With CAT results being
declared, B-schools are busy preparing their admission criteria.
The time is less and most B-schools across country have yet not
announced their admission criteria for 2012-14. Many B-schools say
they will only divulge this information once CAT results
are declared on January 11, 2011.
Some IIMs, like IIM Bangalore, IIM Lucknow and IIM Kozhikode, have already published their admission criteria on their official websites. As per the cutoffs, these IIMs have mentioned the overall cut-off as more than 90 percentile for General category candidates. However, final cutoffs would depend on CAT 2011 results.
Let us see admission criteria for some B-schools for 2012-14-:
1) IIM Kozhikode:
Stage 1: Admission to this prestigious B-school is a multi-staged process. An index score will be calculated with 50% weightage for the overall CAT 2011 score, 20% weightage for academic performance in secondary school, 20% weightage for higher secondary school and 10% weightage for the work experience of the candidate. The sectional Cutoffs for General Category is- 80 for all sections-Verbal, QA and DI. The overall cutoff is 90 and above.
Stage 2: On the basis of the CAT score, performance in secondary school, higher secondary school and work experience, which totals to 50. 50% weightage is given to the factors like Group Discussion and Social Skills, Personal Interview and Writing Task (Essay). The weightage given to these factors are as follows:
Index score obtained in Stage 2 of short listing for GD/PI -
50%
Group discussion and social skills - 15%
Personal interview - 25%
Writing task (Essay) - 10%
2) IIM Lucknow: The parameters on the basis of which the admission to IIM-Lucknow for batch of 2012-14 will take place are: CAT 2011 scores, GD, PI, written ability test and past academic performance and prior work experience. For a candidate belonging to general category, the overall cut off for CAT 2010 is 90 percentile and sectional cut offs are 80 percentile for Quantitative Ability, 85 percentile for Logic & Data Interpretation and 85 percentile for Verbal Ability. You should remember in order to get a call for GD/PI, student's past academic performance secondary, higher secondary and graduate program and experience profile of the candidates will be considered.
Let us see section-wise cutoff for IIM-L.
| Category | Verbal | Quantitative | Logic and DI | Total |
| General | 85% | 80% | 85% | 90% |
| SC | 55% | 55% | 55% | 75% |
| ST | 50% | 50% | 50% | 70% |
| OBC | 75% | 75% | 75% | 85% |
The total weightage given to the CAT 2011 scores, previous academic records, work experience is 50.
| Components | Weightage |
| CAT 2010 results | 37.5 |
| Class X score | 2.5 |
| Class X11 Score | 2.5 |
| Graduation marks | 2.5 |
| Work Experience | 2.5 |
| Graduation Profile | 2.5 |
| Total | 50 |
3) IIM Calcutta: Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta issued its admission policy for its Post Graduate Program in management for the coming session 2012-2014. The IIM-C will follow the last year's admission policy for this year too. The admission policy is based on candidate's cumulative data on Common Admission Test (CAT), Group Discussion, performance in Personal Interview and previous Work Experience.
IIM Calcutta will give importance to work experience; those candidates who are having more than 36 months work experience are awarded with six points.
The following table shows the criteria and their weights used for final selection for PGDM and PGDCM for the batch 2012-14.
Criteria and weights for final selection for PGDM & PGDCM
| Criterion | Weight |
| CAT Score | 40 |
| Group Discussion | 10 |
| Personal Interview | 44 |
| Work Experience | 6 |
| Total | 100 |
The candidates awarded maximum 6 marks have been depending on the total work experience. Candidates having 0-11 months work experience have received 0 marks.
Coming soon, admission criteria for other B-schools for the batch of 2012-14. Stay tuned!
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sir,i have scored 87% in 10th and 74% in 12th nd nw i m doing b.tech.how can i assure a seat in iims after completing my b.tech???pls help me out…
Hello..can u plz tell me what kind of work experience is needed …
sir i scure 47% in 10th,57% in 12th & 64% in bcom.i dont have any work expriance.because for my % of mark is not good.if i work hard & get gud score in cat.than their is any chance for study in top bschools in india % out side india.i m bolong from sc catorgory.
