IIM Kozhikode revises admission process

After the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) changed its selection criteria for personal interviews by replacing its academic ratings system with a fixed minimum score of 70 per cent in both the board (10 th and 12 th standard) exams, other IIMs are following suit.

IIM Kozhikode (IIM-K) has decided to make a major change in its selection process with 40 per cent reduction in weightage to the CAT scores this year. "Last year, the weightage to CAT scores during selection process was 90 per cent which has been reduced to 50 per cent this year, with the cut-off being fixed at 90 percentile overall. Followed by that, the institute will 20 per cent weightage to Class X and XII academic performance each, apart from 10 per cent to work experience," said Anandakuttan Unnithan, chairperson - admissions, IIM-K.

IIM-Lucknow (IIM-L) has chosen to stay away from fixing a certain percentage cut-off for board exams as one of the eligibility criteria for admission into the institute. Instead, it has revised the weightage for Class X marks from 5 last year to 10 this year.

IIM Indore (IIM-I) has so far seems to have stayed away putting specific criteria for Std 10th and Std 12th marks as part of eligibility. The institute's website, rather, states as follows, "Candidates are shortlisted for Group Discussion and/or Personal Interview on the basis of their performance in CAT/GMAT, academic record, and relevant work experience. Final selection to the PGP would be based on criteria, such as the candidate's academic record, scholastic achievements, relevant work experience, and performance in CAT/GMAT, group discussion, and personal interview. However, IIM Indore reserves the right to change the criteria at its discretion."

jmet 2010

The On-line registration for JMET 2010 has been begun. Apply for the two-year management course at IITs.

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