Admission/Selection Process for Candidates for PGP at IIMA through CAT-2024

The selection of the candidates for admission to the 2025-27 Batch of the PGP at IIMA is a two-step process.

In the first step, candidates are shortlisted for Analytical Writing Test (AWT) and Personal Interview (PI) from among the candidates who have a valid CAT-2024 score, have applied to the programme and satisfy the eligibility criteria for the programme described below.

Important Note: Foreign nationals (foreign passport holders) staying in India must have taken the test-centre administered GMAT Focus Edition OR GMAT Exam in the previous format and should apply through the Supernumerary Quota category. For details, please visit the URL - https://iima.ac.in/index.php/academics/mba/admissions/international

Shortlisting and Selection[1] Criteria for PGP 2025-27 Batch

1. Preliminary Screening

In CAT-2024 there will be three sections, viz., ‘Quantitative Ability’ (QA), ‘Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning’ (DILR) and ‘Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension’ (VARC). Only the candidates above the following minimum cut-offs in the sectional percentile ranks, the overall percentile rank and obtaining a positive (greater than zero) raw score in all sections of CAT-2024 will be considered for all the subsequent stages.

Table 1: Minimum Cut-offs of CAT-2024 Percentile Ranks

Category	Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension percentile rank (PVARC)	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning percentile rank (PDILR)	Quantitative Ability percentile rank (PQA)	Overall percentile rank (PT)
General/ EWS	70	70	70	80
NC-OBC /Transgender	65	65	65	75
SC	60	60	60	70
ST	50	50	50	60
PwD (in General/ EWS/ NC-OBC/ Transgender/ SC)	60	60	60	70
PwD (in ST)	50	50	50	60

Legend: Economically Weaker Sections (EWS), Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Non-creamy Other Backward Class (NC-OBC), Persons with disabilities (PwD).

At different stages of the selection process ‘Application Rating’ (AR) score of an applicant will be used. An applicant’s AR score is the sum of the rating scores ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’ and ‘E’. Rating scores A, B, C and D (see Tables 2-5) are based on their percentage of marks obtained in the 10th standard, the 12th standard (depending upon the stream, viz., ‘Science’, ‘Commerce’ and ‘Arts & Humanities’), the bachelor’s degree programme (depending upon the discipline) and work experience (as on July 31, 2024) respectively. For details of academic disciplines, please refer to Table 8. Rating score E is the gender diversity score, which takes the value 0 for male candidates and 2 for all other candidates.

Table 2: Rating Scores for the 10th Std. Examination (Rating Score A)

Percent score in 10th Std. Exam	Rating Score A
<= 55	1
> 55 and <= 60	2
> 60 and <= 70	3
> 70 and <= 80	5
> 80 and <= 90	8
> 90	10

Table 3: Rating Scores for the 12th Std. Examination (Rating Score B)

Science Stream
Percent score in 12th Std. Exam	Rating Score B
<= 55	1
> 55 and <= 60	2
> 60 and <= 70	3
> 70 and <= 80	5
> 80 and <= 90	8
> 90	10

Commerce Stream
Percent score in 12th Std. Exam	Rating Score B
<= 50	1
> 50 and <= 55	2
> 55 and <= 65	3
> 65 and <= 75	5
> 75 and <= 90	8
> 90	10

Arts/Humanities Stream
Percent score in 12th Std. Exam	Rating Score B
<= 45	1
> 45 and <= 50	2
> 50 and <= 60	3
> 60 and <= 70	5
> 70 and <= 85	8
> 85	10

Table 4: Rating Scores for the Bachelor’s Degree Examination (Rating Score C)

AC-1
Percent score in Bachelor's Degree	Rating Score C
<= 55	1
> 55 and <= 60	2
> 60 and <= 62	3
> 62 and <= 65	5
> 65 and <= 70	8
> 70	10

AC-2
Percent score in Professional courses	Rating Score C
<= 50	1
> 50 and <= 53	2
> 53 and <= 55	3
> 55 and <= 57	5
> 57 and <= 63	8
> 63	10

AC-3
Percent score in Bachelor's Degree	Rating Score C
<= 55	1
> 55 and <= 60	2
> 60 and <= 65	3
> 65 and <= 70	5
> 70 and <= 80	8
> 80	10

AC-4 & AC-6
Percent score in Bachelor's Degree	Rating Score C
<= 60	1
> 60 and <= 65	2
> 65 and <= 70	3
> 70 and <= 75	5
> 75 and <= 85	8
> 85	10

AC-5
Percent score in Bachelor's Degree	Rating Score C
<= 50	1
> 50 and <= 55	2
> 55 and <= 60	3
> 60 and <= 65	5
> 65 and <= 75	8
> 75	10

Table 5: Rating Scores for Work Experience (Rating Score D)

Work Experience in Month (as filled in the CAT Application Form)	Rating Score D
< 12 months	0
>= 12 and <= 36 months	MF * (number of months of work experience – 11)
> 36 months	5

Work-experience Multiplication Factor (MF) = 0.20

Application Rating Score: AR= (A+B+C+D+E)

Normalised AR score of an applicant is equal to their AR score divided by average of the top 50 AR scores from the applicants’ pool, (the applicants’ pool in this case being defined as the group of candidates who appear for CAT-2024 and apply to IIMA.)

Notes about the marks obtained:

• Percentages of marks of an applicant who is yet to complete the bachelor’s degree will be computed based on their available marks. At any stage of the admission process, the candidates need to provide the latest available marksheets for all completed semesters/years. Typically, at least mark sheets till the previous academic year should be available. In case the marksheets for any particular semester(s)/year(s) are not submitted, IIMA may require proof from the institution/university to certify that the marksheets have not been issued. Withholding of available marksheets for any semester/year may lead to disqualification of the candidate.

 

• For a candidate who has indicated in the CAT form as having completed CA/ICWA/CMA/CS; (Inter Marks (%) + Final Marks (%))/2 as entered in the CAT form will be used to obtain Rating Score C while computing the AR score under the AC-2 category. For a candidate who has indicated in the CAT form as having completed Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of India (FIAI) the aggregate marks (%) as entered in the CAT form will be used to obtain Rating Score C for computing the AR score under the AC-2 category.

• For computing the AR score of an applicant, scores in all subjects that appear in their marksheet of 10th and 12th Std. examinations will be considered irrespective of whether the board considers them for calculating the percentage.

• For the bachelor’s degree, the percentage of marks awarded by the candidate’s institution/university will be treated as final. If the institution/university does not award the percentage of marks, it will be calculated on the basis of the marks obtained in all the subjects listed in the marksheet.

• For the bachelor’s degree, if the percentage of marks awarded by the candidate’s institution/university does not take into account marks obtained in all the subjects as mentioned in the marksheet(s) for all the years, the candidates must produce a certificate from the principal/head of the department/registrar/director of the institution/university certifying details of the practice at the institution/university at the time of the interview, if shortlisted for the same.

• If any board/institution/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/institution/university specifying the equivalent marks which should be used for filling the online CAT application form. The original equivalence certificate needs to be submitted at the time of interview, if shortlisted for the same.

• For candidates undergoing/completed an integrated Master’s degree or dual-degree directly after their 12th/HSC, the percentage of marks obtained as per their institute/university norms which is considered as equivalent to bachelor’s degree will be considered. If the institute/university does not provide the Bachelor’s degree percentage, then the aggregate percentage of the latest available marksheets for all completed semesters/years will be considered.

2. Shortlisting for Analytical Writing Test (AWT) & Personal Interview (PI)

Shortlisting will be carried out in two stages.

Stage 1: (From the Applicants’ pool: Selection of exceptional performers across different disciplines)

IIMA endeavours to recognise exceptional performers in terms of their previous academic records as well as their performance in CAT across diverse academic backgrounds. Towards that, a certain number of top candidates from each of the academic disciplines will be shortlisted for AWT & PI on the basis of their composite score ‘CS’ (see below) subject to their fulfilling certain criteria.

From each of the academic categories (AC) for which the total number of applicants to IIMA who appear for CAT-2024 from SC/ST/NC-OBC/PwD categories is at least 100, the top 5% in the respective AC limited to the respective categories (General/SC/ST/NC-OBC/PwD) among the applicants to IIMA who appear for CAT-2024, henceforth referred to as ACRC groups, (subject to upper limits on the numbers per ACRC group as specified in Table 6) will be shortlisted for AWT & PI on the basis of the composite score ‘CS’ (see below) subject to their fulfilling criteria C1-C3.

CS (Composite Score) = ARF_CS * Normalised AR score + CATF_CS * Normalised overall score in CAT-2024

Application Rating Multiplication Factor for Composite Score (ARF_CS) = 0.35;

CAT Multiplication Factor for Composite Score (CATF_CS) = 0.65

Table 6a: The upper limits (UL) on the number of candidates to be shortlisted per RC for AC-1, AC-2, AC-3, AC-5

Category	Upper Limit (UL) Per ACRC
General	100
NC-OBC/Transgender	57
SC	32
ST	16
PwD	6

Table 6b: The upper limits (UL) on the number of candidates to be shortlisted per RC for AC-4

Category	Upper Limit (UL) Per ACRC
General	150
NC-OBC/Transgender	85
SC	48
ST	24
PwD	9

[1] IIM Ahmedabad reserves the right to make changes in the Shortlisting and Selection Criteria, if considered necessary at any point.

[2] 5% or the numbers given in Table 6a, whichever are smaller.

[3] 5% or the numbers given in Table 6b, whichever are smaller.

Criteria C1-C3:

C1. PVARC, PDILR, PQA and PT must not be lower than the minimum cut-offs as specified in Table 1.

C2. P ≥ Minimum cut-offs (specific to the category and the stream as shown in Table 7), where P is the average of the percentages of marks scored in 10th and 12th std. examinations.

Table 7. Minimum cut-off for P across different disciplines and different categories

Stream in 12th std.	General/ EWS Category	NC-OBC / Transgender Category	SC Category	ST Category	PWD (in General/ EWS/ NC-OBC / Transgender/ SC)	PWD (in ST)
Science	80	75	70	65	70	65
Commerce	77	72	67	62	67	62
Arts & Humanities	75	70	64	59	64	59

C3. (Percentage of marks in the bachelor’s examination) ≥ Minimum cut-off percentage, to be set at the 80th percentile of the percentage of marks of the respective ACRC group of the applicants’ pool, (the applicants’ pool in this case being defined as the group of candidates who appear for CAT-2024, apply to IIM Ahmedabad and belong to the respective ACRC.)

Any AC, for which the total number of applicants to IIMA who appear for CAT-2024 from SC/ST/NC-OBC/PwD categories is less than 100, will not be subdivided into ACRCs as above. For such an AC, the top 100 or the top 5% in the respective AC among all the applicants to IIMA who appear for CAT-2024, whichever is less, will be shortlisted for AWT & PI on the basis of the composite score ‘CS’ (see above) subject to their fulfilling criteria C4-C6.

Criteria C4-C6:

C4. PT ≥ 80, PQA ≥ 70, PDILR ≥ 70 and PVARC ≥ 70.

C5. P ≥ 80 (Science), 77 (Commerce), 75 (Arts/Humanities), where P is the average of the percentages of marks scored in the 10th and 12th std. examinations.

C6. (Percentage of marks in the bachelor’s examination) ≥ Minimum cut-off percentage, to be set at the 80th percentile of the percentage of marks of the respective AC group of the applicants’ pool, (the applicants’ pool in this case being defined as the group of candidates who appear for CAT-2024, apply to IIM Ahmedabad and belong to the respective AC.)

Note: For AC 1, separate shortlists will be drawn, computing the Composite Score (CS) using a separate bachelor’s degree 80th percentile cut off marks (C3 & C6 criteria) of Part I & Part II respectively.

Stage 2: After removing the candidates selected in Stage 1 from each category (General, NC-OBC, SC, ST and PWD) the additional number of candidates to be shortlisted for AWT & PI will be selected on the basis of the composite score ‘CS’ (see above) subject to their fulfilling criteria C1-C2.

3. Final Selection

Selection at this stage will strictly be based on the shortlisting of the candidates done separately for each category (General/SC/ST/NC-OBC/PwD) on the basis of their ‘Final Composite Score’s (FCS). The numbers selected in different reservation categories will be in proportions mandated by law.

The FCS of a candidate who appears in AWT & PI will be computed as follows:

FCS = PIF * Normalised PI Score + AWTF * Normalised AWT Score + CATF_FCS * Normalised CAT Score + ARF_FCS *

Normalised AR Score

Personal Interview Multiplication Factor (PIF) = 0.50

AWT Multiplication Factor (AWTF) = 0.10

CAT Score Multiplication Factor for Final Composite Score (CATF_FCS) = 0.25

Application Rating Multiplication Factor for Final Composite Score (ARF_FCS) = 0.15

The normalised AWT and PI scores of a candidate are their scores in the respective field divided by the average of the top 1% scores in the same field respectively.

The following information is about the admission process followed by IIMA for its PGP subsequent to CAT. It is therefore important for the candidates to read them carefully.

• Performance in CAT is an important input in the admission process. Candidates should note that it is important to perform well in each section of the test. In addition to the performance in CAT, IIMA uses academic performance of the candidates throughout their academic career up to the bachelor’s level for shortlisting for AWT & PI.

• Please note that IIMA shortlists candidates for AWT & PI independent of the other IIMs. Hence it is possible to observe variations in the lists of the candidates shortlisted by different IIMs.

• Details of the candidates shortlisted will be made available on the IIMA website (www.iima.ac.in) tentatively by the second week of January 2025 after the CAT results are published. Shortlisted candidates would also be sent AWT & PI call letters by IIMA. No communication would be sent to applicants who are not shortlisted for AWT & PI.

• After the AWT & PI round, admission offers are made by IIMA to successful candidates. The final selection is based on a diverse set of attributes which includes performance in CAT, performance in AWT & PI, academic, co-curricular and extra-curricular achievements, work experience etc. All selected candidates for the IIMA two-year PGP programme must be 19 years of age as on June 30, 2025 (i.e. must be born on or before June 30, 2006).

