CAT 2016 notification → It has been published, and shortly thereafter IIM Ahmedabad has announced the admission criteria for PGP 2017-19 batch.
As per the IIM Ahmedabad (IIMA) admission criteria for PGP 2017-19, there are 3 steps of admission.
As per the IIM Ahmedabad (IIMA) admission criteria for PGP 2017-19, there are 3 steps of admission.
- Preliminary Screening
- Screening for Academic Writing Test and Personal Interview (PI)
- Final Selection.
The selection of candidates for admission to the 2017-19 batch of the PGP at IIM Ahmadabad is a two-step process.
- In the first step, candidates are short-listed for Academic Writing Test (AWT)
- Personal Interview (PI) from among the candidates who have a valid CAT score, who have applied for the program me and who satisfy the eligibility criteria for the program me.
1. Preliminary Screening
There will be three sections viz., ‘Quantitative Aptitude’ (QA), ‘Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning’ (DILR) and ‘Verbal and Reading Comprehension’ (VAC). Candidates fulfilling the following minimum cut offs in the sectional percentile ranks and overall percentile rank and obtaining a positive (greater than zero) raw score in all sections of the CAT-2016 will only be considered for all subsequent stages.
| Category | Verbal and reading comprehension percentile rank (PVRC) | Data interpretation & logical reasoning percentile rank (PDILR) | Quantitative aptitude percentile rank (PQA)Overall percentile rank (PT) |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | 70 | 70 | QA - 70 PT -80 |
| NC-OBC-cum-transgender | 65 | 65 | QA - 65 PT - 75 |
| SC | 60 | 60 | QA - 60 PT -70 |
| ST | 50 | 50 | QA - 50 PT -60 |
| DA | 60 | 60 | QA - 60 PT -70 |
For computation of AR score of an applicant rating scores A and B and C ( Table 2) will be computed based on her/his percentage of marks obtained in 10th standard, 12th standard and bachelor’s degree examinations respectively.
| Percent score in 10th Std. exam | Rating Score A |
|---|---|
| <= 55 | 1 |
| > 55 and <= 60 | 2 |
| > 60 and <= 70 | 3 |
| > 70 and <= 80 | 5 |
| > 80 and <= 90 | 8 |
| > 80 and <= 90 | 10 |
| Percent score in 12th Std. exam (Science stream) | Rating Score B |
| <= 55 | 1 |
| > 55 and <= 60 | 2 |
| > 60 and <= 70 | 3 |
| > 70 and <= 80 | 5 |
| > 80 and <= 90 | 8 |
| > 80 and <= 90 | 10 |
| Percent score in 12th Std. exam (Commerce stream) | Rating Score B |
| <= 50 | 1 |
| > 50 and <= 55 | 2 |
| > 50 and <= 65 | 3 |
| > 65 and <= 75 | 5 |
| > 75 and <= 90 | 8 |
| > 90 | 10 |
| Percent score in 12th Std. exam (Arts stream) | Rating Score B |
| <= 45 | 1 |
| > 45 and <= 50 | 2 |
| > 50 and <= 60 | 3 |
| > 60 and <= 70 | 5 |
| > 70 and <= 85 | 8 |
| > 85 | 10 |
| Percent score in Bachelor’s Degree (AC-1) | Rating Score C |
| <= 55 | 1 |
| > 55 and <= 60 | 2 |
| > 60 and <= 62 | 3 |
| > 62 and <= 65 | 5 |
| > 65 and <= 70 | 8 |
| > 70 | 10 |
| Percent score in Bachelor’s Degree (AC-2) | Rating Score C |
| <= 50 | 1 |
| > 50 and <= 53 | 2 |
| > 53 and <= 55 | 3 |
| > 55 and <= 57 | 5 |
| > 55 and <= 57 | 8 |
| > 63 | 10 |
| Percent score in Bachelor’s Degree (AC-3 & AC-5) | Rating Score C |
| <= 55 | 1 |
| > 55 and <= 60 | 2 |
| > 60 and <= 65 | 3 |
| > 65 and <= 70 | 5 |
| > 70 and <= 80 | 8 |
| > 80 | 10 |
| Percent score in Bachelor’s Degree (AC-4 & AC -7) | Rating Score C |
| <= 60 | 1 |
| > 60 and <= 65 | 2 |
| > 65 and <= 70 | 3 |
| > 60 and <= 75 | 5 |
| > 75 and <= 85 | 8 |
| > 85 | 10 |
| Percent score in Bachelor’s Degree (AC-6) | Rating Score C |
| <= 50 | 1 |
| > 50 and <= 55 | 2 |
| > 55 and <= 60 | 3 |
| > 60 and <= 65 | 5 |
| > 65 and <= 75 | 8 |
| > 75 | 10 |
- Percentages of marks of an applicant who is yet to complete bachelor’s degree will be computed based on her/his available marks.
