Saturday, December 21, 2013

DELHI SCHOOL - Admission Information

Indraprastha World School
Website: www.indraprasthaschool.com
Phone: 011-25256985/25258210
NK Bagrodia School, Dwarka
Website: www.nkbagrodiadwarka.com
Phone: 011-25087511
Veda Vyasa DAV Public School
Website: www.vvdav.ac.in
Phone: 011-28535594/ 28532292/28533697
Mira Model Sr Sec School
Website: www.miramodelschooldelhi.com
Phone: 011-25500489
Venkateshwar International School
Website: www.vis10dwarka.com
Phone: 011-43180800
Bal Bharti School, Dwarka
Website: www.bbpsdwarka.org
Phone: 011-28031970
DPS School, Dwarka
Phone Number: 011-25074472
Website: www.dpsdwarka.com
St. Francis De Sales School
Phone Number: 011-25551113
Website: www.sfsdelhi.com
Hansraj Model School
Phone Number: 011-25228130/25228131
Website: www.hansrajmodelschool.org
Mother’s International School
Phone: 011-26524806
Website: www.themis.in
Bluebells International School
Phone: 011-29232963, 011-29235679
Website: www.bluebellsinternational.com
Laxman Public School
Phone: 011-26963240, 011-26865095
Website: www.laxmanpublicschool.com
DPS School, RK Puram
Phone Number: 26171267
Website: www.dpsrkp.net
Modern School
Phone No: 26144388/26142781
Website: www.modernschoolvv.com
DPS School, Vasant Kunj
Phone No: 43261200
Website: www.dpsvasantkunj.com
Air Force Golden Jubilee School
Phone No: 25692819/25691957
Website: www.afgji.org
Tagore International School
Phone N0: 26142270/26149008
Website: www.tagoreint.com
Ryan International School
Phone No: 26899089/26892822
Website: www.risvk.co.in
GD Goenka Public School
Phone numbers: 26893378/26122723/26122724
Website: www.gdgoenka.com 
The Shri Ram School
Website: www.tsrs.org
Vasant Valley Schoo
Website: www.vasantvalley.org
Phone: 011-26892787
Springdales School
Website: www.springdales.com
Phone: 011-24116657
Mata jai Kaur Public School Ashok Vihar
Phone Number: 011-47008431
Website: www.mjkpsdelhi.com
Apeejay School, Pitampura
Phone Number: 011-27022140
Website: www.apeejay.edu/pitampura/home.htm
Ryan International School, Rohini
Phone: 011-27932770
Website: www.ryanrohini.co.in
Bal Bharati School, Rohini
Phone Number: 011-27554561,
Website: www.bbpsrohini.org
DAV School, Pushpanjali Enclave, Pitampura
Phone Number: 011- 27018261
Website: www.davpushpanjali.com
Jaspal Kaur Public School, Shalimar Bagh
Phone Number:  011-27470022 
Website: www.jkps.org
Rukmini Devi Public School, Pitampura
Phone: 011-27314235
Website: www.rdpschool.com
Montfort School, Ashok Vihar, Phase-I 
Website:  www.montfortschooldelhi.in
Phone:  011-2713081/84
DPS School, Rohini
Website:  www.dpsrohini.com 
Phone: 011-27055942
Bal Bharati Public School, Pitampura 
Website: www.balbharatipp.org
Phone:  011-27028600
DAV Public School, Sreshtha Vihar 
Phone number: 22144102, 22153874
Website: www.davsreshtha.org
Shaheed Rajpal DAV School, Dayanand Vihar 
Phone number: 22370367, 22379779
Website: www.davdayanandvihar.net
Ryan International School, Mayur Vihar
Phone number: 222615764
Website: www.ryanmayurvihar.org
Vivekanand School, Anand Vihar, 
Phone number: 22141527, 22147452
Website: www.vivekanandschool.in
ASN Senior Secondary School, Mayur Vihar
Phone number: 222713040, 22717580
Website: www.asnschool.org
Ahlcon International School, Mayur Vihar
Phone Number: 47770777
Website: www.ahlconinternational.com
Sardar Patel Vidyalaya
Phone Number: 24627344
Website: www.spvdelhi.org
Manav Sthali School
Phone Number: 28742464, 28743197
Website: www.manavsthalischool.com
St. Thomas School, Mandir Marg
Phone Number: 23364094, 23340224
Website: www.stthomasgirlsschool.com
Salwan Public School, Rajinder Nagar
Phone: 25864573/ 65460374
Website: www.salwanpublicschool.com
NK Bagrodia Public School
Website:
www.nkbpsrohini.com
GD Goenka Public School
Website:
www.gdgoenka-rohini.com
The Srijan School
Website: www.thesrijanschool.com/
Kulachi Hansraj Model School
Website: www.khms.ac.in
The Heritage School
Website: www.theheritageschool.com
Delhi Public School, Mathura road
Website: www.dpsmathuraroad.net
Cambridge School, Srinivaspuri
Website:
www.cambridgeschool.in
Gyan Bharati, Saket
Website: www.gyanbharatischool.net
Birla Vidya Niketan
Website:
www.birla.ac.in
Lorento Convent, Parade Road
Website: www.loretodelhi.com
K R Mangalam World School
Website: vikaspuri.krmangalam.com
Mira Model School, Janakpuri
Website:
www.miramodelschooldelhi.org
ST Mark's, Meera Bagh
Website: www.saintmarksschool.com
New Era, Mayapuri
Website: www.neps.co.in
Guru Nanak Public School
Website:
www.gnpspunjabibagh.com
Shahid Rajpal DAV public school
Website: www.davdayananvihar.net
Lovely Public, Krishna Nagar
Website:
www.lpsschool.org
Mother Teresa Public School
Website: www.mtps.in

