CAT Selection Process (Soon) - Check IIM Admission Criteria 2022-24
CAT Selection Process 2022: IIMs will commence the CAT 2022 selection process anytime soon as the CAT results are already announced by IIM Ahmedabad on January 03, 2022. Those who have cleared the CAT 2021 exam will have to go through the CAT selection process to get admission to respective IIMs in India.
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Each Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) publishes its selection criteria separately on its official website. Performance in the CAT 2021 exam is an important component to consider in the MBA Admission Process 2022-24. Based on the performance of the candidates in the CAT exam 2021, the CAT 2021 score accepting institutes will shortlist candidates for further selection rounds (Personal Interview, Written Ability Test/ Group Discussion).
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CAT Selection Process for MBA Admission 2022-24
IIMs will shortlist candidates on the basis of CAT 2021 and the selection process as they have mentioned separately on their website. The selection process of CAT will consist of Group Discussion (GD), Written Ability Test (WAT), and Personal Interview (PI). In the current covid-19 scenario, many institutes have however switched to virtual personal interview mode only.
IIM Admission Process 2022-24 through CAT
In this complete Careers360 article, we clearly discuss the weightage given to various aspects, the CAT selection process, the different selection processes to IIMs, non-IIMs, and other B-schools accepting CAT scores. The selection procedure for IIMs for CAT 2021 consists of three rounds such as,
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Round 1: CAT 2021 Result and IIM Shortlist
Round 2: Personal Interview
Round 3: Final Selection and Eligibility Verification
Round 1: CAT 2021 Result and IIM Shortlist
The CAT 2021 results are announced, IIM shortlist dates will be released soon and all IIM will begin their shortlisting process. Individual IIMs will release the CAT cutoff 2021 based on the CAT score. The list of new IIM shortlisted candidates for the next CAT Counseling will be available on the respective IIMs' website.
Each IIM will then send interview letters directly to the shortlisted candidates. The CAT IIM selection criteria for shortlisting is varying across IIMs.
MBA Admission Process 2022 through CAT - IIM Interview Call Letter
Candidates selected for the first round of the CAT selection process 2022 will receive invitation letters in their registered email id. The invitation letter will contain the following information:
Registration link
Last date to complete the CAP registration (for 9 IIMs)
Date, time, and venue of WAT/GD and PI
Round 2: WAT, PI, and GD Rounds
All candidates who meet the CAT cutoff can move on to the next stage of the IIM selection process 2022-24 for MBA i.e. Written Ability Tests (WAT), Personal Interviews (PI), and Group Discussion (GD). Candidates are evaluated on the basis of general knowledge, communication ability, performance in previous rounds, and presence of mind.
Round 3: Final Selection and Eligibility Verification
Any candidate listed for a personal interview at IIMs must comply with the eligibility and verification for the CAT final selection process.
At this point, candidates get marks based on their academic performance. Here is a breakdown of the parameters on which candidates are selected.
CAT Parameters | Weightage |
CAT 2021 | 25 |
PI | 30 |
WAT | 10 |
Class 10 | 10 |
Class 12 | 5 |
Graduation | 10 |
Weighted Work Experience | 10 |
Total | 100 |
NOTE: The table above contains the parameters and weightage of IIM Bangalore for the CAT exam. The weightage of each parameter will vary from year to year for each IIM.
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Candidates are listed for WAT / GD-PI processes based on the CAT percentile. The aggregate score calculation process for the shortlist for WAT / GD-PI provided by IIM Lucknow is as follows:
What are the documents to be taken at WAT/ GD and PI time?
Degree certificates & mark sheet verification:
Candidates are required to produce original and attested copies of certificates and mark sheets during the IIM selection round i.e. personal interview. If selected, the original degree mark sheets of all semesters and attested copies must be submitted at the time of joining.