• Disclosure of information about the admission process is driven by concerns which at times conflict with each other. IIMA would like the admission process to be transparent. At the same time, IIMA would wish to protect the privacy of the individual candidates and confidentiality of the process to prevent abuse. Based on these considerations, the details of the performance of an individual are not made available to any other person. Similarly, the details of the performance of a candidate in AWT & PI, including assessment of attributes mentioned under paragraph 4 above, is not disclosed to anyone to prevent exercise of undue pressure on the panelists participating in the admission/selection process. IIMA exercises its own discretion in disclosing weights assigned to diverse sets of attributes mentioned under paragraph 4 above. To ensure that the perceived lack of transparency does not in any way affect the candidates negatively, adequate care is taken in formation of the interview panels, development of objective criteria for assessment, random allocation of candidates to interview panels and other such measures.

• Candidates, who appear in AWT & PI will be able to view whether they have been offered admission by IIMA tentatively during the second week of April, 2025 by visiting the IIMA website. Admission offer letters would be sent to all successful candidates. Candidates who are offered admission, need to confirm their acceptance by completing all the required formalities by the first/second week of May, 2025. Some candidates may also be placed on the waiting list initially during the second week of April, 2025. Offers to candidates on the waiting list would depend upon the number of successful candidates accepting the offer made by IIMA.

Note: In the event of specific guidelines being issued by the Government of India, IIMA reserves the right to, depending on the nature of the guidelines, continue with its AWT & PI as stated above OR use an alternative selection procedure which may include calling for additional information from the shortlisted candidates, a supplementary test or any other suitable process/mechanism. Care will be taken to ensure that candidates are not put to undue inconvenience.

The exact cut-offs mentioned above are computed based on the previous years’ CAT data. It depends on various factors like the applicants’ pool, the distribution of CAT scores etc. which may change year to year. In view of this fact the Admissions Committee of IIMA reserves the right of changing the cut-offs if deemed desirable in the light of CAT-2024 data.

Categories for bachelor’s degree/integrated master’s degree (as per CAT Application)

AC-1 (Medicine and Surgery based subjects):

Part I: MBBS, MD (USA)

Part II: BAMS, BDS, BHMS

AC-2 (Selected Professional Degrees): Chartered Accountancy (CA), Cost and Works Accountancy (ICWA), Cost and Management Accounting (CMA), Company Secretaryship (CS), Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of India (FIAI)

AC-3 (All Commerce, Economics, Finance and Management Related Degrees): Including BAF, BBA, BBE, BBI, BBM, BBS, BCAF, BCCA, BCOM, BFIA, BFM, BHM, BHMCT, BIBF, BMS (Bachelor of Management studies) and BSBA degrees.

In particular, including

• Economics/ Economic Development and Planning

• Any degree in Hospitality/Hospitality Studies, Catering/Catering Technology, Hotel, Travel and Tourism Management, Tourism Studies and any other related discipline.

• Commerce (Accountancy, Auditing, Banking, Business Mathematics, Business Organisation, Finance, Insurance, Investment Analysis, Public Finance, Secretarial Practices etc.)

• Management (Advertising, Agriculture and Food Business, Agribusiness Management, Agriculture Marketing and Cooperation, Agriculture and Rural and Tribal Development, Business Administration, Business Management, Business Studies, Commercial Agriculture and Business Management, Entrepreneurship, Management Studies, ports Management, Real Estate and Urban Infrastructure, Renewable Energy Management, Oil and Gas Management, Production and Industrial Management)

• Any other vocational degree in commerce and management.

AC-4

I. (All Engineering, Technology and Architecture related Areas): Including BARCH, BE, BIT, BINFTECH, BS (ENG)/ BSC (ENG), BTECH and integrated MTECH degrees (Excluding all degrees in Accessories Design/ Apparel Production/Design/Fashion Communication/Fashion Design/Fashion Technology/Interior Design/Knitwear Design/Leather Design/Jewelry Design/Footwear Design, and BS/BSC degrees in Information Technology).

In particular, including

• Agricultural Engineering/ Dairy Technology/ Food Technology

• Architecture

• BE/BS (ENG)/BSC (ENG)/BTECH/integrated MTECH degrees in Biosciences, Geological Sciences, Information Technology, Mathematical Sciences and Natural Sciences

• BE/BS (ENG)/BSC (ENG)/BTECH/integrated MTECH in all Engineering/Technology and related areas, including subjects like Chemical Technology, Electronics, Engineering Physics etc.

• Textile Engineering/Technology

• Others: All other fields where BE/BS (ENG)/BSC (ENG)/BTECH/integrated MTECH degrees are awarded, not explicitly included or excluded elsewhere in the list.

II. (Science and Agriculture related Areas, other than Medicine and Surgery): Including all BS/BSC and integrated MS/MSC (excluding degrees in Apparel Design, Economics, Fashion Design, Journalism, and Leather Design). Also including degrees in paramedical, veterinary degrees.

In particular, including

• Actuarial Science

• Agriculture (Agronomy, Soil Science, Agricultural Biochemistry, Plant Breeding and Genetics, Plant Pathology etc.)

• Biosciences (Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Botany, Life Science, Zoology etc.)

• Computer Applications (BCA, MCA)

• Fisheries

• Forestry

• Geological Sciences (Geography, Geology and Geophysics.)

• Horticulture

• Information Technology

• All bachelor’s/integrated master’s degrees in Mathematical Sciences (Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics etc.)

• Natural Sciences (Chemistry, Physics etc.)

• Paramedical/Physiotherapy

• Pharmacology/Pharmacy

• Planning

• Veterinary Science/ Animal Husbandry

• Media Science, Media Science and Technology

• Physiology

• Any vocational degree in science (BS/BSC)

• Science (Others): Forensic, Home Science, Nursing and all other branches of Science not explicitly included or excluded elsewhere in this list

AC-5 (All Arts/Humanities Related Degrees, Design, Education, Fashion Design/Technology, Law and Rural Studies):

Including any BA (excluding Economics, Geography and Geological Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics), BAA, BAJM, BCJ, BDES, BED, BFTECH, BJ, BJMC, BL, BM (Bachelor of Music), BMC, BMM, BMus, BSW and LLB.

In particular, including

• Accessories Design/Apparel Design & Production/Design/Fashion Communication/Fashion Design/Fashion Technology/Fashion Merchandising and Retail Management, Interior Design /Knitwear Design/Leather Design/Footwear Design/Jewelry Design (all degrees)

• Arts/Humanities (Archaeology, Education, Fine Arts (Dance, Drama, Film, Music, Painting etc.), History, Languages, Library Science, Literature, Mass Communication, Media Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Public Administration, Social Work/Welfare, Sociology, etc.)

• Education (including Physical Education and Sports)

• Journalism/Mass Communication/Media Studies (all degrees)

• Law (BL LLB/B.Com. LLB/BBA LLB)

• Psychology (all degrees)

• Rural Studies/Rural Sociology/Rural Cooperatives/Rural Banking

• Any vocational degree in arts/education/humanities (BA)

 

AC-6: Any other discipline not mentioned in AC-1 to AC-5

Note:

• Dual bachelor’s degree holders will be classified in one of the categories AC-1 to AC-6 based on their field(s) and subjects. Applicants are requested to mention both the degrees of specialisation separately in Bachelor Degree 1 and Bachelor Degree 2.

• Final discretion on the academic category that an academic programme will be classified into rests with the Admissions Committee of IIMA.

• For candidates undergoing/completed an integrated master’s degree directly after their HSC, their classification into an academic category will be based on their academic discipline in the integrated master’s degree programme.

• For a candidate who has obtained further higher degrees after their bachelor’s degree or their integrated Master’s degree, other than those degrees listed in Table 8, the discipline(s) of the subsequent degrees will not be taken into consideration in deciding their classification in an academic category.

Important information

Please note that IIMA will conduct its Analytical Writing Tests and Personal Interviews (AWT & PIs) in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi. Candidates need to opt two cities for AWT & PI in the CAT application form. Candidates shortlisted for AWT and PI will be intimated by email tentatively by the second week of January 2025.

The CAT takers applying to IIMA’s Post-graduate Programme can also check out if they have been shortlisted for AWT & PI by visiting the IIMA website (www.iima.ac.in) tentatively in the second week of January 2025. No individual regret letters shall be sent to candidates not shortlisted for AWT & PI.

Reservation

As per Government of India requirement, 27% of the seats are reserved for NC-OBC, 15% for SC, 7.5% for ST candidates, 5% for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwD), and up to 10% for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS). Candidates also need to mark carefully the category to which they belong in the CAT application form.

As defined in The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPwD Act 2016), “person with benchmark disability” means a person with not less than forty percent (40%) of a specified disability where specified disability has not been defined in measurable terms and includes a person with disability where specified disability has been defined in measurable terms, as certified by the certifying authority.

“specified disability” means the disabilities as specified in the Schedule of the RPwD Act 2016.

The categories of disability are:

a) blindness and low vision,

b) deaf and hard of hearing,

c) locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy,

d) autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness,

e) multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (d), and

f) other ‘specified disabilities’ mentioned in 'The Schedule' of the RPwD Act 2016.

For the purpose of being considered for reservations, the applicable Central Government list as on the last date of CAT registration shall be binding. No subsequent changes will be effective for CAT-2024 and any subsequent selection process of IIMA.

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 the endeavour of IIMA that the candidates belonging to NC-OBC/SC/ST/PwD/EWS 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 AWT & PI.

Method of Instruction

The case method is a major instrument of learning at IIMA. Other methods, such as seminars, group exercises, role-plays, lectures and discussions, are also used. Management cases are descriptions of actual management situations based on the experiences or organisations in a wide range of settings. They present facts known to the executives responsible for dealing with the situations presented, and through discussions of these situations, students learn how to solve different kinds of managerial problems. Both Indian and foreign cases are used.

IIM Bangalore adopts a two-stage selection process

Application process: Stage I

The PGP admission process at IIMB starts with the submission of the online application form.

• A first shortlist is prepared comprising candidates who have secured a predetermined minimum score on all sections of CAT 2024. Only candidates obtaining a minimum raw score that is positive in all sections of CAT2024 will be considered. The percentile cut-off scores for admission, applied to CAT 2023, are shown in Table 1 in Annexure I. All the subsequent processing, standardisation and selection are limited to candidates in the the first shortlist alone.

• For candidates in the first shortlist, a pre-PI (Personal Interview) score is created. The weights for different components at the pre-PI stage are as follows :

Parameter	Weightage
CAT	55
10th score	10
12th score	10
Graduation	10
Work Experience/Professional Course (whichever weight is higher)	10
Gender Diversity	5
Total	100

Note: The 55 points for CAT are derived from performance in each of the three sections as follows: Verbal and Reading Comprehension (VARC) - 19 points, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR) - 21 points, and Quantitative Aptitude (QA) - 15 points. The gender diversity component is applicable only for computing the pre-PI score and is not used in the next stage.

1. The scores for 10th and 12th board exams are normalised. For candidates without a 10th board and/or 12th board exam score (due to COVID), no weightage shall be given to these component(s), and the weights assigned to other components shall be re-adjusted.

2. The bachelors’ degree scores are normalised. Incomplete or intermediate graduate scores are considered only if the candidate's final score is pending. For candidates without a bachelor’s degree score (due to COVID), no weightage shall be given to this component, and the weights assigned to other components shall be re-adjusted.

3. Candidates with Chartered Accountancy (CA), Cost Accounting (ICWA), or Company Secretary (CS) certifications are eligible for weightage under the category of professional course. The scores obtained in these professional courses (Final year completed only) are normalised and weightage is calculated.

4. The pre-PI score for work experience
= 10x/36 if 0 < x < 36
= 10 if x >= 36

where x is the months of work experience up to July 2024. No consideration is given to any time spent as an intern, either during or after the course of study in a programme, or any periods of apprenticeship such as articleship required as part of certain professional courses, or any unpaid work undertaken in any organisation or institution.

5. For candidates who have undergone a professional course of study mentioned above and have work experience as well, the maximum of the work experience score and the professional course score is considered.

6. For all components mentioned above, the standardized score, truncated between 0 and weight (wt) is computed from the raw score (val) as: Max [0, min {wt, wt/2 + ((val-mean) / sd) * wt / 6}]

• For candidates in the first shortlist, the top-ten candidates in each of the following category automatically qualify for the PI stage: total score in CAT, adjusted bachelor’s degree score (commerce, arts, and science disciplines) and professional (CA / ICWA / CS) score. Post PI, all such candidates are evaluated in the same way as any other candidate.

• Presentation of employment claims that are false will be dealt with severely. A candidate who is found to have provided incorrect information about work experience will not be considered further for admission.

Furthermore, the candidate will be barred from applying to any programme at IIMB for the next 3 years.

Based on the pre-PI score, a certain number of candidates from each category are selected for the next stage in the admission process.

Application process: Stage II

The second stage of the admissions process at IIMB consists of a personal interview (PI) and a Written Ability Test (WAT) where candidates will be required to write a note.

• The PI and the WAT will happen on the same day and in the same location. The duration of the WAT is approximately 30 minutes. The WAT will be evaluated based on the content and style of the note.

• The work experience weight assigned while computing the Pre-PI score is scaled down from 10 to 5 during the post PI process to arrive at the composite score. This work experience score will be multiplied by the quality of experience score where the latter will be evaluated on a 5 point scale (0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2) by each member of the interview panel. The average quality of work experience score will be multiplied by the pre-PI work experience score to arrive at a revised weighted work experience score.

• For all candidates called for interviews, the weights for the parameters at the post-PI stage are as follows :

Parameter	Weightage
CAT	25
10th score	5
12th score	5
Graduation	5
Work Experience/Professional Course (whichever weight is higher)	10
WAT	10
PI	40
Total	100

Note: The 25 points for CAT are derived from the performance in each of the three sections as follows: Verbal and Reading Comprehension (VARC) - 8.75 points, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR) - 10 points, and Quantitative Aptitude (QA) – 6.25 points.

Final offers of admission to candidates from each category will be made strictly on the basis of the post-PI scores.

