IIM Kozhikode Selection Criteria 2019 - IIM K Reduces The Weightage Of CAT Index Scores

IIM Kozhikode Selection Criteria 2020

Stage 1 - Pre-Interview Registration

Stage 1 comprises the selection of candidates based on the minimum CAT cut-off, as set by IIM Kozhikode -

Category	CAT Score Percentile	Sectional Percentile	Class 10th Percentage	Class 12th Percentage
General	85	75	60	60
OBC (NC)	75	65	60	60
SC	65	55	55	55
ST/PwD	55	45	55	55

Candidates who meet the minimum CAT cut-offs and have opted for IIM Kozhikode in their CAT application form will receive a registration email for online admission to IIM Kozhikode. This is not a call for the interview round but is merely a pre-interview registration process.

Stage 2 - Shortlisting for WAT/ PI

After Stage 1, candidates who have registered will be shortlisted for Stage 3 based on their Aggregate Index Score, which will be based on the candidate's Class 10th & 12th Marks, CAT 2019 index scores, and gender as well as academic diversity.

The following are the weights for the aforementioned components, as per the IIM Kozhikode Admission Criteria 2020

Component	Weightage
CAT 2019 Index Score	45%
Class 10 Percentage Score	30%
Class 12 Percentage Score	15%
Gender/ Academic Diversity Score	10%

Points to note:

Only female candidates are eligible for a gender diversity score.
A candidate with (or pursuing) a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a discipline other than engineering/technology will be eligible for the academic diversity score.

Stage 3 - Final Shortlisting

Candidates who have been shortlisted for the Personal Interview round will have to undergo a Writing Ability Test round (the topic for which will be announced just before the WAT/Essay Writing), followed by the Personal Interview and Resume evaluation.

The Resume of the candidate will be evaluated on the following basis -

Length and depth of work experience
Quality of academic and professional qualifications
Managerial and leadership attributes
Exceptional academic, co-curricular and extracurricular achievements

"During the PI, the panel will evaluate the academic efforts and disposition, general awareness and social disposition, attitude and personality and articulation and communication of each candidate." - IIM Kozhikode

The Final Shortlisting Criteria of IIM Kozhikode are as follows -

Component	Weightage
CAT 2019 Index Score	35%
PI Score	35%
Essay Score	20%
Resume Score	10%

Based on these weights, the final composite score will be computed, and the candidates will be sent admission offers.

Important Dates -

The announcement of the list of shortlisted candidates for stage 2 - Last week of January 2020. The interview call letters, venue details, etc. will be made available on the IIMK website and the candidates need to download the same.
The announcement of the Final Merit List - Last week of April/First week of May 2020.

The Verdict

IIM Kozhikode has made quite a few changes to the selection criteria for PGP 2020-22.

No graduation marks is still a boon for the majority of applicants since these scores are usually the lowest of the lot. And to add to this, the weightage given to the CAT index score decreasing seems more inclusive. It seems IIM K wants to provide more opportunities to students despite lower CAT scores. The absence of work experience component is also as a relief to freshers looking to enter God's Own Kampus in the year 2020.

For the Final shortlisting, CAT scores and Personal Interviews will be more important. Performance in PIs will also be strictly evaluated with higher weightage in the final shortlisting process. With resume evaluation (no longer restricted to the quality of work experience), expect to be grilled on every single bullet point on your Curriculum Vitae.