IIM Nagpur Admission Criteria 2019: 35 percent weightage assigned to PI

IIM Nagpur Admission Criteria 2019 – Indian Institute of Management, Nagpur (IIM Nagpur) has announced the admission criteria for the Post-Graduate Programme in Management (PGPM) for the academic year 2019-21. The IIM Nagpur admission criteria 2019 has undergone some changes in terms of the DAP category cutoff and number of seats. The total number of seats has increased from 60 to 126. IIM Nagpur considers the candidate’s past academic performance (PAP), performance in Common Admission Test (CAT), Work Experience (WE) and performance in Personal Interview (PI) and Written Ability Test (WAT) before offering the final admission. First, IIM Nagpur checks the minimum eligibility for admission to PGPM which is CAT 2018 score (overall and sectional). Second, selection of candidates for PI/WAT process which includes CAT performance (CP)+PAP+WE+Diversity. And third, the final selection of the candidates. In this article, the entire IIM Nagpur admission criteria 2019-21 is explained. Candidates who have applied for admission to IIM Nagpur can check each stage of the admission criteria 2019 of IIM Nagpur here.

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Stage 1: IIM Nagpur Admission Criteria 2019 – Criteria for Eligibility to be considered for admission to PGPM

In this stage, the minimum CAT exam score/percentile is checked which is the basic eligibility criteria for admission to PGPM at IIM Nagpur. CAT cutoff is likely to be different for different IIMs. The table given below explains the category-wise overall and sectional minimum CAT 2018 percentile to get shortlisted. 

IIM Nagpur Admission Criteria 2019-21: Category-wise Minimum CAT 2018 Percentile

*VARC – Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension

*DILR – Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning

*QA – Quantitative Analysis

 In comparison to last year, the CAT 2018 cutoff for the DAP category has changed. While the sectional cutoff for last year was 50 percentile and the overall cutoff was 60 percentile, it has reduced by 10 percentile and five percentile respectively.

IIM Nagpur Admission Criteria 2019-21: Total Number of Seats

IIM Nagpur offers 126 seats for PGPM 2018-21 batch. The number has increased to more than double as last year's intake was 60. The division of seats category-wise is given below:

 

Category-wise number of seats for PGPM 2019-21 batch of IIM Nagpur

Stage 2: IIM Nagpur Admission Criteria 2019 – Selection of Candidates for WAT/PI process

The candidates who meet the cut-offs shown in Table above would be receiving an email from IIM Nagpur in or before the third week of April  2019. Only those candidates who meet the minimum CAT 2018 percentile requirements will be considered for stage 2 of the admission process. The following aspects will be considered for evaluation of candidates.

1. Past Academic Performance (PAP)

In this part, candidates’ academic performance in Class Xth, XIIth and Graduation is assessed. The table given below explains the Points/Ratings given as the candidate’s academic performance.

PAP score for the candidate: PAP = 0.25*Score 10^th + 0.35*Score 12^th + 0.40*Score Graduation

 

2. Work Experience (WE)

Candidates will be assigned the following points as per their experience obtained till July 2018 (in months).

 

Scores for Work Experience

As mentioned by IIM Nagpur, only the relevant experience in terms of completed months will be considered.

 

3. Diversity (Di)

The following points will be given on the basis of a candidate’s gender:

Male – 0, Female - 5, Transgender - 5

5 points for the candidates Bachelor’s degree in any of the following: BA, BA(H), B.Sc, B.Sc.(H), BS, B.Com, B.Com(H), BCA, BBA, B.Pharma, LL.B, MBBS, BDS or any other.

