IIM Kozhikode PGP 2012-14 Admission policy

Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode has come up with its admission policy for PGP 2012-14 batch.

The selection process involved three stages—Stage I, Stage II and Stage III, Last year it only had two stages.

Stage1

In the first stage of short listing of candidates based on their overall CAT percentile and sectional cutoff's, IIMK considered all the candidates meeting the minimum cut off and created a pool from which further short listing was done.

The respective percentile cut-offs both sectional and overall for various categories for admission to 2012-14 batch is..

 Category QA & DI VA & LR  OVERALL
GEN            55             55        85
OBC(NC)   50             50        75
SC              45            45         65
ST             40            40         55
PWD-Low Vision 40   40       55
PWD-Hearing Impairment 40   40   55
PWD-Locomotor Disability/Cerebral Palsy 40 40 55

Stage2

In stage 2, an index score was computed with 50 percent weight for the overall CAT score, 20 percent weight for academic performance in secondary school, 20 percent weight for higher secondary school and 10 percent for graduation. The academic performance was taken as the percentage of marks told by the candidates and will be consistent across the boards using the data available with IIMK for five years including the current year. In each category, the top ranking candidates based on this index score were called for further process. The short listed candidates are once again requested to register at IIMK’s website and complete the personal profile form online.

Stage3: Final Selection Criteria for admission to PGP 2012-14 batch
The final selection can be based on a composite score of various elements with following weights:

• Index arrived at stage 2 for short listing: 30%
• Personal Interviews: 35%
• Writing Task: 20%
• Profiles : 15%

30-45 minutes will be the time assigned for the writing task. Finally, the cumulative score (considering the above categories) will be computed and offers will be made based on the rank obtained.

Note: IIMK is free to change the admissions criteria depending on policy changes, data obtained, analysis conducted etc for the PGP admissions at any point.