ANNEXURE I

Cut-offs for the batch of 2024-26, based on CAT 2023

Minimum Percentile requirements for the 1st shortlist*
Category	Section 1 (VARC)	Section 2 (DILR)	Section 3 (QA)	Aggregate
General	80	80	80	85
NC-OBC	70	70	70	75
EWS	70	70	70	75
SC	60	60	60	70
ST	55	55	55	65
PWD	50	50	50	60

* These are cut-offs used for preparing the first shortlist. The scores of those called for interviews were higher.

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Admission Process:

The admission process for the PGP program comprises two stages.

1. Shortlisting candidates for PI round.
2. Final Selection of candidates post PI round

During the first stage, initially a pool of candidates who satisfy the following minimum CAT 2024 percentiles are considered.

Category	Section – I Quantitative Ability (QA)	Section – II Data Interpretation Logical Reasoning (DILR)	Section – III Verbal Ability (VA)	Overall
OPEN	≥ 75	≥ 80	≥ 80	≥ 85
OBC NC/EWS	≥ 65	≥ 65	≥ 70	≥ 75
EWS	≥ 65	≥ 65	≥ 70	≥ 75
SC	≥ 60	≥ 60	≥ 65	≥ 70
ST	≥ 55	≥ 55	≥ 55	≥ 65
DA	≥ 45	≥ 45	≥ 45	≥ 55

Components	Weights
CAT Overall Score	56
Class X marks	10
Class XII marks	15
Gender Diversity Factor	4
Total	85

Among the pool of candidates who meet the above mentioned percentiles, a list of candidates who would be called for attending Written ability test (WAT) and Personal Interview rounds is generated using the following parameters.

The following is the process of calculating points secured under 10 and 12 marks parameter

Class X Marks (in %)	Points	Class XII Marks (in %)	Points
≥80	10	≥80	15
≥ 75 and < 80	8	≥ 75 and < 80	12
≥ 70 and < 75	6	≥ 70 and < 75	9
≥ 65 and < 70	4	≥ 65 and < 70	6
≥ 60 and < 65	2	≥ 60 and < 65	3
< 60	0	< 60	0

The following are the weightages that would be considered during the final selection of candidates

Parameter	Weightage
CAT score	30
Personal Interview	48
Points awarded for Academic Diversity at Bachelor’s and Master’s level for non-engineering degrees and professional qualifications	6
Work Experience	8
WAT	8

Academic Diversity

The points for academic diversity shall be awarded as per the unique category in the table below that the candidate is identified as belonging to. These categories are intended to be mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive.

Category ID	Academic Categories	Points
1	Bachelor's degree in engineering stream OR Master’s degree in engineering stream OR Integrated Master’s degree in engineering stream	0
2	Bachelor's degree in non-engineering stream	4
3	Dual bachelor’s degree in Law (e.g. BA LLB, BSc. LLB, B.Com LLB, BBA LLB).	5
4	Bachelor's degree in engineering stream and Masters in non-engineering stream	2
5	Bachelor's degree in non-engineering stream and Masters in non-engineering stream	5
6	Dual/Integrated degree where bachelors is non-engineering and masters is in non-engineering stream	5
7	Dual/Integrated degree where Bachelors is engineering stream and Masters is non-engineering stream	1
8	CA/ICWA/CS or Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of India (FIAI) without having a bachelor’s degree.	5
9	CA/ICWA/CS or Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of India (FIAI) with a bachelor’s degree.	6
10	CA/ICWA/CS or Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of India (FIAI) with or without a bachelor’s degree, and with Masters in non-engineering stream.	6
11	Integrated bachelor’s degree in Law and Masters in non-engineering stream.	6

Category ID 4, 5, 9, 10, 11: Points will be awarded to only those candidates who have uploaded their relevant degree/course mark sheet at the time of filling up the MBA application form for personal interview. The mark sheet must clearly indicate that the candidate has passed the relevant degree/course.

Category ID 2, 3, 6, 7, 8: Points will be awarded to the candidates who have completed or are in the final year of the relevant degree/course. However, the candidates who are in the final year of their degree/course must submit a certificate latest by June 30, 2025 from the Principal/Registrar of his/her University/College/Institute (issued on or before June 30, 2025) stating that the candidate has completed all the requirements for obtaining the degree/equivalent qualification on the date of issue of the certificate. Such a candidate will have to produce certificates and mark sheets in original along with the photocopies as soon as the respective University/Institute publishes the results, but NOT LATER THAN DECEMBER 31, 2025, failing which his/her registration as a student of IIM Calcutta will be automatically cancelled and he/she will be required to withdraw from the MBA Programme forthwith.

Work Experience

For work experience, a maximum of eight points will be awarded based on the length of service, represented as x, (in completed months) as on January 31, 2025 as per the formula below. Only work experience after the completion of the bachelor’s degree will be considered for this calculation. Internship/apprenticeship/articleship/training/project/work done as an integral part of curricular requirement or any type of unpaid work will not be considered. The work experience claimed by the candidate must be supported by a letter from the employer(s) with authorized signatory on company letterhead stating the start date, end date, position/designation, and a brief description of the role/responsibility. It is necessary to submit the payslip(s) from each employer(s). For self-employed and family businesses, proof of company registration/relevant licenses/taxes paid are to be furnished in case payslip is not available.

Points for Work Experience

= 0	if x<=6
=x/3	if 6 < x < = 24
=8	if 24 < x < = 36
= 26-(x/2)	if 36 < x < = 48
= 2	if x > 48

B. Final Selection for MBA Programme

The final selection list will be based on merit in each category; minimum eligibility in any of the above mentioned stages or criteria would not automatically qualify the candidate for admission into IIM Calcutta. Any misrepresentation of information by the candidates shall disqualify the application and any further action is at the sole discretion of IIM Calcutta.

To conclude, one important observation about this year's selection process is that the total weightage for parameters which are controllable ( CAT and PI ) in the final selection stage has been kept at a whopping 86%. This ensures that the applicants, who do not have a good academic profile or work experience can still aspire to join IIM Calcutta by preparing well for CAT,WAT and PI rounds.

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Admission Process:

The admission process for the PGP program comprises two stages.

• Shortlisting candidates for WAT/PI round.
• Final Selection of candidates post WAT/PI round

During the first stage, initially a pool of candidates who satisfy the following minimum CAT percentiles are considered.

Category	QA	DI/LR	VARC	Overall
General	85	85	85	90
EWS	77	77	77	82
OBC NC	77	77	77	82
SC	55	55	55	65
ST	50	50	50	60
DA	50	50	50	60

Among the pool of candidates who meet the above mentioned percentiles, a list of candidates who would be called for attending Written ability test (WAT) and Personal Interview rounds is generated using the following parameters.

Components	CAT score (CS)	Class - XII marks (12M)	Graduation marks (GM)	Work Experience (WE)	Diversity Factor : Academic Discipline (D Fa)	Diversity Factor: Gender (DFb)	Total (A)
Weights (PGP)	60	10	10	10	5	5	100

One point to be noted here is that IIM Lucknow has given 60 marks out of 100 marks to the CAT performance of a candidate. This goes on to show that performing well in CAT would go a long way in securing a WAT/PI call from this premier B-school.

Note-The composite score for the candidates who qualify in Stage 1, and the shortlist for WAT-PI process shall be available on our official website www.iiml.ac.in. Such candidates shall be required to fill-in and submit the WAT-PI form online by the stipulated deadline. The candidates, who fail to submit their WAT-PI form online by the prescribed time limit, shall not be allowed for the WAT-PI process. Furthermore, no queries in this regard shall be entertained by IIM Lucknow. Candidates are advised to check the official website of IIM Lucknow (https://www.iiml.ac.in) regularly after the declaration of CAT result for the updates/ notifications related to the admission process.

Stage 2 - Final selection of candidates

The following are the parameters and their weightages during the WAT/PI stage

Component	Weights
CAT	30
12th Marks	5
Graduation Marks	5
Work Experience	5
Diveristy Factor (Academic+ Gender )	5
WAT*	10
Peronal Interview	40
Total	100

Note: The minimum requirement for getting a pass in Personal Interviews is 12 out of 40 marks. Names of candidates who do not pass in PI will not be included in the final merit list.

To conclude, one important observation about this year's selection process is that the total weightage for parameters which are controllable ( CAT,WAT and PI ) in the final selection stage has been kept at a whopping 80%. This ensures that the applicants, who do not have a good academic profile or work experience can still aspire to join IIM Lucknow by preparing well for CAT , WAT and PI rounds.

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IIM Indore will adopt a three-stage selection process

• Eligibility criteria
• Shortlist for Personal Interview (PI)
• Final Selection. Selection criteria for each of the stages are given as under:

Stage-I: Eligibility Criteria

All applicants who apply for the two-year PGP of IIM Indore must satisfy the eligibility criteria mentioned in CAT 2024 advertisement and also the minimum sectional percentile and overall percentile scores in CAT 2024 (as mentioned in Table-1). Only those applicants meeting the specified criteria will be considered for Stage-2 of the selection process.

Table 1: CAT 2024 Sectional and Overall Percentile Cut-offs

Category	Quantitative Aptitude (Percentile)	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (Percentile)	Verbal & Reading Comprehension (Percentile)	Total (Overall Percentile)
General/EWS	80	80	80	90
EWS	80	80	80	90
OBC (NC)	70	70	70	80
SC	55	55	55	60
ST	40	40	40	45
PwD	40	40	40	45

Stage-II: Shortlist for Personal Interview (PI)

Only those candidates satisfying the requirements mentioned in Stage-I will be considered for this stage of shortlisting for Personal Interview (PI). A sufficient number of candidates for PI for each category (General, EWS, NC-OBC, SC, ST and PwD) will be shortlisted using the merit list generated based on Composite Score (CS) as mentioned in Table 2. Table 2: Computation of Composite Score (CS)

Table 2: Computation of Composite Score (CS)

Components	Score
10th Standard/ SSC Score**	39 * [ ZCandidate−Zmin / Zmax−Zmin ]
12th Standard/ HSC Score***	20 * [ ZCandidate−Zmin / Zmax−Zmin ]
CAT 2024 Sectional Scores	VARC: 10 * [ candidate ′sScore in VARC / HIGESTSCORE in VARC ] DILR: 10 * [ candidate ′sScore in DILR / HIGESTSCORE in DILR ] QA: 15 * [ candidate ′sScore in QA / HIGESTSCORE in QA ]
Diversity Factor (DF)	6
Composite Score	= Sum of the above Scores

Note: Z candidate, Z min, Z max for 10th Standard/ SSC Score and 12th Standard/ HSC Score are computed using the normalisation process.

**For the candidates who have not received any marks for their 10th Standard/ SSC due to the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, the weightage allocated for this component (39%) shall be split between the CAT 2024 Sectional Scores and 12th Standard/ HSC Score on a pro rata basis.

***For the candidates who have not received any marks for their 12th Standard/ HSC due to the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, the weightage allocated for this component (20%) shall be split between the CAT 2024 Sectional Scores and 10th Standard/ SSC Score on a pro rata basis.

VARC stands for the Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension section in CAT 2024. DILR stands for the Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning section in CAT 2024. QA stands for the Quantitative Ability section in CAT 2024.

Candidates short-listed for PI will be intimated in the month of January 2025. Individual regret letters will not be sent to applicants who are not shortlisted for PI. IIM Indore will conduct the admission interviews in offline (in Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Indore, Kolkata and Mumbai)/ online mode depending on the situation. However, IIM Indore reserves the right to change the centres at any time if the situation warrants .

Candidates shortlisted for Personal Interview (PI) at Stage-II will have to attend PI, failing which they will not be considered for the next stage of selection process i.e. Stage-III. IIM Indore also expects a consistent and minimum performance in the different parameters of Personal Interview (PI), which will be decided by the Admissions Committee. Candidates not meeting the minimum performance in any of PI parameters will not be considered for the next stage of selection process i.e. Stage-III.

Stage-III: Final Selection The candidates satisfying the requirements mentioned in Stage-II will only be considered for the final selection. Category wise merit list will be generated based on Final Composite Score (FCS) as mentioned in Table 3 and provisional admission offers will be made accordingly, adhering to the reservation norms.

Table 3: Computation of Final Composite Score (FCS)

Components	Score
10th Standard/ SSC Score**	5 * [ ZCandidate−Zmin / Zmax−Zmin ]
12th Standard/ HSC Score***	5 * [ ZCandidate−Zmin / Zmax−Zmin ]
CAT 2024 Sectional Scores	VARC: 20 * [ candidate ′sScore in VARC / HIGESTSCORE in VARC ] DILR: 10 * [ candidate ′sScore in DILR / HIGESTSCORE in DILR ] QA: 10 * [ candidate ′sScore in QA / HIGESTSCORE in QA ]
PI Score	45*[ ZCandidate−Zmin / Zmax−Zmin ]
Diversity Factor (DF)	5
Composite Score	= Sum of the above Scores

Note: Z candidate, Z min, Z max for each component is computed using the normalisation process. **For the candidates who have not received any marks for their 10th Standard/ SSC or 12th Standard/HSC due to the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, the weightage allocated for these components shall be split between the CAT 2024 Sectional Scores, PI Scores and available marks among 10th or 12th on a pro-rata basis.

Note- IIM Indore also expects a consistent and minimum performance in the different parameters of Personal Interview (PI), which will be decided by the Admissions Committee. Candidates not meeting the minimum performance in any of PI parameters will not be considered for the next stage of selection process .

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The admission process for the PGP program comprises following stages.

1. Stage 1: Registration of Candidates Meeting the Minimum Eligibility Criteria
2. Stage 2: Shortlisting for Writing Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI)
3. Stage 3: Final Shortlist

In Stage 1, the following minimum eligibility criteria will be applied to all those candidates who have opted for IIM Kozhikode. Only candidates obtaining a positive (greater than zero)scaled score in all sections of CAT 2024 will be considered.

1. Candidates with a Graduation degree must secure at least 60 percent aggregate marks in their Graduation degree. The Graduation degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must entail at least three years of education after completing higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent.

2. Candidates who possess or do not possess a Graduation degree but have completed CA, CMA (ICWA), or CS must have secured at least 50 percent aggregate marks in their CA, CMA (ICWA), or CS examinations.

