IIM Bodh Gaya PGP Selection Criteria 2018 – 2020 – IIM Bodh Gaya has announced the selection criteria for admission 2018-2020. Admission to IIM Bodh Gaya will be based on the performance of candidates in the CAT, Personal Interview & Written Ability Test (PI & WAT) and also based on their profile. The weightage for different components and the profile scoring method are given below.
The final selection list will be based on merit in each category; minimum qualification on the above mentioned criteria would not automatically qualify the candidate for admission into IIM Bodh Gaya.
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Reservation
IM Bodh Gaya will apply Government of India reservation policy for admission to Central Educational Institutions (CEIs).
Admission Procedure
A. Short-listing for Personal Interview (PI) and Written Ability Test (WAT)
Candidates eligible to be considered for PI and WAT
Short-listing for PI and WAT comprises candidates achieving the minimum section-wise and overall percentile in CAT 2017 as per Table 1 below:
Table 1: Minimum Percentile for short-listing the candidates for PI and WAT stage
| Category | Section – I Verbal Ability (VA) |
Section – II Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) |
Section – III Quantitative Ability (QA) |
Overall |
| OPEN | ≥ 80 | ≥ 80 | ≥ 80 | ≥ 90 |
| NC-OBC | ≥ 55 | ≥ 55 | ≥ 55 | ≥ 75 |
| SC | ≥ 50 | ≥ 50 | ≥ 50 | ≥ 55 |
| ST | ≥ 30 | ≥ 30 | ≥ 30 | ≥ 35 |
| DA | ≥ 30 | ≥ 30 | ≥ 30 | ≥ 35 |
Candidates securing the above mentioned minimum percentile in each category in CAT 2017 will only be considered for calculation of their composite score in Part B (described below). Please note that the actual section-wise and overall percentile of a short-listed candidate may be much higher than the above mentioned minimum percentile.
B. Criteria for Final Selection for PGP (Batch 2018-20)
A candidate’s final score for selection is calculated on the basis of Table 2. Table 2 indicates the criteria and their weights to be used for the final selection for PGP for the batch 2018-20.
Table 2: Criteria and weights for final selection for PGP
| Criterion | Weights |
| CAT 2017 Score | 20 |
| Personal Interview (PI) | 20 |
| Writing Ability Test (WAT) | 05 |
| Gender Diversity | 02 |
| Work Experience | 03 |
| Total | 50 |
A = Candidate’s Total CAT 2016 score | B = Maximum CAT 2016 Score
C = Points awarded for Class X marks as per Table 3 | D = Points awarded for Class XII marks as per Table 3
Method of allotting points for Class X and Class XII percentages of marks based on aggregate scores is given in Table 3 below:
Table 3: Points for Class X and Class XII marks*
| Class X Marks (in %) | Points | Class XII Marks (in %) | Points |
| ≥80 | 10 | ≥80 | 10 |
| ≥ 75 and < 80 | 8 | ≥ 75 and < 80 | 8 |
| ≥ 70 and < 75 | 6 | ≥ 70 and < 75 | 6 |
| ≥ 65 and < 70 | 4 | ≥ 65 and < 70 | 4 |
| ≥ 60 and < 65 | 2 | ≥ 60 and < 65 | 2 |
| < 60 | 0 | < 60 | 0 |
For work experience, a maximum of Six points will be awarded depending on the length of service as indicated at the time of filing the online CAT Registration Form (Please refer to Table 3 below). Only managerial work experience after graduation will be considered. Training/Project work/work done as an integral part of curricular requirement will not be considered.
Table 3: Points for work experience in completed months
| Months | <6 | 6 to 12 | 13 to 18 | 19 to 24 | 25 to 36 | > 36 |
| Points | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
The final selection list will be based on merit in each category; minimum qualification on the above mentioned criteria would not automatically qualify the candidate for admission into IIM Bodh Gaya.
Reservation Policy
IIM Bodh Gaya will apply Government of India reservation policy for admission to Central Educational Institutions (CEIs).
Any dispute concerning Admissions for the PGP Batch 2018-20 would be subject to jurisdiction of the competent courts within the territorial jurisdiction of city of Bodh Gaya Only.