DELHI SCHOOL ADMISSIONS 2014-15

NORTH DELHI: 


DPS Rohini - www.dpsrohini.com
Bal Bharati, Pitampura - www.balbharatipp.org (Pre- School Online Admissions will Start from 1st Jan.2013)
Apeejay, Pitampura - www.apeejay.edu
Montfort School - www.montfortschooldelhi.in
The Heritage School - www.theheritageschool.com
Kulachi Hansraj Model School - www.khms.ac.in
The Srijan, Model Town - www.thesrijanschool.com
Mata Jai Kaur, Ashok Vihar - www.mjkpsdelhi.com
GD Goenka Public School, Rohini - www.gdgoenka-rohini.com
NK Bagrodia Public School - Details

WEST DELHI


St.Francis, Janakpuri - www.sfsdelhi.com
Loreto Convent, Parade Road - www.loretodelhi.com
Mount St. Mary's, Delhi Cantt - www.msmschool.net
Ved Vyasa DAV Public School - www.vvdav.ac.in
K R Mangalam World School - www.vikaspuri.krmangalam.com
Mira Model School, Janakpuri - www.miramodelschooldelhi.org
ST Mark's, Meera Bagh - www.saintmarksschool.com/meerabagh
New Era, Mayapuri - www.neps.co.in
Hans Raj Model School - www.hansrajmodelschool.org
Guru Nanak Public School - www.gnpspunjabibagh.com

CENTRAL DELHI

Sanskriti School - www.sanskritischool.com
Modern School - www.modernschool.net
Carmel Convent School, Chanakyapuri - www.carmeldelhi.com
ST Columba's School - www.stcolumbas.net
Springdales, Pusa 5 Road - www.springdales.com
Convent of Jesus and Mary - www.cjmdelhi.com
ST Thomas’ School - www.stthomasgirlsschool.com

SOUTH WEST DELHI

The Shri Ram school, Vasant Vihar - www.tsrs.org
Springdales, Dhaula Kuan - www.springdales.com
Delhi Public School, RK Puram - www.dpsrkp.net
Vasant Valley - www.vasantvalley.org
Modern School, Vasant Vihar - www.modernschoolvv.com
DPS, Vasant Kunj - www.dpsvasantkunj.com
Venkateshwar International - www.svis.org.in
Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute - www.afgji.org
Tagore International, Vasant Vihar - www.tagoreint.com

SOUTH EAST DELHI

Amity International, Saket - www.amity.edu
Birla Vidya Niketan - www.birla.ac.in
Gyan Bharati, Saket - www.gyanbharatischool.net
Apeejay, Sheikh Sarai - www.apeejay.edu
Bluebells School - www.bluebellsinternational.com
Laxman Public School - www.laxmanpublicschool.com
Don Bosco School - www.donboscoschool.in
Cambridge School, Srinivaspuri - www.cambridgeschool.in
Mother's International School - www.themis.in
Delhi Public School, Mathura Road - www.dpsmathuraroad.in

