Admission Policy for the PGP Batch (2013-15)

Criteria for short listing and final selection of PGDM and PGDCM candidates for 2013-2015 Batch Stage: I
Candidates will be shortlisted based on CAT score and academic performance provided they achieve the following minimum section-wise and overall CAT 2012 percentile scores as per Table 1 below:

Table 1: Minimum Cut-off Percentile for short-listing the candidates for Personal Interview (PI) stage
Category OPEN NC-OBC SC ST DA Section I 90 81 65 60 60 Section II 90 81 65 60 60 Overall 95 86 75 70 70

Candidates in each category securing the above percentile in CAT2012 will only be considered for calculation of their composite score in Stage II. However, please note that the actual cut-off for generation of short list for each category for PI stage will depend on composite score calculated in Stage II, and may be much higher than the above mentioned minimum cut-offs.

Stage: II
Method of allotting points for Class X and Class XII percentages of marks based on aggregate scores is given in Table 2 below:

Table 2: Points for Class X and Class XII marks

Class X Marks (in %) 81 76 and < 81 71 and < 76 66 and < 71 60 and < 66 < 60 Class XII Marks (in %) 81 76 and < 81 71 and < 76 66 and < 71 60 and < 66 < 60 Points 5 4 3 2 1 0

Table 3: Components and corresponding weights assigned for generating category-wise short-lists for the PI stage
Components CAT 2012 Score Weights 77 Method of Calculation (A/B) x 77

Class X marks Class XII marks Gender Diversity Factor Total

10 10 3 100

(C/5) X 10 (D/5) X 10 To ensure gender diversity, 3 points will be awarded to female candidates only

A = Candidates total CAT2012 score B = Maximum CAT 2012 Score C = Points awarded for Class X marks as per table 2 D = Points awarded for Class XII marks as per table 2 Candidates based on their performance in CAT2012 scores, Class X and XII marks and gender diversity criteria will be called for the PI stage of selection process like Personal Interview (PI), Written Ability Test (WAT) etc. Cutoffs for the PI stage of selection category-wise will depend upon the composite score based on components in Table 3 and intake for the batch.

PI Stage Criteria for Final Selection for PGDM & PGDCM (Batch 2013-15)
The following table indicates the criteria and their weights to be used for final selection for PGDM and PGDCM for the batch 2013-15.

Table 4: Criteria and weights for final selection for PGDM & PGDCM
Criterion CAT Score Personal Interview (PI) Writing Ability Test (WAT) Weights 35 44 10

Point awarded for Academic Diversity at Bachelors degree level (Academic Diversity Factor for IF (Bachelors degree is from the Bachelors degree (ADFB)): List X) Candidates with any of the following bachelors degree in the List X below are eligible for ADFB=2; ADFB: ELSE List X: BA, BA(H), B.Sc, B.Sc.(H), BS, B.Com, B.Com(H), BCA, BBA, B.Pharma, LL.B, MBBS, ADFB=0 BDS or any other Non-Engineering bachelors degree not mentioned above. 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 Masters degree like MA, M.Sc, M.Com, MS, MD, LL.M or any other non-engineering post graduate degree not mentioned above** Work Experience Total IF (Post Graduation (PG)/Professional Qualification is from the List Y) ADFP=1; ELSE ADFP=0 08 100

**Points will be awarded to only those candidates, who have completed their post graduate/professional qualification as on January 31, 2013. For work experience, a maximum of eight points will be awarded depending on the length of service as on January 31, 2013 (Please refer Table 5). Only managerial work experience after graduation will be considered. Training/Project work/work done as an integral part of curricular requirement will not be considered.

Table 5: Points for work experience in completed months

Months Points

<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

0 0.5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 6 5

The final selection list will be based on merit in each category; minimum qualification on the above mentioned criteria would not automatically qualify the candidate for admission into IIMC.

Reservation Policy
IIM Calcutta will apply Government of India reservation policy for admission to Central Educational Institutions (CEIs). Any dispute concerning Admissions for the PGP Batch 2013-15 would be subject to jurisdiction of the competent courts within the territorial jurisdiction of city of Kolkata Only. This document was released by Chairman PGP Admissions, IIM Calcutta, on behalf of the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta.