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Admission Procedure For Domestic Candidates
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT CALCUTTA
Admission Policy for the PGP-PGDM Batch (2015-17)Criteria for
short listing and final selection of PGP-PGDM candidates for
2015-2017 Batch
A). Short-l isting for Personal Interview (PI)
Candidates will be short listed on the basis of CAT 2014 score,
past academic performance, and other
criteria provided below.
Stage I: Candidates eligible to be considered for PI
Stage I short-listing comprises candidates achieving the minimum
section-wise and overall percentile
in CAT 2014 as per Table 1 below:
Table 1: Minimum Cut-off Percentile for short-listi ng the
candidates for Personal Interview (PI) stage
Category Section I Section II Overall
OPEN 85 85 90
NC-OBC 75 75 80
SC 65 65 75
ST 60 60 70
DA 60 60 70
Candidates securing the above mentioned minimum percentile in
each category in CAT 2014 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 for short-listing
candidates for PI may be much higher
than the above mentioned minimum cut-offs as the short-listing
for PI is done on the basis of
composite score.
Stage II: Calculation of Composite Scores for Short-list ing for
PI stage
The Composite Score is calculated on the basis of CAT score,
Class X and Class XII aggregate
percentages, and gender diversity factor.
Method of allotting points for Class X and Class XII percentage
based on aggregate marks is given in
Table 2 below:
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Table 2: Points for Class X and Class XII marks*
Class X Marks (in %) Points Class XII Marks (in %) Point s
81 5 81 5
76 and < 81 4 76 and < 81 4
71 and < 76 3 71 and < 76 3
66 and < 71 2 66 and < 71 2
60 and < 66 1 60 and < 66 1
< 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 or grade sheet would be considered
irrespective of whether the Board considers them for
calculation of percentage).
A candidates composite score is calculated based on Table 3. A
cut-off of composite score is used for short-listing
the number of candidates for PI stage in each category. The
number of candidates short-listed for PI stage would be
the discretion of the institute and would depend on the batch
size of 2015-17.
Table 3: Components and corresponding weights assigned for
generating category-wise short-lis ts for the PI
stage
Components Weights Method of Calculation
CAT 2014 Score 77 (A / B) x 77
Class X marks 10 (C / 5) X 10
Class XII marks 10 (D / 5) X 10
Gender DiversityFactor
3To ensure gender diversity, 3 points will be awarded to
female
candidates only.
Total 100
A = Candidates total CAT 2014 score
B = Maximum CAT 2014 Score
C = Points awarded for Class X marks as per Table 2
D = Points awarded for Class XII marks as per Table 2
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Candidates based on their composite score will be called for the
PI stage of selection process
comprising Personal Interview (PI) and Written Ability Test
(WAT) or any other test decided and pre-
announced by IIM Calcutta.
B). Criteria for Final Selection to PGP- PGDM (Batch
2015-17)
A candidates 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 to
PGP-PGDM for the batch 2015-17.
Table 4: Criteria and weights for final selection to PGP-
PGDM
Criterion Weights
CAT 2014 Score 35
Personal Interview (PI) 44
Writing Ability Test (WAT) 10
Point awarded for Academic Diversity at Bachelors degree
level(Academic Diversity Factor for Bachelors degree (ADFB)):
Candidates with any of the following bachelors degree in the
list Xbelow are eligible for ADFB:
List X: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 bachelors degree not mentioned above.
If (Bachelors degree is
from the list X)ADFB=2;
ElseADFB=0
Point awarded for Academic Diversity at Post
Graduation(PG)/Professional Qualification Level (Academic
DiversityFactor for Post Graduation(PG)/Professional Qualification
(ADFP)):
Candidates with any of the following Post
Graduation(PG)/Professional Qualification in the list Y below are
eligible for
ADFP:List Y:Post Graduation (PG)/Professional Qualification like
ICAI,
ICWA, Company Secretary. Here, Post Graduation means
Mastersdegree like MA, M.Sc, M.Com, MS, MD, LL.M or any other
non-
engineering post graduate degree not mentioned above**
If (Post Graduation(PG)/ Professional
Qualification is fromthe list Y)
ADFP=1;Else
ADFP=0
Work Experience (Details provided below) 08
Total 100
**Points will be awarded to only those candidates, who have
completed their post
graduate/professional qualification as on January 31, 2015.
For work experience, a maximum of Eight points will be awarded
depending on the length of service
as on January 31, 2015 (Please refer Table 5). Only formal 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 fo r work experience in completed months
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Months =43
Points 0 0.5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 6 5
The final selection list will be based on the merit list
generated as per Table 4 for each category.
Minimum qualification in accordance with the above mentioned
criteria would not automatically qualify
the candidate for admission into IIM Calcutta.
Reservation Policy:
IIM Calcutta will apply Government of Indias reservation policy
for admission to Central Educational
Institutions (CEIs).
Any dispute concerning Admissi ons to t he PGP Batch 2015-17
would be subject to jur isdic ti on 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 2015-17.
