IIMB discloses admission criteria - the 'trade secret'
Bangalore: The
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) has finally disclosed the criteria for selecting candidates to the post-graduate program in management (PGP) under the provision of Right to Information (
RTI) Act. The admission process which was a 'trade secret' earlier now has been put on the institute's website for information.
This direction came after 22-year-old visually challenged woman Vaishnavi Kasturi, was first refused information by
IIMB. The institute declined to give details until the Central Information Commission (
CIC) took the matter into consideration. The
CIC had directed
IIMB to make its admission criteria public on or before July 30.
As per the detailed methodology published by
IIMB, it has been revealed that a mere
CAT score is not sufficient to get into an
Indian Institute of Management (IIM). Having a
CAT a good score means, the candidate is in the list of top 10% of
CAT applicants.
In fact, when it comes to admission in
IIMs, it's Class X and Class XII results which account more - 25% of the final score; a candidate's Bachelor's degree 15%. The factor with the maximum weightage is his/her performance in group discussion (GD), GD summary and personal interview - 35%. The rest 5% depends on work experience and whether a candidate has taken a "professional course". However, professional course does not imply a B.Tech degree from
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) or any other prestigious college; only Chartered Accountancy course qualifies as a "professional course" for admission to PGP.
IIM applicants in the general category need to be in the top ten percent in
CAT scores. But it is again important for them to be considered for the interview call, if they secure in the top 15% in each section of the test verbal, logic and data, quantitative. SC/ST and disabled applicants need to be in the top 50% in logic and quantitative and top 45% in verbal. In overall score, however, SC applicants need to be in the top 25% while STs in the top 35%.
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