Apart from the conditions mentioned above during the first stage, initially, a pool of candidates who satisfy the following minimum CAT 2024 percentiles and SSC/HSC percentages are

Table 1: Minimum Eligibility Criteria

Category	CAT Score Percentile	Sectional Percentile	SSC/X Class Percentage	HSC/XII Class Percentage
General	85	75	60	60
OBC-NC/EWS	75	65	60	60
SC	65	55	55	55
ST/DA	55	45	55	55

All candidates who have opted for IIM Kozhikode and are fulfilling the above-mentioned minimum eligibility criteria would receive an email for online registration for admissions to IIM Kozhikode. Only those candidates who have successfully completed the online registration process for IIM Kozhikode will be considered for Stage 2. Please note that this is a pre-interview registration process and not the call for an interview.

Shortlisting candidates for WAT and PI round

The Stage 2 process applies to all eligible candidates who have completed the registration process in Stage 1 for admission to IIMK, and it is for the determination of the candidates to be called for a personal interview (PI). A shortlist of candidates in each category will be prepared based on an Aggregate Index Score (AIS). The AIS is computed based on the performance in CAT 2024, Class X, Class XII, Gender/Academic diversity criterion, and work experience. The weightage of each component in the AIS is as follows:

Table 2: Aggregate Index Score Computation for Stage 2 Shortlist

Parameter	Weightage
CAT 2024 Index Score	50%
Class X Percentage Score	15%
Class XII Percentage Score	20%
Gender/Academic Diversity Score	10%/5%
Work Experience Score	5%

The details of each component are given as follows:

1) CAT Index Score

Scaled scores from the three sections (with equal weightage) of CAT 2024 will be considered to compute the CAT Index Score. The CAT Index Score will carry a weightage of 50%.

2) SSC/Class X/IB/Equivalent Percentage Score

The percentage of marks obtained in SSC/Class X/IB/Equivalent would be calculated based on the aggregate marks of all subjects that appear in the marksheet or grade sheet, irrespective of whether the respective board considers them for calculation of percentage. The SSC/Class X/IB/Equivalent percentage scores are first adjusted by dividing each score by the respective board’s highest percentage score, and then that adjusted score is multiplied by 15. The database of SSC/Class X/IB/Equivalent percentage scores of all CAT applicants for the past three years, including the current year, is used to identify the highest percentage score of a Board. For candidates who have not received any marks for their SSC/Class X/IB/Equivalent due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the weightage allocated (15%) shall be proportionately split between the CAT 2024 Index Score and Class XII Percentage Score.

3) HSC/ClassXII/IB/Equivalent/Diploma Percentage Score

The percentage of marks obtained in HSC/Class XII/IB/Equivalent/Diploma would be calculated based on the aggregate marks of all subjects that appear in the marks sheet or grade sheet, irrespective of whether the respective board considers them for calculation of percentage. The HSC/Class XII/IB/Equivalent/Diploma percentage scores are first adjusted by dividing each score by the highest percentage score obtained in the stream of that Board, and then that adjusted score is multiplied by 20. The database of HSC/Class XII/IB/Equivalent/Diploma percentage scores of all CAT applicants for the past three years, including the current year, is used to identify the highest percentage score of a stream in a Board. For candidates who have not received any marks for their HSC/Class XII/IB/Equivalent/Diploma due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the weightage allocated (20%) shall be proportionately split between the CAT 2024 Index Score and Class X Percentage Score.

4) Gender/Academic Diversity Score

Marks are awarded based on gender and academic diversity. Only female and transgender candidates can receive a gender diversity score of 10. A candidate holding (or pursuing) a Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a discipline outside of Engineering/ Technology qualifies for an academic diversity score of 5. A candidate with an engineering/technology degree and a bachelor's degree in a non-engineering/technology discipline is also eligible for the same academic diversity score of 5, provided candidate scores 60% aggregate marks in the non-engineering degree also. However, a candidate may receive only one of the two applicable diversity scores for gender or academic diversity, but not both.

5) Work Experience Score

Work Experience Score The score for work experience is calculated as follows: Work Experience Score = 5x/36, if 6 =< x =< 36 = 0, if x < 6 or x > 36. Where x is the number of months of work experience up to 31 December 2024.

Final Shortlist

The short-listed candidates will have to appear for WAT & PI. During the PI process, the panel will evaluate the academic efforts and disposition, general awareness and social disposition, attitude, personality and communication and the quality of work experience of each candidate. The resume score will be calculated based on the quality of academic and professional qualifications.

The following is the criteria used during the final selection stage

Component	Weightage
CAT Index score	35%
PI score	35%
Resume score	10%
WAT	20%

Resume Evaluation Factors

A: Quality of the Undergraduate Academic Institution ( Score 0, If the NIRF 2024 ranking of the educational institution is more than 30 and Score 4, If the NIRF 2024 ranking of the educational institution is less than or equal to 30 )

B: Professional Qualification (CA/CMA(ICWA)/CS) ( Score 4, If candidate has completed CA/CMA(ICWA)/CS)

C: Professional Certification (CFA – Level 1, 2, 3) ( Score 4, if candidate has completed has completed CFA level 1, 2, or 3)

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Admission Process:

Admission to the PGP 2025-27 batch has two phases.

In Phase 1, candidates will be shortlisted for the Personal Interview (PI) process. In Phase 2, the final merit list will be prepared for the offer of admission to the PGP 2025-27 batch.

The process in each of these phases is described in the following sections.

PHASE 1: SHORTLISTING FOR PERSONAL INTERVIEW (PI)

Preliminary Screening 1. All candidates who have opted (as per the CAT-2024 application) for the IIM Shillong PGP 2025- 27 batch are eligible for consideration in Phase 1. The minimum required percentile in each of the three sections of CAT for candidates across different categories, to be considered for shortlisting for the Pl process is given in Table 1.

Table 1: Minimum percentile requirements for shortlisting in various categories

Category	CAT 2024 Percentile VARC	CAT 2024 Percentile DILR	CAT 2024 Percentile QA
OTHERS (OT)	75	75	75
EWS (E)	75	75	75
SC (C)	60	60	60
ST (T)	50	50	50
DA (D)	50	50	50

2. Post Step 1, Composite Scores will be calculated for eligible candidates. This score is based on the total CAT percentile and normalised application rating score (NARS), having a weightage of 65% and 35%, respectively. NARS will be based on scores assigned to Class X and Class XII percentages (Table 2) and scores for months of experience (Table 3).

Table 2: Rating Scores for Class X (A) and Class XII (B)

Class 10		Class 12 (HSC)
		Science		Commerce		Arts
Percentage	Score	Percentage	Score	Percentage	Score	Percentage	Score
95-100	10	95-100	10	95-100	10	90-100	10
90-94.99	9	90-94.99	9	90-94.99	9	85-89.99	9
85-89.99	8	85-89.99	8	85-89.99	8	80-84.99	7
80-84.99	5	80-84.99	5	80-84.99	5	75-79.99	5
75-79.99	4	75-79.99	4	75-79.99	4	70-74.99	4
70-74.99	2	70-74.99	2	70-74.99	2	65-69.99	2
65-69.99	1	65-69.99	1	65-69.99	1	60-64.99	1
Less than 65	0	Below 65	0	Below 65	0	Below 60	0

Table 3 (C) Rating Scores for Work Experience

Months of Experience	Score
Lless than 12 months	0
12 months to less than 18 months	8
18 months to less than 24 months	12
24 months to less than 30 months	14
30 months to less than 36 months	10
36 months to less than 42 months	6
42 months to less than 48 months	2
48 months or more	0

Application Rating Score (ARS) = A+B+C

The candidates obtained from the above filtering are then classified into 7 academic categories. The applicants are segregated based on their academic category AC 1 to AC 7 ( you can check academic category classification at the end of the doc ) and reservation category.

Applicants of each academic category will be shortlisted proportional to their representation in the overall number of applicants. For instance, if 70% of the overall applicants belong to AC-4, then 70% of the shortlisted candidates would be belonging to that category.

Within each academic category, the percentage of calls given to the candidates of each reservation category is listed below:

• No. of calls to the ST category candidates = 7.5% of total calls
• No. of calls to the SC category candidates = 15.0% of total calls
• No. of calls to the Other category candidates = 67.5% of total calls
• No. of calls to the EWS category candidates = 10% of total calls

The required number of candidates from each academic category and reservation category will be called for the PI round based on their CAT Score.

Phase 2 – Final selection stage

The following are the parameters used during the final selection stage

Component	Weightage
CAT	40%
PI score	40%
Application Rating score	10%
Gender Diversity	10%
Total	100%

Candidates will need to ensure that they meet the minimum cutoff performance in the PI round in order to land a final admission. The cutoff in terms of a percentage of minimum performance in GD & PI to the maximum possible score in the round is different across reservation categories. Following is the corresponding table-

Category	Cutoff as Minimum Percentage of Performance out of Maximum Possible Combined Performance in PI
DA	20
ST	20
SC	25
EWS	30
Others	30

Classification of academic background categories ( used during shortlisting stage )

AC-1

1. Agriculture [Agronomy, Soil Science, Agricultural Biochemistry, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Extension, Plant Breeding and Genetics, Entomology, Plant Pathology etc.]
2. Animal Husbandry
3. Dairy Science/Technology
4. Fisheries
5. Forestry
6. Food Technology
7. Horticulture
8. Dentistry
9. Pharmacology/Pharmacy
10. Science [Biology, Biochemistry, Bio-technology, Botany, Life Science, Zoology]
11. Science [Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics]
12. Science (Others): Home Science, Nursing and all other branches of Science not explicitly mentioned elsewhere in this list]
13. Veterinary Science

AC-2

1. 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.]
2. Law
3. Education [including Physical Education and Sports]
4. Rural Studies/Rural Sociology/Rural Cooperatives/Rural Banking

AC-3

1. Commerce/Economics [Accountancy, Auditing, Banking, Business Mathematics, Business Organisation, Economics, Economic Development and Planning, Public Administration, Public Finance, Secretarial Practices etc.]
2. Hotel & Tourism Management
3. Management [Business Administration, Business Management, Business Studies, Management Studies]

AC-4

1. Agricultural Engineering
2. Architecture
3. Engineering/Technology [B.E., B.Sc. (Engg.), B.Tech. in all engineering subjects including Computer Engineering, Computer Science, IT, other than Agricultural Engineering and Dairy Technology

AC-5

1. Medicine or surgery

AC-6

1. Chartered Accountancy (CA)
2. Cost and Works Accountancy (ICWA)
3. Company Secretary (CS)

AC-7

1. Any other discipline not mentioned in AC1 to AC6

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Admission Process:

The admission process for the PGP program comprises the following stages.

• Shortlisting candidates for PI round.
• Final Selection of candidates post PI round

During the first stage, initially a pool of candidates who satisfy the following minimum CAT percentiles are considered.

Category of Candidate	Sectional Percentile	Overall Percentile
General	75	95
EWS	55	81
OBC(NC)	51	81
SC	45	66
ST	25 in VA/RC, 25 in DI/LR, 30 in QA	42
DAP	25 in VA/RC, 25 in DI/LR, 30 in QA	42

Among the pool of candidates who meet the above mentioned percentiles, a list of candidates would be called for attending Personal Interview depending on their performance in CAT.

One point to be noted here is that for shortlisting candidates for PI rounds IIM Trichy is considering only the CAT performance of a candidate. This goes on to show that performing well in CAT would go a long way in securing a PI call from this premier B-school.

The following are the weightages that would be considered during the final selection of candidates

Component	Maximum Weight
CAT	47%
WAT and Personal Interview	5% & 20%
Gender Diversity and Academic Diversity	6% & 2%
Work Experience	10%
SSC/ 10th	2%
HSC/ 12th	3%
Graduation marks	5%
Total	100%

Only full-time remunerative work experience after graduation and completed months till 31st January 2025 will be considered subject to the candidate updating the latest details in the CAP-2025 application process. Part-time/project/internship/article-ship/pre-graduation work experience will not be counted as work experience.

At the time of registration for the program, valid proof with a date of appointment, date of relieving, and a work experience certificate will be mandatory.

To conclude, one important observation about this year's selection process is that the total weightage for parameters which are controllable (CAT and PI) in the final selection stage has been kept at a whopping 72%. This ensures that the applicants, who do not have a good academic profile or work experience can still aspire to join IIM Trichy by preparing well for CAT and PI rounds.

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Admission Process:

The admission process for the PGP program comprises the following stages.

1. Shortlisting candidates for PI round.
2. Final Selection of candidates post PI round.

During the first stage, initially a pool of candidates who satisfy the following minimum CAT percentiles are considered.

Category	Quantitative Aptitude (QA)	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)	Verbal & Reading Comprehension (VARC)	Total Percentile (Overall)
General	75	75	75	95
EWS	55	55	55	81
NC-OBC	51	51	51	81
SC	45	45	45	66
ST	30	25	25	40
DAP	30	25	25	40

Among the pool of candidates who meet the above mentioned percentiles, a list of candidates would be called for attending Personal Interview depending on their performance in CAT.

One point to be noted here is that for shortlisting candidates for PI rounds IIM Ranchi is considering only the CAT performance of a candidate. This goes on to show that performing well in CAT would go a long way in securing a WAT/PI call from this premier B-school.

PI process would be conducted virtually and information about the same will be shared in due course of time. The exact dates for the same would be communicated to shortlisted candidates in due course. The coordinator for CAP 2024 would be IIM Kashipur.

The following are the weightages that would be considered during the final selection of candidates:

Component	Maximum Weight
CAT Score	65% ( 15 points for VA RC and DI LR each and rest 35% for QA)
Personal Interview and WAT	15%
Work Experience	10%
Graduation marks	4%
SSC	2%
Gender Diversity*	5%
HSC/12	4%
Total	100% (Excluding Gender Div)

Note-Gender Diversity weightage is over and above other weightages ( will be assigned after other parameters have been filled in).