EAST DELHI

Ahlcon International School - www.mgrmnet.com
Salwan Public School, Mayur Vihar - www.spsmayurvihar.com
ASN Senior Secondary School - www.asnschool.org
Mother Teresa Public School - www.mtps.in
Lovely Public, Krishna Nagar - www.lpsschool.org
Ryan International, Mayur Vihar - www.ryanmayurvihar.org
Shahid Rajpal DAV Public School - www.davdayananvihar.net
Amity International School, Mayur Vihar - www.amity.edu

Nursery admissions: Lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung bans school quota in nursery admissions

NEW DELHI: Making radical changes that completely take away discretionary powers from private-unaided schools, lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung late on Wednesday released in nursery admission norms for 2014-15 that abolishes the 20% management quota and virtually ensures that schools would only admit children living within a radius of 6km. And 5% seats have been reserved for girls.

Under the new guidelines, 70 points out of 100 in the open category seats have been assigned to the "neighbourhood' head, giving candidates who live up to 6km away from the school an unbeatable advantage over others. Kids who have a sibling studying in the school will get 20 points and five points each have been reserved for wards of alumni.
The admission process will begin from January 15, 2014, a fortnight later than last year.
Schools are sure to protest against the new norms which leave them no room to manoeuvre. "I don't think this will go down well with private schools. Nursery admissions have been messed up. The modalities will be difficult to implement. We (private schools) will get together," said Jyoti Bose, principal, Springdales, Dhaula Kuan.
Jung has divided the total seats into categories beyond the standard 25% for economically weaker sections and disadvantaged groups (EWS/DG). He reserves 5% seats for staff children and another five for girls (in co-educational schools). The remaining 65% are "open seats' for the general category.
With government fixing both the criteria and points distribution for admissions, children living in west and north will be at a disadvantage because these areas have far fewer schools that are considered "good'.
Reacting quickly, the National Progressive Schools Conference has called an "emergent meeting of the executive along with the former chairperson and life-members" on Thursday. "We would take a stand on the new norms at the meeting," said NPSC chairperson Ameeta Mulla Wattal.
Minority schools, in which the 25% EWS reservation is not mandatory, have been reminded that they need to reserve 20% for EWS if they have been allotted land by government agencies.
Also, schools "set up for specific government services like armed forces, paramilitary forces, central services, all India services...shall have the right to reserve seats for the wards". This means schools such as Sanskriti as well as convent schools would continue to have the right to reserve seats under special categories.
The process for nursery admissions has been a matter of much litigation over the last few years. In 2007, and again in 2010, lawyer-activist group Social Jurist had challenged in court the government's decision to allow schools to choose categories and assign points. It argued that inclusion of any category (or criterion) beyond the neighbourhood clause was a violation of the RTE Act.
In 2013, the Delhi high court ruled that the RTE Act was not admissible with respect to nursery admissions beyond the 25% EWS seats. The judgment was challenged and the matter is pending in Supreme Court. However, the HC's ruling brought the 2007 notification back into force, which included a provision for aggrieved people to appeal to the LG. Social Jurist duly made a representation to the LG to fixed admission norms, which was followed by a HC direction to him to decide.

Delhi Govt Issues New Guidelines for Nursery School Admissions 2014-15, Scraps up Management Quota

To put hold on private-unaided schools’ discretionary powers, the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Najeeb Jung on 18 December 2013 issued new guidelines for nursery school admissions for the session 2014-15.

In the new guidelines, the LG has scrapped the 20 percent management quota and said the admissions will be done on the basis of fixed parameters including neighbourhood criteria and sibling study in schools, which would earn points to ensure admission eligibility.

Schools have reacted sharply on the abolishment of the management quota.

The neighbourhood criteria, which seeks schools to give preference to children living within the radius of 6 kilometer from school, has been given maximum weightage with 70 points out of 100 in the open category seats.

Besides this, the applicants who have sibling studying in the same school will get 20 points and five points will be added by default in the application of girls and wards of school alumni.

According to the guidelines, 5% seats will be reserved for wards of the school employees as well as 5% seats will be kept for the girls in all the co-educational schools, which will be filled through a draw-of-lots of all the girl applicants residing within the six kilometer area around the schools.

Further, the new guidelines seek the minority schools to have 25% seats reserved, like other schools, for the economically weaker sections and disadvantaged groups of the society.

The admission process for the nursery classes in Schools across Delhi will start from 15 January 2014, and the last date for submission of applications will tentatively be 31 January.

