative and IIM Indore can modify, if required, at the time of shortlisting.”

The candidates who are shortlisted on the basis of their CAT scores will be further shortlisted on the basis of a Composite Score which will be calculated on the basis of their SSC, HSC and Graduation marks. The weights given to these factors are as follows:

Academic Performances Weights

10th Standard/SSC 35%

12th Standard/HSC 35%

Bachelor’s Degree (BD) 30%

Composite Score (100%) = SSC (35%) + HSC (35%) + Bachelor’s Degree (30%).

IIM Indore mentions, “A normalization scheme will be used to normalize the academic scores across Boards, Universities and Institutions prevalent.”

The ratio of the number of candidates to be selected and the number of shortlisted candidates is 1:10. The following table will give you the category wise number of candidates to be shortlisted for WAT and PI are as follows:

Category Planned Intake To be shortlisted

General 213 2130

NC/OBC 122 1220

SC 68 680

ST 34 340

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PWD/DA 14 140

Total 451 4510

According to IIM Indore, if the number of candidates available itself is less than the proposed ten times to intake then all the candidates who are satisfying the minimum CAT percentiles will be short listed for WAT and PI.

Final Selection

The final selection factors and their weights are given in the following table:

Academic Performances Weights

10th Standard/SSC 17%

12th Standard/HSC 17%

Bachelor’s Degree 16%

Personal Interview 35%

Written Ability Test 15%

Final Composite Score (FCS): SSC (17%) + HSC (17%) + BD (16%) + PI (35%) + WAT (15%)

Candidates short-listed for written ability test and/or interview will be intimated by the end of January 2014. The WAT and PI rounds will be held in Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Indore, Kolkata, Mumbai, and New Delhi.

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IIM Kozhikode Selection Criteria

The admission will take place through CAT 2013 scores, Group Discussion (GD) or Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI) and the candidate profile.

The first step of admission is to shortlist the candidates based on the CAT 2013 scores and past academic record. The following table will give you the CAT 2013 cut off.

Category CAT Score Percentile

Sectional Percentile

SSC/X Percentage

HSC/XII Percentage

General 90 80 60 60

OBC (NC) 80 70 60 60

SC 65 50 55 55

ST and PWD 55 40 55 55

IIM Kozhikode mentions that from all the eligible students who register with IIM Kozhikode, a short-list of students will be prepared based on Aggregate Index Score. This score is based on performance in CAT 2013, Bachelors degree and other traits relevant for management education. The Aggregate Index Score calculation details are given below.

a. Graduation Index Score:

i. For those who completed their Bachelor’s degree the percentage marks reported in their marks/grade sheet will be considered.

ii. Percentage marks for incomplete Bachelor’s degree applicants are based on their available marks.

iii. For those students having cleared CA/ICWAI/CS without having Bachelor’s degree, their average of intermediate and final level marks will be treated as Bachelor’s degree marks.

iv. For bachelor’s degree, the percentage of marks awarded by Institute/University will be treated as final. If the Institute/University does not award the percentage of marks, it will be calculated on the basis of the marks obtained in all subjects listed in the mark sheet.

v. If the percentage of marks awarded by Institute/University does not take into account marks obtained in all the subjects as mentioned in the marksheet(s) for all the years, the students must produce a certificate from the Principal/Head of the Department/Registrar/Director of the university/institution certifying details of the practice at the time of the GD/WAT-PI, if short-listed for the same.

vi. If any Board/Institute/University awards only letter grades without providing an equivalent percentage of marks on the grade sheet, the candidate should obtain a certificate from the Board/Institute/University specifying the equivalent marks. The original

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equivalence certificate needs to be submitted at the time of GD/WAT-PI, if short-listed for the same. Obtaining the equivalence certificate is the responsibility of students.

vii. For students having a 5-year integrated Master's degree, percentage of marks obtained in the first 3 years will be considered as bachelor’s degree.

b. CAT Index Score: Performance in CAT is an important input in the admission process. Students should note that it is important to perform well in each section of the test. Scaled Scores from both the sections (with equal weightages) of CAT 2013 will go in to computation of CAT Index Score. CAT Index Score will carry a weight of 76%.

c. To ensure diversity, marks will be awarded for diversity (gender (5%) or academic discipline (2%)) related factors. A student is entitled to diversity marks from only one factor, whichever is higher. The non-engineering disciplines are applicable for academic diversity factor.

d. Previous work/professional experience will carry a weight of 5% depending on the length of service as on January 31, 2014. Only managerial work experience after graduation will be considered. Training/Project work/work completed as an integral part of curricular requirement will not be considered.

