IIM Calcutta has issued the shortlisting criteria for PGP-PGDM candidates for 2015-2017 batch.
In the first stage, candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of CAT 2014 score, past academic performance and other factors. Women candidates will receive three points under gender diversity factor.
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In the second and final stage, candidates will be selected on the basis of CAT 2014 Score, Personal Interview (PI), Writing Ability Test (WAT), Academic Diversity at Bachelor’s degree level, and Work Experience.
Here’s a complete explanation of the shortlisting process:
Stage 1: Short-listing for Personal Interview (PI)
Candidates will be short listed on the basis of CAT 2014 score, past academic performance, and other criteria provided below.
Candidates eligible to be considered for PI need to achieve the minimum section-wise and overall percentile in CAT 2014 as per Table 1 below:
Table 1: Minimum Cut-off Percentile for short-listing the candidates for Personal Interview (PI) stage
| Category |
Section – I |
Section – II |
Overall |
| OPEN |
≥ 85 |
≥ 85 |
≥ 90 |
| NC-OBC |
≥ 75 |
≥ 75 |
≥ 80 |
| SC |
≥ 65 |
≥ 65 |
≥ 75 |
| ST |
≥ 60 |
≥ 60 |
≥ 70 |
| DA |
≥ 60 |
≥ 60 |
≥ 70 |
Candidates securing the above mentioned minimum percentile in each category in CAT 2014 will be considered for Stage II.The actual section-wise and overall percentile for short-listing candidates for PI may be much higher than the above mentioned minimum cut-offs.
Stage II: Composite Scores for PI shortlisting
Composite Score will be calculated on the basis of CAT score, Class X and Class XII aggregate percentages, and gender diversity factor.
Points for Class X and Class XII marks
| Class X Marks (in %) |
Points |
Class XII Marks (in %) |
Points |
| ≥81 |
5 |
≥81 |
5 |
| ≥ 76 and |
4 |
≥ 76 and |
4 |
| ≥ 71 and |
3 |
≥ 71 and |
3 |
| ≥ 66 and |
2 |
≥ 66 and |
2 |
| ≥ 66 and |
2 |
≥ 66 and |
2 |
| ≥ 60 and |
1 |
≥ 60 and |
1 |
|
|
0 |
|
0 |
“A cut-off of composite score is used for short-listing the number of candidates for PI stage in each category. The number of candidates short-listed for PI stage would be the discretion of the institute and would depend on the batch size of 2015-17,” informed the institute.
Components and corresponding weights assigned for generating category-wise shortlists for PI stage
| Components |
Weights |
Method of Calculation |
| CAT 2014 Score |
77 |
(A / B) x 77* |
| Class X marks |
10 |
(C / 5) X 10* |
| Class XII marks |
10 |
(D / 5) X 10* |
| Gender Diversity Factor |
3 |
To ensure gender diversity, 3 points will be awarded to female candidates only |
| Total |
100 |
|
A = Candidate’s total CAT 2014 score
B = Maximum CAT 2014 Score
C = Points awarded for Class X marks as per Table 2
D = Points awarded for Class XII marks as per Table 2
Stage 3: Final Selection to PGP- PGDM (Batch 2015-17)
The final merit list will be calculated on the basis of following criteria:
| Criterion |
Weights |
| CAT 2014 Score |
35 |
| Personal Interview (PI) |
44 |
| Writing Ability Test (WAT) |
10 |
| Point awarded for Academic Diversity at Bachelor’s degree level (Academic Diversity Factor for Bachelor’s degree (ADFB): Candidates with any of the following bachelor’s degree in the list X below are eligible for ADFB: List X: List X: BA, BA(H), B.Sc, B.Sc.(H), BS, B.Com, B.Com(H), BCA, BBA, B.Pharma, LL.B, MBBS, BDS or any other Non-Engineering bachelor’s degree not mentioned above. |
If (Bachelor’s degree is from the list X) ADFB=2; Else ADFB=0 |
| Point awarded for Academic Diversity at Post Graduation(PG)/Professional Qualification Level (Academic Diversity Factor for Post Graduation(PG)/Professional Qualification (ADFP)): Candidates with any of the following Post Graduation (PG)/Professional Qualification in the list Y below are eligible for ADFP: List Y: Post Graduation (PG)/Professional Qualification like ICAI, ICWA, Company Secretary. Here, Post Graduation means Master’s degree like MA, M.Sc, M.Com, MS, MD, LL.M or any other non-engineering post graduate degree not mentioned above** |
If (Post Graduation (PG)/ Professional Qualification is from the list Y) ADFP=1; Else ADFP=0 |
| Work Experience (Details provided below) |
08 |
| **Points will be awarded to only those candidates, who have completed their post graduate/professional qualification as on January 31, 2015. |
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