IIM C Selection Criteria-IIM Calcutta Shortlisting Process




IIM Calcutta has announced Admission Policy for the PGP-PGDM Batch (2017-19) mentioning clearly about Criteria for short listing and final selection of PGP-PGDM candidates for 2017-2019 Batch. CAT Score would be given 56% weightage for shortlisting candidates for PI and 30% weightage in Final Selection. Below are more details about same:



INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT CALCUTTA

Admission Policy for the PGP-PGDM (Batch 2017-19)
Post Graduate Programme-PGDM
The two-year Post-Graduate Programme in Management (PGP-PGDM) is a full-time residential course.
 
The diploma in management at the Post-Graduate level has a two-tier structure: it consists of a core curriculum (compulsory credit courses and compulsory non-credit courses), a summer internship (compulsory industry training between first and second year) and elective courses (optional courses in the second year). The first year is committed to developing business fundamentals through compulsory courses spanning the areas of economics, finance, marketing, operations, systems and organizational behaviour. The second year offers a plethora of electives in different functional areas that students can choose based on their desired area of pursuit. Students aspiring to delve deeper into topics can undertake term papers under faculty supervision.
Please visit: https://www.iimcal.ac.in/programs/pgp for more information on the PGP Programme at IIM Calcutta.

Academic Eligibility for PGP-PGDM
A candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA [45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Persons with Disability (PWD) categories], awarded by any of the Universities incorporated by an Act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate in the bachelor’s degree would be calculated based on the practice followed by the university/institution from where the candidate has obtained the degree. In case a candidate is awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the conversion of grades/CGPA to percentage of marks would be based on the procedure certified by the university/ institution from where bachelor’s degree has been obtained. In case the university/ institution does not have any scheme for converting CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by dividing the candidate’s CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the result with 100. Candidates appearing for the final year of bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification examination and those who have completed degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply. If selected, such candidates will be allowed to join the programme provisionally, only if he/she submits a certificate latest by June 30, 2017 from the Principal/Registrar of his/her College/Institute (issued on or before June 30, 2017) stating that the candidate has completed all the requirements for obtaining the bachelor’s degree/equivalent qualification on the date of the issue of the certificate.
A candidate who has not received his/her graduation results at the time of registration will have to produce certificates and mark sheets in original together with the photocopies as soon as the respective University/Institute publishes the results, but NOT LATER THAN DECEMBER 31, 2017, 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 PGP-PGDM forthwith. Any candidate who submits University Mark sheets which do not clearly indicate that he/she has passed the Bachelor’s Degree course or equivalent, and also submits Provisional Certificate from an affiliated College/Institute would, in addition, be required to produce an authorization certificate from the University stating that such an affiliated College/Institute is authorized/empowered to issue such a certificate on behalf of the University.
IIM Calcutta may verify eligibility at various stages of the selection process. Applicants should note that the mere fulfilment of minimum eligibility criteria will not ensure consideration for shortlisting by IIM Calcutta.

Criteria for short listing and final selection of PGP-PGDM candidates for 2017-2019 Batch

A. Short-listing for Personal Interview (PI)
Candidates will be short listed on the basis of CAT 2016 score, past academic performance, and other criteria provided below.

Stage I: Candidates eligible to be considered for PI
Stage 1 short-listing comprises candidates achieving the minimum section-wise and overall percentile in CAT 2016 as per Table 1 below:

Table 1: Minimum Cut-off Percentile for short-listing the candidates for Personal Interview (PI) stage
CategorySection – I
Quantitative Ability (QA)
Section – II
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)
Section – III
Verbal Ability (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

Candidates securing the above mentioned minimum percentile in each category in CAT 2016 will only be considered for calculation of their composite score in Stage II (described below). Please note that the actual section-wise and overall percentile of a short-listed candidate may be much higher than the above mentioned minimum percentile as the short-listing for PI is done on the basis of a composite score.

