Compare IIM Udaipur (IIMU) vs SoM-PDEU

The IIM admission process for the Institute consists of:

• CAT Examination
• Shortlisting candidates for Personal Appearance (PA) process.
• Conducting the PA process. PA process is composed of Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI). The PA process will be common to IIMs which are participating in the Common Admission Process (CAP).
• Preparing the Merit List based on CAT score, WAT & PI score, and Profile score as indicated in the following tables.

1. IIM Selection Criteria for Shortlisting to PA (WAT & PI) process

The cut-off percentile marks for IIM eligibility to the PA process in the three sections and the total CAT percentile for different categories of students are given below:

IIM Udaipur Admission Committee will decide the MBA program requirements for the Institute and the final number of candidates who would be called for the PA process on the basis of criteria prepared for each category. However, if the actual number of short-listed candidates is found to be less (or more) than the required number of candidates to be called for WAT & PI category-wise, then the overall as well as the section-wise minimum score would be reduced (or increased) to get the desired number of candidates.

The IIMs who are participating in the CAP have decided to adopt a common admission process (CAP 2020 process) of WAT & PI to be coordinated this year by IIM Ranchi. The scores obtained by the candidate in WAT & PI of CAP 2020 would be considered for preparing the merit list

2. IIM Selection Criteria for Preparing the Merit List

The IIM eligibility criteria for preparing the merit list will be as follows :

• CAT Score*: 55%
• Personal Appearance (WAT & PI): 21%
• Profile: 24%

*CAT Score of the candidate divided by Maximum CAT Score among candidates who have applied to IIMU and attended WAT & PI. It is clarified that the CAT Score would be used and not the CAT Percentile.

a. CAT Score: IIM Udaipur will use CAT 2019 score

b. Personal Appearance: IIM admission criteria of the Institute will consider the following weights :

• Written Ability Test (WAT): 6%
• Personal Interview (PI): 15%

Candidates who do not obtain certain minimum scores in the WAT & PI will not be considered for the merit list. The minimum scores will be decided by IIM Udaipur at its discretion.

c. Profile: The following will be the breakup of the 24% component for Profile:

• Academic Profile: 10%
• Work experience: 6%
• Diversity: 8%

i. For Academic Profile, the following will be the weights:

• 10th Standard: 2%
• 12th Standard: 2%
• Under Graduation: 4%
• CA/CS/ICWA (completed): 2%

The following would be the basis for scoring candidates in respect of their academic profiles:

ii. For Work Experience following will be the basis for scoring candidates:

*Only completed months will be considered.

**Only full time and regular engagements will be considered as work experience. A valid proof with the date of appointment, date of relieving and work experience certificate will be mandatory at the time of registration for the program.

iii. Diversity:

• Only Candidates who have appeared at Common Admission Test (CAT) conducted by IIMs/Xavier Admission Test (XAT) conducted by XLRI, Jamshedpur /NMAT conducted by Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC)/  GMAT (taken between 2024 and 2026 till submission of online application) conducted by ‘Graduate Management Admission Council’ (GMAC) are eligible to apply.

• An undergraduate/ bachelor's degree with a min aggregate of 50%( 45% for SC/ST/PWD quota).
• The undergraduate degree obtained by the candidate must comprise of a minimum of three years of education after the higher secondary schooling (10+2) or equivalent.
• In case the candidate is awarded CGPA, the equivalent percentage would be based on the methodology provided by the institution/university from where the undergraduate degree was obtained.
• Candidates appearing in their final year of under graduation can also apply for the IIMs candidature, provided the Head of the Institution provides a certified document stating the concerned details. 

• A candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree, or an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India, with at least 50% marks (45% for SC/ST candidates) in aggregate in all semesters/trimesters or equivalent CGPA, of any University incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under section 3 of UGC Act, 1956.
• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification obtained by the candidate must entail a minimum of three years of education, as per degree nomenclature approved by the UGC from an institution recognized by the UGC.
• In case of the candidates being awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the equivalence would be based on the overall equivalence certified by the university/ institution from which they have obtained bachelor's degree.
• In case a candidate establishes that the university/ institution from which he/she graduated, does not have any scheme for converting CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by the PDEU-SPM by dividing earned CGPA with the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the quotient with 100.
• A candidate appearing for the final year semester examination of bachelor's degree or equivalent can also apply.
• Such candidates must have to obtain 50% marks or equivalent in aggregate of all the semesters/years. Such candidates, if selected, will be allowed to join the programme provisionally with an undertaking to submit the final marks sheet/grade sheet and the passing certificate to the School.
• However, the admission shall be cancellable without informing the candidate if the final marks sheet/grade sheet and the degree certificate are not submitted and if the candidate has not met the prescribed eligibility criteria, in such case the fees paid will not be refundable except the deposit money.
• Non-fulfilment of the above conditions/dates will automatically result in the cancellation of the provisional admission, otherwise the admission shall stand cancelled and the fees paid will not be refundable except the deposit money.

For Foreign Nationals:
An appropriate bachelor’s degree of minimum 3 years of education with Minimum 45% aggregate marks or equivalent from any stream of education recognized as equivalent by Association of Indian Universities (AIU)/UGC/AICTE/other statutory bodies as applicable with English as the medium of instruction. Merit list will be prepared accordingly.