Final Selection Process at IIM Kozhikode

The shortlisted candidates will have to appear for Group Discussion/Written Ability Test and Personal Interview rounds. The final selection will take place on the basis of the following factors:

Component Weight

CAT 35%

WAT/GD 15%

Quality Work Experience 5%

Personal Interview 45%

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IIM Shillong Selection Criteria

The candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of the academic records and CAT sectional percentile. IIM Shillong says, “ The first phase would include declaration of shortlisted candidates for Personal Interview (PI) and the second phase will involve the preparation of a final merit list, on which, the candidates will be offered admission to the PGP (2014-16) batch.”

The following table will give you the shortlist criteria of the candidates of the various categories:

Category SSC Percentage

HSC Percentage

Graduation Percentage

Section A – CAT 2013 Percentile

Section B – CAT 2013 Percentile

Differently Abled (DA)

50 50 45 50 50

ST 50 50 45 50 50

Others (OT) 65 65 60 70 70

On the basis of the above mentioned criteria, the B-School will decide the number of candidates to be shortlisted.

The shortlisted candidates will have to appear for Personal Interview round.

IIM Shillong states that all candidates opted (as per the CAT application) for IIM Shillong PGP 2014-16 batch will first be segregated according to their graduation discipline as reported in CAT 2013 data.

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IIM Ranchi Selection Criteria

The admission will take place through 3 steps which are shortlisting candidates for the Personal Appearance Round through CAT 2013 scores, WAT & PI and profile of the candidate. The CAT 2013 cut off for this year is 90 percentile.

IIM Ranchi CAT 2013 Cut Off

Category Section 1 Section 2 Overall

General 70 70 90

SC 60 60 75

ST 50 50 65

NC-OBC 63 63 81

PWD 55 55 70

The candidates will have to appear for the WAT & PI rounds for the final selection round. The weights given to CAT 2013 scores, WAT & PI rounds are as follows:

Component Weight

CAT score 30%

PI Score 30%

WAT Score 20%

Profile 20%

IIM Ranchi mentions, “PI & WAT scores of the eligible candidates of the six new IIMs will be directly collected from IIM Calcutta, IIM Lucknow, IIM Bangalore and IIM Kozhikode. Only the rest of the candidates need to appear for the Common Personal interview and Written Ability Test of the six new IIMs.”

Profile based weights

The profile will have 20 marks for the final selection. Following are the components and marks for the IIM Ranchi admission criteria.

Profile Out of 20 marks

Academic Profile 8

Work Experience 5

Academic Diversity 2

Gender Diversity 5

Academic Profile

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The academic profile is further divided among the given factor. The weights are as follows:

85% and above

80-85% 75-80% 70-75% Less than 70%

SSC 4 3 2 1 0

HSC 4 3 2 1 0

Work Experience

Duration of Work Experience Maximum Marks

Less than 6 months 0

6 to 11 months 1

12 to 17 months 2

18 to 23 months 3

24 to 29 months 4

30 to 35 months 5

Greater than or equal to 36 months 2

Academic and Gender Diversity

If the candidates’ Bachelor’s degree is in a non engineering course, he or she will be awarded 2 marks. The female candidates will be awarded 5 marks. There are no marks allotted for engineering and male candidates

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IIM Raipur Selection Criteria

The admission will take place on the basis of CAT 2013 scores followed by Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds. According to the IIM Raipur PGP Eligibility 2014-16, the overall CAT 2013 cut off is 90 percentile. Last year the cut off was 80 percentile. Let us have a detailed look at the IIM Raipur PGP 2014-16 Admission Criteria. Criteria for Short listing for Personal Assessment (WAT & PI) Process

The tentative CAT 2013 cut off percentile for IIM Raipur will be as follows:

Category Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation (Section 1)

Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning (Section 2)

Total (Overall)

General 70 70 90

NC-OBC 63 63 81

SC 60 60 75

ST 50 50 65

DAP 55 55 70

IIM Raipur mentions that the admission committee will decide the number of shortlisted candidates to be called for the PA round. “However, if the actual number of shortlisted candidates were found to be less (more) than the required number of candidates to be called for PI/WAT category-wise, then the overall as well as section wise minimum score would be reduced (increased) to get the desired number of candidates,” IIM Raipur informs.

There will be a Common Admission Process (CAP) for the 6 new IIMs which will be coordinated by IIM Trichy this year. After the CAP round, the final merit list will be declared.