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Tips to beat Stress on SNAP Exam day

For many students and children, the word Exam is synonymous to stress and when it turns to competitive entrance exams like, SNAP test, the level of stress reaches another high. In most cases, candidates are unable to cope with the stress thus affecting their performance adversely. Here are some handy hints that can help candidates to cope with exam stress.
• Revise all the topics you are confident with. For the purpose, candidates can also make a time-table and follow it.
• Avoid going through the entire text for revision, instead, use the notes and texts prepared during the regular study. Candidates can also take the help of summary notes provided in the books for the purpose. Use diagrams, graphs, figures and illustrations for revisions as they provide ample amount of information.
• Take a 10 minutes break after every study session of around an hour or after finishing a topic, to avoid confusion.During the break, you can talk to your friends and parents to refresh your mood, remember the happy, light moments spent with your family and friends, see old albums, listen to soft pleasing music to distress yourself.
• Get good sleep – at least 6 hours of sleep -- the night before the exam.
• Have proper breakfast / food before leaving for the exam. An empty stomach often distracts you from concentrating on the paper. Drink lots of juice as sugar is a quick source of energy. Avoid junk food.
Above all, Think positive and keep your calm on the exam day.
Good luck!
SNAP Examination 5 Year Question Paper Analysis: 2008-2012
SNAP Exam 5 year Analytical & Logical Reasoning analysis: 2008-2012
SNAP December 2012: General Awareness Solved Question Paper

Tips to Score Well in the SNAP Examination

The Symbiosis National Aptitude Test (SNAP), is the common written entrance exam to qualify for MBA programs at Symbiosis International University, Pune. The exam will be held on December 15, 2013.
Although, qualifying the exam is not an easy task, its not that difficult either.
Candidates aspiring to appear for the SNAP 2014 test should prepare systematically for the exam, to avoid last minute confusions.
To start with, candidates should make a list of various topics they need to cover and allot time to it. Candidates should ensure that they stick to the schedule.  They should also aim to complete the particular topic in the scheduled time-span.
Before getting in to the details of the subjects, candidates should refresh the basics. This would help them while studying the advanced topics.  Sections of Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation may have indirect, twisted questions that could be solved only if the basics are clear.
Candidates should be confident with the formulas and equations to save time and also solve the problems fast and accurately.
Besides, Analytical and Logical Reasoning section has the maximum weightage, so, candidates should focus on it and prepare it extensively with the help of different case-lets and arrangement questions to score well in the section.
Candidates should work on their grammar and communication, for this, refer junior school grammar books and try to use the words and idioms learnt in everyday conversation.
Also candidates should attempt various exercises given in these grammar books.
Besides, read at least one English newspaper daily. This will not only help candidates in building vocabulary but also help them with the General Awareness section.
Above all, solve as many test papers / mock test / last year papers etc as possible.  This will help not only in solving questions accurately, but will also enhance your speed and improve your focus.
Collect appropriate study material from various sources --- coaching, market, from students who have taken the exam previously -- so as to have some practice material.
Discuss topics with your teachers and classmates to gain knowledge and clear confusions, if any.
Also, keep revising the earlier finished topics.
Do not commit the mistake of keeping the General Awareness section for the last because there is no closed syllabus for this section. As such, try to stay up-to-date with current affairs and matters of international and national significance from the day you plan to study till the day you go to appear for the exam.
We, at Jagranjosh, hope that by following these tips you will be able to give your best in the SNAP 2014.
Good luck!
SNAP Examination 5 Year Question Paper Analysis: 2008-2012
SNAP Exam 5 year Analytical & Logical Reasoning analysis: 2008-2012
SNAP December 2012: General Awareness Solved Question Paper

DTE Maharashtra announced MAH-MBA MMS-CET 2014

The Directorate of Technical Education, Mumbai announced the exam dates for MAH CET 2014 for admission to first year MBA/MMS for 2014-2015 in Maharashtra. MAH-MBA / MMS CET 2014 examination will be held on 15 March 2014 and 16 March 2014.
The detailed notification regarding availability of information brochure, filling up online CET Application form, eligibility criteria, etc will be published on the DTE website in the month of January 2014.
According to the notification released by Director of technical education, 85% seats in the government run and aided MBA /MMS institutes in the state and 65% seats at private unaided and minority institutes will be filled through the ‘MAH-MBA / MMS-CET’ from 2014. Another 15% seats will be filled through the all India quota.
For more details click here

IIM Bangalore Admission criteria 2014-16

With an aim to help CAT 2013 aspirants to choose the desired Indian Institute of Management, MBAUniverse.com has started a special series - “IIMs Admission Criteria 2014-16” that will equip aspirants with detailed and updated information on the admissions process of all 13 IIMs.

