CAT 2024: IIM Calcutta announces MBA admission policy; 48% weightage to interview
Vagisha Kaushik | November 19, 2024 | 03:25 PM IST | 2 mins read
CAT 2024 will be conducted on November 24. Know factors involved in IIM Calcutta selection criteria.
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Download EbookNEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta will conduct the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2024 on November 24 for admission to Post Graduate Programmes (PGPs) offered by IIMs and other participating institutes for the academic session 2025-26. The institute has announced the admission policy 2025 and there are no changes in the weightage of CAT scores from the last year.
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As per the eligibility criteria, a candidate must hold a bachelor’s degree with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA (45% in case of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Persons with Disability (PwD) categories), awarded by recognised universities. In case of a foreign degree, the equivalence of the foreign degree needs to be certified by the Association of Indian Universities.
For candidates who have completed an integrated masters or dual degree directly after their Class 12, the percentage of marks obtained as per the institution which is considered as equivalent to the bachelor’s degree will be considered.
Those appearing for the final year of bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification exam and those who have completed the degree requirements and are awaiting results can also apply.
CAT Exam 2024: IIM Calcutta selection process
IIM Calcutta follows a three-stage selection process for MBA admissions 2025.
Stage 1: Minimum CAT percentile cut-offs
Candidates will be shortlisted for stage 2 based on CAT 2024 score and other parameters like academic performance and gender diversity.
|
Category |
Section – I<br>Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) |
Section – II<br>Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) |
Section – III<br>Quantitative Ability (QA) |
Overall Percentile |
|
OPEN |
≥80 |
≥80 |
≥75 |
≥85 |
|
EWS |
≥70 |
≥65 |
≥65 |
≥75 |
|
NC-OBC |
≥70 |
≥65 |
≥65 |
≥75 |
|
SC |
≥65 |
≥60 |
≥60 |
≥70 |
|
ST |
≥55 |
≥55 |
≥55 |
≥65 |
|
PwD |
≥45 |
≥45 |
≥45 |
≥55 |
Stage 2: Shortlisting for PI and WAT
Candidates will be shortlisted for Personal Interview (PI) and Written Ability Test (WAT) based on CAT 2024 scores and other parameters.
|
Parameter |
Weight |
|
CAT 2024 score |
56 |
|
Class 10 marks |
10 |
|
Class 12 marks |
15 |
|
Gender diversity factor |
4 |
|
Total |
85 |
Points for the marks secured in Class 10, 12 respectively will be allotted as follows:
|
Class 10 Marks (in %) |
Points |
Class 12 Marks (in %) |
Points |
|
≥ 80 |
10 |
≥ 80 |
15 |
|
≥ 75 and < 80 |
8 |
≥ 75 and < 80 |
12 |
|
≥ 70 and < 75 |
6 |
≥ 70 and < 75 |
9 |
|
≥ 65 and < 70 |
4 |
≥ 65 and < 70 |
6 |
|
≥ 60 and < 65 |
2 |
≥ 60 and < 65 |
3 |
|
< 60 |
0 |
< 60 |
0 |
Stage 3: Final selection
The final category-wise merit list will be prepared on the basis of candidate’s performance in CAT 2024, PI, WAT, academic diversity, and work experience.
The parameters and their weightage are given below:
|
Parameter |
Weight |
|
CAT 2024 score |
30 |
|
PI |
48 |
|
WAT |
8 |
|
Academic diversity |
6 |
|
Work experience |
8 |
|
Total |
100 |
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