Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Sambalpur admission criteria will release after the declaration of CAT result. Candidates seeking admission to Postgraduate Program in Management (PGP ) can apply on the official website of Institute i.e. iimsambalpur.ac.in. The total seats available are 120.

Once the CAT Results out, the institute will release its separate cut off list. Shortlisted candidates based on their CAT score are called for the selection process. IIM Sambalpur Selection Criteria involves 2 steps- Clearing CAT and Personal Appearance Process (includes Written Analysis & Personal Interview).

IIM Sambalpur CAT Cut Off is expected to be 90 percentile this year. Class 10-12 grades, academic performance at graduation level and prior work experience are also considered while preparing the final merit list. Since IIM Sambalpur is one of the six new IIMs, the shortlisting of candidates will be done under the mentorship of IIM Rohtak.

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IIM Sambalpur Previous Year CAT Cutoff

• No change has been observed in CAT Cut off for general candidates.
• But CAT cutoff for NC-OBC category has decreased from 80 percentile to 65 percentile.
• Cut off has reduced from 60 percentile to 50 percentile for SC candidates.
• For ST/PWD/DA candidates, CAT cut off has gone down from 50 percentile to 30 percentile.

The shortlisting of candidates is done by IIM Rohtak and IIM Indore and IIM Sambalpur. Following is the category and section-wise cutoff for this year. 

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IIM Sambalpur Selection Criteria

Students who have applied to IIM Sambalpur at the time of CAT Registration and meet the cut-offs will receive an email from IIM Sambalpur. These candidates will be provided with a link to a page where they must express and reconfirm their desire to pursue their candidature further for the admission to PGP in management at “IIM Sambalpur” by a specific date.

After meeting CAT Cut Off, the next stage in IIM Sambalpur Selection process is a criterion for final selection. In this stage following factors will be considered:

• CAT Test Performance Score- 55% 
• Personal Appearance Process (PAP)- 20% (Written Analysis- 5%, Personal Interview- 15%)
• Profile- 25% (Academic Profile- 5%, Work Experience- 10%, Diversity- 10%)

Calculating CAT Test Performance Score

Following calculation is done on the basis of applicants’ CAT performance (percentile obtained in sections 1&2, where section 1 was QA & DI and section 2 was VA & LR).

Performance in the two sections of CAT will comprise 55% of the final score of the candidate. This 55% consists of 30% for VAP and 25% for QAP

Where,

VAP = VA percentile of the applicant/ Maximum VA percentile

QAP = QA percentile of the applicant/ Maximum QA percentile

Calculation of Past Academic Performance

Applicants’ academic performance (marks obtained) in 10th Standard Examination, 12th Standard Examination, and Bachelor’s Degree Examination is considered in PAP Score.

• For 10th and 12th Standards: The eligible students will be assigned rating scores ‘A’ and ‘B’ based on their percentage of marks obtained in 10th and 12th standard examinations respectively.
• For Bachelor’s Degree: The eligible students will be assigned a rating score ‘C’ based on the percentage of marks received in the Bachelor’s degree.

Following table shows the calculation of these three scores i.e. A, B & C

The final Past Academic Performance (PAP) Score will be calculated using the following formula:

Also Check CAT Score Calculation

Calculation of Work Experience Score

Work Experience Score will be calculated or assigned on the basis of a number of months of work experience.

WE = 0 for w <= 6

WE = 0 for w > 48

WE = w/24 for 6 < w <= 24

WE = 1 – ((w-24)/24) for 24 < w <= 48

Where ‘w’ is the number of completed months of work experience.

The selection at final stage will be based on the ranks computed for each category (General/SC/ST/NC-OBC/PWD) on the basis of their Final Scores (FS).

Calculation of Gender Diversity

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Calculation of Final Composite Score

The Final Score of the student, who meets the CAT cut-offs, will be calculated using the following rule:

Where, FS = Final Selection

TP = Test Performance

PAP = Past Academic Performance

WE = Work Experience

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