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IIM Nagpur CAT Cutoff 2021: Check Admission Criteria, Selection Process, and Placement

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IIM Nagpur CAT 2021 Cut off and Admission criteria 2022-24 has been released. Candidates can complete the online application for Stage 1 of the admission process from January 31 to March 10, 2022. The overall qualifying CAT 2021 Cut off is 85%ile for the General & EWS categories, 76.5%ile for NC-OBC candidates, 60 percentile for SC, and 40 percentile for ST & DAP candidates

  • In Stage 2, candidates who meet the minimum CAT 2021 percentile and have filled the application form by the due date will be shortlisted to appear for the Stage 3 PI and WAT rounds based on the Comprehensive Score (CS). Check CAT 2021 IIM Shortlist and Admission
  • Shortlisted candidates will also receive an email from IIM Nagpur asking them to reconfirm their interest for further rounds (PI/ WAT) of MBA 2022-24 admission. 
  • In Stage 3, candidates shortlisted in stage 2 will have to appear for the PI round after which a final merit list will be prepared. PI round will be given a weightage of 40%, while CAT and WAT scores will be given 15% weightage each in the preparation of the final merit list. Read How to Prepare for CAT PI?
  • Selected candidates will receive provisional admission offers via email. To confirm the acceptance of the admission offer, an offer acceptance fee of INR 75000 would have to be paid.
  • IIM Nagpur is ranked 40 for the MBA program by NIRF 2021. IIM Nagpur has 100% placement records, with the highest CTC standing at INR 40 LPA and the minimum CTC standing at INR 9 LPA. Check IIM Nagpur placements 

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Table of Contents

  1. CAT 2021 Cut Off for IIM Nagpur
  2. CAT Selection Process of IIM Nagpur 2021
  3. IIM Nagpur CAT Cut off 2020
  4. IIM Nagpur Eligibility Criteria
  5. IIM Nagpur Fee Structure and Seat Intake
  6. IIM Nagpur Reservation Criteria
  7. IIM Nagpur Placement Data
    7.1 IIM Nagpur Top Recruiters
  8. IIM Nagpur Admission 2021 FAQs

Candidates must qualify for the overall and sectional cutoff marks to participate in GD/PI and WAT rounds conducted by the IIM Nagpur. IIM Nagpur takes into consideration the student's overall performance in their academics along with CAT Cut Off. 
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IIM Nagpur Admission Dates

IIT Nagpur CAT 2021 Admission Dates

Particulars Dates
Application Submission begins  January 31, 2022
Application form submission ends March 10, 2022
PI/ WAT Shortlist Third week of March 2022 
Call Letters for PI/ WAT Fourth week of March 2022
PI/ WAT process First week of April to the Second week of May 2022
Admission Offers Third week of May 2022
IIM Nagpur CAT Cutoff

IIM Nagpur CAT 2021 Cut off and Admission Process

The admission process and CAT qualifying cut off criteria mentioned below are as per the 2022-24 admission policy announced by IIM Nagpur. Selection in IIM Nagpur is a three-step process:

  • Meeting the minimum qualifying cut offs to fill the application form
  • Shortlisting for PI and WAT based on the calculation of CS (CAT score, academic scores, work experience, and academic & gender diversity).
  • Appearing for PI and final selection based on the computation of FS.

Stage 1: Minimum Cut off to be eligible for admission to PGP  2022-24

Only the candidates qualifying the minimum cut-offs list of the CAT examination, and obtaining a positive (greater than zero) raw score in all sections of CAT will be considered for all the subsequent stages. Below are the minimum CAT 2021 cutoffs required to fill the application form for MBA admissions 2022-24

Minimum CAT 2021 percentile for shortlisting, section-wise and overall
Category Seats Available Section 1 (VARC) Section 2 (DILR) Section 3 (QA) Overall
General 97 72 72 72 85
EWS 24 72 72 72 85
NC-OBC 65 65 65 65 76.5
SC 36 50 50 50 60
ST 18 35 35 35 40
DAP (Differently Abled Persons) (Horizontal Reservation across categories) 12 35 35 35 40

Cut off for the Foreign nationals will be considered for the GMAT score both sectional and overall.

