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IIMs – Number of Seats, Cut Offs and CAT Percentiles

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IIMs are the dream institutes for the aspiring managers. IIMs have achieved international reputation in churning out smart and brilliant managers for the requirements of small, medium and large corporate companies. Those graduated from IIMs have been in top managerial positions of the MNCs and big Indian companies operating across the globe. But the number of institutes and seats in the IIMs remain very limited. Candidates have to work very hard to get an admission in Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP in Management) of any IIM. The cut offs / percentiles always on high range. IIMs follow their own selection procedure and short listing methods of CAT qualified candidates. Following are details of IIMs, seats in various PGP and probable cut offs to get a seat in IIM:

There are a total of nine IIMs in the country. Estimated number of seats available in all IIMs is about 1200. Each IIM will have 120 seats in PGP in Management. Out of these total seats, 75 percent seats (900) may be available for General Category candidates and the remaining will be allotter for Reserved Category Students. Candidates need higher percentiles to get a seat in top ranked IIMs such as IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta and IIM Lucknow.

Following are the details of IIMs and Cut Offs: 1) IIM Bangalore 2) IIM Ahmedabad 3) IIM Kozhikode 4) IIM Calcutta 5) IIM Lucknow 6) IIM Indore 7) IIM Ranchi 8. IIM Shillong 9) IIM Rohtak 10) IIM Raipur.

Following are probable cut off details for various IIMs. But one should remember that IIMs only short list candidates based on CAT for further selection processes like Group Discussions and Interviews. Here are probable cut offs:

1) IIM Ahmedabad (IIMA): Should have around 99.3 percentile overall .
2) IIM Bangalore (IIMB): Overall percentile should be aroung 95.
3) IIM Lucknow (IIML): Your percentile should be around 97.
4) IIM Calcutta (IIMC): You need to secure about 98.96 percentile.
5) IIM Indore (IIMI): Your percentile should be around 98.
6) IIM Shilong (IIMS): A overall percentile of 85 is required.
7) Other IIMs: Need about 80-85 percentile.

As the IIMs have changed CAT Test pattern from 2011, we have to wait and watch for its impact on cut offs.

IIM-CAT 2011 Results, Short-listing and Selection Procedure

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CAT 2011 results will be announced during January 2011 on the CAT official website www.catiim.in. Those qualified in CAT 2011 entrance examination will also get the details of their chances of getting a management programme seat in IIMs. On the day of the results of CAT 2011, the IIMs will simultaneously announce the list the names of the candidates short-listed for interviews by for PGP (Post Graduate Programme in Management). IIMs will send interview letters to the short listed candidates with all the related details. IIMs follow different criteria for short-listing the candidates apart from CAT scores. IIMs Cut Offs are always high as there are only a limited number of seats available for the candidates. Candidates can visit respective IIM website for complete details of eligibility and short listing procedures. Following is the brief procedure usually IIMs follow while short listing the candidates for their most sought after PGP programmes:

1) Eligibility Verification: If a candidate is found short-listed for interviews by any IIM, he / she has to comply with all the eligibility verification procedures of the institutes.

2) Mark sheets and Degree Certificate: Short listed CAT candidates must show and furnish all the original mark sheets and should submit attested copies in proof of their eligibility for admission at the time of interview. All the selected candidates for the programme have to submit original degree certificate and mark sheets of all semesters / years to respective IIM at the time of joining the course. They should also submit a set of attested copies of certificates.

3) Reservation Category Requirements: All the SC, ST, NC-OBC, and DA candidates, if selected for the programme, must submit original caste / class / disability certificate from the concerned authority. They should also submit a copy of the certificates at the time of interview.

4) Candidates who are in the Final Year of Graduation: If any final year candidate is short-listed for interview by IIM for admission into PGP, he / she must provide a original certificate from the concerned Principal / Registrar / Director of the university / institution / college certifying that the candidate has obtained at least 50 percent marks or equivalent (45 percent for SC, ST, and DA category candidates). Candidates have to submit an attested copy of the original certificate to respective IIM at the time of interview. They will be allowed into PGP of IIMs provisionally only. They need to complete the formalities as prescribed by the IIMs to get a confirmed admission.

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