Phase 1
1) The first short list of candidates will be based on candidates securing
minimum sectionwise
and aggregates percentile scores in the CAT. The percentile cut-off scores used
in
2007 are shown in Table 1. The percentile cut-off scores that will be used in
2008 for
preparing the first short-list will be available in the IIMB website soon after
the
processing of CAT scores is over. This is because the section-wise and aggregate
level
cut-offs cannot be decided in advance � they have to be based on the overall
performance of all candidates in that CAT and will be adjusted to ensure that a
sufficiently large pool of applicants is available in each category for
subsequent
processing by applying other selection criteria on these candidates. All the
subsequent
processing, standardization and selection will be limited to candidates
belonging to this
first short list alone. This means that the CAT score alone will be used as the
basis for
arriving at the first short list.
2) For all candidates in the first shortlist as stated in (1), the candidates�
percentage scores
in the 10th and 12th board exams will be initially adjusted by dividing each
such score by
the 90th percentile score obtained in that board. The database of 10th and 12th
scores of
all CAT applicants of the past two years will be used for identifying the 90th
percentile
score for each 10th and 12th board for this purpose.
3) For all candidates in the first shortlist as stated in (1), final scores
obtained by the
candidate will be used for the bachelors degree and professional degrees (if
any).
Incomplete or intermediate scores will be considered only if the candidate�s
final score is
pending. Thus, for final year bachelor�s degree candidates, their incomplete
graduation
score would be taken in lieu of final graduation score. Graduation scores will
be
standardized within their respective categories. This gives the standardized
score for the
bachelor�s degree for all candidates in the first shortlist.
2 This is as per reservation act applicable at the time of creating the
shortlist for GDPI in 2007. At
the time of making admission offers in 2007, as per the Honorable Supreme Court
judgment, OBC
reservation was withheld and consequently all OBC candidates called for GDPI
were considered in
the General category.
4) For all candidates in the first shortlist as stated in (1), candidates with
Chartered
Accountancy Professional course will be eligible for weight under professional
course.
No other professional course will be eligible for weight under professional
course. The
professional course score will also be standardized for all candidates in the
first shortlist.
5) For all candidates in the first shortlist as stated in (1), the score/weight
for work
experience will be given by:
Pre GDPI score for Work Experience
= 5x/36 if 0 < x < 36
= 5 if x >= 36
where x is the months of work experience up to December 2007, as captured in CAT
application Form (and substantiated in the application to IIMB). 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-GDPI 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 interviewing faculty in the GDPI
process in
Phase 2 to give a maximum score of 10 for work experience.
6) For all candidates in the first shortlist as stated in (1), the maximum of
the work
experience score and the professional course score will be considered for
selection under
a common weight of 10 for work experience or professional course � since both
provide
professional work experience relevant to a management program.
7) For all candidates in the first shortlist as stated in (1), 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.
8) For all candidates in the first shortlist as stated in (1), 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 above will be used to prepare a pre-GDPI
rank list
for calling candidates for the GDPI. Sufficient candidates will be invited for
GDPI to
enable selection based in the additional GDPI evaluation components (a) GD, (b)
GD
summary, (c) Personal interview, (d) review of work experience (if any).
9) For all candidates in the first shortlist as stated in (1), the top 10
candidates in each
sectional and total score in CAT, adjusted SSC, HSC, Bachelors and professional
(CA)
(from the first shortlist, as created in Table 1) will automatically qualify for
GDPI. These
candidates are given a chance to appear for GDPI due to their exceptional
performance
on one parameter. However, at the end of Phase 2, all such candidates must merit
selection at an identical level of composite aggregate score like any other
candidate.
10) For all candidates in the first shortlist as stated in (1), normalization or
standardization in
any component stated above will be carried out as per the following formula. All
standardization will be done with reference to the qualifying first shortlist or
its
subdivisions;