Verbal Quantitative Total
60 60 600
IIM Nagpur Selection Process

Stage 2: Shortlisting for PI Stage based on CS (Comprehensive Score)

IIM Nagpur will calculate the comprehensive score (CS) based on which candidates will be shortlisted for the WAT and PI process. The comprehensive score (CS) based on CAT, PAP, WE, GDI, and ADI scores will be calculated as follows:

CS = 0.30 * (CAT Score) + 0.30 * (PAP Score) + 0.20 * (WE Score) + 0.15 * (GDI Score) + 0.05*(ADI)

IIM Nagpur will send an e-mail to all candidates who have been shortlisted for PI/ WAT. Candidates must reconfirm their interest in appearing in the PI/ WAT selection rounds. Only those candidates who confirm their interest for admission to PGP 2020-22 of IIM Nagpur will be considered in Stage 3 for PI-WAT round.

CAT Score

CAT score will be calculated using the below-mentioned formula:

CAT Score = (Total CAT score obtained by the candidate/ Maximum total CAT score+) *10

Past Academic Performance Score (PAP Score)

In this, the candidate’s past academic scores of class 10th and class 12th are considered. It will be calculated as follows:

PAP = (0.40*A+0.60*B)

A: Academic performance scoring will be done for 10th standard marks based on the rating score given below

Percentage in 10th Std Rating
<=55 1
>55 and <=60 3
>60 and <=70 4
>70 and <=80 5
>80 and <=90 9
>90 10

B. Academic performance scoring will be done for 12th standard marks will be done on the basis of the below-mentioned rating scores:

Percentage in 12th Std.Exam Rating
<=55 1
>55 and <=60 3
>60 and <=70 4
>70 and <=80 5
>80 and <=90 9
>90 10

Work Experience (WE) Score

Total work experience completed on July 31, 2021, will be considered to allocate a WE score as per the table given below. Only full-time paid experience after graduation will be valid. 

Experience (in months) Rating (WE)
x<6 0
6<=x<12 4
12<=x<18 8
18<=x<24 10
24<=x<30 6
30<=x<36 2
x>=36 0

Gender Diversity (GDI)

Gender Score
Male 0
Female 10
Transgender 10

Academic Diversity (ADI)

Academic Discipline Score
Engineering 0
Non-engineering 10

Stage 3: PI/ WAT Rounds and Final Selection

Candidates who have been shortlisted and who have confirmed their interest in MBA admissions at IIM Nagpur will be called for the PI round. The final selection of the candidates will be done on the basis of the below-mentioned formula:

FS = 0.40* (PI Score) + 0.10*(WAT Score) + 0.15* (CAT Score) + 0.10 * (PAP Score) + 0.15 * (QWWE Score) + 0.10* (GDI Score)

  • PI Score: the score obtained in the PI round will be rescaled to 0-10.
  • QWWE Score: The WE score calculated in stage 2 will be multiplied by the quality of work to arrive at the QWWE score.
  • The selected candidates will receive confirmation through e-mail. To confirm the acceptance the candidate has to pay a fee of INR 75000.

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IIM Nagpur CAT Cutoff 2020

IIM Nagpur CAT Cut off 2020

Category Seats Available Section 1 (VARC) Section 2 (DILR) Section 3 (QA) Overall
General 97 72 72 72 85
EWS 24 72 72 72 85
NC-OBC 65 65 65 65 76.5
SC 36 50 50 50 60
ST 18 40 40 40 40
DAP (Differently Abled Persons) (Horizontal Reservation across categories) 12 40 40 40 55
IIM Nagpur Eligibility Criteria

IIM Nagpur CAT Eligibility Criteria

  1. The eligibility criteria for IIM Nagpur based on CAT 2021 is the requirement of a bachelor’s degree, with at least 50% marks or equivalent CGPA.
  2. In case the candidate belongs to SC/ST/PwD category, the eligibility criterion is relaxed to 45%.
  3. The candidate should appear in the CAT exam and must score the minimum required marks to become eligible for admission at IIM Nagpur.
  4. If the candidates are given grades or CGPA instead of marks in their bachelor's degree then the grades have to be converted by the university and then the total marks should be submitted by the candidates. In case the university does not have any scheme for converting the CGPA into equivalent marks then the IIM Nagpur would do the conversion.
  5. A candidate appearing for the final year bachelor's degree and also those who have completed the degree requirements and are awaiting results are also eligible to apply for IIM Nagpur. Such a candidate must produce a certificate from the head of the department certifying that the candidate is currently in the final year and has obtained at least 50% marks or based on the latest available marks.
  6. It is a compulsion for a final year student to submit the mark-sheet and degree certificate of the final year bachelor's degree examination held on or before June 30, 2020. The deadline to submit the mark-sheet and the certificate is December 31, 2020.
IIM Nagpur Acceptance Offer

