IIM Calcutta (IIM C): Cut off, Courses, Fees, Admission 2026, Ranking, Placement ,Joka, Kolkata

IIM Calcutta Admission Criteria: WAT/PI allotted more weightage than CAT

Senior Manager - Content

3 mins readUpdated on Aug 16, 2017 11:27 IST

Here's how IIM Calcutta will select CAT 2017 candidates for PGP-PGDM 2020-2018. Read more on Shiksha

IIM Calcutta Admission Criteria - India’s premiere management institute, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM C) has announced its admission criteria for PGP-PGDM 2018-2020 batch.

CHECK: IIM Calcutta Admission Criteria for 2019-2021 batch

The criteria described on the official website of IIM C is of a crucial significance to the candidates who are planning to appear in Common Admission Test or CAT 2017 as the information will help them strategise better if they are eyeing a seat in the top institute.

CAT 2017, which is all set to be held on November 26, 2017 will form the basis of selection of the candidates along with past academic performance and other criteria.

POPULAR MBA ENTRANCE EXAMS

SNAP: 1 Online MBA Entrance Test across 92 cities for applying to 15 Symbiosis MBA Institutes – Apply Now

IBSAT: TOne exam for entry into ICFAI Campuses across India | B-School Ranked 2nd by Silicon India | NAAC A+ Grade | Alumni 45000+ - Apply Now

XAT: One exam accepted by Top 150+ MBA institutes (XLRI and XAT Associate Institutes)– Apply Now

Selection for Personal Interview (PI):

Minimum section-wise and overall cut-off percentile for selection to PI round is as follows:

Table A

Category	QA	DILR	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

Those who will secure above mentioned minimum percentile in each category in CAT 2017 will be considered for calculation of their composite score which will then be used in shortlisting candidates for PI.

Calculation of Composite Score:

The Composite Score will be calculated on the basis of CAT 2017 score, Class X and XII marks and gender diversity factor.

Table B

Class X marks (%)	Points	Class XII marks (%)	Points
more than or equal to 80	10	more than or equal to 80	10
75-80	8	75-80	8
70-75	6	70-75	6
65-70	4	65-70	4
60-65	2	60-65	2
less than 60	0	less than 60	0

Points attributed to various components that determine the Composite Score are as follows:

Table C

Components	Weights	Method of Calculation
CAT 2017 overall score	28	(A/B)*X28
Class X marks	10	As per Table B above
Class XII marks	10	As per Table B above
Gender Diversity Factor	2	2 points will be awarded to promote gender diversity
Total	50

A* -Candidate’s Total CAT 2017 score
B* -Maximum CAT 2017 Score

Candidates will be shortlisted for PI and Written Ability Test rounds on the basis of their Composite Scores.

“Got a question about top MBA exams? Ask students who have already made it to top B-Schools.”

Criteria for final admission is described as follows:

Table D

Criterion	Weights
CAT 2017 scores	15
Personal Interview	24
Written Ability Test	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

A maximum of 4 points will be awarded for work experience. Below is the break-up of the same:

Table E

Months	Points
0-6	0
6-12	2
13-24	3
25-36	4
37-48	3
More than 48	2

Final selection of the candidates for PGP-PGDM 2018-2020 will be based on the combination of the above mentioned criteria and no single criterion will automatically qualify the candidate for admission to IIM Calcutta.

Popular Management Entrance Exams

Check all important details around Management Entrance Exams

Management News and Articles

Read all news and articles on Management

CAT 2017 is scheduled to be held on November 26, 2017 and registrations for the same is underway. Aspiring candidates can get themselves enrolled by September 20, 2017.

Also read:

CAT 2017: Candidates who score 80 percentile can apply to IIM Ahmedabad	What to keep in mind before appearing for management entrance exams
CAT 2017: How to prepare without quitting your job	CAT topper tips: Mock analysis helps in gauging the weak areas
CAT 2017 prep: Top 8 mobile apps that are immensely helpful	IIM Bill 2017: Impact on other B-schools offering PG diploma instead of management degree

CAT scores are used for admission to 20 Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and various other top B-Schools. Are you eligible for the IIMs? To know more, click here.

Videos you may like

About the Author

Vipra Shrivastava

Senior Manager - Content

Vipra Shrivastava is MA in English Literature from Delhi University with extensive experience in content writing of over 14 years. She has been handling content for Management, Accounting and Commerce streams for 8

Read Full Bio

Get Admission and Placement Updates about IIM Calcutta

News & Updates

Latest NewsPopular News

IIM Calcutta Course Admission 2025 (Open): Fees, Cutoff, Criteria, Eligibility

Dec 26, 2025

3.3K Views