Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Indore has announced the admission criteria to provide admission for the 2021-23 batch.

According to the new admission criteria released by IIM Indore, 74% weightage will be given to the marks secured in classes 10 and 12 exams for the final selection round.

The minimum requirement for candidates to get selected for the personal interview round is 80% sectional score in CAT 2020 and an overall 90 percentile score.

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Among the other 20 IIMs, IIM Indore is the first institute to announce a huge weightage to academics in shortlisting criteria.

The low weightage announced for CAT 2020 is the key feature of the admission criteria of IIM Indore for the 2021 batch.

In IIM Indore admission 2021, CAT 2020 score will be given only a 20% weightage in generating the final merit list.

The weightage of CAT 2020 is reduced to improve academic and gender diversity in IIM Indore Classrooms.

The PGP students at IIM Indore are awarded the MBA degree instead of a diploma after the implementation of the IIM Act 2017.

For admission in PGP 2021-23 batch, candidates should be qualified in CAT 2020. Overseas candidates could apply with GMAT scores.

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IIM Indore Admission 2021: Important Dates 

The following tabulation gives the important dates and events of IIM Indore Admission 2021.

Events Dates
Admission 2021 Application Starts August 5, 2020
Last date to Apply September 23, 2020
Shortlist Announcement for PI-WAT January 15 -20, 2021
Final selection (PI) round start date February - March 2021
Final Admission Offer April - May 2021

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IIM Indore: Admission Criteria 2021

The admission criteria 2021 at IIM Indore is a three step process. The three-stages of selection criteria are provided in the section below:

  •  Eligibility criteria
  •  Shortlisting Criteria for Written Ability Test (WAT) and Personal Interview (PI)
  • Final Admission Selection criteria

IIM Indore Admission 2021: Intake

At Indore and Mumbai campuses of IIM Indore, 600 exam takers of CAT 2020 will be provided admission.

More than 500 candidates were offered admission at IIM Indore and over 75 candidates were provided admission at Mumbai campus.

The no. of intake of candidates at IIM Indore is provided in the tabulation given below:

Programme Name Proposed Intake
Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) 480
Post Graduate Programme in Human Resource Management (PGP-HRM) 30
IIM Indore-Mumbai Campus 75

IIM Indore Admission 2021: Key Highlights

The following section gives the key highlights of IIM Indore admission 2021.

  • 20% Weightage to CAT 2020 Score in Shortlist & Final Selection
  • 74% Weightage to Academics in Shortlisting for PI-WAT round
  • 60% Weight to PI-WAT in Final Merit List Generation
  • 6% Weight to Diversity factor (Increased from 4%)

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