IIM Nagpur Fee Structure and Seat Intake 2022-24

  • Total fee for MBA batch 2022-24 of IIM Nagpur: Rs.18.00 Lakhs
  • Out of the total fee, INR 75000 will have to be paid during the admission. This will be adjusted against the Term 1 fee.
  • IIM Nagpur Capacity: 240

IIM Nagpur Reservation Criteria

A number of seats for each category and reservation percentage for the same is shared below:

Category Reservation (%) Seats per category
General – 97
EWS 10 24
NC-OBC 27 65
SC 15 36
ST 7.5 18
Differently Abled Persons and Horizontal Reservation across categories 5 12
Total Seats 240

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IIM Nagpur Placement Data

IIM Nagpur Placement Data

IIM Nagpur has completed the placements for the 2020-2022 batch. The various details of IIM Nagpur summer placements 2020-22 is given below:

  • Average stipend: INR 62,063
  • Median stipend: INR 40,000
  • Highest stipend: INR 2,50,000
  • Top 50% average stipend: INR 92,500

Domain-wise split of placements is tabulated below

Domain Percentage
Sales and Marketing 58.64
Operations  5.24
IT and Analytics  3.66
Strategy and consulting  9.95
Finance  8.38
General Management 14.14

IIM Nagpur Top Recruiters

  • Deloitte Consulting
  • Amazon
  • ThyssenKrupp
  • MuSigma
  • Tata Power
  • DHL
  • Genpact
  • ANZ Bank
  • Hexaware Technologies
  • TechMahindra
  • Wipro Digital
  • TVS Motors
  • Kotak Mahindra
  • HCL Technologies
  • L&T Realty
  • Sutherland Global
  • Trianz Holdings
  • FSS
  • MahaMetro
  • FIITJEE

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Frequently Asked Questions

IIM Nagpur CAT 2021 Admission FAQs

Ques. I have appeared for CAT 2020, am I eligible for applying to PGP 2022-24 at IIM Nagpur as an overseas candidate?

Ans. No, the management institute does not accept the score in the CAT exam for overseas candidates. For admission to PGP, you must have a valid GMAT score with a minimum score of 600. If the score is before January 31, 2017, it will be considered invalid and your admission will be rejected. It should be kept in mind that the candidate must be Indian or foreign national living or studying outside for at least 18 months. 

Ques. What is the fee structure for PGP at IIM Nagpur?

Ans. The fee structure for domestic students is INR 18.00 lakhs for two years for the program. The fee structure for SAARC candidates is USD 24,000 whereas, for other students, it is USD 30,000. It excludes all other charges like caution deposit, mess deposit, etc. 

Ques. Is IIM Nagpur participating in IIM CAP process? 

Ans. No, IIM Nagpur is not participating in the CAP counselling process. Only 9 baby and new IIMs are participating in the CAP process this year. The CAP process is being conducted by IIM Trichy this year.

Ques. What CAT 2021 percentile do I need to apply for IIM Visakhapatnam MBA admission 2022-24?

Ans. As per the qualifying CAT 2021 cut offs released by IIM Nagpur, the minimum percentile required for first phase shortlisting are 85, 85, 76.5, 60, 40, and 40 for GN, EWS, NC-OBC, SC, ST, and DAP candidates respectively. 

Ques. What are the scholarships provided to the students of IIM Nagpur?

Ans. Various types of scholarships are awarded to the students at the institute, which are:

  • Merit Cum Means Scholarship for Professional and Technical Courses
    • Scholarships for Top Class Education for students with disabilities
    • Top Class Education Scheme for SC Students
    • National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education of ST Students 
  • Chief Minister Fellowship Yojana
  • Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj Merit Scholarship to SC students

*The article might have information for the previous academic years, please refer the official website of the exam.

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