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The CAT scores and the WAT/PI performance will be given equal weight of 40%. The profile of the candidate will have 20% weight.

Let us have a detailed look at the weights allotted for the various criteria.

Written Analysis Test – 10% Personal Interview – 30%

The following weightages will be considered for profiling

Academic Profile 30% of profile weight

Work experience 30% of profile weight

Diversity 40% of profile weight

Academic Profile

10th Standard 5%

12th Standard 10%

Under Graduation 15%

IIM Raipur further dissects the percentage of weight according to scores in Class 10th, Class 12th and Graduation.

General

Range of Marks (%) 10th Class 12th Class Graduation

<60 0.5 1 1.5

60.01-64 1.0 2 3.0

64.01-68 1.5 3 4.5

68.01-72 2.0 4 6.0

72.01-76 2.5 5 7.5

76.01-80 3.0 6 9.0

80.01-84 3.5 7 10.5

84.01-88 4.0 8 12.0

88.01-92 4.5 9 13.5

92.01> 5.0 10 15

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NC-OBC

Range of Marks (%) 10th Class 12th Class Graduation

<57 0.5 1 1.5

57.01 to 61 1.0 2 3.0

61.01 to 65 1.5 3 4.5

65.01 to 69 2.0 4 6.0

69.01 to 73 2.5 5 7.5

73.01 to 77 3.0 6 9.0

77.01 to 81 3.5 7 10.5

81.01 to 85 4.0 8 12.0

85.01 to 90 4.5 9 13.5

90.01> 5.0 10 15.0

On a similar scale, the SC, ST and DAP candidates’ scores will be given weightage in a range of <55 to 88.01>, <50 to 82.01> and <55 to 88.01> respectively. Work Experience

Work experience will be given 30% weight of the profile.

Months 6 or less

7-12 13-18 19-24 25-30 31-36 37-42 43-48 49-54 55-60 60 or more

Score 0 6 12 18 24 30 24 18 12 6 0

Diversity

IIM Raipur states, “While merit is the prime consideration, IIM Raipur also wishes to promote diversity in its PGP. Hence, it strives to ensure a better balance between gender and among various academic disciplines.”

Female candidates will be awarded 20% of the profile weight as per the diversity factor.

The students studying in the following academic disciplines will also be given 20% of the weight as per the diversity factor.

Arts/Humanities: Anthropology, Archaeology, Economics, Education, Geography, History, Languages, Liberal arts, Law, Library and Information Science, Mass Communication and Journalism, Music, Philosophy, Performing Arts (Dance/Drama/Theatre), Literature, Physical Education, Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology, Social Work, Statistics, etc.

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Commerce: Accountancy, Auditing, Banking, Chartered Accountancy, Costs and Works Accountancy, etc.

Science: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology, Zoology, etc. Others: Medicine, Pharmacy and Management etc.

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IIM Rohtak Selection Criteria

The approximate batch size is 150-160. IIM R will be normalizing your academic scores. The minimum cut for the PGP has been set as 85%ile.

The admission process of IIM-R consists of (a) CAT, (b) short listing for Personal Appearance (PA) process, (c) conducting the PA process composed of Personal Interview (PI) and Written Analysis (WA) as well as any other component to be decided, and (d) preparing the Final Selection List (FSL) based on CAT score, PA score and profile score including Work Experience (WE) score as assessed during the PA process, score for Past Academic Performance (PAP) and any other criterion included.

IIM Rohtak would be considering the overall as well as sectional cut-off. The CAT 2013 cut-off criteria set by IIM is as follows:

Category PGP

Sec.1 (QA+ DI) (%) Sec.2 (VA +LR) (%) Total (%)

General 80 80 85

NC-OBC 70 70 75

SC 45 45 60

ST 40 40 60

PWD 50 50 60

Candidates will be considered for shortlisting only when they meet the CAT cut-off percentile criteria and academic cut-offs. The academic criteria would include scores of X, XII and Under-Graduate (UG). The academic cutoff set by IIM R is:

Qualification Cut Off Marks %

Gen NC-OBC SC ST DAP/PWD

X 70 65 60 55 60

XII 65 60 55 50 55

UG 60 55 50 45 50

After processing through the 2 cut-offs, what will be remaining are the candidates eligible for short listing. For each of these eligible candidates, the following (weighted) scores will be computed.

