IIM Ranchi announces admission criteria for PGDM and PGDHRM, 2016-2018
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The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ranchi has announced the admission criteria for their two-year flagship programmes – Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) and Post-Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management (PGDHRM).
IIM Ranchi has released two separate documents notifying the admission and shortlisting criteria of the two programmes. To be shortlisted for the programme, candidates need to appear for CAT 2015.
Here’s a look at the admission criteria of both the courses separately:
Admission criteria for PGDM 2016-2018
Candidates will be shortlisted for PGDM course based on four factors:
· CAT scores
· Personal Interview (PI)
· Written Ability Test (WAT)
· Candidate profile
The PI & WAT process will be common to all the six new IIMs, namely, Ranchi, Rohtak, Raipur, Tiruchirappalli, Udaipur and Kashipur. IIM Kashipur will conduct the CAP for all new IIMs.
Stage 1
In the first stage, candidates will be shortlisted on various components as mentioned below:
|
Category |
Quantitative Aptitude (Section 1) |
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (Section 2) |
Verbal & Reading Comprehension (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 |
“The above cut-off percentile figures are just indicative and actual CAT percentile cut-offs are expected to be close to the cut-off for previous years. The shortlisted candidates of all the six new IIMs will be merged to make a combined short-list for further processing,” informed the official notification.
Stage 2
Candidates fulfilling the above criteria will now be called for PI & WAT process.
“Personal interviews and written ability test are planned to be conducted at five different centres namely Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Bangalore. The exact dates for PI & WAT will be communicated to shortlisted candidates in due course of time. The common PI & WAT for the six IIMs will be coordinated by one of the six IIMs named above,” informed the institute.
Stage 3
In the final stage, admission offers will generated on the basis of a merit list. This consolidated merit list (CML) will contain the following components:
|
Component |
Weightage |
|
CAT Score |
30% |
|
PI Score |
30% |
|
WAT Score |
10% |
|
Profile |
30% |
Candidates appearing for PI & WAT process at IIM Calcutta, IIM Lucknow, IIM Bangalore and IIM Kozhikode do not need to appear for the interview and test again. Their scores
Only the rest of the candidates need to appear for the Common Personal interview and Written Ability Test of the six new IIMs.
Profile Scoring Methodology
|
Profile |
Out of 30 Marks |
|
Academic Profile |
15 |
|
Work Experience |
5 |
|
Academic Diversity |
5 |
|
Gender Diversity |
|
Academic Profile (15 Marks)
|
As Per CAT% |
85 % & above |
80–85 % |
75-80% |
70-75% |
70-65% |
Less than 65% |
|
SSC |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
HSC |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
Graduation |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
Work Experience (5 Marks)
|
Duration of Work Experience |
Maximum Marks |
|
Less than 6 Months |
0 |
|
6 to 11 Months |
1 |
|
12 to 17 months |
3 |
|
18 to 23 months |
5 |
|
24 to 29 months |
4 |
|
30 to 35 months |
3 |
|
Greater than or equal to 36 months |
2 |
Gender Diversity: 3 marks will be awarded to female candidates only.
Admission criteria for PGDHRM 2016-2018
Take a look at the complete admission criteria:
Stage 1: Initial Short-listing for PI & WAT Process
In the first stage, candidates will be shortlisted for PGDHRM based on three factors:
|
Component |
Weightage |
|
CAT score |
75% |
|
Work experience |
10% |
|
Bachelor’s degree |
15% |
Candidates with more or equal to 12 months of experience will receive 10 points.
Ratings for bachelor's degree is as follow:
|
Bachelor’s Degree |
Rating Score |
|
Law, Sociology, Psychology |
15 |
|
Engineering/Technology |
10 |
|
Agricultural Engineering,Agriculture , AnimalHusbandry, Dairy Science/Technology |
7 |
|
Hotel & Tourism Management, Food Technology, Forestry, Horticulture, Fisheries |
7 |
|
Medicine/Dentistry, Pharmacology/Pharmacy, Rural Studies, Science, Veterinary Science, Architecture |
7 |
|
Arts/Humanities (other than Sociology, psychology), Education, Management |
6 |
|
CA, Commerce/Economics , CompanySecretary ship, Cost and Works Accountancy |
6 |
Stage 2: PI & WAT Process
"Personal interviews and WAT are planned to be conducted at five different centres namely Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, and Chennai. The exact dates for PI & WAT will be communicated to shortlisted candidates in due course of time," informed the official website.
Stage 3: Final Admissions 2016
The final merit list will be based on the following weightage:
|
Component |
Weight |
|
CAT Score |
20% |
|
PI Score |
35% |
|
WATscore |
20% |
|
Profile |
25% |
For Profile, the following weights will be assigned:
|
Profile |
Out of 25 Marks |
|
Academic Profile |
12 |
|
Work Experience |
10 |
|
Gender Diversity |
3 |
Academic Profile (12 Marks)
|
As Per CAT% |
85 % & above |
80–85 % |
75-80% |
70-75% |
70-65% |
Less than 65% |
|
SSC |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
HSC |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
Work Experience (10 Marks)
|
Duration of Work Experience |
Maximum Marks |
|
Less than 6 Months |
0 |
|
6 to 11 Months |
6 |
|
12 to 17 months |
8 |
|
18 to 23 months |
10 |
|
24 to 29 months |
8 |
|
30 to 35 months |
6 |
|
Greater than or equal to 36 months |
4 |
Gender Diversity: 3 marks will be awarded to female candidates only.
