All About Education: IIM Ahmedabad 2020 Admission Criteria

IIM Ahmedabad 2020 Admission Criteria

IIM Ahmedabad has given out the shortlist of candidates on January 6, 2020 for final selection round for MBA admission 2020. With a reduced weightage for CAT 2019 score by 5% in the criteria for shortlisting for flagship PGP (MBA) 2020-22 batch, about 29085 candidates who had appeared in CAT 2019 and GMAT were considered in preliminary screening before final shortlist announcement.

IIM Ahmedabad Shortlist 2020

1. Total Candidates Considered in Preliminary Screening
Of the 29085 candidates shortlisted after preliminary screening, the bifurcation is as given:
• Number of Candidates considered for shortlisting based on CAT 2019: 29080
• Number of Candidates considered for shortlisting based on GMAT: 5

2. Total Number of candidates in IIM Ahmedabad Shortlist
The candidates shortlisted according to categories by IIM Ahmedabad for AWT & PI round are as given below. This number is inclusive of exceptional performers across different disciplines in ACRC and Non-ACRC group.

Category of shortlisted candidates	Number of candidates shortlisted
General	587
EWS	30
NC-OBC	312
SC	174
ST	102
PwD	38
Total Number of candidates in IIMA Shortlist	1243

IIM Ahmedabad Cut Off 2020
IIM Ahmedabad has shortlisted the candidates on the basis of CAT 2019 and GMAT scores.

IIM Ahmedabad CAT 2019 Cut Offs

Category	Percentile Rank in Verbal & Reading Comprehension (PVRC)	Percentile rank in Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (PDILR)	Percentile Rank in Quantitative Aptitude (PQA)	Overall Percentile Rank
General	70	70	70	80
NC-OBC cum transgender	65	65	65	75
SC	60	60	60	70
ST	50	50	50	60
PwD (All categories except ST)	60	60	60	70
PwD (ST)	50	50	50	60

IIM Ahmedabad GMAT Score Cut Offs

IIM Ahmedabad has shortlisted 5 candidates on the basis of GMAT scores.

Section	Cut offs
Verbal	40
Quantitative	50
Total	720

IIM Ahmedabad Admission Criteria 2020
The criteria for admission to IIM Ahmedabad for the year 2020 and weightage to various components in shortlisting and final selection round have been modified as:

• Reduced Weightage of 65% for CAT 2019 score in Shortlisting 2020 from 70% last year
• 5% Weightage for work experience added at shortlisting stage 2020
• Sectional CAT 2019 percentile required has remained 70 now
• Overall CAT 2019 percentile required has remained 80
• Only 25% weightage for CAT 2019 score in final admission selection 2020

IIM Ahmedabad Shortlisting Criteria
The process of shortlisting the candidates for Analytical Writing Test (AWT) and Personal Interview (PI) had been done from among the candidates having a valid CAT-2019 score, who have applied to the programme and who satisfy the eligibility criteria for the programme.

• The 1st stage of shortlisting in IIM Ahmedabad Admission Criteria has awarded 65% weight to CAT 2019 score, 30% weight to Academic Profile and 5% weight to work experience.

• IIM Ahmedabad has shortlisted 701 candidates, across diverse academic backgrounds, recognizing the exceptional performers in terms of their previous academic records as well as their performance in CAT.

• The candidate must have scored minimum sectional percentile of 70 in each of the three sections of CAT 2019 – Quantitative Aptitude' (QA), ‘Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning' (DILR) and ‘Verbal and Reading Comprehension' (VRC).

• The candidate should have a minimum overall percentile of 80 in CAT 2019.

• The shortlisting criteria awarded higher points to the candidate with excellent academics.

• 90% and above marks in Class 10 have been awarded top rating of 10 points.

• Similarly for Class 12 too, 90% and above marks have been awarded 10 points. However, top rating of 10 for Class 12 varies. To get highest weightage for class 12 marks in Science and Commerce stream, 90% marks are needed. For Arts stream, 85% plus marks are required for rating score of 10.

• For Bachelor’s degree weightage, the top rating of 10 (Rating score C) varies for different streams. The academic streams are categorised from AC-1 to AC-7. The medicine branch is defined as AC-1 and needs more than 70% marks to get highest rating of 10.

• The final admission round shortlisting awarded 5% weight for Work Experience of more than 36 months.

IIM Ahmedabad Admission Process

Final Admission Selection Round Criteria
All the candidates in the IIM Ahmedabad shortlist need to participate in Final selection round for admission 2020 on the designated date at designated centre.

The important dates are as given below:

IIM-A Admission Activity	Important dates	Remarks
Shortlist Announcement for PI-WAT	January 6, 2020	Shortlist of 1243 candidates released
Final selection (PI-WAT) round start date	Last week January 2020	Will continue till March 2020
Final Admission Offer	Second week April 2020	After receiving admission offer, you need to confirm acceptance by April 2020 last week

IIM Ahmedabad final admission process consists of Academic Writing Tests (AWT) and Personal Interview (PI).

Following steps are included in the IIM Ahmedabad Admission process:

Step 1: The candidate must have appeared and scored the minimum required percentile in CAT 2019.

Step 2: Among the candidates who have a valid CAT-2019 score, eligible candidates, who have applied to the programme and who satisfy the eligibility criteria for the programme are short-listed for AWT and PI.

Step 3: After the AWT & PI round, the successful candidates are given admission offers by IIMA.
The final selection is based on a diverse set of attributes including performance in CAT, performance in AWT & PI, academic, co-curricular and extra-curricular achievements, work experience among others.

Step 4: Final Admission Offer will be made to the candidates in the second week of April 2020 on the basis of Final Composite Score (FCS) which awards 50% weight to PI score, 10% weight to AWT score, 25% weight to CAT score & 15% to Academics.

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