Item %Score Maximum Score

CAT 2013 Total* (Candidate’s Score) x 2 200

CAT 2013 Q & DI* (Candidate’s Score) x 0.70 60

CAT 2013 VA & LR* (Candidate’s Score) x 0.70 60

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X Marks (Candidate’s Score) x 0.5 50

XII Marks (Candidate’s Score) x 0.5 50

UG Marks (Candidate’s Score) x 0.5 45

Work Experience** Candidate’s Score 75

Female** Candidate’s Score 30

Non-Engineering** Candidate’s Score 30

Grand Total 600

* Scores scaled to 100 ** Assigned scores

Work Experience would be computed as:

Experience in Months Score

Less than 12 0

12-23 40

24-35 75

36-47 30

48-59 10

60 & above 0

To ensure gender diversity, female candidates will be assigned a grace score of 30. Similarly, to ensure subject diversity, candidates having a non-engineering background at graduation will be assigned a grace score of 30.

The eligible candidates are then ranked on the basis of their actual Grand Total Score and top specified number will be called for the PA process above a required percentile.

The six new IIMs coordinating the PA process 2014, viz., Kashipur, Raipur, Ranchi, Rohtak, Trichy and Udaipur, are together likely to call candidates for the PA process about 10-12 times (or more if decided so later) their total number of seats.

However, in case any of the six older IIMs (Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Indore, Kozhikode and Lucknow) are willing to share their PA scores with the six new IIMs, wherever IIM Rohtak’s (and other five new IIMs) shortlist is common with the sharing older IIMs, the common candidates will not be required to appear for PA process separately with IIM Rohtak (and five other new IIMs). The common candidates will be intimated in due course of time, on the names of older IIMs sharing PA scores with IIM Rohtak (and five other new IIMs).

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Preparing Final Shortlisted Candidates (FSL)

Final Shortisting will be based on:

S. No. Components Weights

1 CAT 50

2 PI & WA 30

3 PAP and others 20

Total 100

Minimum cut off may be applied to PA components.

Offer Acceptance Fee & Withdrawal

A candidate receiving admission offer from IIM Rohtak (IIM-R) and accepting the offer

within the stipulated date needs to send along with Offer Acceptance (OA) an Offer

Acceptance Amount (OAA) of Rs. 50,000/ -. A candidate can subsequently withdraw the OA

within the withdrawal date specified in the Offer Letter (OL). In this case, OAA will be

refunded after deducting 20% as processing charges. If a candidate registers for the

programme, his/her OAA will be adjusted against Term I Fee. In the event of withdrawal

from the Programme after registration, NO refund of OAA or Term Fee will be made.

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IIM Trichy Selection Criteria

IIM Trichy or the 11th IIM of the country became functional in the year 2011. The B-School has declared the admission criteria for the flagship PGPM programme for the academic year 2014-16. IIM Trichy plans to invite 110 students for the 2014-16 batch.

The selection will be a two phase process. In the first phase, the candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of their CAT 2013 scores and in the second phase, they will have to appear for Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds. The CAT 2013 cut off will be 97 percentile for the General category candidates. Last year, the CAT cut off was 80 percentile.

Now let us have a look at the detailed Admission Criteria of IIM Trichy.

Criteria for Shortlisting for Personal Appearance (PA) Process

The candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of their CAT 2013 scores. The cut offs are given as follows:

Category Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation

Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning

Overall

General 70 70 97

SC 50 50 67

ST 40 40 55

NCOBC 63 63 87

PWD 40 40 55

Second Phase of IIM Trichy Admission Criteria

The criteria for the final selection are as follows:

Factors Weights

WAT: Vocabulary, Content and Writing Skills 15%

PI:

a) Communication, Attitude and Personality

b) Academic effort and disposition

c) Managerial and leadership attributes

d) Social awareness and disposition

17%

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e) Overall presence

Work Experience: Relevance and quality of actual work done and achievements if any

5%

Performance at UG Level

This performance shall be measured by multiplying the percentage marks scored at the graduation level by the weightage applicable to the discipline as shown below. 10 per cent of the score so obtained shall be considered in the overall evaluation. [per cent score at UG * discipline weightage]* 0.10

a. Engineering / Technology: 0.6 b. Science: 0.8 c. Commerce / Economics / Management: 1.0 d. Arts / Medicine (including Pharmacy): 0.9

10%

Master Degree or Professional Qualification 2%

Gender Diversity Male – 0 Female – 1%

CAT 2013 Score 50%

The common WAT and PI rounds of the new IIMs will be conducted by IIM Trichy this year. The cities in which the Personal Appearance rounds will take place are Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai.

