So did you get a call from iim

Dear Piyushi, we will be honest with you. There are 20 IIMs and each IIM has its own selection criteria. The calculation and weightage of marks given for Academic section is different for each Category. And then each IIM Categorises and defines sectional importance in CAT exam differently. For example, look at this:

IIM                         QA             DLR           VARC          Overall
Ahmedabad          65               65                65                70
Bangalore             70               70                70                 75
Calcutta                65               65                 65                70
Indore                    70               70                70                 80
Lucknow               77               77                77                 82

And once these scores are calculated, the following formulae are used to calculate your 10th, 12th and Graduation scores:

10th Standard: 36*[Z Candidate-Z min/Z max- Z min]


12th Standard: 40*[Z Candidate-Z min/Z max- Z min]


CAT 2019 score: 20*[Candidate's overall score /Highest CAT score]


Gender Diversity Factor: = 4 for female applicants


                                               =0 for other applicants


Composite score= sum of the above scores

And with CAT being conducted in 2 different slots, there should be a way to commonise the CAT score. The scores will be normalised to ensure equivalence in the difficulty levels of the exams for both slots. IIM Kozikhode will normalise the CAT scores using percentile equivalence. Adjustment of location and scale differences of score distributions across different norms and then scores will be normalised. These scores will be then converted into percentiles for shortlisting and selection purposes.

And your Graduation stream plays an important role in adding marks to the Academic Diversity Factor. For example for Commerce stream, the calculation is as follows:

Percent Scored Rating Score
<=50 1
>50 and <= 55 2
>55 and <= 65 3
>65 and <= 75 5
>75 and <= 90 8
>90 10


For Graduation, the percentage of marks secured will be considered final. If the Institution doesnt grant marks but grants grades or percentages, it will be calculated on the basis of marks obtained in the marks list.

That will be calculated as follows:

Percent Scored         Rating Score

<= 55                                    1

> 55 and <= 60                   2

> 60 and <= 62                   3

> 62 and <= 65                  5

> 65 and <= 70                  8

> 70                                    10


For Science Stream, the calculation is as follows:

Percent Scored                  Rating Scored

<= 55                                              1

> 55 and <= 60                             2

> 60 and <= 70                             3

> 70 and <= 80                            5

> 80 and <= 90                            8

> 90                                              10

Now coming to Graduation in Science Stream, the calculation
is done according to the following table:

Percentage Scored    Rating Scored

<= 55                                      1

> 55 and <= 60                     2

> 60 and <= 62                     3

> 62 and <= 65                     5

> 65 and <= 70                     8

> 70                                      10


The minimum cut offs in 12th in Science Stream across all Categories have been as follows:

General Category: 80
OBC-NC/Transgender: 75
SC:70
ST: 65
PWD-UR/OBC/TG/SC: 70
PWD- ST: 65

And the final score is calculated using this formulae:

Personal Interview Multiplication Factor = 0.50
AWT Multiplication Factor = 0.10
CAT Score Multiplication Factor for Final Composite Score = 0.25
Application Rating Multiplication Factor for Final Composite Score = 0.15

So based on your Category, to get a call from an IIM, you score should be as follows:

General Category: 95+

OBC-NCL: 85+

SC: 65+

ST: 55+

Dear student,
Yes you can definitely get the call from IIM's.
You have to clear the CAT exam with atleast 95+ percentile. And also you have to clear all the sectional cutoffs.
If you able to get this than you will definitely get the call of all top IIM's.

Getting the call is not means that you got admission. There are further 2 rounds which you have to clear on the basis of skills.
After your CAT exam get done
Start working on GD and PI preparation.

Good luck

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