IIM Amritsar Admission Criteria 2024: PI Shortlist, Interview Dates, Selection Process

IIM Amritsar Admission Criteria 2024: The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Amritsar has released the MBA admission criteria for the academic year 2024-26 on its official website. IIM Amritsar 2024 admission criteria have two stages- shortlisting of candidates based on their CAT score and the personal interview stage for the MBA programme. Candidates will have to fulfill the minimum eligibility criteria to get shortlisted for MBA admission at IIM Amritsar.

Firstly candidates are shortlisted based on their performance in CAT exam. In the second stage, shortlisted candidates will have to appear for the personal interview only if they fulfill the minimum cutoff criteria prescribed based on CAT 2023. Read this article by Careers360 to know in detail about the minimum eligibility criteria, stages of selection, scoring of work experience, and academic and gender diversity.

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1. IIM Amritsar Admission Dates 2024
2. CAT Result 2024
3. IIM Amritsar Admission Criteria 2024-26 - Eligibility Criteria
4. IIM Amritsar Admission 2024 - How to Apply
5. IIM Amritsar Admission Criteria 2024- Stages
6. IIM Amritsar Final Placements

IIM Amritsar Admission Dates 2024

Students must stay updated with the events of IIM admissions. Check the table below for the latest IIM Amritsar admission dates:

IIM Amritsar Admission Criteria - Important Dates

CAT Result 2024

IIM Lucknow, the conducting body is expected to release the CAT results in the second week of January 2024 at the official website, iimcat.ac.in. Only candidates who appeared for CAT 2023 will be able to download the CAT 2023 scorecard by entering their login credentials. The CAT scorecard contains the sectional as well as the overall score and percentile of the candidates.

Post the declaration of the CAT result, IIMs, and other top B-schools will release their respective cutoff based on the CAT score. Students qualifying for the CAT cutoff will be shortlisted for the IIM Amritsar admission process as well.

IIM Amritsar Admission Criteria 2024-26 - Eligibility Criteria

Candidates aspiring to take admission to IIM Amritsar MBA must fulfill the below-mentioned IIM Amritsar eligibility criteria:

• Candidates must have a graduation degree with a minimum of 50 percent marks (5 percent relaxation will be given to the candidates belonging to the reserved category) in aggregate or equivalent CGPA.

• The conversion of CGPA or marks into percentages will be followed as per the norms of the university/institute from which the candidate has graduated. In case the institute/university does not provide any scheme of conversion then the IIM Amritsar will obtain the equivalence by dividing the obtained CGPA by the maximum CGPA and multiplying the result by 100.

• Aspirants appearing for the final year examination of the qualifying exam can also apply provided they submit the required documents in the stipulated time.

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IIM Amritsar Admission 2024 - How to Apply

Candidates who are interested in applying for IIM Amritsar MBA admission 2024 must have qualified for the cutoff of CAT 2023. Here is how you can apply for MBA admission to IIM Amritsar.

Step 1: Visit the official website of IIMA - iimamritsar.ac.in

Step 2: Click the MBA Admission in the menu bar.

Step 3: It will redirect the candidates to the registration page. From there, candidates have to enter their CAT 2023 registration ID, date of birth, and email ID.

Step 4: After entering the required details, click on the 'Register' button.

Step 5: The activation link will be sent to your registered email ID. Using the link, log in to the IIM Amritsar application form 2023 page.

Step 6: Enter all the required information and click the submit button.

IIM Amritsar Admission Criteria 2024- Stages

The details given here will outline the IIM Amritsar selection process that will be used to select meritorious candidates under each category of IIM Amritsar admission, i.e., General, NC-OBC, SC, ST, EWS, and PWD, for the Masters of Business Administration offered by the Indian Institute of Management Amritsar (IIM Amritsar) 2024-26.

• The selection process, IIM Amritsar selection criteria, and weights are given to various parameters that are decided by the admissions committee each year.
• There will be two stages in the IIM Amritsar admissions process. The first stage consists of shortlisting candidates for a Personal Interview (PI) based on CAT scores and the second stage consists of shortlisting candidates for a decision regarding admission to the MBA.
• A composite score of multiple parameters like marks in class 10 and class 12 board exams, marks in graduation, quality of work experience, gender, and academic diversity, and candidate's section-wise scores in CAT exam is used to judge the suitability of the candidate for the said program.

