IIM Kashipur releases shortlisting criteria for PGP batch 2016-18
Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kashipur has announced the admission policy for Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP), academic year 2016-18. The admission process will consist of three stages:
- Shortlisting based on minimum CAT 2015 scores
- Generating merit list based on WAT, PI and candidate profile
- Final selection of candidates
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Stage 1
In the first stage, IIM Kashipur will shortlist candidates for Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI) using the following CAT 2015 scores:
Minimum Cut-offs to be used for selecting eligible candidates for WAT and PI
| Category |
QA (Section 1) |
DI & LR (Section 2) |
VRC (Section 3) |
Total (Overall) |
| General |
80 |
80 |
80 |
90 |
| NC-OBC |
72 |
72 |
72 |
81 |
| SC |
60 |
60 |
60 |
75 |
| ST |
50 |
50 |
50 |
65 |
| DAP |
50 |
50 |
50 |
65 |
Candidates securing the above minimum percentile in CAT 2015 (as show in the table above) will be considered for calculation of their composite score in Stage 2.Â
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Stage 2
In the next stage, a merit list for WAT and PI will created on the basis of the following:
WAT- PI table 2a
| Components |
Weights |
| Written Ability Test (WAT) |
10 |
| Personal Interview (PI) |
30 |
| WAT & PI Total |
40 |
Next, the following weights will be assigned to various components for generating merit list:Â
Shortlist table 2b
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| Academic Discipline for PGP Programme (PGP) |
|
| 1 |
Arts/Humanities: Archaeology, Education, Fine Arts (Dance, Music, Painting), Geography, History, Journalism, Languages, Library Science, Literature, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Social Work/Welfare, Sociology, etc. |
| 2 |
Commerce/Economics: Accountancy, Auditing, Banking, Business Mathematics, Business Organization, Economics, Economic Development and Planning, Public Administration, Public Finance, Secretarial Practices etc. |
| 3 |
Charted Accountancy |
| 4 |
Costs and Works Accountancy |
| 5 |
Company Secretaryship |
| 6 |
Education (including Physical Education and Sports) |
| 7 |
Law |
| 8 |
Medicine/Dentistry |
| 9 |
Pharmacology/Pharmacy |
| 10 |
Management (BBA) |
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Stage 3
In the final stage, the institute will select candidates based on the following:
Grand Total (C) = WAT &PI Total (2a) + Shortlist Total (2b)
The Grand Total (C) will be used to rank students according to their merit.
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IIM Kashipur will also be conducting the common admission process for the six new IIMs.