Stage II: Calculation of Composite Scores for Short-listing for PI stage
The Composite Score is calculated on the basis of CAT 2016 score, Class X and Class XII aggregate percentages, and gender diversity factor.
Method of allotting points for Class X and Class XII percentages of marks based on aggregate scores is given in Table 2 below:

Table 2: Points for Class X and Class XII marks*
Class X Marks (in %)PointsClass XII Marks (in %)Points
≥80 10 ≥80 10
≥ 75 and < 80 8 ≥ 75 and < 80 8
≥ 70 and < 75 6 ≥ 70 and < 75 6
≥ 65 and < 70 4 ≥ 65 and < 70 4
≥ 60 and < 65 2 ≥ 60 and < 65 2
< 60 0 < 60 0

*(For computing the percentage of marks obtained in Class X and Class XII, the aggregate marks of all subjects that appear in the mark sheet/grade sheet would be considered irrespective of whether the Board considers them for calculation of percentage).
The composite score is calculated based on Table 3.The composite cut-off score is used for short-listing the candidates for the PI stage in each category. The number of candidates short-listed for the PI stage would be the discretion of the institute and would depend on the batch size of 2017-19.

Table 3: Components and corresponding weights assigned for generating category-wise short-lists for the PI stage
ComponentsWeightsMethod of Calculation
CAT 2016 Overall Score 28 (A/B) x 28
Class X marks 10 As per Table 2 above
Class XII marks 10 As per Table 2 above
Gender Diversity Factor 2 2 points will be awarded to promote gender diversity
Total 50
A = Candidate’s Total CAT 2016 score
B = Maximum CAT 2016 Score

Candidates based on their composite score will be called for the PI stage of the selection process that would comprise a Personal Interview (PI) and a Written Ability Test (WAT).
B. Criteria for Final Selection for PGP- PGDM (Batch 2017-19)
A candidate’s final score for selection is calculated on the basis of Table 4. Table 4 indicates the criteria and their weights to be used for the final selection for PGP-PGDM for the 2017-19 batch.

Table 4: Criteria and weights for final selection for PGP- PGDM
CriterionWeights
CAT 2016 Score 15
Personal Interview (PI) 24
Written 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
Total 50
For work experience, a maximum of Four points will be awarded depending on the length of service as on January 31, 2017 (Please refer Table 5). 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.


Table 5: Points for work experience in completed months
<6 0
6 to 12 1
13 to 18 2
19 to 24 3
25 to 30 3.5
31 to 36 4
37 to 42 3
>= 43 2.5
work experience points

The final selection list will be based on merit in each category; minimum qualification on the above mentioned criteria would not automatically qualify the candidate for admission into IIM Calcutta.
Reservation Policy:
IIM Calcutta will apply Government of India reservation policy for admission to Central Educational Institutions (CEIs).
Any dispute concerning Admissions for the PGP Batch 2017-19 would be subject to jurisdiction of the competent courts within the territorial jurisdiction of city of Kolkata Only.
©This document was released by Chairman, PGP-PGDM Admissions, IIM Calcutta, on behalf of the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta. This is applicable only to the PGP-PGDM selection process for 2017-19. IIM Calcutta reserves the right to make changes in the Admission Policy, if considered necessary at any point.

48 comments:

  1. Is 75.33% in 10th and 78% in 12th good enough to get a call from IIM Calcutta?

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  2. Its not gr8 but if you score high(read 99.5+) in CAT with consistent scores in all sections then you surely have chances of getting calls from IIM-C.

    All the best!

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  3. Thanks for your reply...I am a little surprised that graduation marks are not mentioned...just want to confirm...does IIM Calcutta ignore graduation marks?

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    1. As per the admission policy released by them for GD/PI call they did not considered graduation marks for 2012.

      All the best!

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  4. I have
    Xth-96%(from West-Bengal Board)
    XII th-88.1%(overall) and 94.25% in best of four subjects.

    Do i satnd any chance for IIM C?

