IIM Ahmedabad is arguably the best B-school in the country. IIM Ahmedabad has been ranked first among Indian B-schools in InsideIIM’s list of “India’s Most Desirable B-Schools – 2019”. IIM Ahmedabad has also been ranked first among management schools in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2018.
IIM Ahmedabad Selection Criteria for the interview call
For 2020-22 batch, IIM Ahmedabad has brought a major change in its criteria of selection for the interview call with the introduction of a weight of 5% for work experience. The weight given to CAT score has been reduced from 70% to 65%.
- Class 10th Score: 10%
- Class 12th Score: 10%
- Graduation score: 10%
- Work Experience: 5%
- CAT score: 65%
IIM Ahmedabad Final selection criteria
Once a candidate is selected for the interview round, he/she has to go through the Analytical Writing Test (AWT) and Personal Interview (PI). The criteria for the final selection are as follow:
- Personal Interview (PI): 50%
- Analytical Writing Test (AWT): 10%
- CAT score after composite score calculation: 25%
- Application Rating Factor (Academic + Work experience rating): 15%
Application Rating Calculation
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Rating Calculation for Class 10th
| Percentage in 10th Standard Exam | Rating Score (A) |
|---|---|
| <=55 | 1 |
| >55 and <=60 | 2 |
| >60 and <=70 | 3 |
| >70 and <=80 | 5 |
| >80 and <=90 | 8 |
| >90 | 10 |
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Rating Calculation for Class 12th
| Science Stream | Commerce Stream | Arts/Humanities Stream | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage score in 12th standard exam | Rating Score B | Percentage score in 12th standard exam | Rating Score B | Percentage score in 12th standard exam | Rating Score B |
| <=55 | 1 | <=50 | 1 | <=45 | 1 |
| >55 and <=60 | 2 | >50 and <=55 | 2 | >45 and <=50 | 2 |
| >60 and <=70 | 3 | >55 and <=65 | 3 | >50 and <=60 | 3 |
| >70 and <=80 | 5 | >65 and <=75 | 5 | >60 and <=70 | 5 |
| >80 and <=90 | 8 | >75 and <=90 | 8 | >70 and <=85 | 8 |
| >90 | 10 | >90 | 10 | >85 | 10 |
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Rating Calculation for graduation
| AC-1 | AC-2 | AC-3 | AC-4 and AC-6 | AC-5 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage score in Bachelor's Degree | Rating Score C | Percentage score in Bachelor's Degree | Rating Score C | Percentage score in Bachelor's Degree | Rating Score C | Percentage score in Bachelor's Degree | Rating Score C | Percentage score in Bachelor's Degree | Rating Score C |
| <=55 | 1 | <=50 | 1 | <=55 | 1 | <=60 | 1 | <=50 | 1 |
| >55 and <=60 | 2 | >50 and <=53 | 2 | >55 and <=60 | 2 | >60 and <=65 | 2 | >50 and <=55 | 2 |
| >60 and <=62 | 3 | >53 and <=55 | 3 | >60 and <=65 | 3 | >65 and <=70 | 3 | >55 and <=60 | 3 |
| >62 and <=65 | 5 | >55 and <=57 | 5 | >65 and <=70 | 5 | >70 and <=75 | 5 | >60 and <=65 | 5 |
| >65 and <=70 | 8 | >57 and <=63 | 8 | >70 and <=80 | 8 | >75 and <=85 | 8 | >65 and <=75 | 8 |
| >70 | 10 | >63 | 10 | >80 | 10 | >85 | 10 | >75 | 10 |
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Rating Scores for Work Experience
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Work Experience in months (as on July 31,2019) Rating Score D < 12 months 0 >=12 months and <=36 months MF*(number of months of work experience -11) >36 months 5 Work Experience Multiplication Factor, MF=0.20
Application Rating (AR) =A+B+C+D
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CS (Composite Score) = ARF_CS * Normalised AR score + CATF_CS * Normalised overall score in CAT-2019 |
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Application Rating Multiplication Factor for Composite Score (ARF_CS) = 0.35; CAT Multiplication Factor for Composite Score (CATF_CS) = 0.65 |
The upper limits of selection through Academic categories
The upper limits (UL) on the number of candidates to be shortlisted per RC for AC-1, AC-2, AC-3, AC-5
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Category |
Upper Limit (UL) Per ACRC[1] |
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General |
100 |
|
NC-OBC-cum-transgender |
57 |
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SC |
32 |