In today’s article of this special series, we will analyze IIM Bangalore admission criteria for the Batch 2014-16.
 Also read: IIM Ahmedabad Admission criteria 2014-16

These articles will also share with you the admissions, faculty & placement Data of IIM B for the year 2013-15.Established in 1973 and located in India’s high technology capital, Bengaluru, IIM Bangalore offers a stimulating learning environment on its 100-acre campus in the heart of the city. IIMB says its mission is to “build leaders through holistic, transformative and innovative education IIM Bangalore offers many long-duration post-graduate programmes, including the flagship Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP), the Post Graduate Programme in Public Policy and Management (PGPPM), and the one year full-time residential Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management (EPGP).

The leadership at IIMB went through a change of guard when Institute’s director Dr Pankaj Chandra stepped down in September 2013. Dr Devanath Tirupati, Dean (Academic), IIM Bangalore, was appointed Director In-charge.


Prof. Sushil Vachani , professor of strategy and policy at Boston University School of Management has been appointed as the new director of Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, according to the IIMB sources. His name was cleared by an appointment committee of the Cabinet, headed by the Prime Minister.


MBAUniverse.com B school Ranking 2013-14
The biggest surprise of the ranking 2013-14 has been Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) which got rank 2 by pushing Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC) down to the third rank.
Below is the performance of IIM Bangalore on some of the specific criterion – number of applications received, number of permanent and visiting faculty, total seats, median domestic salary and cut of percentile
Analysis of admissions, faculty and placements data

Table 1: Admissions, faculty & placement Data of IIM B (2013-15)


Rank
Institute Name
No. of Application received (2013-15)
Permanent Faculty
Visiting Faculty
Total Seats (2013-15)
Average Domestic Salary  2013(Rs. Lakhs)
Minimum Cut-off CAT 2012
Fees   2013-15
2
181694
95
8
400
17.28
90
Rs. 14.02
Source: MBAUniverse.com B school Ranking 2013-14 Questionnaire

According to the MBAUniverse.com survey data, IIM B received a total number of 181694 applications. The number of permanents faculties is high. The number of visiting faculty is 8 while that of permanent faculty is 95. The total number of seats offered in the institute is 400. Average domestic salary was 17.28 Lakhs.


IIM Bangalore mentions, “IIMB has internally developed an admission process that seeks to identify the most promising candidates for the PGP program. This process has been progressively refined over the years based on cumulative data on the Common Admission Test (CAT) applicants and on the academic performance of the candidates that were admitted at IIMB. The process arrived at is based on the relationship of academic performance in IIMB to past academic performance, CAT score, performance in interview and prior work experience.”


Analysis of IIM Bangalore admission criteria and selection process (2014-16):
IIM Bangalore gives weightage to various parameters such as CAT score, prior academic records and work experience for short listing. “Multiple criteria are used to arrive at a composite score for every candidate. That score is used to select candidates for the subsequent stage,” mentions IIM Bangalore.

IIMB uses multiple parameters, namely academic performance in school, high school and graduation programs as well as candidates' scores in CAT to judge the suitability of candidates for the PGP program. Relevant work experience, if any, is also given weight in the selection.
IIM Bangalore adopts a two-phase selection process and accordingly these selection criteria are applied in two phases. The first phase process is applied to all eligible candidates who appear for CAT 2013 to determine those qualifying candidates who will be called for Written Ability test (WAT) personal interview (PI). During the PI process the candidates selected for will have to write a short note (one page) on a topic provided by IIMB.
Scores of both, written note and interview, in combination with pre-PI selection parameters will be used cumulatively in the second and final phase of selection.

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Stage 1: Short listing for PGP 2014-16 batch
Point 1: The first short list of candidates is based on candidates securing minimum section-wise and aggregates percentile scores in the CAT.
All the subsequent processing, standardization and selection was limited to candidates belonging to this first short list alone.

This means that the CAT score alone was used as the basis for arriving at the first short list.