Weightage for work experience

Duration of Work Experience	Marks
0 to ≤ 12 Months	0
> 12 Months to ≤ 24 Months	5
> 24 Months to ≤ 60 Months	10
> 60 Months to ≤ 72 Months	5
> 72 Months	0

To conclude, one important observation about this year's selection process is that the total weightage for parameters which are controllable (CAT, WAT and PI) in the final selection stage has been kept at 80%. This ensures that the applicants, who do not have a good academic profile or work experience can still aspire to join IIM Ranchi by preparing well for CAT, WAT and PI rounds.

Source

Admission Process:

The admission process for the PGP program comprises the following stages.

• Shortlisting candidates for PI round.
• Final Selection of candidates post PI round.

All candidates who have opted for IIM Raipur as one of the institutes in the CAT 2024 application form and fulfill the minimum academic and CAT 2024-related eligibility criteria mentioned here will receive an email invitation from the Admission Office of IIM Raipur to register online. Candidates who complete the online registration process will be considered for the STEP 2 of the admission process. Please note this is a mandatory pre-interview registration process, not an interview call. Candidates will lose candidature if they do not complete the online registration within the specified date and time. Based on an Aggregate Index Score (AIS) specified in STEP 2, candidates will be selected from this pool to appear in the Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI). The selected candidates will receive a separate notification for appearing in the GD and PI processes.

A. Minimum academic eligibility (MAC) 

1. Candidates with a Graduation Degree must secure a minimum of 60% aggregate marks in their Graduation belonging to the General (GEN), Economically Weaker Section (EWS), and Non-Creamy Other Backward Classes (NC-OBC) categories. The minimum aggregate marks in Graduation will be 50% for Scheduled Castes (SC) and 45% for Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Persons with Disabilities (PWD) categories. Please refer to Table 1 for details.
2. Candidates not having a Graduation Degree but having completed CA/CMA(ICWA)/CS must secure a minimum of 50% aggregate marks in CA/CMA(ICWA)/CS.
3. Candidates securing a minimum of 50% aggregate marks in CA/CMA(ICWA)/CS and having a Graduation Degree must satisfy the minimum Graduation percentage of marks mentioned in Point No. 1.

Important Note: For candidates appearing in the final year of bachelor’s degree/CA/CMA(ICWA)/CS and those who have completed the degree requirements but are awaiting the results, the average marks obtained till the last trimester/semester/year will be considered for the minimum academic eligibility in STEP 1. Such candidates, if selected, will be allowed to join the program provisionally only if they submit a certificate by June 30, 2025, from the Principal/Registrar of their college/institute/university (issued on or before June 30, 2025) stating that the candidate has completed all the requirements for obtaining the bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification on the date of issue of the certificate. Candidates who have not received their graduation results at the time of registration will have to produce certificates and mark sheets in original along with the photocopies as soon as the respective college/institution/university publishes the results and on or before December 31, 2025, failing which, their registration as an IIM Raipur student will be canceled. They will be required to withdraw from the MBA Program immediately. In such cases, fulfillment of the minimum eligibility criteria defined at different steps of the selection process must be met based on the final declared results, or else their registration from the MBA Program will also be canceled.   

B. CAT 2024-related minimum eligibility

Candidates must obtain a positive (greater than zero) scaled score in all sections of CAT 2024 – ‘Quantitative Aptitude’ (QA), ‘Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning’ (DILR) and ‘Verbal and Reading Comprehension’ (VRC). Please refer to Table 1 for the complete set of criteria.

Table 1. Minimum eligibility criteria

 

Category*	SSC/ Class X (%)**	HSC/ Class XII (%)**	Graduation (%)***	VRC Scaled Percentile	DILR Scaled Percentile	QA Scaled Percentile	Total Percentile
EWS	60	60	60	65	65	65	80
EWS-PWD	45	45	45	30	30	30	45
GEN	60	60	60	75	75	75	90
GEN-PWD	45	45	45	30	30	30	45
NC-OBC	55	55	60	65	65	65	80
NC-OBC- PWD	45	45	45	30	30	30	45
SC	55	55	50	60	60	60	65
SC- PWD	45	45	45	30	30	30	45
ST	55	55	45	55	55	55	55
ST- PWD	45	45	45	30	30	30	45

 

* Categories are defined in Point No. 1 of “Minimum Academic Eligibility”.
** SSC/Class X and HSC/Class XII marks will be calculated based on the aggregate marks of all subjects appearing in the marks/grade sheet, irrespective of whether the Board considers them for the percentage calculation.
*** Candidates in the final year of bachelor’s degree may follow the “Important Note” under “Minimum Academic Eligibility”.

Candidates may please note that the actual section-wise and the overall CAT-2024 percentile cut-offs may be much higher than the above-mentioned minimum percentiles as it will depend upon the number of candidates to be called for the GD and PI in each category. IIM Raipur reserves the right to verify the eligibility of applicants at any stage of the selection process.

STEP 2: Shortlisting of candidates for the GD and PI

The process in STEP 2 applies to all candidates who have completed the online registration after receiving the email invitation from IIM Raipur. A shortlist of candidates in each category will be prepared based on an Aggregate Index Score (AIS) for participating in the PI and GD. The AIS is computed based on the performance in CAT 2024, Class X, Class XII, Gender, and Academic diversity criteria. The weight of each component in the AIS is presented in Table 2.

Table 2. Aggregate Index Score (AIS) components and weights

Sl. No.	Component	Weight
1	CAT 2024 Index Score	50%
2	SSC/Class X Percentage Score	20%
3	HSC/Class XII Percentage Score	20%
4	Gender Diversity Score (female/ transgender candidates)*	7%
5	Academic Diversity Score *, #	3%

*: Eligible candidates will either get the Gender Diversity Score or the Academic Diversity Score

#: Please refer to Annexure 1 for details about who is eligible for the Academic Diversity Score

The details of each component are given as follows:

1. CAT 2024 Index Score: The scaled percentile from the three sections and the overall percentile (with equal weights) of CAT 2024 will be considered for the computation of the CAT Index Score.
2. SSC/Class X Percentage Score: The percentage of marks obtained in SSC/Class X will be calculated based on the aggregate marks of all the subjects that appear in the marks/grade sheet, irrespective of whether the Board considers them for calculating the percentage. The SSC/Class X percentage scores will be calculated as per Table 3.Table 3. SSC/Class X marks in percentage score

SSC/Class X marks in percentage	Score
< 60	0
≥ 60 and < 65	2.5
≥ 65 and < 70	5.0
≥ 70 and < 75	7.5
≥ 75 and < 80	10.0
≥ 80 and < 85	12.5
≥ 85 and < 90	15.0
≥ 90 and < 95	17.5
≥ 95	20.0

3. HSC/Class XII Percentage Score: The percentage of marks obtained in HSC/Class XII/IB/Equivalent/Diploma would be calculated based on the aggregate marks of all subjects that appear in the marks/grade sheet, irrespective of whether the Board considers them for calculating the percentage. The HSC/Class XII/IB/Equivalent/Diploma percentage scores will be calculated as per Table 4.
   Table 4. HSC/Class XII/IB/Equivalent/Diploma percentage score

HSC/Class XII/IB/Equivalent/Diploma marks in percentage	Score
< 60	0
≥ 60 and < 65	2.5
≥ 65 and < 70	5.0
≥ 70 and < 75	7.5
≥ 75 and < 80	10.0
≥ 80 and < 85	12.5
≥ 85 and < 90	15.0
≥ 90 and < 95	17.5
≥ 95	20.0

4. Gender Diversity Score: Only female and transgender candidates are eligible for a gender diversity score of 7 (seven).
5. Academic Diversity Score: Please refer to Table 7 of Appendix 1 for the list of qualifying degrees for obtaining an academic diversity score of 3 (three).
   Eligible candidates will either get the Gender Diversity Score or the Academic Diversity Score, not both.

STEP 3: Final Score for Preparing the Merit List

The components of the Final Score and corresponding weights are mentioned in Table 5. GD and PI are part of the Final Score calculation. Candidates shortlisted in STEP 2 will appear in the GD and PI to be conducted in the following eight cities: New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Guwahati, and Raipur. Candidates can select their interview city in STEP 1 of the registration process. Prior intimation about the date and time of GD and PI will be given to the candidates. Accordingly, they will report on the interview venue.   

The final score for preparing the merit list will have the components mentioned in Table

Table 5. Final score calculation

Sl. No.	Component*	Weight
1	CAT 2024 Index Score	50%
2	PI Score	25%
3	Work Experience Score	15%
4	GD Score	5%
5	Profile Score	5%
* All components are explained below.

A category-wise merit list will be prepared based on the final scores. Admission offers will be made to candidates following the merit list as per the Government of India reservation norms.

CAT 2024 Index Score: The CAT 2024 Index Score calculated in STEP 2 will be considered.

The PI Process: The PI process will evaluate academic efforts and disposition, general awareness and social disposition, attitude, personality, communication, and the quality of work experience of the candidates. The PI scores will be normalized before giving appropriate weights.

Group Discussion (GD): The GD will be conducted in the interview venue.

Profile Score: The score will be calculated based on academic quality, professional qualifications, and certifications. The process of allocating the profile scores is as follows:

1.  Quality of undergraduate academic institution: A score of 3 (three) will be awarded to the candidates who have completed or are in the process of completing their undergraduate education from the TOP TEN NIRF 2024 (National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024) institutes/colleges/universities from the following categories: Research Institutes, Engineering, Management, Pharmacy, Medical, Dental, Law, Architecture and Planning, Agriculture and Allied Sectors, and Innovation. Affiliated colleges/campuses/institutions not appearing in the NIRF list will not be considered for awarding the score. The NIRF 2024 list may be accessed from the following link: https://www.nirfindia.org/Rankings/2024/Ranking.html.
2. Professional qualification: A score of 1 (one) will be awarded to the candidates who have qualified for any one of the following qualifications/degrees: CA/CMA(ICWA)/CS/MBBS/Master of Law (LLM)/Master of Pharmacy (MPharm)/Master of Design (MDes)/Master in Agricultural Science (MScAg).
3. Professional Certification: A score of 1 (one) will be awarded to the candidates who have completed CFA level 1, 2, or 3 certification(s).

Work Experience Score: Depending upon the length of service as of December 31, 2024, a maximum score of 15 will be given for work/professional experience. Only full-time remunerative work experience in terms of completed months after Graduation/(CA/CMA(ICWA)/CS) will be considered. A candidate with work experience of more than SIX MONTHS (seven months and above) will be eligible for a work experience score. The candidate should ensure that the work experience claimed by the candidate is authentic and professionally significant enough to deserve credit. The following will NOT BE CONSIDERED as work experience:

• Pre-graduation/Part-time/Project/Internship/Articleship
• Pre-CA/CMA(ICWA)/CS
• Fellowship/Unpaid work in any organization or institute
• Salary received in cash or through UPI (Pay TM, Google Pay, etc.)

In case the candidate is a proprietor or partner of a firm, the candidate must provide the following documents:

• Certificate of registration for doing business from the municipal corporation or appropriate authorities such as MSME certificate issued by Govt. of India, Udyog Aadhar Registration Certificate.
• The firm’s partnership deed is duly signed by all partners.
• GST registration certificate
• Income Tax Return (ITR) for the relevant period

Presentation of employment claims that do not conform to the requirements above is liable to be considered incomplete and disregarded by IIM Raipur at its sole discretion. Further, IIM Raipur is at liberty to verify any or all the employment-related claims made by the candidate. Upon such verification, if it is found that some or all the claims made are untrue, such candidates will be disqualified from being considered for admission to IIM Raipur. After a candidate joins the MBA Program at IIM Raipur, if it comes to the institute’s notice reliably that the candidate had made claims that cannot be substantiated as factual and correct, the candidate is liable to be expelled from the MBA Program forthwith. In the event of such expulsion, candidates will forfeit the fees paid by them until such expulsion. The work experience score will be calculated based on Table 6.

Table 6. Work experience score calculation

Experience (Months)	Score	Experience (Months)	Score
≤ 6	0	28	15
7	4.38	29	15
8	5.00	30	15
9	5.63	31	15
10	6.25	32	15
11	6.88	33	15
12	7.50	34	15
13	8.13	35	15
14	8.75	36	15
15	9.38	37	13.92
16	10.00	38	12.83
17	10.63	39	11.75
18	11.25	40	10.67
19	11.88	41	9.58
20	12.50	42	8.50
21	13.13	43	7.42
22	13.75	44	6.33
23	14.38	45	5.25
24	15	46	4.17
25	15	47	3.08
26	15	≥ 48	2
27	15

Reservation Policy

IIM Raipur will follow the Government of India reservation policy for admission to Central Educational Institutions (CEIs).

Offer Acceptance Policy

Selected candidates must pay the offer acceptance fee of ₹ 1,00,000 (One lakh) before the due date and time stated in the admission offer letter through the IIM Raipur payment portal, failing which, the admission offer will stand withdrawn. This amount will be adjusted against the fee payable by the candidate for Term I of the program. Once the candidate accepts the offer, a registration link will be sent to the candidate to register for the program. The candidate must pay the balance Term-1 fee at the time of registration before the due date and time stated in the registration email through the IIM Raipur payment portal, failing which, the admission offer will stand withdrawn.

Withdrawal Policy

A candidate withdrawing from the program will receive a fee refund if the withdrawal is made before the date and time specified in the MBA 2025-27 withdrawal procedure, duly uploaded on the IIM Raipur website. Note that the refund will be processed after deducting the processing charges as per the Government of India Order: F. No. 21-166/2007-TS. II dated 18.05.2007, which encloses order No.14-4/2007-U.3(A). All requests for withdrawal from the program prior to the registration date would be handled only through the admission portal.

A candidate who wishes to withdraw from the program before the withdrawal date specified by IIM Raipur, he/she will be refunded the entire fee paid by the candidate after deduction of ₹1000 as a processing fee. For a candidate who withdraws after the withdrawal date specified by the institute, the fee paid by the candidate will be refunded after deducting hostel and other charges applicable if he/she does not cause a resultant shortfall such that the admitted batch size is lower than the sanctioned batch size for2025-27, else, the entire fee is forfeited.

