IIM Jammu 2021 Admission Policy - Institute To Conduct Supplementary Admission Process

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Category	VARC Percentile	DILR Percentile	QA Percentile	Overall Percentile
General	70	70	70	93
EWS	50	50	50	74
NC-OBC	50	50	50	74
SC	35	35	35	54
ST	27	27	27	40
PwD	27	27	27	40

"In case of female candidates under the general category, the overall cut-off percentile marks for eligibility for Personal Interview (PI) process is greater or equal to 85 with sectional cut-offs of 75 percentile. However, getting an overall CAT percentile of greater or equal to 85 does not automatically guarantee a call for Personal Interview (PI) process. Within this pool of eligible candidates, the final list of candidates to be called for Personal Interview (PI) process will be decided strictly based on order of merit and as per the requirements of IIM Jammu."

Step 2 - Creating final shortlist based on weighted composite score

Now, candidates screened in step 1 will appear for the personal interview round. After the PI process has been completed, candidates will be shortlisted based on a weighted composite score that will taken into account a candidate's CAT 2021 performance (40% weight), personal interview performance (30% weight), and profile (30%) weight. Here is a breakdown of the components of the composite score and their respective weights.

CAT 2021 Score	40%
Personal Interview	30%
10th Marks	3%
12th Marks	3%
Graduation Marks	3%
Work Experience	8%
Gender Diversity	8%
Academic Diversity	5%

- CAT 2021 Score (40% Weight) - IIM Jammu will use candidates' CAT 2021 score. One candidate can get maximum 40 marks.

- Personal Interview (40% Weight) -Personal Interview (PI) maximum - 30 marks

- Academic Profile - 10th + 12th + Graduation (9% Weight)

Range of Marks	10th Class	12th Class
<= 60	0	0
60.01 to 70	1	1
70.01 to 80	1.5	1.5
80.01 to 90	2	2
90.01 to 95	2.5	2.5
>= 95.01	3	3

Range of Marks		Graduation
<= 60		0
60.01 to 70		0.5
70.01 to 80		1
80.01 to 85		1.5
85.01 to 90		2
90.01 to 95		2.5
95.01 >=		3

- Work Experience (8% Weight)

Months	< =12	12.01-18	18.01-24	24.01-36	36.01-48	48.01- 60	>60
Score	0	3	5	8	5	3	0

- Diversity - Academic + Gender (13% Weight)

Candidates from a non-engineering background will receive 5 extra marks, while female candidates will receive 8 extra marks in the admission process. Therefore, female non-engineering applicants will have an additional advantage of 13 marks in IIM Jammu's admission process.

What Does IIM Jammu's 2021 Admission Policy Mean For You?

To even be eligible for IIM Jammu's admission process via CAP, you'll need to meet the minimum overall and sectional CAT 2021 cut-offs. Post that, you will have a total of 70% of the weight of the composite score in your hands, i.e., your CAT 2021 score + personal interview performance. This is great news for those who have a below-par profile in terms of academics and/or work experience and/or diversity.

Candidates with less than or equal to 12 months or over 60 months of work experience will get no additional marks for that component. Women candidates (especially non-engineers) have a massive advantage in IIM Jammu's admission process, with 13% of the weight going for diversity.

Also to be noted is that IIM Jammu, in addition to the CAP selection process, will conduct an additional Supplementary Admission Process (SAP 2022) for candidates who meet IIM Jammu's PI shortlisting criteria but don't meet the CAP 2022 percentile cut-offs. This is great news for those who may miss out on meeting the sectional CAT 2021 cut-offs for IIM Jammu but have a fairly good overall CAT 2021 percentile.