Now, a comprehensive score (CS) will be calculated based on CP, PAP, WE and Di. The formula to calculate the score is as follows:

CS=0.35 * (CAT Total Score /Maximum CAT Total Score * 10) + 0.35*(PAP Score) + 0.2* (WE Score) + 0.1*(Di Score) 

Based on CS score, candidates will be short-listed for the final selection round. These candidates will also receive an email from IIM Nagpur most probably in the first week of April 2018. The short-listed candidates would need to submit a detailed application including all the necessary documents within a given time frame. The list of documents is as follows:

• Semester wise/year wise marks in Bachelors' degree

• Copies of all mark sheets

• Copies of work experience certificates (if applicable)

• Certificate of disability (if applicable), scheduled caste/scheduled tribe/other backward class — non-creamy layer certificate (if applicable)

Stage 3 – IIM Nagpur Admission Criteria 2019: Final Selection of the Candidates

The shortlisted candidates will go through Personal Interview (PI) and Written Ability Test (WAT) at this stage.

Those who are shortlisted and Interviewed by any one or more of the IIMs at Bangalore, Calcutta, Indore, Kozhikode, Lucknow (only for their PGP/PGPEM programs), will not be required to appear for this process that will be conducted by IIMN. For these candidates, their PI and WAT scores from the above IIMs will be used to derive their PI /WAT scores for IIMN as follows:

• If a candidate was shortlisted for PI/WAT of only one of the above mentioned IIMs (IIMs at Bangalore, Calcutta, Indore, Kozhikode, and Lucknow for their PGP/PGPEM programs), her/his PI/WAT score will be used for PI/WAT score for IIMN.

• If a candidate was selected for PI/WAT of more than one of the above mentioned IIMs (IIMs at Bangalore, Calcutta, Indore, Kozhikode, and Lucknow for their PGP/PGPEM programs), the average of the scores will be considered after removing one score which is the minimum PI/WAT score in the above mentioned IIMs (IIMs at Bangalore, Calcutta, Indore, Kozhikode, and Lucknow for their PGP/PGPEM programs).

Candidates who are not shortlisted and Interviewed by any of the IIMs at Bangalore, Calcutta, Indore, Kozhikode, Lucknow (only for their PGP/PGPEM programs) will be required to appear for a PI/WAT to be conducted by IIMN.

The scores in all past academics will also be updated, if required, on the basis of actual mark sheets/grade cards submitted. Unless otherwise mentioned in the academic transcripts, percentages would be calculated by considering all subjects that the candidate has appeared for the examination.

At this stage, the Final Score (FS) of the candidate will now be calculated as follows:

FS= 0.35* (PI Score) + 0.05*(WAT Score) + 0.20* (CP Score) + 0.20 * (PAP Score) + 0.20 * (WE Score)

 

The selection at this stage will strictly be based on the ranks of the candidates computed separately for each category (General/SC/ST/NC-OBC/DAP) on the basis of their Final Scores (FS). The numbers selected in different categories will be in proportions mandated by the law.

 

The selected candidates will receive provisional admission intimation by e-mail. To confirm the acceptance of the offer, the candidate would need to pay an acceptance fee of Rs. 50,000 which will be adjusted towards Term I fees subsequently.

IIM Nagpur Admission Criteria 2019-21: Admission Withdrawal and Cancellation

The admission of a candidate will be cancelled in the following scenarios:

• The admission of a candidate stands cancelled if he/she provides any false information at any step in the admissions process.

• If the acceptance fee is not received by the stipulated date, the provisional admission will be cancelled.

• If a candidate pays the confirmation fees but still wants to withdraw, he/she may do so by sending an e-mail to the Admission Office. We will then initiate a refund process. Refund of money (after deducting an administrative charge of Rs.1000 or as per prevailing Government of India rules) will happen in July 2019.

• The admission will stand cancelled if a candidate doesn't register at IIM Nagpur on the mentioned registration date and time.

• Fees will be collected at the beginning of each term. If a candidate withdraws from the programme in any Term after Registration (in the middle of a term) he/she will forfeit all the fees paid till then, regardless of any number of days still remaining in the term, and his/her admission shall stand cancelled.

IIM Nagpur reserves the right to make changes in the shortlisting and selection criteria if considered necessary at any point.

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