Dispute Redressal and Jurisdiction

On any disputes arising out of or regarding admission to the MBA batch 2025-27, the decision of the Director, IIM Raipur, or his nominee shall be final. Any legal dispute concerning admissions to the MBA 2025-27 batch would be subject to the competent courts within the territorial jurisdiction of Raipur (Chhattisgarh) city only.

Annexure 1

Table 7. List of academic disciplines eligible for academic diversity score

Category	Particulars
A	All Commerce, Economics, and Finance Related Degrees including BAF, BBE, BBI, BCAF, BCCA, B.Com., BFIA, BFM, BHM, BHMCT, BIBF degrees, including: Economics/ Economic Development and Planning Any degree in Hospitality/Hospitality Studies, Catering/Catering Technology, Hotel, Travel and Tourism Management, Tourism Studies, and related disciplines. Commerce (Accountancy, Auditing, Banking, Business Mathematics, Business Organization, Finance, Information Technology, Insurance, Investment Analysis, Public Finance, Secretarial Practices, etc.) Any vocational degree in commerce (B.Com.)
B	All Arts/Humanities related degrees, Design, Education, Fashion Design/Technology, Law, and Rural Studies including BA, BAA, BAJM, BCJ, BDES, BED, BFTECH, BJ, BJMC, BL, BM (Bachelor of Music), BMC, BMM, BMus, BSW, LLB, and: Accessories Design/Apparel Production/Design/Fashion Communication/Fashion Design/Fashion Technology/Fashion Merchandising and Retail Management, Interior Design/Knit Wear Design/Leather Design/Footwear Design/Jewelry Design Arts/Humanities (Archaeology, Education, Fine Arts (Dance, Drama, Film, Music, Painting, etc.), History, Languages, Library Science, Literature, Mass Communication, Media Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Public Administration, Social Work/Welfare, Sociology, etc.) Education (including Physical Education and Sports) Journalism/Mass Communication/Media Studies (all degrees) Law Psychology (all degrees) Rural Studies/Rural Sociology/Rural Cooperatives/Rural Banking Architecture Any vocational degree in arts/education/humanities (BA)
C	Selected Professional Degrees: Chartered Accountancy (CA) Cost and Works Accountancy (ICWA) Company Secretaryship (CS)
D	Medicine and Surgery-based subjects, viz., MBBS, MD, etc.
E	All Science and Agriculture related Areas (other than Medicine and Surgery): Including all BS/BSC and integrated MS/MSC (excluding Economics, Fashion Design, Journalism, and Leather Design), Dentistry, Paramedical, Veterinary degrees, including the following : Actuarial Science Agriculture (Agronomy, Soil Science, Agricultural Biochemistry, Agricultural Economics, Plant Breeding and Genetics, Plant Pathology, Soil Science, etc., excluding Agricultural Engineering) Biosciences (Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Botany, Life Science, Zoology, etc.) Computer Applications (BCA, MCA) Dentistry Fisheries Forestry Geological Sciences (Geography, Geology, Geophysics) Horticulture                      Information Technology                      Mathematical Sciences (Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics): all bachelor’s/integrated master’s degrees                      Natural Sciences (Chemistry, Physics, etc.)                      Paramedical/Physiotherapy                      Pharmacology/Pharmacy                      Planning                      Veterinary Science/Animal Husbandry                      Media Science, Media Science and Technology                      Physiology                      Any vocational degree in science (BS/B.Sc.)                     Science (Others): Home Science, Nursing, and other branches not explicitly included or excluded elsewhere in this list
F	Any other degrees not stated in categories A to E will be decided by the admission committee of IIM Raipur.

Annexure 2

Important Information

1. STEP 1 is a pre-interview registration process, not a call for the GD and
2. Only candidates who have successfully registered online for admission to IIM Raipur will be considered for STEP 2 (PI and GD). Successful registration does not automatically qualify a candidate for shortlisting in STEP 2 of the selection process.
3. The number of candidates shortlisted for STEP 2 would be at the discretion of IIM Raipur and would depend on the batch size planned for 2025-27.
4. After the completion of STEP 2 (PI and GD), a merit list for admissions will be prepared. The required number of admissions offers will be given in the order of merit, following the Government of India reservation policy.
5. A limited number of candidates will be kept on the waiting Offers to the candidates on the waiting list will depend upon the number of candidates not accepting offers from the initial lists. The number of candidates on the waiting list will be at the discretion of IIM Raipur and will depend on the batch size planned for 2025-27.
6. All the candidates are advised to check their emails regularly and visit the IIM Raipur website for updates on admission-related activities.
7. Suppose a candidate fails to complete the admission formalities within the stipulated time, irrespective of the reasons. In that case, the seat will be forfeited, and the next candidate on the waiting list will be given the offer.
8. Originals of all certificates (academic/reservation/work experience/professional) must be produced for verification during the GD and If a candidate fails to produce any relevant original certificates mentioned will be disqualified from attending the GD and PI processes.
9. All communication about MBA admissions will be done through the Admissions Office of IIM Raipur only.
10.                      Disclosure of information about the admission process is driven by concerns, which sometimes conflict with each IIM Raipur would like the admission process to be transparent. At the same time, IIM Raipur would wish to protect the privacy of the individual candidates and the confidentiality of the process to prevent abuse. Based on these considerations, the details of the performance of an individual are not made available to any other person. The details of the performance of a candidate in GD and PI, including assessment of attributes, are not disclosed to anyone to prevent the exercise of undue pressure on the panelists participating in the admission process. Adequate care is taken in the formation of the interview panels, development of criteria for assessment, random allocation of candidates to interview panels, and other such measures.
11.                      IIM Raipur does not allow deferment of an admission offer to subsequent years.
12.                      Any misrepresentation or suppression of information by a candidate at any stage during the admissions process or at any later date will lead to immediate disqualification of the candidate from IIM Raipur.
13.                      The institute shall not interfere in any way with due process of law, initiated and enforced by law enforcing authorities, against students who violate laws and statutes in force in In such misconduct, the student shall be responsible for the consequences, and the institute may initiate suitable action.
14.                      IIM Raipur reserves the right to change, modify, or adopt any new admission policy and process to comply with Government/Judicial requirements or as it deems necessary. IIM Raipur reserves the right to adopt an admission policy that best suits its purpose of identifying and admitting the most appropriate candidates to its post-graduate program.
15.                  Any changes in the above procedure due to any unforeseen reasons will be communicated accordingly.

Source

The admission process comprises the following stages.

1.Shortlisting candidates for PI rounds.

2.Final Selection of candidates.

Aspirants need to apply for the PGP program of IIM Rohtak by buying/filling up their application form.

During the first stage, initially a pool of candidates who satisfy the following minimum CAT percentiles and academic profile are considered:

Category	Overall Percentile
General	97
EWS	93
OBC-NC	83
SC	60
ST	50
DAP-Gen	87
DAP-OBC	73
DAP-SC	50
DAP-ST	40

Note- Meeting minimum eligibility criteria does not ensure that the candidate is shortlisted for the Personal Interview (PI) Process. The actual cutoff could be higher.

One point to be noted here is that for shortlisting candidates for PI rounds IIM Rohtak is considering only the CAT performance of a candidate. This goes on to show that performing well in CAT would go a long way in securing a PI call from this premier B-school.

Final Selection Stage

The following are the weightages that would be considered during the final selection of candidates:

Parameter	Weightage
CAT	60%
Personal Interview	20%
Academic and Gender Diversity	20%

To conclude, one important observation about this year's selection process is that the total weightage for parameters which are controllable (CAT and PI) in the final selection stage has been kept at 80%. This ensures that the applicants, who do not have good academic profile or work experience can still aspire to join IIM Rohtak by performing well in CAT and PI rounds.

Source

Admission Process:

The admission process for the PGP program comprises the following stages.

1. Shortlisting candidates for PI round.
2. Final Selection of candidates post PI round

During the first stage, initially, a pool of candidates who satisfy the following minimum CAT percentiles are considered.

Category of Candidate	Sectional Percentile	Overall Percentile
General	75	95
EWS	55	81
OBC (NC)	55	81
SC	45	66
ST	25 (30 in QA)	40
DAP	25 (30 in QA)	40

Among the pool of candidates who meet the above mentioned percentiles, a list of candidates would be called for attending Personal Interview depending on their performance in CAT.

The IIMs who are participating in the CAP have decided to adopt a common admission process (CAP) of PI.

One point to be noted here is that for shortlisting candidates for PI rounds IIM Udaipur is considering only the CAT performance of a candidate. This goes on to show that performing well in CAT would go a long way in securing a PI call from this premier B-school.

The following are the weightages that would be considered during the final selection of candidates :

*Candidates who do not obtain certain minimum scores in the PI will not be considered for the merit list. The minimum scores will be decided by IIM Udaipur at its discretion.

Component	Maximum Weight
CAT Score	57%
Personal Interview	15%
WAT	6%
Work Experience	9%
Graduation marks	4%
SSC	2%
Gender Diversity	5%
HSC/12	2%
Total	100%

Weightage for work experience

Range of Months	1-6	7-12	13-18	19-24	25-30	31-36	37-42	43-48	49-54	55-60	60 or more
Points	0	1.5	3	5	7	9	7	5	3	1.5	0

The following would be the basis for scoring candidates in respect of their academic profiles:

Range Of Marks	For 10th class	For 12th Class	For Under Graduation
<= 60	0.2	0.2	0.4
60.01 to 64	0.4	0.4	0.8
64.01 to 68	0.6	0.6	1.2
68.01 to 72	0.8	0.8	1.6
72.01 to 76	1	1	2
76.01 to 80	1.2	1.2	2.4
80.01 to 84	1.4	1.4	2.8
84.01 to 88	1.6	1.6	3.2
88.01 to 92	1.8	1.8	3.6
92.01 >=	2	2	4

The following would be the basis for scoring candidates in respect of their academic profiles with professional qualification candidates and without bachelor’s degree:

Range of Marks	Points
50.01 - 52	0.4
52.01 - 54	0.8
54.01 - 56	1.2
56.01 - 58	1.6
58.01 - 60	2
60.01 - 62	2.4
62.01 - 64	2.8
64.01 - 66	3.2
66.01 - 68	3.6
68.01 >=	4

Candidates who do not obtain certain minimum scores in the PI would not be considered for the merit list. The minimum scores would be decided by IIM Udaipur at its discretion.

To conclude, one important observation about this year's selection process is that the total weightage for parameters which are controllable (CATand PI) in the final selection stage has been kept at 78%. This ensures that the applicants, who do not have a good academic profile or work experience can still aspire to join IIM Udaipur by preparing well for CAT and PI rounds.

Source

Admission Process:

The admission process for the PGP program comprises the following stages.

1. Shortlisting candidates for PI round
2. Final Selection of candidates post PI round

During the first stage, initially a pool of candidates who satisfy the following minimum CAT percentiles are considered:

Cut-off Percentile (>=)
Category	VARC	DILR	QA	Overall percentile
General	73	73	73	94
EWS	50	50	50	77
NC-OBC	50	50	50	77
SC	44	44	44	60
ST	25	25	30	40
DAP	25	25	30	40

Note - The above-mentioned cutoffs are tentative, minimum cut-offs will be decided by the Directors of Common Admission Process (CAP) participating IIMs and are subject to change after the declaration of CAT results.

One point to be noted here is that for shortlisting candidates for WAT/PI rounds IIM Kashipur is considering only the CAT performance of a candidate. This goes on to show that performing well in CAT would go a long way in securing a PI call from this premier B-school.

Final Selection of candidates

The following are the weightages that would be considered during the final selection of candidates:

Component	Maximum Weight
CAT Score	33
Personal Interview	25
Class- X Marks	5
Class –XII Marks	5
Graduation Marks	5
Professional qualifications (CA/CS/ICWA)	5
Work Experience	12
Academic Diversity	4
Gender Diversity	6

Source

Admission Process:

The admission process for the PGP program comprises the following stages.

1.Shortlisting candidates for WAT/PI rounds
2.Final Selection of candidates.

During the first stage, there will be a cut-off percentile, in the three sections and the total CAT percentile, for shortlisting to PI process across different categories of students. The percentile cut-off will be decided after the CAT 2024 result. IIM Bodh Gaya's Admission Committee will decide the number of candidates who will be called for PI process on the basis of criteria prepared for each category.

The 8 IIMs (IIM Bodhgaya, IIM Jammu, IIM Kashipur, IIM Nagpur, IIM Ranchi, IIM Sambalpur, IIM Sirmaur, IIM Trichy and IIM Udaipur) have decided to adopt a common admission process (CAP 2025 process) of PI to be coordinated this year by IIM Bodhgaya. In addition to the common process as mentioned, IIM Bodh Gaya may conduct a supplementary admission process (SAP 2025). The candidate's performance in PI of CAP 2025 and SAP 2025 would be considered for preparing the merit list.

The cutoffs for generating the PI shortlist will be released later by IIM Bodhgaya.

The following are the weights that would be considered during the final selection of candidates

Component	Maximum Weight
CAT Score	45
Personal Interview and WAT	20 & 5
Work Experience	16
SSC	4
12th	4
Graduation	6
Total	100

If the candidate has scored 60% and above in 10th and 12th, he/she shall be awarded 4 each, otherwise 0. If the candidate has scored 60% and above in UG, he/she shall be awarded 6 each, otherwise 0. For CA/CS/CMA candidates, he/she shall be awarded 6 in UG.

To conclude, one important observation about this year's selection process is that the total weightage for parameters which are controllable ( CAT,WAT and PI ) in the final selection stage has been kept at 75%. This ensures that the applicants, who do not have a good academic profile or work experience can still aspire to join IIM Bodh Gaya by performing well in CAT, WAT and PI rounds.

Source

IIM Sirmaur considers the Common Admission Test (CAT) as an evaluation criterion for admitting students to its MBA programs. Further, IIMS is a part of the consortium of Eight participating IIMs that conducts the Common Admission Process (CAP). IIMS adopts a two-phase selection process. The first phase of the process is applied to all eligible candidates who meet the cut-off criteria as mentioned in Table 1 be shortlisted for a personal interview (PI).

