IIM Trichy Admission Policy 2021 | CAT 2021 Cut-Off Set At 93 Percentile

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." 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.

Candidates 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). IIM Trichy is the coordinating institute for CAP 2022-24 batch, on behalf of all participating nine IIMs.

Step 2 - Creating Final Merit List Based On Weighted Composite Score

After the personal interview round has been completed, candidates will be shortlisted based on a weighted composite score. Calculation of the composite score will take into account a candidate's CAT 2021 performance, personal interview performance, work experience, graduation marks, gender diversity, VARC percentile, 12th marks, 10th marks and professional qualification. The table below captures the different weights assigned to each of these components.

1. Personal Interview: A candidate will be evaluated based on their:

Communication Skills
Academic Ability
Current Affairs & General Awareness
Managerial & Leadership Abilities
Co-curricular and Extra-curricular Activities

2. Verbal Comprehension: The 3% weightages allocated for verbal comprehension will be derived from the score of Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension in CAT 2021.

3. Work experience: Work experience earned up to 31st December 2021 will be considered for allocating of 5% weightage.

4. Performance at undergraduate level: This performance shall be measured by multiplying the percentage marks scored by the weightage applicable to the discipline as shown below. 5% of the score so obtained shall be considered in the overall evaluation. [UG performance score = (per cent score at UG * discipline weightage) * 0.05]

To encourage diversity in the batch, differential weightage, as shown below, shall be applied to different disciplines:

Engineering / Technology: 0.6
Arts / Science (including Pharmacy) / Commerce / Economics / Management / other disciplines: 1.0

5. Professional Qualification: Pass in the final examinations of CA/ ICWA/CS/MBBS/BDS/BVSc/B.N.Y. S/B.A.M.S/B.U.M.S/B.S.M.S/B.H.M.S.

6. Gender Diversity: Extra weightage for female candidates.

Read IIM Trichy's admission policy on the institute's website.

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

Your CAT 2021 performance will be of paramount importance in deciding whether you make it to IIM Trichy's PGPM program. In the very first step, candidates will be shortlisted basis their CAT 2021 scores. Since a candidate's profile is irrelevant at this stage, your CAT 2021 score will be the only deciding factor.

In the second stage of the admissions process, 75% of the weight is in the candidate's hand i.e., your performance in the personal interview round and CAT 2021 will be major deciding factors. Importantly, your performance specifically in the VARC section can be the difference between being selected or being rejected by IIM Trichy.

Female applicants, as well as those from a non-engineering background will also have an advantage in the admissions process. Candidates with work experience will also have an advantage in the selection process. IIM Trichy has not clarified the minimum and maximum limit for work experience (in months), therefore it can be assumed that higher work experience will fetch more marks. Candidates with professional qualifications will have a slight advantage in the selection process.