Required documents at the time of WAT/ GD and PI:
IIM Interview call letter
CAT 2021 scorecard
Class 10 mark sheet and certificate
Class 12 mark sheet and certificate
The graduation mark sheet and certificate
Reservation category proof of certificate (if applicable)
Work experience certificate (if any)
Reserved category
Candidates are required to produce an attested copy as well as the original ST/ SC/ NC-OBC/ DA certificates during the personal interview. If selected, original certificates and attested copies of the reservation category must be submitted upon joining.
Final year undergraduate students
The selected candidates will have to submit an original as well as an attested copy of the certificate that the student has obtained 50% marks (45% for reserved category) from the Registrar/ Principal/ Director of the institute or university.
Their admission will be temporary until the original mark sheet and the qualifying degree at the undergraduate level are submitted before December 31, 2022. If a candidate fails to submit the requirements in time, his/ her admission will be automatically canceled.
Final CAT Selection Process
Other additional factors considered by most IIMs for CAT counselling are:
Previous academic performance of the candidates
Relevant work experience
Gender and academic diversity
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CAT Admission Process 2022 - Parameters for Final Selection Process
Parameters | Details |
CAT 2021 | Overall percentile score obtained in CAT 2021 exam. |
Class 10 | The aggregate percentage marks in class 10 |
Class 12 | The aggregate percentage marks in class 12 |
Graduation | The aggregate percentage in 3 or 4 year’s degree course |
WAT/ GD-PI | In WAT / GD-PI the performance of each candidate is evaluated and marks are allotted accordingly. |
Academic Diversity | Candidates with a non-engineering background are awarded extra points to ensure a fair representation of students from other streams. Points for academic diversity vary for each campus. |
Gender Diversity | IIMs give extra points to women/ transgender people to promote fair representation of each gender. Points for gender diversity vary for each campus. |
Work Experience | Additional points are awarded to candidates with work experience. For this, a limit of experience is defined as the lowest to the highest. Points for work experience vary for each campus. |
NOTE: It should be noted that these parameters vary from institute to institute each year.
Common Admission Process (CAP): CAT Admission Process for New IIMs
The newer IIMs such as Ranchi, Raipur, Trichy, Udaipur, Kashipur, etc will conduct a common counseling process called Common Admission Process (CAP). A shortlist of candidates will be made and they will be required to appear for the common written ability test and personal interview rounds. Each of these IIMs will publish a candidate’s performance based on a separate merit list.
The following new IIMs will follow the CAP-based CAT result 2021
Key points of IIM CAP 2021
All the participating Indian Institute Management will send the shortlisted candidates for WAT-PI to the IIM conducting CAP.
That IIM will conduct the WAT-PI round for all CAP participating IIMs.
After the CAP, the participating IIMs will evaluate the performance of the candidates in WAT, PI, CAT score, profile, etc., and create their individual merit list to offer admission.
The final list of selected candidates will be displayed on the respective IIM website. This is only available to candidates with an institute login/ CAT ID.
NOTE: The weightage of the eligible CAT cut-off and admission parameters will be common to all CAP participating institutes.
MBA Admission 2022-24 Through CAT in Non-IIMs
There are 88 institutes that do not fall under the IIM category but are registered with CAT 2021. These institutes conduct their own CAT selection procedure 2022. Though the CAT 2021 counseling includes the same set of rounds as WAT and GD/ PI. However, not all of these rounds are mandatory for final admission. Some institutes like IMT Ghaziabad conduct group activity or group training instead of group discussion.
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IIM Shortlist Status 2022-2024 based on CAT 2021
IIMs are set to release a list of shortlisted candidates to join their 2022-24 batches as the CAT 2021 results are announced. Candidates can check the latest information on IIM shortlist status available in the table below.
