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IIMs is the dream destination of all MBA aspirants but only a few get to study in these top ranked institutes. Here is an article helpful for SC/ST candidates. Check out the reserved seats in different IIMs.
As a part of series of articles on category-wise seats intake at IIMs for MBA program, here is the third article on seat intake in MBA course (formerly called PGP) at IIMs for Schedule Caste/Schedule Tribe (SC/ST) candidates. For those candidates who have been looking to get a clear picture on the seats availability in the PGP programs, this article will prove handy as the seat-intake list has been created after thorough study of different IIMs. Still, there may be slight variations in the number of seats, as several IIMs have not updated their exact number of seats for these categories yet. We have considered the national reservation guidelines and calculated the seats availability accordingly.
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Let’s start with one of the best IIMs - IIM Ahmedabad. It is considered a premier institute owing to its record of producing brilliant entrepreneurs, business tycoons and pioneer in different fields. For almost six decades, it has been the go-to business school among aspirants.
IIM Ahmedabad has produced some famous personalities including Harsha Bhogle (Famous cricket commentator & Journalist), Deep Kalra (CEO of MakeMyTrip), and Shikha Sharma (CEO of Axis Bank) among many others. It has 58 seats for SC candidates and 29 seats for ST candidates.
Candidates seeking admission to IIM Nagpur must ensure that they are eligible for the preferred course. Hereafter, they must register for CAT and indicate their preference for IIM Nagpur on the CAT application form. The institution shortlists candidates on the basis of CAT scores. Shortlisted candidates are invited for WAT and PI rounds after which the final score that is a total of the academic performance and interview round is compared. The candidates are finally selected on the basis of this total score.
Candidates willing to take admission to the MBA programme at IIM Sirmaur must take the CAT exam as IIM Sirmaur inducts candidates based on their CAT percentile. Given below are the steps required to complete the CAT application process.
Step 1: Visit the official website of CAT.
Step 2: Click on 'new registration' and enter the required details to get the login credentials.
Step 3: Log in with the ID received in the email to fill out the application form.
Step 4: Enter personal and academic details.
Step 5: Upload scanned images of the candidate's photograph and signature
Step 6: Select preferred courses and IIMs
Step 7: Select test city preference for exam centre allotment
Step 8: Pay the application fee via credit/debit card or net banking
Step 9: Take the print of the acknowledgement slip for future reference.
Let’s move on to our next most sought after business institute for PGP – IIM Bangalore. For over four decades, it has been producing some of the best entrepreneurs and industrialists. It has an outstanding track record of campus placements. It has always found its place among the favourite B-schools.
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Some of the notable alumni include Karan Bajaj (Indian American Author), Ravi Neelkantan (Indian Diplomat), and K. Radhakrishnan (Former ISRO Chief) among many others. IIM Bangalore has 57 seats reserved for SC candidates and 29 seats for ST candidates.
Next in the list comes IIM Calcutta - another top notch business school and peer of the two top IIMs. Established in 1961 alongside IIM Ahmedabad, the institute has the highest number of seats among all the IIMs. Moreover, it has given many experts in different domains.
Candidates fulfilling the eligibility criteria can fill out the admission form by visiting the official website. Moreover, the selection is done based on candidates score in CAT exam. Candidates without CAT score, can apply with a valid score in exams as mentioned in the table below:
Specialisation | Entrance Exam in lieu of CAT |
|---|---|
Finance & Control | GMAT/GRE/UGC-JRF in Commerce/ Economics/ Management |
Human Resource Management | GMAT/GRE/GATE/UGC-JRF in Economics/ Management/ Law/ Labour & Social Welfare/ Human Resource Management/ Labour Welfare/ Personnel Management/ Industrial Relations/ Psychology/ Sociology |
Management Information Systems | GMAT/GRE/GATE/UGC-JRF in any stream |
Marketing | GMAT/GRE/GATE/UGC-JRF in Economics/ Psychology/ Sociology/ Anthropology/ Management |
GMAT/GRE/UGC-JRF in Management/ Mathematical Sciences | |
Organizational Behavior | GMAT/GRE/GATE/UGC-JRF in Psychology/ Sociology/ Anthropology/ Public Administration/ Social Work/ Management/ Labour Welfare/ Personnel Management/ Industrial Relations/ Labour & Social Welfare/ Human Resource Management |
Public Policy and Management | GRE/GATE in Architecture & Planning/ UGC-NET in Anthropology/ Economics/ Education/ Environmental Science/ Geography/ History/ International & Area Studies/ Law/ Management/ Political Science/ Psychology/ Public Administration/ Social Work/ Sociology |
Regional Development | GRE/UGC-NET in Anthropology/ Economics/ Geography/ Population Studies/ Public Administration/ Sociology |
Sociology | UGC-NET in Anthropology/ Economics/ Political Science/ Sociology |
Strategic Management | GMAT/GRE/GATE/UGC-JRF in Anthropology/ Commerce/ Defence & Strategic Studies/ Economics/ Environmental Science/ Geography/ History/ Law/ Management/ Political Science/ Psychology/ Public Administration/ Sociology |
Some of the alumni include Sunil Alagh (CEO of Brittania Industries), Ajit Balakrishnan (CEO of Rediff), and Sunil Duggal (CEO of Dabur) among many others. It has 69 seats reserved for SC candidates and 35 seats for ST candidates.
For a detailed information, you can go through the table given below:
SC & ST Category Seats in IIMs for MBA
| IIM Institute |
Seats for SC candidates |
Seats for ST candidates |
|---|---|---|
| IIM Ahmedabad |
58 |
29 |
| IIM Bangalore |
57 |
29 |
| IIM Calcutta |
69 |
37 |
| 63 |
32 |
|
| 68 |
34 |
|
| 56 |
28 |
|
| 18 |
10 |
|
| 18 |
10 |
|
| 18 |
10 |
|
| 18 |
10 |
|
| 15 |
8 |
|
| 18 |
10 |
|
| 14 |
7 |
|
| 18 |
9 |
|
| 20 |
10 |
|
| 20 |
10 |
|
| 9 |
5 |
|
| 21 |
11 |
|
| 18 |
9 |
|
| 18 |
9 |
|
| Total |
614 |
317 |
Asterisk (*) has been put on several colleges to give a clear picture wherein a number of seats can vary slightly.
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