Post Graduate Program (PGP) is a master level full-time residential program at IIM Raipur. IIM Raipur is part of Common Admission Process. The admission for this program follows two-stage process, namely, shortlisting candidates for personal appearance (PA) and final selection. Selection of candidates is based on the Final composite score under each category (General, EWS, NC-OBC, SC, and ST).
This admission policy applies only to the PGP selection process for 2025-26 batch. Please note that IIM Raipur reserves the rights to modify the shortlisting criteria for personal appearance and final selection at any point of time till the admission of the 2025-27 batch completed.
I. Shortlisting candidates for Personal Appearance (PA)
The shortlisting of the candidates for PI is based on the percentile obtained in CAT . There are three sections in CAT exam, namely, ‘Quantitative Aptitude' (QA), ‘Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning' (DILR) and ‘Verbal and Reading Comprehension' (VRC). The minimum cut-offs of CAT percentile required in each section and overall percentile for shortlisting candidates is indicated in Table 1.
Table 1: Category-wise Minimum Cut-offs of CAT Percentile for Personal Interview process
| Category | Quantitative Aptitude (QA) | Data interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR) | Verbal and Reading Comprehension (VRC) | Overall |
| General | 70 | 70 | 70 | 92 |
| EWS | 40 | 40 | 40 | 70 |
| NC-OBC | 45 | 45 | 45 | 74 |
| SC | 35 | 35 | 35 | 54 |
| ST | 25 | 32 | 32.5 | 40 |
| DAP | 25 | 32 | 32.5 | 40 |
II. Final Selection
The final composite score is computed based on three parameters, viz. CAT score (40%), PI (25%), Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC) (3%) and Profile (32%). The detail of weightage in each parameter is provided in Table 2.
Table 2: Weightage of parameters
Parameter | CAT Score | Personal Interview | VA/RC | Profile | Total |
Academic | Gender Diversity | Work Exp. |
Diversity | Profile | Consistency |
Weightage | 40 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 100 |
Academic profile weights are based on the percentage of marks that the candidate obtained during his/her 12th Standard and Graduation, which is given in Table 3.
The 3% weightages allocated for verbal comprehension will be derived from the score of Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension in CAT .
Table 3: Weights for 12th and Graduation
Range of Aggregate Percentage (%) | *12th class | Graduation |
<=50 | 0 | 0 |
50.01 to 60 | 1 | 1 |
60.01 to 70 | 2 | 2 |
70.01 to 80 | 3 | 3 |
80.01 to 90 | 4 | 4 |
>90.01 | 5 | 5 |
*Note: percentage to be calculated for all the subjects that appears in the mark sheet irrespective of method of calculation by respective board/institutes/universities |
Gender diversity aims to ensure the balance between gender. To achieve this objective, IIM Raipur provides eight (8) marks to the female candidates. Similarly, IIM Raipur strives to promote the academic diversity by providing four (4) marks for non-engineering graduates. The qualifying degrees for obtaining academic diversity is given in Appendix-1. The distribution of weightage in relation to experience is given in Table 4.
Table 4: Weightage for Experience
Months* | 6 or Less | 7-12 | 13-18 | 19-24 | 25-36 | 37-42 | 43-48 | 49 or More |
Score | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
* Only relevant work experience after graduation in terms of completed months will be considered. Candidate should ensure that the work experience claimed by the candidate is authentic and professionally significant enough to deserve credit. For instance, no consideration is given to any time spent as an intern, either during or after the course of study in a programme, or any periods of apprenticeship such as articleship required as part of certain professional courses, or any unpaid work undertaken in any organization or institution.
The work experience will be verified based on the relevant documents (including experience certificate, appointment or reliving letter, first and last month pay slips, bank statement etc), which needs to be mandatorily produced by the candidate at the time of PA and subsequent admission related process. Note that the work experience certificate should be furnished on a letter head of the employer organisation, should carry a seal of the employer and be duly affirmed by the authorized signatory. |
Presentation of employment claims that are not in conformity with the requirements above is liable to be considered incomplete and disregarded by IIM Raipur at its sole discretion. Further, IIM Raipur is at liberty to verify any or all of the employment-related claims made by the candidate. Upon such verification, if it is found that some or all of the claims made are factually untrue, such candidate’s may be disqualified from being considered for admission to IIM Raipur. After a candidate joins the PGP at IIM Raipur, if it comes to the institute notice reliably that the candidate had made claims that cannot be substantiated as factual and correct, the candidate is liable to be expelled from the programme forthwith. In the event of such expulsion, the candidate will forfeit any fees paid until such expulsion.
III. Reservation Policy:
IIM Raipur will apply the Government of India reservation policy for admission to Central Educational Institutions (CEIs).
IV. Offer Acceptance fee and withdrawal policy
Offer acceptance fee to be paid within required date stated in the admission offer letter by paying Rs.100,000 through IIM Raipur payment portal. A candidate who wishes to withdraw from the program before withdrawal date specified by the Institute, he/she will be refunded the acceptance fee after deduction of Rs.1000 as a processing fee. A candidate who withdraws after the withdrawal date specified by the institute, he/she will be paid after deducting hostel and other charges applicable if the seat is filled, else, the entire fee is forfeited.
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