MBA Admission: B-school SWOT Analysis series: IIM-C Placements, Rankings & Admission Criteria

(prHWY.com) January 30, 2013 - Noida, India -- All of you who have scored more than 70 percentile in CAT-2012 can aspire to get admitted in the top B-schools of the country only if you have done your homework meticulously and have prepared well for the GD, PI and WAT rounds.

This article analyzes the USPs of IIM Calcutta. Going forward, everyday, we will review a leading B-school from the likes of the IIMs, XLRI, MDI, NMIMS, IMT, SP Jain, TAPMI, Great Lakes and many more.

What makes IIM C # 2 B-school in India!

Over the years, IIMC has grown into a matured institution with global reputation, imparting high quality management education. It has been playing a pioneering role in professionalizing Indian management through its Post Graduate and Doctoral level programs, Executive Training Programs, Research and Consulting Activities.

It has produced notable alumni like:

- Patanjali G. Keshwani, Founder Lemon Tree Hotels- Batch 1983

- Haresh Chawla, Partner India Value Fund Advisors - 29th batch

- Meena Ganesh, CEO - EduRite - 20th Batch

- K. Ganesh, CEO & Founder of TutorVista

- Krishna Palepu, senior adviser- Harvard University

- Rohit Pande, Founder - Classteacher Learning Systems:32nd Batch

- Prof. Sushil Khanna, Non-Official Part-Time Directors - NTPC

- And many more.

Performance on B-school Ranking 2013:

Let's see how IIM C was ranked on various B-school Rankings.

The MBAUniverse.com B School Rankings 2013, the third such ranking carried out by your portal, ranked IIM-C as the No: 2 B-school in India.

It is worthwhile to note here that MBAUniverse.com ranking is based only on the factual data collected from IIMs and other leading B-schools (more than 150 top B-schools participated) and doesn't give any weightage to subjective perception data like 'brand recall' etc. to arrive at the results. Also, all data analyzed is for latest batch (2012-14), ensuring an updated picture of B-school performance.

Admissions, faculty & placement Data of IIM C (2012-13)

Rank: 2
Institute Name: INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT-CALCUTTA
No. of Application received (2012-13): 200,000
Permanent Faculty: 92
Visiting Faculty: 99
Total Seats (2012-13): 462
Median Domestic Salary (Rs. Lakhs): 18
CAT Cut-off*: 99

Comparison of IIM C across 5 key B school Rankings:

The following table will give you the comparative rank of IIM C according to MBAUniverse.com B School ranking 2012-13 and the ones by Business Today, Business World, The Week and Outlook.

Comparison across different B school rankings

B School: IIM Calcutta
MBAUniverse.com Ranking 2012: 2
Business Today 2012: 2
Business world 2012: 2
The Week 2012: 4
Outlook 2012: 3

Let's now review its admission criteria.

Analysis of admission criteria and selection process of IIM C (2013-15):

Criteria & Weightages for short listing for the PI round

CAT Score: 77%
10th std: 10%
12th std: 10%
Gender Diversity factor: 3%

Source: www.programslive.iimcal.ac.in/admission-procedure-domestic-candidates

CAT Cut-offs percentile for short listing

Section -1: 90+
Section -2: 90+
Overall: 95+

Criteria & Weightages for Final Selection

Criterion: CAT Score
Weights: 35

Criterion: Personal Interview (PI)
Weights: 44

Criterion: Writing Ability Test (WAT) 10
Weights: 10

Criterion: Point awarded for Academic Diversity at Bachelor's degree level
Weights: 02

Criterion: Point awarded for Academic Diversity at Post Graduation (PG)/Professional Qualification Level
Weights: 01

Criterion: Work Experience 08
Weights: 08

Criterion: Total
Weights: 100

Calculation of composite score (2013-15):

Category and Programme-wise Cut-offs (based on composite score):

Category: PGDM Cut-Offs
OPEN: 72.018
NC-OBC: 61.500
SC: 56.618
ST: 46.169
DA: 38.800

Category: PGDCM Cut-Offs
OPEN: 76.007
NC-OBC: 67.280
SC: 61.211
ST: 53.880
DA: 50.447

COMPOSITE SCORE = (A/B) x77 +(C/5) x10 + (D/5) x10 + Points for Gender Diversity

Where,

A = Candidate's total CAT 2012 Score
B = Maximum CAT 2012 Score (i.e., 450)
C = Points awarded for Class X marks
D = Points awarded for Class XII marks
Points for Gender Diversity =
* 3, if gender is female.
* 0, if gender is male.

So, if you have been shortlisted by IIM Calcutta for the GD PI rounds, then prepare yourself for the battle ahead. Read our recommendations on how to prepare for GD PI WAT rounds,

Click here: http://www.mbauniverse.com/article/id/6624/

Next in our B-school SWOT Analysis series, we will publish an in depth analysis of IIM Lucknow. Stay tuned to MBAUniverse.com.

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