IIM Ranchi Admission Policy 2018-2020: CAT 2017 cut-off fixed at 90 percentile
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The Indian Institute of Management Ranchi (IIM Ranchi) has announced admission criteria for its 2018-2020 PGDM batch.
The admission process will include screening of candidates on the basis of CAT 2017 score, Written Ability Test and Personal Interview. Academic profile will also be taken into consideration for the final selection.
The minimum CAT 2017 eligibility cut-off has been fixed at 90 percentile for General category students. For Scheduled Tribe (ST) category students the minimum cut off is 40 percentile. For Differently Abled Persons (DAP), the cut off is also 40 percentile.
IIM Ranchi’s WAT/PI process will be common as IIM Amritsar, IIM Bodhgaya, IIM Jammu, IIM Kashipur, IIM Raipur, IIM Rohtak, IIM Sambalpur, IIM Trichy and IIM Udaipur.
CAT 2017 percentile score for first stage screening:
| Category |
QA |
DILR |
VARC |
Total |
| General |
80 |
80 |
80 |
90 |
| NC-OBC |
60 |
60 |
60 |
78 |
| SC |
50 |
50 |
50 |
60 |
| ST |
30 |
30 |
30 |
40 |
| DAP |
30 |
30 |
30 |
40 |
These cut-offs are indicative of minimum marks required to be eligible for WAT/PI round. The actual cut-off marks will be known after the CAT 2017 result has been announced. Check last year's actual CAT cut-offs of all the IIMs
The WAT and PI of IIM Ranchi will be conducted by IIM Rohtak and will be conducted in five cities – Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai.
Points distribution chart for final admission:
| Component |
Weightage |
| CAT 2017 score |
30% |
| WAT score |
10% |
| PI score |
30% |
| Candidate’s profile |
30% |
| Total |
100% |
Candidate’s profile will include the following aspects:
| Aspect |
Out of 30% |
| Academic Profile |
15% |
| Work Experience |
5% |
| Academic Diversity |
5% |
| Gender Diversity |
5% |
Candidates from non-Engineering background can avail 5% academic diversity and female candidates can avail 5% under Gender diversity. Check IIM Admission Policies of all the IIMs
Selected candidates will be informed via email, after which they will have to submit offer acceptance letter and offer acceptance fees to confirm admission. The offer acceptance fees will be adjusted in term fee and in case any candidate decides not to seek admission, his/her acceptance fee will be returned after deduction.
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