CAT Score and ADMISSION CRITERIA FOR IIMs
Admission to IIM will be based on the performance of candidates in the CAT, Personal Interview & Written Analysis (PI & WA) and also based on their profile. The cut-off CAT percentiles, weigtage for different components and the profile scoring method are given below.
The cut-off percentile CAT scores for consideration for admission to IIMs is given in the Table
below.
The criteria given in Table 1 will be used to rank the students in different categories (General, OBC, SC, ST and PWD) and for shortlisting of candidates based on ranking within categories for further processing.
Profile Scoring:
The short-listed candidates would fill an online profile form and also bring a printed copy of the same for
Verification during personal interview. The profile scoring methodology for IIMs is given below.
PROFILE (OUT OF 100 MARKS)
Profile | Marks |
1 ACADEMIC PROFILE : | 30 |
2 WORK EXPERIENCE : | 25 |
3 CO-CURRICULAR ACHIEVEMENTS : | 25 |
4 DIVERSITY : | 20 |
1. ACADEMIC PROFILE ( 30 MARKS)
Evaluation based on academic background including medals for scholastic performance in school and colleges.
(The total will be reduced to 30 if it exceeds 30)
2. WORK EXPERIENCE (25 MARKS)*:
Allocation of marks will be based on the check for relevance with educational background and the profile of the company worked in during PersonalInterview.
3. CO-CURRICULAR ACHIEVEMENT (25 MARKS)
4. DIVERSITY (20 MARKS):
For the final selection, a merit list will be made out for IIMs using the following weights for different components.
FINAL WEIGHTAGE:
1. CAT SCORE: 50%
2. PI & WA: 30%
3. PROFILE: 20%