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    1. Dear Shuvam,

      You have very good chances as you are getting maximum score of 5 in both 10th and 12th provided you score 99+ in CAT.

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  5. I have 64% in in 12th and 74%in 10yh but i have work exp of 4 yrs what are my chances?

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    1. If you score very very high in CAT(Read top 25 score in CAT) then you may get call from IIM C. This is due to your low 12th marks and even 10th marks are just above average.

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  6. Hi, my name is Ayush.
    My scores are:
    10th => 90.
    12th => 76.
    B.Tech. => 8.30/10.
    I will be giving CAT 2013, by that time my experience would be 1.5 years.
    Do let me know my odds of getting IIM-C.

    Thanks.

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  7. Dear Ayush,

    Your academics are good and if you score well in CAT (read 99+) with consistent marks across sections then you have very good chance of getting calls from IIM C. You work exp. will surely help you.


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    All the best!

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  8. 10th-88%
    12th-75%
    engg -74%
    do i have any chances of getting into iim c?

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    1. Dear Anonymous,

      You have decent chances of expecting calls from IIMC. Chances would be more in case your 12th marks is more than 75.5.

      All the best!

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    2. i have exact 75% sir.. and i really want to get in iim cno matter wht.. will 99.5+ percentile solve my purpose.. and is spjmr the best mba college in mumbai?

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  9. 10th-88%
    12th-85%
    engg -77%
    do i have any chances of getting into iim c?

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    1. Yes you have decent chances.

      All the best!

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    2. i have scored 88.6% in 10th and 86.3% in 12th what cat cutoff should i need for the call of iimc

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    3. what cat score should i need to get into iimc surely and i have no work ex ,pg qualifacation.I have only ug that also engineering degree .10th 88.6% and 86% 12th mark

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    4. Dear Anonymous,

      To have confirmed call, you should score 99+ overall in cat with 90+ score in each section.

      All the best!

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  10. 10th-84%
    12th-79%
    grad- 6(cgpa)

    what is the chance?

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    1. Dear Anonymous,

      As per IIMC selection criteria for past year, it does not gives any weigtage to graduation marks. Your 10th and 12th marks are decent. If you score high in CAT(read 99.5+) with consistent scores across section then you have good chance of getting IIMC calls.

      All the best!

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  11. does iitian get preference in interview?

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    1. Dear Anonymous,

      There is no such preference for IITians.

      All the best!

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  12. I HAVE
    79.9% IN 10TH
    82.3% IN 12TH
    77% IN ENGG
    DO I HAVE ANY CHANCE TO GET ADMISSION IN IIM-C ..

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    1. yes you have slight chances of getting IIMC call if you score very high in CAT(99.6+) with consistent scores across each sections.

      All the best!

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  13. I would like to know the procedure of selection at IIM. Not the criteria. For example, once I write the CAT and the results come out how do I go about it? How is the shortlisting done? Could you please give me a step by step process once the CAT results are declared?

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    1. Dear Vinayak,

      Below are details:
      1. Opt for all IIMs while fiiling CAT form
      2. Write CAT exam
      3. Check if you clear CAT cutoffs for particular IIM:
      - CAT Score & individual sectional cutoff
      - Academics Cutoff
      4. If you clear cut offs and if you have opted for IIMs while filling CAT form then IIMs will give you call for GD/PI and other tests if any
      5. Based on your overall performance(CAT Score/Academics/GD/PI) you may or may not get selected from IIMs.

      The exact cut off and admission process varies slightly from IIM to IIM.

      All the best!

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  15. I got 60.6% in 10th, 66.6% in 12th standard, 68% in graduation in food and nutrition honours and CGPA 7.66 in post graduation with food and nutrition. I completed my post graduation in food and nutrition in 2012. I am preparing for CAT 2013. Do i stand any chance in getting through IIM-C or any other IIMs?

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  16. Hi,
    My class 10 and 12 scores are 75% and 70% respectively. I have a Chartered Accountancy degree. Kindly guide me if I have any chances to qualify for the Ahmedabad/Bangalore/Calcutta campuses.

