IIM Indore admission criteria 2018-2020: CAT 2017 allotted only 20% weightage

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The Indian Institute of Management Indore has released its admission criteria for 2018-2020 batch. The candidates who shall be appearing for CAT 2017 on November 26, 2017 must understand the process before applying at the institute.

IIM Indore PGP admissions for 2018-2020 will be a three way process, including: Eligibility Criteria, Shortlist for PI/WAT and Final Selection. Read more about IIM Indore admission criteria below.

In the first phase, the candidates will be screened on the basis of their score in CAT exam. IIM Indore has fixed CAT cutoff for 2018-2020 at 90 percentile for General Category applicants.

Those applying for the 2-year PGP course must also fulfill the sectional CAT cut-off criteria along with overall cut-off.

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  • IIM Indore admission criteria: Sectional and overall CAT percentile
  • IIM Indore admission criteria: Components and weightage
  • IIM Indore admission criteria: Final Selection

IIM Indore admission criteria: Sectional and overall CAT percentile

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Sectional and overall CAT percentile fixed by IIM Indore for PGP 2018-2020:

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Category

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Overall %tile

General

80

80

80

90

NC-OBC

70

70

70

80

SC

55

55

55

60

ST

45

45

45

50

PWD

45

45

45

50

Based on the applications invited, the candidates will be further screened for the WAT/PI round. The candidate will be selected on the basis of his/her composite course that will include high school score, gender diversity, etc. The candidate must take note of the fact that HSc score will hold the double of CAT 2017 weightage points.

IIM Indore admission criteria: Components and weightage

Components

Score

Class X

36

Class XII

40

Cat 2017 ( overall) score

20

Gender Diversity Factor

4 (for female applicants)

Composite Score

100


Shortlisted candidates will be informed through mail. They are expected to be present for WAT/PI round in person, which is expected to be held in the month of January 2018.

The interviews will be conducted in the following cities:

  • Bangalore
  • Chennai
  • Delhi
  • Guwahati
  • Hyderabad
  • Indore
  • Kolkata
  • Lucknow
  • Mumbai

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IIM Indore admission criteria: Final Selection

Components

Score

Class 10

10

Class 12

10

CAT 2017 (overall) score

20

WAT score

20

PI score

40

Composite score

100


15% and 7.5% of the total seats are reserved for scheduled caste (SC) and scheduled tribe (ST) candidates as per the government’s norm. 27% seats are reserved for non-creamy layer - other backward classes (NC-OBC) candidates and 5% seats are reserved for persons with disabilities.

 Also read: Campus-wise IIM Shortlist, Selection and Admission Criteria


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