IIM Nagpur

Table 2: Minimum CAT-2019 Percentile

Note:
1. VARC=Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension, DILR=Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning, QA=Quantitative Ability.
2. These cut-offs are only for shortlisting during Stage 1 and not for the final admission offers for which scores could be much higher.

Stage 2: Selection of the Candidates for PI/WAT process

The candidates who had applied to PGP at IIM Nagpur at the time of CAT-2019 registration and also meet the cut-offs shown in Table 2 above, would be receiving an email/communication from IIM Nagpur around the third/fourth week of March 2020. Candidates who would like to pursue their candidature further for admission to PGP at IIM Nagpur SHOULD reconfirm their desire to do so by the stipulated date.

Only those candidates who meet the minimum CAT 2019 percentile requirements, and have reconfirmed their interest by the stipulated date for admission to PGP 2020-22 of IIM Nagpur will be considered in Stage 2 of the admission process. The following aspects will be considered for the evaluation of these candidates.

1. CAT Score (CAT)

The CAT Score for each candidate will be computed as the ratio of the total CAT score obtained by the candidate to the maximum total CAT score and scaled between 0-10. It will be computed as follows:

CAT Score= (Total CAT score obtained by the candidate/Maximum total CAT score2) *10

2This is the maximum CAT score among the candidates who were eligible for admission process in IIMN as per the stage 1 criteria.

1. Past Academic Performance (PAP)

Here, we evaluate the applicants’ academic performance (marks obtained) in the 10th Standard Examination, 12th Standard Examination, and Bachelor’s Degree Examination. The eligible applicants, as identified above, will be assigned rating scores ‘A,’ ‘B,’ and ‘C’ (See Table 3.1-3.3) based on the percentage of marks obtained in their 10th Standard, 12th Standard, and Bachelor’s Degree examinations respectively.

Table 3.1. Past Academic Performance(PAP)-10th Rating Score

Table 3.2. Past Academic Performance(PAP)-12th Rating Score

Table 3.3. Past Academic Performance(PAP)–Bachelor’s Rating Score

This is the maximum CAT score among the candidates who were eligible for admission process in IIMN as per the stage 1 criteria.

PAP Score for the candidate will be calculated as follows:

PAP = (0.25*A+0.35*B+0.40*C)

1. Work Experience (WE)

The total number of months of work experience completed, x (as on July 31, 2019) across organizations, will be considered to assign a WE score as per Table 4. For example, if a candidate has a total work experience of 13 months and 25 days, it will be considered as 13 months. Parallel work experience will not be considered. Only full-time experience after graduation will be considered. Part-time/Project/Internship/ CA Articleship /Pre-graduation work experience will not be counted as work experience. For work experience in multiple organizations, all the durations will be added to arrive at the total experience.

Table 4: Work Experience (WE): Rating Scores

1. Diversity (DI)

A diversity score (DI) out of 10 will be calculated for the candidate based on the candidate’s gender, and bachelor’s degree. The gender diversity score of 5 points will be awarded based on the candidate’s gender (0 for male, 5 for female, and 5 for transgender candidates) and 5 points will be awarded for the candidate’s bachelor’s degree in any of the following: 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 subject areas at the Bachelor’s level not mentioned here.

At this stage, a comprehensive score (CS) based on the CAT, PAP, WE and Di scores will be calculated as follows:

CS = 0.30 * (CAT Score) + 0.35*(PAP Score) + 0.20* (WE Score) + 0.15*(Di Score)

Based on the comprehensive score (CS), a shortlist will be prepared, and the shortlisted candidates will be receiving an email/communication from IIM Nagpur around the first/second week of April 2020. The shortlisted candidates need to submit a detailed application, including details and copies of all mark sheets (10th, 12th and graduation, semester-wise / year-wise marks in Bachelors’ degree etc., copies of work experience certificates (if applicable), certificate of disability (if applicable), Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe / Other Backward Class – Non-Creamy layer certificate, EWS certificate (if applicable). Only those candidates who submit the completed application by the stipulated date (around the second/third week of April 2020) will be considered for the next stage of the admission process.

Stage 3: Final Selection of the Candidates

The candidates who have been shortlisted based on the Comprehensive Score, submit the completed application by the stipulated deadline, and appear for the PI/WAT process will be considered for the final stage of the admission process.

Personal Interview (PI) and Written Ability Test (WAT)
Candidates who are shortlisted and have submitted the application form will be required to appear for a Personal Interview (PI) / Written Ability Test (WAT) to be conducted by IIM Nagpur. The interviews are likely to be scheduled in April/May 2020. The PI and WAT scores for all the candidates appearing for this stage will be scaled between 0 to 10.

After the completion of PI and WAT, the Final Score (FS) of the candidate will be calculated as follows:

FS = 0.40* (PI Score) + 0.10*(WAT Score) + 0.15* (CAT Score) + 0.15 * (PAP Score) + 0.20 * (WE Score)

The selection at this stage will strictly be based on the ranks of the candidates computed separately for each category (General/EWS/NC-OBC/SC/ST/DAP) based on their Final Scores (FS). The numbers selected in different categories will be in proportions mandated by the law.

Exam Cut-Offs