CAT Score Has The Least Weightage In IIM Indore Admission Criteria

By Team InsideIIM

IIM Indore admission criteria 2019 has been released for the PGP Batch of 2020-2022. Check out the highlights if the selection criteria in this article.

Highlights of IIM Indore Admission Criteria -

The new EWS category has been added to the selection criteria. But otherwise, there has been no major change in weightage given to CAT scores from last year.
CAT score has the least weightage at the shortlisting stage. A candidate with an excellent academic background and an above-average CAT score can also get a call from IIM I.
The weightage given to the 10th standard score for the WAT/PI eligibility has been decreased from 36% to 34%.
There is no weight for Graduation marks of a candidate, both in shortlisting for WAT-PI and Final Selection.
6 Points have been awarded for academic and gender diversity.
Almost 80% of the marks in WAT-PI shortlisting criteria and 20% of the marks in Final Selection criteria are 10th+12th marks. Therefore, more than the CAT percentile, a candidate's previous academic performance will be a major deciding factor in getting a shortlist call from IIM Indore.

IIM Indore Admission Criteria 2018

IIM Indore will adopt a three-stage selection process (I) Eligibility criteria (II) Shortlist for Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI) (III) Final Selection. Selection criteria for each of the stages are given as under:

Stage I - Eligibility Criteria - CAT 2019:

Note - the actual percentile required would be upwards of 98 percentile for General category (based on previous trends).

CAT 2019 Sectional and Overall Percentile Cut-offs

Category	QA	DI-LR	VA-RC	Overall
General	80	80	80	90
EWS	80	80	80	90
NC-OBC	70	70	70	80
SC	55	55	55	60
ST	45	45	45	50
PwD	45	45	45	50

This year, as per government rules, the EWS or Economically Weaker Sections category is also added to the eligibility list.

Stage II - Shortlist For WAT / PI

Only those candidates satisfying the requirements mentioned in Stage-I will be considered for this stage of shortlisting for WAT and PI.

Computation of Composite Score (CS)

Note: Z candidate, Z min, Z max for 10th Standard/ SSC Score and 12th Standard/ HSC score are computed using the normalisation process.

Candidates short-listed for WAT and PI will be intimated in the month of January 2020. Candidates shortlisted for WAT and PI at Stage-II will have to attend both WAT and PI, failing which they will not be considered for the next stage of selection process i.e Stage-III. IIM Indore also expects a consistent and minimum performance in the different parameters of Personal Interview (PI), which will be decided by the Admissions Committee. Candidates not meeting the minimum performance in any of PI parameters will not be considered for the next stage of the selection process.

Stage-III: Final Selection

The candidates satisfying the requirements mentioned in Stage-II will only be considered for the final selection. Category wise merit list will be generated based on Final Composite Score (FCS) as mentioned in the table below and provisional admission offers will be made accordingly, adhering to the reservation norms.

Computation of Final Composite Score (FCS)

Note: Z candidate, Z min, Z max for each component are computed using the normalisation process.

Based on the Final Composite Score, a candidate will be given an admission offer at IIM Indore.

The Verdict Of IIM Indore Admission Criteria -

IIM Indore lays major importance on 10th and 12th score of an applicant as observed in previous years as well. If IIM Indore is your dream b-school, your 10th and 12th marks need to fit the bill. If you’re 10th and 12th marks are not that great, only an exceptional CAT score will help you get a WAT / PI shortlist.

Freshers can rest easy though, since IIM I does not have an emphasis on work experience. According to the InsideIIM Gender Diversity Report, IIM Indore is one of the most gender-diverse B-schools in the country. Overall diversity also get 6 points. This includes gender and academic diversity, so anyone from any academic background has an equal chance of getting into Planet-I.

Another interesting aspect of IIM Indore’s selection criteria is the emphasis on personal interviews. PI counts for a 40% weightage in the final selection process.

Since 10th and 12th scores of most applicants are generally in the same range, it is that 20% weight to the CAT score that will become crucial to getting a WAT-PI shortlist call from IIM Indore. Further, getting a seat at IIM Indore largely depends on your WAT - PI performance as well!