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ST |
16 |
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PwD |
6 |
The upper limits (UL) on the number of candidates to be shortlisted per RC for AC-4
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Category |
Upper Limit (UL) Per ACRC[2] |
|
General |
150 |
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NC-OBC-cum-transgender |
85 |
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SC |
48 |
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ST |
24 |
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PwD |
9 |
Minimum Cutoff percentage category-wise
- Minimum cut-off for average class 10th and 12th marks across different disciplines and different categories
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Stream in 12th std. |
General Category |
NC-OBC-cum-transgender Category |
SC Category |
ST Category |
PWD (General, NC-OBC-cum-transgender, SC) |
PWD (ST) |
| Science |
80 |
75 |
70 |
65 |
70 |
65 |
| Commerce |
77 |
72 |
67 |
62 |
67 |
62 |
| Arts & Humanities |
75 |
70 |
64 |
59 |
64 |
59 |
- (Percentage of marks in the bachelor’s examination) ≥ Minimum cut-off percentage, to be set at the 80th percentile of the percentage of marks of the respective ACRC group of the applicants’ pool, (the applicants’ pool in this case being defined as the group of candidates who appear for CAT-2019, apply to IIM Ahmedabad and belong to the respective ACRC.)
Final Selection
The selection at this stage will strictly be based on the shortlisting of the candidates done separately for each category (General/SC/ST/NC-OBC/PwD) on the basis of their ‘Final Composite Score’s (FCS). The numbers selected in different reservation categories will be in proportions mandated by law.
The FCS of a candidate who appears in AWT & PI will be computed as follows:
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FCS = PIF * Normalised PI Score + AWTF * Normalised AWT Score + CATF_FCS * Normalised CAT Score + ARF_FCS * AR |
| Personal Interview Multiplication Factor (PIF) = 0.50
AWT Multiplication Factor (AWTF) = 0.10 CAT Score Multiplication Factor for Final Composite Score (CATF_FCS) = 0.25 Application Rating Multiplication Factor for Final Composite Score (ARF_FCS) = 0.15 |
Categories for bachelor’s degree/integrated master’s degree (as per CAT Application)
| AC-1 (Medicine and Surgery based subjects): MBBS, MD (USA). |
| AC-2 (Selected Professional Degrees): Chartered Accountancy (CA), Cost and Works Accountancy (ICWA), Company Secretaryship (CS). |
| AC-3 (All Commerce, Economics, Finance and Management Related Degrees): Including BAF, BBA, BBE, BBI, BBM, BBS, BCAF, BCCA, BCOM, BFIA, BFM, BHM, BHMCT, BIBF, BMS (Bachelor of Management studies) and BSBA degrees.
In particular, including
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| AC-4
I (All Engineering, Technology and Architecture related Areas): Including BARCH, BE, BIT, BINFTECH, BS (ENG)/ BSC (ENG), BTECH and integrated MTECH degrees (Excluding all degrees in Accessories Design/Apparel Production/Design/Fashion Communication/Fashion Design/Fashion Technology/Interior Design/Knit Wear Design/Leather Design/Jewelry Design/Footwear Design, and BS/BSC degrees in Information Technology). In particular, including
II (All Science and Agriculture related Areas, other than Medicine and Surgery): Including all BS/BSC and integrated MS/MSC (excluding degrees in Economics, Fashion Design, Journalism, and Leather Design. Also including degrees in dentistry, paramedical, veterinary degrees). In particular, including
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| AC-5 (All Arts/Humanities Related Degrees, Design, Education, Fashion Design/Technology, Law and Rural Studies): Including any BA (excluding Economics, Geography and Geological Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics), BAA, BAJM, BCJ, BDES, BED, BFTECH, BJ, BJMC, BL, BM (Bachelor of Music), BMC, BMM, BMus, BSW and LLB.
In particular, including
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| AC-6: Any other discipline not mentioned in AC-1 to AC-5. |
All the best for your journey to the best B-school in the country
Kamlesh Chauhan
Academic Head, Bfactory
