CAT 2024 gets 30% weightage at IIM Sirmaur; decision on final cut-off by mid-January
CAT Cut-off 2024: IIM Sirmaur will adopt a two-phase selection process for MBA admissions 2025 based on CAT score, WAT, PI, academics, work experience, gender diversity, bonus.
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Use NowAlivia Mukherjee | January 3, 2025 | 08:33 PM IST
NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM Calcutta) declared the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2024 result on December 19. The IIM Sirmaur has announced the MBA admission criteria 2025. IIM Sirmaur is a part of the Common Admission Process (CAP) 2025. IIM Bodhgaya will conduct IIM CAP 2025.
The IIM Sirmaur CAT cut-off for general category was 94 percentile in 2023 which has been reduced by 2 percentile points this year. However, the final decision regarding the qualifying cut-off and the number of shortlisted candidates for interview will be taken at the CAP directors’ meeting, by mid-January.
As per IIM Sirmaur admission policy 2025, CAT 2024 index scores have been given 30% weightage. The IIM Sirmaur final selection 2025 will be based on CAT 2024 score, Personal Interview (PI), Written Aptitude Test (WAT), work experience, academic performance, gender diversity, and trailblazer scores.
IIM Sirmaur CAT 2024 cut-off
Candidates can have a look at the expected minimum IIM Sirmaur CAT 2024 percentile for shortlisting of candidates for PI below.
Candidate category |
VARC |
(DI LR) |
QA |
Overall percentile |
General |
70 |
70 |
70 |
92 |
EWS |
40 |
40 |
40 |
70 |
NC-OBC |
45 |
45 |
45 |
74 |
SC |
35 |
35 |
35 |
54 |
ST |
25 |
32 |
32.5 |
40 |
DAP |
25 |
32 |
32.5 |
40 |
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IIM Sirmaur Admission 2025: Personal interview
The next round of IIM Sirmaur MBA selection process includes Personal Interview (PI). The IIM Sirmaur official notice states, "The PI process will be common to IIMs which are participating in the CAP. The final decision regarding shortlisting cut-off and the number of shortlisted candidates to be invited for PI will be taken at CAP Directors’ meeting."
In the PI round of the IIM selection process, candidates are asked questions on various topics to assess communication skills and personality such as self-introduction, reasons for pursuing an MBA, career goals, and strengths and weaknesses. The PI round carries 20% weightage in IIM Sirmaur MBA selection process.
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IIM Sirmaur MBA selection process 2025
The final merit list for IIM Sirmaur MBA admission 2025 will be based on several parameters such as CAT 2024 scores, past academic records, work experience, diversity scores and others. The table below details the weightage assigned to each parameter:
Component |
Weightage |
Scaled CAT score |
30 |
Written Aptitude Test (WAT) |
10 |
Personal interview (PI) |
20 |
Academic performance |
15 |
Work experience |
20 |
Gender diversity |
5 |
Trailblazer score (Bonus) |
5 |
Total |
100 + 5 |
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