IIM Bangalore Admission Criteria 2021

IIM Bangalore Admission Criteria 2021

 

IIM Bangalore has mailed those candidates who were shortlisted for the second round of selection process. IIM Bangalore has included the WAT component in the 2020 admission criteria. This was later revised due to the pandemic. Thus candidates have to take a look at the IIM Bangalore admission criteria 2021 before taking admission in IIM Bangalore. This was earlier released on October 1, 2020 in online mode on the official website. As stated by the IIM Bangalore 2021 Admission Criteria, ample of changes were included in the total weightage, overall scoring of CAT, calculation of aggregate scores and its related. The first step in being part of IIM Bangalore’s selection process is to clear the IIM entrance exam. IIM Bangalore secured the second rank on the NIRF MBA ranking 2020 this year. CAT is the national level entrance exam conducted by IIM Indore.

 

Courses Offered

 

IIM Bangalore not only offers full-time PGP degrees but also executive and doctoral-level degrees as well. Candidates are shortlisted based on their CAT 2020 exam scores as per the admission criteria of IIM Bangalore 2021. The two-year full-time PGP programs offered by

IIM Bangalore are –

  • Master of Business Administration
  • Master of Business Administration (Business Analytics)

Stages of Admission Criteria 2021

IIM Bangalore was initiated in 1973 and is not a part of baby IIM. In recent time, IIM Bangalore was replaced by IIM Ahmedabad from the first position in the NIRF Top Government MBA Colleges. The admission criteria of IIM Bangalore 2021 is divided into two/three stages after the CAT 2020. The various stages based on previous year admissions is given below –

 

Stages Details
1 Shortlisting of candidates for Written Ability Test and Personal Interview
2 Generation of Final Admission Offer List

 

Let’s take a look at each stage in detail separately –

 

Stage 1 – Shortlisting of candidates for Written Ability Test and Personal Interview

This stage is all about shortlisting candidates based on their CAT 2020 cutoff. Those candidates who were shortlisted should appear in the Personal Interview round and they also additionally have to attend Written Ability Test as well. The time period for WAT is 30 minutes.

Questions asked in PI

IIM Bangalore’s panel will evaluate the candidates based on their academic background, work experience (if any) as well as other personal traits during an interview.

 

CAT Cutoff 2020 for MBA

 

Minimum percentile requirement for the first shortlist*

Category Quantitative

Aptitude

Percentile

Data Interpretation &

Logical Reasoning

Percentile

Verbal and Reading Comprehension Percentile Overall

Percentile

General 75 75 80 85
EWS 65 65 70 75
NC-OBC 65 65 70 75
SC 60 60 65 70
ST 55 55 55 65
PWD 50 50 50 60

*These are CAT cut-offs used for preparing the first short-list.

 

First Shortlist Parameters:

S.No. Components Weightage
1 Gender Diversity 2
2 CAT 2020 40
3 10 Standard 20
4 12 Standard 10
5 Bachelors 20
6 Weighted Work Experience 8
Total 100

Note : IIM Bangalore focuses on consistent and high performance in previous academics and all other parameters.

 

Bifurcation of CAT 2020 scores -: 40 points

  • Verbal & Reading Comprehension (VARC) – 14 points
  • Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) – 16 points
  • Quantitative Aptitude (QA) – 10 points

 

Stage 2 – Generation of Final Admission Offer List

 

A final list is prepared based on certain factors like WAT, PI, experience.

 

Basis of Evaluation:

 

Parameters Base of evaluation
Personal Interview The panel evaluates candidates on the basis of their motivation level, ability to fit in the atmosphere as well as what benefit could the candidate get from PGP.
Note In the above parameter, All candidates will be required to provide two confidential reference letters from their employers or from teachers in the academic institutions where they had studied.
Written Ability Test In WAT, candidates will be judged on the basis of following –

●      Content

●      Style

Work Experience The quality of work experience score of candidates will be evaluated on a 5 point scale (0.25 – 0.5 – 1 – 1.5 – 2) by each member of the panel during the interview. Pre PI score for Work Experience will be calculated as follow

= 8x/36 if 0 < x < 36 = 8 if x >= 36

Where x is the months of work experience up to July, 2020

Previous Academic Record Past record of candidates’ related to academics will be on the basis of actual mark sheets / grade cards submitted

 

Final Aggregate Score Weighting Criteria for Final Selection:

 

Components Weightage
CAT 2020 25
10 Standard 10
12 Standard 5
Bachelors 10
Weighted Work Experience 10
WAT 10
Personal Interview 30
Total 100

Note : IIM Bangalore focuses on consistent and high performance in previous academics and all other parameters.

As seen above, PI weightage is 30% in final score and WAT is 10%. To get personal coaching, call @9643362320

Fee Structure For MBA

 

Candidates who are listed in the final merit list should make the payment for MBA program according to the fee structure of IIM Bangalore. The proposed IIM Bangalore fee structure is likely to be Rs. 23 lakhs for the academic year 2021-2023. Students who are unable to pay are offered financial aid and scholarships based on certain criteria.

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