IIMs | Shortlist Release Date | Number of Seats in MBA/PGP |
Second week of January 2022 | 395 | |
First week of January 2022 | 375 | |
First week of March, 2022 | 240 | |
Last week of January 2022 | 120 | |
Last week of January 2022 | 240 | |
Third week of January 2022 | 460 | |
Third week of January 2022 | 500 | |
First week of March, 2022 | 120 | |
Third week of January 2022 | 400 | |
First week of March, 2022 | 160 | |
Last week of January 2022 | 260 | |
Last week of January 2022 | 185 | |
First week of March, 2022 | 240 | |
Last week of January 2022 | 260 | |
Last week of January 2022 | 240 | |
Last week of January 2022 | 180 | |
Third week of January 2022 | 450 | |
First week of March, 2022 | 120 | |
First week of March, 2022 | 130 | |
First week of March, 2022 | 120 |
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Frequently Asked Question (FAQs) - CAT Selection Process (Soon) - Check IIM Admission Criteria 2022-24
Question: When will IIM shortlist be out?
Answer:
The IIM shortlist will be released in the last week of January 2022 by the respective IIMs on its official website.
Question: What is the basis on which candidates are selected for IIMs?
Answer:
Based on the candidate’s performance in the CAT exam 2021, participating institutes of CAT 2021 will be shortlisting candidates for further rounds such as Group Discussion (GD)/ Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI).
Question: Do Non-IIM institutes also follow the same CAT selection process as other IIMs?
Answer:
The three rounds of the CAT selection process are the same. However, they are not mandatory. Any institute can conduct rounds according to its specifications.
Question: What is the qualifying cutoff of IIM Ahmedabad?
Answer:
This year IIM Ahmedabad qualifying CAT cutoff 2021 was 80%tile. The final cut off is expected to be 99 percentile or above.
Question: What are the documents to be carried at the time of the WAT, GD/PI round?
Answer:
The documents which will be carried to the WAT, GD/ PI are the IIM interview call letter, CAT scorecard, Class 10 and Class 12 mark sheet and certificates, the graduation mark sheet and certificate, reservation category proof of certificate (if applicable), and work experience certificate (if any).
Question: Does IIM CAP include non-IIMs?
Answer:
No, IIM CAP only contains new IIMs. Other MBA colleges that accept the CAT score conduct admissions separately.
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Hi CAT is a national level management aptitude test through which one can take admission for MBA courses . Food Technology course can be 3 years i.e BSc ( Bachelor of Science) which will be under non engineer category and can be 4 years Btech course which will be in Engineering category. for details about cat exam refer to the link :
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Before the main exam, solving CAT question papers from past years and taking CAT practise exams might help you feel comfortable with the test. Additionally, this practise aids in building self-confidence, which is one of the most crucial traits required to ace the CAT. Candidates can quickly identify their areas of strength and weakness. On November 27, 2022, an online version of CAT 2022 is anticipated.
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I got 300 marks in neet can I get seat in b cat? my caste is general
Hello aspirant,
The NEET Cutoff varies every year and it depends on various factors like Difficulty level of the paper, previous year Cutoff trends, number of aspirants appeared, etc
Further, Looking at the previous year NEET Cutoff the Cutoff for b category students was like around 50th percentile. But it can vary this year as it bound to change every year.
further, To know more about the NEET Cutoff, you can follow the below mentioned link to know more about this : https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-cut-off
Also, to know more about your admissions chances in other colleges you can check the following NEET College predictor tool : https://medicine.careers360.com/neet-college-predictor
I hope that this will help.
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Hello Aspirant,
It is quite difficult to make any accurate prediction of your admission chances for any particular college or branch because the cut-offs keep on changing every year depending upon various factors such as :-
*** number of candidates appeared in WBJEE 2022
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However on the basis of previous year's cut-off you have good chances to get CSE in following private colleges not in government colleges :-
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You can check out previous year's cut-offs from the link given below :-
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/wbjee-cutoff
Note that the above prediction is made on the basis of previous year's cut-off and the cut-offs are bound to change every year depending upon various factors such as the number of candidates appearing in an examination, the number of candidates qualifying an examination, difficulty level of the paper, and so on.
You can also use WBJEE College Predictor for more accurate predictions :-
https://www.careers360.com/wbjee-college-predictor?icn=QnA&ici=qna_answer
I hope this information helps you.
Good Luck!!