CAT
IIMs Shortlisting and eligibility criteria
IIMs have disclosed the following parameters for shortlisting
IIM Ahmedabad- PGP
| Parameters for GD-WAT-PI shortlist | Parameters for Final admission offer |
| (2019-21) Weightage for calculating Composite score: CAT 2018 (Normalised overall score in):70% + Normalised Application Rating score (Xth/Xiith and Graduation score based on your stream): 30% |
(2019-21): Final admission offer: Normalised Personal Interview Score: 50% + Normalised Academic Writing Ability Score: 10% + Composite Score: 40% |
| The Normalised PI and AWT 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. | |
| *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. | |
| PGP 2019-21 Admission Process for Overseas candidates: Click here to check the detailed process | |
| For a detailed IIM Ahmedabad Admission policy for 2019-21 batch, please click here | |
| To know the 2nd stage selection process of IIM Ahmedabad, please click here | |
IIM Ahmedabad-PGPFABM
| Parameters for GD-WAT-PI shortlist | Parameters for Final admission offer |
| (2019-21) Weightage for calculating Composite score: CAT 2018 score and satisfy the eligibility criteria for the programme. |
(2019-21): Final admission offer: CAT 2018 Score: 70%, Application Rating Score: 30% (Xth marks, XIIth marks, Graduation Marks) |
| Note: Since the programme is sector-specific and prefers candidates with relevant educational background, the candidates with bachelor’s or master’s degree in agricultural sciences or agriculture-related disciplines will be preferred while short-listing for Group Discussion and Personal Interview | |
| For a detailed IIM Ahmedabad PGP-FABM Admission policy for 2019-21 batch, please click here | |
IIM Bangalore
| Parameters for GD-WAT-PI shortlist | Parameters for Final admission offer | (2018-20) Weightage for calculating Composite score: CAT = 40, 10th board = 20, 12th board = 10, Bachelors = 20, Gender Diversity = 2, Work Experience = 8. | (2018-20) Weightage for Final admission: The WAT score (weight = 10), and the personal interview score (weight = 30), after standardization across interview panels and sessions, will be added to the following scores to arrive at the final aggregate score. CAT (weight = 25), 10th board (weight = 10), 12th board (weight = 5), Bachelors (weight = 10), Weighted Work Experience (weight = 10). |
| "IIMB adopts a two-phase selection process and accordingly these selection criteria are applied in two phases. The first phase process is applied to all eligible candidates who appear for CAT 2017 to determine those qualifying candidates who will be called for personal interview (PI). During the PI processthe candidatesselected for interviewing during a particular half-day (morning or afternoon) session will have to take a Written Ability Test (WAT) on a topic provided by IIMB. " | |
| For a detailed IIM Bangalore Admission policy for 2018-20 batch, please click here | |
| To know the 2nd stage selection process of IIM Bangalore, please click here | |
IIM Calcutta
| Parameters for GD-WAT-PI shortlist | Parameters for Final admission offer |
| (2019-21) Weightage for calculating Composite score: CAT 2018 Score: 28%, Class X and Class XII aggregate percentages. (X: 10%, XII: 10%), and Gender Diversity: 2% (2 points will be awarded to promote gender diversity.) |
(2019-21): Final admission offer: CAT 2018 Score: 15%, Personal Interview (PI): 24%,Writing Ability Test (WAT): 5%, Point awarded for Academic Diversity at Bachelor’s degree level (Academic Diversity Factor for Bachelor’s degree (ADFB)): Candidates with any of the following bachelor’s degree in the list X below are eligible for ADFB: List X: BA, BA(H), B.Sc, B.Sc.(H), BS, B.Com, B.Com(H), BCA, BBA, B.Pharma, LL.B, MBBS, BDS or any other Non-Engineering bachelor’s degree not mentioned above: If (Bachelor’s degree is from the list X) ADFB=2; else ADFB=0, Work Experience: 4%. |