- For a candidate having cleared CA/ICWAI/CS without having a bachelor’s degree, the average of intermediate and final examinations’ percentages of marks obtained would be treated as bachelor’s degree marks.
- For computing AR score of an applicant, scores in all subjects that appear in the marks- sheet of 10th and 12th Std. examinations will be considered irrespective of whether the board/university considers them for calculating the percentage.
- For bachelor’s degree, the percentage of marks awarded by the institute/university will be treated as final. If the institute/university does not award the percentage of marks, it will be calculated on the basis of the marks obtained in all subjects listed in the marks- sheet.
- If the percentage of marks awarded by the institute/university does not take into account marks obtained in all the subjects as mentioned in the marks-sheet(s) for all the years, the candidates must produce a certificate from the Principal/Head of the Department/ Registrar/ Director of the university/ institution certifying details of the practice at the time of the interview, if shortlisted for the same.
- If any board/institute/university awards only letter grades without providing an equivalent percentage of marks on the grade sheet, the candidate should obtain a certificate from the board/institute/university specifying the equivalent marks which should be used for filling the online CAT application form. The original equivalence certificate needs to be submitted at the time of interview, if shortlisted for the same.
- For candidates having undergone/completed an integrated Master’s degree or Dual degree, after 12th/HSC, the percentage of marks obtained as per your University/Institute norms which is considered as equivalent to Bachelor’s Degree will be counted. For those undergoing (yet to complete) an integrated Master’s degree or Dual degree, after your 12th/HSC, the percentage of marks obtained for the years/semesters completed to date will be considered.
2. Screening for Academic Writing Test & Personal Interview
Short listing will be carried out in two stages.
Stage 1 → (From the applicants’ pool: Selection of exceptional performers across different disciplines)
To recognize exceptional performers across diverse academic backgrounds, from each of the seven categories of academic disciplines, top 100 candidates or top 1% of the number of applicants to IIM Ahmedabad — whichever is less — will be shortlisted for AWT & PI on the basis of the composite score ‘CS’ (see below) subject to their fulfilling criteria C1-C3. their CAT percentiles. For the classification of academic disciplines, refer to Table 3.
Criteria → C1-C3:
C1. PT ≥ 80, PQA ≥ 70, PDILR ≥ 70 and PVRC ≥ 70
C2. P ≥ 80 (Science), 77 (Commerce), 75 (Arts/Humanities)
Where P is the average of the percentages of marks scored in 10th and 12th std. exams
C3. (Percentage of marks in the bachelor’s examination) ≥ Minimum cut-off percentage, to be set at the 80th percentile of the percentage of marks of the respective ACRC group of the applicants’ pool, (the applicants’ pool in this case being defined as the group of candidates who appear for CAT-2016, apply to IIM Ahmedabad and belong to the respective ACRC.)
