IIM Calcutta Admission Criteria: WAT/PI allotted more weightage than CAT
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IIM Calcutta Admission Criteria - India’s premiere management institute, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM C) has announced its admission criteria for PGP-PGDM 2018-2020 batch.
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The criteria described on the official website of IIM C is of a crucial significance to the candidates who are planning to appear in Common Admission Test or CAT 2017 as the information will help them strategise better if they are eyeing a seat in the top institute.
CAT 2017, which is all set to be held on November 26, 2017 will form the basis of selection of the candidates along with past academic performance and other criteria.
Selection for Personal Interview (PI):
Minimum section-wise and overall cut-off percentile for selection to PI round is as follows:
Table A
| Category |
QA |
DILR |
VA |
Overall |
| Open |
80 |
80 |
80 |
90 |
| NC-OBC |
75 |
75 |
75 |
85 |
| SC |
65 |
65 |
65 |
70 |
| ST |
60 |
60 |
60 |
70 |
| DA |
65 |
65 |
65 |
70 |
Those who will secure above mentioned minimum percentile in each category in CAT 2017 will be considered for calculation of their composite score which will then be used in shortlisting candidates for PI.
Calculation of Composite Score:
The Composite Score will be calculated on the basis of CAT 2017 score, Class X and XII marks and gender diversity factor.
Table B
| Class X marks (%) |
Points |
Class XII marks (%) |
Points |
| more than or equal to 80 |
10 |
more than or equal to 80 |
10 |
| 75-80 |
8 |
75-80 |
8 |
| 70-75 |
6 |
70-75 |
6 |
| 65-70 |
4 |
65-70 |
4 |
| 60-65 |
2 |
60-65 |
2 |
| less than 60 |
0 |
less than 60 |
0 |
Points attributed to various components that determine the Composite Score are as follows:
Table C
| Components |
Weights |
Method of Calculation |
| CAT 2017 overall score |
28 |
(A/B)*X28 |
| Class X marks |
10 |
As per Table B above |
| Class XII marks |
10 |
As per Table B above |
| Gender Diversity Factor |
2 |
2 points will be awarded to promote gender diversity |
| Total |
50 |
|
A* -Candidate’s Total CAT 2017 score
B* -Maximum CAT 2017 Score
Candidates will be shortlisted for PI and Written Ability Test rounds on the basis of their Composite Scores.
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Criteria for final admission is described as follows:
Table D
| Criterion |
Weights |
| CAT 2017 scores |
15 |
| Personal Interview |
24 |
| Written Ability Test |
5 |
| Point awarded for Academic Diversity at Bachelor’s degree level (Academic Diversity Factor for Bachelor’s degree (ADFB)): |
If (Bachelor’s degree is from the list X) |
| Work Experience |
4 |
| Total |
50 |
A maximum of 4 points will be awarded for work experience. Below is the break-up of the same:
Table E
| Months |
Points |
| 0-6 |
0 |
| 6-12 |
2 |
| 13-24 |
3 |
| 25-36 |
4 |
| 37-48 |
3 |
| More than 48 |
2 |
Final selection of the candidates for PGP-PGDM 2018-2020 will be based on the combination of the above mentioned criteria and no single criterion will automatically qualify the candidate for admission to IIM Calcutta.
CAT 2017 is scheduled to be held on November 26, 2017 and registrations for the same is underway. Aspiring candidates can get themselves enrolled by September 20, 2017.
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