| Note: Work Experience, a maximum of four points will be awarded based on the length of service as on January 31, 2019. (Please refer Table 5 below). However, only managerial work experience after graduation will be considered. Training/Project work/work done as an integral part of curricular requirement will not be considered. | |
| For a detailed IIM Calcutta Admission policy for 2019-21 batch, please click here | |
| To know the 2nd stage selection process of IIM Calcutta, please click here | |
IIM Lucknow- PGP
| Parameters for GD-WAT-PI shortlist | Parameters for Final admission offer |
| (2019-21) Weightage for calculating Composite score: CAT 2018 scaled score (overall and sectional): 60%, 12th: 10%, Graduation: 10%, Work experience: 10%, Diversity Factor: Academic Discipline :(DFa): 5%/ Gender Diversity: (DFb): 5% |
(2019-21): Final admission offer: CAT 2018: 30%, Academic Performance: (XII and GM) 5%+5%, Diversity Factor (DFa + DFb): 5%, Work Experience: 5%, Writing Ability Test (WAT): 10%, Personal Interview (PI) : 40% |
| 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. For a detailed IIM Lucknow Admission policy for 2019-21 batch, please here |
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| To know the 2nd stage selection process of IIM Lucknow, please click here | |
IIM Lucknow-PGP ABM
| Parameters for GD-WAT-PI shortlist | Parameters for Final admission offer |
| (2019-21) Weightage for calculating Composite score: CAT 2018 scaled score (overall and sectional): 60%, 12th: 10%, Graduation: 10%, Work experience: 0%, Diversity Factor: Academic Discipline :(DFa):20*%) Gender Diversity: (DFb): 5*% |
(2019-21): Final admission offer: CAT 2018: 35%, Academic Performance: (XII and GM) 5%+5%, Diversity Factor (DFa + DFb): 5%, Work Experience: 0%, Writing Ability Test (WAT): 10%, Personal Interview (PI) : 40% |
| *Maximum marks for diversity factor (DFa and DFb) cannot exceed 20 (for PGP-ABM Program only). | |
| *Candidates seeking admission in PGP-ABM/PGP-SM program have to necessarily fill up their PGP-ABM/ PGP-SM Special Form to be considered for Stage 1b (Shortlisting for WAT-PI Stage). | |
| 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. For a detailed IIM Lucknow Admission policy for 2019-21 batch, please click here |
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| To know the 2nd stage selection process of IIM Lucknow, please click here here | |
IIM Lucknow- PGP SM
| Parameters for GD-WAT-PI shortlist | Parameters for Final admission offer |
| (2019-21) Weightage for calculating Composite score: CAT 2018 scaled score (overall and sectional): 60%, 12th: 10%, Graduation: 10%, Work experience: 10%, Diversity Factor: Academic Discipline :(DFa): 5%/ Gender Diversity: (DFb): 5% |
(2019-21): Final admission offer: CAT 2018: 30%, Academic Performance: (XII and GM) 5%+5%, Diversity Factor (DFa + DFb): 5%, Work Experience: 5%, Writing Ability Test (WAT): 10%, Personal Interview (PI) : 40% |
| 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. For a detailed IIM Lucknow Admission policy for 2019-21 batch, please click here |
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| To know the 2nd stage selection process of IIM Lucknow, please click here | |
IIM Kozhikode
| Parameters for GD-WAT-PI shortlist | Parameters for Final admission offer | (2018-2020) Stage 1 - Weightage : CAT-75%, HSC/12th: 7.5%, Grad: 7.5%, Work Experience: 5%,Academic/ Gender diversity Factor: 5% | (2018-2020) Final Composition score: Personal Interview: 45%,CAT:35%, GD/WAT:15%,Work Experience Quality: 5% |
