IIM Kashipur Admission Criteria 2022 - CAT Cut-Off Lowered

IIM Kashipur's latest admission criteria are out! In the 2022-2023 admissions season, IIM Kashipur has lowered the CAT cut-off from 93 percentile in 2021 to 92 percentile in 2022, with sectional percentiles at the 70th percentile. This year, as per IIM Kashipur's admission policy document, candidates will be shortlisted for the PI round based largely on their overall CAT 2022 percentile. Further, female candidates and non-engineers will have a significant edge in the selection process. Here's a quick breakdown of IIM Kashipur's selection criteria.

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IIM Kashipur Admission Criteria 2022 - Key Highlights

IIM Kashipur has set the minimum overall CAT 2022 cut-off at the 92nd percentile, and the minimum sectional cut-offs have been set at the 70th percentile for the general category.
While creating the final shortlist, IIM Kashipur has assigned a 25% weight to PI scores, and 33% weight to CAT 2021 scores. This means that 58% of the total weight will be in the hands of the applicants.
Candidates with less than 6 months of experience and those with more than 36 months of experience will be awarded no marks for work experience in the selection process.
10th, 12th and graduation marks will have a 5% weight each in IIM Kashipur's selection process. Candidates with professional qualifications (CA, CS, ICWA) will also have a slight edge in the admissions process.

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Understanding IIM Kashipur's Admission Process In 2022-2023

IIM Kashipur's 2022 admission process can be broken down into two simple steps. In the first step, candidates are shortlisted subject to them meeting the minimum sectional and overall CAT 2022 cut-off set by the institute. Then, shortlisted candidates will appear for the personal interview round. Candidates' PI performance along with their profile will be evaluated to generate a composite score. This score will be used to create the final merit list for admission to IIM Kashipur. Here is a simple breakdown of IIM Kashipur's admission process.

Step 1 - Shortlisting Candidates Based Solely On CAT 2022 Performance

The table below indicates the minimum performance expected from candidates to be shortlisted for the PI. "Please note that achieving the cut-off percentile in CAT is a necessary but not sufficient condition for being shortlisted. The participating IIMs reserve the right to have a higher cut-off than those mentioned above." This implies that candidates will most likely be required to score higher than the cut-offs set in order to be shortlisted for the personal interview round.

It's important to note that, in 2021, IIM Kashipur's overall CAT 2021 cut-off was lowered from the 93rd percentile initially to 92 percentile at a later stage of the admissions season. The cut-offs are subject to change, and candidates would be wise to keep checking this space for updates.

Step 2 - Creating Final Merit List Based On Composite Score

Applicants shortlisted in step one will be invited for the personal interview round, which will be conducted as a part of the Common Admission Process (CAP).

To create the final merit list, IIM Kashipur's final composite score for a candidate = Personal Interview score (2a) + Profile score (2b). This score will be used to rank students according to their merit.

While calculating the composite score, 25% of the weight has been assigned to a candidate's personal interview performance.

While calculating the composite score, IIM Kashipur has assigned a 33% weight to CAT 2021 scores, 5% weight each to 10th, 12th, Graduation marks, 5% weight for any professional qualifications, 12% weight for work experience, 6% weight for gender diversity, and 4% weight for academic diversity.