Sir my 10th percentage is 75.43% and 12th percentage is 54.2% anf btech is 6.58/10 i hold an experience of 2 years and plsnnong to apply fr iim..so ll i b cobsidered as my 12 th percentage aint dat good…please help me
sir, i have the prob that i could nt get more% in 10th n 12th.i got 58 nd 53 so i have any problum in future to join iim. Plz telme
hi,my name is lakshmi.i am a B.Tech graduate i have 5 years of MNC experience but my academic record is not good just i have second class in all my carear.if i get cat score 90+ there is any posibility to get admission in B-schools.
sir i am graduate bsc(chem),secured 78% in 10th and 68% in 12th,, and 64% in graduation with no work experience. i belong to obc community.what should be my score to get call from iim ahmadabad,,or any other iim.please guide my way.
Hello,
Based on my prep this year I am expecting a 96+ percentile in
CAT and my other details are as -
10th - UP Board - 74.1%
12th CBSE - 74.4%
B.Tech ISM Dhanbad, Electrical Engg
66.1%
and Currently workin as software engineer for 13 Months.
Can you give me a realistic idea of what are my chances for what IIMs.
I am very good at GDs and PIs. Also my writing skills are above average.
sir, i am currently pursuing my be in the dept of ece.I had 80% and 78% in 10th and 12th cbse board exams and i am a general catogory student.i just wanted to make sure if no history of arrears in ug is a criterion for getting into IIM.please reply.
I passed out btech in mechanical with 80%, 12th-78% & 10th-72%. I belong to SC category,plz tell me how much percentile i need in cat for any iim calls.
Sir ,
I got 69% in 10th 64% in 12 and 58% in B.E.
i completed my B.E. (CSE) in 2009 and
working since then..will i have any change to get into any of the
top B.school i am planniy to appear for CAT this year 2012 and next year also.. plz
suggest…
bharatsharma1287@gmail.com
sir,
i have secured 91% in 10th n 77% in 12th n expecting to secure 75%
in btech, what should be my percentile to get call from one of the
iims?
sir i have scored 76% in ssc and i have 57% in 12th and iam expecting 70% in engineering and can i get call from any iims and i belong to obc cateogary
Dear sir, ma'am,
I have scored 70% in 10th, 62% in 12th, 54% in B.tech(CSE). Can i get a seat in any of the IIM's if I score
very good percentile in CAT exam.
Moreover, I belong to OBC category.
Please help me out.
sir madam..i got 92.2% in 10,89.4% in 12 commerce with maths both from cbse..now i m doing b.com proffesional from jalandhar(gndu) n meanwhile preparing for cat. i wanted to know how much percentage in graduation n percentile in cat m i required to score so as to get a call frm good iim n also m not planning to do any job before the exam which will mean that i ll have no work experience.so plz tell me is there any chance of getting admission in any iim if ill prepare for cat?
10th-89% 12th-71% B.tech-83% and 15 month experience. guide me what should be done for last four months preparation.and if i get 85-90 percentile in cat,which colleges i should apply and should i give any other exam for MBA apart from CAT ???
sirs,madam,
i have got 78% in 10th 84% in 10+2 & 69% in graduation but i
have no work experience. what should be my cat score to get a call
from a top b-school
sir
i hav got 89% in XII n 87% in X and i'm
currently doing my btech in 5th sem ( probably i will secure 65%
aggregate ) iwant to get into one of the IIMs what are my chances
and rather than MBA should i try for
mtech ..
plz guide me !!!
kindly reply at jas.sehra92@gmail.com
Sir, I have 93% in class X, 82% in XII
and 61% in graduation. Should I prepare for CAT?? Any chances of clearing IIM's?? Please guide
me
paras1201paras@gmail.com
Sir, I have 93% in class X, 82% in XII
and 61% in graduation. Should I prepare for CAT?? Any chances of clearing IIM's?? Please guide
me
paras1201paras@gmail.com
Sir, I have 93% in class X, 82% in XII
and 61% in graduation. Should I prepare for CAT?? Any chances of clearing IIM's?? Please guide
me
paras1201paras@gmail.com
Sir, I have 93% in class X, 82% in XII
and 61% in graduation. Should I prepare for CAT?? Any chances of clearing IIM's?? Please guide
me
paras1201paras@gmail.com
66% in class 10th &62% in 12th (isc board) & now graduating from CU (accont&finance hons) hope around 70% i can score then wat will my chances to sit for cat.
sir, I have 80% in both 10 and 12th, Grad was Btech for that 70%, Work exp of 1yr. I want to get admission in IIM-K, How should be my scores? Pls make a reply ? Pls tell me how many questions should be correct to get through…in each sections..
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