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By: Anshika on Aug 17, 2017
Changes when compared to last year -
Admission Process:
The admission process for the PGP program comprises two stages.
During the first stage, initially a pool of candidates who satisfy the following minimum CAT 2015 percentiles are considered.
Category |
Section – I Quantitative Ability (QA) |
Section – II Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) |
Section – III Verbal Ability (VA) |
Overall |
OPEN | ≥ 80 | ≥ 80 | ≥ 80 | ≥ 90 |
NC-OBC | ≥ 75 | ≥ 75 | ≥ 75 | ≥ 85 |
SC | ≥ 65 | ≥ 65 | ≥ 65 | ≥ 70 |
ST | ≥ 60 | ≥ 60 | ≥ 60 | ≥ 70 |
DA | ≥ 65 | ≥ 65 | ≥ 65 | ≥ 70 |
Among the pool of candidates who meet the above mentioned percentiles, a list of candidates who would be called for attending Written ability test (WAT) and Personal Interview rounds is generated using the following parameters.
Components | Weights |
CAT 2015 Overall Score | 67 |
Class X marks | 15 |
Class XII marks | 15 |
Gender Diversity Factor | 3 |
Total | 100 |
The following is the process of calculating points secured under 10 and 12 marks paramete
Class X Marks (in %) | Points | Class XII Marks (in %) | Points |
≥80 | 10 | ≥80 | 10 |
≥ 75 and < 80 | 8 | ≥ 75 and < 80 | 8 |
≥ 70 and < 75 | 6 | ≥ 70 and < 75 | 6 |
≥ 65 and < 70 | 4 | ≥ 65 and < 70 | 4 |
≥ 60 and < 65 | 2 | ≥ 60 and < 65 | 2 |
< 60 | 0 | < 60 | 0 |
One point to be noted here is that IIM Calcutta has given 67 marks out of 100 marks to CAT performance of a candidate. While only 33 marks are assigned to the other parameters. This goes on to show that performing well in CAT 2015 would go a long way in securing a WAT/PI call from this premier B-school.
The following are the weightages that would be considered during the final selection of candidates
Criterion | Weights |
CAT 2015 Score | 35 |
Personal Interview (PI) | 44 |
Writing Ability Test (WAT) | 10 |
Point awarded for Academic Diversity at Bachelor's degree level | 3 |
Work Experience | 8 |
Total | 100 |
The work experience score would be calculated as per the following
Months | <6 | 6 to 9 | 10 to 12 | 13 to 15 | 16 to 18 | 19 to 21 | 22 to 24 | 25 to 27 | 28 to 30 | 31 to 36 | 37 to 39 | 40 to 42 | >= 43 |
Points | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
To conclude, one important observation about this year's selection process is that the total weightage for parameters which are controllable ( CAT,WAT and PI ) in the final selection stage has been kept at a whopping 89%. This ensures that the applicants, who do not have a good academic profile or work experience can still aspire to join IIM Calcutta by preparing well for CAT 2015, WAT and PI rounds.
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