The second phase consists of preparing the final selection/merit list based on the composite score arrived at using weightages as per valid CAT-2024 score, WAT, PI score, academic profile, work experience and gender diversity, Trailblazer score (bonus) as mentioned in Table-2. The selection process, parameters and weights are used uniformly for all applicants within a specific category. At IIM Sirmaur, we strongly believe that the learning experience of the batch is richer when there is diversity. Sufficient candidates are shortlisted at each stage from each social category to meet the reservation requirement, as applicable as per Government of India norms.

Phase 1: Shortlist for Personal Interview (PI) based on CAT 2024

The minimum overall and sectional percentiles expected to be shortlisted for a PI are specified in the Table 1 below. The PI would be conducted through an online mode for this admission cycle as agreed among CAP members. The PI process will be common to IIMs which are participating in the Common Admission Process (CAP). The final decision regarding shortlisting cut-off and the number of shortlisted candidates to be invited for PI will be taken at CAP Directors’ meeting.

Table 1: Criteria for Phase 1 shortlisting

CAP-2024 Total Cut-off Percentiles & Sectional Cut-off Percentiles for PI Shortlisting
Candidate category	Verbal & Reading Comprehension(VARC)	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DI LR)	Quantitative Aptitude (QA)	Overall Percentile
General	70	70	70	92
EWS	40	40	40	70
NC-OBC	45	45	45	74
SC	35	35	35	54
ST	25	32	32.5	40
DAP	25	32	32.5	40

 

Phase 2: Preparing merit list

Table 2: Process of calculating the composite score

Sl.no	Component	Weight	Scoring criteria
1	Scaled CAT Score	30	DI LR: 35%; VARC: 40%; QA: 25%; i = 1 (VARC), m1 = 35 i = 2 (DI LR), m2 = 40 i = 3 (QA), m3 = 25 Scaled CAT Score = ∑3i=1 CAT Scorei / (Highest CAT Score of 2023i) * mi / 100
2	WAT	10	Scaled marks obtained in the Written Aptitude Test in CAP
3	PI Score	20	Personal Interview in CAP
4	Academic Performance	15	10th (3)	12th (4)		Graduation (8)
			<60 (ineligible)	<60 (ineligible)		<60 (ineligible)1
			If < 75 = 0	If < 75 = 0		If < 60 = 0
			75-85 = 1	75-85 = 1		60-70 = 2
			>85-95 = 2	>85-95 = 2		>70-80 = 4
			>95 = 3	>95= 4		>80-90 = 6
						>90 = 8
5	Work Experience	20	<12 Months		0
			12 - 17 Months		10
			>17 - 23 Months		15
			>23 - 35 Months		20
			>35 - 41 Months		15
			>41- 53 Months		10
			>53 months		5
			1 <50 incase of applications under reserved category
7	Gender Diversity	5	Female/transgender		5
			Male		0
6	Trailblazer score	5(Bonus)	B.Tech, B.Pharm Medical doctors OR Bachelors in a creative discipline (B. Des, B. Arch and B. Plan) OR Professional course: Chartered Accountancy Cost Accounting Company Secretary		5 5 5   5 5 5
Composite Score		100 + 5 (Bonus)

 

Points to note:

1. Offers of Admission under any category/quota shall be strictly in order of merit in accordance with the selection parameters and composite score obtained by a candidate. Candidates accepting the offer, will be charged Acceptance fee (Admission Fee) to reserve their seats along with the tuition fee, hostel charges, alumni fee, mediclaim fee, refundable caution money to be charged as per the amount and timelines shared in offer letter.
2. The admission committee of IIM Sirmaur holds the discretion to change any part of the admission policy at any point in time during the admission process.
3. The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate would be calculated based on the practice as followed by their respective University/Institution. In case of grades / CGPA, the conversion to percentage of marks would be based on the procedure as certified by the respective University/ institution.
4.  Such candidates who are in the final year of their qualifying Programmes, if selected, will be allowed to join the programme provisionally only if they submit a course completion certificate latest on or before registration from the Principal/ Head of the Department / Registrar or Director of the University / Institute stating that they have appeared for the examinations (including practical examinations) in all the subjects required for obtaining the Master's / Bachelor's degree/equivalent qualification.
5. Their admission will be confirmed only when they submit the experience certificates, marks sheet and the certificate of having passed the Master's / Bachelor's the degree/equivalent qualification referred to in the certificate issued by Principal / Registrar of their college / Institute. The deadline for submission of any pending marks sheet and the provisional degree certificate is October 30, 2025. All the marksheets and related documents shall be verified in original. Non-fulfillment of the conditions of eligibility for the minimum percentage of marks obtained as applicable will automatically result in the cancellation of the provisional admission.
6. Reservations are applicable per Government of India requirement: 27% of the seats are reserved for Other Backward Classes candidates belonging to the “Non-Creamy” layer (NC-OBC), 15% for Scheduled Caste (SC), 7.5% for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates, up to 10% for Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs) and 5% for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwD).
7. Towards its commitment for promoting gender equity in our society, IIM Sirmaur reserves fourty (40) of seats for female students. The first preference would be given to the qualified female candidates through the CAP 2025 process.
8. For the purpose of being considered for reservations, the applicable Central Government list as on the last date of application registration shall be binding and the candidates are required to submit the valid documents signed by the competent authority to ascertain the eligibility status to apply under the reserved category (NC-OBC/SC/ST/EWSs/ PwD).
9. Canvassing on the part of the applicants or misbehaving with the staff or faculty of the institute in any manner shall lead to his / her disqualification. In case, it is detected at any point of time in future, even after appointment, that the candidate was not eligible, appointment of the candidate shall be liable to termination.
10.              Any misrepresentation or suppression of information by a candidate at any stage during the admissions process or at any later date, will lead to immediate disqualification of the candidate from the MBA program of IIMS and the onus of the responsibility and its consequences of misrepresentation or suppression of information lies on the candidate.
11.          All the aspirants should check their emails from admission@iimsirmaur.ac.in and the IIMS website (https://www.iimsirmaur.ac.in) regularly for updates on admission related communications & activities.

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Admission Process:

The admission process for the PGP program comprises the following stages.

1. Shortlisting candidates for PI round.
2. Final Selection of candidates post PI round

The candidates who had appeared for CAT 2024 and met the cut-offs shown in Table below would be receiving an email/communication from CAP coordinating IIM. Candidates who would like to pursue their candidature further for admission to MBA at IIM Nagpur must fill the application form for CAP 2025 before the deadline.

Category of Candidate	Sectional Percentile	Overall Percentile
General	75	95
EWS	55	81
OBC (NC)	55	81
SC	45	66
ST	25 (QA-30)	40
DAP	25 (QA-30)	40

The CAT cut-offs shown in Table above will be used for selecting eligible candidates for all subsequent stages. The CAT 2024 score is the single criterion used as the basis for arriving at the shortlist in this stage. Only candidates with positive scores (>0) in all sections of the CAT will be considered for the admission process.

Final Selection of the Candidates

The candidates who have submitted the completed application by the stipulated deadline and have been shortlisted in Stage 2 will be required to confirm their interest in appearing for the PI process. PI schedule and details will be sent to these candidates, and only those who appear for the PI process will be considered for the final stage of the admission process.

Personal Interview (PI)

After the completion of PI, the Final Score (FS) of the candidate will be calculated as follows:

FS = (0.40*CAT Score) + (0.20*PI Score) + (0.05*WAT) + (0.10*PAP Score) +(0.15*WE Score) + (0.10*GDI Score)

a. CAT Score (CAT)

The candidate’s CAT score, as mentioned below, will be used towards calculating the Final Score (FS).

CAT score= (Total CAT Score obtained by the candidate / Max total CAT Score+)*10

+This is the maximum CAT score among the candidates who were eligible for admission process in IIMN as per the stage 1 criteria.

b. Personal Interview (PI) Score

The performance of the candidates in the personal interview and Written ability test will be considered towards calculating the Final Score (FS). The score will be rescaled between 0 to 10.

c. Past Academic Performance (PAP)

Here, we evaluate the applicants’ academic performance (marks obtained) in the 10th Standard Examination, 12th standard examination, UG examination. The eligible applicants, as identified above, will be assigned rating scores ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ (See Table below) based on the percentage of marks obtained in their 10 th standard,12 th standard and UG examinations, respectively.

Past Academic Performance (PAP) – 10th Rating Score

Percent score in 10th Std. Exam	Rating Score A
<= 55	1
> 55 and <= 60	3
> 60 and <= 70	4
> 70 and <= 80	5
> 80 and <= 90	9
> 90	10

Past Academic Performance (PAP) – 12th Rating Score

Percent score in 12th Std. Exam	Rating Score B
<= 55	1
> 55 and <= 60	3
> 60 and <= 70	4
> 70 and <= 80	5
> 80 and <= 90	9
> 90	10

Table Past Academic Performance (PAP) – UG Rating Score

Percent score in UG Exam	Rating Score (C)
<= 55	1
> 55 and <= 60	3
> 60 and <= 70	5
> 70 and <= 80	6
> 80 and <= 90	9
> 90	10

PAP Score for the candidate will be calculated as follows:

PAP = (0.02 *A+0.03*B+0.05*C)

Final PAP score is scaled to 10 while arriving at Final Score

d. Work Experience (WE) – The total number of months of work experience completed (as of January 31, 2025) will be considered to assign WE score as per Table 3.4. Only full-time and paid experience after graduation will be considered. Part-time/Project/Internship/Apprenticeship/CA Articleship/Training/ Pre-graduation work experience/ work experience which involves payment as stipend will not be counted as work experience. The training period as a part of the job will be considered work experience.

For work experience in multiple organizations, all the durations (months and days) will be added to arrive at the total experience. For example, if the total work experience is 13 months and 25 days, it will be considered 13 months. A valid proof of the date of appointment, date of relieving/ work experience certificate, and proof of payment/salary will have to be submitted at the time of the registration for the program. Work experience for employment without salary or cash payment involving cash payment of salary will not be considered. Candidates having work experience in the family business need to submit valid proofs of the existence of the business, association, and role of the individual in the business and proof of payment during the period of work experience.

Work Experience (WE): Rating Scores

Experience (in months)	Rating Score (WE)
x<6	0
6<=x<12	5
12<=x<18	9
18<=x<24	10
24<=x<30	7
30<=x<36	3
x>=36	0

e. Gender Diversity (GDI) Score

A gender diversity score of 10 points will be awarded based on the candidate’s gender (0 for male, 10 for female, and 10 for transgender candidates).

The selection at the end of Stage 3 will strictly be based on the ranks of the candidates computed separately for each category (General/EWS/NC-OBC/SC/ST/DAP) based on their Final Scores (FS). The numbers selected in different categories will be in proportions mandated by the law.

How is the category wise merit list prepared?

Provisional offers will be issued based on Final score. The selection at the end of Stage 3 will strictly be based on the ranks computed separately for each category (General/EWS/NC-OBC/SC/ST/DAP) based on their Final Scores (FS). The numbers selected in different categories will be as per GOI policy.

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The admission process comprises the following stages:

1. Generating an initial shortlist of candidates who meet the min CAT percentile requirement

2. Shortlisting candidates for WAT/PI rounds

3. Final Selection of candidates

IIM Visakhapatnam follows a three-phase selection process, and these selection criteria are applied in each phase. The selection process, parameters, and weights used are uniform for all applicant categories. Sufficient candidates are shortlisted at each stage in each category to meet the reservation requirements for each group, as applicable at that time.

Phase-1 

In the first phase process, all eligible candidates who have appeared for CAT 2024 and have selected IIM Visakhapatnam as one of their preferences in the CAT 2024 Registration form will be considered. Candidates who qualify at this stage will be asked to apply via submission of an online application form for admission to PGP 2025-27 of IIMV through the IIMV website (www.iimv.ac.in).

1. The first shortlist of candidates is based on candidates securing minimum section-wise and aggregate percentile scores in the CAT 2024. Candidates obtaining a positive (greater than zero) raw score in all sections of CAT 2024 will only be considered. The percentile cut-off scores used for CAT 2024 are shown in Table 1. All the subsequent processing, standardization and selection is limited to candidates belonging to this first shortlist alone. This means that the CAT score alone (for candidates who have selected IIM Visakhapatnam as one of their preferences in the CAT 2024 Registration form) is used as the basis for arriving at the first shortlist.

Table 1: First Shortlist -for the PGP batch of 2025-27 based on CAT 2024

Minimum Percentile Requirements for the first shortlist (CAT – 2024) *
Category	Sec 1 (VARC)	Sec 2 (DILR)	Sec 3 (QA)	Overall
Un-reserved	70	70	70	82
EWS	63	63	63	72
NC-OBC	63	63	63	72
SC	40	40	40	50
ST	30	30	30	40
PwD	30	30	30	40

*These cut-offs are not for admission offers, but only for Phase 1 shortlist. The cut-offs for admission offer could be much higher.

2. All candidates in the first shortlist (i.e. those who have selected IIM Visakhapatnam as one of their preferences in the CAT 2024 Registration form and also meet the minimum CAT 2024 percentile requirements given in Table-1 above) would be receiving an email from IIM Visakhapatnam by the third week of January 2025, with a link to a web page where they MUST apply for admission to PGP 2025-27 at IIM Visakhapatnam, by a stipulated date and time by filling a detailed online application form, which will be used for the purpose of Personal Interview to the shortlisted candidates.

3. All Phase-1 Shortlisted Candidates will be invited to submit a detailed online application as stated above. The application form includes a Statement of Purpose, details of semester wise / year wise marks in bachelor’s degree etc., copies of all academic transcripts and certificates, copies of work experience certificates (if applicable), certificate of disability (if applicable), Scheduled Caste (SC) / Scheduled Tribe (ST) /Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) / other backward class – non-creamy layer (NC-OBC) certificate (if applicable).

4. In the Phase-1 online application form, candidate information from CAT will be pre-filled. Candidate can modify certain details such as Graduation and Work experience (except Category), if required.

5. Only those Phase-1 Shortlisted Candidates, who have submitted the detailed Online application (including all the required documents) by the due date, will be considered for the next phase of Admissions Process as described below.

Phase-2

6. All the Phase-1 shortlisted candidates, who have applied for admission to IIMV by filling the detailed online application (hereinafter referred as Qualified Confirmed Candidates) by the stipulated date, will be considered in Phase-2 of the admission process.