Table 2: Minimum CAT-2013 Percentile
Minimum Percentile requirements for the first shortlist 
CATEGORY
SEC 1 (QDI)
SEC 2 (VLR)
AGGREGATE
GEN MERIT
80
90
90
NC-OBC
70
80
80
SC
50
50
70
ST
50
50
70
DA
50
50
60
After short listing candidates on the basis of CAT 2013 percentiles, IIM B will standardization and provide various weightages on different parameters for all candidates in the first shortlist as stated in Table 2:
Point 2: The candidates' percentage scores in the 10th and 12th board exams are initially adjusted by dividing each such score by the 90th percentile score obtained in that board.
Point 3: Final scores obtained by the candidate are used for the bachelors' degree and professional degrees (if any). Incomplete or intermediate scores are considered only if the candidate's final score was pending. Thus, for final year bachelor's degree candidates, their incomplete graduation score would be taken in lieu of final graduation score.
Point 4: Candidates with Chartered Accountancy, Cost Accounting, and Company Secretary certifications are eligible for weight under professional course. No other professional course is eligible for weight under professional course.
Point 5: The score/weight for work experience is calculated as: Pre PI score for Work Experience
= 5x/36 if 0 < x < 36
= 5 if x >= 36
Where x is the months of work experience up to September.


This implies that the score will peak at 36 months work experience and will remain at that level for candidates with work experience exceeding 36 months. The work experience score (maximum 5 in the pre-PI stage) will be multiplied by the quality of work experience score on a 5 point scale (0 - 0.5 - 1- 1.5 - 2) as given by interviewers in the PI process in Phase 2 to give a maximum score of 10 for work experience.

Point 6: Other than work experience or
professional course, the weights for the remaining four components (each of them being
standardized) are fixed as:
CAT = 20, 10th board=15, 12th board=10, Bachelors= 15.

Point 7: For all candidates in the first shortlist as stated in Table 2, the weighted total of the five
components namely (a) work experience or professional course, (b) CAT, (c) 10th board, (d)
12th board, (e) bachelors as stated in Point 5 is used to prepare a pre-PI rank list for calling
Candidates for the PI.

Point 8: The top 10 candidates in each sectional and total score in CAT, adjusted SSC, HSC, Bachelors, and Professional (CA/ ICWA/ CS), from the first shortlist, as created using the criteria in Table 2 automatically qualify for PI. These candidates are given a chance to appear for PI due to their exceptional performance on one parameter.
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 Stage 2: Final Selection
Sufficient candidates will be invited for Personal Interview to enable selection based on the additional PI evaluation components: (a) note content, (b) note style, (c) personal interview, and (d) review of work experience (if any).


During the PI process the candidates selected for interviewing during a particular half-day (morning or afternoon) session will have to write a short note (one page) on a topic provided by IIMB.
The topics chosen will typically reflect current political, economic and business affairs, though other topics such as sports and those that require more creative thinking may also be included. The time provided for writing the note will typically be about 30 minutes.

During the interview, the panel will evaluate each candidate’s performance on academic background, quality of work experience and other personal traits. The written note will be evaluated separately. Scores of both, written note and interview, in combination with pre-PI selection parameters will be used cumulatively in the final phase of selection for merit list.
Point 9: The performance of each candidate on the note will be scored by in terms of content and style. Each interviewer will use the Personal Interview to comprehensively evaluate the
Candidate’s motivation and ability to fit in and benefit from the PGP program.


All candidates will be required to provide three confidential reference letters from their employers or faculty and this will also be used in the personal interview evaluation. For each of the three elements of evaluation during the PI process - Note Content, Note Style and Personal


Interview - the average of the scores given by the interviewers will be considered.

Point 10: The work experience score will be multiplied by the quality of experience score, as evaluated by the interviewing panel as an assessment of the relevance of the work experience to the program. The quality of work experience score will be evaluated on a 5 point scale (0 - 0.5 -
1 - 1.5 - 2) by each member of the panel during the interviews.

Point 11: The note content score (weight=7.5), note style score (weight=7.5), and the personal
interview score (weight=20), after standardization across interview panels and sessions, will
be added to the pre-PI total to arrive at the final aggregate score.

 Written Analysis and Personal Interviews
The second phase of IIM B Admission criteria 2014-16 includes the final selection of candidates through PI and WAT. The topics for WAT will be on current political, economic and business affairs, though other topics such as sports and those that require more creative thinking may also be included. The time provided for writing the note will typically be about 30 minutes. Subsequently, two or three interviewers will evaluate each candidate on his/her performance on the note and his/her performance during the personal interview.