| For a detailed IIM Kozhikode Admission policy for 2018-20 batch, please click here | |
| To know the 2nd stage selection process of IIM Kozhikode, please click here | |
IIM Indore
| Parameters for GD-WAT-PI shortlist | Parameters for Final admission offer | (2018-20) Weightage for calculating Composite score: Score is calculated based on 10th performance 36%, 12th performance 40%, CAT score (20% overall and sectional), GDF Gender Diversity Factor (4% female applicant). | (2018-20)Computation of Final Composite Score: 10th performance 10%, 12th performance 10%, CAT 2017 Overall score 20%, WAT score 20%, PI score 40%. |
| For a detailed IIM Indore Admission policy for 2018-20 batch, please click here | |
| To know the 2nd stage selection process of IIM Indore, please click here | |
IIM Shillong
| Parameters for GD-WAT-PI shortlist | Parameters for Final admission offer |
| (2018-20) Criteria for GD-PI shortlisting: Performance in 3 Sections of CAT, SSC/Xth-minimum performance, HSC/XIIth-minimum performance, Graduation-minimum performance* | (2018-20) Computation of Final Composite Score: Scores of GD, PI and overall CAT absolute score* |
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IIM Kashipur
| Parameters for GD-WAT-PI shortlist | Parameters for Final admission offer |
| (2019-21) Weightage for calculating Composite score: (A) WAT :10% - PI: 20% = 30% (B) CAT 2018 Scores: 30%, 10th: 5%, 12th: 5%, Graduation marks: 10%, Post-Graduation OR Professional qualifications (CA/CS/ICWA) (PG) : 5%, Work experience: 5, Diversity factor: Academic discipline: 5%, 2) Gender (Female or Transgender): 5% = 70% |
(2019-21): Final admission offer: Grand Total (C) = (A) + (B). The Grand Total (C) will be used to rank students according to their merit. |
| For a detailed IIM Kashipur Admission policy for 2019-21 batch for all categories, please click here | |
| To know the 2nd stage selection process of 6 New IIMs (Raipur, Ranchi, Rohtak, Udaipur, Trichy, Kashipur) please click here here | |
IIM Rohtak
| Parameters for GD-WAT-PI shortlist | Parameters for Final admission offer | (2018-20) Stage I comprises CAT scores | (2018-20) Criteria for Preparing Final Selection list: CAT Score: 35%, PI and WA: 30, WE and PAP and diversity : 35% |
| For a detailed IIM Rohtak Admission policy for 2018-20 batch, please click here | |
| PA: Personal Appearance, WE: Work experience, PAP: Past Academic Performance, WA: Writing Ability, PI: Personal Interview | |
| To know the 2nd stage selection process of 6 New IIMs (Raipur, Ranchi, Rohtak, Udaipur, Trichy, Kashipur) please click here | |
IIM Ranchi (PGDM)
| Parameters for GD-WAT-PI shortlist | Parameters for Final admission offer | (2018-20) Weightage: (A): GD-PI: CAT score - overall and sectional | (2018-20) : (B) Final Admission offer: CAT score: 30%, PI score: 30%, WAT score: 10%, Profile: 30%-- Profile break-up--Academic- Xth and XIIth: 15 %, Work experience: 5, Academic Diversity (Non engineering): 5, Gender Diversity: 5 |
| For a detailed IIM Ranchi PGDM Admission policy for 2018-20 batch, please click here | |
| To know the 2nd stage selection process of 6 New IIMs (Raipur, Ranchi, Rohtak, Udaipur, Trichy, Kashipur) please click here | |
IIM Ranchi PGDHRM
| Parameters for GD-WAT-PI shortlist | Parameters for Final admission offer | (2018-20) Weightage:(A): GD-PI call: CAT Performance: 75%, Bachelor’s Degree: 15% and Work Experience: 10% | 2018-20: (B) Final Admission offer: CAT score: 20%, PI score: 35%, WAT score: 20%, Profile: 25%--Profile break-up-- Academic profile: 12, Work experience: 10, , Gender Diversity: 3 |
| For a detailed IIM Ranchi PGDHRM Admission policy for 2018-20 batch, please click here | |
| To know the 2nd stage selection process of 6 New IIMs (Raipur, Ranchi, Rohtak, Udaipur, Trichy, Kashipur) please click here | |