Stage 1: IIM Amritsar Pre-Personal Interview (PI) Process

The first stage will be applied to all eligible candidates who have appeared for CAT 2023 to shortlist candidates for PI. The first shortlist will consist of candidates who have secured a pre-determined minimum percentile score in each section and an overall score of CAT 2023. Candidates obtaining a positive raw score in all sections of the CAT 2023 exam will be considered. Further processing for PI will be done only for candidates who will be selected in this first shortlist.

The pre-determined minimum percentile cut-off scores applicable for the first shortlist for CAT 2023 for the MBA batch of 2024-2026 are given in below:

Minimum CAT percentile scores

• The next processing for scores standardization and selection for PI will be limited to the shortlisted candidates.
• The shortlisted candidate’s percentage scores in class 10 and 12 board exams will be initially adjusted by dividing each such score by the 90th percentile score obtained in their particular board.
• An adjusted score will be calculated for the candidate's graduating discipline. This will be done by dividing the percentage of final scores that are obtained in the bachelor’s degree and/or professional degrees, by the 90th percentile score. Incomplete or intermediate graduate scores will only be considered if the candidate's final graduation score is pending. Thus, final-year bachelor’s degree candidates would take their incomplete graduation score instead of their final graduation score.
• The weights for the parameters are fixed as CAT score = 60 percent, 10th board = 5 percent, 12th board = 5 percent, Bachelors = 10 percent, Gender Diversity = 10 percent, and Work Experience = 10 percent for the shortlisted candidates.

Stage 2 - IIM Amritsar Admission Criteria 2024- Final Selection

The second stage of the IIM Amritsar selection process consists of the Personal Interview (PI).

• At the time of the interview, the panel will evaluate each candidate's academic background, quality of work experience, and other personal traits.
• Pre-PI scores and post-PI scores (with appropriate weightages) will be used in the final phase to select the candidates for the program. The IIM Amritsar selection process, parameters, and weights used will be equal for all categories of candidates. Sufficient candidates will be shortlisted at each stage from each social category to meet the reserve requirement for each group, as applicable for that particular IIM Amristar admissions process.
• The final ranking list of candidates will be based on the aggregate scores obtained after applying the following weights. (a) Personal Interview (PI) = 70%, (b) Work experience = 10%, (c) Gender diversity = 10%, and (d) Academic diversity = 10%.
• The final offers of admission to candidates selected from each category will be made strictly based on the final rank based on an aggregate score calculated.
  Aggregate Score = 0.6 X Pre-PI Score + 0.4 X Post-PI Score

Let’s have a look at each component/ criteria in detail:

1. Work Experience

Work experience in the IIM Amristar admission process will carry a total weightage of 10%. The work experience will be considered only for candidates who have worked full-time after their graduation till April 2024. However, for Students who have experience through internship/apprenticeship/training/project work/pre-graduation period/articles, such experiences will not be considered. Refer to the table below to know the allotment of marks as per experience

Weightage for Work Experience

2. Academic/ Gender Diversity

To ensure diversity based on academics and gender the scores will be allotted in the following manner:

Weightage for Gender/Academic Diversity

Note - Students with bachelor's degrees other than technology/ engineering (B.E./ B.Tech or any other equivalent degree ) will be considered for academic diversity scoring.

Reservation policy of IIM Amritsar Admissions 2024

IIM Amritsar will follow the reservation policy prescribed by the Government of India for admission to Central Educational Institutions (CEI).

IIM Amritsar Admission 2024 - Fees

IIM Amritsar will prescribe the fee for batch 2024-26. However, based on the previous year's fee structure of IIM Amritsar, candidates can know the expected fee. Previous year the fee for the MBA batch was Rs. 17.30 lakhs, whereas candidates had to pay 8.65 lakhs each year. IIM Amritsar admission 2024 fee will cover the following components:

• Tuition

• Books & Case Material

• Library

• IT & Computer

• Hostel & Electricity

• Medical & Students' Activities

The mess expense is expected to be Rs. 25,000 per month which is payable on an actual basis.

For any queries related to IIM Amritsar MBA admissions 2024-26, candidates can email them to admissions@iimamritsar.ac.in

IIM Amritsar Final Placements

IIM Amritsar concluded its final placement for the MBA fifth batch by recording 100% placement. The placement drive of IIM Amritsar recorded an average CTC of Rs. 14.63 LPA and the highest CTC spiraled to Rs. 25.21 LPA. IIM Amritsar witnessed a record-breaking year-on-year growth of 15.38% in our Average CTC.

IIM Amritsar Placement Report 2023 - Highlights