Any AC, for which the total number of applicants to IIMA who appear for CAT-2016 from SC/ST/NCOBC/PWD categories is less than 100, will not be subdivided into ACRCs as above. For such an AC, the top 100 or the top 5% in the respective AC among all the applicants to IIMA who appear for CAT-2016, whichever is less, will be shortlisted for AWT & PI on the basis of the composite score ‘CS’ (see above) subject to their fulfilling criteria C4-C6.
CS (Composite Score) = 0.3 (Normalized AR score) + 0.7 (Normalized overall score in CAT-2015)
Criteria C4-C6:
C4. PT ≥ 80, PQA ≥ 70, PDILR ≥ 70 and PVRC ≥ 70.
C5. P ≥ 80 (Science), 77 (Commerce), 75 (Arts/Humanities), where P is the average of the percentages of marks scored in the 10th and 12th std. examinations.
C6. (Percentage of marks in the bachelor’s examination) ≥ Minimum cut-off percentage, to be set at the 80th percentile of the percentage of marks of the respective AC group of the applicants’ pool, (the applicants’ pool in this case being defined as the group of candidates who appear for CAT-2016, apply to IIM Ahmedabad and belong to the respective AC.)
Utmost care has been taken to classify all commonly known bachelor’s degrees to the academic categories AC-1 to AC-6. The applicants’ pool under AC-7 (others) is expected to be very small and very diverse. Therefore, it is not possible to meaningfully distinguish the exceptional performers in that category, and we shall refrain from doing the same.
Stage 2 → (Category-wise selection): After removing the applicants selected in stage 1 from each category (General, NC-OBC, SC, ST, DA) the additional number of applicants to be shortlisted for AWT & PI will be selected following the same procedure as in Stage 1 except that the criteria C1-C2 are used and these are now category specific.
Final Selection
Selection at this stage will strictly be based on the ranks of the candidates computed separately for each category (General/SC/ST/NC-OBC-Transgender/DA) on the basis of their “Final Composite Scores” (FCS). The numbers selected in different categories will be in proportions mandated by law.
The FCS of a candidate who appears in AWT & PI will be computed using the following rule:
The normalized PI and AWT scores of a candidate are equal to his/her PI and AWT scores divided by the average of the top 1% scores in PI and AWT respectively.
The FCS of a candidate is then obtained as:
FCS = 0.50 (Normalized PI Score) + 0.10 (Normalized AWT Score) + 0.40 (CS).
The following information is about the admission process followed by IIMA for its PGP subsequent to CAT. It is therefore, important for the candidates to read them carefully.
Performance in CAT is an important input in the admission process. Candidates should note that it is important to perform well in each section of the test. In addition to the performance in CAT, IIMA uses academic background for short-listing for AWT & PI.
Please note that IIMA short-lists candidates for AWT & PI independent of other IIMs. Hence it is possible to observe variations in the lists of candidates short-listed by different IIMs.
Details of candidates short-listed will be made available on IIMA website (www.iimahd.ernet.in) tentatively in the second week of January 2016 after the CAT results are published. Short-listed candidates would also be sent AWT & PI call letters by IIMA. No communication would be sent to applicants who are not short-listed for AWT&PI.
After the AWT & PI round, admission offers are made by IIMA to successful candidates. The ranking and 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.
Disclosure of information about the admission process is driven by concerns which at times conflict with each other. The IIMA would like the admission process to be transparent. At the same time, IIMA would wish to protect the privacy of individual candidates and confidentiality of the process to prevent abuse.
Based on these considerations, the performance of an individual is not made available to any other person. Similarly, the performance of candidates in AWT&PI, including assessment of attributes mentioned under paragraph 4 above is not disclosed to anyone to prevent exercise of undue pressure on the panelists participating in the admission/selection process. IIMA exercises its own discretion in disclosing weights assigned to diverse sets of attributes mentioned under paragraph 4 above.
To ensure that the perceived lack of transparency does not in any way affect the candidates negatively, adequate care is taken in formation of panel, development of objective criteria for assessment, random allocation of candidates to a panel and other such measures.