IIM Raipur
| Parameters for GD-WAT-PI shortlist | Parameters for Final admission offer |
| (2018-20) Stage1: Weightage: Criteria for shortlisting for WAT-PI: CAT (overall and sectional) | (2018-20) Criteria for Preparing Final Merit list: CAT Score: 32%, Personal Appearance (WAT: 10 & 20): 30%, Profile: 38% (Academic Profile: 20 [Xth: 7, Xth: 6, Graduation: 7], Work experience: 6, Diversity: 12 [Gender/Academic discipline: 6 each]) |
| For a detailed IIM Raipur Admission policy for 2018-20 batch, please click here | |
| To know the 2nd stage selection process of 6 New IIMs (Raipur, Ranchi, Rohtak, Udaipur, Trichy, Kashipur) please click here | |
IIM Trichy
| Parameters for GD-WAT-PI shortlist | Parameters for Final admission offer | (2018-20) Parameters for GD-PI shortlist: Weightage: (A) Criteria for shortlisting for WAT-PI: CAT (overall 90%ile and sectional 80%ile) | (2018-20) Criteria for Preparing Final Merit list: Weightage: (A) CAT Score: 50%, (B) WAT: 14%, (C): Personal Interview: 14%, Work Experience: 5%, Performance at Under Graduate level: 10%, Professional Qualification: 2% (Pass in the final examinations of CA / ICWA/ CS), Gender Diversity: 5% to female candidates. |
| For a detailed IIM Trichy Admission policy for 2018-20 batch, please click here | |
| To know the 2nd stage selection process of 6 New IIMs (Raipur, Ranchi, Rohtak, Udaipur, Trichy, Kashipur) please click here | |
IIM Udaipur
| Parameters for GD-WAT-PI shortlist | Parameters for Final admission offer |
| (2018-20) Stage1: Parameters for GD-PI shortlist: Weightage: (A) Criteria for Short listing to PA (WAT & PI) process CAT (overall 90%ile and sectional 80%ile) | (2018-20) Criteria for Preparing Final Merit list: CAT Score*: 55%, Personal Appearance (WAT: 6% & PI: 15%): 21%, Profile: 26% {Academic Profile: 10 % - (10th Standard : 2%,12th Standard : 2%, Under Graduation : 4%, Post Graduation with 55% and above or CA/CS/ICWA : 2%) Diversity: 10 % - (Academic Disciplines: 5 and Gender Diversity: 5 Female)} Work experience: 6 % |
| *CAT Score of the candidate divided by Maximum CAT Score among candidates who have applied to IIMU and attended WA & PI. It is clarified that the CAT Score would be used and not the CAT Percentile. | |
| For a detailed IIM Udaipur Admission policy for 2018-20 batch, please click here | |
| To know the 2nd stage selection process of 6 New IIMs (Raipur, Ranchi, Rohtak, Udaipur, Trichy, Kashipur) please click here | |
6 New IIMs were inaugurated in 2015
IIM Nagpur
| Parameters for GD-WAT-PI shortlist | Parameters for Final admission offer |
| (2018-20) Mentor Institute: IIM Ahmedabad Weightage: (A)Criteria for Eligibility to be considered for admission to PGP: CAT performance- overall 90%ile and sectional 72%ile. | (2018-2020) (B) Final admission: Final Score = (PI Score:35) (WAT Score:5), (CAT: 20%) , Past Academic Performance: 20%), (Work Experience: 20%) |
| For a detailed IIM Nagpur Admission policy for 2018-20 batch, please click here: here | |
IIM Sirmaur
| Parameters for GD-WAT-PI shortlist | Parameters for Final admission offer | 2018-20: Criteria for shortlisting for WAT-PI: CAT (overall : 90%ile and Sectional: 80%ile) | 2018-20: Final admission offer weightage: CAT Score :30%, CAP Score: 30% (WAT:15% / (PI);Including Extempore Test : 15%), 12th: 5%, Graduation: 15%, Work Experience: 15%, *Academic Disciplines: 5%, *Gender Diversity: 5% (*Student Can avail either Academic Disciplines or Gender Diversity) |
| For a detailed IIM Sirmaur Admission policy for 2018-20 batch, please click here | |
IIM Bodh Gaya-Bihar
| Parameters for GD-WAT-PI shortlist | Parameters for Final admission offer |