The interviewers will also evaluate the quality and relevance of the candidate’s work experience. The scores of pre- and post-personal interview rounds would be cumulatively calculated in the second and the final phase of selection to select the candidates for final admission.


Admission into the Post Graduate Program 2014-16 through GMAT
A separate process will be used for processing applications from candidates who apply with a GMAT score. To be eligible to apply with a GMAT score, a candidate must have resided abroad for at least 18 months in the preceding three years (Jan 2011 to Dec 2013) and should not be/ have been in a position to appear for CAT2013. The GMAT code for IIMB PGP is Q9H-KK-49.


The first short list among such applicants is created by applying the same percentile cut-offs for CAT2013, as used for the general category candidates.
For each applicant in this shortlist, each member of the evaluating committee (5 faculty members were involved in the selection process of the 2013-15 batch) will go through the applications in detail and in particular will evaluate the academic background and the international experience of the candidates.


All candidates who have been recommended would be required to appear for a Personal Interview (PI) process, either in person or through remote video conferencing. The candidates appearing for the PI process in person would be interviewed along with the candidates using the CAT 2013 score, and the same PI process would be followed

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IIM Ahmedabad Admission criteria 2014-16

With an aim to help CAT aspirants to choose the desired Indian Institute of Management, MBAUniverse.com is starting a special series to analyze each IIM at a time. This special series of articles will allow aspirants to get detailed and updated information on the admissions and selection process for 2014-16 sessions.
These articles will also share with you the Admissions, faculty & placement Data of the Institute for the year 2012-13.
In today's article of this special series, we will analyze the overall data of India's premiere management institute; IIM Ahmedabad. We will briefly discuss IIM Ahmedabad admission criteria for the Batch 2014-16.
Over the last four decades, IIMA has excelled in the field of management education. IIMA has evolved from being India's premier management institute to a notable international school of management in just four decades.
In recent years, IIMA has taken several steps in its pursuit of excellence. Some of the specific steps taken during the last couple of years are: Recruitment of new faculty, Offering new and contemporary elective courses, Review of course package, Development of new case materials, and Modernization of IT infrastructure.
Recently Dr Ashish Nanda of Harvard Law School took over as new director at Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad. The new Director at IIM-Ahmedabad had been awaited since November 2012 when Dr Samir Barua completed his tenure.
Dr Nanda has a PhD in business economics (Harvard University), AM in Economics (Harvard University), PGDM (Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad), and B.Tech in Electrical Engineering (Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi).
IIM A leads MBAUniverse.com B school ranking 2013-14:
The MBAUniverse.com B School Rankings 2013-14, the fourth ranking exercise carried out by the portal, is primarily aimed to guide aspirants who are planning to join B schools of their choice in 2014, but are confused with respect to which institutes they should apply to. The most exclusive feature of the rankings is that no perception data has been used to arrive at the results.
The ranking survey is based on a rigorous research methodology and has been conducted under the guidance of Padma Shree Dr Bakul Dholakia, former Director, IIM Ahmedabad, and Dr R K Shukla, former director, NCAER-Centre for Macro Consumer Research.
Below is the performance of IIM Ahmedabad on some of the specific criterion “ number of applications received, number of permanent and visiting faculty, total seats, median domestic salary and cut of percentile
Analysis of admissions, faculty and placements data
Table 1: Admissions, faculty & placement Data of IIM A (2013-15)

Rank
Institute Name
No. of Application received (2013-15)
Permanent Faculty
Visiting Faculty
Total Seats (2013-15)
Average Domestic Salary 2013(Rs. Lakhs)
Cut-off CAT 2012
Fees 2013-15
1
180855
88
13
385
14.9*
99
Rs. 16.6
**According to IIM A IPRS
According to the MBAUniverse.com survey data, IIM A received 180855 numbers of applications. The numbers of permanents faculty are high. The visiting faculty of the institute is 13 while permanent faculty is 88. The total number of seats offered in the institute is 385.CAT cut-off remains among the highest. Average domestic salary was 14.9 Lakhs.
Analysis of IIM Ahmedabad admission criteria and selection process (2014-16):
IIM A follows a methodical and complicated system for short listing candidates for the personal interview round. The selection of candidates for admission to the 2014-16 batch of the PGP at IIM Ahmedabad is a two-step process.
In the first step, candidates are short-listed for written analysis and personal interviews from among candidates who have a valid CAT/GMAT score who have applied for the programme and who satisfy the eligibility criteria for the programme. An overseas category candidate who applies with a GMAT score instead of a CAT score should have a total scaled score of at least 700.
Stage 1: Short listing for PGP 2014-16 batch
Step 1: Generation of merit list for Written Analysis and Personal Interview (WA-PI) for PGP programme.
Step 2: The following cutoffs shown in Table 2 will be used for selecting eligible candidates for all subsequent stages. Therefore, the CAT score is the sole criterion for arriving at the first short-list.
Table 2: Minimum CAT-2013 Percentile