7. In order to prepare the Phase-2 shortlist, the candidates' percentage scores in the 10th and 12th Board exams are initially 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.

8. For all Qualified Confirmed Candidates, final scores obtained by the candidates are used for the bachelor’s degree and professional degrees (if any). Incomplete or intermediate scores are considered only if the candidate’s final score is pending. Thus, for final year bachelor’s degree candidates (at the time of CAT 2024 registration), their incomplete graduation score would be taken in lieu of final graduation score. The Graduation scores are adjusted within their respective streams. This gives the adjusted score for the bachelor’s degree for all Qualified Confirmed Candidates.

9. For all Qualified Confirmed Candidates, with Chartered Accountancy (CA), Cost Accounting (ICWA), and Company Secretaryship (CS), Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of India (FIAI) certifications are eligible for weight under ‘professional course’. No other professional course is eligible for weight under ‘professional course’. The ‘professional course’ score is also standardized for all Qualified Confirmed Candidates.

10. For all Qualified Confirmed Candidates, the score/weight for work experience is calculated as:

Score for Work Experience	= 5x/12 ,	if x < 12
	= 10,	if 12 ≤ x ≤36
	= 10 - 0.625(x - 36),	if 36 < x ≤ 48
	= 2.5	if x > 48

where x is the months of work experience up to December 31, 2024, as captured in the IIMV PGP application form.

11. For all qualified confirmed candidates, the maximum score between the work experience score and the "professional course" score is considered for selection under the common parameter of work experience, as both provide professional work experience relevant to a management program.

12. For all Qualified Confirmed Candidates, the weights for the six components are fixed as:

    1. CAT = 50

    2. 10th Board = 10

    3. 12th Board = 10

    4. Bachelors = 10

    5. Diversity = 10 {Gender (Female & Transgender)}

    6. Work Experience = 10

13. The 50 points for CAT are derived from the performance in each of the three sections as follows: Verbal and Reading Comprehension (VARC) – 18 points, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR) – 14 points, and Quantitative Aptitude (QA) – 18 points.

14. For all Qualified Confirmed Candidates, the weighted aggregate of the six components, namely (a) CAT; (b) 10th Board; (c) 12th Board; (d) Bachelor’s; (e) Gender Diversity; (f) Work experience or professional course; as stated above, is used to prepare a pre-PI rank list based on which a second shortlist of candidates is prepared, for an assessment through Personal Interview. Sufficient candidates will be shortlisted to enable selection based on the additional evaluation component i.e., Personal interview.

15. IIMV will send an email to all qualified confirmed candidates to fill out an Interview consent form for participating in the IIMV personal interview for the PGP 2025-27 program. Only those candidates who have submitted the personal interview consent form by the due date (referred to as Phase-2 shortlisted candidates) will be considered for scheduling the personal interview.

16. For all Phase-2 shortlisted candidates, normalization or standardization in any component stated above is carried out using the following formula. All standardization is done with reference to the qualifying first shortlist. The standardized score (truncated between 0 and the weight (wt)) is computed from the raw score (val) as follows:

Max [0, min {wt, wt/2 + ((val-mean)/sd) * wt/6}].

Phase-3 

17. Only those Phase-2 shortlisted candidates who have submitted the personal interview consent form by the due date will be considered for the personal interview stage in Phase-3 as described in points 18 and 19 below.

18. Candidates should note that those who are shortlisted for the Personal Interview (PI) by any of the IIMs*—Bangalore, Kozhikode, Lucknow, and Indore (applicable only for their PGP/PGPM programs), will not be required to attend a separate Personal Interview at IIM Visakhapatnam. For such candidates, the average of their PI scores, as provided by the aforementioned IIMs, will be used as their PI score for the IIM Visakhapatnam PGP 2025-27 admission process.

• Candidates shortlisted by multiple IIMs (IIM Bangalore, IIM Kozhikode, IIM Lucknow, and IIM Indore) must attend the PI process at atleast one of these IIMs. Failure to do so will result in the candidate being marked as "Absent" for the IIM Visakhapatnam PGP 2025-27 admission process, and they will not be considered for further evaluation.

19. Candidates who are not shortlisted by any of the IIMs at Bangalore, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Indore (only for their PGP/PGPM programs) will be required to appear for a personal interview of IIM Visakhapatnam.

20. The information provided in the IIMV application form will be used for the computation of merit scores. If there are any discrepancies between the details furnished in the application form and the actual information, the respective profile will not be taken into consideration for the admission process at IIM Visakhapatnam for the PGP 2025-27 program.

21. The Personal Interview score, after standardization across multiple parameters, the final aggregate score will be prepared by using following parameters:

1.  PI Score (weight=48)

2.  CAT (weight=25)

3.  10th Board (weight= 4)

4.  12th Board (weight= 4)

5.  Bachelor’s (weight= 4)

6.  Diversity {Gender (Female & transgender)} (weight= 5)

7.  Work Experience (weight=10)

22. The final offers of admission to candidates will be made strictly on the basis of rank within each category based on the final aggregate score as mentioned in the above Point No. 21.

23. If a candidate wishes to withdraw their admission, please refer to the refund policy of IIM Visakhapatnam mentioned on the Institute's website (www.iimv.ac.in) - https://www.iimv.ac.in/program/fee-refund-policy

Using its comprehensive multi-criteria process, IIMV is able to identify many candidates who have strong academic records and work experience, but who may not have scored as highly on the CAT as required for admission. These candidates effectively replace those who have a high CAT score but weaker performance in their past academic record and work experience. IIMV values consistent and high achievement in previous academics.

Please be aware that the admission criteria for the PGP 2025-27 cohort may be altered at any time before the announcement of results. This document only pertains to the PGP-2025 admissions cycle at IIM Visakhapatnam and should not be used to infer about future admissions processes at the institute. IIMV reserves the right to modify, change, or adopt any new admissions process it deems necessary at any time.

Please note that if a candidate fails to participate in any stage of the admission process, they will no longer be considered for admission to the PGP batch of 2025-27 at IIM Visakhapatnam.

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The admission process for the PGP program comprises the following stages.

Stage 1: Pre Personal Interview (PI) Process

The first stage of the process is applied to all eligible candidates who appear for CAT 2024 to determine candidates to be called for PI.

The first shortlist comprises candidates who have secured a pre-determined minimum percentile score on each section and overall score of CAT 2024. Candidates obtaining a positive (greater than zero) raw score in all sections of CAT-2024 will only be considered. Further processing for PI/WAT is done only for candidates who are selected in this first shortlist. The pre-determined minimum percentile cut-off scores applicable for the first shortlist for CAT 2024 for the MBA batch of 2025-2027 are given in Table

Table 1: Minimum Eligibility requirements for the MBA batch of 2025-2027

Category	Quantitative Aptitude (Percentile)	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (Percentile)	Verbal & Reading Comprehension (Percentile)	Total (Overall Percentile)
General	80	75	75	90
EWS	80	75	75	90
NC-OBC	65	60	60	80
SC	55	50	50	55
ST	35	35	35	40
PwD	35	35	35	40

 

All further processing for standardisation of scores and selection for PI are limited to candidates selected to the first shortlist as described in point 8 above.

For all candidates in the first shortlist based on the process outlined in point 8 above, candidate’s percentage scores in the 10th and 12th board exams are initially adjusted by dividing each such score by the 90th percentile score obtained in their particular board.

For all candidates in the first shortlist based on the process outlined in point 8 above, graduation scores are awarded as per Table 2. Incomplete or intermediate graduate scores are considered only if the candidate's final graduation score is pending. Thus, for final year bachelor’s degree candidates, their incomplete graduation score would be taken in lieu of their final graduation score. In case the marks obtained are not available, the CGPA will be converted into equivalent percentage as per the conversion formula/norms provided by the university/institution. In case a conversion formula is not provided by the university/ institution, the obtained CGPA computed as the percent of maximum cumulative grade points shall be considered the aggregate percentage.

Table 2: Graduation Scores

Range of Marks (in %)	Graduation score
<= 55	0
55.01 to 65	1
65.01 to 70	2
70.01 to 80	3
80.01 to 90	4
90.01 >=	5

For all the shortlisted candidates based on the process outlined in point 8, and adjusted scores as outlined in points 9 and 10 above, the weights for the parameters are fixed as the following

Parameter	Weightage ( Percentage )
CAT	50
10th board	10
12th board	10
Graduation	5
Work Experience	15
Gender Diversity	10
Total	100

Stage 2: Personal Interview (PI)

The post-PI score for each candidate is calculated based on the aggregate scores obtained after applying the following weights.

Parameter	Weightage (Percentage)
Personal Interview	70
Work Experience	10
Gender Diversity	10
Academic Diversity	10
Total	100

The final aggregate composite score for each candidate is calculated based on the following formula-

Aggregate Score = 0.6 X Pre-PI Score + 0.4 X Post-PI Score

Note-The final ranking list of candidates for admission to the MBA 2025 program will be based on the aggregate score mentioned in point above. The final offers of admission to candidates selected from each category will be made strictly on the basis of the final rank based on the aggregate score calculated as outlined in point above.

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The admission process comprises the following stages.

1. Shortlisting candidates.
2. Final Selection of candidates.

During the first stage initially, a pool of candidates who satisfy the following minimum CAT percentiles are considered.

Category	Gender	Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension Percentile (VARCP)	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning Percentile (DILRP)	Quantitative Ability Percentile (QAP)	Overall Percentile (OP)
General	Male	72	72	72	91
	Female	71	71	71	89
	Transgender	71	71	71	89
EWS	Male	48	48	48	74
	Female	47	47	47	72
	Transgender	47	47	47	72
NC-OBC	Male	48	48	48	74
	Female	47	47	47	72
	Transgender	47	47	47	72
SC	Male	42	42	42	54
	Female	41	41	41	52
	Transgender	41	41	41	52
ST	Male	24	24	29	32
	Female	23	23	28	30
	Transgender	23	23	28	30
PwD	Male	24	24	29	32
	Female	23	23	28	30
	Transgender	23	23	28	30

*The cut-off can be higher/lower than the tabulated numbers after the declaration of CAT 2024 result.

IIM Jammu's Admission Committee will decide the number of candidates who would be called for the Personal Interview (PI) process based on criteria prepared for each category. However, if the actual number of short-listed candidates were found to be less (more) than the required number of candidates to be called for PI category-wise, then the overall as well as section-wise minimum score would be reduced (increased) to get the desired number of candidates.

The following are the weightages that would be considered during the final selection of candidates

Component	Maximum Weight (%)
CAT Score	45 %
Personal Interview (PI)	30 %
10th Standard	3%
12th Standard	3%
Graduation marks	4%
Work Experience	10%
Gender Diversity	5 %
Total	100%

Work Experience score is calculated as given below

Months	Less than 12	12.01-18	18.01-24	24.01-36	36.01-48	48.01- 60	More than 60
Score	0	4	7	10	7	4	0

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The admission process comprised the following stages.

• Shortlisting candidates.
• Final Selection of candidates.

This year IIM Sambalpur has moved out of CAP. They will be carrying out the admission process on their own.

In Stage 1, all the eligible candidates who have appeared for CAT 2024 and have selected IIM Sambalpur as one of their preferences in the CAT 2024 registration form will be considered. IIM Sambalpur will first shortlist candidates who have secured a pre-determined minimum percentile both in each section as well as overall, in CAT 2024. Only candidates obtaining a positive (greater than zero) raw score in all the sections of CAT 2024 will be considered. Table 1 lists the pre-determined minimum percentile cut-offs.

During the first stage, initially, a pool of candidates who satisfy the following minimum CAT percentiles are considered.

Category	Verbal & Reading Comprehension =>	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning =>	Quantitative Aptitude Percentile =>	Total Percentile
GENERAL	65	65	65	90
NC-OBC	55	55	55	75
SC	40	40	40	55
ST	35	35	35	40
DAP	35	35	35	40
EWS	60	60	60	80

Note - All the candidates shortlisted in Stage-1 will be sent an email in January 2025 containing a link to an online application form on the admission portal of IIM Sambalpur. The online application form will have to be completed and submitted by the candidate by a stipulated deadline, failing which they will not be considered further in the admissions process.

Shortlisting for PI

For all the candidates shortlisted in Stage 1 and who later successfully completed and submitted the online application form, a Pre-PI Score will be calculated out of 80 as follows:

• CAT score = 40
• Class X = 3
• Class XII = 3
• Graduation = 4
• Work Experience = 20
• Gender Diversity = 10

The percentages for Class X and XII will be adjusted by dividing the same by the 90th percentile score obtained in that Board. For identifying the 90th percentile score for Class X and Class XII, the database of all the Class X and Class XII scores of all the CAT 2023 and CAT 2024 applicants will be used. Similarly, the graduation score will be adjusted against the 90th percentile score of the respective stream .

Final selection process

The following selection of the candidates will be based on following parameters

Component	Maximum Weight
Adjusted Pre-PI score	75
PI	25
Total	100

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Admission Process:

The admission process for the MBA program comprises two stages.

1. Shortlisting candidates for PI round.
2. Final Selection of candidates post PI round

1. Shortlisting and Selection criteria -

Preliminary Screening -

The candidates must clear the minimum percentiles given in the table below to be considered for subsequent stages -

Category	Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)	Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)	Quantitative Ability (QA)	Overall Percentile (OP)
OPEN	≥80	≥80	≥75	≥85
NC-OBC	≥70	≥65	≥65	≥75
EWS	≥70	≥65	≥65	≥75
SC	≥65	≥60	≥60	≥70
ST	≥55	≥55	≥55	≥65
PwD	≥45	≥45	≥45	≥55

 

Note- These are min eligibility criteria, the actual CAT cutoffs for securing an interview call is likely to be much higher.

Final selection of candidates

The following is the criteria for generating the list of selected candidates

Parameter	Weightage
CAT 2024 Score	60
Personal Interview (PI)	20
Academic Performance & Work Experience Score	20
Total	100

Source- https://iimmumbai.ac.in/admission-2025/assets/admission-policy-2025-MBA.pdf