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IIM Udaipur Selection Criteria

The admission of IIM Udaipur will take place through CAT 2013 scores, followed by Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds. The CAT 2013 cut off, as stated by IIM Udaipur is 90 percentile. Last year the cut off was 80 percentile. Along with the 2 primary factors of selection like CAT 2013 score and Personal Appearance (PA) rounds, the candidates’ profile will also play an important role for the IIM Udaipur PGP 2014 Admission Criteria. Now let us have a look at the steps of shortlisting and selection in details. Shortlisting Criteria for PA Rounds

The candidates will be shortlisted for the Personal Appearance rounds solely on the basis of CAT 2013 scores. The cut off percentiles for the various category of candidates are given in the following table:

Category Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation

(QA & DI)

Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning

(VA & LR)

Total

General 70 70 90

SC 60 60 75

ST 50 50 65

DAP 55 55 70

NC-OBC 63 63 81

After the common PA round is conducted for the 6 new IIMs by IIM Trichy, the merit list will be prepared. The criteria for the preparation of the merit list will include CAT score, performance in PA rounds, profile and diversity factors. The selection criteria and their weights are as follows:

Parameter Weight

CAT 2013 Score 50%

Personal Appearance 30% (WAT – 10% PI – 20%)

Profile 20%

Profile

Academics and work experience are the basis of the profile. Academic Profile: 40% of profile weight

Work experience: 30% of profile weight Diversity: 30% of profile weight

Academic Profile

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10th Standard: 10 12th Standard: 10 Under Graduation: 20

The Range of marks for Class 10, 12 and graduation and their weights are given in the following table:

Range of marks For Class 10th For Class 12th For Under Graduation

<60 1 1 2

60.01-64 2 2 4

64.01-68 3 3 6

68.01-72 4 4 8

72.01-76 5 5 10

76.01-80 6 6 12

80.01-84 7 7 14

84.01-88 8 8 16

88.01-92 9 9 18

92.01> 10 10 20

Work Experience

The weights of the work experience will depend on the number of months of post qualification full time work experience. The scores given are as follows:

Month 6 or less 7-12 13-24 25-36 37-48 49-60 60 or more

Scores 0 10 20 30 20 15 0

Gender Diversity

15 marks will be awarded to female candidates whereas there is no mark specified for male candidates.

Gender Score

Male 0

Female 15

Educational Diversity

The academic disciplines apart from engineering will be awarded 15% marks in order to ensure academic and educational diversity in the batch.

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IIM Kashipur Selection Criteria

This year, the CAT cut off has increased compared to last year. While the cut off for the year 2013 was 75 percentile, this year it has increased to 90 percentile.

IIM Kashipur will conduct the selection in a 2 step process. First the candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of their CAT 2013 scores. The shortlisted candidates will be selected on the basis of their performance in the Personal Appearance Process (PAP) and their profile.

The first round is to shortlisting the candidates through their CAT 2013 scores. The details of the cut offs are given in the following table.

Category Section 1

(Quantitative Ability & Data

Interpretation)

Section 2

(Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning)

Total

General 70 70 90

NC-OBC 63 63 81

SC 60 60 75

ST 50 50 65

PWD 55 55 70

Generation of Merit list

The following table will give the components and the weights of the final selection criteria.

Components Weights

Written Ability Test (WAT) 10

Personal Interview (PI) 30

Total 40

The various components of the profile and their weights are given as follows:

Components Weight

CAT Percentile 42

Class X Marks 1

Class XII Marks 1

Graduation Marks 3

Post Graduation 1

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Work Experience 5

Diversity Factor: Academic background

3

Diversity Factor: Gender 4

Total 60

The academic disciplines which contain the 3 marks weight are as follows:

Arts/Humanities: Archaeology, Education, Fine Arts (Dance, Music, Painting), Geography, History, Journalism, Languages, Library Science, Literature, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Social Work/Welfare, Sociology, etc.

Commerce/Economics: Accountancy, Auditing, Banking, Business Mathematics, Business Organization, Economics, Economic Development and Planning, Public Administration, Public Finance, Secretarial Practices etc.

Charted Accountancy Costs and Works Accountancy Company Secretaryship Education (including Physical Education and Sports) Law Medicine/Dentistry Pharmacology/Pharmacy Management (BBA)

Final Selection Formula

The formula to prepare the final merit list is as follows:

Grand Total = WAT & PI Total + Shortlist Total

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