After CAT, IIM Ahmedabad removes minimum graduation marks criterion for PG admission 2022

NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad has decided to do away with the bachelor’s degree component from the shortlisting criteria and to apply it uniformly to all the candidates. The IIM Ahmedabad has in August 2021 tweaked changes in eligibility criteria for the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2021.

As per the IIM Ahmedabad’s official website, “In view of the fact that for the last two years due to COVID-19, many universities could not conduct exams and based on varied criteria gave pass/promotion certificates. Considering this, the CAT Committee of 2021 had allowed candidates to take CAT 2021 without requiring any minimum percentage of marks in bachelor’s degree.”

“On account of this, the Admissions Committee of IIM Ahmedabad decided to do away with the bachelor’s degree component from the shortlisting criteria and to apply it uniformly to all the candidates,” it informed candidates.

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IIM Ahmedabad revised eligibility criteria for MBA admission

As per the revised calculation of academic rating (AR) score for 2022-24 batch admissions, the AR now will be computed on a scale of 25, which will include Class 10 marks, Class 12 marks and candidate's work experience), and the points will be pro-rated to 35, IIM Ahmedabad said.

The following formula will now be used for computing the Composite Score (CS):

CS = 0.35* (Pro-rated AR Score/35) + 0.65* (Normalized overall CAT Score)

Pro-rated AR Score= [(AR score computed by taking 0 points for Bachelor’s degree)/25] * 35

In an important notice, the IIM Ahmedabad said, "The 2022-2024 IIMA PGP Admission process is to be conducted taking into account the COVID-19 crisis. The information provided by the 2022-2024 admission policy is contingent upon the decisions and directions issued from time to time by the Central and state governments and IIM-A. Candidates are advised to regularly check CAT 2021 and IIMA websites for further information."

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