    Thanks and regards,
    Vinson Mathew

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  17. Hi,
    My class 10 and 12 scores are 75% and 70% respectively. I have a Chartered Accountancy degree. Kindly guide me if I have any chances to qualify for the Ahmedabad/Bangalore/Calcutta campuses.

    Thanks and regards,
    Vinson Mathew

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  18. Hi,

    10th-90%
    12th-85%

    what are my chances of making it to IIMC??

    Thanks
    Shipra

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  19. 10th=9.6cgpa that equals 91.2%
    12th=89.6% best of three(pcm)=90.33%
    i am persuing my engineering from nsit i would like to know what score in cat will get me an iim-c call for sure(atleast pretty sure).....thanx in advance appreciate your fast and helping replies..
    sidhant




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  20. hai
    am Nikhil bhonsle from Trichy
    10th- 77%
    12th- 86%
    is it possible for me to get iimC ?
    how much i should score in CAT to get into iimC ?
    reply me soon....

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  21. i have 76% in 12th board and 81% in 10th board also m obc so do i have chance to get into iims

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  22. sir my 1oth and 12th marks are 85.5% & 83% respectively....i am currently doing b.tech(2nd year)...i got 5.5 cgpa in the first year.....how much cgpa to secure to get into iim's and pls tell me that can the criteria of iim calcutta of not considering college score will prevail or can change..

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  23. Hi,my name is sneha
    My percentage in
    10th-69%
    12th-69.3%
    B.tech-65%
    is it possible for me to get admission in iimC?
    how much I should score in CAT to get into iimC?

    Thanks and regards
    Sneha Arora

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  24. Hi, I am Bhushan here.
    My scores are:
    10th => 95.23
    12th => 75
    B.Tech. => 8.5/10.
    No work experience.
    Do let me know my odds of getting call from IIMs.
    Please awaiting for your reply. .

    Thanks.

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  26. Hey, I got 77.6% in 10th and 87% in 12th... Do I have a chance to get an admission in IIMC???
    Thank you.

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  27. Hi, I am going to mention my results which I know are far far less. But want help regarding what I can do now so I can get call from any of the IIMs. I am very eager to get into it, no matter how much hard work I have to put in.

    10th-84%
    12th- 55%
    Grad- 76% (college topper)
    post grad- 65.5%

    Awaiting your reply. Thanks.

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  28. Hi ,
    My profile -
    Xth - 88%
    XIIth - 78%
    Btech - 73%
    Work ex - (till CAT-2014) - 12 months. Can i get a call from IIM-C provided i get 99.5+ ?

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  29. Sir,
    I got 95% in my 10th boards...nd 67.5% in my 12th boards..nd in B.tech -92%..please mention the odds that I m going to face in making to the IIM A OR B OR C...how much I need to score in the cat exam so as to cover up for my 12th board exams???
    Awaiting for ur reply..

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  30. sir,i got 86 % in 10 th & 92% in 12 th & persuing b.tech i able to reach 75+ bt i dnt have work experience please tell me is it a problem to get in to iims?

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  31. My 10th 82%, 12th 67% . What percentile will get me IIMC.
    Thanks

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  32. I have scored 87% in 10th,12th 67% and graduation 74% and will have 2 years work experience
    what chance i have for IIM-C or IIM-B?

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  33. hey.
    I have scored 58% in 10th and
    86.2% in 12th class. and doing B.A. PROGRAMME FORM DU. EXPECTED PERCENTAGE IN MY GRADUATION IS 75%.
    BELONGS FOR SC category.
    SO is THERE CHANCE CALL FROM IIM'A ??

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  34. Hi, I have 91% in 10th, 56% in 12th, and 13 months managerial word experience. Do I have any chances of getting in IIM C, and at what percentile?
    Btw, this is a great blog and keep doing the good work. I will surely share it among my peers.

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