Table 1: Tentative Minimum Cut-offs of CAT-2019 Percentile for each category
| Category | QA | DILR | VARC | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | 80 | 80 | 80 | 95 |
| OBC (NC) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 78 |
| SC | 50 | 50 | 50 | 60 |
| ST | 30 | 30 | 30 | 40 |
| DAP | 30 | 30 | 30 | 40 |
Note that IIM Raipur reserves the right to increase or reduce the percentile to obtain the required number of candidates to be called for PA for each category.
Stage 2 - Final Selection
The final score is computed based on - CAT score (35%), PA (35%) and Profile (30%). The detail of weightage in each parameter is given below.
Table 2: Weightage of parameters
| Category | CAT Score | PA | Profile | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAT | PI | Academic Profile | Gender Diversity | Academic Diversity | Work exp. | |||
| Weight | 35 | 10 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 100 |
Academic profile weights is based on the percentage of marks that the candidate obtained during his/her 12th Standard and Graduation, which is given in Table 3.
Table 3: Weights for 12th and Graduation
| Range of Aggregate Percentage (%) | *12th class | Graduation |
|---|---|---|
| <=50 | 0 | 0 |
| 50.01 to 60 | 1 | 1 |
| 60.01 to 70 | 2 | 2 |
| 70.01 to 80 | 3 | 3 |
| 80.01 to 90 | 4 | 4 |
| >90.01 | 5 | 5 |
| *Note: percentage to be calculated for all the subjects that appear in the mark sheet | ||
Gender diversity aims to ensure the balance between gender. To achieve this objective, IIM Raipur provides eight (8) marks to the female candidates. Similarly, they strive to promote the academic diversity by providing four (4) marks for non-engineering graduates. The distribution of weightage in relation to work experience is given in Table 4.
| Months* | 6 Or Less | 7-12 | 13-18 | 19-24 | 25-36 | 37-42 | 43-48 | 49 Or More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| * Only relevant experience in terms of completed months will be considered. | ||||||||
The Conclusion
The rise in shortlisting percentile for overall CAT score means you need to pull up your socks if you want to get into IIM Raipur for PGP 2020-22. This year IIM Raipur is aiming for mission diversity. In order to promote gender diversity, IIM Raipur provides 8 marks to the female candidates. This is to ensure the balance between gender in the campus. Similarly, IIM Raipur is also opening its arms to non-engineering grads by providing 4 marks for academic diversity. All of this means that your profile and work experience matters if you wish to get into IIM Raipur.
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