| Mentor Institute:IIM Calcutta (2018-20) Weightage for calculating Composite score: Stage1: Criteria for shortlisting for WAT-PI: CAT (overall and sectional) | (2018-20) Final composite score: CAT 2016 Score: 20, Personal Interview: 20, WAT: 5, Gender Diversity: 2, Work experience: 3 |
| For a detailed IIM Bodh Gaya Admission policy for 2018-20 batch, please click here | |
IIM Amritsar
| Parameters for GD-WAT-PI shortlist | Parameters for Final admission offer | 2018-20: Criteria for shortlisting for WAT-PI: CAT (overall : 90%ile and Sectional: 80%ile) | 2018-20: Final Score Calculation: PI: 35%, CAT: 40%, WAT: 15%, Work experience: 5%, Academic/Gender Diversity: 5% |
| The work experience will carry a weight of 5%, which will be computed based on the length of the service period. The length of the experience considered will be till July 31, 2016. Only full time on job experience after graduation will be taken into consideration while experience acquired during apprenticeship/Training/Internship/Academic Project work/ Articleship/ Pre-graduation period/ the work performed as an integral part of curricular requirement will not be considered. A candidate with a work experience of 6 months or above will be eligible for work experience score. | |
| For a detailed IIM Amritsar Admission policy for 2018-20 batch, please click here | |
IIM Vishakhapatnam
| Parameters for GD-WAT-PI shortlist | Parameters for Final admission offer |
| (2019-21) Weightage for calculating Composite score: Phase I: All candidates in the first shortlist (that is, those who have applied to IIM Visakhapatnam and also meet the minimum CAT 2018 percentile requirements) would be receiving an e-mail from IIM Visakhapatnam around third week of April 2019 Phase II: CAT 2018: 40%, 10th: 20%, 12th: 10%, Bachelors: 20%, Gender Diversity: 2%, Work Experience: 8%. |
(2019-21): Final admission offer: Phase 3: CAT 2018: 25%, 10th :10%, 12th: 5%, Bachelors:10%, Work Experience: 10%.WAT:10%, PI: 30% |
| All Phase-2 Shortlisted Candidates will be invited to submit a detailed application, including a statement of purpose, details of semester wise / year wise marks in Bachelor’s degree etc., copies of all academic transcripts & certificates, copies of work experience certificates (if applicable), certificate of disability (if applicable), scheduled caste / scheduled tribe / other backward class – Non-creamy layer certificate (if applicable). |
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| Candidates who are not shortlisted and interviewed by any of the IIMs at Bangalore, Calcutta, Indore, Kozhikode, Lucknow (only for their PGP/PGPM programs) will be required to appear for a Personal Interview (PI) / Written Ability Test (WAT) to be conducted by IIMV. | |
| For a detailed IIM Vishakhapatnam Admission policy for 2019-21 batch, please click here | |
IIM Sambalpur Orissa
| Parameters for GD-WAT-PI shortlist | Parameters for Final admission offer | 2018-20: Parameters for Stage 2 shortlist: Stage1: Criteria for shortlisting for WAT-PI: CAT (overall and sectional) | 2018-20 : Final admission offer weightage: CAT 2017 Score: 55, Personal Appearance (WAT/PI) 20, Profile 25 / (Personal Appearance (WAT - 5/PI - 15), (Profile - Academic profile -5 (10th - 1, 12th - 1, UG - 3, work exp - 10, diversity - 10) |
| For a detailed IIM Sambalpur Admission policy for 2018-20 batch, please click here | |
IIM Jammu - started 2016-18 as 1st batch
| Parameters for GD-WAT-PI shortlist | Parameters for Final admission offer |
| (2018-20) Parameters Stage1: Criteria for shortlisting for WAT-PI: CAT (overall 85%ile and sectional 75%ile) | (2018-20) Final admission offer weightage : CAT: 50%, 12th: 10%, Bachelors:10%, Work Experience: 20%.Diversity: Academic Disciplines: 5%, Gender:5% |
| For a detailed IIM Jammu Admission policy for 2018-20 batch, please click here | |
