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Getting into an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) is a highly competitive process and requires a strong academic record, along with other factors such as work experience, extracurricular activities, and performance in entrance exams like CAT XAT GMAT etc. While your academic scores in 10th and 12th grades are good, it is important to note that Iims also look for a strong academic record at the Bachelor's level. Additionally, work experience and performance in entrance exams play a crucial role in the selection process. Therefore, simply having good scores in 10th and 12th grades may not be sufficient to get into an IIM. You will need to perform well in entrance exams and have a strong profile that includes academic excellence at the Bachelor's level, work experience, and extracurricular achievements, among other things. It is also important to note that each IIM has its own selection criteria and weightage for various factors, so the admission process may vary slightly from one institute to another.

IIM MBA Pop (Postgraduate in Management for Experienced Professionals) is a specialised MBA programme offered by the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) for professionals who have a minimum of 5 years of work experience. The eligibility criteria for the programme are as follows:
1. A Bachelor's degree or equivalent in any discipline from a recognised university/institute with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks.
2. A minimum of 5 years of post-qualification work experience as of March 31 of the year of admission. Based on the above criteria, it is essential to have an undergraduate degree to be eligible for the IIM MBA Pop programme. Therefore, if you have completed your CA but do not have an undergraduate degree, you may not be eligible for this programme. However, it is recommended to check with the specific IIM where you wish to apply for their MBA Pop programme as the eligibility criteria may vary slightly depending on the institutes discretion.

The fee structure for MBA programs at Indian Institutes of Management (Iims) may vary for different categories of students. For armed forces personnel who want to pursue an MBA programme as their second innings after a career in the army, the fee may differ based on the institute and the programme selected. However, IIMs offer fee concessions to candidates who are from the Armed Forces or are dependents of individuals who are serving in the Armed Forces. The exact amount of concession may vary from institute to institute. To get specific information about the fee structure and fee concessions for Armed Forces personnel, you may visit the official website of the respective IIMs you are interested in and check their admission criteria and fee structure. You may also contact the institutes admission office or placement cell for more information.

IIM CAP is a common selection process for newer Iims. Under the CAP candidates eligible for admission to the nine new Iims - IIM Bodhgaya, IIM Kashipur, IIM Sambalpur, IIM Sirmaur, IIM Jammu, IIM Ranchi, IIM Trichy and IIM Udaipur are shortlisted for What-PI round by a single IIM, the one who is given the responsibility to conduct the CAP round in a particular academic year. CAT cut offs, admission parameters and their weightage are same for all CAP Iims. The participating Iims send the list of candidates shortlisted by them for the What-PI process to the institute conducting CAP. The CAP conducting IIM conducts the What-PI round for all the participating Iims. The IIM CAP conducting institute then share the What-PI scores and results of the candidates with the participating institutes. Those institutes then prepare the final shortlist for admission. Those who are selected for admission are informed by the Iims via email. The offer of admission is sent to selected candidates which they have to accept within the given time limit. For more details of IIM CAP, read this article: https://www.shiksha.com/mba/articles/what-is-iim-cap-know-admission-process-selection-criteria-and-participating-institutes-blogId-51225.

Written Ability Test or WAT is a 30-minute essay-writing test on topics from fields like socio-political, economic and business affairs, sports, etc. PI refers to Personal Interview held on the same day as WAT. The WAT-PI round of all IIMs is conducted after CAT result declaration. The shortlisting for WAT-PI is done on the basis of CAT cut off, which is fixed by the institutes. The IIM cut offs range between 95-100 percentile, which means candidates scoring in this range get shortlisted for WAT-PI. The CAT cut offs for Reserved category students are lower. In the WAT round, candidate has to write a short essay of about 250 words on a given topic. The topics can be from any field. For example, one candidate at IIM Ahmedabad got 'writer was facing some health issues, he got cured because of laughing' as a WAT topic this year. The purpose of Written Ability Test is to assess the candidate's general awareness, clarity of ideas and ability to make a convincing argument. The Personal Interview or PI is all about personality assessment. In PI, a panel of professors and admission officials meet the candidates one by one. They assess the on their knowledge, confidence, communication skills, managerial skills and leadership qualities, etc.