IIMs shortlist candidates for the interview stage based on their own criteria, which may be independent of each other. The process may include Written Ability Test, Group Discussion, and Personal Interviews. Performance in the CAT examination is an important component in the admission process. IIMs may additionally use other factors such as the previous academic performance of the candidates, relevant work experience, gender and academic diversity and other similar inputs in shortlisting and ranking of candidates at various stages of the admission process. The processes, academic cut-offs and the weights allocated to the evaluation parameters may vary across IIMs. IIM A has the following percentiles as the minimum cut offs for 2019 across all Categories.

Category

QA

DILR

VARC

Overall Percentile

UR,EWS

70

70

70

80

OBC-NC, Trans

65

65

65

75

SC

60

60

60

70

ST

50

50

50

60

PWD

60

60

60

70

PWD-ST

50

50

50

60


Now the various ratings for various scores are as follows:

Percentage in the 10th

Rating

<=55

1

>55 and <=60

2

>60 and <=70

3

>70 and <=80

5

>80 and <=90

8

>90

10



Now coming to the 12th, it looks like this for various Streams:

Percentage in the 12th science

Rating

<=55

1

>55 and <=60

2

>60 and <=70

3

>70 and <=80

5

>80 and <=90

8

>90

10


Percentage in the 12th Commerce

Rating

<=50

1

>50 and <=55

2

>55 and <=65

3

>65 and <=75

5

>75 and <=90

8

>90

10


Percentage in the 12th Arts/humanities

Rating

<=45

1

>45 and <=50

2

>50 and <=60

3

>60 and <=70

5

>70 and <=85

8

>85

10


And then the Rating scores for Bachelor's degrees are as follows:

Percentage in Bachelor's degree

Rating

<=55

1

>55 and <=60

2

>60 and <=62

3

>62 and <=65

5

>65 and <=70

8

>70

10


And for professional degrees, the rating scale looks like this:

Percentage in Bachelor's degree

Rating

<=50

1

>50 and <=53

2

>53 and <=55

3

>55 and <=57

5

>57 and <=63

8

>63

10


And then work experience is considered too for those Candidates who have it. The scores from each level of studies are added up. And the no.of Candidates shortlisted per each Category will be as follows:

UR: 100

NC-OBC, Trans: 57

SC: 32

ST: 16

PWD: 6

And after being shortlisted based on these criteria, Candidates have to be shortlisted also for WAT and PI rounds. The whole process can be checked at their page: https://www.iima.ac.in/web/pgp/apply/domestic/admission/selection-process

So, if you look at this criteria, with that score, you will need more than 97 percentile in CAT 2020 for a seat in IIM Ahmedabad.

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