Category
PGP
Sec.1
(QA+ DI)

(%)
Sec2.
(VA +LR)

(%)
Total
(%)
General
85
85
90
NC-OBC
75
75
80
SC
55
55
75
ST
50
50
70
DA
55
55
75
Step 3: : To recognise exceptional performers across diverse academic backgrounds, from each of the five categories of academic disciplines, top 50 candidates or top 1% of the number of applicants to IIM Ahmedabad within each category-- whichever is lower -- will be identified. These candidates will be directly shortlisted for the WA -PI on the basis of their total scores from CAT 2013, provided they also meet the Minimum CAT-2013 Percentile criteria mentioned in Step 2.
Step 4: Application Rating
The application rating looks at the applicantsĆ¢€™ academic performance (marks obtained) in 10th Standard Examination, 12th Standard Examination and BachelorĆ¢€™s Degree Examination.
Application Rating Score consists of Percentage score in 10th Std. Exam, 12th Std. exam, Bachelor's Degree Exam, MasterĆ¢€™s degree exam, Work experience. The Maximum Score for Application Rating is decided as 45.
Table 3:  Table 2: Application Rating (AR): 2014-16 Rating Scores
Percent score in 10th Std. Exam
Rating Score
A
 <= 55
1
 > 55 and <= 60
2
 > 60 and <= 70
3
 > 70 and <= 80
4
 > 80 and <= 90
7
 > 90
10
Percent score in 12th Std. Exam
Rating Score
B
 <= 55
1
 > 55 and <= 60
2
 > 60 and <= 70
3
 > 70 and <= 80
4
 > 80 and <= 90
7
 > 90
10
Percent score in Bachelor™s Degree
Rating Score
C
 <= 55
1
 > 55 and <= 60
2
 > 60  and <= 65
3
 > 65 and <= 70
4
 > 70 and <= 80
7
 > 80
10
 Source: http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/programmes/admission-details/programmes-use-cat-scores.html


Application Rating Score:
AR=0.5*A+1.5*B+2.5*C
Maximum Score for AR = 45
Composite Score:
Maximum CAT score = 450
 Composite Score= (Obtained CAT score /450) * 0.7 + (AR/45)*0.3
The composite score will be calculated based on the equivalent CAT score and Application Rating as described above.
Table 4: Criteria & Weightages for short listing for the PI round
CAT 2013 Score
Application Rating
70%
30%
* IIM A combines the academic performance under the classification of˜Application Rating.
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 Stage 2: Final Selection
In the second step, after the completion of written analysis and personal interviews (WA-PIs) of all candidates short-listed in the first step, candidates for admission to the 2014-16 batch of the PGP at IIM Ahmedabad are selected from among the candidates who have attended the WA-PI.
70% weightage is given to WA-PI score and 30% weightage is given to the Composite Score at the final stage of selection to arrive at the Aggregate Score. Selection at this stage will strictly be based on ranks on the Aggregate Score (based on CAT/GMAT*, Academic Rating (AR) and WA-PI Scores). 
The WA-PI Score is based on the following: performance in the written analysis, personal interview, verifiable awards and recognitions, academic performance, exceptional achievements, extra-curricular activities, post-degree work experience, post-graduation education etc.
Table 5: Criteria & Weightages for Final Selection
Composite score
WAT & PI score
30%
70%
Written Analysis and Personal Interviews
IIM Ahmedabad will conduct its Written Analysis and Personal Interviews (WA-PIs) in Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, New Delhi/NCR and Kolkata. Candidates short-listed for WA-PI will be intimated by registered post in the third week of January 2014.
The CAT takers applying to IIMAĆ¢€™s post-graduate programmes can also find out if they have been short-listed for WA-PI by visiting the IIMA website in the third week of January 2014. No individual regret letters shall be sent to candidates not short-listed for WA-PI.
Next article in this series will be on IIM Bangalore Admission criteria 2014-16
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