Candidates, who appear in AWT&PI will be able to view whether they have been offered admission by IIMA tentatively during the second week of April 2015 by visiting the IIMA website. Admission offer letter would be sent to all successful candidates. Candidates, who are offered admission, need to confirm their acceptance by completing all the required formalities by first/second week of May 2016. Some candidates may also be placed on the waiting list initially during second week of April 2016. Offers to candidates on the waiting list would depend upon the number of successful candidates accepting the offer made by IIMA.
Note
In the event of specific guidelines being issued by Government of India, IIMA reserves the right to, depending on the nature of the guidelines, continue with its AWT&PI as stated above OR use an alternative selection procedure which may include calling for additional information from short-listed candidates, a supplementary test or any other suitable process/mechanism. Care will be taken to ensure that candidates are not put to undue inconvenience.
Discipline for bachelor’s degree (as per CAT Application)
- AC -1
MBBS, MD(USA).
Medicine and Surgery
- AC – 2
Chartered Accountancy (CA)
Cost and Works Accountancy (ICWA)
Company Secretaryship (CS)
- AC – 3
(All Commerce, Economics, Finance and Management Related Degrees): Including BAF, BBA, BBE, BBI, BBM, BBS, BCAF, BCCA, BCOM, BFIA, BFM, BHM, BHMCT, BIBF, BMS (Bachelor of 7 Management studies) and BSBA.
Also including any degree in Economics. Excluding candidates with professional degrees as mentioned in AC-2.
Commerce/Economics (Accountancy, Auditing, Banking, Business Administration, Business Mathematics, Business Organisation, Economics (all degrees), Economic Development and Planning, Finance, Insurance, Investment Analysis, Public Finance, Secretarial Practices etc.)
Hotel & Tourism Management/Catering Technology
Management (Business Administration, Business Management, Business Studies, Management Studies etc.) 4.Any vocational degree in commerce (BCOM).
- AC-4
1. (All Computer Applications, IT, Engineering, Technology and Architecture related Areas):
2. Including BARCH, all BE, BIT, BINFTECH, all BS (ENG)/ BSC (ENG) and all BTECH
(Excluding Dairy Technology and Fashion Technology only).
3. Agricultural Engineering
4. Architecture
5. Bioscience & Biotechnology (BE/BS(ENG)/BSC (ENG)/BTECH only.)
6. Computer Applications
7. Engineering/Technology (BE, BS (ENG), BSC (ENG), BTECH in all engineering subjects.)
8. Including Computer Engineering, Computer Science and IT but excluding Dairy Technology and Fashion Technology)
9. Natural Sciences (BE/BS (ENG)/BSC (ENG)/BTECH only)
10. Textile Technology/Engineering
1. (All Science and Agriculture related Areas, other than Agricultural Engineering, Medicine and Surgery): Including all BS/BSC (excluding Economics, Journalism and all BS(ENG)/BSC(ENG)). Including all degrees in Geological and Mathematical Sciences. Also including BCH, BDS, BFSC, BMATH, BN (Bachelor of Nursing), BPHARMA, BPT, BSTAT, BVSC and Dairy Technology and Fashion Technology. Excluding any BE/BS(ENG)/BSC(ENG)/BTECH degree in Biosciences and Biotechnology and Natural Sciences.
- AC-5
1. (All Science and Agriculture related Areas, other than Agricultural Engineering, Medicine and Surgery): Including all BS/BSC (excluding Economics, Journalism and all BS(ENG)/BSC(ENG)). Including all degrees in Geological and Mathematical Sciences. Also including BCH, BDS, BFSC, BMATH, BN (Bachelor of Nursing), BPHARMA, BPT, BSTAT, BVSC and Dairy Technology and Fashion Technology. Excluding any BE/BS(ENG)/BSC(ENG)/BTECH degree in Biosciences and Biotechnology and Natural Sciences.
2. Actuarial Science
3. Agriculture (Agronomy, Soil Science, Agricultural Biochemistry, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Extension, Plant Breeding and Genetics, Plant Pathology, Soil Science etc.) Excluding Agricultural Engineering
4. Animal Husbandry
5. Biosciences and Biotechnology (Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Botany, Entomology, Life Science, Zoology etc.) Excluding any BE/BS(ENG)/BSC(ENG)/ BTECH degree
6. Dairy Science/Technology
6. Dairy Science/Technology
7. Dentistry
8. Fisheries
9. Forestry
10. Food Technology
11. Geography and Geological Sciences (Geography, Geology and Geophysics): any bachelor’s/integrated master’s degree
12. Horticulture
13. Paramedical/Physiotherapy
14. Pharmacology/Pharmacy
15. Veterinary Science/ Animal Husbandry
16. Mathematical Sciences (Mathematics and Statistics): any bachelor’s/integrated master’s degree
17. Natural Sciences (Chemistry, Physics etc.). Excluding any BE/BS(ENG)/BSC(ENG)/ BTECH degree
18. Planning
18. Planning
19. Any vocational degree in science (BS/BSC).
20. Science (Others) → Home Science, Nursing and all other branches of Science not explicitly included or excluded elsewhere in this list.
1. (All Arts/Humanities Related Degrees, Design, Education, Fashion Technology, Law and Rural Studies): Including any BA (excluding Economics, Geography and Geological Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics), BAA, BAJM, BED, BJ, BJMC, BL, BM (Bachelor of Music), BMus, BMC, BMS (Bachelor of Media Science), BCJ, BDES, BFTECH, BSW and LLB. Also including any degree in Journalism/Media Studies/Mass Communication.
- AC-6
1. (All Arts/Humanities Related Degrees, Design, Education, Fashion Technology, Law and Rural Studies): Including any BA (excluding Economics, Geography and Geological Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics), BAA, BAJM, BED, BJ, BJMC, BL, BM (Bachelor of Music), BMus, BMC, BMS (Bachelor of Media Science), BCJ, BDES, BFTECH, BSW and LLB. Also including any degree in Journalism/Media Studies/Mass Communication.
2. Arts/Humanities (Archaeology, Education, Fine Arts (Dance, Drama, Film, Music, Painting etc.), History, Journalism, Languages, Library Science, Literature, Mass Communication, Media Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Social Work/Welfare, Sociology, etc.)
3. Any vocational degree in arts/education/humanities (BA).
4. Law
5. Education (including Physical Education and Sports)
6. Rural Studies/Rural Sociology/Rural Cooperatives/Rural Banking
7. Accessories Design/Apparel Production/Design/Fashion Communication/Fashion technology/ Design/ Interior Design/ Knit Wear Design/Leather Design.
- AC-7
Any other discipline not mentioned in AC-1 to AC-6.
Note → Final discretion on the academic category that an academic program will be classified into rests with the Admissions Committee of IIM-Ahmadabad.
Important information
Please note that it will conduct its Academic Writing Tests and Personal Interviews (AWT & PIs) in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi/NCR. Candidates shortlisted for AWT & PI will be intimated by registered post tentatively by the second week of January 2017
Expenses and Fees
The Fees and other charges payable by the PGP students of the 2016-2018 batch for their first academic year is approximately Rs.9,39,000/-. Laptop computer, personal expenses on boarding, travel, clothes and laundry are extra. The fees and other charges for the 2017-2019 batch will be based on the fees and other charges for the 2016-2018 batch, adjusted for inflation.
Check the complete details about the Selection Criteria → HERE
Expenses and Fees
The Fees and other charges payable by the PGP students of the 2016-2018 batch for their first academic year is approximately Rs.9,39,000/-. Laptop computer, personal expenses on boarding, travel, clothes and laundry are extra. The fees and other charges for the 2017-2019 batch will be based on the fees and other charges for the 2016-2018 batch, adjusted for inflation.
Check the complete details about the Selection Criteria → HERE
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